Not really gone, and certainly not forgotten!
John, congrats on your retirement!

Most of the rest of us are envious as hell... you will have a great time, with all of the fun and none of the BS that are part of large successful organizations.
Your speaking and consulting should be a lot of fun as you evangelize worldwide.
And you leave a tremendous legacy at IBM!

See you around town...try to keep that GS400 under 130, and the price of IBM stock above 130!