Ray Manzarek's publicist Robinson-Fitzgerald said manager, Vitorino, confirmed he died aprox 3:30pm

[Tx4obama]

Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

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Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74.

Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. Robinson-Fitzgerald said his manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died around 3:30 p.m. EDT, after being stricken by bile duct cancer.

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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/publicist-founding-member-doors-dies-74

(CNN) -- The Doors' founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died in Germany Monday after a long fight with cancer, his publicist said in a statement. He was 74.

The artist had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer.

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"I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today," said Doors guitarist Robby Krieger. "I'm just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."

Manzarek is survived by his brothers Rick and James, his wife Dorothy, his son Pablo, and three grandchildren. Instead of flowers, the family's asked that a donation be made in Manzarek's name at www.standup2cancer.org.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/showbiz/music/ray-manzaerk-the-doors-dies/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[pinboy3niner]

1. Disregard 'hoax' claim by SATIRE website

Nice catch by Ptah:

4. The website “mediamass.net”
The website “mediamass.net”

The website mediamass.net is the medium of our satire to expose with humour, exaggeration and ridicule the contemporary mass production and mass consumption that we observe

Also it will not only mock the procuders (mainstream media, journalists) as it is common when questioning and criticizing mass media, but also the consumers as one cannot exist without the other. Sensationalism, lack of verification of information, ethics and standards issues are only symptoms of the actual social and economic order. This is particularly obvious when observing the role of social networking sites in spreading rumours.

http://en.mediamass.net/blog/mediamass-project

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2873574

[Tx4obama]

2. It is awful that a website would say someone had not died when they really DID DIE.