Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb in a coma, report says

[warrior1]

Source: Nydaily news

LONDON — Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb is gravely ill with pneumonia in a London hospital, British media reported Saturday.

The Sun newspaper reported that 62-year-old Gibb is in a coma, citing a family friend.

The newspaper and the Press Association news agency said family members including wife Dwina and brother Barry were at his bedside.


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[Cooley Hurd]

1. Aw damn...

[EC]

2. I seem to remember him

having a rheumatic heart or something. My mom has a bad heart due to rheumatic fever and I seem to remember it being mentioned about him - because of my moms condition I related to it.

[enlightenment]

3. He has been fighting cancer

for some time now. I thought he was in remission, but haven't really been keeping tabs.

Peace to him and his family, whatever the outcome.

[Honeycombe8]

9. I think that was Andy, the youngest brother, not one of the Bee Gees but had a sep. career.

It was possibly drug-related. Although he had a heart condition, he was addicted to some drug. He'd dated that famous actress, Pam...what's her name? She was on the TV show Dallas. She finally gave him an ultimatim....her or drugs. He apparently couldn't give up the drugs.

[coalition_unwilling]

16. OT, but I flashed on that old Cheech and Chong riff: "I used

to be all messed up on drugs. But now that I've found the Lord, I'm all messed up on the Lord."

[tru]

19. Victoria Principal

And she took a lot of flack for leaving him. Clearly the right thing to do, as it was the last chance to have him face reality.

[man4allcats]

27. He chose drugs over her?!

My god he did need help!

[Honeycombe8]

31. LOL! "Pam" was her character's name in Dallas.

I saw her interviewed on Larry King. I totally understood why she had dropped him. It was after his death, and she was unable to speak about that. She really did care for him (love him?), although he was a lot younger, and altho cute, I viewed her as more sophisticated, so I didn't get what she saw in him (except, well, you know! Judging from what I saw in all those tight pants, the Bee Gee brothers were all fairly well endowed, it looked like.)

[Skittles]

36. I remember that interview

I never thought Ms. Principal could act, so in that interview I could tell she really had loved Andy and felt she had no choice when she left.

[tru]

38. excellent businesswoman, though

And I did think she was a pretty good actress.

I just went over to Wikipedia, and it turns out she's a big contributor to environmental causes. Not doing much in the way of acting now, which is a shame. I'd like to see more older women on tv.

[gauguin57]

28. I met Andy Gibb briefly at an event in 1980, and he was adorable up close.

Andy went to rehab at Betty Ford in the mid-1980s; he died five days after his 30th birthday of an inflammation of the heart -- caused by a viral infection.

Robin Gibb's twin brother, Maurice, died in 2003 of complications from a twisted intestine.

Robin has had colon cancer, which apparently spread to his liver.

So sad.

[Honeycombe8]

35. Was he a little fella? He seemed adorable, but smallish, on TV (although well built!). nt

[Ishoutandscream2]

4. Horrible!

Incredibly sad! Come on, Robin!! Pull through!!

[Honeycombe8]

32. I'm afraid not. Colon cancer, spread to the liver....that's fatal, I believe. nt

[Botany]

5. Only one thing to do:

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Oh no. He's one of the best vocalists ever.

[saras]

12. It's too bad their later stuff didn't suck - it took attention away from their GREAT early work

Yeah, if you hate disco you hate disco, but they were well-put-together songs, with fancy chord progressions and everything. So a whole generation thought the late-seventies Bee Gees WERE the Bee Gees. Kind of like judging the Stones only for stuff after Goat's Head Soup.

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. I hated disco but loved their stuff

Their vocals were so awesome I could enjoy their disco.

[EFerrari]

26. Ha! Me, too.

The only other disco I liked was those parrots lip-synching to "Macho Man".

lol

[Glimmer of Hope]

14. That was beautiful

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Oh geez... His baby brother Andy

succumbed to a viral-caused inflammation of the heart years ago.

Hang in there!!!!

[Honeycombe8]

8. Oh, no. This is awful. That makes 2 of the 3 Bee Gees gone, if Robin passes. And baby brother died.

The youngest brother, Andy, died years ago (drugs & heart condition).

This is so sad. The passing of an era. How sad for the remaining brother, Barry, who is the oldest one.

[Justice wanted]

10. oh, man, poor Barry. He's really the only one left. Healing wishes to the Gibb family.

[hlthe2b]

11. This makes me sad.....

Very tough for Barry and the rest of Robin's family...

May your transition be eased as much as possible, Robin.

[asjr]

13. There have been many good groups in the past,

but The BeeGees and The Eagles are still my favorites. When they were new my daughter thought her mom was so cool for liking her music.

[hlthe2b]

15. Yes...

Their music--even for have long heaped scorn--will be remembered.

So very sad that so many of the performers of my youth are gone.

[coalition_unwilling]

17. Don't forget Fleetwood Mac. Still remember that

glorious first year in college and listening to 'Rumours'.

[nclib]

18. This is so sad.

Robin was my first crush.

I was just listening to "Idea" and "Bee Gees 1st" yesterday. I think I'll put on some "Odessa".

[HiPointDem]

37. My error. Wrong beegee.

[RebelOne]

21. When I worked for a Florida magazine,

the art director had a crush on Barry Gibb. Then a new graphic designer was hired and he resembled Barry Gibb. He had a crush on Linda Ronstat and the art director had resemblance to Linda Ronstat. So, they connected.

[LoisB]

22. Really sad news. Thoughts and prayers to his family.

[Tikki]

23. So sad.....this family's tale is amazing...

Peace to his family..


Tikki

[kestrel91316]

24. He has been battling liver cancer apparently.......sniff.

[KatyMan]

25. Colon cancer

that mets to the liver. Has pneumonia now. Very sad

[kdmorris]

29. That's sad news.. I hope he pulls through

No matter what anyone says... 62 is young.

[hamsterjill]

30. Work with his son

I read several months back that he had collaborated on an operetta with his son and was hoping to be present on opening night. Breaks the heart!

[PlanetBev]

33. Oh, God...the third BeeGee

His twin Maurice died about 5 years ago...intestinal blockage.

[Triana]

34. His last album "Titanic Requiem"

is a musical representation of the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago. The work (it's classical) premiered last Tuesday April 10th. But Robin had to miss the premiere of his own album because he was too sick. Seems he was always fascinated with the Titanic and that is what led him to do the album.

One song from the album, sung by Robin is called "Don't Cry Alone". I keep thinking about the only brother that would be left - Barry - and hoping he doesn't have to:

No idea who did the video or who the woman is in it - perhaps a Titanic survivor. Anyway, it's a poignant song for this moment - the 100-year anniversary of the horrible event Robin made his last album about - and he's in a coma with pneumonia.

Life - and death - is well, strange.

[Mosaic]

39. Why do good guys always suffer

And scum like dick cheney get a donor's heart and live another day. Is there a God?