http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8902510/Robin-Gibb-diagnosed-with-liver-cancer.html

:(

As life goes on, this is news I do not wish to hear, I wish him well.

I wonder if he is on a list for a transplant? ???

I wonder if he is on a list for a transplant? ???


I hope so, If not well there you go... only 1 Gibb remains and that's Barry. :\'(

:( Sad news. 

The Bee Gees had their time but it's now up to Barry Gibb to find replacements, at this point it's impossible to find replacements cause all of them had a distinctive sound that gave them gold records.

The Bee Gees had their time but it's now up to Barry Gibb to find replacements, at this point it's impossible to find replacements cause all of them had a distinctive sound that gave them gold records.



How do you replace a brother?



Cat

How do you replace a brother?



Cat


Well the Allman Brothers Band still soldiers on, and Duane's been dead since 1971.

I sure hope Mr. Gibb's cancer goes into remission, but liver cancer is a grim prognosis. 

I remember the days when the Bee-Gees were ubiquitous.  Their Saturday Night Fever era songs still take me back to my childhood in the seventies.  Their demise invokes a real sense of mortality.

How do you replace a brother?



Cat


You can't, It's not the same anymore, with the Four Tops, you have only 1 Top left and now you have one Bee Gee left,life goes on.  :(

You can't, It's not the same anymore, with the Four Tops, you have only 1 Top left and now you have one Bee Gee left,life goes on.  :(



Robin is NOT dead-yet.



Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJmRdE3WBgE



Cat

Robin is NOT dead-yet.



Cat


It's going to be quite hard, I hope Barry can carry on The Bee Gees legacy when he's gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI1ItgP8QjI

It's going to be quite hard, I hope Barry can carry on The Bee Gees legacy when he's gone.


Well Barry could do a solo project under his initials, BG, as an homage to his bros.

Robin is NOT dead-yet.



I feel happy!
I feel happy!

Well Barry could do a solo project under his initials, BG, as an homage to his bros.


That's true,That's one way, It's going to be quite depressing, Barry Gibb was the falsetto of the group.

This is sad news :( 

Robin Gibb sang one of my most favourite songs of all time ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO71VqNhKyA

I hope he pulls through

Robin Gibb sang one of my most favourite songs of all time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-uzRYCFmUw

This is sad news :( 

Robin Gibb sang one of my most favourite songs of all time ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO71VqNhKyA

I hope he pulls through


This song of his is quite good.

I loved his version of the Beatles "Oh Darlin" in Sgt. Peppers movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHqTuUdDR4

How do you replace a brother?



Cat

You can't, It's not the same anymore, with the Four Tops, you have only 1 Top left and now you have one Bee Gee left,life goes on.  :(


But the Four Tops weren't brothers...

I loved his version of the Beatles "Oh Darlin" in Sgt. Peppers movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHqTuUdDR4


It is a great version.  I know I am in the minority, but I love that movie.

It is a great version.  I know I am in the minority, but I love that movie.


You and me both.  I wore the soundtrack out on cassette and have had two copies of the movie scrapbook.  :)

But the Four Tops weren't brothers...


I was just saying they were on the road together all the time singing and dancing and doing concerts and stuff.

I loved his version of the Beatles "Oh Darlin" in Sgt. Peppers movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHqTuUdDR4


such a sweet tune.  :)

I loved his version of the Beatles "Oh Darlin" in Sgt. Peppers movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHqTuUdDR4



I love that version, too. And I do love the movie.



Cat

Concerns are growing about the health of Bee Gee Robin Gibb after family members gathered at his bedside

Sad.  If I log onto the net to the news that he has passed I will cry.  :\'(

Concerns are growing about the health of Bee Gee Robin Gibb after family members gathered at his bedside


Please don't let him pass away.  :\'(

Concerns are growing about the health of Bee Gee Robin Gibb after family members gathered at his bedside


More surgery, doesn't sound good.  I hope he pulls through!
:(

It's a sad irony that the oldest Bee Gee, Barry Gibb, is the only one not either dead or sick. Not that we want Barry sick or dead, but the Brothers Gibb are just a few short years from a reunion Up Over (Heaven) instead of Down Under (Australia, where they were raised even though they all were born in the UK.) Get well soon, Robin Gibb.

Sad.  If I log onto the net to the news that he has passed I will cry.  :\'(
I feel exactly the same as you.

More surgery, doesn't sound good.  I hope he pulls through!
:(


If Robin passes away that means only 1 Bee Gee is left.

If Robin passes away that means only 1 Bee Gee is left.


Well he'd be Barry Gibb so he still legitimately could bill himself as a Bee Gee (BG)

More surgery, doesn't sound good.  I hope he pulls through!
:(


Yeah, we're all hoping he's still Stayin' Alive (Teddybears Remix), with the updated sound from Ultimix Backspins vol I, ca. 2008.  (Yeah, it's also on YouTube, but you want the one that's on Vimeo.)

The remixers known as the Teddybears are also still active, although three years isn't nearly as surprising as 30 years.

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb was unable to attend the London premiere of his first classical work because he has contracted pneumonia, his son has said.

In a message read out to the audience at Westminster Central Hall, Robin-John Gibb said his father was in hospital, but "sends all his love".

"We are all praying for him and hoping he has a speedy recovery," he added.

The singer had also been due to perform a new song, called Don't Cry Alone, at The Titanic Requiem concert.

The requiem, composed by both father and son and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ocean liner.

In February, Gibb said he had been making a "spectacular" recovery from cancer but he was later readmitted to hospital for intestinal surgery.

"Of course these are all the periphery problems that occur when you have an illness like that," his son told Reuters.

"I don't think there'll ever be a time in the future where he is not in and out of hospital because you have to keep constant scrutiny on these things.

"Sadly that's the way it is, and tonight he would love to be here and we're really at a loss because we really wanted him to see this and be able to see our baby come to fruition."

Concern for Gibb's health was raised in recent months by his gaunt and frail appearance.

But the singer said a growth in his colon had "almost gone" and he was feeling "fantastic."

LATEST:


Bee Gees star Robin Gibb is still fighting a lung infection in hospital after being unable to attend the London premiere of his first classical work because he was too ill, his son has said.

The musician had been due to perform a new song, called Don't Cry Alone, at The Titanic Requiem concert.

The requiem was composed by both father and son and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Tuesday.

RJ Gibb said it was "heartbreaking" that his father could not make the performance.

LATEST:


Bee Gees star Robin Gibb is still fighting a lung infection in hospital after being unable to attend the London premiere of his first classical work because he was too ill, his son has said.

The musician had been due to perform a new song, called Don't Cry Alone, at The Titanic Requiem concert.

The requiem was composed by both father and son and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Tuesday.

RJ Gibb said it was "heartbreaking" that his father could not make the performance.


hope he pulls through. :\'(

I just read the news I do not wish to have had....

THE Bee Gees' Robin Gibb is lying in a coma as doctors fear he only has days to live, it has been reported

I just read the news I do not wish to have had....

THE Bee Gees' Robin Gibb is lying in a coma as doctors fear he only has days to live, it has been reported


I'll still pray even if it's going to be his last.

This is terrible!  Praying for Robin  :-\\

This is terrible!  Praying for Robin  :-\\


me too.  :(

He needs our prayers. :\'(

http://oitudoemcima.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/gente.jpg

When they say he's "gravely ill", that's pretty much it for him, nothing more you could say, It's hard to bounce back from gravely ill but just keep praying and we'll see what happens.  :(

http://oitudoemcima.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/gente.jpg


Isn't that Barry and Michael?

Isn't that Barry and Michael?


Yes It Is.

Isn't that Barry and Michael?


Yeah. I was looking for one with Robin and Michael but this was all I could find.

So I posted it.

When they say he's "gravely ill", that's pretty much it for him, nothing more you could say, It's hard to bounce back from gravely ill but just keep praying and we'll see what happens.  :(
The latest news is that he he is still in the coma.

When they say he's "gravely ill", that's pretty much it for him, nothing more you could say, It's hard to bounce back from gravely ill but just keep praying and we'll see what happens.  :(


Fidel Castro was allegedly "gravely ill" and he's doing just fine. Maybe we could use his "miracle cure" on Robin.

Fidel Castro was allegedly "gravely ill" and he's doing just fine. Maybe we could use his "miracle cure" on Robin.


Yep, ol' Fidel has proven nearly indestructible over the decades.  Foiled who-knows-how-many assassination attempts by the CIA and La Cosa Nostra.  Say what you will about his politics, but Castro is a survivior.

The latest news is that he he is still in the coma.


hope he can get out of it soon we don't want to lose another icon.  :\'(

Robin Gibb wakes from coma

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has regained consciousness after slipping into a coma, according to the BBC.

Spokesman Doug Wright says Gibb is able to nod and communicate with his family.

The 62-year-old fell into a coma last week after contracting pneumonia. Gibb was hospitalized last year for stomach and colon problems. He has not specified the exact nature of his illness — widely reported to be cancer — but had told the BBC he had a growth on his colon removed.

News reports Friday said Gibb's children, wife, Dwina, and brother Barry, had been singing to him, in hopes of waking him from the coma.


Robin's twin brother Maurice Gibb died in 2003 due to complications from a twisted intestine. He was 53.

His younger brother Andy died of a heart ailment in 1988. He was 30.


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/04/robin-gibb-wakes-from-coma/1



Dan

Robin Gibb wakes from coma

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has regained consciousness after slipping into a coma, according to the BBC.

Spokesman Doug Wright says Gibb is able to nod and communicate with his family.

The 62-year-old fell into a coma last week after contracting pneumonia. Gibb was hospitalized last year for stomach and colon problems. He has not specified the exact nature of his illness — widely reported to be cancer — but had told the BBC he had a growth on his colon removed.

News reports Friday said Gibb's children, wife, Dwina, and brother Barry, had been singing to him, in hopes of waking him from the coma.


Robin's twin brother Maurice Gibb died in 2003 due to complications from a twisted intestine. He was 53.

His younger brother Andy died of a heart ailment in 1988. He was 30.


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/04/robin-gibb-wakes-from-coma/1



Dan
I heard the very same news last night, and I feel happy from him and his family.

Robin Gibb wakes from coma

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has regained consciousness after slipping into a coma, according to the BBC.

Spokesman Doug Wright says Gibb is able to nod and communicate with his family.

The 62-year-old fell into a coma last week after contracting pneumonia. Gibb was hospitalized last year for stomach and colon problems. He has not specified the exact nature of his illness — widely reported to be cancer — but had told the BBC he had a growth on his colon removed.

News reports Friday said Gibb's children, wife, Dwina, and brother Barry, had been singing to him, in hopes of waking him from the coma.


Robin's twin brother Maurice Gibb died in 2003 due to complications from a twisted intestine. He was 53.

His younger brother Andy died of a heart ailment in 1988. He was 30.


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/04/robin-gibb-wakes-from-coma/1



Dan


That's great news I wish him a speedy recovery soon. :)

BBC News reports that doctors treating Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb say they have been "confounded" by his recovery since he woke from a coma at a hospital in London.

BBC News reports that doctors treating Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb say they have been "confounded" by his recovery since he woke from a coma at a hospital in London.


he must have special powers.

That was a close Brush with death, after being in a Comba, from what I Hair



Dan

That was a close Brush with death, after being in a Comba, from what I Hair



Dan


Nyuk nyuk nyuk...  ;)

Doctor salutes Gibb's 'incredible' recovery

Updated April 23, 2012 08:47:52

The doctor of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has hailed his "quite incredible" recovery, a day after the star woke from a coma and responded to members of his family.

Gibb, 62, contracted pneumonia and fell into the coma last week.

He is suffering from colon and liver cancer.

Doctor Andrew Thillainayagam, of Imperial College Healthcare, said he had warned Gibb's wife Dwina, as well as his son Robin John and brother Barry, to expect the worst.

"The prognosis was very grave, given that Robin had brain swelling from liver failure, a severe pneumonia and a weakened immune system from malnutrition," the doctor said in a statement.

"We felt it was very likely that Robin would succumb to what seemed to be insurmountable obstacles to any form of meaningful recovery," he added.

"As a team, we were all concerned that we might be approaching the realms of futility.

"It is testament to Robin's extraordinary courage, iron will and deep reserves of physical strength that he has overcome quite incredible odds to get where he is now."

Gibb is now fully conscious, lucid and able to speak to loved ones gathered by his hospital bed in west London.

Dr Thillainayagam warned that the road ahead remained uncertain but said it was "a privilege to look after such an extraordinary human being".

Earlier, Dwina Gibb said that the singer's brother, fellow Bee Gee Barry Gibb, had been singing to Robin to try to rouse him.

Robin's three children had also been playing music to him, she said.

The Bee Gees - twins Robin and the late Maurice Gibb and their elder brother Barry, 65 - are among the biggest-selling groups of all time.

Robin Gibb had bowel surgery 18 months ago but a tumour was found and he was diagnosed with cancer of the colon and liver.

AFP

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-23/doctors-salute-bee-gees-incredible-recovery/3965678?section=entertainment



Dan

Doctor salutes Gibb's 'incredible' recovery

Updated April 23, 2012 08:47:52

The doctor of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has hailed his "quite incredible" recovery, a day after the star woke from a coma and responded to members of his family.

Gibb, 62, contracted pneumonia and fell into the coma last week.

He is suffering from colon and liver cancer.

Doctor Andrew Thillainayagam, of Imperial College Healthcare, said he had warned Gibb's wife Dwina, as well as his son Robin John and brother Barry, to expect the worst.

"The prognosis was very grave, given that Robin had brain swelling from liver failure, a severe pneumonia and a weakened immune system from malnutrition," the doctor said in a statement.

"We felt it was very likely that Robin would succumb to what seemed to be insurmountable obstacles to any form of meaningful recovery," he added.

"As a team, we were all concerned that we might be approaching the realms of futility.

"It is testament to Robin's extraordinary courage, iron will and deep reserves of physical strength that he has overcome quite incredible odds to get where he is now."

Gibb is now fully conscious, lucid and able to speak to loved ones gathered by his hospital bed in west London.

Dr Thillainayagam warned that the road ahead remained uncertain but said it was "a privilege to look after such an extraordinary human being".

Earlier, Dwina Gibb said that the singer's brother, fellow Bee Gee Barry Gibb, had been singing to Robin to try to rouse him.

Robin's three children had also been playing music to him, she said.

The Bee Gees - twins Robin and the late Maurice Gibb and their elder brother Barry, 65 - are among the biggest-selling groups of all time.

Robin Gibb had bowel surgery 18 months ago but a tumour was found and he was diagnosed with cancer of the colon and liver.

AFP

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-23/doctors-salute-bee-gees-incredible-recovery/3965678?section=entertainment



Dan


I wish him a speedy recovery.

http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/robin-gibb-bee-gees-co-founder-dead-at-62-20120520/1000x600/main.jpg
Robin Gibb performs in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1991.
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Robin Gibb, Bee Gees Co-Founder, Dead at 62

Singer had been battling cancer

By David Browne
May 20, 2012 6:35 PM ETRobin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed via a statement. Gibb was 62 years old.

"The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," reads the statement. "The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."

Two years ago, Gibb battled colon and liver cancer, but despite making what he called a "spectacular recovery," a secondary tumor recently developed, complicated by a case of pneumonia in April. The singer was hospitalized last month and fell into a coma at one point, although he was later said to have regained consciousness and communicated with family members.

Gibb was born in the Isle of Man in 1949, along with twin brother Maurice. (Maurice died in 2003 of complications from a twisted intestine; eerily, Robin had surgery for the same medical issue in 2010.) Along with their older brother Barry, the brothers began harmonizing as a trio in Australia, where the family moved in 1958. Although the Bee Gees had some success in Australia – they hosted a weekly variety show there – they didn't truly arrive until they returned to England and signed with manager Robert Stigwood. Robin's quivering, vulnerable voice was featured prominently on several of the group's earliest and most Beatles-eque hits, including "New York Mining Disaster 1941," "I Started a Joke," "Massachusetts," and "I've Gotta Get a Message to You."

Although he looked and sounded like the meekest Bee Gee, Robin grew into the family rebel. By 1969, he and Barry were feuding over whose song should be singles, and Robin, then 20, was declared a "ward of the state" by their father when his drinking and partying seemed to take over his life. "It happened so fast that we lost communication between us," Gibb later recalled. "It was just madness, really."

But it was also Robin who, in 1971, made the first call to Barry to reunite with his brothers. Robin's solo career had stalled, and Barry and Maurice's attempts to continue the Bee Gees as a duo had floundered as well. "If we hadn't been related, we would probably have never gotten back together," Robin said at the time. Robin's voice was heard, beautifully, on the chorus of their minor 1972 hit "Run to Me."

The Bee Gees' massive second wind arrived with their proto disco hit, "Jive Talkin'," in 1975; two years later, their contributions to Saturday Night Fever made them bigger stars than ever. Most of the hits from that era featured Barry's falsetto voice, but the brothers' vocal blend remained an indelible part of their sound.

The group entered another fallow period during the early Eighties, although during this time, Robin produced a semi-hit album by Jimmy Ruffin, brother of the Temptations' David Ruffin. The last Bee Gees album, This Is Where I Came In, was released in 2001. Two years later, Maurice died, and with his passing the Bee Gees ended. (Their other, younger brother Andy died in 1988.)

Robin and Barry reunited periodically – in 2010, they made an appearance on American Idol and inducted ABBA into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – and talked about a duo tour, but nothing materialized. Robin, though, kept his hand in music. With his son Robin-John, he wrote an ambitious piece, The Titanic Requiem, a mix of orchestral and vocal pieces telling the story of the doomed liner on the 100th anniversary of its sinking. "It's a serious subject and it's not a rock opera," Gibb said before its debut. "There are no backbeats. This could have been written 300 years ago."

Featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the work had its world premiere in London on April 10th. But in a sign that Gibb's health had taken a turn for the worse, he wasn't able to attend.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/robin-gibb-bee-gees-co-founder-dead-at-62-20120520




Dan

http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=46150.0

Man, what a sad loss I do hope Barry has the willpower to move on with himself.  :\'(