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  • Jim Carroll, the man who wrote the classic "People Who Died", died himself Friday. He was only 60.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bOjc70f4p8"]YouTube - U-MV112 - Jim Carroll - People Who Died[/ame]
    Last edited by NewOrleansLion; September 14, 2009, 09:52 AM.

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    • 'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 after battle with pancreatic cancer

      By Associated Press
      5:15 PM PDT, September 14, 2009

      LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

      "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released Monday evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were given.

      Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer.

      He had kept working despite the diagnosis, putting together a memoir with his wife and shooting "The Beast," an A&E drama series for which he had already made the pilot. It drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season.

      Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making "The Beast" because they would have taken the edge off his performance. He acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease.

      When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was "considerably more optimistic" than that.

      "I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking," Swayze told ABC's Barbara Walters in early 2009. "Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it."

      A three-time Golden Globe nominee, Swayze became a star with his performance as the misunderstood bad-boy Johnny Castle in "Dirty Dancing." As the son of a choreographer who began his career in musical theater, he seemed a natural to play the role.

      A coming-of-age romance starring Jennifer Grey as an idealistic young woman on vacation with her family and Swayze as the Catskills resort's sexy (and much older) dance instructor, the film made great use of both his grace on his feet and his muscular physique.

      It became an international phenomenon in the summer of 1987, spawning albums, an Oscar-winning hit song in "(I've Had) the Time of My Life," stage productions and a sequel, 2004's "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," in which he made a cameo.
      "Low on the totem, till he showed 'em defiance, giant scrotum"

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      • Road House was always a guilty pleasure. RIP

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        • the outsiders!

          he was young, too. RIP
          "Low on the totem, till he showed 'em defiance, giant scrotum"

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          • RIP Patrick. I really liked his work and related to the characters he played.
            I long for a Lions team that is consistently competitive.

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            • He fought a long time. Always enjoyed his work. RIP.
              #birdsarentreal

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              • He had the time of his life. RIP Patrick.
                Lions free since 6/23/2020

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                • Is that Leonardo Dicaprio in that Carroll video?
                  AAL:to be determined




                  2011 NFL Draft Wish List:

                  1. Patrick Peterson Cornerback LSU
                  2. Mark Herzlich Outside Linebacker Boston College
                  3. John Moffitt Center Wisconsin
                  4. Steve Schilling Guard Michigan
                  5. Jeremy Kerley Wide Receiver TCU
                  6. Carl Johnson Tackle Florida
                  7. Johnny Patrick Cornerback Louisville

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                  • Yes

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                    • Pancreatic cancer is a tough way to go. RIP.
                      AAL:to be determined




                      2011 NFL Draft Wish List:

                      1. Patrick Peterson Cornerback LSU
                      2. Mark Herzlich Outside Linebacker Boston College
                      3. John Moffitt Center Wisconsin
                      4. Steve Schilling Guard Michigan
                      5. Jeremy Kerley Wide Receiver TCU
                      6. Carl Johnson Tackle Florida
                      7. Johnny Patrick Cornerback Louisville

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                      • Holy Shit. I didn't even know he was ill. Way to young. Always liked him. RIP Patrick.

                        GO LIONS "09" !!!!!!!!!
                        GO LIONS "24" !!

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                        • Nobody puts Deb in a corner............
                          If you keep shootin, you can turn any piece of meat into burger

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                          • He was a terrific dancer

                            [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RajNvJ3bCU"]YouTube - Chris Farley Chippen Dale[/nomedia]
                            The only logical explanation is:
                            I'm about to die and this is my Jacob's Ladder

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                            • Wolverines! Red Dawn was the only movie I enjoyed of his.

                              RIP
                              19.1119, NO LONGER WAITING

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                              • How could you not like Roadhouse?
                                Lions free since 6/23/2020

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