Monday, September 14th 2009
Patrick Swayze Has Passed Away
Well, this is a hard one. The summer of death has taken yet another piece of my 80s childhood, because Patrick Swayze has jazz walked all the way to heaven where there are no corners. :(
Patrick died of pancreatic cancer today. He was only 57. Patrick's rep issued this statement:
"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months."
I need to thank Patrick for The Outsiders, Road House (YES!), Ghost, Point Break, To Wong Foo and of course, the masterpiece of all masterpieces Dirty Dancing. Seriously, I wore my VHS copy of that OUT.
Rest in peace, Patrick. Nobody did it like you.
And now I must go choreograph a dance tribute to "She's Like The Wind."
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"Point Break" was EPIC when I was younger. always had a soft spot for Swayze. "Ghost" was HOT. not Demi...but Patrick and Whoopi. R.I.P.
My grandma passed away the same day, was just not a good day.
It terrible to be attacked by your illness at no assured time. Its painful to leave here when youre not ready yet.Patrick Swayze,victim of pancreatic cancer who had just passed away after giving word that his cancer had spread to his liver and that what his doctors told him to countdown to the end. The actor preferred to discontinue taking painkilling drugs while he was making up for his movie "The Beast". Patrick Swayze has been a greatful icon of the entertainment industry, he was that hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost" died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. Death of Patrick really made some sad and bother about it.Family of him, even theyre with enough money spent for the medical treatments of Swayze might ask for emergency help financially.We all come up short every now and again, and that's when we could use a no fax cash advance. There are a myriad of reasons why you could need a no fax cash advance. Maybe you were the victim of a horrific construction accident, and need it to cover a hospital bill like what Patrick's family experienced. Or it could be that the independent contractor that you hired to build a deck forgot to set it on joists, and the whole thing has collapsed. Regardless of reason for needing a no fax cash advance, there are plenty of payday lenders to help you with your need.We hope that there would be Patrick Swayze again in entertainment industry .
I was just in a spinning class in Austin, TX, and halfway through, the instructor said, "Let's all take a moment to remember Patrick Swayze, a real fighter and class act."
There were about 40 people in the class, and 3/4 of them were crying, including myself.
He's really priceless.
When I think of Patrick, I think of the 80s, which- as time goes by- seem better and better.
I love that "Hungry Eyes" song too!
You are in a better place where there is no pain. :] Rest in Peace Mr. Swayze.
This really does make me sad. Though not the best of films I still love Roadhouse, Next of Kin and Too Wong Foo. Its a shame his career peaked with Dirty Dancing and then just kind of went flat after Ghost.
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"I'm a black robot, motherfucker."
As a young girl growing up in Jamaica, dirty dancing was my favorite film. it taught me everything about about sexiness and sex (don't ask), Patrick you will be missed and thank you, my prayers go out to your wife and best friend of 34 years, I hope that you have taken the love with you. I still own a vhs copy of dirty dancing and will wear it out too mk
He fought this thing til the end... Oh I'm so sad.
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Loved him in Dirty Dancing.
I am very sad to hear this.
I met him at the Waterworld premier at the after party, I cannot articulate how nice and genuine he was. I was very nervous meeting him. He was speaking with someone and I waited for about 20 minutes for him to finish talking to his friend. When he finished he thanked me for not interrupting him and he wanted to take a photo with me. I thought he meant with my camera but he meant with mine and his. He pulled out a camera and had someone take a photo of us then one with mine. I was holding the Waterworld program and he thought it was not placed right so he insisted on taking another photo to be sure I had a really good one. He took my hand afterwards and kissed it, I am dead serious when I say he was beyond charming.
I'm pulling that photo out and finally framing it...
Patrick and Tammen are racing the wind now.
I enjoyed his work and he seemed like a decent
human being. Condolences to his wife Lisa and his family.
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Heartbreaking.
Condolences go out to his family, friends and fans.
May he rest in peace. :(
Submitted by CandyPerfumeGirl on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 11:30am.
Vixen
it's because there is not much funding for the sciences. In federal agencies, for example, scientists are being let go or get funding cuts left and right, just so they can hire more bureaucrats and MBAs. Obama just recently removed GWB's horrible policy of not using federal dollars to do stem cell research. Most science and research labs are on soft grants and researchers get paid so little, and everytime they are the verge of a breakthrough, they run out of funding and if you have ever done a NIH or so grant proposal, well good luck, it takes forever.
I said it before and i stand by this: if we paid researchers as much as we pay athletes and celebrities, we would have had a cure for cancer decades ago. It is very simple, we are prioritizing as a society what to spend our money on and glamor sells better than cures. Some celebrity whore gets paid 20 million for a movie and what does a researcher working on cancer research get paid? 35k max? And often he has to pitch in for lab equipment...it's just never gonna work out.
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It's called population control.
Vixen
it's because there is not much funding for the sciences. In federal agencies, for example, scientists are being let go or get funding cuts left and right, just so they can hire more bureaucrats and MBAs. Obama just recently removed GWB's horrible policy of not using federal dollars to do stem cell research. Most science and research labs are on soft grants and researchers get paid so little, and everytime they are the verge of a breakthrough, they run out of funding and if you have ever done a NIH or so grant proposal, well good luck, it takes forever.
I said it before and i stand by this: if we paid researchers as much as we pay athletes and celebrities, we would have had a cure for cancer decades ago. It is very simple, we are prioritizing as a society what to spend our money on and glamor sells better than cures. Some celebrity whore gets paid 20 million for a movie and what does a researcher working on cancer research get paid? 35k max? And often he has to pitch in for lab equipment...it's just never gonna work out.
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Pain don't hurt....
"Fuck me running..."
Sorry to plug another site, but www.people.com has two very nice phot montages of Patrick and of Patrick and his wife Lisa. I so admire their partnership. Talk about marrying your best friend. RIP Patrick, and all my sympathy to Lisa.
Raul Duke on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 8:00am.
Kanye to Patrick: " I know your dead and I'll let you finish, but Michael Jackson's death was the greastest death ever!"
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OMG! You are such an ass, but that made me LMFAO!
I saw this last night and it gave me a serious case of the sads.
I knew it was coming but damn. That was fast.
Thanks for Ghost, Patrick. Every time I'm awake at 3am with the spins, I still check TBS Superstation in hopes that it may be on.
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Frankly a man with a wolf-shirt shouldn't settle for the first thing that comes to him.
"The love you feel inside, you take it with you." - Ghost.
You were loved by many, Patrick. RIP.
Raul Duke on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 8:00am.
Kanye to Patrick: " I know your dead and I'll let you finish, but Michael Jackson's death was the greastest death ever!"
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omg
i am suppossed to be sad and I feel terrible but this just made me laugh out loud
Submitted by Raul Duke on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 8:00am.
Kanye to Patrick: " I know your dead and I'll let you finish, but Michael Jackson's death was the greastest death ever!"
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Oh, I HATE that I laughed st that! Ha ha ha ha! You're terrible! (but funny!)
HOW COULD'VE I'VE forgotten about Too Wong Foo and Red Dawn?! red dawn scared the shit of me when i was little thinking the russians were going to get my parents, and two wong foo scared the shit of me in a different way- wesley snipes in drag! but i loved all of them in that movie, i bought the dvd for 5 dollars, ehehehe.
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"This is supposed to be about delicious booze!" ~MK
When I saw the headline last night, my first thought was the word that MK uses on this site - "sadness". This is just so sad, what a loss. RIP Patrick.
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RIP and Thanks for the great entertainment.
I learned everything I need to know in life from Patrick Swayze:
Pain Don't Hurt
Rule number 3: Be nice.
"WHO ORDERED THE HAMBURGER WITH AIDS?"
Patrick, you will be missed, rest well.
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"This is straight up fuckery."
His Holiness MK, 9/03/08
Thanks Jaded. I was thinking it was sooner ago than that, based on what happened with my dad, which was a sucker-punch.
It is a death sentence, it's horrible.
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Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
Birds singing in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
Hey Chicago -
Thanks for reminding us of one of the funniest SNL skits EVA: Patrick and Chris Farley as Chippendales dancers....holy shit!!!! Patrick was just as funny as Chris - maybe funnier as the "FAIL" dancer trying to be more like Chris!!!! Laughed my ass off! Showed that PS had range, and did not take himself seriously. I'll bet he was a decent guy off-screen. What a loss......
"vaya con huevos mi amigos"
R.I.P. Patrick Swayze. :( If it weren't for you, Baby would still be in a corner.
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Impertinent Vixen, Patrick was diagnosed in the early part of 2008, twenty months ago.
I was so hoping that he might beat it but pancreatic cancer seems to be a death sentence.
He lived much longer than most but he must have suffered greatly.
A great loss of a talented, young individual.
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my mom also died from this disease- i am involved in a charity www.pancan.org
we raise money for education and research.
it really is a horrendous diease, and no advnaces have been made in THIRTY YEARS. that is sad.
we are on par as far as research, with where breast cancer research was in the 1930's.
RIP patrick...
57 is way too young to die. My dad died of this same horrible disease at 56 some 33 years ago, and apparently advancements in treatment for pancreatic cancer are still not able to keep up with the ferocity of the cancer. Wasn't he diagnosed this past winter? So, 6 months or so. My dad died the same week he got his diagnosis.
I think pancreatic cancer awareness and fundraising should be on a par with breast cancer, which is ubiquitous.
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Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
Birds singing in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
RIP Patrick Swayze
He seemed liked such a nice guy.
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Submitted by Raul Duke on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 8:00am.
Kanye to Patrick: " I know your dead and I'll let you finish, but Michael Jackson's death was the greastest death ever!"
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BWAAAHAHAHahahahahahaha... classic.
*bows in you presence*
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RIP, Mr. Swayze.
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Submitted by Raul Duke on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 8:00am.
Kanye to Patrick: " I know your dead and I'll let you finish, but Michael Jackson's death was the greastest death ever!"
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BWAHAHAHAHHA!!!!! What a way to start the morning. With some Raul-induced laughter!
RIP, Patrick. Loved the SNL skit with Chris Farley. Y'all should do that one for God now that you're both up there. He'll love it. (Keep it clean!)
RIP Patrick. :(
Kanye to Patrick: " I know your dead and I'll let you finish, but Michael Jackson's death was the greastest death ever!"
RIP Mr. Swayze!
I am so sad to wake up to this. DD and Ghost are on my favorite movies list of all time. He fought hard. I was hoping he would have been in that small percentage of survivors and beat the odds.
His last interview with Barbara Walters had me in many tears. Sending my blog comment condolences to his widow Lisa, and his family.
May he rest in peace.
HOLY SHIT. What a sad thing to wake up to.
Patrick Swayze was a classy guy. This is so damn sad.
MK, you forgot to mention that classic 80's film "Next of Kin". Hillbilly vs. Mafia mayhem!
You've done lots of great stuff but To Wong Foo was a gutsy movie role choice and you delivered.
Peace out Bro. :(
this summer of death.... wow.
at least, he's not suffering anymore.
God bless.
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Total sads. RIP Patrick- hopefully you and Farley are doing the Chippendale's dance-off in heaven :). You'll be missed- you seemed like one of the "good guys".
Total sads. RIP Patrick- hopefully you and Farley are doing the Chippendale's dance-off in heaven :). You'll ne missed- you seemed like one of the "good guys".
I was talking about him yesterday since he was looking so sick. Loved his movies, his song above was beautiful. May God rest his soul and bless his family.
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Sadness. We all loved him so.
XOXOXOXO
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Love,
Mabel
How little we understand what touches off that tingle,
That sudden explosion when two tingles intermingle. --Mrs. Kravitz
No, that wasn't Mike's dick milk dripping out of her. It was hypocrisy. MESSY! --MK
It is sad to see one of the good and respected celebs leave us.
I grew up watching dirty dancing. This is so sad.