MadMac 98 Posted August 3, 2006 Apparently on the way out: http://www.nbc4.tv/entertainment/9623024/detail.html Don't know if he'd pass the "fame test" - I'd certainly heard of him. If he makes it through the year, a good bet for '07. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,215 Posted August 4, 2006 I'd imagine he's good enough for DDP fame but not DL fame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 93 Posted August 4, 2006 I'd imagine he's good enough for DDP fame but not DL fame. He's around the same level of fame as Lou Rawls... I wouldn't be surprised whether or not he got a full-on BBC obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 85 Posted August 4, 2006 Years back I had the biggest man-crush on this guy. He just seemed so cuddly and cute (cute as a button-eye on a teddy bear) I had an album or two of his and played them endlessly late into the evening as I sipped upon my vodka and gin. Well the point here is that on the back of one of the albums (maybe it was the Are You Ready For Freddy one) there is an image on the back cover of the record sleeve and it shows him peering out between the metal posts of a brass bed and in his hand is a cigarette. I guess he may well have had a few too many of those over the years and that has lead to the lung cancer. Sad really. A very talented gentleman and it will be a great loss to the music world when he leaves us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,120 Posted August 5, 2006 I have no idea who this man is, but he's in my DDP top 20 straight out. I have the same feelings towards him as Godot does to Ross Davidson, I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted August 6, 2006 I was under the impression that Freddy Fender was the name behind the Fender Stratocaster guitar - but now find out it was by a Leo Fender - was he a relative? looks unlikely and Freddy is somewhat famous in his own right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 85 Posted August 7, 2006 I was under the impression that Freddy Fender was the name behind the Fender Stratocaster guitar - but now find out it was by a Leo Fender - was he a relative? looks unlikely and Freddy is somewhat famous in his own right. Actually our dear Freddy was most likely in no way related to Leo Fender. Freddy was born as Baldemar Huerta. "He was born to a poor but romantic family who lived in San Benito, Texas, a tiny town in the Rio Grande Valley. Freddy was given the birth name of Baldemar Huerta but at various stages in his early musical development, he was known as El Be- Bop Kid (1957), Freddy Fender (1958), Eddie Medina (1961), and Scotty Wayne (1%2) before he settled on the stage name, Freddy Fender." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 93 Posted October 1, 2006 Fender to chemo: stuff it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted October 1, 2006 Thanks for the update CP. Not looking good for him. I would guess about 2 months maximum. But with so many of these new radiation therapies coming on stream it could be a bit longer (say 12 months) if he finds the right medical team. Tammy Faye looked a good bet but.... Lets have Freddy on the 2007 deathlist team (if he gets that far). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,120 Posted October 1, 2006 Fender to chemo: stuff it. He's doomed. Only question is, will he last 93 more days? If so, he's surely got to be on everybody's DDP list, probably as their joker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 93 Posted October 6, 2006 Fender has "days, not weeks". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 77 Posted October 6, 2006 Fender has "days, not weeks". If he goes on a drinking binge to ease the pain would that be a "Fender bender"? Looks like a strong candidate for '07 if he can hang on 'til then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 93 Posted October 7, 2006 Ailing Fender transferred to a different hospital. Now he's got a blod infection as well and, if you choose to believe Wikipedia, his body is rejecting his new liver as well. You'd think at this point it'd be better for the family to get past the "denial" phase of his death and make their lives a whole lot easier when he does go by moving into the "acceptance" phase... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted October 7, 2006 Fender has "days, not weeks". I agree. His chances of hanging on until 2007 do not look good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,215 Posted October 7, 2006 Fender has "days, not weeks". I agree. His chances of hanging on until 2007 do not look good Yes, I think it would be a good idea for everyone to try and find a replacement for him. Shouldn't be too difficult. I'm finding it difficult to limit it down to 20, too many people dying at the minute... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Typhoid Harry 23 Posted October 7, 2006 Wasted days and wasted nights... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 892 Posted October 13, 2006 He just got out of the hospital but I don't think he'll last long. Just until the next teardrop falls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 93 Posted October 13, 2006 He just got out of the hospital but I don't think he'll last long. Just until the next teardrop falls. Relevant article. The lingo the family uses sort of reminds me of Haughey's last days... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,520 Posted October 13, 2006 He just got out of the hospital but I don't think he'll last long. Just until the next teardrop falls. Relevant article. The lingo the family uses sort of reminds me of Haughey's last days... I'm hoping he'll survive the year out, I've only got him listed on the CPDP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 85 Posted October 13, 2006 Baldemar isn't going to die until at least the next full moon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,473 Posted October 13, 2006 Fender, who has had problems with diabetes and hepatitis C, received a kidney from his daughter in 2002 and a liver transplant in 2004. Dunno about the rest of you but there's time when the statistical probability of kidney problems, cancer and/or diabetes troubles me. Then you find someone who suffers from the damn lot and think; 'Aye well, that lowers the odds for the rest of us a l'al bit!' Can anyone with more medical knowledge than me comment on the chances of giving the lassie her kidney back before her dad carks it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 93 Posted October 14, 2006 Freddy Fender dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted October 14, 2006 Freddy Fender dies Oh goody some CPDP points, shame Freddy couldn't hang on for 2007 though, I was hoping for those dead cert DDP points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest stan the man Posted October 14, 2006 (edited) singer Freddy Fender has died at 69 Edited October 14, 2006 by football_fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,120 Posted October 14, 2006 Indeed, TF, he was my joker for the 2007 DDP but my DDP woe is forgotten by taking points in both the Rotten Dead Pool & the Canadian Paul Dead Pool. So Fender out, my secret candidate in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
