BrunoBrimley 86 Posted November 20, 2005 Whew what a night What a great evening it was What fun was had byt all! Last evening our dear sweetheart Frankie was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Bravo a San Diego California Performing Arts concern. More information can be found here: Frank's Website click on news and see what you missed. Also check out this information where he recently entertained some people at a Senior center.......... San Diego News Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted November 20, 2005 Whew what a nightWhat a great evening it was What fun was had byt all! Last evening our dear sweetheart Frankie was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Bravo a San Diego California Performing Arts concern. More information can be found here: Frank's Website click on news and see what you missed. Also check out this information where he recently entertained some people at a Senior center.......... San Diego News A nice greeting from Frankie on his website, Well with him performing again it looks like he could go on for a few years yet. Might be an idea to leave Frankie off the '06 list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted November 20, 2005 Might be an idea to leave Frankie off the '06 list. Agreed - with having another performance scheduled durning 2006 ot might be the clever to leave him off, although i hope i don't regret saying this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted November 20, 2005 Could have saved us a lot of work Banswees if you had told whether Frankie had been in your dreary dreams after all we know your dreams preddict all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted November 20, 2005 Could have saved us a lot of work Banswees if you had told whether Frankie had been in your dreary dreams after all we know your dreams preddict all. I don't recall being an actual member back in December 2004.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted November 20, 2005 I am talking about more recent times........don't you care enough to sift through all the posts to see who is marked for death here and then make your wise decisions and present them for us? I thought you cared more about us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Toke Deltorso Posted December 29, 2005 Frankie's 92 his time must be near--yahooo get along there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted December 29, 2005 Frankie's 92 his time must be near--yahooo get along there Don't know about that - I've been hearin he is going to have another performance in 2006 so he must still be trying to keep his vocal cords alive. And himself for that matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted December 29, 2005 Frankie's 92 his time must be near--yahooo get along there Don't know about that - I've been hearin he is going to have another performance in 2006 so he must still be trying to keep his vocal cords alive. And himself for that matter. Same for Tony Martin, and Laine looked healthier from the recent pictures I saw. Recent pictures that I'm too lazy to google at the moment. So take my word for it. Or don't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted February 6, 2007 Well, turns out Frankie Laine was doing fine, until he decided to go for hip-replacement surgery. And now he's dead at age 93, which is really too bad, since he could have gone on years yet had it not been for the complications. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted February 6, 2007 At 18, with the Depression underway and his father out of work, Laine hit the road as a dance marathoner. Altogether he participated in 14 marathons, coming in first on three occasions. He and his partner, Ruthie Smith, made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for dancing 145 days straight (although he disputed Guinness, saying he and Smith danced for 146 days). We may have hit on a secret that'll take us into our nineties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dave Posted February 6, 2007 singer Frankie Laine has died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,187 Posted February 6, 2007 Well, turns out Frankie Laine was doing fine, until he decided to go for hip-replacement surgery. And now he's dead at age 93, which is really too bad, since he could have gone on years yet had it not been for the complications. Ah.. that's a great shame. I think that's another of my original 2004 picks on the DDP who has died a relatively short while afterwards (Bezzerides & Sheldon) this year. EDIT: Yes it was. Only Warren Christopher, Michael Gough, King Harald V of Norway, Harry Morgan, Maurice Papon David Rockefeller & Gloria Stuart remain. Time for Papon to go then. I though that when I saw Griffith Jones had gone. Papon should not still be alive at 96, FFS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherman90 7 Posted February 6, 2007 Yes, the Moonlight Gambler no longer gambles in the moonlight. He now decomposes in his air-tight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Crossed 33 Posted February 6, 2007 At 18, with the Depression underway and his father out of work, Laine hit the road as a dance marathoner. Altogether he participated in 14 marathons, coming in first on three occasions. He and his partner, Ruthie Smith, made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for dancing 145 days straight (although he disputed Guinness, saying he and Smith danced for 146 days). I also wish to dispute that claim. You may as well tell me that he moonwalked to the moon and back. In the early 1990s at a weekend rave in Utrecht, Netherlands, I once danced for about 22 hours straight. Well, I say "straight"... actually I was off my tits on about 10 pills and a handful of speed. I don't even think it's medically possible for someone to go 145 days without sleep, let alone dancing constantly. Unless Frankie & Ruthie were on some serious, cattle-strength uppers. Edit to add this from amusingfacts.com: The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted February 6, 2007 singer Frankie Laine has died Yes, CP mentioned it 15 minutes before your post in the Frankie Laine thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted February 7, 2007 O for f**ks sake. Frankie Lane dead, I should have listed him. I mean he did have appearances set for 2007, so it gave you the idea that he might be off for the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dave Posted February 7, 2007 I didnt know there was a Frankie Laine thread! Come to think of it,wasnthe on the deathlist one year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted February 7, 2007 I didnt know there was a Frankie Laine thread! Come to think of it,wasnthe on the deathlist one year? ever heard of the "search" option? Besides, when CP made his post, the Frankie Laine thread would have been to the top of the topic list Laine might have been on one of the deathlist selections, but I can't be arsed to have a look Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Willie B Posted February 7, 2007 Frankie Laine dead at the age of 93. Died after problems with a hip repacement over the weekend. 2/6/07 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Crossed 33 Posted February 7, 2007 Frankie Laine... that name kind of rings a bell. Didn't he hold a world record for dancing, or something? Edit: this was originally posted in the duplicate Frankie Laine thread, where it made sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Oates 21 Posted February 7, 2007 (edited) I didnt know there was a Frankie Laine thread! Come to think of it,wasnthe on the deathlist one year? Frankie Laine is here and here! [Posts moved, topics merged -- MH] Edited February 7, 2007 by Magere Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted February 7, 2007 Ahem! Someone appears to have moved most of the posts from the "The Dead" thread into the "Frankie Laine" thread... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted February 7, 2007 Ahem! Someone appears to have moved most of the posts from the "The Dead" thread into the "Frankie Laine" thread... That someone was me, I SNAFUd. Repaired now. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted February 7, 2007 Bit of a downer to die after a hip replacement surgery. I wonder if Mick Jagger would go the same way, wouldn't be very rock 'n' roll for him if he did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
