angryGreatness 96 Posted May 27, 2012 Do you have anything to add Robin? No. No I don't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Popfan Posted May 27, 2012 According to an article in Monsters and Critics, Robin died not of cancer, but of kidney and liver failure. The Bee Gees singer passed away last Sunday (20.05.12) and despite a two-year battle with cancer and a recent bout of pneumonia, his son Robin John - who is known as RJ - has revealed his death was a result of organ problems. He explained: 'The end was peaceful and dignified, there were no theatrics. It was only later that I cried and cried. 'It wasn't the cancer that killed my father; those reports are wrong. 'Dad had actually gone into remission and the cancer was completely unrecognisable, it was too small to detect. No scan could see it. He actually died of kidney failure. 'I wanted dialysis and CPR. They said it was futile because he was a Stage 4 cancer patient. I can't count how many times I'd been told that it would be a futile procedure because he had Stage 4 cancer and he wouldn't make it. Yet he always came back. 'Three days before, he was sitting up and watching DVDs and then suddenly he had a seizure. He was then dosed with sedatives to deal with the side effects of his chemotherapy and his liver just couldn't process them. 'He deteriorated to the point where it started to affect his kidneys as well. 'Basically my father died of kidney and liver failure. It was a really sudden downturn.' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Popfan Posted May 27, 2012 Robin's family has finally disclosed the funeral and memorial service dates. The private family funeral will be on June 12th in Thame, Oxfordshire, and it will be followed by a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral in London on September 12th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted May 28, 2012 The Bee Gees vs Chaka Khan Big Train sketch. They even got the right order of their deaths! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,192 Posted June 8, 2012 Looking at the funeral coverage in Thame of Robin's funeral shows that Barbara Gibb, mother of the Bee Gees, is wheelchair bound and looking pretty frail. Hardly surprising as this is now the third child of the five that she had,that she's now had to bury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 28, 2012 The curse of the Brothers Gibb continues as their childhood home in Brisbane burns down this morning: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-28/bee-gees-childhood-home-burns-down/4445916 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 14, 2013 Barry was in my neck of the woods yesterday, unveiling a statue of himself and his brothers. Looks as fit as a fiddle. More info here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted April 27, 2013 Barry is taking his bad back and dodgy ticker (allegedly) out on the road for three British dates to tour a definitive greatest hits collection (i.e. a better one than either of the two cd packages and/or the collected number ones which form a single CD). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted July 31, 2014 "New" album forthcoming, in other words they're unleashing everything in the vault/on the hardrive, duly tidied up and aiming it for September so it's tastefully short of the Christmas cash in market. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted July 31, 2014 Barry was in my neck of the woods yesterday, unveiling a statue of himself and his brothers. Looks as fit as a fiddle. More info here. They are apparently going to spend another few million on the "Bee Gees Walk of Fame" in my neck of the woods: http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/stage-two-of-bee-gees-way-approved-by-council-as-barry-gibb-set-to-return-to-redcliffe-for-unveiling-of-2-million-upgrade/story-fni9r1i7-1227004419213 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted August 2, 2014 Barry was in my neck of the woods yesterday, unveiling a statue of himself and his brothers. Looks as fit as a fiddle. More info here. They are apparently going to spend another few million on the "Bee Gees Walk of Fame" in my neck of the woods: http://www.courierma...7-1227004419213 Aye, you can tell by the way they use their walk, they're women's men... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted January 4, 2016 time has confirmed over on Deathrace 2016 http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8601&p=247500 and corroborative story here http://ultimateclassicrock.com/robert-stigwood-dies/ appears to confirm Robert Stigwood has died at 81. My first ever deadpooling hit, if only on my personal list! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 4, 2016 time has confirmed over on Deathrace 2016 http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8601&p=247500 and corroborative story here http://ultimateclassicrock.com/robert-stigwood-dies/ appears to confirm Robert Stigwood has died at 81. My first ever deadpooling hit, if only on my personal list! Indeed it looks like Stigwood has died http://www.tmz.com/2016/01/04/robert-stigwood-dead-bee-gees-manager/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 4, 2016 time has confirmed over on Deathrace 2016 http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8601&p=247500 and corroborative story here http://ultimateclassicrock.com/robert-stigwood-dies/ appears to confirm Robert Stigwood has died at 81. My first ever deadpooling hit, if only on my personal list! Indeed it looks like Stigwood has died http://www.tmz.com/2016/01/04/robert-stigwood-dead-bee-gees-manager/ Which begs the question: "Stigwood, a native Australian, was 81 years old. It's unclear, at this point, exactly how he died." So what info did YOU have on him, Y-Dub? SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted January 4, 2016 This may sound convoluted, but it's true. As you may guess, I became very familiar with the 2015 DDP celeb list last year while doing the round ups. Stigwood was one of those names that I must have linked with a selection, or something, and I looked him up and saw he was still alive. I remembered his name from various albums I bought over the years. When putting my 1980 Hits DDP team together, obviously ABBA came up (Benny Andersson is on that team this year), reminded me of the rivalry between Stig Anderson and Stigwood, and I meant to place him (Stigwood that is) in Shaun's deadpool, but forgot. When doing the Crowdsourced Deathlist (which I told msc my PM would be my personal list [Edit: see here: http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8609&p=242901), I put him in the team (I think round about mid table). So it was just a feeling, no research, but his name was so interlinked with my preparations for this year, on he went. You'd better ask what info youwanticewiththat had as he seems to have had him on both Deathrace and Shaun's deadpool. Edit: I think Stigwood was also involved with Mike Berry at some stage (He's on my 1980 Hits DDP entry as well), so it was kind of picked for me from somewhere in the ether. Maybe my late godmother's parting gift somehow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 4, 2016 The Daily Mirror are reporting it now. Although I'd usually doubt the Daily Mirror, so I would probably hold off a bit till one of the broadsheets report it. Usually TMZ are quite reliable, but the obit doesn't qualify for DDP points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robert-stigwood-dies-aged-81-7117388 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 4, 2016 The Daily Mirror are reporting it now. Although I'd usually doubt the Daily Mirror, so I would probably hold off a bit till one of the broadsheets report it. Usually TMZ are quite reliable, but the obit doesn't qualify for DDP points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robert-stigwood-dies-aged-81-7117388 It'll get BBC obit no probs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ra Ra Rasputin 99 Posted January 5, 2016 The Daily Mirror are reporting it now. Although I'd usually doubt the Daily Mirror, so I would probably hold off a bit till one of the broadsheets report it. Usually TMZ are quite reliable, but the obit doesn't qualify for DDP points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robert-stigwood-dies-aged-81-7117388 It'll get BBC obit no probs... And so it has. BBC obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 5, 2016 The Daily Mirror are reporting it now. Although I'd usually doubt the Daily Mirror, so I would probably hold off a bit till one of the broadsheets report it. Usually TMZ are quite reliable, but the obit doesn't qualify for DDP points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robert-stigwood-dies-aged-81-7117388 It'll get BBC obit no probs... And so it has. BBC obit. The weird thing is, there's no date mentioned in any of the reports. Usually they would mention things such as "died early Sunday morning", "passed away in his sleep sometimes Sunday night or Monday morning", but unless I've missed it, I don't see it anywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted January 5, 2016 The Daily Mirror are reporting it now. Although I'd usually doubt the Daily Mirror, so I would probably hold off a bit till one of the broadsheets report it. Usually TMZ are quite reliable, but the obit doesn't qualify for DDP points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robert-stigwood-dies-aged-81-7117388 It'll get BBC obit no probs... And so it has. BBC obit. The weird thing is, there's no date mentioned in any of the reports. Usually they would mention things such as "died early Sunday morning", "passed away in his sleep sometimes Sunday night or Monday morning", but unless I've missed it, I don't see it anywhere. Very true, in fact, look at this australian article: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/robert-stigwood-music-goliath-was-a-creative-genius-20160105-glzu12.html Says "Robert Stigwood (1934-2015)" 2015 is the key... Edit: Telegraph obit says January 4th though, but that could just be a guess: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12082776/Robert-Stigwood-pop-impresario-obituary.html Double Edit: It doesn't kill the Deathrace points though, but might instead be worth 366 pts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 5, 2016 The Daily Mirror are reporting it now. Although I'd usually doubt the Daily Mirror, so I would probably hold off a bit till one of the broadsheets report it. Usually TMZ are quite reliable, but the obit doesn't qualify for DDP points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robert-stigwood-dies-aged-81-7117388 It'll get BBC obit no probs... And so it has. BBC obit. The weird thing is, there's no date mentioned in any of the reports. Usually they would mention things such as "died early Sunday morning", "passed away in his sleep sometimes Sunday night or Monday morning", but unless I've missed it, I don't see it anywhere. Very true, in fact, look at this australian article: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/robert-stigwood-music-goliath-was-a-creative-genius-20160105-glzu12.html Says "Robert Stigwood (1934-2015)" 2015 is the key... Edit: Telegraph obit says January 4th though, but that could just be a guess: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12082776/Robert-Stigwood-pop-impresario-obituary.html January 4th is when the death was announced. I'm wondering if he died on NY's eve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted January 5, 2016 See this story I posted at Deathrace which confirms the statement issued by Stigwood's office: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/12081742/Bee-Gees-former-manager-Robert-Stigwood-has-died-aged-81.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 5, 2016 We'll need to wait to see whether he dropped in '15 or '16. One team has him in the DDP... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted January 5, 2016 Story posted on 5 Jan - statement issued "Last night" i.e. January 4 that confirms he died "this morning" i.e. January 4th. No speculation, 4 January 2016 death confirmed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 1, 2016 Barry Gibb sang to his late brother while he was in a coma. The 69-year-old singer has revealed he dedicated the song 'End of the Rainbow' from his new solo album 'In The Now' to his younger brother Robin Gibb, and sang a verse from the track to his sibling two weeks before he died from cancer in 2012. Quite ironic in that Barry's singing put him in the coma to begin with. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
