Eddie Rabbitt, dead at age 53 :(
Fearless Angel
There is a report in today's edition of USA Today, that country
singer/songwriter Eddie Rabbitt has died. The article states that
"Rabbitt was diagnosed with lung cancer and had part of his left lung
removed last year." But, the article does not state whether the lung
cancer was the cause of his death.
May he rest in peace......
Fearless Angel
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Nshvlbrat
>he article does not state whether the lung
>cancer was the cause of his death.
>
>May he rest in peace......
>
>
>Fearless Angel
>
>
"Dogs think they're human...cats KNOW they are"
"A house is not a home without a cat"
Nshvlbrat
>, the article does not state whether the lung
>cancer was the cause of his death.
>
>May he rest in peace......
>
>
>Fearless Angel
>
>
I heard it today...he died 2 days ago, was buried yesterday, and it was
announced today. Yes, it was lung cancer.
My heart goes out to his family...
-Brat
Kris Wilson-Potter
We've posted a page about the life and death of Eddie Rabbitt at
countrymusic.miningco.com
Sadly, there are no other personal pages to be found on the net!
--
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http://countrymusic.miningco.com
http://www.amug.org/~djdeity
Fearless Angel
nshv...@aol.com (Nshvlbrat wrote:
>the article does not state whether the lung
>cancer was the cause of his death.
>May he rest in peace.....
>Fearless Angel
>I heard it today....he died two days ago, was
>buried yesterday, and it was announced today.
>Yes, it was lung cancer.
>My heart goes out to his family.
>-Brat
My heart extends to his family, too.
Linda Cauthen
JJlaw wrote:
>
> On Fri, 8 May 1998 17:46:20 -0400, unda...@webtv.net (Fearless
> Angel) wrote:
>
> >
> >There is a report in today's edition of USA Today, that country
> >singer/songwriter Eddie Rabbitt has died. The article states that
> >"Rabbitt was diagnosed with lung cancer and had part of his left lung
> >cancer was the cause of his death.
> >
> >
> >
> >Fearless Angel
>
> Did he smoke? I was always amazed that Andy Kaufman died of lung
> cancer but he was a non-smoker. I have always associated lung cancer
> with smoking for so long that I never thought it had any other
> etiology.
>
> JJ
> >
Yes, he smoked for many years.
Linda C.
JJlaw
JJ
>
>
>
JJlaw
On Fri, 08 May 1998 23:58:17 +0000, Linda Cauthen
<msl...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>JJlaw wrote:
>> Did he smoke? I was always amazed that Andy Kaufman died of lung
>> cancer but he was a non-smoker. I have always associated lung cancer
>> with smoking for so long that I never thought it had any other
>> etiology.
>>
>> JJ
>> >
>
>Yes, he smoked for many years.
>
>Linda C.
One thing that really amazed me visiting the South was the number of
smokers. It's like the surgeon general's report never made it below
the Mason-Dixon line. When I visited my wife's folks in Hot Springs
Arkansas, we were driving along a road in this very rural area and
suddenly came upon a magnificent edifice- it was the local cancer
center. We really have a different way of life in California. No
catfish swimming in thick oil (as we saw on the buffet of our motel),
no greasy fried foods in general, and, most important, very little
smoking. I'm not being smug, it's just a striking difference I
noticed between California and the South.
JJ
Fearless Angel
jj...@worldnet.att.net (JJlaw) wrote:
>unda...@webtv.net (Fearless Angel) wrote:
>There is a report in today's edition of USA
>Today, that country singer/songwriter Eddie
>Rabbitt has died. The article states that
>"Rabbitt was diagnosed with lung cancer and
>had part of his left lung removed last year."
>But, the article does not state whether the lung
>cancer was the cause of his death.
>May he rest in peace.....
>Fearless Angel
>Did he smoke? I was always amazed that
>Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer but he
>was a non-smoker. I have always associated
>lung cancer with smoking for so long that I
>never thought it had any other etiology.
I just read Linda C.'s response to this thread. She has informed us that
Eddie Rabbitt was a cigarette smoker.
FYI: Lung cancer is not always associated with the carcinogen
(tobacco). There are other carcinogens besides tobacco that cause lung
cancer: abestos, radon, arsenic, air pollution and radiation exposure
can also result in lung cancer. But, the leading cause of lung cancer
is due to smoking cigarettes (tobacco).
Fearless Angel
Country Boy
JJlaw <jj...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in article
<6j1r6i$d...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>.
> One thing that really amazed me visiting the South was the number of
> smokers. It's like the surgeon general's report never made it below
> the Mason-Dixon line.
>
> JJ
>
Just a small fact here: Eddie Rabbitt was a Yankee...born in Brooklyn and
grew up in East Orange NJ. Cigarette smoking also tends to be higher among
women and minorities.
danjrus
On Sat, 09 May 1998 15:04:35 GMT, jj...@worldnet.att.net (JJlaw)
wrote:
>On Fri, 08 May 1998 23:58:17 +0000, Linda Cauthen
><msl...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>JJlaw wrote:
>>> Did he smoke? I was always amazed that Andy Kaufman died of lung
>>> cancer but he was a non-smoker. I have always associated lung cancer
>>> with smoking for so long that I never thought it had any other
>>> etiology.
>>>
>>> JJ
>>> >
>>
>>Yes, he smoked for many years.
>>
>>Linda C.
>
>One thing that really amazed me visiting the South was the number of
>smokers. It's like the surgeon general's report never made it below
>the Mason-Dixon line. When I visited my wife's folks in Hot Springs
>Arkansas, we were driving along a road in this very rural area and
>suddenly came upon a magnificent edifice- it was the local cancer
>center. We really have a different way of life in California. No
>catfish swimming in thick oil (as we saw on the buffet of our motel),
>no greasy fried foods in general, and, most important, very little
>smoking. I'm not being smug, it's just a striking difference I
>noticed between California and the South.
>
>JJ
>
Hmmm ... what's the SOUTH have to do with anything??
Eddie was born in Brooklyn, NY (Yankee territory for sure ... though
there are Mets fans scattered about there too) ... 56 years ago ...
grew up in NEW JERSEY (west of NYC ... definitely not in the south)
.. and he smoked before he ever decided to take that bus ride to
Nashville.
BTW ... for those that don't know it ... for well over a decade (since
the death of his son Timmy) ... Eddie did his best to live a healthy
lifestyle ... changed his eatting habits, ran 10 miles a day, etc.
The man is dead ... let's just remember him as a kind and charitable
man who had the god-given gift of music.
Now that he's driven his life away, I hope he's found that better way.
God bless you and keep you Eddie!!
danjrus
Hmmm ... I found these ....
http://www.bobbyroberts.com/rabbittinfo.html
http://testpo.jic.com/countrystars/artists/erabbitt.html
http://www.countrystars.com/artists/erabbitt.html
http://www.srjam.com/erabbitt.htm
http://www1.cddb.com/xm/cd/country/6d088e0a.html
http://www.topcat11.demon.co.uk/sla/p/p18973.htm
http://imusic.com/cgi-bin/bbs/bbs.cgi?x=eddierabbitt
http://www.tiac.net/users/twostep/rabbitt.htm
http://emol.org/emol/paisley/interviews/paisleyinterviews.html#eddie
PLUS ... news sites with information about his death...
http://www.pathfinder.com/money/earnings/reuters.txtStory3.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1998-05/09/081l-050998-idx.html
I have no doubt that there are more.
Fearless Angel
UDL...@prodigy.com (Country Boy) wrote:
>jj...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>One thing that amazed me visiting the South
>was the number of smokers. It's like the
>surgeon general's report never made it below
>the Mason-Dixon line.
>JJ
>Just a small fact here: Eddie Rabbit was a
>Yankee...born in Brooklyn and grew up in
>East Orange, NJ. Cigarette smoking also
>tends to be higher among women and
>minorities.
Eddie Rabbitt was lucky in that he was able to get out of East Orange,
NJ. The entire place has since gone to *pot*----literally!! Also, if I
am not mistaken, NJ has the highest incidences of cancer rates than any
other state.
Craig Franck
jj...@worldnet.att.net (JJlaw) wrote:
>One thing that really amazed me visiting the South was the number of
>smokers. It's like the surgeon general's report never made it below
>the Mason-Dixon line.
It's not surprising when you consider that almost all tobacco in
this country is grown in just six states: Georgia, Kentucky, The
Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia. Tobacco is a huge cash crop in
the South and that strongly influences how people think about it.
--
Craig
clfr...@worldnet.att.net
Manchester, NH
I love the smell of commerce in the morning.
-- Brodie, "Mallrats"
Linda Cauthen
JJlaw wrote:
>
> On Fri, 08 May 1998 23:58:17 +0000, Linda Cauthen
> <msl...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >JJlaw wrote:
> >> Did he smoke? I was always amazed that Andy Kaufman died of lung
> >> cancer but he was a non-smoker. I have always associated lung cancer
> >> with smoking for so long that I never thought it had any other
> >> etiology.
> >>
> >> JJ
> >> >
> >
> >Yes, he smoked for many years.
> >
> >Linda C.
>
> smokers. It's like the surgeon general's report never made it below
> Arkansas, we were driving along a road in this very rural area and
> suddenly came upon a magnificent edifice- it was the local cancer
> center. We really have a different way of life in California. No
> catfish swimming in thick oil (as we saw on the buffet of our motel),
> no greasy fried foods in general, and, most important, very little
> smoking. I'm not being smug, it's just a striking difference I
> noticed between California and the South.
>
> JJ
I have family in the South and have lived in So Cal for nearly 30 years,
and I've noticed that, too. Only one out of six people in LA smoke, and
practically every enclosed area is non-smoking. In some tobacco-growing
states like NC and SC, it's hard to find a non-smoking area even in the
*airport.* I've found restaurants in some places in the South that have
*no* non-smoking areas. I can't eat in those places, because I'm
allergic and eating while I smell smoke is like eating while cleaning
the cat's litter box!
I was happy to notice that most enclosed areas in New Orleans were
non-smoking, but I was there on business and didn't make it to any
sleazy roadhouses (darn it!)
Linda C.
JimBob
Your point is the best one yet in this thread, even though they've all made
sense. It's the fact that these are tobacco growing areas. One way to
protect your business, your livelihood, as a tobacco farmer is to buy it.
Linda Cauthen <msl...@earthlink.net> wrote in article
<35544D...@earthlink.net>...
Daryl
Actually where once there were fields of tobacco, now there are fields of
soybeans, onions and cotton in my area. The change has been gradual but it has
been made.
Daryl
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Buck Johnson
JimBob wrote:
>
> Your point is the best one yet in this thread, even though they've all made
> sense. It's the fact that these are tobacco growing areas. One way to
> protect your business, your livelihood, as a tobacco farmer is to buy it.
If you think smoking is bad in the south, you should see how much
the Euro's puff.
Buck
Alice Lacour
As a former Californian with all the smog and crap in the air out
there what difference would a few cigarettes make!
In our native American Heritage we bless our worship circle with
tobacco and thank the Great Spirit for it.
Think modern chemicals are much more the culprit.Also the great Tax
bonanza for the POTUS.I have much more concern about illegal substances
that the govt. amd do gooders ignore.When I left Calif coke was the
so called "beautiful peoples"drug of choice along with several
halucintorys, especially in the music industry.
My "under construction" homepage <g> :
http://www.geocities.com/broadway/4707/
tera
Eddie Rabbitt was lucky in that he was able to get out of East Orange,
NJ. The entire place has since gone to *pot*----literally!! Also, if I
am not mistaken, NJ has the highest incidences of cancer rates than any
other state.
Fearless Angel
I just lost someone to this disease. My sister. She smoked for a few years
in her twenties and gave it up completely. She ate well, exercised
regularly...well, the doctors told me that anyone who smokes even for a few
years and gives it up has a high probability of developing this disease.
Also they said anyone who lives in an industrialized city is "smoking" about
one pack of cigarettes a day anyway due to pollution. Also was told that
people who take certain medications for existing conditions have to be very
careful about drug interactions when combining with other drugs or chemicals
such as living in a home with "black mold" or having your house/apartment
fumigated on a regular basis. Most "zine"-ending drugs have a toxic effect
to the respiratory system when combined with pesticides, tolulene, etc;
We've become a drug dependent society (the prescribed kinds) and I think
this isn't so fortunate... might make our immune system degrade a bit. I'd
been a smoker for eighteen years...my mother for fifty years, my dad for
about the same...needless to say we all think we're immortal....until...
Anyway, had the pleasure of meeting Eddie once some years ago. I was just
early on in my twenties and thought he was so talented and so good looking.
Turns out he was so very friendly and kind and considerate and willing to
share a small space of his time with a "fan". I remember telling everyone I
knew I had shaken the hand of Eddie Rabbitt. Damn, we're really human
afterall. I hope your wings are gold, Eddie....please say hello to my
sister. I miss you both.
Tera
Linda Cauthen
Spoken like someone who's *inhaled* too much already.
Linda C.
Balecox
>>>We really have a different way of life in California.<<<<
No shit. Smog. Earthquakes. Cops that beat blacks. Fern bars. O.J.
It's a dream come true.
Balecox
>>>The man is dead ... let's just remember him as a kind and charitable
man who had the god-given gift of music.<<<<
I agree, Danj. Keep in mind: we're all going to die, no matter what we do or
don't do. If not from smokes and chicken fried steaks, then from smog & bad
sushi. Or some crazy driving by with an automatic weapon.
Alice Lacour
I neither smoke (never have) or use drugs. and I dont spend my life
bragging about being a "star fucker" or pushing my brand of I am god on
any one or being
an expert on all the universe.
You can not smoke. not eat fat fried food,(I m a vegeterian) and take a
bath some night and fall in the bath tub.When we are born there is also
a time set to die and we cannt change that.Men went thru war,the worst
battles and came home and were hit by a car.
cancer is also partly hereditary,there isa gene that seems to make some
people more prone to cancer.according to some research.
Nshvlbrat
I smoke. I know it's awful for me. My father had lung cancer (he lost a lung,
but didn't die from it), which makes it very risky for me. If you add in the
fact that I am a cancer survivor myself (uterian), it makes it worse.
Though I've quit many times (once for 2 years), I always come back to it. Why?
Two reasons: stress and weight gain. The first time I quit, I gained 75
lbs!!! Lost it all when I started smoking again. Stress? The doctor
prescribed Klonapin. Do I want presption medicine? I'd rather have the
cigarettes, thank you. One habit seemed to be replaced with another.
Now I smoke a brand that contains no additives. Pure tobacco.
I've cut down from a pack and a half a day to a half a pack a day.
I've gained 8 lbs. in a month's time. Still, I'm trying.
It seems the worst ememy a smoker can have (especially the ones
who are trying to make up their minds to quit) are the "lecturers".
"Reformed" smokers are the worst! Do you people not know it turns us
completely the other way? I become very obstinate when lectured. Years back,
I sat next to a woman on a plane (I was in the "smoking section") who
apparently HAD to take the seat at the last minute. When I'd light up, she'd
immediately make a BIG deal out of coughing and fanning the air! I just smoked
more. It's like that when you listen to lectures on the evils of smoking.
You feel like you're being told what you HAVE to do.
When I do quit ( and I hope this time is the last!), I make it a point not to
lecture. If they ask for help, I try encourage....with a smile, and not a look
of disgust! And...I don't DWELL on it!
When I last talked to Eddie, he had a cigarette in his hand...and so did I. I
hate that it has to come to this to make me quit, but sometimes we have to have
cold water thrown in our face.
If you can't quit, you might want to try a cigarette that is 100% tobacco.
Maybe I won't be able to stop, but at least I've cut down and am not smoking
pesticides with my tobacco.!
Linda Cauthen
I don't know a single person who has died from smog *or* bad sushi, or a
dive-by either. I do have a father with emphysema and watched my
chain-smoking aunt died from lung cancer at 40. Emphysema is an
especially horrible disease, since you basically die from lack of oxygen
(rather like drowning) but take years of misery to do it.
Linda C.
Linda Cauthen
Alice Lacour wrote:
>
> I neither smoke (never have) or use drugs. and I dont spend my life
> bragging about being a "star fucker" or pushing my brand of I am god on
> any one or being
> an expert on all the universe.
Just as I suspected - you don't really have anything to say about the
subject at hand; you just have a need to parade your hatred for me in
front of the NG one more time. (I've been busy with my Real Life lately,
so I haven't been round much. If anyone remembers why this person has
such a problem with my dropping by occasionally, please let me know.)
BTW, which stars have I fucked? And when and where have I bragged about
fucking them? I expect quotes, since your statemnt is potentially
libelous. If you can't come up with proof that I fucked any stars, then
you own me an apology and a retraction.And if anyone on this NG is
offended by the word"fuck," I'm only quoting from the post above.
Linda C.
Balecox
And I know folks who died from too much sun and from not paying attention to
the driver next to them. Good God...let Eddie Rabbitt rest in peace without
ill-advised piety. I'd hate to hear your take on Tammy.
Linda Cauthen
If you're referring to my rebuttal of your comments on SoCal, we'd never
know it from the post above. Aren't you ignoring the fact that I was one
of the first to report his death and commented on how I had known him
for over 20 years and what a nice guy he was? And can't people die from
the above two causes *anywhere?* And what does any of the above have t
odo with Tammy? For the record, I liked her, too.
Linda C.
x
In <3555A4...@earthlink.net> Linda Cauthen <msl...@earthlink.net>
writes:
>Just as I suspected - you don't really have anything to say about the
subject at hand; you just have a need to parade your hatred for me in
front of the NG one more time. (I've been busy with my Real Life
lately, so I haven't been round much. If anyone remembers why this
person has such a problem with my dropping by occasionally, please let
me know.)
>
>BTW, which stars have I fucked? And when and where have I bragged
about fucking them? I expect quotes, since your statemnt is potentially
libelous. If you can't come up with proof that I fucked any stars, then
you own me an apology and a retraction.And if anyone on this NG is
>offended by the word"fuck," I'm only quoting from the post above.
>
>Linda C.
Don't play so wounded, Linda. You know what "star-fucker" means. It
means a person who pretends to be an authority because she constantly
drops her credentials as an entertainment journalist into newsgroups,
to intimidate others who are merely fans.
To call you a "star fucker" is the TRUTH, the whole truth, and nothing
but.
Stella
Linda Cauthen
Nshvlbrat wrote:
>
>
>
> >to intimidate others who are merely fans.
>
> She's been been in the business for about 40 years, now.
> -Brat
>
> "Dogs think they're human...cats KNOW they are"
> "A house is not a home without a cat"
*I've* been in the business for 20+. Too bad she feels the need to call
another woman in the business dirty names, especially since I haven't
said anything about her unless attacked first.
Linda C.
Scott Cason
> you own me an apology and a retraction.And if anyone on this NG is
> offended by the word"fuck," I'm only quoting from the post above.
Fuck no we ain't offended by "fuck".
--
Rgds,
Scott
WPGA AM/FM/TV
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The Transmitter Shack
http://www.hom.net/~br549/Index.htm
Linda Cauthen
JRandorff wrote:
>
> In article <6j5dsl$d...@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>, guyg...@ix.netcom.com(x)
> writes:
>
> >To call you a "star fucker" is the TRUTH, the whole truth, and nothing
> >but.
>
> at least posts things constructive, informative, and intelligent.
>
> It's late, I'm stupid, I just posted a response to a brick wall of a mind.
>
Thanks for making nice, Jim, but I killfiled Lil Ricky and his gang of
idnetities *years* ago, so it doesn't exist at all as far as I'm
concerned. Saves *hours* of time wasted reading its lies.
Linda C.
Nshvlbrat
x
In <199805110054...@ladder03.news.aol.com> nshv...@aol.com
(Nshvlbrat) writes:
>
>
>
>>to intimidate others who are merely fans.
>
>Just to set the record straight, Stella...Alice LaCour is not a "mere
fan". She's been been in the business for about 40 years, now.
I wasn't talking about Alice LaCour.
I'm talking about all the ordinary country fans Linda tries to impress
with her star-fucking autoeroticism. C'mon, Linda. If you're gonna sue
somebody for slander, shouldn't it be me?
Stella
x
In <3555F8...@earthlink.net> Linda Cauthen <msl...@earthlink.net>
writes:
>*I've* been in the business for 20+. Too bad she feels the need to
call another woman in the business dirty names, especially since I
haven't said anything about her unless attacked first.
>
>Linda C.
Hold your ground until attacked.
If attacked by enemy, sling dirt.
Stella
JRandorff
>To call you a "star fucker" is the TRUTH, the whole truth, and nothing
>but.
Yep -- and we all know just how much you know about the "truth", Stella. Linda
at least posts things constructive, informative, and intelligent.
It's late, I'm stupid, I just posted a response to a brick wall of a mind.
Later,
~~James Michael Randorff (jran...@aol.com)
~~http://members.aol.com/jrandorff/index.html <-- Homepage About My Singing
Career (down again)
~~http://members.aol.com/liiamccann/home.html <-- the Complete Unauthorized
Lila McCann Homepage :)
TR WOW
Hi all,
I am new to the newsgroup....in fact to any newsgroup.
I have heard about Eddy Rabbitt.....what did he die from ? Anyone know ?
TRWOW
talk.religion.course-miracle
Linda Cauthen
No official cause stated, but he had been operated upon for lung cancer.
Linda C.
Linda Cauthen
And the Japanese, too.
Linda C.
JRandorff
In article <355627...@earthlink.net>, Linda Cauthen <msl...@earthlink.net>
writes:
>Thanks for making nice, Jim, but I killfiled Lil Ricky and his gang of
>idnetities *years* ago, so it doesn't exist at all as far as I'm
>concerned. Saves *hours* of time wasted reading its lies.
LOL -- well, as Glen has stated before, and this is one time that I will agree
with him wholeheartedly, AOL's newsreader is sorely lacking a killfile.
Al Coward
Died trying to find something about country & western in the news group
thread.
GET A LIFE EVERYBODY..
Al