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Post by colmfoley on Jan 14, 2016 3:00:33 GMT
Bowie sadly has been suffering with Cancer for the last 18 Months and somehow it was kept quite.
Rick Parfitt had a sore throat and a doctor sent him to see a specialist to rule out throat cancer which thankfully it was, even though before it was ruled out every tabloid had a heading ''Quo's Rick throat cancer''. the fact it was a nothing story made it worse!!
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 14, 2016 9:56:25 GMT
Rick's problem interrupted an ongoing tour, so it would be difficult to keep quiet. It's not in Rick's nature to keep things quiet anyway.
I thought he had vocal chord nodules? Not cancerous fortunately.
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Post by Gaz on Jan 14, 2016 11:20:08 GMT
Bowie sadly has been suffering with Cancer for the last 18 Months and somehow it was kept quite.
Rick Parfitt had a sore throat and a doctor sent him to see a specialist to rule out throat cancer which thankfully it was, even though before it was ruled out every tabloid had a heading ''Quo's Rick throat cancer''. the fact it was a nothing story made it worse!!
Colm ... Don't know what you're trying to say but imo any publicity in getting the general public to be aware of their health is paramount. My family has a history of heart issues and it was Ricks heart attacks that inspired me to get my heart checked out. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 12:18:35 GMT
I would expect that David Bowie's mb equivalent to this (I assume he has one, I've not bothered to look) would provide an insight into his health through official channels. I am sure his wish to keep it quiet was respected, but I would think that dedicated fans on such a site would still would have been provided with some information about his welfare  |
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 14, 2016 14:04:44 GMT
I would expect that David Bowie's mb equivalent to this (I assume he has one, I've not bothered to look) would provide an insight into his health through official channels. I am sure his wish to keep it quiet was respected, but I would think that dedicated fans on such a site would still would have been provided with some information about his welfare I don't think so. I've been on a couple of official forums (not Bowie) and the artist's health is never discussed by their representatives unless there has already been some public event (like Dave Grohl breaking his leg) or official news announcement. It would be daft: fans are not family (whatever the advertising says) and there's no such thing as a MB that press members can't see. It would leak. I gathered there were "rumours" about David Bowie going back over 10 years, but they were all based on gossip, changes of schedule, etc., ie mostly had no meaningful substance. |
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Post by colmfoley on Jan 14, 2016 14:50:26 GMT
Bowie sadly has been suffering with Cancer for the last 18 Months and somehow it was kept quite.
Rick Parfitt had a sore throat and a doctor sent him to see a specialist to rule out throat cancer which thankfully it was, even though before it was ruled out every tabloid had a heading ''Quo's Rick throat cancer''. the fact it was a nothing story made it worse!!
Colm ... Don't know what you're trying to say but imo any publicity in getting the general public to be aware of their health is paramount. My family has a history of heart issues and it was Ricks heart attacks that inspired me to get my heart checked out. A couple of points. If you want to keep things private it's possible, with Bowie only Family and a couple of people close to him knew. The thing with Rick and the Throat Cancer ''scare'' was, it would have been time enough to release a statement when they knew what was wrong, but Porter sought publicity and got it, he was on TV one day saying he hoped Rick would be ok and the next day saying he was, anyway it didn't sit well with me then and now. The Heart attack was different as it happened and it is fair enough to put it out and yeah it does make people think of their own health. Hope the heart is ok Gaz, Family history here also quofr |
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Post by freewilly on Jan 14, 2016 16:00:26 GMT
No one likes Porter.....No one!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 17:24:22 GMT
I would expect that David Bowie's mb equivalent to this (I assume he has one, I've not bothered to look) would provide an insight into his health through official channels. I am sure his wish to keep it quiet was respected, but I would think that dedicated fans on such a site would still would have been provided with some information about his welfare I don't think so. I've been on a couple of official forums (not Bowie) and the artist's health is never discussed by their representatives unless there has already been some public event (like Dave Grohl breaking his leg) or official news announcement. It would be daft: fans are not family (whatever the advertising says) and there's no such thing as a MB that press members can't see. It would leak. I gathered there were "rumours" about David Bowie going back over 10 years, but they were all based on gossip, changes of schedule, etc., ie mostly had no meaningful substance. I made the suggestion on the basis of an announcement having been made. It had been stated a while before that he was suffering from cancer, so although his health matters were kept quiet in accordance with wishes of his family, it was not as if no-one knew he had been seriously ill at all |
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Jan 14, 2016 17:47:43 GMT
No one likes Porter.....No one! TAFKAR does! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 21:50:53 GMT
Glad that the Quo management are being called into question.
Walker dying should have heralded a new tact from Quo. HT, Matt joining, Bob returning, etc, brought freshness but behind the scenes it was the usual hangers-on - guys like Porter who were just as responsible for the gimmicks and stunts. Quo should have got shot of the lot of them. But as we all know, business was never their strong point.
Porter is not one to shun publicity. A couple of years ago, a story which had nothing to do with the band. It was an advert from a council saying "Status Quo fans need not apply". Porter actually took the time and effort writing a response, which no doubt Francis and Rick weren't consulted on. When the official MB shut, that made the news too. Sad, attention-seeking, pathetic.
If there was anything that I would change about Quo, it would be the management. You can't make the band write songs they don't want to write, and if they don't want any more FF, so be it. But it would mean the end of officially-endorsed contempt for the FF, and pish like Bula Quo and Accept No Substitute.
It's too late. The damage is irreparable, and the band are on their last legs.
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Post by colmfoley on Jan 15, 2016 1:12:02 GMT
Glad that the Quo management are being called into question. Walker dying should have heralded a new tact from Quo. HT, Matt joining, Bob returning, etc, brought freshness but behind the scenes it was the usual hangers-on - guys like Porter who were just as responsible for the gimmicks and stunts. Quo should have got shot of the lot of them. But as we all know, business was never their strong point. Porter is not one to shun publicity. A couple of years ago, a story which had nothing to do with the band. It was an advert from a council saying "Status Quo fans need not apply". Porter actually took the time and effort writing a response, which no doubt Francis and Rick weren't consulted on. When the official MB shut, that made the news too. Sad, attention-seeking, pathetic. If there was anything that I would change about Quo, it would be the management. You can't make the band write songs they don't want to write, and if they don't want any more FF, so be it. But it would mean the end of officially-endorsed contempt for the FF, and pish like Bula Quo and Accept No Substitute. It's too late. The damage is irreparable, and the band are on their last legs. I was getting bogged down and wasn't making it clear the point I was trying to make. DT has hit the nail firmly on the head.-Cheers. |
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Post by stusqo on Jan 15, 2016 8:30:41 GMT
Glad that the Quo management are being called into question. Walker dying should have heralded a new tact from Quo. HT, Matt joining, Bob returning, etc, brought freshness but behind the scenes it was the usual hangers-on - guys like Porter who were just as responsible for the gimmicks and stunts. Quo should have got shot of the lot of them. But as we all know, business was never their strong point. Porter is not one to shun publicity. A couple of years ago, a story which had nothing to do with the band. It was an advert from a council saying "Status Quo fans need not apply". Porter actually took the time and effort writing a response, which no doubt Francis and Rick weren't consulted on. When the official MB shut, that made the news too. Sad, attention-seeking, pathetic. If there was anything that I would change about Quo, it would be the management. You can't make the band write songs they don't want to write, and if they don't want any more FF, so be it. But it would mean the end of officially-endorsed contempt for the FF, and pish like Bula Quo and Accept No Substitute. It's too late. The damage is irreparable, and the band are on their last legs. I was getting bogged down and wasn't making it clear the point I was trying to make. DT has hit the nail firmly on the head.-Cheers. Gee. Just realised you weren't making it clear. F uck me when do you say anything clear. Love to see you and DT get hit firmly on the head. New Year same fu cking moronic comments. Yep and they are just mine. Rockon Wilquo |
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 15, 2016 16:28:22 GMT
I don't think so. I've been on a couple of official forums (not Bowie) and the artist's health is never discussed by their representatives unless there has already been some public event (like Dave Grohl breaking his leg) or official news announcement. It would be daft: fans are not family (whatever the advertising says) and there's no such thing as a MB that press members can't see. It would leak. I gathered there were "rumours" about David Bowie going back over 10 years, but they were all based on gossip, changes of schedule, etc., ie mostly had no meaningful substance. I made the suggestion on the basis of an announcement having been made. It had been stated a while before that he was suffering from cancer, so although his health matters were kept quiet in accordance with wishes of his family, it was not as if no-one knew he had been seriously ill at all I'm curious myself ... now that the announcement has been made, I wonder if anyone has said anything more? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 19:32:19 GMT
I was getting bogged down and wasn't making it clear the point I was trying to make. DT has hit the nail firmly on the head.-Cheers. Gee. Just realised you weren't making it clear. F uck me when do you say anything clear. Love to see you and DT get hit firmly on the head. New Year same fu cking moronic comments. Yep and they are just mine. Rockon Wilquo Knowing the way CQ fans minds work, it would probably be done by something like this:  |
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Post by colmfoley on Jan 16, 2016 1:14:01 GMT
I was getting bogged down and wasn't making it clear the point I was trying to make. DT has hit the nail firmly on the head.-Cheers. Gee. Just realised you weren't making it clear. F uck me when do you say anything clear. Love to see you and DT get hit firmly on the head. New Year same fu cking moronic comments. Yep and they are just mine. Rockon Wilquo Well that's as clear as mud then, it's ok to put the letters 'Fuck' together on here though, might as well put an off beside it just to make my reply clear  |
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