Aretha Franklin Gravely ill

[Perknose]

Pancreatic cancer is a bitch.

 

[Thebobo]

Damn sounds like this is it.

 

[zinfamous]

I saw her perform ~2006 or 2007 outside of Chicago. She must have been pushing about 260-290 at that point. The more recent pic from 2017...holy shit. 8 years of cancer will do that, and pancreatic. 8 years surviving pancreatic cancer is some sort of heroic feat, but I guess it was a lucky early diagnosis, which very rarely happens. She's in the sub-1% now.

But @76 and the career she has had, quite a life.

 

[SKORPI0]

So most likely 3-4 months left to live?

Ooopps... RIP.
https://people.com/music/aretha-franklin-dead-at-76/
https://people.com/music/aretha-franklin-dead-at-76/

 

[dawp]

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...=clicksource_4380645_1_hero_headlines_bsq_hed
being reported that she has died.
rip

 

[FerrelGeek]

Give that lady some R E S P E C T. RIP.

 

[Iron Woode]

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...=clicksource_4380645_1_hero_headlines_bsq_hed
being reported that she has died.
rip

Yes.

https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/music/aretha-franklin-dead

 

[Mai72]

She lived a life worth living.

That's all we can ask. RIP.

 

[dainthomas]

Can't imagine how cool the party upstairs would be with her, Prince, David Bowie, Tom Petty etc. Man, so many great musicians are gone.

 

[sdifox]

rip

 

[zinfamous]

Can't imagine how cool the party upstairs would be with her, Prince, David Bowie, Tom Petty etc. Man, so many great musicians are gone.

Dude. Why did you forget Beethoven?

 

[dainthomas]

Dude. Why did you forget Beethoven?

Sorry, the pain is still so fresh. Ruhe in frieden, Herr Beethoven!

 

[Thebobo]

RSVP RIP.

 

[repoman0]

Dude. Why did you forget Beethoven?

Mozart would probably be more fun at a party. Musically though, Beethoven for me. It's close.

RIP

 

[dandruff]

RIP

 

[IronWing]

Bummer, I like her music.

I wonder how many of the musicians in The Blues Brothers are still alive?

 

[stargazr]

RIP

 

[Kaido]

RIP, she was awesome!

Good playlist available on Spotify - "Queen of Soul - The Best of Aretha Franklin"

 

[Thebobo]

Bummer, I like her music.

I wonder how many of the musicians in The Blues Brothers are still alive?

Elroy for sure,

 

[Thebobo]

They were playing this tribute and had this video Had the same affect on me. Obama shedding a tear as well~

 

[sandorski]

I wouldn't call myself a Fan, but everytime I heard/saw her perform I was blown away by her immense talent.

Thanks for the memories, RIP

 

[DigDog]

She gave me one last gift as of her passing yesterday, they aired an unscheduled programming of The Blues Brothers (bringing my total times watched to 154).
It was the extended version tho which is kinda crap and has an even smaller percentage of Aretha-to-screentime but whatever.

 

[mikeymikec]

Mozart would probably be more fun at a party.

Assuming someone doesn't murder him first?

 

[Thebobo]

Assuming someone doesn't murder him first?

Great movie.

 

[madoka]

She knew she had deadly cancer for years and yet did not make a will. Wow.