Special Issue (#2003-3480) - Topics this issue: 1) N/A, 2) Miami Herald, 3) Digest (01/12/2003 12:01) (#2003-3478), 4) Article in Today's Miami Herald Newspaper, 5) Digest (01/12/2003 04:53) Special Issue (#2003-3475), 6) Maurice, 7) Chris Hutchins??, 8) Maurice, 9) Mo and his Brothers, 10) Chris Hutchins??, 11) Mo, 12) Maurice, 13) I am heartbroken, 14) Today's sad news, 15) Chris Hutchins, 16) Maurice, 17) Last goodbye, 18) Fox News Running New Segment On Mo's Legacy At 3:30 PM EST, 19) Maurice is gone, 20) Mo Tortured ?, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:08:51 +0000 From: "Janel Clayton" Subject: I should've read the postings before writing ... Reading that Maurice may have been in a coma and was on a respirator, god I don't need to hear that. He was so energetic, so full of life ... so ........... I'm crying just picturing him in such a situation. DAMN! I hate this. I haven't cried like this in a long time. I would only hope ( and since they are so family oriented I bet they did ) that they waited for Robin to arrive before taking Mo off a respirator, if that's what it came to. When I first heard about Maurice's hospitalization, my mind flashed to what Andy said to their mum on his way to the hospital in March 1988. Something along the lines of, "You can't die from this, can you mum?" And an hour before I heard about Maurice being in the hospital, a television show my husband and I were watching prompted a discussion of cirrosis -- the disease that can be caused by, among other things, excessive drinking. I remember thinking that Maurice is one lucky man -- to have gotten through that period of his life alive. I knew it was bad when Robin said he was "very, very worried." And then when he left Europe for Miami ( to those who asked, I can't remember if I saw it on the BBC Entertainment page or on www.beegeesfanclub.org -- I've done more research on the internet the past few days than I have in months ) I knew it was really bad. When the family issued a statement that made no reference to the cardiac arrest, I again thought, oh this is bad. But I didn't think he would die. I was already picturing the photo op where he walks out of the hospital with his family. A little rest and physical therapy, and maybe they would work on an album. Isn't this classic Bee Gees ... that something bad always happens with something good? They went from making four percent of the recording industry profits in 1978 and 1979 to being ridiculed. In 1987, they had their first number one in Europe in almost a decade with "You Win Again". Then less than a year later Andy was dead. Now we should be celebrating the birth of Nina, the granddaughter, and Maurice is dead. This sucks soooooooooooooo bad! I don't know what this means for Barry and Robin ... I don't think they even do. Robin has said, a continent away ( again, I cannot remember the source ) he felt stomach pains about the time Maurice was hospitalized. Remind you of the train crash in 1967 and how Maurice felt something was up? I know Barry and Robin are both devastated ... I see them trying to be strong for everyone else but they are, pardon the pun, near dying inside. People are not supposed to die this young ... and Barry and Robin will soon have buried two "younger" brothers. I know that if they did tour, I could not sit through a concert of theirs without crying. Knowing that Maurice will no longer be on Robin's right, or playing his keyboard or standing across from Barry ... that is so sad to contemplate! I'll be writing again ... this is the only place I can really say what I feel. Live with it! Janel _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:08:31 EST From: IsleOfGibb@aol.com Subject: Miami Herald --part1_1b8.c3e0c3f.2b53172f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You can purchase back issues of the Miami Herald at this site: http://www.heraldstore.com/ Click here: Gifts, photos and back issues from the Miami Herald's 100 years of news reporting excellence. Corinna --part1_1b8.c3e0c3f.2b53172f_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:10:52 EST From: SCompo1993@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (01/12/2003 12:01) (#2003-3478) A terrible and sad day. I feel as if someone I know very well has died. My heart goes out to the entire Gibb family. I have been a huge fan for 25 years and there is a real sense of loss and sadness. Maurice seemed to be in many ways the most genuine of the brothers as well as the most underrated musically. It's hard to believe the Bee Gees are no more. This is a sad day. Sal ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:11:55 EST From: IsleOfGibb@aol.com Subject: Article in Today's Miami Herald Newspaper --part1_65.6e71a65.2b5317fb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Click here: AP Wire | 01/12/2003 | Maurice Gibb of legendary Bee Gees dies News Posted on Sun, Jan. 12, 2003 Maurice Gibb of legendary Bee Gees dies ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press >More photos Maurice - pronounced 'Morris' - Gibb played bass and keyboard for the Bee Gees. AP file MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Maurice Gibb, who with his brothers built the Bee Gees into a disco sensation that ruled the charts in the late '70s with hits like "Stayin' Alive" and "More Than a Woman," died Sunday at the age of 53. The bass and keyboard player had been admitted to Mount Sinai Medical Center four days earlier to have emergency surgery for an intestinal blockage. He suffered cardiac arrest before the operation. "To our extended family friends and fans, with great sadness and sorrow we regretfully announce the passing of Maurice Gibb this morning," Gibb's family said in a statement. "His love, enthusiasm and energy for life remain an inspiration to all of us." The Bee Gees, short for the Brothers Gibb - twins Maurice and Robin, and their older brother Barry - were known for their tight, high harmonies and original sound. The brothers had nine No. 1 songs, wrote dozens of hits for other artists, and sold more than 110 million records - placing them fifth in pop history behind Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. Their 1977 contributions to the "Saturday Night Fever" album made it the best selling movie soundtrack ever with more than 40 million copies sold. Among their disco hits on the album: "Stayin' Alive," "More Than a Woman," "How Deep Is Your Love," and "Night Fever." The Bee Gees became members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and won seven Grammy Awards. Their last album was in 2001, titled "This Is Where I Came In." Their younger brother, Andy, who had a successful solo career, died in 1988 at age 30 from a heart ailment. Maurice, a recovering alcoholic, was "very much a tormented soul," said Chris Hutchins, a former press agent for the Bee Gees. In a 1978 interview with TG Magazine, Maurice Gibb talked about the group and how their fans and other saw them. "People accuse us of being nothing more than a disco band now," Gibb said. "But they don't know what they're talking about. If you listen to our records, you'll find that there's dance music. But there are also ballads like `More Than A Woman.' And there are some very beautiful, undanceable songs, too." Originally from England, the brothers gained fame as a teen pop group in Australia. They returned to England in the 1960s, and their first four albums contained hits such as "1941 New York Mining Disaster," "To Love Somebody," and their first U.S. number one song, 1971's "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart." They have lived in South Florida since the late 1970s. The Bee Gees followed "Saturday Night Fever" with the 1978 album "Spirits Having Flown," which sold 20 million copies. They wrote and produced songs for Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick in the 1980s, and also wrote the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit "Islands in the Stream." Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell and Jose Feliciano recorded Bee Gees songs, as have newer acts such as Celine Dion and the Fugees. In the 1990s, the Bee Gees released three studio albums and went on a world tour. The live album from the tour, "One Night Only," sold more than 1 million albums in the United States. Gibb's first wife was British singer Lulu. He and his second wife, Yvonne, were married for more than 20 years and had two children. --part1_65.6e71a65.2b5317fb_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:16:53 -0800 From: "Christine Secrist" Subject: Re: Digest (01/12/2003 04:53) Special Issue (#2003-3475) I can't imagine right now of Barry and Robin wanting to sing without Maurice, but maybe some time down the road. Let's let them moarn first. Whether the two will go on is up to them. I am still so sad. Christine E. ----Original Message Follows---- From: CarouselCC@aol.com Reply-To: words@brothersgibb.com To: "words List Member" Subject: Re: Digest (01/12/2003 04:53) Special Issue (#2003-3475) Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:50:54 EST In a message dated 1/12/03 4:50:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, ListMember@brothersgibb.com writes: > Today marks the end of the Bee Gees forever I'm sorry but I can't agree. The Bee Gees will never end!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their music will live on forever!!!!!!!!!!! Linda from CT "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) http://www.brothersgibb.com To change any of your list options, please go to website listed above. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:19:57 +1300 From: "Ann" Subject: Maurice This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02CC_01C2BADC.8F0F20E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "A Special Smile, A Special Face and in our Hearts, A Special Place". = Thank you for the years of beautiful music and your wonderful sense of = humour Maurice. May Yvonne, your children and your family, find solace = and comfort in knowing you were so loved by so many and may God always = "Hold you in the Palm of his Hand". Ann NZ ------=_NextPart_000_02CC_01C2BADC.8F0F20E0-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:21:40 -0800 (PST) From: poopala Subject: Re: Chris Hutchins?? --0-238115297-1042399300=:60891 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Another article from the UK quoted Chris Hutchins as saying Maurice was a "tortured soul" because he knew he wasn't the star of the group. I never noticed that any of the brothers considered themselves the star of the group. I agree with you Joe, Mr. Hu Maria Joseph Brennan wrote: --On Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:10 +0000 AShareBear@aol.com wrote: > What is the story on this Chris Hutchins? Anyone know? > > This same "tortured soul" information was stated on CNN. That may have > been true at one point in his life but does anyone here think of Maurice > that way? I think of him as a ball of energy - a funny, talented, kind, > very upbeat guy - in love with life and living it to the fullest. People may blurt out things that come to mind but might not be totally appropriate to the occasion, so I don't want to be hard on him for saying this. For what it's worth, I had the same impression of Maurice. It was like he was making himself be cheerful, as an act of will, fighting some unknown thing you could almost see in his eyes. I can't put my finger on what it was that gave me this feeling about him. Chris Hutchins had to have known him much better than I did, and it's interesting his first thought is this. If so, the appreciation and support of his fans would have meant a great deal to him, and if you ever shared a laugh with him, it helped him a lot. Paintball? Maybe he had finally found something he could just have fun with and not worry over. Joe Brennan "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) http://www.brothersgibb.com To change any of your list options, please go to website listed above. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --0-238115297-1042399300=:60891-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:26:15 -0800 (PST) From: Daniel Chornomaz Subject: Re: Maurice It's hard to know what to say. It's a sad day and the news is hard to deal with. It's the end of an era that I thought had many more years to go. One wonders what Barry and Robin will do musically after the tremendous grief has eased. Having lost my both my parents within a year, I know the feeling of loss never goes away completely. But I also know that one carries on, in part as a tribute to those who have gone before you. I'm gonna play Wildflower right after this email, as it's my favorite Mo lead. The "Man in the Middle" will be sorely missed! Daniel __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:38:52 EST From: Thelagman1@aol.com Subject: Mo and his Brothers Well, it is hard for me to write this, but I have to chime in along with all the others about what the Bee Gees have meant to me. I first listened to them in 1967 when I was a Freshman in college and was in a band of my own. We played "To Love Somebody", "Words" and "Holiday". I have bought every album and played it over and over until the records were worthless. I've bought them all again on CD. I love their music more than any other ever. I still listen everyday. The joy and happiness is priceless. It is the saddest day of my life. The love I have for their music will never go away, they will be here forever. The respect I have of Maurice as a musician, writer and father is more than I ever realized. An emptiness inside that will never be filled, and listening to their music will only remind me of that. But I look forward to that feeling when I listen, because it will mean even more to me now. Maurice, I miss you already and will always think you and what you and your brothers have given me all of these years. I've never said this to another man and meant it the way I mean it now, "I love you and thank you from my deepest heartfelt emotions." Bless you and Barry and Robin. My sympathy to Yvonne, Samantha and Adam. Barbara, think you for giving the world the greatest gifts of your sons and God bless you. Lloyd in the Seattle area ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:40:37 +0100 From: Ronnie Olsson Subject: Re: Chris Hutchins?? 03-01-12 18.47, skrev Joseph Brennan p=E5 brennan@columbia.edu f=F6ljande: > People may blurt out things that come to mind but might not be > totally appropriate to the occasion, so I don't want to be hard > on him for saying this. For what it's worth, I had the same > impression of Maurice. It was like he was making himself be > cheerful, as an act of will, fighting some unknown thing you > could almost see in his eyes. I can't put my finger on what it > was that gave me this feeling about him. Chris Hutchins had to > have known him much better than I did, and it's interesting his > first thought is this. If so, the appreciation and support of > his fans would have meant a great deal to him, and if you ever > shared a laugh with him, it helped him a lot. Paintball? Maybe > he had finally found something he could just have fun with and > not worry over. I can relate, I had a hell of a time during my teens but I put up a front for friends and family. I still have the demons from those years lingering in the back of my mind and makes me question everything I do or am about to do, even to this day. I have a pretty crappy self-esteem and I am lousy at accepting praise. I guess I have to live with this for the rest of my life but now life is so much better.... until today. Ronnie http://www.brothersgibb.com Bee Gees News and Information ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:39:14 EST From: YMcKenz@aol.com Subject: Mo --part1_59.25b15ed8.2b531e62_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Anne Simpson, you said it best: This simply wasn't supposed to happen, at least in my mind. I expected them all to die of old age, so I would have time to get used to the idea. Instead, part of my childhood has been ripped away from me in an instant. And it will never be the same again, no matter how much I want it to be. I'm 38 years old, and one of my lifelong dreams was to see them in concert. I did that in 1997 in Las Vegas==THANK GOD. Then I went to Miami in 1999 to the AGMF, and Maurice is the only Bee Gee I met. I will cherish my picture with him. Loving the Bee Gees has kept me thinking young. It gave me dreams and a chance to act like a teenager with excitement and anticipation at the prospect of seeing them. Today I feel very, very old. THE representation of my childhood has been cut off. I believe everyone needs someone or something to hold onto to keep life from dredging them down. The Bee Gees were my dream, my escape. And now one of them is gone. It's as bad as I thought it would be. Yvonne Wright --part1_59.25b15ed8.2b531e62_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:44:16 -0800 From: "Christine Secrist" Subject: Re: Maurice I tried to play Maurice's songs, I started with Country Woman, from the boxed set, but I had to turn it off because I started crying again. Maybe tonight I will have more luck. CES ----Original Message Follows---- From: Daniel Chornomaz Reply-To: words@brothersgibb.com To: "words List Member" Subject: Re: Maurice Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:26:15 -0800 (PST) It's hard to know what to say. It's a sad day and the news is hard to deal with. It's the end of an era that I thought had many more years to go. One wonders what Barry and Robin will do musically after the tremendous grief has eased. Having lost my both my parents within a year, I know the feeling of loss never goes away completely. But I also know that one carries on, in part as a tribute to those who have gone before you. I'm gonna play Wildflower right after this email, as it's my favorite Mo lead. The "Man in the Middle" will be sorely missed! Daniel __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) http://www.brothersgibb.com To change any of your list options, please go to website listed above. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:47:27 -0500 From: Tracey Zillian Subject: I am heartbroken I really don't know what to say, but I have to write something. How can dear, sweet Mo possibly be gone? I just lost my Dad on November 18th and I haven't been able to deal with that yet. I don't know how much more a heart can break. I think of Yvonne and the kids and Barry and Robin and my heart breaks for them as well. The one thing that helped me when my Dad died was knowing that he was reunited with my Mom. Now, I can picture my Dad greeting Mo in heaven and telling him "My daughter loves you and your music!" Of course, knowing my Dad, he would have a lot more than that to say. At least that can put a smile on my face. This mailing list is a wonderful thing to have at a time like this. So many people going through the same thing. We all should treasure our memories of Mo and use the music of the Bee Gees to help us get through this terrible loss. I will miss that devilish grin more than I can say. Rest in peace, Mo. We love you so much. Tracey in Vienna, VA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:45:09 GMT+00:00 From: robin-alexis@talk21.com Subject: Today's sad news I didn't sleep last night. I kept thinking about Maurice - I was thinking about the hell he was going through having read about the surgery he'd undergone. When I turned the radio on this morning, I was just numb. I knew that one day something like thi I've endured some personal tragedy's in recent years. But my friends and colleagues just can't understand why I should feel so badly about the loss of someone I never even met. So why? Well, reading this list helps me to understand that I'm not on my own. I'm 34 years old and have been a fan since I was 11. That was at a time when it was incredibly unfashionable to like the Bee Gees. Maybe that made me feel closer. It's a piece of m Recently, we discussed Robin's not writing his current album. How ironic, though that I keep hearing these words in my mind today: "Please tell me how I must get over you. Though I know you're gone, I can't believe that it's true....." Rest in Peace Maurice. Thank you for enriching my life. Kilburn Towers -------------------- talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at http://www.talk21.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:56:37 -0000 From: "Maggie Bleksley" Subject: Chris Hutchins > Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:10:59 EST > From: AShareBear@aol.com > Subject: Re: Chris Hutchins?? > > > --part1_18b.14917a17.2b52fba3_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > What is the story on this Chris Hutchins? Anyone know? > I can't remember exactly where I found it, but I got a link from somewhere on the BBC website that led me to a recorded interview on which Chris enlarges on that comment - it's sounds like speculation and probably nothing we haven't already figured out, but try this link: pnm://rm.bbc.net.uk/news/media/audio/38683000/rm/_38683893_gibb08_hutchins.r m?title="Chris Hutchins, former Bee Gees press As it's not http, I couldn't get a direct hyperlink using plain text, but I pasted it onto my browser and it worked for me. While I'm posting, I'd like to thank all the people who have posted such comforting words and beautiful thoughts on the list. Although I'm still in shock and it all seems like a bad dream, it's good to know that so many others share my own feelings. What a shame it takes a tragedy such as this to bring us all together in this way. Maggie ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:08:59 -0800 (PST) From: Karen Sadowski Subject: Maurice I just wish to comment on some of the speculation here. I am a hospice nurse and I have seen people hang on until they have seen all their loved ones (even if the loved ones don't realize it). So, the vent may not have been turned off. Maybe Maurice needed his twin at his side so he could "say goodbye." It doesn't really matter now, though, does it? He is gone, to a much more beautiful place than we can imagine. I am grateful for the chances I had to meet with him, to see him in concert, and listen to his sweet voice. Maurice was not a tormented soul....he was a gentle soul....I pray that Robin and Barry, Samantha and Adam, Yvonne, Barbara, and Leslie (the big sister), and all the other Gibbs can find strength and peace at this difficult time. Karen __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 21:12:16 +0100 From: marion budde Subject: Last goodbye --=====================_45172915==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Taken from ananova.com Bee Gee twin's last goodbye Maurice Gibb's twin brother Robin managed to see him one more time in the hours before he died. Robin flew from Britain on Saturday and went straight to the Mount Sinai Medical Centre in Miami and spent time with Maurice before his death. Fifty-three-year-old Maurice had been in a critical condition after suffering a heart attack during an operation. He had collapsed at his Florida home with an intestinal blockage last week. His wife Yvonne and his two children had been with him at the hospital since the surgery on Thursday night. Robin's spokesman Pete Bassett, said: "Robin made the decision to fly out there to see Maurice. "He reached Florida in the early evening on Saturday and managed to spend some time with Maurice before Maurice passed away." The twins' elder brother Barry, who has been staying in the US, also managed to see Maurice that evening before he died. Mr Bassett added: "The family are together today at Robin's house in Florida and all are utterly bereft at this unexpected loss." Early plans are for a funeral in Miami - date not yet known - then a memorial service in England. --=====================_45172915==_.ALT-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:25:28 -0500 From: Janine Subject: Fox News Running New Segment On Mo's Legacy At 3:30 PM EST Fox News just announced that they will have an editor from US magazine on discussing Mo & his legacy, at around 3:30 PM EST. Fox coverage appears to be the most complete - have been doing live updates from Miami all day - the only station that I am aware of that is doing so. Just reported that so far no funeral arrangements, & that hospital has been asked by family to not report details regarding cause of death. Janine ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:41:22 -0500 From: "Manuel Pino" Subject: Re: Maurice is gone Dear Bee Gees Fans: There are no words to express our sadness. This seems to be a nightmare. I want to send and to share my condolences to the Gibb family and to all of the fan community. It's like we have lost a member of our families. He was really a part of our lives. We have been living hearing about them and listening to their music for so many years and now we have lost one of them. It's still really so unbelievable to us. In fact my fiancee and I met because of the Bee Gees' music and we have so many things to thank them for and I think we all feel that way. I also want to communicate the thoughts and sorrow in the name of all the Fans of PERU. Since they got the news they have been communicating by phone and share how sorry they are about this. The whole world is in mourning. Maurice, you will always be with us and I will continue to honor you for the rest of my life. Really And Sincerely Manuel Pino ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:53:44 -0800 From: "Full Spectrum Records" Subject: Mo Tortured ? This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0119_01C2BA39.A421B590 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It may be impossible for any of us who only met him to really know if = and how much he was tortured, and when. During my brief chat with him at = the SNF musical premiere in NYC, he seemed less comfortable than Barry = or Robin. Maybe it was the atmosphere, the drinking going on, etc., or = maybe he just had to go to the bathroom or was looking for someone. = Robin seemed to be absolutely LOVING it there, and Barry was kind of in = the middle. Robin was extremely gregarious, and didn't let go of my hand = during our entire conversation. At the party afterward at the China = Club, however, only Barry left the tent they had set up, and spent some = time out with the crowd. It's very hard to read what it all means, and = not actually important anymore, I guess. Brian ------=_NextPart_000_0119_01C2BA39.A421B590-- ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [01/12/2003 16:00] ----------------------------------------------------