Special Issue (#2003-3502) - Topics this issue: 1) WHY can't they leave me, 2) iMMORTALITY, 3) Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500), 4) Cruellest joke, 5) I Think It's Actually Getting Worse For Some Of Us..., 6) The whole world doesn't know, 7) The Kiss of Life, 8) Cruellest joke, 9) WHY can't they acknowledge...., 10) WHY can't they acknowledge...., 11) VH1 Storytellers/Moment of Silence, 12) The BBC Transcript - 01-12-2003, 13) Moment of Silence, 14) AMA SHOW, 15) Cruellest joke, 16) Minute's silence, 17) time of funeral, 18) Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500), 19) Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500), 20) Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500), ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:01:13 -0800 (PST) From: Mary Rose Subject: Re: WHY can't they leave me --0-453316082-1042606873=:31086 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii David, Murf from San Antonio would like to send you a great big hug. Between you and Ronnie, your posts just tear me up. I just want to be there and hug you and share your grief. Take care, Murf The Bee Gees - http://fortheloveofthebeegees.com Andy Gibb:Shadow Dancer - http://andygibb.50megs.com The Bee Gees Message Board - http://www.bandlink.net/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=18 The Jeff Sheu Fan Club - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/officialjeffsheufanclub Poetry by Jeff Sheu - http://jeffsheu.50megs.com Above and Beyond:Jeff Sheu - http://jeffsheumusic.50megs.com TJ's World - http://tjbaker.50megs.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --0-453316082-1042606873=:31086-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:04:42 -0800 From: "Full Spectrum Records" Subject: iMMORTALITY This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C4_01C2BC10.8EDD94A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable jg, when you said "This is the first Bee Gees music I have heard since = Maurice's passing and in a way, it was cathartic. I had been trying to = avoid hearing it because I thought it would be too painful and I would = start crying and not stop. Instead, I found myself watching all of them = and especially delighting in watching Maurice", that is how I felt = watching Larry King. They're all still here, in a way, and THAT is = IMMORTALITY. It was also great to hear them say they will continue as the Bee Gees. I = didn't think they'd be like Led Zeppelin and quit because of losing a = key member. And Barry's ability to joke and laugh a little still should = tell us all something. Lean on what you have in YOUR life, including = humor. Maurice was a man, and like all men before him, die. So will we, = so we need to make the best of our days. I don't know where I'm going = with this..... Just thinking out loud. Brian ------=_NextPart_000_00C4_01C2BC10.8EDD94A0-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:04:45 -0800 (PST) From: Karen Sadowski Subject: Re: Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500) I got the sweetest email from my 11-year-old nephew the other day. He wrote, "I'm sorry Maurice Gibb died. I hope you feel better about it." And my best friend emailed me that when she heard about Maurice, she thought of me and hoped I was okay. Those two messages meant so much to me....I just had to share. Karen __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:03:47 -0500 From: "Bob and Kathy Netherland" Subject: Re: Cruellest joke Mary: As I read this I am completely appalled. I can't believe someone is so cruel. My thoughts go from wanting to throttle that person to feeling very sorry for them since they obviously don't know talent when they see it. I've been very fortunate in that responses to my grief have either been very loving and generous or the other extreme to simply ignore the situation. My thoughts are with you. (On the other hand, you have my permission to go ahead and throttle that person). Kathy N. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Pridham To: words List Member Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 11:40 PM Subject: Cruellest joke > Someone I know through work has just sent me a "joke" by email. When I > looked at the attachment, I truly felt like someone had kicked me hard > in the stomach. The picture was of a Bee Gees concert ticket with a big > red "one third off" diagonally across it. My brother-in-law did > something like this to me at work on Monday, when my eyes were still > puffed up from all the crying I had done the night before - and he KNEW > I was a huge fan of the boys. He's heard it often enough in the past ten > years that I have known him, and teased me about it - but this was too > much! > > > >From Mary Pridham, Adelaide, South Oz > > > > > > "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. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:08:43 -0500 From: Janine Subject: I Think It's Actually Getting Worse For Some Of Us... ...not better as time passes. I've always found that whenever I am devastated by any tragedy or loss, I think I'm doing better, then it hits me again & I'm worse - partly, I believe, because the numbness wears off & reality sets in. I've heard that's normal, & part of the healing process. But healing is a long way off until we know what really happened in Mo's case. I read & watch all of this, & I find myself thinking for a second (as though it's not real, because it doesn't seem real) yes, how awful - they are talking about Mo dying - then it hits me, he really is gone forever. To think that this *may* have been preventable is unthinkable - it will make this all a million times worse. For those of you who may not know, Google News is one of the best sources for up to date articles: http://news.google.com/news?num=30&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=cluster:abcnews%2ego%2ecom%2fsections%2fentertainment%2fDailyNews%2fgibb%5ftreatment030113%2ehtml There is some new info in some of these - his surgeon has been sued for malpractice twice, & one article states that Mo died from a second heart attack - I hadn't heard that before. I'm no expert, but I do have *some* medical background - I'm a biologist (my Bachelor's is in pre-med biology) - I'm sure there are some here who know a lot more than I do, but things definitely don't add up, as Barry & Robin so emphatically stated. But not that they operated after his heart attack - the stomach/intestines that had become gangrenous HAD to be removed ASAP - but the condition never should have been allowed to progress to that extreme stage, causing him to have a massive heart attack. How could he have been there from Wed. afternoon until Thurs. morning, with most of his gastrointestinal tract dying, & they not know it?!!! Wouldn't blood tests indicate the massive sepsis? Wouldn't his temperature have been thru the roof? Did they do any tests/scans? Birth defect(?!) that only now all of a sudden caused problems? I thought the hospital first said it was a hernia that twisted his intestines to the point that the blood supply was cut off. But regardless of what caused the condition, I just can't believe that there wasn't any way to know how critical he was until he had the heart attack & then they decide to see what was going on inside. All of this goes round & round in my head - I should be sleeping, but I can't. I know we all we wait desperately wanting to know what really happened. Janine ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:09:26 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Liu Subject: The whole world doesn't know It may be possible that some people don't know about Mo's passing. I just spoke to two friends over dinner and they didn't know. As soon as people have found out, they've somehow sent their condolences. If I'm no longer in contact with them, I'm sure they've thought about me for a moment. Believe it or not, it's unusual in this society to be Bee Gees crazy. Mike ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:23:02 -0800 From: "Full Spectrum Records" Subject: Re: The Kiss of Life I couldn't agree more, Ruth. I'm done crying and the deep sadness, though there will be moments, like seeing them at the funeral. I felt very good today. I LOVE your point about "What is MY legacy"? We must be careful not to only 'live out lives in somebody else's dream'. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "words List Member" Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:36 PM Subject: The Kiss of Life > I watched part of "Storytellers" tonight, and although Maurice's loss is > devastating in so many ways, I felt a real sense of satisfaction and genuine > joy in watching them sing. What a gift! How fortunate we have been! What a > legacy we've been left . . . . children, songs, jokes, smiles, and two > brothers willing to continue on. > > It makes me wonder -- what is my legacy? What do I bring to my small corner > of the world? > > I thank God for every day I am alive, and for every day I've been able to > hear that delicious 3-part harmony. And you know what -- I can still hear it > . . . whenever I want. I'm done crying . . . I should be dancing!! > > Life is good. Live it! > ~RUTH in NC > > "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. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:22:52 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" Subject: Re: Cruellest joke I'm so sorry, Mary. Try to rise above it and avoid the sender for your own peace of mind. Anne ----- Original Message ----- > Someone I know through work has just sent me a "joke" by email. When I > looked at the attachment, I truly felt like someone had kicked me hard > in the stomach. The picture was of a Bee Gees concert ticket with a big > red "one third off" diagonally across it. My brother-in-law did > something like this to me at work on Monday, when my eyes were still > puffed up from all the crying I had done the night before - and he KNEW > I was a huge fan of the boys. He's heard it often enough in the past ten > years that I have known him, and teased me about it - but this was too > much! > > > From Mary Pridham, Adelaide, South Oz > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:27:34 -0800 From: "Christine Secrist" Subject: Re: WHY can't they acknowledge.... Everyone in my family knows what a big fan I have always been and my old friends all know, but the only person to call say "I'm sorry about Maurice, from your (she said your) Bee Gees passed away" was my mother. No one else cared, my ex-husband even laughed when I told him he was sick, and didn't care when he died (we live in the same house). You guys and the Bulletin Boards are the only ones I could relate to on this, and for that I am thankful. Christine E. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Anne Simpson" Reply-To: words@brothersgibb.com To: "words List Member" Subject: Re: WHY can't they leave me Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 18:48:05 -0500 Why doesn't anyone care about me? NOT ONE of my friends, who know that the Bee Gees have been the most important part of my life for the past quarter century, has called to see how I am. That hurts. At least your family and friends care, and may just want to say, "I'm sorry." Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "words List Member" Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:17 PM Subject: WHY can't they leave me > Why can't they leave me alone. My family and friend keep calling me. It's > been going on since Sunday. I don't answer their call I let the answer phone > get it. Because I don't want to talk to them! What could they have to say to > me that is so important? I mean I can almost guess everything they are going > to say. "Well, He was not a family member, Or it must have been God's will, > or some stupid thing!!!! :(* I mean what do they want? ME to cry in their > face? Is any one else going through this ??? :( > Can't people leave me alone and let me mourn Mo's passing? I just UN hooked > all my phones. I pray they don't come over. I just can't deal with friends > and family right now!!!! :(*** > "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. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:31:01 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" Subject: Re: WHY can't they acknowledge.... Me too! Anne (oops, are there still rules against "me too" posts?) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Secrist" To: "words List Member" Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 12:27 AM Subject: Re: WHY can't they acknowledge.... > Everyone in my family knows what a big fan I have always been and my old > friends all know, but the only person to call say "I'm sorry about Maurice, > from your (she said your) Bee Gees passed away" was my mother. No one else > cared, my ex-husband even laughed when I told him he was sick, and didn't > care when he died (we live in the same house). You guys and the Bulletin > Boards are the only ones I could relate to on this, and for that I am > thankful. > Christine E. > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:35:00 -0800 From: "Christine Secrist" Subject: Re: VH1 Storytellers/Moment of Silence I wasn't going to watch it at all, I thought it would be too painful, too. But my 7 year old son came downstairs and said :"mommy, the Bee Gees are on 46!" and proceeded to turn it on. I am glad now that I watched it. Thank God for little kids. Christine E. ----Original Message Follows---- From: Jacqueline Gifford Reply-To: words@brothersgibb.com To: "words List Member" Subject: VH1 Storytellers/Moment of Silence Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 19:45:19 -0500 I just finished watching the VH1 Storytellers. The first time I had seen it. Again, I am thanking God for technology -- even for my ratty cable system! :P This is the first Bee Gees music I have heard since Maurice's passing and in a way, it was cathartic. I had been trying to avoid hearing it because I thought it would be too painful and I would start crying and not stop. That didn't happen. Instead, I found myself watching all of them and especially delighting in watching Maurice. A few times I did actual sob, which I think I had been holding back for some crazy reason. As for the moment a silence: I think it is a great idea. What are the details for the funeral???? Also, a huge thank you to all of you posting, especially those posting links to articles and interviews, etc. I am printing things out and at some point I am going to put them in with my other Bee Gees' stuff...when I can bear to look at it. = jg "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 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:38:25 +1100 From: "BOBBIE" Subject: Re: The BBC Transcript - 01-12-2003 thank you from the central coast of new South wales... who only saw one section repeated over and over... bobbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Pridham" > Thank you very much for this. I saw small excerpts of the interview > yesterday, but had no idea how extensive it was. > > From Mary Pridham, Adelaide, South Oz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ListMember@brothersgibb.com > [mailto:ListMember@brothersgibb.com] On Behalf Of PitStop711@aol.com > > Hello All, > > First, I must give a big THANKS to Chris. I am now able to post the BBC Interview to the list. If you still need a Word document > copy via e-mail, > let me know. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:45:53 -0800 From: "Christine Secrist" Subject: Re: Moment of Silence I didn't catch the time either, I am on the west coast. CES ---Original Message Follows---- From: Janie Hyatt Reply-To: words@brothersgibb.com To: "words List Member" Subject: Moment of Silence Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:01:52 -0600 I can't remember who mentioned this earlier but the "Moment of Silence" is a thought that crossed my mind as I was trying to catch up on reading the Lists. Isn't the funeral Wednesday? Does anyone know the time? If we could find out the time, then maybe we all could take a "Moment of Silence for Maurice" at a certain time tomorrow. Just say a prayer for the family or just pause for Mo. Any thoughts? I apologize if this has already been planned. Let me know if there is a plan. Thanks. Janie "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. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:46:40 EST From: Thelagman1@aol.com Subject: AMA SHOW As far as the AMA to me - it was "Garbage in, garbage out." Where is the talent?? It all sounded the same. No originality. Sad. Oh well, there's always next year. (Yeah, sure) Very disappointed, but really, just what I expected. Everyone got their moment in the spotlight, goodie for them. Lloyd ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:48:55 -0800 From: "Christine Secrist" Subject: Re: Cruellest joke That is really cold blooded! and it was in very bad taste. CES ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Mary Pridham" Reply-To: words@brothersgibb.com Someone I know through work has just sent me a "joke" by email. When I looked at the attachment, I truly felt like someone had kicked me hard in the stomach. The picture was of a Bee Gees concert ticket with a big red "one third off" diagonally across it. My brother-in-law did something like this to me at work on Monday, when my eyes were still puffed up from all the crying I had done the night before - and he KNEW I was a huge fan of the boys. He's heard it often enough in the past ten years that I have known him, and teased me about it - but this was too much! From Mary Pridham, Adelaide, South Oz "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. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:35:01 +1030 From: "Mary Pridham" Subject: Minute's silence This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C2BCB4.0D08A240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I would dearly love to be able to spend a minute in respectful silence for Maurice and his family, but at the time he will be buried, it will be 3.30am in my part of Australia. Any other suggestions? From Mary Pridham, Adelaide, South Oz ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C2BCB4.0D08A240-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:34:47 +1100 From: "maree" Subject: time of funeral This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C2BCBC.66828AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone...still crying here... If the funeral is noon in Miami, that makes it 4am in Sydney...just = thought I'd let my fellow New South Welshmen know...I'll set the alarm = and stand in the darkness for some time alone..I think I need it.. I love you Mo. Maree in Sydney xxxxx ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C2BCBC.66828AE0-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 01:34:37 EST From: SCompo1993@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500) Will Barry & Robin really continue as the Bee Gees? They were clearly adament about continuing, but you have to wonder in exactly how they'll go about it. Barry was somewhat vague about how he and Robin will continue. They were probably not in a good frame of mind at the time of the interview (I heard they looked very fatigued). I think we'll have to wait and see what their actual plans are. For me , I have mixed feelings about them carrying on without Mo. On one hand, I'm happy about it and then on the other it makes even more sad about Maurice's passing, knowing that he won't be there. I am still shocked he's gone. This is a terrible tragedy. Sal ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:53:14 -0800 From: "Full Spectrum Records" Subject: Re: Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500) Yes, they REALLY will, doing something they've done repeatedly - RE-INVENT themselves. And the music will be some of their most emotionally-driven ever. It will be great. "Hope lives on"... Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "words List Member" Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:34 PM Subject: Re: Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500) > Will Barry & Robin really continue as the Bee Gees? They were clearly adament > about continuing, but you have to wonder in exactly how they'll go about it. > Barry was somewhat vague about how he and Robin will continue. They were > probably not in a good frame of mind at the time of the interview (I heard > they looked very fatigued). I think we'll have to wait and see what their > actual plans are. > > For me , I have mixed feelings about them carrying on without Mo. On one > hand, I'm happy about it and then on the other it makes even more sad about > Maurice's passing, knowing that he won't be there. I am still shocked he's > gone. This is a terrible tragedy. > > Sal > "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. > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 07:53:11 +0100 From: "bikebuster" Subject: Re: Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500) I share your wishes Brian and I strongly beleive that their music will = help them come throught this. Per ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Full Spectrum Records" To: "words List Member" Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 7:53 AM Subject: Re: Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500) > Yes, they REALLY will, doing something they've done repeatedly - = RE-INVENT > themselves. And the music will be some of their most = emotionally-driven > ever. It will be great. "Hope lives on"... >=20 > Brian >=20 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "words List Member" > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:34 PM > Subject: Re: Digest (01/14/2003 20:15) Special Issue (#2003-3500) >=20 >=20 > > Will Barry & Robin really continue as the Bee Gees? They were = clearly > adament > > about continuing, but you have to wonder in exactly how they'll go = about > it. > > Barry was somewhat vague about how he and Robin will continue. They = were > > probably not in a good frame of mind at the time of the interview (I = heard > > they looked very fatigued). I think we'll have to wait and see what = their > > actual plans are. > > > > For me , I have mixed feelings about them carrying on without Mo. On = one > > hand, I'm happy about it and then on the other it makes even more = sad > about > > Maurice's passing, knowing that he won't be there. I am still = shocked he's > > gone. This is a terrible tragedy. > > > > Sal > > "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. > > > > >=20 > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com=20 >=20 > To change any of your list options, > please go to website listed above. > ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [01/15/2003 02:08] ----------------------------------------------------