Mon Apr 16, 2012, 01:31 PM

Bennyboy (9,047 posts)

(((((((((VIBES)))))))))))) To Levon Helm (The Band)

Apparently things are quite dire in Levon's world. Robbie Robertson even gave a nod to Levon during the Rock and Roll hall Of fame Speech. Death's door is the word.

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
(((((((((VIBES)))))))))))) To Levon Helm (The Band) (Original post)	Bennyboy	Apr 2012	OP
He's had quite the battle with cancer over the years. I always liked him....	hlthe2b	Apr 2012	#1
Damn	graywarrior	Apr 2012	#2
He's been postponing his recent gigs	SecularMotion	Apr 2012	#3
You know, there is something almost perverse in how good "The Last Waltz" has held up	hlthe2b	Apr 2012	#4
I wish him the best.	Mendocino	Apr 2012	#5
Helm family issues announcement....	Bennyboy	Apr 2012	#6
Just went to his Facebook page and posted prayer and words of support, as the family requested.	Amerigo Vespucci	Apr 2012	#8
Vibes to Levon, his family, and bandmates.	bluesbassman	Apr 2012	#7
I'd read a (reasonably) recent article in Rolling Stone...	Amerigo Vespucci	Apr 2012	#9
Great Spirit bless and be with him	guitar man	Apr 2012	#10

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 01:34 PM

hlthe2b (47,287 posts)

1. He's had quite the battle with cancer over the years. I always liked him....

I wish him only the best.

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 01:40 PM

graywarrior (57,086 posts)

2. Damn

I love Levon.

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 02:46 PM

SecularMotion (3,150 posts)

3. He's been postponing his recent gigs

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Levon Helm Postpones More Shows

http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/04/13/levon-helm-postpones-more-shows

Good Vibes Levon!

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 03:46 PM

hlthe2b (47,287 posts)

4. You know, there is something almost perverse in how good "The Last Waltz" has held up

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Scorsese did such a good job filming it, that it almost seems contemporaneous. And so, in my mind, Levon is forever that young, good looking drummer/vocalist from that last the Band concert. That makes his failing health and aging really hard to take....

Be well, Levon. Not time to leave us.

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 12:28 AM

Mendocino (1,891 posts)

5. I wish him the best.

I also recall with fondness, his portrayal of Loretta Lynn's father in Coal Miners Daughter.

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 05:29 PM

Bennyboy (9,047 posts)

6. Helm family issues announcement....

"Dear Friends,
Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey.

Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration... he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage...

We appreciate all the love and support and concern.
From his daughter Amy, and wife Sandy"

We wish Lee & his family the best...

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 07:48 PM

Amerigo Vespucci (30,705 posts)

8. Just went to his Facebook page and posted prayer and words of support, as the family requested.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Levon-Helm/99136623527

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 06:05 PM

bluesbassman (12,900 posts)

7. Vibes to Levon, his family, and bandmates.

A lingering end like that has got to be the worst.

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 07:51 PM

Amerigo Vespucci (30,705 posts)

9. I'd read a (reasonably) recent article in Rolling Stone...

...I thought he'd conquered cancer. This came as a shock, but that's the nature of the disease. My dad had multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer). It's not like the other forms of cancer. By the time you get the diagnosis, the doctor is basically handing you a death sentence. My dad was gone less than a month later.

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Wed Apr 18, 2012, 03:18 AM

guitar man (15,996 posts)

10. Great Spirit bless and be with him

Thanks for the music and inspiration Levon, we love you

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