"George Harrison back in hospital--doesn't look good."

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Not_over_it (2374 posts) Nov-08-01, 07:31 PM (ET) "George Harrison back in hospital--doesn't look good." http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/abc/20011108/ts/harrison011108_1.html Former Beatle George Harrison is reportedly undergoing radical cancer treatment at a New York hospital. George Harrison is undergoing cancer treatment in a Staten Island, N.Y., hospital. Harrison is being treated at Staten Island University Hospital by Dr. Gil Lederman, considered the leading specialist in a technique known as sterotactic radiosurgery. Very high doses of radiation find and eliminate tumors while leaving surrounding healthy tissue intact. This technique is considered a last-ditch effort, one recommended only to patients in the end stages of terminal cancer. _____________________ ". . . then there is a moment of total darkness before you step through on the other side. ." --Lewis Jenkins "The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair." --H.L. Mencken   Alert Edit | Reply | Top

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Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    Awwww, CRAP! Triana Nov-08-01 1    I've always believed he was sicker than he let on NYYFan 11/08/2001 3        Yeah, he obviously wanted his privacy kainah 11/08/2001 7  The Quiet Beatle ZombyWoof Nov-08-01 2  My favorite Beatle... kentuck Nov-08-01 4  Oh, poor George. orangepeel68 Nov-08-01 5    Oh, no, not my favorite Beatle! Kool Kitty 11/08/2001 6        First love kainah 11/08/2001 8        I feel so guilty sierra_moon 11/08/2001 14            I cut all the Patti Boyd faces out of the pictures of the two of them Kool Kitty 11/11/2001 34                How did you feel when he divorced her? Josh 11/11/2001 35  George Harrison: Wishing Him Well & Here's Some Great Lyrics! David Zephyr Nov-08-01 9    Thank you, David Zephyr sierra_moon 11/08/2001 15        Amazing! Kind of Karl Marx Meets George Orwell's Animal Farm David Zephyr 11/08/2001 17            Beetle songs?! KamaAina 11/09/2001 22                during the campaign.. orangepeel68 11/10/2001 32            DZ, I have to admit I am not familiar with these lyrics sierra_moon 11/10/2001 30                Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Josh 11/10/2001 31                    Thank you, Josh sierra_moon 11/11/2001 33  Peace be with you George twilight Nov-08-01 10  Kept the faith George Harrision Avalon Sparks Nov-08-01 11  Ringo was always my favorite mobuto Nov-08-01 12  love to george ldf Nov-08-01 13  Goddamnit!! coralsea Nov-08-01 16    god falcon 11/10/2001 29  Travelling Willburys athos1126 Nov-09-01 18  This stinks... Piperay Nov-09-01 19  My guitar gently weeps.... cradledem Nov-09-01 20    Here Comes The Sun dbaker41 11/09/2001 21        Little darlin' cradledem 11/09/2001 23        "Here Comes The Sun" - The Lyrics David Zephyr 11/10/2001 26  Bless George Skittles Nov-09-01 24    Please get better George JitterbugPerfume 11/10/2001 25  It's all to much for me to take DCofVA Nov-10-01 27    It's All Too Much ---The Lyrics David Zephyr 11/10/2001 28

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Triana (440 posts) Nov-08-01, 07:47 PM (ET) 1. "Awwww, CRAP!" That sucks. He was in a while ago too wasn't he? There were some bogus reports that he was dying and he refuted them (at the time)...it was a couple months ago? DAMN! ___________ "Being actively stupid helps nothing" --Molly Ivins   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

NYYFan (762 posts) Nov-08-01, 07:53 PM (ET) 3. "I've always believed he was sicker than he let on" I still hate it though, . Incidentally, the former manager for the Texas Rangers, Johnny Oates, is dying of a brain tumor also. (see cnnsi.com) Bad night for some famous people. Homer: ". . . I'm investing in something called Newscorp . ." Lisa: "DAD, THAT'S FOX !!!" Homer: (screaming) "Ah ! UNDO ! UNDO !! ahhhhhh."   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

kainah (747 posts) Nov-08-01, 09:24 PM (ET) 7. "Yeah, he obviously wanted his privacy" in his remaining days, as he always has. A true gentleman in all senses of the word. Another of the great counterculture heroes soon lost, I guess. My favorite Beatle always, too. Although I've sure been missing Lennon's voice since 9/11. Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel -- Samuel Johnson Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious -- Oscar Wilde The Mourning Bow Campaign   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

ZombyWoof (153 posts) Nov-08-01, 07:49 PM (ET) 2. "The Quiet Beatle" George Harrison may to some be in the shadow of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but I think he held his own, even if it were only 1-2 songs per album. His Beatles compositions stand out as classics in their own right, and his "All Things Must Pass" is a classic no matter his Beatle background. Let's hope for the best with his treatment. <--- The Zomby ponders the significance of the giant cup of coffee. Woof! He said. "Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say that there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and THAT is the basic building block of the universe." --- Frank Zappa "THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS" - sign affixed to Woody Guthrie's guitar "If you don't know what I mean, won't you stand up and scream, 'cause there's things going on that you don't know." --- Ronnie Van Zant   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

kentuck (2169 posts) Nov-08-01, 08:03 PM (ET) 4. "My favorite Beatle..." Along with John... Bummer.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

orangepeel68 (1011 posts) Nov-08-01, 08:07 PM (ET) 5. "Oh, poor George." Best wishes to him and his family.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

Kool Kitty (524 posts) Nov-08-01, 09:17 PM (ET) 6. "Oh, no, not my favorite Beatle!" The thirteen-year-old that lives inside me has a heart that's breaking. He was my first love. "The most violent element in society is ignorance"--Emma Goldman "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living."--Mother Jones www.jimmcgreevey.com   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

kainah (747 posts) Nov-08-01, 09:26 PM (ET) 8. "First love" me too! Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel -- Samuel Johnson Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious -- Oscar Wilde The Mourning Bow Campaign   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

sierra_moon (193 posts) Nov-08-01, 10:04 PM (ET) 14. "I feel so guilty" He was my first love too, and I stuck pins in my George "Beatle Doll" when he married Patty. I'm really sorry......   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

Kool Kitty (524 posts) Nov-11-01, 01:12 AM (ET) 34. "I cut all the Patti Boyd faces out of the pictures of the two of them" and flushed them down the toilet. I was heartbroken when he married her. I still have my Beatle dolls. This is so sad. "The most violent element in society is ignorance"--Emma Goldman "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living."--Mother Jones   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

Josh (84 posts) Nov-11-01, 08:28 AM (ET) 35. "How did you feel when he divorced her?" That said, however, it was quite tragic; she ran off with Eric Clapton but they separated when she couldn't conceive. And then when Clapton finally had a son he fell out of a skyscraper window...   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

David Zephyr (454 posts) Nov-08-01, 09:32 PM (ET) 9. "George Harrison: Wishing Him Well & Here's Some Great Lyrics!" George's song "Piggies" is as current today as it was 'all those years ago'. Piggies / George Harrison with The Beatles Lead Vocal: George Harrison Have you seen the little piggies Crawling in the dirt And for all the little piggies Life is getting worse Always having dirt to play around in. Have you seen the bigger piggies In their starched white shirts You will find the bigger piggies Stirring up the dirt Always have clean shirts to play around in. In their styes with all their backing They don't care what goes on around In their eyes there's something lacking What they need's a damn good whacking. Everywhere there's lots of piggies Living piggy lives You can see them out for dinner With their piggy wives Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon. © 1968 Northern Songs. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured Please remember that George did the whole Concert for Bangladesh long before any rocker had ever thought of a charity benefit concert. And one last thing: Here's my favorite Beatles News Link: http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/fabnews.htm   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

sierra_moon (193 posts) Nov-08-01, 10:06 PM (ET) 15. "Thank you, David Zephyr" for reminding us and for sharing those amazing lyrics.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

David Zephyr (454 posts) Nov-08-01, 11:50 PM (ET) 17. "Amazing! Kind of Karl Marx Meets George Orwell's Animal Farm" Hi Sierra_moon, they are indeed amazing lyrics. Thanks for your note. I've been monitoring George's health for a long time via some of the Beatle sites and it hasn't been too good. Did you know that George and his beautiful wife have been living in Herman Hesse's home in Switzerland? I always thought that this little song, "Piggies" on the White Album was simpy brilliant. On another note, I can not believe that George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr never were knighted as were Paul McCartney and George Martin. It is simply disgraceful. In the 2000 campaign, Al Gore was asked who/what was his favorite band? Al answered without hesitation and with a big grin, "The Beatles." Then asked, which was his favorite album, again Al Gore (our real President) answered without hesitation and smiling, "Rubber Soul." I don't think GWB could name five Beatle songs--what a materialist, pathetic and shallow geek this man from Crawford is! Anyway, on a more positive note, here's a big thanks to Not_over_it for starting this thread today for George. And here's another one from the great George Harrison: Within You Without You by George Harrison We were talking about the space between us all and people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion never glimpse the truth then it's far too late when they pass away We were talking about the love we all could share When we find it to try our best to hold it there with our love, with our love we could save the world if they only knew Try to realize it's all within yourself no one else can make you change And to see you're really only very small and life flows on within you and without you We were talking about the love that's gone so cold and the people who gain the world and lose their soul They don't know, they can't see Are you one of them When you've seen beyond yourself then you may find peace of mind is waiting there And the time will come when you see we're all one and life flows on within you and without you © 1967 Northern Songs. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

KamaAina (187 posts) Nov-09-01, 01:05 PM (ET) 22. "Beetle songs?!" --snip-- I don't think GWB could name five Beatle songs --end snip-- Reporter: Okay, Gov. Bush, name five Beatle songs. Dubya: Beetle songs?? Why heck, Ah didn't know bugs could sing! Ua mau ke ea o ka `aina i ka pono. (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.) -Motto of the Kingdom, Republic, Territory and State of Hawai`i, successively, 1845-present   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

orangepeel68 (1011 posts) Nov-10-01, 10:47 PM (ET) 32. "during the campaign.." if I remember correctly, he said something like, "I liked the Beatles before they got into that psychodelic phase."   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

sierra_moon (193 posts) Nov-10-01, 10:31 PM (ET) 30. "DZ, I have to admit I am not familiar with these lyrics" Which album (that I probably have) will I find them on? Which song? Thanks again. You are really a fan. BTW, I saw the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl in...must have been 1966? Awesome. I was just a kid but still in love with them and especially George. I screamed and my dad thought I was nuts.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

Josh (84 posts) Nov-10-01, 10:37 PM (ET) 31. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Track 7. "Within Without You" Lots of sitar.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

sierra_moon (193 posts) Nov-11-01, 00:30 AM (ET) 33. "Thank you, Josh" That is one of the few I do not have.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

twilight (45 posts) Nov-08-01, 09:45 PM (ET) 10. "Peace be with you George " especially during this awful time in your too short of a life. I hope the doctors can help you. I too was a great fan of the Beatles and you. Thanks for all the years of many great tunes that will outlive all of us!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

Avalon Sparks (79 posts) Nov-08-01, 09:50 PM (ET) 11. "Kept the faith George Harrision" Your in my thoughts and I hope you get well. ~Avalon~   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

mobuto (471 posts) Nov-08-01, 09:53 PM (ET) 12. "Ringo was always my favorite" but I do wish George well. "When, in countries that are called civilized, we see age going to the workhouse and youth to the gallows, something must be wrong in the system of government." -Thomas Paine   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

ldf (70 posts) Nov-08-01, 10:02 PM (ET) 13. "love to george " i sincerely believe that the beatles changed the world. they came along at the right time, with the right message. they gave a focus to a whole generation, one that was searching, and questioning. that generation brought a halt to the vietnam war. their music was all about peace, and love. the same thing that we are still searching for. in my mind, and i think to a lot of others, they were the greatest group of all time, with an influence and effect that went far beyond mere music. i hope the best for him. he has been through a lot in recent years. hopefully he feels that he has had a good life. i know that my life has certainly been better, thanks to him, and them.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

coralsea (1523 posts) Nov-08-01, 10:14 PM (ET) 16. "Goddamnit!!" What kind of world is it wherein gentle, loving, gifted souls such as John and George are doomed to die early deaths, yet said world is seemingly cursed to forever endure the myriad unpleasantries inherent to the likes of the Bush family..... ---------------------------------------- Today's GOP: Busy building that Bridge to the 16th Century. "Liberals are fearless, confident of humanity, outgoing and optimistic, because they believe most people are pretty much like themselves. Conservatives are fearful, mistrusting, angry, bitter and afraid because they, too, believe most people are pretty much like themselves."   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

falcon (133 posts) Nov-10-01, 08:58 PM (ET) 29. "god" is a joker.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

athos1126 (893 posts) Nov-09-01, 03:45 AM (ET) 18. "Travelling Willburys" Loved his stuff with them. Awww, now I'm sad. ******** The right to be stupid and irresponsible is something I hold very very dear. And luckily it's something I do well.-Bono The last time someone listened to a Bush, the Jews wandered in the desert for forty years. Liberal Punk, c'est moi!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

Piperay (1609 posts) Nov-09-01, 04:55 AM (ET) 19. "This stinks..." I hope the treatment will help, best wishes and positive thoughts to George and his family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lynn Piper "Life is neither a good nor an evil, it is simply the place where good and evil exist." ... Seneca GOP = Gas Oil & Petroleum No Compromise in Defense of Mother Earth!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

cradledem (159 posts) Nov-09-01, 09:43 AM (ET) 20. "My guitar gently weeps...." as does my heart. I so hope there is hope in this treatment. George, Beatles forever. The worst bender I ever went on was the night John Lennon died. My woodstove pipe cracked with a huge bang and sparks that night (was not tending it properly) and it seemed to fit with what I was feeling.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

dbaker41 (68 posts) Nov-09-01, 12:32 PM (ET) 21. "Here Comes The Sun" My best wishes for George; I sure don't want to write him off yet. I too thought he was sicker than we were hearing in the press. But his songs will live on. (While My Guitar Gently Weeps is one of my all-time favorites) George is a good and kind soul. Maybe we should adopt Here Comes The Sun as a theme song, not just for George, but for our political agenda in 2002 and 2004. It's been along cold lonely winter ... it seems like years ... Bake   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

cradledem (159 posts) Nov-09-01, 01:14 PM (ET) 23. "Little darlin'" great suggestion bake. That's always been my song of hope.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

David Zephyr (454 posts) Nov-10-01, 04:48 PM (ET) 26. ""Here Comes The Sun" - The Lyrics" HERE COMES THE SUN by George Harrison with The Beatles Here comes the sun, do do do do Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right Little darling It's been a long cold lonely winter Little darling It feels like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, do do do do Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right Little darling The smiles returning to the faces Little darling I seems like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, do do do do Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right Sun, sun, sun, here it comes Sun, sun, sun, here it comes Sun, sun, sun, here it comes Sun, sun, sun, here it comes Sun, sun, sun, here it comes Little darling I feel that ice is slowly melting Little darling It seems like years since it's been clear Here comes the sun, do do do do Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right Here comes the sun, do do do do Here comes the sun It's all right It's all right © 1969 Harrisongs Limited. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

Skittles (328 posts) Nov-09-01, 01:17 PM (ET) 24. "Bless George" I adore the man and I wish him well.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

JitterbugPerfume (799 posts) Nov-10-01, 03:20 PM (ET) 25. "Please get better George" my heart is breaking   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

DCofVA (88 posts) Nov-10-01, 08:14 PM (ET) 27. "It's all to much for me to take" Please George, pull through this.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

David Zephyr (454 posts) Nov-10-01, 08:43 PM (ET) 28. "It's All Too Much ---The Lyrics" DCofVA, It is too much. Hoping for George here. It's All Too Much by George Harrison with The Beatles It's all too much It's all too much When I look into your eyes You love is there for me And the more I go inside the more there is to see It's all too much for me to take the love that's shining all around you Everywhere it's what you make for us to take it's all too much Floating down the stream of time form life to life with me Makes no difference where you are or where you'd like to be It's all too much for me to take the love that's shining all around you All the world is birthday cake so take a piece but not too much Sell me on a silver sun where I know that I'm free Show me that I'm everywhere and get me home for tea It's all too much for me to see the love that's shining all around you The more I learn, the less I know and what I do it's all too much It's all too much for me to take the love that's shining all around you Everywhere it's what you make for us to take it's all too much It's all too much It's all too much You're too much. © 1968 Northern Songs. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

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