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    Actually, Andy died of a heart condition caused by his drug use. According to Barry he had kicked the drug habit & was just beginning to get his life & career back together.

    My heart goes out to Barbara Gibb. She also lost her husband, Hugh, a few years after Andy. Mr Gibb was never able to get over Andy's death. His health continually declined after Andy died. I met Hugh Gibb briefly in 1979. He seemed like a very down to earth man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GlennLover View Post
    Actually, Andy died of a heart condition caused by his drug use. According to Barry he had kicked the drug habit & was just beginning to get his life & career back together.

    Thanks for clearing that up. I guess you were as wrong as I was, Topkat.

    Here's what Wiki says:

    On March 5, 1988, Andy Gibb celebrated his 30th birthday in London, England, while working on a new album. Soon after, he entered John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining of chest pains and died just days later on March 10, 1988, as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a recent viral infection. Gibb's body was returned to the United States where he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles.
    He sings it high, he plays it low

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    I'm a BIG Gibb family fan from way back.

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    Yes, oops sorry. I forgot that the actual cause of death was a heart condition, but it was reported that the heart condition was caused by cocaine abuse. It was just so sad whatever it was that happened. He was soo young, not to mention talented & good looking. I remember being so upset over Andy's death, I can't even imagine how the family must have felt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GlennLover View Post
    I'm a BIG Gibb family fan from way back.
    So am I.

    I sometimes get annoyed when people refer to them as Australian. They started their careers first in Brisbane (the suburb of Redcliffe) & Sydney (the suburb of Hurstville, which isn't too far from me) but they were all born on the Isle of Man & spent their early childhood in Manchester. Their accents were pure Mancunian (for which as an adopted Liverpudlian I forgave them).

    This is Robin singing the Isle of Man's unofficial anthem, Ellen Vannin. I saw them do this. It was incredibly moving.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaCz4Ffs9kU[/ame]

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    Thank you, FP! That song is very moving. It would have been wonderful to see them perform it. It is especially moving right now as Robin fights for his life.

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    That was a beautiful song...Praying for Robin
    Thanks for posting that. I never heard it before

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    Just saw this on Robin's Facebook page posted about 10 minutes ago!

    http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...zy5me4oes1Rm6Q

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    I'm not on Facebook. What does it say? Can we hope?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freypower View Post
    I'm not on Facebook. What does it say? Can we hope?
    Bee Gees Miracle, Robin Gibb Opens His Eyes, Awakened Out Of His Coma And His Wife Is Elated, Highlight Hollywood News

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    http://www.highlighthollywood.com/20...ollywood-news/

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