Levon Helm in the final stages of a battle with cancer

[Patchez]

Son of a bitch. I'm calling bourbon and the Band for the rest of the nite.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/1 ... 34411.html

This is the link to the Huffington post.

Here's the important details.

Legendary musician Levon Helm, who was part of The Band, is "in the final stages of his battle with cancer," according to a statement his family posted on his website.

Helm, 71, was known for his soulful voice and for his involvement in The Band as drummer and backing vocals.

His daughter, Amy, and wife Sandy posted the following message on his website:

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…


This is just a kick in the nuts.

Cheers Levon, one more before you leave us.

[peetie44]

BMMS started a similar thread yesterday...

http://www.drunkard.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=67155

[Savage]

Men have a ten-fold risk of throat cancer, compared to women. WTF? That is so sad. Damn. He did smoke, but my mother in law did not smoke or drink, yet she died of cancer at the age of 55. There is no rhyme or reason to any of this. We die at the roll of the dice.

[The Limey]

Men have a ten-fold risk of throat cancer, compared to women. WTF?

That's what i tell the missus when i want a blowjob, it's the zinc and magnesium ya see.

[fizzmaster]

Cheers to Levon, one of the greatest musicians of our time.