Slog - Comments on Patrick Swayze Might Be Dying http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying Love him or hate him, you can't deny that this is might be sad news. Swayze, 55, has been sick with the disease since he was diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer. The cancer has since spread to other organs and now the actor/dancer is dying. Update: Transworld got this from the National Enquirer, so who knows if it's true. Sorry.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:51:16 -0800 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:54:51 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Ziggity Actor/dancer. LOL. Sad and everything, but: LOL.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957122 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957122 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:54:20 -0800 Comment by flash gordon 55 is too young to go for anyone. I will miss Swayze's cheese. Sounds like we need to have a Red Dawn / Point Break movie night.

]]> flash gordon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957126 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957126 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:58:06 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Jennifer Grey is laughing her ass off.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957128 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957128 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:59:04 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Red Dawn wasn't cheesy, yo. That shit is arguably on the top 100 movies of all time.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957132 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957132 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:00:26 -0800 Comment by Jon e. Rock I hope that his pleated slacks/tight black t shirt combo that he wears in roadhouse, dirty dancing and dirty dancing 2: havanna nights is put in enclosed tempered glass and displayed prominently at Hard Rock Cafe, Beirut.

]]> Jon e. Rock http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957133 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957133 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:00:50 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER Nobody puts Vida Boheme in a corner!

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957139 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957139 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:06:01 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways uh, this is from THE ENQUIRER...there has been NO confirmation from Swayze or any reputable source.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957151 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957151 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:13:41 -0800 Comment by Poll Watcher Beware, un-pc humor ahead:

He should rip out that cancer with his bare hands like he ripped that guy's throat out in Roadhouse.

]]> Poll Watcher http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957152 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957152 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:14:16 -0800 Comment by matty yeswas hmmm...still not believing it. this was first posted in the enquirer.

]]> matty yeswas http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957157 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957157 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:16:01 -0800 Comment by Hernandez @7 - Agreed. Are there any reputable sources that are running this story?

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957160 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957160 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:16:51 -0800 Comment by Kathy Fennessy Swayze's sleazy performance in Donnie Darko indicated a willingness to both transcend and take the piss out of his '80s persona. Kudos to Richard Kelley for casting him; curses to the Fates for denying him further opportunities to prove that he was more than a punchline on The Late Show...although, to be fair, Conan O'Brien's series of Dirty Dancing spoofs were almost as affectionate as they were hilarious ("No one puts Baby in a corner!").

]]> Kathy Fennessy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957162 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957162 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:17:29 -0800 Comment by pencil riot Wasn't the Enquirer the first to bust out Owen Wilson's pathetic suicide attempt? Or Farrah Fawcett for having cancer?

]]> pencil riot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957167 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957167 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:19:59 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Sure, @10 - TMZ. Hee hee. But it looks like this is for real. And I can't fucking believe that I'm actually in agreement with Poe on something, but yes, Red Dawn is a very, very good movie.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957186 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957186 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:25:42 -0800 Comment by Carollani Pancreatic cancer is one of the most painful and horrifying cancers to die of. If it is true, my sympathies go out to him and his family. No one should go out that way.

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957276 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:58:21 -0800 Comment by Rotten666 Red Dawn is fun, but it is pretty shitty.

]]> Rotten666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957339 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957339 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:24:27 -0800 Comment by darek Why in the hell is "Too Julie Newmar, Thanks for Everything, Wong Foo" a BAD movie?!

Fooooooooooooor shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame Ari

And I hope this story isn't true :(

]]> darek http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957375 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957375 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:38:53 -0800 Comment by Greg My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer. It's a shitty, shitty way to die.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957467 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957467 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:14:50 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways You can't believe a word the Enquirer says...they've been trying to convince the world for years that Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zac Efron and Chace Crawford are GAY and everybody knows that that is NOT true...

Right?

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957492 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957492 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:23:04 -0800 Comment by duh The National Enquirer is a bad enough source, but what the hell is TransWorldNews?

]]> duh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957638 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957638 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:23:00 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Sounds like more work for Whoopi Goldberg.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957655 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957655 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:28:51 -0800 Comment by ecce homo Is there a "Roadhouse" curse?

]]> ecce homo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957713 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957713 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:46:54 -0800 Comment by OR Matt Let's just say the enquirer is MORE reliable than your typical tabloid. The substance they put in there isn't usually AS outrageous and slanderous as the ... let's say ... the star ... my mother subscribes to it. Most of the rag is basically strange stories from the heartland, the rest is well ... let's say they don't step to far.

Who knows, Patrick Swayze might have pancreatic cancer. Has he done anything at all lately ... bueler
bueler ... bueler ...

]]> OR Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957731 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957731 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:50:19 -0800 Comment by Aislinn Agreed with Carollani and Greg: my great-grandmother died of pancreatic cancer. It was "fast" (months), but it was awful.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957800 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957800 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:08:24 -0800 Comment by Elizabeth His publicist confirmed that he has pancreatic cancer. And that he may only have weeks to live.

]]> Elizabeth http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957801 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c957801 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:08:37 -0800 Comment by Opus LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor and dancer Patrick Swayze, star of such hit films as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but is responding well to treatment, his publicist said on Wednesday.

The 55-year-old performer was working during his treatments, publicist Annett Wolf said, dismissing reports in the tabloid media that portrayed him in grave condition with only weeks to live.

]]> Opus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c958231 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/patrick_swayze_is_dying#c958231 Celeb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:54:51 -0800