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Xelatunes
Viking Kong
Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 6:40 am Posts: 11619 Location: Across The Universe
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 RIP Ronnie James Dio
 Damn hope its nothing serious... He's up there in age...
DIO — the band fronted by legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — has cancelled its previously announced European tour after Ronnie was taken ill. "Ronnie has been hospitalized and we are waiting for further news," the singer's wife/manager Wendy Dio told BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
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Ruth
is O.H.B.
Joined: Sun Nov 17, 2002 7:06 pm Posts: 2452 Location: New Jersey
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One of the nicest guys I have ever met
Get well soon Ronnie
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Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:17 pm |
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PGA1000 Dude
God Of The Sun
Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:48 pm Posts: 2311 Location: Austria?
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oh noes
I hope he gets well
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Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:33 pm |
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EricF
Unt! I'm a Moderator.
Joined: Fri May 26, 2006 12:21 am Posts: 8618 Location: Las Gárgolas, California
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Hope it's nothing.
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October 1, 1973 - January 5, 2010
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:07 am |
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Zesty
Viking Kong
Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:55 pm Posts: 6676 Location: Southern Ontario
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That's really unfortunate, I hope it ends well.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:02 am |
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Acid Wire
Viking Kong
Joined: Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:10 am Posts: 5299 Location: France
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Oh hell no
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:12 am |
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Guitarp77
King Of The Monsters
Joined: Wed Mar 26, 2003 3:53 am Posts: 24189 Location: Santiago, Chile
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The power of metal will heal Dio.
He has way too much heavy metal left in his tiny body, and he must give it to us! 
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Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:29 pm |
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Sir Robin
Viking Kong
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:07 pm Posts: 5559 Location: Bra-silk
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Oh no!
"Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans.
Thanks to all the friends and fans around the world that have sent well wishes. This has really helped to keep his spirit up.
Long Live Rock and Roll, Long Live Ronnie James Dio"
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:26 pm |
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EricF
Unt! I'm a Moderator.
Joined: Fri May 26, 2006 12:21 am Posts: 8618 Location: Las Gárgolas, California
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_________________ Jason Kahrs
October 1, 1973 - January 5, 2010
Rest In Peace My Friend
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:54 pm |
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Gringo300
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Joined: Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:45 pm Posts: 785 Location: America
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I'm not particularly surprised to hear this.
It's certainly fortunate this was caught in it's EARLY stages.
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:56 pm |
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Simon
God Of The Sun
Joined: Sun Dec 11, 2005 1:43 am Posts: 2042 Location: Almada, Portugal
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Damn, that sucks  . Here's hoping he'll get well soon.
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Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:08 am |
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Sonnyrazor
Superhero
Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:51 pm Posts: 1863
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To be honset I don't know well he and his music, but I respect him as a man and as a singer.
I'll pray for him, I hope he'll defeat this terrible monster...
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Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:29 pm |
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flying-dino
Queen Dork of the board
Joined: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:14 pm Posts: 3545 Location: Ethereal Being, USA
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I saw this sad news a while ago and meant to put something up about it...
I hope the treatments work for him, and he recovers quickly!
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Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:57 am |
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Sean Pierce
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Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:20 am Posts: 3068 Location: A small town called Los Angeles...you may have heard of it.
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I raise the meloic to protect him from the evil of cancer!
(RAISES THE HORNS)
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Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:15 am |
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Xelatunes
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Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 6:40 am Posts: 11619 Location: Across The Universe
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According to a posting on the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com, fans can send get-well cards to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) through the official fan club address here:
Dio Fan Club
12400 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 624
Studio City, CA
91604
Additionally, if you'd like to send an email to Ronnie, you can do so via [email protected]. After a short time, Black-Sabbath.com webmaster Joe Siegler will print them out and pass them over to Ronnie and his wife/manager Wendy Dio.
Ronnie James Dio was diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer and is currently receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
Dio, 67, has performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He is currently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also includes Iommi and other former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.

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TheSurgeon
Unt! I move topics!
Joined: Sun Nov 17, 2002 6:56 pm Posts: 27847
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If he truly has "early stage" gastric cancer, surgery might be curative. However, except in Japan where they have aggressive screening programs to detect early gastric cancer with frequent endoscopy, gastric cancer is usually advanced at the time of diagnosis. Advanced gastric cancer does not have a very good prognosis.
Hope he beats it.
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Ruth
is O.H.B.
Joined: Sun Nov 17, 2002 7:06 pm Posts: 2452 Location: New Jersey
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I havent heard anything about surgery
Rob Halford said he had started treatment at the Mayo clinic last week
Mike do you think the treatment is radiation or chemo
Do you have any idea why they would not do surgery?
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Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:17 am |
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Ruth
is O.H.B.
Joined: Sun Nov 17, 2002 7:06 pm Posts: 2452 Location: New Jersey
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Well this is a good sign
HEAVEN & HELL, SLAYER and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are among the newly confirmed bands for next year's Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 11-13, 2010 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders).
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
BEATSTEAKS
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
DEICHKIND
HEAVEN & HELL
JOB FOR A COWBOY
RAMMSTEIN
SLAYER
SPORTFREUNDE STILLER
SUBWAY TO SALLY
THE SORROW
More acts will be announced soon.
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Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:23 am |
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PGA1000 Dude
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Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:48 pm Posts: 2311 Location: Austria?
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^^yay, Novarock (it's where I live)
good to hear. So It seems they are confident
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Sir Robin
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Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:07 pm Posts: 5559 Location: Bra-silk
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JeffMartin wrote: Incredibly cool artwork. You're hired.  For what...I have no clue.
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