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RIP Slim Whitman (or not)

#1 Post by TheConfessor » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:47 pm

I just heard that Slim Whitman died today. There's nothing on the internet yet, but his Wikipedia entry has been updated.

They're dropping like flies lately.

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Update: This is apparently false. See my post below.
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#2 Post by ne1410s » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:48 pm

And all Martians rejoice...
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#3 Post by Beebs52 » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:59 pm

We're going to need tinfoil hats or Jack Nicholson soon!
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#4 Post by VAdame » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:20 pm

Awwww...I saw his name in the "Today's Birthdays" column just yesterday! Till then I hadn't thought of him in years. He died the day after his 84th birthday.

My former mother-in-law had his record (8-track? 2 cassettes?) from the commercial back in the 1970s.
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#5 Post by BackInTex » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:01 pm

VAdame wrote:My former mother-in-law had his record (8-track? 2 cassettes?) from the commercial back in the 1970s.
Yeah, so do the guards at Guantanamo. Something Amnesty International has been fighting to get rid of for some time.
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Re: RIP Slim Whitman

#6 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:15 pm

TheConfessor wrote: They're dropping like flies lately.
Usually people died in multiples of three, I think that they are dying in multiples of ten lately.
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#7 Post by silverscreenselect » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:04 am

I can't find any mention of this anywhere on the internet other than his Wikipedia entry, which, as you know, can be wrong.
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#8 Post by TheConfessor » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:34 am

Google didn't find anything, but Technorati found this page:
http://leftinaboite.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... at-84.html

I assume it's true, but it seems unofficial until confirmed elsewhere.
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#9 Post by nitrah55 » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:38 am

BackInTex wrote:
VAdame wrote:My former mother-in-law had his record (8-track? 2 cassettes?) from the commercial back in the 1970s.
Yeah, so do the guards at Guantanamo. Something Amnesty International has been fighting to get rid of for some time.
REC!!
I am about 25% sure of this.
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#10 Post by TheConfessor » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:50 pm

My original source has sent a retraction:
January 21, 2008
Slim Whitman didn't Die Yesterday? Death Sites are Reporting it! I'll Remember You - Happy 84th Birthday!

Update: We have a report in the comment sections that Slim Whitman is Alive and Well! Stay Well Slim!

Update: Wikipedia has removed all references to Slim Whitman's Death yesterday. Interesting how this type of news gets picked up by web sites without true verification.

Though I haven't been able to find confirmation- it is being reported by many "death" sites, that Country Artist Slim Whitman had died today. Whitman would be known by younger fans due to his infomercial about 10-15 Years ago. Here is I'll Remember You from Slim Whitman Live- as introduced by the Late Andy Kaufmann. This could be a hoax, as if he did die, it would be all over Country Music Web Sites. And it isn't What I do know it that Jan 20 was Whitman's Birthday. It should boost recognition of Whitman though!!

Dead or Alive? Slim Whitman

Posted at 09:30 PM in Deathknock, Life, Web Media | Permalink

Slim is fine we were in contact with him yesterday. He said he feels like he's forty and has lost weight.
Loren Knapp
President Slim Whitman Collectors International

Posted by: Loren R. Knapp | January 22, 2008 at 12:28 PM

Thanks Loren, That sets the record straight.
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