According to the Associated Press, Patrick Swayze has died tonight, September 14, 2009. He was 57.
We all know he's been fighting pancreatic cancer for the last two years, but that didn't really slow him down, did it? Turn on a TV in America at any given time, and you're bound to see Swayze strutting, busting pool cues, or making pottery with Mrs. Kutcher. Heck, he was in a new show on A&E last season called The Beast. The fact is, Patrick Swayze didn't die today, because you can't kill a legend.
He had a career that wasn't ordinary, by a long shot. While most "leading men" start out in their 20's, Swayze didn't make it as a sex symbol til he was in his thirties. In spite of the women in my life all gushing about his turn in Dirty Dancing, I remember him best for kicking Commie ass in Red Dawn, or kicking preppy "soc" ass in The Outsiders. Face it, Swayze kicked a lot of ass!
Road House, Point Break, To Wong Foo... He kicked ass in all of them! That's right, Patrick Swayze could round house kick your ass out of ANY bar in America wearing a dress! Patrick Swayze was the kind of "movie star" who was never a movie star. He was married to the same woman 34 years. That's longer than most of his fans have been alive! It made him untouchable, and the fact that he made such an impression whenever he was on the screen made him unforgettable. THAT makes him a legend, my friends, and that is undeniable.
It is with great sadness that we report that Michael Turner has lost his four year battle with cancer. He passed at Santa Monica Hospital in California last night with friends and family at his side at the age of 37. Turner was the creator of several comic book titles including Fathom, Witchblade and Soulfire, and he founded Aspen Comics in 2003.
Manhattan today was the scene of a truly sad event. Heath Ledger, star of many films that spanned a twelve year career, was found dead in his downtown Manhattan apartment. He was twenty-eight years old.
