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Dpm12

(512 posts)
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 03:56 AM Oct 2013

Casey Kasem's wife says he is dying.

Casey Kasem, 81, the former radio-personality is in terminally ill health and has only a few months left to live, according to his wife. I am posting this on my phone so I can't post any links, but this is definately sad news, being that I was a HUGE Scooby-Doo fan when I was younger.

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Casey Kasem's wife says he is dying. (Original Post) Dpm12 Oct 2013 OP
same here..I was a HUGE scooby doo fan... chillfactor Oct 2013 #1
Casey Kasem's children reportedly prevented from visiting sick father Tx4obama Oct 2013 #2
they were on the news a couple weeks or so back talking about this JI7 Oct 2013 #4
Sad. But I already thought Casey Kasem was dead. Drunken Irishman Oct 2013 #3
Wolfman died some time ago. I have a FB group dedicated to him The Straight Story Oct 2013 #5
You might be thinking of Dick Clark Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #7
I have 3 grandsons who love Scooby... dchill Oct 2013 #6
As he always ended his broadcasts... Dpm12 Oct 2013 #8
he is an animal rights advocate veganlush Oct 2013 #9
Casey Kasem & John Conyers went to the same high school Kaleva Oct 2013 #10
It's funny that people remember him from cartoons pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #11
Me, too. LWolf Oct 2013 #12
I met Eubanks at my dentist's office pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #14
There was a time LWolf Oct 2013 #17
That's what I think of first deutsey Oct 2013 #13
"...and here's your Long Distance Dedication..." ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #15
Casey is a vegan and a supporter of McGovern and of Kucinich Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #16
What will Batman do now? Orrex Oct 2013 #18

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
2. Casey Kasem's children reportedly prevented from visiting sick father
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:03 AM
Oct 2013

Casey Kasem's children reportedly prevented from visiting sick father

October 03, 2013 / TVGuide

Casey Kasem's children are in a battle with their stepmother, who has reportedly refused to let them visit their sick father, according to the New York Daily News.

Kasem, who suffers from advanced Parkinson's disease, has been living in his Holmby Hills, Calif., home, where the children have not been allowed to visit. "My dad is very sick, and we have been completely shut off from him for the last three months," his daughter Kerri said. "There is no money issue here, we just want to see our dad. We love him, and everyone knows his kids and grandkids are a source of joy for him."

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Full article here: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/10/03/casey-kasem-kids-prevented-from-visiting-sick-father/


JI7

(89,182 posts)
4. they were on the news a couple weeks or so back talking about this
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:09 AM
Oct 2013

it was very sad. the kids and other loved ones are not able to see him.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
3. Sad. But I already thought Casey Kasem was dead.
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:08 AM
Oct 2013

Maybe I'm thinking of Wolfman Jack?

Hope he pulls through. If not, I hope he dies peacefully.

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
5. Wolfman died some time ago. I have a FB group dedicated to him
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:16 AM
Oct 2013

Folks can play music there:

Wolfman Jack Lives on
https://www.facebook.com/groups/218780978177537/

I will be doing a radio show soon on the same theme (right now I do news/politics/misc on Friday night show, new show soon, probably on Saturday nights, for paranormal/weird stuff, and a music show during the week mimicking the Wolfman).

Kaleva

(36,147 posts)
10. Casey Kasem & John Conyers went to the same high school
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:18 AM
Oct 2013

Conyers is three years older then Casey Kasem but both attended Northwestern High School in Detroit

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
11. It's funny that people remember him from cartoons
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 07:38 AM
Oct 2013

I remember him as one of the disc jockeys at KRLA in Los Angeles in the '60s (along with Bob Eubanks, another KRLA jock). And, after that, hosting America's Top 40.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
12. Me, too.
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:11 AM
Oct 2013

I remember Casey Kasem from the radio.

I don't remember Bob Eubanks from the radio, but from the Newlywed Game, and because he owned part of a local horse and rider supply store. He once fitted me for a new pair of cowboy boots when I was about 9.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
14. I met Eubanks at my dentist's office
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:25 AM
Oct 2013

We had the same dentist in Granada Hills, and his appointment was right after mine. So "Dr. Fig" introduced us because he knew I'd get a charge out of it. Eubanks was one of my favorite DJs at the time, when KRLA and KFWB were the top 2 local rock stations.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
17. There was a time
Wed Oct 23, 2013, 08:11 AM
Oct 2013

when running into people I saw on tv was common. I'm wondering why I didn't know Eubanks was a DJ. I sure knew CK.

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
13. That's what I think of first
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:19 AM
Oct 2013

I used to listen to him every week.

I also remember seeing him in a cheesy horror movie from the '70s: "The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant"

http://1630revellodrive.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/the-incredible-2-headed-transplant-1971/

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
16. Casey is a vegan and a supporter of McGovern and of Kucinich
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:46 AM
Oct 2013

Casey was active in advancing the image of Arab Americans. He made so much money it is hard to even explain, but when he was the 'voice of NBC' he made more than Brandon Tartikoff who was head of the network. Insanely wealthy man.

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