hamster Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 (edited) Died aged 57 at home on his farm with his wife at his side. I liked the chap, made some good films, and came over as a thoroughly decent bloke. He has lost his battle (apologies for using the cliche) with cancer. Anyone who has been touched by or lost someone close to cancer will empathise with how tough this last 18 months must have been for him, his family and their friends. Apparently, he amazed doctors, living more than a year longer than he was expected to. In 1991 he was voted 'The Sexiest Man in the World'. Mrs hamster will agree with this award and will be moved by this sad news when I tell her in the morning. I fully expect to uncork a nice bottle of chianti, rasie a glass to him and watch Dirty Dancing and Ghost tomorrow evening, it will be quite intimate. As ever I will secretly enjoy both films. God bless you Patrick, sleep in peace Edited 15 September, 2009 by hamster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperm_john Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Great guy, he was a high quality Endurance Rider, taking part in the slightly obscure sport of very long distance horse racing. I did a business trip into Qatar back around 94 or 95, was sitting at the airport gate for about an hour waiting to fly back to Dubai and this yank started chatting, asking what it was like living here. He explained he'd been taking part in some big race and had flown all the way from the States for it, he said it was more important to him than his work as it allowed him to test himself and forget all about the stress and strain of his work. I of course then did the dumb feck bit by asking what he did.. And of course being so out of context I still didn't realise who he was until he laughed and told me his name. I mentioned one of the girls at work had a crush on him so not only did he write her a nice note and autograph he actually phoned her the next day at work and thanked her for being a fan and apologising for not having the time to stop by. Absoluetly no need to have bothered but at that time he was just a guy having a great vacation doing something he loved. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 ooooohhhh.... RIP ....... i remember watching him and his wife on TV dancing at some American Award ceremony.....it was very moving, you could see the adoration they had for each other.... sad news indeed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Sad though not unexpected, yet another victim of the curse that is Cancer and only 57 in fact. Thoroughly nice guy from all that I know, RIP Patrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seany S Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Real shame. Always seemed a nice guy who was devoted to his wife, and not a bad actor either. Roadhouse is one of my favourite kick-ass action movies ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport_Monkey Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 He was 57 not 67 and it is a real shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Women everywhere will be gutted at this. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 I wasn't one for Dirty Dancing or Ghost but loved Point Break when it first came out. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren W Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Great guy, he was a high quality Endurance Rider, taking part in the slightly obscure sport of very long distance horse racing. I did a business trip into Qatar back around 94 or 95, was sitting at the airport gate for about an hour waiting to fly back to Dubai and this yank started chatting, asking what it was like living here. He explained he'd been taking part in some big race and had flown all the way from the States for it, he said it was more important to him than his work as it allowed him to test himself and forget all about the stress and strain of his work. I of course then did the dumb feck bit by asking what he did.. And of course being so out of context I still didn't realise who he was until he laughed and told me his name. I mentioned one of the girls at work had a crush on him so not only did he write her a nice note and autograph he actually phoned her the next day at work and thanked her for being a fan and apologising for not having the time to stop by. Absoluetly no need to have bothered but at that time he was just a guy having a great vacation doing something he loved. RIP Wow... what a great story Phil. Terrible news, what brave and dignified man... rest in peace.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian H. Cope Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Thanks for Roadhouse & Point Break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Bob Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Point break = Awesome! Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Great, great dancer and did a lot to make boys realise that it's OK to be a bloke and a good dancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 I liked him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 I didn't like him, he had skinny legs and a mullet. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 RIP Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Very sad news, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timebomb Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 On the plus side he can now do ghost 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 15 September, 2009 Share Posted 15 September, 2009 Wow... what a great story Phil. Terrible news, what brave and dignified man... rest in peace.. Told that story to all my old employees as an example of staying observant, one lass gave it the "that never happens" She then went on hols to see her brother in Aus with her Dad on Cathay Pacific. Arrived back and proudly showed off her bra - which had Richard Gere's autograph on it. Almost identical tale - she didn't recognnise him during the whole conversation he just talked about how he had been doing Aids charity work in Bangkok and was just looking to chat about anything but work. So it does happen and as she said after - she was somewhat embarrassed when he did the "hey I tell you what, why don't you get your Dad to take a picture of me signing your bra line" and then the why would I want a charity worker to... oh oops! Will dig through the classic movies on the flight home tomorrow and see if I can find one of his, just an old softie at heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 16 September, 2009 Share Posted 16 September, 2009 Thanks for Roadhouse & Point Break. "I thought you'd be bigger". I liked Swayze. He wasn't up his own arse like a lot of tinseltown are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 22 September, 2009 Share Posted 22 September, 2009 this is the dance he did with his wife......... (i welled up watching this , i must admit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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