Singer Andy Williams has bladder cancer

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(AP)

BRANSON, Mo. - Singer Andy Williams told the crowd at his show Saturday night that he has bladder cancer.

The Tri-Lakes News reports the 83-year-old Williams appeared early in the show at the Moon River Theatre and vowed to return next year to celebrate his 75th year in show business.

"I do have cancer of the bladder," Williams said. "But that is no longer a death sentence. People with cancer are getting through this thing. They're kicking it, and they're winning more and more every year. And I'm going to be one of them."

The silver-haired "Moon River" singer missed planned performances this fall with an undisclosed medical condition and the theater announced recently that he would likely miss his holiday schedule as well because of the condition. The newspaper reported he has not started treatment, though it did not identify the person who provided that information.

full: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57319312/singer-andy-williams-has-bladder-cancer/

Here's video of him performing "Moon River" in 1963. Although Williams supported Robert Kennedy in 1968 and George McGovern in 1972, Williams is a Republican and has called Obama a Marxist.

[otohara]

1. Medicare

that socialist program will foot the bills - good luck Mr. Williams.

[kestrel91316]

2. All I remember about him, is he was the scorned husband of that

tramp, Claudine Longet, who murdered my beloved Spider Sabich.

Sigh.

I idolized that guy.

[TheDebbieDee]

4. You mean Spider "William Kennedy Smith" Sabich?

[kestrel91316]

5. ???????

[TheDebbieDee]

7. Spider Sabich liked to beat up his girlfriend(s) just like

William Kennedy Smith.

In fact, IIRC, Sabich was killed by Claudine Longet, Andy's ex, after one of the many beatings she suffered.............

[Dawson Leery]

3. Certainly he will not be using Medicare.

[gort]

6. I wonder if tea bagging is tied to causing bladder cancer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/6241196/Andy-Williams-accuses-Barack-Obama-of-following-Marxist-theory.html

[Lint Head]

8. Could be.

[provis99]

9. huh. I thought he'd died decades ago.

well, maybe his career did anyways.

[Hissyspit]

10. He has a theatre in Branson. A long-time friend of the Kennedys, he is basically a Freeper type

From Wikipedia: On September 29, 2009, Williams was quoted by The Daily Telegraph of accusing President Barack Obama of "following Marxist theory" and "wanting the country to fail". He gave Rush Limbaugh permission to use his recording of the song "Born Free" for the theme to the "Animal Rights Update" on his radio show bearing his name (in which a portion of the song is then followed by gunfire), saying "Hey, it's fine with me. I love what you're doing with it."

[pstokely]

11. He performs at the big cemetery known as Branson

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