Ronnie James Dio fighting stomach cancer...

[Ralph E.]

Straight from the RJD website:

Here is the latest update from Wendy Dio:

"Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans.

http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/

[Robert Burns]

How old is he? 64? All the best for him..he seems like an honest
good person, who has given everything to metal! A God for sure imo..

[Ralph E.]

Born July 10, 1942, so he's 67...

[Marc Snow]

All the best to him and the treatment!

[j2379]

damn...wish em the best Dio has always rocked

[Hellbat]

I posted a thread on this one a week or so ago on the Non-j/c forum as well.

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100427

The "good" thing is this cancer when caught early has a better than 50% survival rate.

[thebeggar]

How old is he? 64? All the best for him..he seems like an honest
good person, who has given everything to metal! A God for sure imo..

Yeah for sure.

Good luck Ronnie get well quick.

[mr426]

Dang I hope he gets well.So he's here in MN at the Mayo huh? Maybe I should try to go down and see him...Bet they would not let me near him...HA

[Axewielder]

I hope he gets back to making really great songs with really bad videos soon...

[Jayster]

I hope he gets back to making really great songs with really bad videos soon...

What are these videos you speak of???

I purchased something called music television, I was so excited I also bought mtv2. In my exuberance I also got (maybe Van Halen??) vh1 and 2 and classic and soul an etc, etc ...
I've got fuse and have yet to see these video's ????

Do you mean Dio was on cribs(that would be cool), or road rulz, or some jackass shit???

On the real tip, Ronnie James is a musical legend and influence on many! Wishing him and his family the best through the rough times ahead

[Axewielder]

What are these videos you speak of???

Haha, yeah they are sort of a thing of the past, aren't they? The good ones, anyway. I first started listening to DIO in the mid 90's after a coworker I shared an office with blasted "Dream Evil" every day. Although really digging this newly discovered stuff, I kinda felt like I was living in the past a bit with it. Then, in 2000 he put out Magica...and it was a dream come true! Here was a kickass new album with Goldie and a world tour. I made the trip down to Atlanta and he blew me away!

He never did make any videos for Magica, though. Just not his bag, I reckon.

[RR666]

Dang I hope he gets well.So he's here in MN at the Mayo huh? Maybe I should try to go down and see him...Bet they would not let me near him...HA

Ha ya i was thinking I could make the 10 minute drive and see what they say when I ask to see Dio.

[LastInLine]

A real shame. Hope he beats it. One of the greatest hard rock/metal vocalists of all time. Saw him when he was fronting Sabbath in the summer of '82. What a show! Great memories.

[///MK]

Many a great memory of my young life had his music playing in the background.

[tomanyjacksons]

The C word is always so damn iffy I feel that scientist should have found something, if not alot with it by now, come on we have a fix for some for baldness and if you can't make your sticker peck out there's a pill, but cancer is so slow going. It's awful disheartening, lost 2 family members in the last years time to it.