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Yes, cancer is indeed a horrible disease. I hope his passing was peaceful.
He was awesome and really stood out in whatever I saw him in. The Stand comes to mind, and he added a lot to that great film.
Also, I can't think of him without remembering his band Silverspoon (the greatest band nobody ever heard). They covered some Beatles songs for the 1976 movie Helter Skelter, and really made the songs uniquely their own. And they were very good.
I don't think they realized at the time that anything Beatles is gold to Beatles fans. Consequently, I don't believe the complete recordings of the songs existed for long. Which is very unfortunate, because to this day I wish I could rock out to them. I'd gladly pay good money for the opportunity to do so.
Bits and pieces of what they did can be heard in this clip, if you're a Beatles fan.
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