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| Sweetbaby |
Posted - 25/07/2008 : 18:58:05
Connie Francis was hospitalized Wednesday night for dangerously high blood pressure.
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-etfran255776481jul25,0,4477310.story
It has since been reported that rather than being released today Connie will remain hospitalized for at least one more day's observation. |
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| Sweetbaby |
Posted - 28/10/2008 : 03:11:17
 Sorry Karl - my reasoning was that this related to Connie's recovery from the ailment that was the initial reason for this thread & also to Gloria's Connie biopic project that I touched on here a couple of posts ago. Anyway - James has been good enough to start a fresh thread for future posts on Connie. |
| reputation |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 09:20:22
I wish you had started a fresh thread for this!
I thought Connie was ill again.
Please start new threads when it's about a different situation, thanks! |
| JMFabianoRPL |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 07:45:08
quote:
Originally posted by Earthbound Gypsy
Cool Jim, where is she appearing?
Marty
In Rahway, NJ, at the Union County Arts Center. |
| Earthbound Gypsy |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 05:26:46
Cool Jim, where is she appearing?
Marty |
| JMFabianoRPL |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 04:09:41
And I'm going to see her THIS SATURDAY!!!!! |
| Sweetbaby |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 00:14:12
 Connie was in the audience at Gloria Estefan's South Florida concert last night. Gloria had Connie stand & take a bow prior to her [ie. Gloria] singing Where the Boys Are with a montage of Connie clips playing onscreen. And after the report of how Gloria only half-filled Wembley Arena last month it's nice to note that the homecoming date that ended her tour was an SRO triumph. |
| Earthbound Gypsy |
Posted - 14/08/2008 : 00:52:12
Here are a few links from the 1965 San Remo Festival that I thought might be of interest to all:
Petula Clark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRFmkak40C4
Connie Francis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXq0dj0QOWU&feature=related
Gene Pitney:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucPch09RaWg
Dusty Springfield:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3C1wA3tR-c
Is it just me or does Connie Francis' and Dusty's arm and hand movement resemble each other? I always felt that they did. I already had a friend agree that that do, so I hope we aren't the only ones that feel that way.
I always felt I could take Connie Francis' in small doses, but I was extremely impressed with her performance on the above link. Italian is such a musical sounding language.
Hope everyone enjoys the U-tube clips and I want to hear how others feel about those hand movement? Both were known for the uniqueness and probably have also taken some good natured kidding about it over the years.
Marty |
| Sweetbaby |
Posted - 13/08/2008 : 19:48:12
quote:
Originally posted by JMFabianoRPL
I hope she'll be OK. And I never saw the Dusty picture before...anyone know the origin of it?
I'm pretty sure it's from the San Remo Festival, January of 1965: besides Connie & Dusty, Petula Clark & Gene Pitney also participated. |
| JMFabianoRPL |
Posted - 13/08/2008 : 19:10:21
quote:
Originally posted by reputation
The pic of Connie with Dusty is really nice and it's one you seldom see - Connie is even smaller than Dusty!
However recent pics and videos I've seen of Connie she looks very different, I wonder if she's had things "done"????
I will not say one thing or another. I will say that it's an occasion to bring up the anti-age and anti-imperfect attitudes in the States though. Especially towards women.
That said, either way Connie is still attractive to me, inside and out.
And I still want to know from where that Dusty picture came from! |
| JMFabianoRPL |
Posted - 13/08/2008 : 11:55:29
I hope she'll be OK. And I never saw the Dusty picture before...anyone know the origin of it? |
| reputation |
Posted - 13/08/2008 : 09:18:48
The pic of Connie with Dusty is really nice and it's one you seldom see - Connie is even smaller than Dusty!
However recent pics and videos I've seen of Connie she looks very different, I wonder if she's had things "done"???? |
| Sweetbaby |
Posted - 13/08/2008 : 01:20:06
In an August 11 Celebrity News Service article Gloria Estefan has again brought up the authorized Connie Francis biopic she's been trying to mount since 2000 saying: "We've got a director on board and a lot of interest from different producers. The budget is the only issue. We'd like to keep it an independent film." Gloria now hopes the film will be released next year. While I think she has the voice I'd have to suggest that Gloria who turns 51 in three weeks has had it for somewhat too long to play Connie during her heyday & a biopic starring Gloria would necessitate considerable suspension of belief or else cursorily deal with Connie's career as a hitmaker - in which case it's rather illogical to cast a singer rather than an actress. I'll watch the developments - & I hope eventually the movie - with interest!
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| reputation |
Posted - 31/07/2008 : 08:12:02
Glad she's ok blood pressure can be a dangerous thing! |
| Sweetbaby |
Posted - 31/07/2008 : 01:27:49
Connie was released Monday - she'll remain in NYC until Saturday to be periodically checked as an outpatient. To salute the good news here's Connie singing I Don't Hurt Anymore: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y0ucZoW9gdU |
| Carole R. |
Posted - 28/07/2008 : 08:54:56
Connie looks and sounds really good in the 'Yesterday' clip Richard.
I hope that she makes a swift recovery from her current medical problems.
Carole R xx |
| reputation |
Posted - 28/07/2008 : 08:15:03
There's also another clip of Connie singing The Pointers Sisters I'm So Excited - I never knew Connie featured that in her act. |
| Sweetbaby |
Posted - 27/07/2008 : 23:58:36
 A Press Association report from 4 hours ago indicates that Connie is still hospitalized: the Sunday Mirror quotes her agent as saying she's doing well. The Sunday Mirror identifies Connie's indisposition as "dangerously high blood pressure following a fall" - this last stated factor was never mentioned in the US reports; I wonder if a report of Connie "falling ill" didn't get misconstrued in crossing the Atlantic.
Here's a live clip of Connie singing Yesterday in the 80s: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eih2a1Pr6ww
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| Sweetbaby |
Posted - 25/07/2008 : 20:46:35
quote:
Originally posted by reputation
I wish Connie well, she's had a lot of trauma in her life. However I think it's very rude of her fans to leave when they heard she was not appearing, Neil Sedaka who was also on the show and did an extended act to compensate for Connie is excellent on stage so they missed a treat there!
The news of Connie's indisposition likely discomfited some audience members to the point where they wouldn't have been able to enjoy a concert by anybody. |
| reputation |
Posted - 25/07/2008 : 20:22:06
I wish Connie well, she's had a lot of trauma in her life. However I think it's very rude of her fans to leave when they heard she was not appearing, Neil Sedaka who was also on the show and did an extended act to compensate for Connie is excellent on stage so they missed a treat there! |
| treking |
Posted - 25/07/2008 : 20:06:45
Thanks for the information Richard..I wish her well.
Trek
Also known as Carole. |
