An update from Dwina: Headstone Robin Gibb

I want to update you on the progress on Robin’s headstone for his burial place in Thame. I am hoping that it will be completed by late May to commemorate the third anniversary of Robin’s passing, or in June for the anniversary of the funeral. It is also appropriate that “Saved By The Bell”, the collection of Robin’s early solo recordings, will released around the same time.

The photos here show the progress being made by Martin Cook, the award winning sculptor who has displayed his work at the Chelsea Flower Show where he achieved Gold Medal status. The headstone is known as Kilkenny Blue Marble: a very hard limestone from Kilkenny, Ireland. Robin was very fond of this stone and we have several sculptures in our garden made from this same rock, carved by Michael Cooper. It was Michael that recommended Martin Cook for the headstone.

Robin’s memorial headstone at Matin Cook’s Buckinghamshire studio

Robin is buried at St. Mary’s Church in Thame, which is a beautiful building, and previously a Royal Minster Church for Anglo Saxon Kings. It is a Grade 1 listed building, and there are many regulations governing the style of headstones in the church grounds to ensure that they are in keeping with the ancient building. Headstones are not usually decorated on both sides, but we have had permission to do this, and the decoration and words on reverse side of the headstone will be a tribute to Robin’s life as a Bee Gee.

Robin’s headstone will be in the grounds of St Mary’s Church, Thame

We have taken the time to create something very special; I did not want to rush in creating this permanent memorial to Robin. I will let you all know when the headstone is ready, and the date for the ceremony.

Love from Dwina and family xx


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ROBIN GIBB: I'M SO PROUD OF THE BOMBER BOYS MEMORIAL

 

 

Robin Gibb besides the RAF crest

HE conquered the world as a pop star and is winning his fight against cancer but Robin Gibb’s “proudest” achievement will honour 55,000 men he never met.

The Bee Gees legend was filled with emotion as he paid his first visit to Britain’s new Bomber Command Memorial.

The epic structure, still under scaffolding, will stand sentinel in London’s Green Park near Hyde Park Corner, a behemoth sculpture of pillars and statues which will forever remind the nation of the sacrifices made by the RAF’s brave bomber crews during the Second World War.

It is a project that he, Dooleys singer Jim Dooley and RAF veterans have championed over the past three years, raising £6million for its construction and perpetual upkeep.

Express readers donated £500,000 to the memorial, a sum matched by Sunday Express owner Richard Desmond. Other large contributions came from entrepreneurs Lord Ashcroft and John Caudwell, while tens of thousands of members of the public donated to the cause in smaller but vital ways.

 

  On Thursday Robin, 62, scrambled up ladders to take a full tour of the 50ft structure, where master craftsmen are still working to hand carve the immense spans of Portland Stone. In the distance behind him the blue RAF standard could be seen fittingly fluttering from the Royal Air Force Club in Piccadilly.

Daring night-time raids cost the lives of 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command. It was when the Bee Gee came face to face with the 10ft crest emblazoned with the words “Bomber Command Royal Air Force” and the RAF emblem, that the real significance of the achievement hit home.

“This is honestly the proudest thing I’ve ever done,” said Robin, who looks markedly better since the dark days of his fight against colon cancer. “It was so important to finally see that the brave airmen who risked their lives every night to fly bombing raids over Germany and shorten the war were finally honoured, and now it is happening. This memorial is bigger than even the Wellington Memorial and will still be here long after we are gone. It will last for ever.

 

 

 

 

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Robin Gibb (twitter) NEW 3 CD compiliation release june 2 2015

New 3 CD, 63 track compilation of solo Robin Gibb from '69-'70 coming soon. Includes 46 rare & unreleased tracks.

 

DISC 1 Robin’s Reign… Plus’

AUGUST OCTOBER (STEREO)
GONE GONE GONE (STEREO)
THE WORST GIRL IN THIS TOWN (STEREO)
GIVE ME A SMILE (STEREO)
DOWN CAME THE SUN (STEREO)
MOTHER AND JACK (STEREO)
SAVED BY THE BELL (STEREO)
WEEKEND (STEREO)
FARMER FERDINAND HUDSON (STEREO)
LORD BLESS ALL (STEREO)
MOST OF MY LIFE (STEREO)
ONE MILLION YEARS (STEREO) †
GIVE ME A SMILE (ALTERNATE STEREO MIX) †
HUDSON’S FALLEN WIND †
SAVED BY THE BELL (MONO)
MOTHER AND JACK (MONO)
ONE MILLION YEARS (MONO)
WEEKEND (MONO)
AUGUST OCTOBER (MONO)
GIVE ME A SMILE (MONO)
DISC 2 Sing Slowly Sisters – Sessions

SING SLOWLY SISTERS †
LIFE †
C’EST LA VIE, AU REVOIR †
EVERYTHING IS HOW YOU SEE ME †
I’VE BEEN HURT †
SKY WEST AND CROOKED †
IRONS ON THE FIRE †
COLD BE MY DAYS †
AVALANCHE †
ENGINES AEROPLANES †
THE FLAG I FLEW †
RETURN TO AUSTRIA †
IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE †
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL †
A VERY SPECIAL DAY †
GREAT CAESAR’S GHOST †
ANYWHERE I HANG MY HAT †
LOUD AND CLEAR †
RETURN TO AUSTRIA (DEMO) †
DISC 3 Robin’s Rarities

ALEXANDRIA GOOD TIME †
JANICE †
LOVE JUST GOES †
THE WORST GIRL IN THIS TOWN (MONO MIX) †
SAVED BY THE BELL (BBC) †
ROBIN TALKS WITH BRIAN MATTHEW (BBC) †
AUGUST OCTOBER (BBC) †
WEEKEND (BBC)
GIVE ME A SMILE (BBC)
ROBIN TALKS WITH DAVID WIGG (BBC) †
THE BAND WILL MEET MR. JUSTICE (DEMO) †
THE PEOPLE’S PUBLIC POKE SONG (DEMO) †
INDIAN GIN AND WHISKEY DRY (DEMO) †
THE GIRL TO SHARE EACH DAY (DEMO) †
COME SOME HALLOWEEN OR CHRISTMAS DAY (DEMO)
HEAVEN IN MY HANDS (DEMO) †
MOST OF MY LIFE (DEMO) †
GOODBYE GOOD WORLD (DEMO) †
DOWN CAME THE SUN (DEMO) †
DON’T GO AWAY (DEMO) †
MOON ANTHEM – Robin Gibb Orchestra & Chorus †
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST – Robin Gibb Orchestra & Chorus †
JANICE (INSTRUMENTAL) †
† Previously unissued recording

 

SAVED BY THE BELL – The Collected Works of Robin Gibb: 1969-70

This compilation of Robin’s solo recordings from 1969-1970 is a 3 CD collection and includes the classic album Robins Reign, the legendary unreleased album, Sing Slowly Sisters, plus BBC Sessions and interviews. The 63 track package includes 46 unreleased or rare tracks. Compiled and produced by Andrew Sandoval, it also contains a 24 page booklet, with rare memorabilia and photos, and liner notes by Bob Stanley. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Recording new album Barry Gibb

Started the 2nd round of recording for Barry's album today. Two new songs under way!

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