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Tammy Faye Messner dies

by ianivs | July 21, 2007 at 05:55 pm

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Tammy Faye Messner, the former televangelist and Christian singer who battled drug addiction and later inoperable cancer, died Friday morning, according to CNN's Larry King on Saturday night. He said the family had asked him to make the delayed announcement.

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denseatoms

at 16:27 on July 23rd, 2007

Poor Tammy Faye. Her husband set out to swindle people in the name of religion, but I don't think she ever had a clue. Rest in peace.

Jordan Yerman

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at 07:38 on July 22nd, 2007

I wonder why the relatively long delay.

Brian A Kennedy

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at 03:15 on July 23rd, 2007

One of the most colorful -- if not most likeable -- American characters passes on.

denseatoms

at 06:55 on July 23rd, 2007

Just a footnote: I used to watch the PTL Club every Sunday night when Jim & Tammy were at their zenith. Even in this part of the USA (South Carolina), it was outrageous entertainment -- two televangleists who created a heaven on earth outside Charlotte, NC (one part Disney World and one part Bramson, MO). I wish someone would put out a DVD series of those shows. Just incredible. Maybe I'll write a reminiscence of the trip I took to Heritage Village jwith some friends ust after the Bakkers' fall from Grace. I only wish I'd taken photos. I did buy the souvenir book to refresh my memories. Maybe I can resort to collage/montage graphics to skirt the copyright issues?