During an appearance on yesterday’s edition of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Frankie Banalihis wife Regina talked about plans for his memorial. De ROLE RIOT drummer died on Thursday (August 20) after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
“Unfortunately, he had bought and paid for all his full services and plans at Forest Lawn [cemetery in Los Angeles] for his [cancer] diagnosis, ” Regina sei. “But I do not know how we do that now with COVID. He would get the same kind of funeral as that Ronnie [James Dio] got one Jimmy Bain and all those funerals where we have been many times. “
“He said we were renting the hair [legendary West Hollywood restaurant and bar] Rainbow and have laminated pass and [have a] sending on the rock and roll way he arrived in LA, “she went on.” He had a lot of history with the Rainbow. But I do not know how we do it, or when. “
According to Regina, there will probably be a large-scale memorial event in there FrankieThe honor once marred the coronavirus pandemic.
“I find it better to go big, even if it’s later,” she explained. “Because I think people will still care. And I think he deserves the honor and recognition he deserves.”
Regina, who wrote and directed and directed ROLE RIOT documentary “Well, now you’re here, there’s no way back: the silent riot movie”, confirmed that Frankie had put tentative plans in place around the ROLE RIOT legacy alive even after his death. However, she said, “I feel like it’s too soon to talk about it [that]. The plans are in my hands. But still, even that is not really a solid plan. Everything is so in flux, with COVID and everything, it’s just so fast that I can not even promise anything. “
Frankie was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on April 17, 2019 and given six months to live. He put an inspiring brave and courageous 16-month fight to the end and continued to play live for as long as he could. Standard chemotherapy stopped working and a series of strokes made continuation on a clinical trial impossible. He finally lost the fight at 7:18 p.m. on August 20 in Los Angeles surrounded by his wife and daughter.
Banali was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after I went to the emergency room for shortness of breath, leg cramps and loss of energy. A scan of his lungs got a picture of his liver, where the first spots were seen. Then came the discovery of a tumor on his pancreas.
He has been in treatment since the spring of last year and recently completed his 21st round of chemotherapy with the hope of shrinking or controlling the cancer.
Banalihis history with ROLE RIOT span over 37 years and he was distinguished to be the only member of the band to be recorded on every single ROLE RIOT release from 1983s “Metal Health”, which was the first heavy metal album that no. 1 on the Billboard chart, fia 2019’s “Hollywood Cowboys”. He has also recorded seven albums WASP between 1989 and 2004.
Banali stand up ROLE RIOT in 2010, three years after the death of singer and foundation member Kevin DuBrow.
ROLE RIOTthe latest studio album, “Hollywood Cowboys” was via in November Frontiers Music Srl.
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