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New photo of Ethel Kennedy with her family last week on her 96th birthday: https://people.com/ethel-kennedy-rare-appearance-photo-96th-birthday-celebrations-8630561 Her son RFK Jr. and his wife Cheryl Hines did make the event. Enclosed a zoomed-in shot, Ethel's in white.

Harry Howorth, reportedly the last survivor of those who landed on Sword Beach at Normandy and Legion d'Honneur recipient, reported dead aged 103: BBC news report from 2023: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-66069523

18/Apr/2024 71 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 38 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody +2 37 Adele — Chasing Pavements +2 37 La Roux — In For The Kill 35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 32 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 27 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 21 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 12 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite -2 12 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me -2 07 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 04 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror -2

Looks fine? At least in this photo... Some of her relatives need to learn how to smile for photos though - they look unhinged!

So do I ! The coins, that is, not the rest. Although I have collected a few bastards in my time.

You have to admire the Tories. They manage to collect swindlers, fraudsters, corrupt bastards and sexual deviants like I collect commemorative 50p and 2 pound coins.

Once again something said without a hint of irony from Lizzie

Wonder if it's Parkinsons that he may have

Just to go back to the Menzies story

I love House of Games. Especially the "what year did X happen", where on the map is this thing and how many x in the UK rounds. They've added a bunch of boring rounds but I'll still watch to get to the good ones.

I have no interest of meeting the offspring of my heroes!

(Sammy Davis) Also a DDP pick.

Clive Revill is 94.

Thu 18 Apr 71 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 37 La Roux — In For The Kill 36 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 35 Adele — Chasing Pavements 35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 32 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 27 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 21 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 16 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 10 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 07 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 06 Leona Lewis — Happy 06 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror -6

18/04/24 67 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 37 La Roux — In For The Kill 36 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody +3 35 Adele — Chasing Pavements +1 35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 32 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 27 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 21 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 16 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 12 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 10 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite -6 07 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 06 Leona Lewis — Happy

Typical DL Forum as we end up discussing the tallest man on telly in the Munchkins thread! Anyhow, Osman is on the list of the things that I will not miss if he disappeared tomorrow. And in today's telly that's becoming a long long list! (See Joe Lycett's dreadful Friday Night show). I find most of them of little talent and therefore of little interest to me. Of course, I could just be a grumpy old man.

Worth noting that his father, Donald Payne Sr. died in office of colon cancer in 2012. If he doesn't survive, he'll be the second Payne in a row from this district to die in office.

US state Rep Donald Payne still unconscious 10 days after a heart attack: https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/17/democratic-lawmaker-is-still-unconscious/

Might be an idea not to leave your posts nameless. For the benefit of the search function...author Sophie Kinsella has had glioblastoma since late 2022.

I will say. Out of the many charges/cases. The NY one is 100% politically motivated. I don't think that's bias, just reality.

About time this 87-year-old Hollywood icon gets his own thread, especially with his consistent absences in public nowadays, sparking speculation about the state of his health. Doubt he'll see 90. One to keep on the DL's radar.

Jeremy Paxman signed off from University Challenge tonight. (Yes, because you were all watching [the blatantly rigged] Britain's Got Talent, weren't you?). Very brief, said he'd be looking forward to watching the show with us next time round. Optimistic bugger, isn't he?

Barry Cryer and Ruth Madoc the only fallers from the above list to date I reckon.

Noticed that the actress Nancy Olson from the iconic Billy Wilder film Sunset Blvd is still alive at 95.