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In the words of Yazz and the Plastic Population at some point in the late 80s, the only way is up...

He looked fine in that Fast Show reunion the other day.

Bodybuilder, personal trainer, stuntman, and former professional wrestler Ric Drasin, who went under the stage name The Equalizer, died at 76 years: http://socaluncensored.com/2020/08/30/ric-drasin-dies-at-at-age-76/ He is known for his developments in the field of muscle memory; he also runs the Ric's Corner YouTube channel, which includes interviews with celebrity guests. He played Demi Hulk on the Incredible Hulk TV series.

This is emphatically not a disaster.

1) A second wave of Coronavirus, coupled with us crashing out of the EU, sees the UK economy and job market suffer in such a way that makes the Great Depression look like losing loose change down the back of the sofa. 2) Donald Trump refuses to accept his election defeat and barricades himself in the White House as a constitutional crisis, borderline civil war, ensues. 3) The second wave of Coronavirus kills only 3 times as many people as the first, depriving millions of people of the sweet release of death. 4) Jeff Bezos becomes the world’s first trillionaire and buys the collapsed United Kingdom, turns most of it into an Amazon warehouse. 5) Keane release a new album.

A mate asked if I'd take ABBA out for lunch. I replied, "I would, my friend. For Nando's".

I feel like this would all be filed less under "disasters" and more under "fucking awesome", tbh.

They will definitely go in date of death order - from the first one to the last.

Confirmed.

Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE is 75 Roger Dean is 76

Osamu Masuko, the former chairman of Mitsubishi Motors, has died. He was 71. He'd stepped down in early August because of health reasons. He was also a former CEO, stepping down from that role in 2019. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-31/former-mitsubishi-motors-chairman-osamu-masuko-dies-at-71?utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter

He also designed the Gold's Gym logo

Also used to run a wrestling school. One of his students was a very young Jack Perry., son of Luke and currently in AEW as Jungle Boy.

Straight after breakfast, yes it's an early start at the Card Roulette Table:

Thanks, Iain, you led us straight to him! Pranab in very critical condition after septic shock.

Is that a list of people or Greek sweet desserts?

Actually this wasn't one i was referring to. But that one you showed I felt Tim seemed more talkative in it. This one below was what i originally mentioned. Tim looks extremely gaunt, skinny, more immobile & barely able to talk compared to the first few Zoom Chats you mentioned. Not to speculate, But Tim could be seriously ill from something other than his stroke 6-7 years ago. I doubt he'll make it to 2021 from the looks of it.

So people who got QOs since 19th August (bar Banali of course) Hans-Jochen Vogel Richard Guy - see above Christopher Guy Harrison Gerald Carr - no obit yet? Liz Clarke-Saul - no obit yet Bullet Bob Armstrong (post to be updated as needed)

1. The return of the dinosaurs. 2. After Joe Biden dies, Kamala Harris chooses Hillary Clinton as her VP. 3. Prince Charles finally comes out as Gay. 4. Actual Covid-19 death rates hit over 10,000,000. 5. A tsunami comes after Dying Probably`s 8.0 magnitude earthquake in the Canary Islands killing millions of people living on the Easten Coast of the USA.

1. Pranab Mukherjee 2. Dai Davies 3. Derek Draper 4. Ged Stokes 5. George J. Mitchell 6. Alex Trebek

Film music maestro John Williams is 88 and looks increasingly tired and frail. Would be a shame as he is easily the greatest ever film score composer. Every film he has touched has turned to gold. A world without the big JW is not worth thinking about, especially not if that Hans Zimmer thinks he will claim the no.1 spot.

Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP, off of MPs I don’t actually want to kick in the mouth, is 60 today

Discharged.

So as a disinterested observer, the Republican National Convention has been an absolute hoot this year. I'm guessing we are going to have to put many of the speakers in 21st American Sitcoms thread from now on. I have been unable to discern an actual policy position. There's the usual Republican shtick about pro-life, guns etc, but at least 4 years ago there was a Wall, there was bringing American jobs back, blah de blah. But this year...meh. Just 4 more years of Trump sitting on his ass [sic] watching TV, tweeting and playing golf. (that's not to say that we have had a host of speakers talking about how he's worked for the American people every day so far!). Last night was my favourite. It started off with a political statement (wrapped up in what may have been a religious segment) by a Rabbi, defending Trump's record. Charlottesville, anyone? Trump is well known for saying those fine neo-Nazis who called for Jewish extermination, then back-tracking, then re-affirming that view. No amount of embassies in Jerusalem outweigh that vile proclamation from a US President. Then there was the logger who talked about how well-managed forests in Minnesota didn't catch fire, unlike those Democrat-controlled trees in California. Hilarious, given the amount of snow Minnesota gets - maybe the weather has something to do with it? Even Trump has declared a national emergency in California, something that passed this speaker by, apparently. Oh, then we had a whole segment on the patriots who protested for women's rights, particularly the right to vote. (Helluva lot of emphasis on TEA PARTY in bold!). They were called heroes and patriots by way of their peaceful protest. By a Republican Party who deals with peaceful protesters today by tear-gassing them, sending Navy helicopters in to blow them off their feet, and building the only successful wall in the last 3 and a half years between the Whitehouse and the protesters. But no mention even of those protesters from recent history like Vivian and Lewis who have now died - but all the while quoting Martin Luther King Jr. Oh yes, and a couple of nights ago we had the prospective Republican for Baltimore again effectively calling it a shithole. Then on came some person talking about America's (I kid you not) "God-given right to carry guns". Hmm, guns - made by humans. Right to carry - enshrined in a document written by humans. Yeah, we are only pro-life unless you get in our way. Well, then came on Kayleigh McEnany, talking about her family history of breast cancer due to a family gene mutation, resulting in her having a double mastectomy. Now sad as that is, if she's a true Republican she really shouldn't have interfered with that God-given gene mutation? Or is that different, you know, just for wealthy people who can afford the medical bills, that God who is obviously trying to tell your family something doesn't matter? There was a lot of flag waving, then Pence came on, seemingly talking about Covid like it was all over and millions and millions of jobs will suddenly miraculously re-appear because Trump will be re-elected, and thumping on about Law and Order while countless Trump affiliates are in jail or under charge, receiving light sentences and - oh look at all those pardons! Yet Trump's been sitting on his ass [sic] watching TV and tweeting and playing golf, while escalating tensions by selectively sending in the troops to Democrat cities only, then blaming them for the heightened disasters in those cities. Then there were all the others in between painting Trump as the opposite to what he is - apparently he respects women and children ("Good Luck Ghislane, by the way!") and is pro-minority and pro-voting. I laughed all the way through. Bless poor Donny though, apparently the ratings are terrible. And let's face it, at the end of the Convention, that's really all he is interested in.

Some folk are of the "what's the point in stopping now", especially if its one of their few vices they can still get at. When my grandad had 3 months to live, he stuck to the cigs and whisky till the final hospitalisation. When I mentioned it, he went "Aye, good point, I might get cancer" and then laughed himself hoarse. He'd have found this place funny too if he weren't dead tbh.