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Maybe - might test my skills with a February only mini game first through.

Telegraph death notice for Sir James Jungius (wiki), who was a month shy of 97.

Ian Hamilton QC looking/sounding like someone just woke him up from his death. 96 next September... I doubt he will make it.

My only excuse is I was typing on a phone out of doors and was aiming for haste.

They didn’t exist when I posted that.

Holly Sherwood. See https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ghYhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq="holly+Sherwood"&article_id=3397,3247890&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjA9IfB0cDsAhVBhlwKHRzRDP4Q6AEwAnoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q="holly Sherwood"&f=false and https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/holly-sherwood-106750 Fairfield County, Connectict.

It's not so much the grammar, but the Americanism. As adjectives, "pissed" has a different meaning from "pissed off", and I would prefer to keep the distinction.

I am thinking of Starting a game in 2021 where every hit needs to have an obituary in either The Times of London or the New York Times and double points if an obituary appears in both. Thinking of using teams of 15 and points for year of birth? Anyone interested?

Well, there goes my "haha, this is a great off-the-radar pick nobody else will have" for 2021.

And I'll just leave this here for everyone

Gloria Jones is 75 today. She recorded the original of Tainted Love back in 1964 Famously, she was also the driver of the car that crashed killing her lover, Marc Bolan.

That's a coincidence because Evander Holyfield is 58 today too.

S (part 3/9) Sex Pistols Wiki UK punk rock band from London, formed in 1975 and disbanded in 1978 with subsequent reunions in 1996, 2002–2003 and 2007–2008, regarded as one of the most groundbreaking bands in popular music history, responsible for initiating the punk movement in the UK, bassist Sid Vicious died from a heroin overdose in February 1979 after allegedly murdering his girlfriend Nancy Spungen (1958–1978), inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 but refused to turn up and instead wrote a letter referring to the museum as a "piss stain" Paul Cook 20 Jul 1956 – Living Steve Jones 03 Sep 1955 – Living Glen Matlock 27 Aug 1956 – Living Johnny Rotten 31 Jan 1956 – Living Sid Vicious 10 May 1957 – 02 Feb 1979 (21) NY Times obit 18/12/1976 Anarchy in the U.K. #38 Withdrawn by EMI after they dropped the group 04/06/1977 God Save the Queen #2 Rumoured to have outsold I Don't Want to Talk About it by Rod Stewart (#1 week of 11/06/1977) but that it was deliberately marked down 09/07/1977 Pretty Vacant #6 22/10/1977 Holidays in the Sun #8 08/07/1978 No One is Innocent / My Way #7 Released as Sex Pistols, Punk Prayer by Ronald Biggs / The b-side, sung by bassist Sid Vicious, is a cover of a single by Frank Sinatra 03/03/1979 Something Else / Friggin' in the Riggin' #3 A-side is a cover of a single by Eddie Cochran 07/04/1979 Silly Thing #6 Flip side was Who Killed Bambi? by Tenpole Tudor 30/06/1979 C'mon Everybody #3 Cover of a single by Eddie Cochran 13/10/1979 The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle #21 Flip side was Rock Around the Clock by Tenpole Tudor The Shadows Wiki UK instrumental rock band from London, backing band for Cliff Richard (1958–1968), originally called The Drifters but changed their name owing to the American group of the same name, fourth most successful act in UK chart history after Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Cliff himself, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett both received an OBE in 2004 Brian Bennett 09 Feb 1940 – Living John Farrar 08 Nov 1945 – Living Alan Jones 06 Feb 1947 – Living Hank Marvin 28 Oct 1941 – Living Alan Tarney 19 Nov 1945 – Living Bruce Welch 02 Nov 1941 – Living 08/03/1975 Let Me be the One #12 The UK's entry for the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest (finished 2nd) 16/12/1978 Don't Cry For Me Argentina #5 Cover of a single by Julie Covington 28/04/1979 Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavantina) #9 Cover of a piece by Stanley Myers Shag (aka Jonathan King) 06 Dec 1944 – Living Wiki UK singer-songwriter and record producer from Marylebone, London, discovered and named Genesis in 1967, founded UK Records in 1972, produced songs for the Bay City Rollers and 10cc, convicted of sleeping with underage boys in the 1980s and sentenced to seven years in prison 14/10/1972 Loop Di Love #4 Shalamar Wiki American R&B and soul vocal group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1991, later avtice 1996–1997 and since 1999, credited with helping to introduced body-popping to the UK Gerald Brown 22 Aug 19?? – Living Jeffrey Daniel 24 Aug 1955 – Living Howard Hewett 01 Oct 1955 – Living Jody Watley 30 Jan 1959 – Living 14/05/1977 Uptown Festival #30 Medley of hits, recorded by session musicians. It's success prompted producers to put together a "real" group. 09/12/1978 Take That to the Bank #20 24/11/1979 The Second Time Around #45 Sham 69 Wiki UK punk rock band from Hersham, Surrey, formed in 1975 and disbanded in 1980, reformed in 1988 Mark "Dodie" Cain no info available Ricky Goldstein no info available Dave Parsons 12 Apr 19?? – Living Jimmy Pursey 09 Feb 1955 – Living Dave Tregunna 28 Apr 19?? – Living 13/05/1978 Angels with Dirty Faces #19 29/07/1978 If the Kids are United #9 14/10/1978 Hurry Up Harry #10 24/03/1979 Questions and Answers #18 04/08/1979 Hersham Boys #6 27/10/1979 You're a Better Man Than I #49 The Shangri-Las Wiki American pop girl group from New York City, New York consisting of two sets of sisters, formed in 1963 and disbanded in 1968, Mary Ann Ganser died of a drug overdose in March 1970 and her twin sister Marge died of breast cancer in July 1996 Marge Ganser 04 Feb 1948 – 28 Jul 1996 (48) Mary Ann Ganser 04 Feb 1948 – 14 Mar 1970 (22) Betty Weiss 27 Nov 1946 – Living Mary Weiss 28 Dec 1948 – 19 Jan 2024 (75) Obit 14/10/1972 Leader of the Pack #3 Originally released in 1964 05/06/1976 Leader of the Pack (re-release) #7 The Sharonettes Discogs UK/American vocal group, assembled by producer Simon Soussan, the "group" were in fact synthetic and Sherlie Matthews' lead vocals were added to the records without her knowledge Patrice Holloway 23 Mar 1951 – 03 Oct 2006 (55) Mention of death Clydie King 21 Aug 1943 – 07 Jan 2019 (75) Rolling Stone obit Sherlie Matthews 10 Nov 1934 – Living Paula Roussell no info available 26/04/1975 Papa Ooh Mow Mow #26 Cover of the single Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow by The Rivingtons 12/07/1975 Going to a Go-Go #46 Cover of a single by The Miracles Rocky Sharpe and the Replays Wiki UK doop-wop and rock and roll revival band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1983, Rocky Sharpe and Johnny Stud were brothers in real life, Eric Rondo aka Mike Vernon is better known as a record producer and music executive – he received an MBE in 2020, Helen Highwater later became an actress and also wrote episodes of EastEnders and Heartbeat Helen Highwater 1956 – Living Eric Rondo (aka Mike Vernon) 20 Nov 1944 – Living Rocky Sharpe 26 Nov 1952 – 05 Dec 2019 (67) Obit Johnny Stud 1950 – Living 16/12/1978 Rama Lama Ding Dong #17 Cover of a single by The Edsels 24/03/1979 Imagination #39 25/08/1979 Love Will Make You Fail in School #60 Winifred Shaw 25 Feb 1907 – 02 May 1982 (75) NY Times obit Wiki American actress, dancer and singer from San Francisco, California, better known as Wini Shaw 14/08/1976 Lullaby of Broadway #42 Gary Shearston 09 Jan 1939 – 01 Jul 2013 (74) Guardian obit Wiki Australian folk singer-songwriter from Inverell, New South Wales, later became an Anglican priest 05/10/1974 I Get a Kick Out of You #7 Cover of a song by Ethel Merman Sheer Elegance Wiki UK pop and soul trio, formed in Croydon, London though by birth two members were Jamaican and the other Barbadian, appeared on the television talent show New Faces in 1975 Bev Gordon no info available Dennis Robinson no info available Herbie Watkins no info available 20/12/1975 Milky Way #18 03/04/1976 Life is Too Short Girl #9 24/07/1976 It's Temptation #41 Peter Shelley 28 Feb 1943 – 23 Mar 2023 (80) Obit Wiki UK pop singer-songwriter and music executive from London, real name Peter Alexander Southworth, emigrated to Canada during the 1980s, his son John Southworth is also a noted singer, not to be confused with Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley 14/09/1974 Gee Baby #4 22/03/1975 Love Me Love My Dog #3 Sherbet Wiki Australian rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in 1969 and disbanded in 1984 with several reunions since Daryl Braithwaite 11 Jan 1949 – Living Harvey James 20 Sep 1952 – 15 Jan 2011 (58) Herald Sun obit Tony Mitchell 05 Sep 1951 – Living Garth Porter 24 Sep 1948 – Living Alan Sandow 28 Feb 1952 – Living 25/09/1976 Howzat #4 Bobby Sherman 22 Jul 1943 – Living Wiki American singer-songwriter and actor, born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Van Nuys, California, regarded as a teen idol during the late 1960s and early 1970s 31/10/1970 Julie, do Ya Love Me #28 Pluto Shervington 13 Aug 1950 – 19 Jan 2024 (73) Obit Wiki Jamaican reggae singer, engineer and producer from Kingston, real name Leighton Shervington, later went by the stage name of simply Pluto 07/02/1976 Dat #6 10/04/1976 Ram Goat Liver #43 Holly Sherwood c. 1953 – Living Wiki American rock vocalist and actress 05/02/1972 Day by Day #29 Featured in the musical Godspell Shirley & Company Wiki American disco group, formed in 1975, Alvarez later became a pastor and released Christian music – he was later replaced in the group by singer Kenny Jeremiah, Morris, Oliver, Randle and Williams were also members of funk and disco group The Rimshots Jason Alvarez 28 Dec 1951 – Living Shirley Goodman 19 Jun 1936 – 05 Jul 2005 (69) Guardian obit Walter Morris 24 Jul 1948 – 24 Mar 2011 (62) Obit Clarence Oliver 07 Jan 1954 – Living Seldon Powell 15 Nov 1928 – 25 Jan 1997 (68) Mention of death Bernadette Randle 08 Jan 1947 – Jun 2016 (69) Obit Jonathan Williams 29 Mar 1952 – Living 08/02/1975 Shame, Shame, Shame #6 The b-side "More Shame" is an instrumental version of the song by saxophonist Seldon Powell (1928–1997) Shocking Blue Wiki Dutch rock band from The Hague, formed in 1967 and disbanded in 1974 with reunions in 1979, 1980 and 1984 Cor van der Beek 06 Jun 1948 – 02 Apr 1998 (49) FindAGrave memorial Robbie van Leeuwen 29 Oct 1944 – Living Mariska Veres 01 Oct 1947 – 02 Dec 2006 (59) Independent obit Klaasje van der Wal 01 Feb 1949 – 12 Feb 2018 (69) Obit 17/01/1970 Venus #8 25/04/1970 Mighty Joe #43 Showaddywaddy Wiki UK rock and roll group from Leicester, Leicestershire, formed in 1973 Malcolm "Duke" Allured 27 Aug 1945 – Living Dave Bartram 23 Mar 1952 – Living Romeo Challenger 19 May 1950 – Living Rod Deas 13 Feb 1948 – Living Russ Field 01 Sep 1949 – Living Buddy Gask 18 Dec 1945 – 07 Jun 2011 (65) BBC obit Al James 13 Jan 1946 – 16 Nov 2018 (72) BBC obit Trevor Oakes 09 Sep 1946 – Living 18/05/1974 Hey Rock and Roll #2 17/08/1974 Rock 'n' Roll Lady #15 30/11/1974 Hey Mister Christmas #13 22/02/1975 Sweet Music #14 17/05/1975 Three Steps to Heaven #2 Cover of a single by Eddie Cochran 06/09/1975 Heartbeat #7 Cover of a single by Buddy Holly 15/11/1975 Heavenly #34 29/05/1976 Trocadero #32 06/11/1976 Under the Moon of Love #1 Cover of a single by Curtis Lee 05/03/1977 When #3 Cover of a single by the Kalin Twins 23/07/1977 You Got What it Takes #2 Cover of a single by Marv Johnson 05/11/1977 Dancin' Party #4 25/03/1978 I Wonder Why #2 Cover of a single by Dion and the Belmonts 24/06/1978 A Little Bit of Soap #5 Cover of a single by The Jarmels 04/11/1978 Pretty Little Angel Eyes #5 Cover of a single by Curtis Lee 31/03/1979 Remember Then #17 Cover of a single by The Earls 28/07/1979 Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller #15 19/11/1979 A Night at Daddy Gee's #39

René Felber, president of Switzerland in 1992, dead at 87: https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/lancien-conseiller-federal-rene-felber-decede

Bert Quint, a CBS foreign correspondent who covered troubled spots like Vietnam and Cambodia over his 30-year career, has died. He was 90. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-cbs-news-foreign-correspondent-bert-quint-has-died-at-age-90/#x (Video obit)

Saw the (very good) Trial of the Chicago 7 movie in which Michael Keaton plays former Attorney General Ramsey Clark. The man himself will be 93 in December - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey_Clark

Actress Gwen Verdon died on this day 20 years ago, aged 75.

There’s a Led Zeppelin bootleg recording from the Seventies, and the tape machine is near to two people who for some reason are talking about Gordon Haskell, with one of them saying what an asshole he is.

James Redford, a documentary filmmaker and the son of Robert Redford, has died. He was 58. https://www.niusdiario.es/cultura/muere-58-anos-cineasta-james-hijo-robert-redford_18_3028470132.html (Spanish language obit.)

FTFY

I mentioned earlier that I had volunteered to be part of the vaccine trials, I have just been updated with an email about what is happening and going to happen but included was an interesting screenshot of the demographics of those that volunteered. It seems that the minority groups have a low rate of volunteers and yet they are more at risk of death due to the virus.

Baseball player Len Koenecke, died 17-9-35; comedian Russ Abbott, born 18-9-47. (thanks DDT for the Koenecke pic)

Buy an extra poppy folks. The replies on this are as you might expect

Oh please! I think you mean "pissed off with him".