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Hester Ford, the oldest living American, has died. She was 115 or 116. Her family said she was born in 1904, but she is validated as having been born August 15, 1905. https://www.wcnc.com/article/features/producers-picks/hester-ford-dies-at-116/275-fec0a906-3788-4199-b3d8-11d85f73bd03 https://gerontology.wikia.org/wiki/Hester_Ford

Not sure why you're so confused by Toast's response. You argue she's a woman of her own means, Toast argues she's a gold digger. You say her money is going to come from selling her story about being married to a member of the Royal Family and cornering the 'royal baby wear market' in the USA, which would mean her being in the marriage to make money out of it: the very definition of her being a gold digger. I'm not picking sides in the discussion, the whole debacle has become incredibly toxic. But to add a fairly brief comment on her 'own means', I wouldn't deny she had a career before Harry, but, personally, I'd never heard of her or 'Suits' before she got together with him, so it would be foolish to suggest her profile hasn't be increased tenfold by being involved with him, whether it works out or not. And it is at best incredibly naive if she's telling the truth that she didn't research the royal family at all before agreeing to marry Harry, the family is littered with failed marriages and her own friends warned her of the issues with dating him. It's somewhat disingenuous to walk into something with your eyes closed shut and then complain it isn't what you thought it was going to be. But on the other hand, I have absolutely no idea why this thread's been activated today, she should be left to her own devices on the other side of the planet, today was supposed to be about laying the Duke of Edinburgh to rest. It seems as much of it has been about whether William and Harry have made up, but even then, that's nothing to do with Meghan, it's between the brothers and the wider family.

Improving.

https://malawi24.com/2021/04/18/former-vice-president-malewezi-dies/ Justin Malewezi (1943-2021) first Malewezi vice president along with Chakufwa Chihana (1939-2006) has died at age 77. They were the vice presidents of Bakili Muluzi (b. 1943, ruled 1994-2004), the first president since ancient dictator Hastings Banda (1898-1997) Malewezi was a lifelong public servant.

Hi pals! And... Thanks Bibliogryphon for your invitation. 1921 Wanda Półtawska / Francisco Morales Bermúdez 1922 Micheline Presle / Norman Lear 1923 Ida Vitale / Henry Kissinger 1924 Jan Harrison / Leslie Phillips 1925 Virginia Patton / Jacques Delors 1926 Irene Papas / Norman Jewison 1927 Barbara Rush / Harry Belafonte 1928 Patricia Hitchcock / James Ivory 1929 Joan Plowright / Don Murray 1930 Frances Sternhagen / Armin Mueller-Stahl I hope I did this right. So I'm sorry if I'm awkward at this. Take care.

Phantom’s earned the right to his own niche thread, to which he’ll no doubt he’ll often add with grapevine whispers of eminent if obscure greasers like Lew Lewis yesterday. The rockabilly was kinda served in the JLL/LR thread but that got split up when JLL made the fab 50.

It reminds me of Heather Mills, another gold digger latching on to a national icon. For 2 or 3 years she was everywhere in every paper. The car crash of what was happening was unavoidable and strangely compelling. Then the divorce and more headlines, then everyone forgot about her.

Except I don't care

Whoa.

Philistine

Kane of a Thousand Days

This is for rockabilly. They don't fall into the genre for country, rock, prog rock, or psychedelia... Also I figured that since it's the anniversary of Eddie Cochran's passing, that I would name the thread after one of his songs.

For anyone to sit alone when bereaved of a close relative is barbaric.

Horrible that she had to sit through it alone. On the bright side, she didn't have to sit next to that little shit Harry.

Your mum

Charles Geschke, Co-founder of Adobe Systems, a graphics publishing and software company, died at 81 years: https://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/297-news-features/64309-charles-geschke-adobe-systems-co-founder-dies

Are any of the birds he was shagging on the side attending the funeral? Or are they listed under the 'cousins' invite list?

And 2 more: Rian Garrick aka William Kaye: still living in 2014 per his brother's obituary: https://www.timesonline.com/article/20140924/Obituaries/309249932. His father's obituary (attached - from https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QLZAdv6BrvsC&dat=19821202&printsec=frontpage&hl=en on Dec 2, 1982) confirms that William M. Kaye (aka McKaye) = Rian Garrick (also known in public records as Rian Kaye, William Garrick, etc). Another sister died in 2020 but her obituary doesn't mention her siblings. Also, this appears to be Jerry Holmes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196671294/gerald-holmes-stalnaker.

And... good luck, everybody.

whos Iain

One for the history...

I worked in a hospital for years and this is quite common. Long family vigil for days & the minute they nip out for a coffee the patient dies. Some of the nurses would even suggest the family went out for a bit of fresh air, believing that the patient was just hanging on until they were on their own. My Dad did something similar. It was the first time we’d persuaded mum to leave his beside in 48 hours and my sister wouldn’t have coped if he’d died while she was in the room on her own. In the end it was just him and me. I think he knew I’d be the one who would cope the best.

Trump incites my erection

Persecuting you? You wrote this well before I suspended you, please provide evidence that I took any action against you before that. My patience with the way you use the forum has run out. Clean up your act, or I'll ban you.