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8 out of 10 cats do death as Sean Lock reported dead from cancer aged 58: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19520795.comedian-sean-lock-died-aged-58-battle-cancer/

A Lock down we weren't expecting.

Certainly was one to watch - dead.

"Christian" radio host Jimmy DeYoung also dead of Covid: https://www.chattanoogan.com/2021/8/15/432938/Bible-Prophecy-Teacher-Dr.-Jimmy.aspx

Sean Lock made me laugh until I was in genuine pain. Comedy in all forms gives me life and he was one of my heroes in this respect. I am truly, truly gutted.

Bollocks

Was going to say the first time a DQ'd pick might effect the top of the DDP, but actually scratch that - Spade's sub (musician Milford Graves) gave him considerably more points than Vivienne ever would have!

And reportedly Vivienne Player is dead: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/golf/rip-gary-player-wife-dies-breaking-vivienne-player/

Rock Demers, an influential Quebec film producer for decades and director of the Montreal International Film Festival from 1962 to 1967, has died. He was 87. Demers produced both English and French fare, including noted Canadian films 'The Dog Who Stopped the War' and 'The Peanut Butter Solution'. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/influential-quebec-film-producer-rock-demers-dies-at-87-1.5551276

If he pulls back 15 points from August, the rest deserve to lose in my book. Err, I mean, yes, true, but still the lesser evil imo.

And therefore in a different way a DQ'd pick has affected the top of the DDP.

2021 looks like being a bad year for Deathlist with no deaths from the list since April despite COVID. Fingers crossed for a rush before the year end.

Enjoy your erection! Fun times ahead!

Thanks everyone. I think thats the DDP pretty much as up to date as possible. If that doesn't jinx a deluge with my luck of late nothing will.

Bela Lugosi died on this day 65 years ago, aged 73.

Joe Walton, tight end with the New York Giants and head coach of New York Jets in the late 1980’s dead at 85. https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2021/08/15/joe-walton-former-jets-coach-and-giants-te-dead-at-85/amp/

Hungarian actor Paul Lukas died on this day 50 years ago, aged 77.

English writer H. G. Wells died on this day 75 years ago, aged 79.

British radio and television presenter Robert Robinson died on this day 10 years ago, aged 83.

American painter Jackson Pollock died on this day 65 years ago, aged 44.

Naturally it occurs to me that neither Sean or someone like that has done up the annual "list of contenders" for the second half of the year. And we all know the Reaper is more keen on list names in the second half of the year. Except 2011, but frankly, fuck 2011. So anyhow, with the aide of whisky, here are the runners and riders after we get rid of the bloody health picks who are now going to drop dead before Hogmanay out of spite, no doubt. 1. Bob Dole - frail for a decade plus and now has Stage IV fucking cancer at 98 years old. How is he still alive? 2. Angela Lansbury - was my tip for centenarian status until Ulitzer recently pointed out she's given up on autographs and fan mail after being big on them for decades. Usually the first sign something is amiss imo. 3. June Brown - She was falling apart before she "retired" from Eastenders. 4. Jimmy Carter - is clearly a frail old man in the last months of his life - but how many months? 5. Leslie Philips - "is frail, ill and wont have long left" we got told in 2011 when his wife topped herself. Surely one for Drol's immortals list (if not already there...). Meant to be a bad sneeze away from death and yet still alive somehow. 6. Jacques Delors - "in bad health" according to our European posters 7. David Crosby - he's recording music and chatty but that heart is meant to be a ticking timebomb nearing expiry date. 8. Prunella Scales - pretty much off screen now due to advanced dementia but was physically OK in 2020. Basically could go tomorrow or in 2025... 9. Bob Newhart - looking skeletal of late, doesn't seem long for the world tbh. 10. Jimmy Greaves - "gravely ill" last year, lost his mate Saint, spent time in hospital and the updates have slowed down. I think he's a goner (but no a Gooner of course) tbh... 11. Barbara Walters - has been in very poor ,dire health for bloody years according to Americans. 12. Pope Benny - Looked like shit for years and now he's praying for the current guy! Needs to go so we can get Francis (who I don't see being alive in 5 years time) on the list instead. An outsider chance here though. 13. Yoko Ono - Very frail now. Her death wouldn't surprise me. 14. Bob Barker - in and out of hospital in recent years, now ancient, somehow still here. 15. Linda Nolan - terminal cancer and now cancelling appearances on health grounds. Despite continual announcements of big plans, circling the drain. 16. Joanne Woodward - end-stage dementia and housebound before that became the norm, for years. No idea how she is still alive. 17. Burt Bacharach - all the concert reviews pre pandemic said same thing - very frail, seemed on last legs, revved up to perform. 18. Shannen Doherty - Her court case documents in January 2020 said she had terminal cancer since the previous year. And according to court docs from her recent lawsuit, she now has COPD as well. She is fucked and clearly someone I should have kept better tabs on for my DDP team too. Out of the 43 survivors, this list of doddery 18 seem like the best tips to add to the paltry score. I think at least 5 of these will be gone by New Year...

Lots of people I'm suprised haven't died yet on this year's list, lots of ones that I think will likely die during the next 3 years (Betty White, Imelda Marcos, J-M Le Pen, Shane MacGowan) but don't seem like they're on death's door right now. About Liz, I'd keep her on the list in case of a sudden death (stroke or other) because while she very likely won't die this year, it'd be a hell of a miss. Worst picks? In my opinion, these three: Ali Khamenei. He's only 82, even though he has had health issues in the past I don't think he'll die soon. Twelver Shia Grand Ayatollahs (Marja') are also known for living forever, just look at Khorasani and Golpaygani. Frank Williams. Has had health problems and is paralyzed, but feels like he'll be one of those ones who'll be on the list until the end of time. Emperor Akihito. Abdicated but still going, walking and looking much better. Visits a laboratory every week to do research on goby fish and recently discovered a couple of new species.

Dennis Skinner is however not in the best of health. He was in hospital for most of the election campaign, and has been ill for years (I dont know the specifics, but he has been clearly frail in the last 18 months or so). He only stood because his local party thought only he could save the seat, but he wasn't well enough to put anything like a normal effort into campaigning. He did do a thing for Richard Burgon (a family friend) in February but looked hellish. I'm unconvinced he'll see his 90th birthday in February 2022.

Relatively young by Deathlist standards to be honest at 82 and 88. Anyone having a scout of the past membership of Socialist Campaign Group in Labour Austin Mitchell is 85.... Anne Cryer is 80 Alice Mahon is 82 Terry Lewis is 84 Harold Bes is 82 Harry Barnes is 83 Maria Fyfe is 81 Ian Gibson is 81 Gery Benningham will be 80 later this year None really have the name recognition of your two suggestions though now we've lost Tony Benn... Corbyn and McDonnell are only in there seventies so ones for the future.... Jean Lambert who was principal speaker for the Greens is 70... Extending this to Militant - Roger Potz is now 81