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American Author and journalist Tom Flynn, notable for heading the Council for Secular Humanism and for editing the organization's Free Inquiry publication, died at 66 years: https://centerforinquiry.org/news/tom-flynn-giant-of-american-freethought-has-died-at-age-66/ Flynn is also known for his contributions to the Free Thinking blog and to The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief. His full-length works include The Trouble with Christmas and the satirical science fiction novel Galactic Rapture.

And at just 50 names, every DL spot is precious. Sticking a bunch of healthy nonagenerians (Brooks, Van Dyke, Lansbury, QEII) hasn't done DL much good this year and the same rule applies (albeit to a lesser extent) to centenarians. Kirk Douglas and Olivia dH were on the list for years before they finally kicked the bucket. Nehemiah Persoff would be a better shout IMO. Had health issues in the past and hasn't made appearances/been pictured in a while now.

Everyone forgot what they had here.

Kyle Anderson dead at 33. There's probably a "falling out of the top 32" joke here but I've only just woken up.

Your tiny mind is about to become "befuddled" once again. Phyllis Gould, another one of the "Rosie the Riveters", dead from a stroke just shy of her 100th birthday. Visited the White House to meet Obama in 2014. Surely can't be many left now. Times obituary.

Can someone report a fucking death on this fucking thread?

https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/breaking-abbotsford-killer-terry-driver-dies-while-serving-life-sentence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&fbclid=IwAR0fhL-4LbVyOYyecOl-lWmHzmhMdoouNh1rUsH36ZnerBt76rhCEVpfjwE Canadian murderer Terry Driver aka the Abbotsford Killer dies while serving life sentence.

some French new names : Liliane Rovere (1933) : famous actress Jean Jacques Sempé (1932) : very well know illustrator, rewarded multiple time, especially for the creation of the series "Le Petit Nicolas" and illustrator of The New Yorker Edith Cresson (1934) : former prime minister between 1991 and 1992, first woman to be a PM in France Marcel Boiteux (1922) : economist and mathematician, recipient of the Grand' Cross of the National Order of Merit Lionel Jospin (1937) : former prime minister from 1997 to 2002 Jean Pierre Serre (1926) : mathematician, recipient of the 1954 Field Medal Claude Bessy (1932) : ballerina, ballet master, recipient of the Grand' Cross of the National Order of Merit Madeleine Chapsal (1925) : author and journalist Helene Ahrweiler (1926) : Professor, greek mythologist and byzantin empire specialist Alfred Grosser (1925) : sociologist and political scientist Christiane Scrivener (1925) : politician, deputy Etienne Emile Baulieu (1926) : biologist, doctor, professor, former president of the "Academie des Sciences" from 2003 to 2004 Helene David Weill (1933) : art collector and patron Michel David Weill (1932) : art collector, patron, banker and husband of Helene Francois Gros (1925) : biologiste, professor and researcher Serge Klarsfeld (1935) : historian, avocat, academician Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929) : historian, former president of the "Academy des sciences Morales et politiques" Jacques de Larosière (1929) : former Director of the Banque de France, of the "Trésor de France", politician Catherine Samie (1933) : actress, former Dean and general administrator the Comédie Française Geneviève de Galard (1925) : WWII Veterant, nurse Jean Nallit (1923) : resistant, WWII veterant Yvette Roudy (1929) : politician, former minister in the "ministry of Women's rights" Monique Pelletier (1925) : politician, former minister in the "ministry of Women's rights" Raymond Chabanne (1924) : soldier, general in the French Army Marie-José Combat de Lauwe (1923) : resistant and sociologist, actual director of the "Fondation pour la Memoire de la Deportation" since 1996 Claude Abeille (1930) : sculptor and artist Michel Boulangé (1929) : physicien and academic Elisabeth de Chimay (1926) : belgian princess (not French but French speaking) Marthe Gautier (1925) : physician, professor, best known for her work on Down Syndrome, member of the Academy des Sciences Pierre Joxe (1934) : former multiple minister, politician Yvette Levy (1926) : survivor of the Shoah Genevieve de Fontenay (1932) : socialite and resident of the "Miss France" Committee Michelle Perrot (1928) : historian, professor in Paris-Diderot University, feminist militant André Trigano (1925) : politician Gabriel de Broglie (1931) : historian, politician, academician, president of some institute etc… Pierre Mazeaud (1929) : politician, alpinist, jurist, president of some institute idem Dominique Paturel (1931) : actor When they die, Rovere, Sempé, Cresson, Jospin, both David-Weill spouses, Klarsfeld, Le Roy Ladurie, Joxe, De Fontenay and Paturel will all get front page report as they are really famous and respected in France, don't know if they're as well known outside of here, I think several of them are. I hope at least. Don't know how many of them will see 2022 as they are really old ans some of them are frail, other haven't been seen in years so…

Gary “Chicken” Hirsh, who played drums with the Berkeley, California-based Country Joe and the Fish between 1967-69, died Aug. 17, 2021, according to a Facebook tribute page in his honor. https://bestclassicbands.com/gary-chicken-hirsh-obituary-country-joe-fish-8-23-21/

Rosita Quintana finally dead at 96. https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/reflector/2021/08/23/muere-la-actriz-rosita-quintana-a-los-96-anos/%3foutputType=amp

Margaret Everly (aged 102) has now outlived both her famous sons.

Dead. https://arrowlordsofmetal.nl/former-trouble-singer-eric-wagner-62-died-of-covid-10/?fbclid=IwAR2rrnsA6-xauC9tabLAnQcoXboXOSZYNLCBvlQOl1EJ82u22e5jiOoFzIQ

Darts always brought a bit of fun to Top Of The Pops - sad news. Wish they had made a comeback....wait....

Tallest person in the USA, Ukraine-born Igor Vovkovnoskiy, dead at 38 of heart failure: https://kroc.com/rochester-man-tallest-in-the-united-states-has-died/

American author, book reviewer, reporter and short story writer Donald Newlove dies at 93: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/Obituary/article/87183-obituary-donald-newlove.html His first novel, "The Painter Gabriel", was hailed by Time Magazine as "one of the best fictional studies of madness, descent and purification that any American has written since Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".

Seen in a car, looks like he has (again) gained weight. Apparently he was also smoking a cigar in the car, as he still hasn't given up smoking and drinking. I should make a proper list of every time this man has been hospitalised/"not long for this world"/had some else kind of tragedy, as it's impressive how he just somehow keeps on going Late 1950s/start of the 1960s Loiri starts using tobacco as a teenager. 1960s, year not mentioned Loiri starts using cannabis and alcohol 1969 Nearly fell to his death during the filming of the movie Pohjan tähteet. 1970 Injured while playing football, got his first near-death experience. In ICU after a fever and fat embolism following the incident. 1971-1972 Slips on his own bodily liquids and has another near-death experience after hitting his head, fiance Katja Peiponen (birth date unknown, died 2001) attempts suicide and aborts their child. 1970s, year not mentioned Loiri starts using more alcohol, goes bankrupt, addicted to "pills" Wife Mona introduces him to mescaline. Travels to Turkey, uses hashish he bought from the street. Assaulted atleast two people in the 1970s. 1977 Mona Loiri dies in car accident with her new lover. Later the same year, Loiri attempts suicide with pills. Put into two different mental institutions in the late 1970s. 1980s, year not mentioned Loiri starts using Psilocybe semilanceata/psilocybin mushrooms with a colleague. Had a quarrelsome relationship with the nanny of his child Joonas. 1990 Longtime drinking buddy and friend Juha "Junnu" Vainio (1938-1990) dies from a heart attack. 1994 After a short time of Loiri enjoying his life, his son with Mona Loiri, Jan Loiri (ca. 1973/1974-1994) dies in a car accident aged 20. Loiri assaults actor Ville Virtanen. 1995 Loiri's father Taito Loiri (1911-1995) dies. With Spede Pasanen, in 1995 2001 The shocking and sudden death of friend and colleague Spede Pasanen (1930-2001) affects Loiri a lot. Early 2000s Loiri starts gaining more and more weight, being around 150kg/330lbs at his largest 2005 Hospitalised with salmonella, another near-death experience. Had a cataract surgery, surgeries on his face and a surgery on his arm. Mentions retirement plans. 2007 Talks publicly about his diabetes diagnosis. He was diagnosed in 2006 or 2007. Marjatta Raita (1944-2007) friend of Loiri, Uuno Turhapuro's (Turhapuro's actor was Loiri) wife in the Turhapuro series dies. 2008 Says that he won't retire anytime soon. Loses a couple of friends/colleagues, Ere Kokkonen (1938-2008) and Tapio Hämäläinen (1922-2008) 2010 Hospitalised after "serious health problems" Diagnosed with sleep apnea and hypertension. Nearly died of brain asphyxia at some point in 2010, also suffered some kind of a diabetic shock and was found walking half-conscious in a hotel corridor, having used alcohol, cannabis, sleeping and pain meds. In ICU with a respirator for a day, that was the first day in six years he had not been drunk. In a wheelchair for a while. During a concert in 2010 2011 Hospitalised once again, according to some sources. 2012 Forgets words and falls during a christmas consert. Later he has revealed that he used a litre of vodka each day during these times. Says that he was preparing for his death around these times. 2013 Loiri's mother Lily Loiri (1916-2013) dies. Has a gastric sleeve surgery that dropped his weight by 60kg/132lbs. 2014 First wife Tuula Nyman (1943-2014) dies. Goes to Thailand for a holiday, manager finds him sitting in a diaper that he has to wear due to the gastric sleeve surgery with the floor filled with empty liquor bottles. Hospitalised in Thailand. Hospitalised again in Finland after his summer concerts as there was a 80% blockage in his carotid arteries. Says this was the fifth time he narrowly escaped death. Again in a wheelchair for a while. First death rumor. 2015 Second death rumor. Outlives Simo Salminen (1932-2015) last living other main actor in the (whole, from start to end) Uuno Turhapuro series. 2016 2017 Loiri's son Joonas mentions that Loiri has "shown a middle finger to death for the last 10 years" and Joonas says that he is fully prepared for his father's death. 2018 Talks about being seriously depressed and says that he is having a "depression period". Says that he has no plans for the future. 2019 Loiri's son Joonas (1982-2019) dies from a sudden bout of illness. Has frequent falls at the start of the year until he gets a pacemaker in the summer of 2019. Releases his memoirs with Jari Tervo, who later talked about how he smoked and drank all the time and his house smelled horrible. 2020 Talks about loneliness, his friend Jope Ruonansuu (1964-2020) dies. 2021 Third death rumor spreads on tiktok in April 2021. Yet, he's still alive and plans on appearing on a tv show next month. September: Now somehow looks much better than in decades. November: In an accident 2022 Quietly reaches 2022 and age 77 to the great annoyance of people who had betted on him dying in 2021. Fourth death rumor in January 2022 caused by people mixing him with Meat Loaf.

Aye, I shared that story hereabouts a few times starting many years ago - friend of a friend as it was (and it came from someone linked to Kings Reach Tower back in the day when the NME was headquartered there), I'd believe that, frankly. Also worth noting that drug abuse is widely misunderstood. Many of the die young casualties bought the wrong stuff from the wrong people. Richards was already a wealthy individual with a lot of corporate money riding on his success when he became a smackhead. The point being the corporate connections ensured he got pharmaceutical grade gear when he was on tour so he tended not to shoot up impurities. In that regard he's something of touchstone for medical arguments, especially those that - rightly - point out the hypocrisy of criminalizing the cult favourite Class A stuff when the massively lethal options of alcohol and tobacco are widely available.

You've heard the story of Keith Richards drinking from a Jack Daniels bottle during an interview, going to the loo, and the journalist discovering the Jack Daniels bottle was actually full of iced tea then? All part of the PR legend. (There are exceptions but you tend to find they have massive support groups who stepped in to prep them up long enough to release an album/single/whatever before they relapsed again.)

Excellent - let's hope we see covid style exponential growth.

Alfred Chupin, french politician has died at 104 https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/brest/l-ancien-maire-de-brest-alfred-chupin-s-est-eteint-27-07-2021-12798422.php

That won’t stop the Twitterati Illuminati-watchers citing it as “evidence” though.

Okay, okay, Russell was admitted to hospital with ‘heart trouble’, so technically may not be a breach of the rules (just the spirit of them). I’ll allow Bill Russell again. Except I won’t, because no fucker knows him. Oh dear. So unfair, isn’t it? Another couple of blinding entries, both from American friends of ours. So regarding Creep, as we all know, it’s not the country, just the cunt.