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Barry Sussman, city news editor at the Washington Post during Watergate and subsequent reporting, dead: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/06/02/barry-sussman-watergate-washington-post-dead/

I would not put money on the Queen dying before May 2024

The man is a sociopath unable to show an ounce of contrition but we should all accept his apology and "taking responsibility".What a joke.

Outlaw Country songwriter Hal Bynum has died at 87 from Alzheimer's and a stroke: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/575079881/country-songwriter-hal-bynum-has-passed-away He wrote songs for Kenny Rogers and Johnny Cash, among many other names.

I think they should have put a picture up of the Queen sitting alone and masked up at Philips funeral just as Blow Jo and Carie Antoinette walked in.

At 96, nothing is certain but I've seen nothing these past few days which makes me think 2 more years at least is unfeasible.

From "Booze For Boris" to "Boos For Boris" as he is roundly booed while entering St Pauls for the service of thanksgiving. Smirked his way up the steps anyway.

Blaze is marking the Jubilee with a 12-hour "Hardcore Pawn" marathon, so I'm now a royalist.

Frank Clarke, who played for QPR, Ipswich and Carlisle @maryportfuncity, and who was inducted into Shrewsbury Town's Hall of Fame (gasp), reportedly dead aged 79:

Found out a couple of Disney legends from the 50's appeared for an online convention a month ago, which is quite a surprise. David Frankham (95) who voiced Sgt. Tibbs in the 1961 version of 101 Dalmatians Margaret Kerry (93) who voiced Tinker Bell in the 1953 version of Peter Pan Donnie Dunagan (87) who voiced young Bambi in the 1942 namesake film Peter Behn (87) who voiced young Thumper in the 1942 version of Bambi

Forget the Platty Jubbly, or whatever the young people are calling it, the big date is in about 9 days when she officially moves past King Bhumibol of Thailand into second place on the all time list of longest-reigning monarchs. After that it is the end of May 2024 to go past Louis XIV as the no. 1 of all time, and that is unlikely ever to be beaten. Unfortunately it seems a bit unlikely she'll reach that milestone.

Baseball legend Lou Gehrig passed away on this date in 1941, aged 37, of Lou Gehrig's Disease.... in hindsight, he probably should've seen that coming (I didn't look back but I have to imagine this joke's been made before)

Not attending the Thanksgiving service tomorrow after experiencing some discomfort today statement by Buckingham Palace That'll be the Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer then.........

Serial breaker of a couple of The Ten Commandments does reading at Thanksgiving Service.

Name's Cropsy. I joined up because I enjoy the odd chat on different subjects.

Bart Bryant, a three-time PGA tour winner, has died. He was 59. Bryant died when a truck slammed into his SUV. https://wset.com/news/nation-world/pro-golfer-bart-bryant-dies-after-suv-slams-into-his-truck-in-florida-who-has-beaten-tiger-woods-pga-tour-commissioner-jay-monahan-construction-us-open-golf-sports-news-ben-hogan-award-golf-writers-association-of-america-tournaments-auburndale-par-clubs

I've just come back from walking the dog. I passed literally hundreds of houses and saw no union flag or bunting at all; however, I did see a white car, a red post box and a blue wheelie bin.

The way the press report it makes it sound like she has some form of illness which causes the pain to come and go.

Tells putin to stop the invasion: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220601-football-legend-pele-tells-putin-stop-the-invasion Also, here's a new picture..

So much for "getting on with the job" then.

Kenan Evren, President/military dictator of Turkey 1980-1989 died on this day in 2015, 7 years ago aged 97.

On this day in 1981 american actor Jim Davis died aged 71. He was best known for playing Jock Ewing the patriarch of the wealthy powerful oil family in glitzy US primetime soap Dallas from 1978 until 1981. The shows producers faced with a problem and dilemma at Jims unexpected death kept his character of Jock alive offscreen for a good while afterwards before eventually writing the characters death offscreen into the soap after it was decided the role was not appropriate to recast in the circumstances.

neither was your birth but we still have to put up with it.