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West Bromwich Albion "legend" and 7 time Scottish International Bobby Hope reported dead aged 78: https://theathletic.com/news/west-brom-legend-bobby-hope-78-dead/VGef7my36L9w/ Won the FA Cup and League Cup with West Brom in the 1960s.

Things must be very serious because now Rod Stewart is pledging his support: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/8997709/rod-stewart-support-rangers-andy-goram-cancer-fundraiser/ Also, they gave Andy Goram six (!) weeks to live.

He's now been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt-syndrome, which has paralyzed half of his face: https://news.sky.com/story/justin-bieber-struck-by-ramsay-hunt-syndrome-with-half-of-his-face-left-paralysed-12631695 Hm, my boss had something similar once, after he came back from a holiday. Back then, he said nobody knew what it was. It disappeared after a week, but apparently less than half of the people with it recover completely.

I'll take it.

We're ruling out a comeback, then

American actor and filmmaker who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood’s Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies John Wayne died on this day 43 years ago, aged 72. English actor, composer, singer and writer Ron Moody died on this day 7 years ago, aged 91. 6th vice president of the United States Daniel D. Tompkins died on this day 197 years ago, aged 50. Canadian born American actress in film, radio, and television Ann Rutherford died on this day 10 years ago, aged 94.

David Brinkley died on this day 19 years ago, aged 82. Brinkley began his news career in 1943 when he moved to Washington, DC, in search of a job, and NBC hired him- he soon became their White House correspondent. He first appeared on television in 1952 for Camel News Caravan (a news show sponsored by Camel Cigarettes). Four years later the host, John Swayze, was dismissed, and Brinkley became the host. Network executives paired him with fellow newscaster Chet Huntley, and they began hosting the Huntley-Brinkley Report. Huntley's cheerful demeanor was contrapuntally matched by Brinkley's wry humor- one famous quote of his was about Boulder Dam being renamed to Hoover Dam, in which he said that former president Herbert Hoover should change his last name to "Boulder". The show was a success, and ran for fourteen years. Both of them ranked higher in polls during the 1960s asking people to identify celebrities, which included John Wayne and The Beatles. The show ended when Huntley left the show in 1970, dying four years later. Brinkley would continue reporting for NBC Nightly News, co-hosting with Frank McGee and John Chancellor. In the broadcast's early years, it failed to achieve the ratings of the Huntley-Brinkley Report, and Brinkley left NBC in 1981. ABC immediately hired him after, and he began hosting This Week. This show was notable for innovating the roundtable discussion format. In 1996, Brinkley retired- this was following an incident in which he criticized Bill Clinton, thinking that he was on commercial break. During his career, he earned ten Emmys and three Peabody Awards.

Peter Dinklage is 53.

Dion from Dion and the Belmonts still alive at 82. Was sure he was already dead !

Not dead yet, but gravely ill and unlikely to recover says Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/10/family-former-pakistan-military-ruler-musharraf-gravely-ill My guess is 15th of June.

Rinse and repeat….

Reached #7 in the UK Chart in 1990 with Falling, with a couple of minor hits. Here's Anthea Turner fucking up the Chart position at that time on TOTP:

Sad, quite the beautiful voice, perfect for Lynch's contrast of America's good and bad side. I just saw a first obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/10/julee-cruise-singer-david-lynch-collaborator-dies-aged-65-b52s Edit: "Left this realm on her own terms" - suicide? Edit: Probably because of chronic pain.

Charles Dickens died on this day 152 years ago, aged 58. Dickens is a person who needs no introduction- you've almost certainly read or heard of some of his works: A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations come to mind. So, here's how he died: Dickens was an alcoholic, and would often perform public readings of his stories all by himself while in a drunken state. His overconsumption of alcohol led to kidney stones, an altered gait where he would walk in circles when he wanted to go straight, temporary paralysis, and eventually, gout. He suffered a stroke in 1869, and suspended his farewell tour after he collapsed following a reading a few days after, on doctor's orders. His final public appearance was at a Royal Academy banquet, with the future King Edward VII in attendance. Dickens died from a second stroke. In all, Dickens created over 13,000 characters for his novels- the most famous of which is A Christmas Carol's Ebenezer Scrooge, the epitome of a stingy miser character (who then goes through a redemption arc).

Two top managers of Russia's version of Facebook, VK, have died in an unfortunate car accident: https://en.armradio.am/2022/06/07/vk-top-manager-vladimir-gabrielyan-dies-in-tragic-accident/ How can one be so careless?

Can’t dance either, apparently.

Old head of state with mobility problems? Wise up. It’s Pan Can. Stage 7 at least.

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)

Peter Sallis died on this day 5 years ago, aged 96. Sallis was initially a theatre actor- the peak of this was in 1968 from the first West End production of Cabaret, in which he played Herr Schultz. He also starred in episodes of Danger Man, The Avengers, and Doctor Who. In 1973, Sallis was cast as Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine. This character was the only one to appear in all 295 episodes of the show, and he delivered the last line of the series in its 2010 finale: "Did I lock the door"? In 1983, stop-motion animator Nick Park asked Sallis to voice the main character in a short film he was making, and Sallis accepted on the basis that Park donate £50 to his favorite charity. The film was released in 1989- it was called A Grand Day Out- the first Wallace and Gromit cartoon. Sallis would go on to voice the character until the 2010 miniseries Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention, and Ben Whitehead took over the role. The character's affinity for Wensleydale cheese caused sales of it to increase by 23% following the release of the only theatrical Wallace and Gromit film, Curse of the Were-Rabbit, in 2005. Sallis retired from acting in 2010 due to failing eyesight. In 2013, he made his first appearance on the DeathList, and would make a consecutive five appearances before his death.

loved her in Ballykissangel.

John Driskell Hopkins of Grammy winning Zac Brown Band has ALS, but he says it's progressing slowly: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10841359/Zac-Brown-Bands-John-Driskell-Hopkins-reveals-hes-diagnosed-ALS-Tough-share.html

Scientist, Inventor and Musician Manfred Clynes passed away at 94 years: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/spring-valley-ny/manfred-clynes-9005153 He was best known for his innovations and discoveries in the interpretation of music, and for his contributions to the study of biological systems.

Guitarist Harold Mabern dead at 83 years: https://eu.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/09/19/memphis-jazz-great-harold-mabern-dies/2380287001/

Australian Cartoonist Jeff Hook dead at 89 years https://twitter.com/Knightcartoons/status/1020203666257530880

Set to undergo an operation next Monday that will "determine the rest of his life," reports his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne. https://consequence.net/2022/06/ozzy-osbourne-surgery-determine-rest-of-life/