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Let Me Hear Your Body Cark Call her "Oia", because she won't be needing that second syllable anymore – Olivia Newton-John, British-Australian-Xanadian pop icon, isn't feeling very well-a well-a well-a, uh, anymore, anymore, as she has died at the age of 73, after a 146-year battle with cancer. Now when one is asked "did she put up a fight?", one can simply answer "yes", without it being a tacit admission of sexual assault. She's our biggest landmine yet – insofar as every unsuspecting modern pop fan who dares to explore her discography on the strength of 'Physical' is horrified to find it full of Hot AC country ballads. But yes, she's also a landmine in this contest, as this year's 15th most popular Inverse pick. It's bad news for 35 of you, but amongst the lowlights are former Inverse Dead Pool champions @Bibliogryphon, @Spade_Cooley, @TQR, and @BabyBlue all slumming it in the bottom 13, and five evictions from the Zero Points Club, including a devastating 20 points for @Death Impends, and an even more devastating 7 points for your poor host @machotrouts – can you blame me for dragging my feet on this update? But congratulations to last remaining 0-pointers Seany Zuko and thepinklady, who go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong and are now flying their car into space to crash into the Sun or whatever it is that's happening at the end of Grease. Tell me more! Tell me more! Yes, I know I've got three more of these to write, but I need a nap or two, so hopefully this was the one that you wanted (the one that you wanted) ooh ooh ooh. GAINED TOTAL 1. Sean 0 1. theoldlady 0 3. YoungWillz 1 4. Nick 2 5. Pedro67 +1 3 6. BuffaloPhil +2 6 6. Newjack +2 6 8. machotrouts +7 7 9. Sideik +9 9 10. YorkshireBanker +10 10 10. Grim Up North +10 10 12. Sir Creep 11 13. msc 12 14. Funeralopolis +11 14 14. GuyFromFuture 14 14. An Fear Beag 14 17. CaptainChorizo +7 15 17. gcreptile 15 19. drol +9 17 19. Book 17 21. wannamaker +11 18 21. Joey Russ +3 18 21. Philip 18 24. The Unknown Man 19 25. Death Impends +20 20 26. LizLemon +16 21 27. MariNisia +16 22 27. Predictor +15 22 27. Banana +10 22 30. Toast +12 23 30. Pedro67's wife +2 23 32. Perhaps +17 24 32. deadsox +5 24 34. ThereWillBeDeaths7 25 35. MortalCaso +19 26 36. Bibliogryphon +16 27 37. CastAway +17 29 38. Annami +17 30 39. The Old Crem +8 31 40. Spade_Cooley +19 32 41. TQR +16 33 42. Great Uncle Bulgaria +19 38 43. BabyBlue +15 39 44. Doulton +8 50 45. chilean way +23 54 46. Neobrakeon +1 56 47. machotrouts' mum +23 58 48. Hell +19 64

August-Update Wow, 6 hits this month and two of them are real big ones: Olivia Newton-John and Mikhail Gorbachev. The latter was picked by 21 out of 22 players (sorry YW) and even by the Committee! Also picked by the DL: Bill Turnbull, giving them 6 hits by the end of August. As far as I can see, we do have the following hits: Hits so far: 01. Gary Burgess (13.11.1975 – 01.01.2022): Doulton, Joes Russ 02. Sidney Poitier (20.02.1927 – 06.01.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, YoungWillz 03. Robert Durst (12.04.1943 – 10.01.2022): DL 2022, Doulton 04. Hardy Krüger (12.04.1928 – 19.01.2022): The Daredevil 05. Russell Bishop (09.02.1966 – 20.01.2022): Book 06. Barry Cryer (23.03.1935 – 25.01.2022): Bibliogryphon 07. Leonard Fenton (29.04.1926 – 29.01.2022): The Daredevil, TQR 08. Monica Vitti (03.11.1930 – 02.02.2022): 14:22, Buffalo Phil, The Daredevil 09. Shirley Hughes (16.07.1927 – 25.02.2022): Bibliogryphon 10. Vic Elford (10.06.1935 – 13.03.2022): Joey Russ, theoldlady, TQR 11. Tom Parker (04.08.1988 – 30.03.2022): Bibliogryphon, The Old Crem, TQR 12. June Brown (16.02.1927 – 03.04.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Lafaucheuse, msc, RoverAndOut, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, YoungWillz 13. Tom Smith (31.10.1971 – 06.04.2022): chilean way, Great Uncle Bulgaria, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 14. Rae Allen (03.07.1926 – 06.04.2022 ): Doulton 15. Jack Higgins (27.07.1929 – 09.04.2022): The Daredevil 16. Michel Bouquet (06.11.1925 – 13.04.2022): The Daredevil 17. Kane Tanaka (02.01.1903 – 19.04.2022): theoldlady 18. George Pérez (09.06.1954 – 06.05.2022): The Daredevil 19. Lester Piggott (05.11.1935 – 29.05.2022): Annami, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, WEP 20. Billy Bingham (05.08.1931 – 10.06.2022): TQR 21. Jean-Louis Trintignant (11.12.1930 – 17.06.2022): 14:22, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, Doulton, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, The Daredevil, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR 22. Frank Williams (02.07.1931 – 26.06.2022): ThereWillBeDeaths7 23. Peter Brook (21.03.1925 – 02.07.2022): Etushispushingupdaisies 24. Larry Storch (08.01.1923 – 08.07.2022): ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, 25. James Lovelock (26.07.1919 – 26.07.2022): 14:20, Bibliogryphon, Joey Russ, msc, RoverAndOut, TQR 26. Bernard Cribbins (29.12.1928 – 28.07.2022): Doulton, Great Uncle Bulgaria, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, WEP, YoungWillz 27. Nichelle Nichols (28.12.1932 – 30.07.2022): 14:22, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, Lafaucheuse, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, 28. Vin Scully (29.11.1927 – 02.08.2022): 14:22 29. Olivia Newton-John (26.09.1948 – 08.08.2022): Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, chilean way, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Lafaucheuse, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, WEP, YoungWillz 30. Raymond Briggs (18.01.1934 – 09.08.2022): Bibliogryphon, Buffalo Phil 31. Tom Weiskopf (09.11.1942 – 21.08.2022): msc, RoverAndOut 32. Mikhail Gorbachev (02.03.1931 – 30.08.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 33. Bill Turnbull (25.01.1956 – 31.08.2022): Bibliogryphon, Book, DL 2022, gcreptile, Joey Russ, The Old Crem, ThereWillBeDeaths7 Standings: 10: Bibliogryphon: Sidney Poitier, Barry Cryer, Shirley Hughes, Tom Parker, June Brown, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, 10: The Daredevil: Sidney Poitier, Hardy Krüger, Leonard Fenton, Monica Vitti, Jack Higgins, Michel Bouquet, George Pérez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, 10: ThereWillBeDeaths7: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frank Williams, Larry Storch, Bernard Cribbins, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, 10: TQR: Sidney Poitier, Leonard Fenton, Vic Elford, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Billy Bingham, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, 9: theoldlady: Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, June Brown, Tom Smith, Kane Tanaka, Lester Piggott, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 9: TomTomTelekom: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Larry Storch, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 8: 14:22: Sidney Poitier, Monica Vitti, June Brown, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Vin Scully, Mikhail Gorbachev, 8: Doulton: Gary Burgess, Sidney Poitier, Robert Durst, Rae Allen, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 8: RoverAndOut: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Weiskopf, Mikhail Gorbachev, 7: Book: Sidney Poitier, Russell Bishop, June Brown, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, 7: Buffalo Phil: Sidney Poitier, Monica Vitti, June Brown, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, 7: chilean way: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 7: Joey Russ: Gary Burgess, Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, 6: DL 2022: Sidney Poitier, Robert Durst, Estelle Harris, June Brown, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, 6: Great Uncle Bulgaria: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 6: Lafaucheuse: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 6: The Old Crem: Sidney Poitier, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, 5: Annami: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Lester Piggott, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 5: Etushispushingupdaisies: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Peter Brook, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 5: gcreptile: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, 5: msc: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, James Lovelock, Tom Weiskopf, Mikhail Gorbachev, 5: WEP: Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, 5: YoungWillz: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, 4: Predictor: Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, June Brown, Mikhail Gorbachev, Please tell me if I missed a hit, especially one of the lesser known or more obscure picks...

Earnie Shavers has a current Sun Obit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19683666/earnie-shavers-dead-boxer-muhammad-ali/

Beautifully crafted - love it!

Well, he could easily die tomorrow. Or you'll be bored in 2025, reading these old DL threads, thinking "How naïve we all were!"

As ladyfiona has pointed out, there have been a couple of big-name hits over the past few days, which has shaken up the top of the leaderboard. 28th August: Sammy Chung 30th August: Mikhail Gorbachev 31st August: Bill Turnbull Both Gorbachev and Turnbull made the team of most popular choices, which ascends into second place. Two players picked both of them, one of whom was moi. As Turnbull was also my Joker, I have ascended into my rightful position at the summit of the leaderboard. However, as regular players of this pool will know, leads in this game are fragile, becoming more so as the year progresses. As the game hots up into the winter months a couple of quick hits, or a joker, is all it takes for a player to go from middle of the pack to fighting for the title. I will not start practicing my victory speech quite yet! The top 10 is as follows: An Fear Beag (1798 points) 9 hits [Bill Turnbull*, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Kane Tanaka, Michael O’Connor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mollie Walker, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (1467 points) 10 hits [Bill Turnbull, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Kane Tanaka, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith] Death Impends (1316 points) 9 hits [Art Rupe, Bill Pitman, Carleton Carpenter, George Perez, Joe Krush, Kane Tanaka, Larry Storch*, Monty Normal, Nehemiah Persoff] Joey Russ (1306 points) 9 hits [George Perez*, James Lovelock, Jana Bennett, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Kane Tanaka, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, Tom Parker] Wormfarmer (1246 points) 11 hits [Art Rupe, Boris Pahor, Everett Lee, Francis Jackson, Gail Halvorsen, Gary Burgess, Guy Lafleur, James Lovelock, Luis Echeverria, Susie Steiner, Tom Weiskopf] Kenny (1198 points) 9 hits [Bill Turnbull, Chris Rimmer, Deborah James, Gary Burgess, Olivia Newton-John, Russell Bishop*, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf] Wannamaker (1140 points) 8 hits [Bill Turnbull, George Perez*, James Lovelock, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Russell Bishop, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Vic Elford] Gcreptile (1123 points) 9 hits [David West, Jason Di Tulio, Jonathon Atherton, Kane Tanaka, Pastelle Le Blanc, Pau Riba, Paul Dear, Silas Alexander, Tom Weiskopf] The Old Lady (1004 points) 9 hits [Gary Burgess, Jana Bennett, Kane Tanaka, Olivia Newton-John, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vic Elford] MariNisia (981 points) 7 hits [Bill Turnbull, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jimmy Lyson, Larry Storch, Mikhail Gorbachev, Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford]

Major John Errington, Dunkirk veteran, has died shortly after turning 104. The BBC covered his story last month.

Keir Starmer is 60 today

Just a few?

Jimmy Connors, the brilliant American tennis player remembered for an aggressive and intensity style of play who won five US Opens (1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983), two Wimbledons (1974, 1982), and one Australian Open (1974), is 70 today. He was in the top 3 ranked players for 12 years consecutively. During his career, Jimmy Connors dated tennis superstar Chris Evert. Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor widely known for his roles in films such as "Point Break", "The Devil's Advocate", the sci-fi blockbusters "The Matrix" and its sequels, "Chain Reaction", "Speed" and many others, is 58 today.

He doesn't have the range, darling.

British newsreader and television presenter for the BBC Moira Stuart celebrates her 73rd birthday today.

No idea where to put this so Diane Berberian has apparently died:

Bill Turnbull is a hit for a few of us here.

No wonder you keep thinking of enemas, eating all these curries, clearly!

Dutch football player football Ruud Gullit celebrates his 60th birthday today. He played for the Dutch national team for over ten years and has also played for premiership teams Chelsea and Newcastle United.

Loretta Lynn surprise death

Reports of the death of British electronic musician and composer Mark Shreeve (IMDB): His tune Legion (Here I Come) was featured on The Jewel Of The Nile soundtrack, but hey he's going to be better known by me and others of my generation for his co-written Samantha Fox numbers, including Touch Me (I Want Your Body):

Domenico Maiorano died in March.

He's looking pretty thin and tired in this photo of 5 days ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChvRJIStwij/ With pancreatic cancer it could be a question of a few weeks.

TURNBULL PALLS 16/50 31st August 2022 Popular BBC presenter Bill Turnbull has died after a long battle with cancer to sadly give the Crowdsourced list another success. For most of the 21st century, Turnbull was a regular presence as the host of BBC Breakfast News each morning, guiding sleepy viewers through the latest world turmoil. A solid hand, he presented other BBC shows such as Sunday nights schedules answer to Dracula, Christian music show Songs of Praise. He was a dependable, regular TV face. His notoriously gentle nature belied the fact that he'd been a BBC news correspondent for 30 years, finding himself reporting on the front lines of civil wars or in Northern Ireland. In 2017 he announced he had incurable cancer, and, alongside his colleague George Alagiah, did a lot of work on raising public awareness of the illness so others would be diagnosed sooner. A few months ago, a visibly ill Bill Turnbull appeared on popular evening quiz show House of Games, and even in the face of death, his amiable nature and razor wit were clear to see, as was the respect the other celebrity contestants had for him. He was 66 years old.

Muse’s new album, Will of the People. It might be their ninth but they’ve still got it, in fact I think it’s their best stuff in around 15 years. This is one of my faves from the album: We Are Fucking Fucked

I remember him as a very extremely hazardous son of a mob boss full of anger and thirsty for revenge in "Carlito's Way". Great film. Thank you, Alex for passing on this information.

Irish Singer Sonny Knowles dead at 86 years: https://www.thesun.ie/news/3393825/sonny-knowles-dead-tributes-showband-legend/