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Well, finally: https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/10/16/culture-expert-and-historian-satya-mohan-joshi-passes-away (Satya Mohan Joshi is dead)

Report of the death of Joyce Sims, who had several UK charting singles in the 1980s. https://www.soultracks.com/story-joyce-sims-dies Edit: Looks like her cousin posted on Twitter - Joyce seems to have died on 13th October by the looks of it. Probably better known for Come Into My Life (#7, January 1988) but a miss for my 1986 TOTP theme team this year as she hit #16 in May 1986 with (You Are My) All And All (but who is going to pick a seemingly healthy 63 year old?):

Aaaaand dead: https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-10-16/voice-of-the-city-tributes-after-bbc-radio-presenter-gordon-sparks-dies Gordon Sparks, that is.

Had a DL-related dream last night. DeathList 2023 was out: Pope Benedict XVI was back and was no. 6 on the list, Michael Gambon stayed on and was on the Top 10, and for some reason, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was back on the list.

It's just all too subjective. I personally find Robbie Coltrane much more impacting than AL, at least to me! Very subjective thing, the idea of impactful deaths

A story in 3 acts

Sub. But GUB is obviously the best. Peanut butter - smooth or crunchy?

Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 60. Also known for having voiced Donnie on The Wild Thornberrys (ran 1998 to 2004).

Roman Malyk, chief of Putin's mobilisation effort for the war dies in possible "suicide" at his house: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/russiaukraine-war-vladimir-putin-news-vladimir-putin-s-head-of-ukraine-mobilisation-dies-in-possible-suicide-report-101665911040682.html

He was born in 1920. Wikipedia's living centenarians category had him having been born in 1919, it's because of that East Asian Age Reckoning, but we have a picture of his passport that confirms he wasn't born then.

Marie Antoinette died on this day 229 years ago, aged 37. Born as Maria Antonia of Austria, she was betrothed to the future Louis XVI of France at the age of 14. During her husband's reign, the country's debt exploded due to participating in the American Revolution, and multiple scandals regarding her arose (particularly one where she was accused of fraud). In 1789, the French Revolution began (contrary to popular belief, Marie likely did not tell the poor majority to "eat cake"), and in June of 1791, the royal family was arrested. Louis was tried and executed first. During her imprisonment, the public either advocated for her execution, exchange for French prisoners of war, or in philosopher Thomas Paine's case, exile to the United States. Marie was put on trial on October 14 on charges of high treason, and found guilty two days later. She would be executed by guillotine a few hours after the verdict- her last words were "Pardon me, sir, I did not do it on purpose", after she accidentally stepped on the executioner's foot. Initially buried in an unmarked grave, Marie and Louis' bodies would later be interred in the Basilica of Saint-Denis following Napoleon's final exile and the Bourbon Restoration in 1815.

I just saw the segment, but it was just a comment, without a source, informing that his mother died two days later I used English, but my computer must have translated it automatically, sorry

Almost cert Manuel Ojeda- Although mostly appeared in film/tv in his native Mexico,he was the main villian in the popular 1980's Hollywood hit Romancing The Stone Other possibilities Axel Jodorowsky-Was the lead actor in one of the most acclaimed english language films of the 1980's "Santa Sangre" Chor Yuen-Prolific writer/director/actor in Hong Kong. He was the main villian in the Jackie Chan movie "Police Story" which happens to be one of the top streamed movies on The Criterion Channel who often partner with WB/TCM

American Idol performer Willie Spence died in a car accident, on Tuesday.

Sunday Mail mentions Ben Wallace: All well and good as a front page, but that bloke pictured isn’t Ben Wallace, it’s Andrew Griffith. Fuckwits.

Daniel J. Evans, the distinguished American politician who served three terms, he declined to run for a fourth, as the 16th Governor of the State of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and six years in the U.S. Senate, is 97 today. Carmen Sevilla, the marvellous Spanish film actress, television presenter and singer who began her career as a dancer and made her film debut in 1948 with "Jalisco canta en Sevilla" ("Jalisco sings in Seville"), one of Jorge Negrete's two Spanish-made films, is 92 today. Carmen Sevilla, "Carmen of Spain" and "the bride of Spain", was discovered when she was a teenager dancer in Andalusian shows. Respected by her colleagues and admired and adored by the public, Carmen Sevilla has been, is and will be one of the biggest Spanish stars of all time. Juan Antonio Bardem's rural drama from 1958, "La venganza" ("Vengeance"), the very first Spanish language film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, is probably her best work. The film, directed by Javier Bardem's uncle, had serious troubles with Spanish censorship and Bardem even went to prison. It's an excellent drama who was one of Spain's entries in the Cannes Film Festival of 1958. Carmen Sevilla has been one of the great pioneers in caring for people with disabilities. In 2015, her Alzheimer's disease was made public.

Doug Brignole, a former AAU Mr. Universe title in the Light Heavyweight division who was training to be a guest poser at the AAU Mr. Universe competition in Las Vegas on Oct. 22, has died. He was 63 https://generationiron.com/doug-brignole-passes-away-bodybuilding/

But he could do everything.Write the them tune , sing the theme tune.

Glad you survived this one.

Someone in the Crossroads fan page posted that they are off to visit David Lawton (Mr Booth in Crossroads) to celebrate his 99th birthday today. He doesn't have a wiki entry and IMDB hasn't a DOB for him.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-legend-breaking-23937122 Former Everton player Mick Lyons diagnosed with dementia at the age of 70.

Always without! Would it be better to drink scotch, from the glass, in an alley? Or straight from the bottle, in an exclusive bar? From the glass in an alley, as long as it was a dirty glass. For dipping your soldier, is it best to have the boiled egg pointy end up or round end? Pointy end up. Single paper or double wide?