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week end at Bernie's

Picture of health.

First, I fought the great 70-71 Slade war against Book. Now rages the 78-79 war over The Police with Death Impends. Never a dull moment here!

Times Obituary for David Ramsbotham, Baron Ramsbotham, former General of the Army and subsequently appointed HM Chief Inspector of Prisons: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/general-lord-ramsbotham-obituary-tsrh6x009

I didn't mean to put any pressure on but there may be a delay in the New Year in getting the teams up whilst I verify them All teams submitted by the deadline will get to play the game It normally takes about 18 months or so anyway so a little bit of delay at the beginning shouldn't be too much of a problem

Oh if only, tv and the media in general is more awash than ever these days with insipid nonentities full of their own importance, all the things on tv VLS used to rail against have seemingly got a thousand times worse; phoney virtue signalling, contempt for the viewers’ intelligence, fascist box-ticking (to quote Mike Leigh) no wonder he gave up the ghost

Indian former first-class cricketer Rusi Cooper is 100 either yesterday or today (some sources say he was born on the 14th, some say the 15th). Article from a few days ago.

I would’ve posted in this in the poetry thread but the brief is ‘crap’ poetry. This poem isn’t crap. And, as nurses begin their perfectly justified and easily avoidable strike today, it’s one to keep in mind.

Elisa Montés, the stupendous Spanish film, stage and television actress, the sister of Spanish actresses Emma Penella and Terele Pávez, who took her artistic surname from an opera of her grandfather, Manuel Penella, is 88 today. Her father, the politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso, was involved in the arrest and execution of the excellent Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca. In the 1960s and 1970s, Elisa Montés was especially popular for her starring roles in numerous spaghetti westerns. Edna O'Brien, the distinguished Irish memoirist, novelist, playwright, poet and short-story writer, one of the most talented authors of her generation, who is well-known for her exceptional literary career, is 92 today.

already dead according to several tweets

Because not everyone makes it to 100 or is beyond 100 right M. Sulu ?

60 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 51 Althea and Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 50 Blondie – Heart of glass 45 Gary Numan - Cars 28 Police – Message in a bottle +4 26 ABBA – Take a chance on me 18 Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Hit me with your rhythm stick 17 The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star 16 Bee Gees – Tragedy 16 Bee Gees - Night Fever -6 12 Blondie – Sunday Girl

I'm working on it, but I do need a bit more time. Too many pools with the same starting date. Thanks for hosting and running this interesting competition, @Bibliogryphon. Good luck to everyone.

I will be submitting a team. Excited to join my first Scavenger Hunt! Not familiar with the categories so it's slow going, will be relatively soon.

Think Book was downvoting Police before I was, not really sure if I can claim to be the lead general here

Alice Munro Alicia Bridges Barbara Barrie Břetislav Staš Claude Sarraute Cleopa Msuya Francoise Hardy George Schappell-country singer Halina Machulska Jamila Massey Janette Oke Jiřina Bohdalová Kim Duk aka Tiger Chung Lee -wrestler King Louie-rapper Libuse Svormová Lil Xan *Joker* Milos Zeman Ole Anderson Pasqual Maragall Patrica Green-uk actress Roberta Flack Vera Oredsson Yuriko-japanese princess Yzomandias-rapper Zdeňka Deitchová subs Eugenia Cooney Amanda Lear Gudrun Ure Fernanda Montenegro Bhad Bhabie

60 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 50 Blondie – Heart of glass 47 Althea and Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 45 Gary Numan - Cars 28 Bee Gees - Night Fever -6 26 ABBA – Take a chance on me 26 Police – Message in a bottle +4 24 Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Hit me with your rhythm stick 16 Bee Gees – Tragedy 13 The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star 12 Blondie – Sunday Girl

Don't forget his music career!

New Rolling Stone interview. Pays tribute to Angelo Badalamenti. Just guessing, but doesn't strike me as gravely ill. Tough one to topple clearly!

He's my MP. Can confirm. There is a reason local residents call him Absent Adam. Not had anything through the post though about elections coming up (I vote by post).

It was the hospital. Keep up now. Connie is probably a decent bet from what I've heard - if he doesn't make the 50 next year a three-way race with Juan Carlos and Harald of Norway might be on.

Cock. I’m out. Meeting with a customer. Bastards in their quality department had Heart or some bullshit on their radio and they were Whamming it up.

Stephen Bear arrived at court in a Rolls and wearing a pink suit: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/celeb-big-brother-winner-stephen-bear-shared-sex-tape-on-only-fans-court-told/ Because nothing says I'm not a revenge porn guy when you turn up looking like a US 1980s pimp.

Congrats Fiona 1922     Rhoda Wurtele / Jean Malaurie 1923 Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat / Jack Burke 1924 Carole Cook / Jimmy Carter 1925 Angela Lansbury / Peter Brook 1926 Rowena Jackson / Mel Brooks  1927 June Brown / Sandy Gall 1928 Yvonne Furneaux / Joss Ackland 1929 Lady Pamela Hicks / Stuart Hall 1930 Tippi Hedren / Rolf Harris  1931 Claire Bloom / Robert Duvall

Don't do that! Old age is a killer. regards, Hein Which MH, the contemplation or the reaching?