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Leontyne Price, the excellent and phenomenal soprano, one of the greatest operatic singers of the twentieth century, remembered for her splendid career at the Metropolitan Opera, winner of two Emmys and numerous Grammys, who was born in Laurel, Mississippi, is 96 today. Robert Wagner, the legendary American film, stage and television actor, a sensational professional with an impressive list of stupendous films and hundreds of television appearances, who began his prolific film career with an uncredited role in William A. Wellman's "The Happy Years" (1950), is 93 today.

In Chile earthquakes usually happen, the last dangerous I lived was 2010 Earthquake (8.8) Was really scary but the chilean constructions are resistant almost all time

Paul Martha, who played safety in the league for seven years, later becoming an executive with the Pittsburgh Steelers (and NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins), has died. He was 80. https://www.si.com/nhl/penguins/news/former-pittsburgh-penguins-executive-paul-martha-passes-away

March 7 2023 will be a momentous day. That day will be the day New Order's "Blue Monday" will be 40 years old! Goes to show this track was way ahead of its time. It still gives me goosebumps and still rules the dance floor. That day is also infamous for the release in 1985 of the USA for Africa single "We Are The World", which we clearly aren't. Some of those musicians are already pushing up daisies like Michael Jackson and the Pointer Sisters. Others are very much alive or hanging on. Roll call! Bold Already fallen. Conductor • Quincy Jones Soloists (in order of appearance) • Lionel Richie • Stevie Wonder • Paul Simon • Kenny Rogers • James Ingram • Tina Turner • Billy Joel • Michael Jackson • Diana Ross • Dionne Warwick • Willie Nelson • Al Jarreau • Bruce Springsteen • Kenny Loggins • Steve Perry • Daryl Hall • Huey Lewis • Cyndi Lauper • Kim Carnes • Bob Dylan • Ray Charles Chorus (alphabetically) • Dan Aykroyd • Harry Belafonte • Lindsey Buckingham • Mario Cipollina (of Huey Lewis and the News) • Johnny Colla (of Huey Lewis and the News) • Sheila E. • Bob Geldof • Bill Gibson (of Huey Lewis and the News) • Chris Hayes (of Huey Lewis and the News) • Sean Hopper (of Huey Lewis and the News) • Jackie Jackson • La Toya Jackson • Marlon Jackson • Randy Jackson • Tito Jackson • Waylon Jennings • Bette Midler • John Oates • Jeffrey Osborne • Anita Pointer (of The Pointer Sisters) • June Pointer (of The Pointer Sisters) • Ruth Pointer (of The Pointer Sisters) • Smokey Robinson Instrument players • John Barnes – keyboards & arrangement • David Paich – synthesizers • Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, programming • Ian Underwood - synthesizers, programming • Paulinho da Costa – percussion • Louis Johnson – synth bass • Michael Omartian – keyboards • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards • John Robinson – drums

Ron Roddan British Athletics coach has died.

Sergey Tereshchenko has died aged 71. Obit (In Russian).

Look on the bright side - you are currently in the lead. If no-one else dies for the rest of the year, you will be champion. (Putting a reminder here to myself for the next update that Burt Bacharach was a hit for 3 teams)

Shirley Temple died on this day 9 years ago, aged 85. - Temple was arguably the most successful child star of the 1930s. She retired from film in 1950, when she was 22 years old- but would eventually return to acting on television during the 1960s. - During the height of her popularity, detractors claimed that she was actually a 30-year old with dwarfism, that she either wore a wig or was not naturally blonde, and that she had all of her adult teeth, which were filed to look like baby teeth. - Temple ran as an independent candidate in the 1967 special election to fill California's 11th congressional seat. She received 3.5% of the vote. - Temple became a diplomat when Henry Kissinger overheard her talking about her knowledge of South West Africa (modern-day Namibia) when the two were at a party. - As Chief of Protocol of the United States (the first female one, too), she was responsible for the arrangement of Jimmy Carter's inaugural ball. - Temple was a member of the board of directors for several prominent companies, including Bank of America, UNESCO, and Disney. - Temple was not a fan of the non-alcoholic cocktail named after her, finding its taste too sweet. - Temple was a chronic smoker, but did not do it in public as she did not want to set a bad example for her fans. She died from COPD.

I don’t think we should allow this vote. Reason being this has the identical IP address as Sir Creep. If you can prove your not creep, we’ll allow the vote. Over to you sc/ evangelist.

He looks like Lou Reed in a decrompression chamber.

British actor Tom Hiddleston celebrates his 42nd birthday. American singer songwriter Carole King celebrates turning 81 today.

There's a linked source I believe, otherwise it wouldn't be there. And since I added him I know there is.

Jim Brown is in attendance at the NFL Honors show, and he looks extremely, extremely frail to me, and not super-aware of his surroundings, either. Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders came on stage to announce that the running back of the year award will now be known as the Jim Brown Award. I don't think he makes 2025, and he'll be on my list next year if he makes it that far.

Robert Duvall.

Melvyn Hayes appeared on Talking Pictures the other day... Turned 88 last month. Has a tinge of the "I may last another 3 years, I may die tomorrow" about him. A pick for three teams in this year's DDP.

The first one I remember as a 10-year old is Samantha Smith dying in a plane crash in 1985. Beyond that I also remember seeing reports of Rick Nelson's plane crash later that year even though I am quite sure that I did not know who he was at the time.

President of the US Aikido Federation, Yoshimitsu Yamada dead, reported by his website aged 84: http://www.aikido-yamada.eu/

Discharged and already able to walk.

Nobby Stiles

He was No. 50 in my personnel DL. crazy yearend-Rally.

Was he known as Bertie the Doughnut ?

Just curious as to what age bracket most forumers fall into.

Actually, of more interest was the article about the police clampdown on dogging. I suppose, down your way, its kept strictly within the family, eh?

Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio, to become Francis I

Glad to assist the sandal-clad plagiarists. I used to teach a 10 day degree level unit just on suicide, self-harm and self-mutilation. It was a scream. Its also one of those easy subjects where people just don't get bored with the topic. Are tattoos classed as self-mutilation? Yes in a theoretical sense - along with piercings they count as socially acceptable forms of self-mutilation. As they are socially determined they aren't counted as self-harm or mutilation in surveys, whereas, cutting, burning, inserting sticks up the jacksie ec etc are counted. Its not a precise science! My therapist always was suspicious when I would turn up with a new tattoo or piercing. As a suicide survivor (three attempts - two were incompetent and one was ill-timed) and self injurer, and carrying a nice little package of bipolar disorder I for the last 23+ years, I've always been amazed at my propensity for creative pain. It served me well in childbirth when I was able to refuse all pain meds, but then it also allows me to turn around and idly draw pictures on my stomach with a utility knife or make a nice little mickey mouse background with a lit cigarette. Fortunately I've managed to have that nice little personality trait under control for many years with only a few periods of emergence.