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John Motson dead at 77. BBC News.

Hans Herrmann, the impressive and exceptionally versatile motor racing driver, one of the most successful racing drivers of all time and one of the few remaining witnesses of his era, whose motorsports career lasted from 1952 to 1970, best remembered as a fantastic long-distance specialist, who was kidnapped once in the 1990s, and was born in Stuttgart, Germany, is 95 today. Linda Nolan, the famous and phenomenal Irish actress, singer, and television personality, who started her professional singing career in the 1970s, who originally made her name and found fame as part of family singing group "The Nolans", whose solo career began in 1983, a widely recognised face who is no stranger to being on the television, is 64 today.

31 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 27 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 26 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin +4 26 Madonna – Into The Groove 24 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 23 The Specials — Ghost Town 23 Blondie – Atomic 21 David Bowie — Ashes To Ashes 21 George Michael – Careless Whisper 21 Human League – Don´t You Want Me 21 a-Ha – The Sun Doesn’t Shine Out Of Morten Harket’s Arse -6 20 Men at Work – Down Under 19 Bee Gees – You Win Again 18 Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Fucking With My Ears) 17 Madness – House Of Fun 17 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 14 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 14 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 12 Madonna — Like A Prayer

31 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 27 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 27 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 26 Madonna – Into The Groove +4 24 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 23 The Specials — Ghost Town 21 David Bowie — Ashes To Ashes 21 George Michael – Careless Whisper 21 Human League – Don´t You Want Me 21 Blondie – Atomic 20 Men at Work – Down Under 20 Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin 19 Bee Gees – You Win Again 19 Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Fucking With My Ears) -6 18 Madonna — Like A Prayer 17 Madness – House Of Fun 17 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t Leave Me This Way 14 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 10 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 5 Enya – Orinoco Flow

Appeared on Chris Sarandon's podcast. Seems well. (Incidentally, Sarandon also looks terrific for his age.)

I have managed to find some unpicked names for 1924 but it is becoming much harder

Ron Altbach, known as a co-founder of the band King Harvest and for his work writing and producing with the Beach Boys, reportedly died on Monday:

Saw Marisa and the moths at Purple turtle in Reading a couple of weeks back. Very good, will go far. Got this next month. Interesting line up for a pub gig by the seaside

This has never sat right with me either. It’d be like adoptive parents only ever saying “my adopted son/daughter”.

Well, I did say "reported" - always my get out. In the words of Frank Spencer, MMM Bettye!!

They did his sweepstake years ago. I think I won...

Modesto Lopez Bautista being reported dead. Link is Euro blocked.

Cambodia's longtime dictator/prime minister Hun Sen says he is prediabetic. Some say he could also be "much more ill than he's said". 70 now. Two of his siblings, older brother Hun San and younger sister Hun Sinath are very ill, his other older brother died last year, also his wife Bun Rany has been seriously ill atleast twice in the past.

These games are always marred by h8ers and people with execrable taste.

Could be pancreatic cancer and wholly unrelated to his previous cancer as all his siblings and father died from it.

RIP Yasue Okai and Kimiko Ono. Kimiko Ono seemed to be in good shape however Fusa Tatsumi outlived her. Fusa could be a new Nabi Tajima as she continues to defy expectations.

What about Peter Lupus ? He’s 90 and I haven’t seen any news or pics for a while

I hadn't noticed. So much wasted time

Not sure if this even fits here, I wouldn't call this guy a bodybuilder, but he doesn't really fit into the performance drug athletes thread either as he was certainly not an athlete... "Brazilian Hulk" Valdir Segato, "bodybuilder" who injected himself with Synthol for years dead on his 55th birthday from a heart attack. He's the one who had massive breasts.

On The Masked Singer tonight (as a panellist rather than dressing up as a tapir) for any form-spotters.

Clearly puts her longevity down to no eating any of that awful broccoli.

Well, she's free now. R.I.P. Dierdre.

You're a Gillingham legend if three people from as far away as Maidstone or Dartford have heard of you, right? You're a Gillingham legend if three people from as far away as Maidstone or Dartford have heard of you, right? Oh yes. He'll be closely followed by Carlisle legend Gary Madine the way he is going at the moment. Madine's tragedy is made worse for Carlisle by the fact that he was a few games short of enough appearances for Sheffield Wednesday for Carlisle to cash in on an appearance-related bonus in his contract. Looks like he's no longer wanted at Hillsboro and he'll be in jail long enough for his contract to be voided. He's actually been training at Brunton Park, promoting the obvious we'll have him back/ our Lee Hughes posts online.

Yes, but there's no BBC obit, ergo, he's still alive.

It is good but not perfect. It suffers from the cheap BBC 70's special effects but makes up for it in scripts and performance. It paves the way for Babylon 5.