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James Ellroy, the enormous American novelist, one of the most important and influential crime writers of our time, best known as the "Demon Dog of Crime Fiction", the rightful heir of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, the extraordinary author of such classics as "The Black Dahlia" and "L.A. Confidential", whose mother was brutally murdered by an unknown man when he was just 10 years old, is 75 today. Catherine O'Hara, the stupendous actress and comedian, who began her professional career in the 1970s, who made her big screen debut in 1980, probably best known for playing Kevin's mother in the box office hit "Home Alone" (1990), and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992), and as the hilarious Moira Rose on "Schitt's Creek", who was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is 69 today.

Boybits Victoria, Filipino professional has died aged 50. Obit

For those who enjoy form spotting and fancy a bit of gambling too, next Friday is your night! Exclusive Evening with Harry Redknapp He's 76, but little in terms of health issues. In 2017 he had a benign tumour removed from his bladder.

Nah she didn’t give any points to Adamski, just left it highlighted from Chorizo’s scoring.

Whether you love him or loathe him, to me he feels like more of a link to the past than any of the current list. The Nixon Presidency and the Watergate era feels like another world to me and ancient history, and yet one of the leading protagonists is still here in 2023. It will be an end of an era when he goes.

Seems overly convenient timing.

The doctors have made a mistake, Andrew Tate is the cancer.

You mean he is a f*****g C**t, Toastie? I dunno, I just find him repellent. And his voice really grates on me.

I can't stand Queen, but for what it's worth, I think These Are The Days of Our Lives is a much better song than Innuendo. For a start it isn't over 6 minutes long, and it actually has memorable, meaningful lyrics and a cohesive structure. It doesn't deserve to be dragged down by the cynical marketing move of shackling it to the tedious, bloated, overplayed wedding disco song.

In France, she is at the level of Catherine Deneuve and Jeanne Moreau

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/jeremy-paxman-hospital-parkinsons-accident-b2292766.html Jeremy Paxman recently had chest pains.

We have a clear result! Thanks for voting! Once the 80's are done, I'll start the 90's. Although there were a lot of #1 hits, especially in the late 90's, I'll stick to the familiar voting procedure (+4, -6, top 25). Maybe there will be a KoS in which the top 25 of the decades played compete against each other... The idea for the ESC voting was that all UK entries compete against each other. But of course all winning songs could also go to the KoS. Or if it's supposed to be a trashy KoS, all last places. Although... ESC is already trashy enough!

36 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 25 Blondie – Atomic +4 19 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 08 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 06 Kraftwerk – The Model/Computer Love -6 01 George Michael – Careless Whisper

29 Madonna – Into The Groove +4 29 Nena — 99 red balloons 28 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 28 Blondie – Atomic 22 George Michael - Careless Whisper 20 Men at Work – Down Under 18 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes 16 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 14 Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin 7 Madonna — Like a Prayer 00 Nothing Special - Ghost Town -6

35 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 34 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 33 Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love 31 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +4 26 Blondie – Atomic  24 Pet Shop Boys — It’s a Sin 23 Madness – House Of Fun 22 Men at Work – Down Under 20 George Michael — Careless Whisper 18 Madonna — Like a Prayer 18 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes  17 The Specials — Ghost Town  16 Madonna — Into The Groove -3 0 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris — We Left You This Way -3

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

The Bangles recording of Eternal Flame passed me by, so unfortunately I associate the song with Atomic Kitten.

On a seperate note this was top 10 on Ceefax 24th February 1988 according to a mutual on Twitter. For those that can't see it: I should be so lucky - Kylie Minogue Beat Dis - Bomb the Bass Get Outta my Dreams - Billy Ocean Tell it to my Heart - Taylor Dayne I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany Suedehead - Morrissey Say it Again - Jermaine Stewart Gimmie Hope Jo'anna - Eddy Grant Together Forever - Rick Astley Doctorin' the House - Coldcut with Yazz and the Plastic Population

54 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 49 Enya – Orinoco Flow 38 Black Box – Ride On Time 36 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 33 Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now +4 32 Madonna — Like a Prayer -1 32 Aswad – Don’t Turn Around 30 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 30 Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart 29 Pet Shop Boys – Heart 24 Soul to Soul ft Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 23 Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World 18 Marc Almond/Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold of my Heart -5 If someone else accidentally forgets to delete the extra Tiffany after copy-pasting:

54 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth +2 47 Enya – Orinoco Flow 42 Black Box – Ride On Time 37 Pet Shop Boys — Heart +2 34 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 33 Madonna —Like a Prayer 32 Tiffany – I Think We´re Alone Now 31 Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart 27 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 27 Aswad – Don’t Turn Around 26 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad Of The Streets EP) 25 Soul to Soul ft Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 23 Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World 15 Marc Almond/Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 13 Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way is Up 4 S-Express – Theme from S-Express -6

Easily one of the most overrated managers of all time the way the media go on about him you would think he was sir Alex Ferguson or Pep Guardiola. 1 major trophy in 30 odd years says different. I can’t stand him either obviously committed tax fraud but apparently can barely read, yeah whatever.

Disallowed for the alt.obituaries deadpool. Oh well.

Suzanne Wright, co-founder of Autism Speaks, dies at 69. http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local-obituaries/autism-speaks-founder-suzanne-wright-dies/nr7LN/ DDP hit for TJS if there's a qo.