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Yes,will have a new thread in a few days,also will update the scoreboard for this year.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/only-working-royals-allowed-balcony-29641046 Nothing especially revelatory here but I thought it was worth highlighting/ drawing attention to on a deadpooling forum. In this article about which members of the royal family will be on the balcony for the Coronation it says that that sources claim the attendance of the Duke of Kent and his sister Princess Alexandra won't be confirmed until the actual day owing to individual health problems.

Ioanna Proiou-Dimitriadou,was oldest known Greek person since 6/Aug/2021,she was born 2/Jul/1911,died in Raches, Icaria on 5/Apr,same place she was born,now oldest known person in Greece it would be Panagioula Stefanidaki, born 15/oct/1914, in Kalymnos,she lives in Corfu,she was also the oldest known person from the Balkans,who is now the Romanian Ilie Ciocan born 28/may/1913 in Galicia, County of Vâlcea and currently lives in the village of Bratia din Vale, municipality of Galicea Ioanna was known as the "Queen of Loom Weaving" Ioanna Proiou: A "Rainha da Tecelagem do Tear" de Ikaria morre aos 112 anos (greekcitytimes.com)

Nikolai Ryzhkov who was premier of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. That classifies him as a state leader regardless of how well known he is.

Sabu had a serious health scare at a recent convention and had to pull out of the rest of it. Seems to be doing better though.

Digitally receiving the Pahl Peace Prize:

Ian Bairnson, former member and guitarist with the Alan Parsons Project who also plays saxophone and keyboards, died at 69 years: https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ian-bairnson-dies-aged-69

Ben Ferencz is a hit for @wannamaker, @MariNisia, @ThereWillBeDeaths7, @Bibliogryphon, @msc, @MortalCaso and me CONGRATULATIONS!!!

880 years ago John II Komnenos, who was Byzantine emperor, died at the age of 53

Francis Ford Coppola the incredibly successful film director whose films include The Godfather series and Apocalypse Now is 84 today

"Please clap...."

Christopher Franke was a member of the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream and was the composer for the science fiction series Babylon 5, in addition to composing the theme for Tenchi Muyo! in love 70 years ago Janet Lynn is also 70 years old, she was an American figure skater. She won an Olympic bronze medal in 1972, and won two medals at world championships Patrick Doyle also turns 70 today, the Scotsman is a composer of several films, Nanny McPhee, Indochina, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire https://www.classical-music.com/composers/who-is-patrick-doyle/

Historically I'm always surprised to re-learn that the list missed George Harrison (I thought he was known to be gravely ill before 2001?) and Princess Margaret. The latter of which was the topic of an argument between Cmme members on this very forum at one point long ago, as allegedly the Cmme meeting was adamant Margaret should be on the 2002 list, yet she didn't make it. Amusing. I remember the d'oh drops (Ernest Borgnine, Jack Klugman, Captain Beefheart, Richard Attenborough) and the folk who would have been DL mainstays but died too young (Roger Moore, Adam West) more than folk who were never on the list tbh. Though I'm still surprised Tony Benn missed out. Hugely famously, known to be ill for a year or two before he went, felt utterly DLy. Never picked. Howard Marks too, but then, some folk believed his "slow cancer down with all the weed" talk, despite some of us who believed in the power of free curly wurlys that never arrived Stage IV cancer.

I actually think I read somewhere that June Carter was actually a distant relative of Jimmy Carter.

You are correct considering that Jimmy is receiving hospice, although in the most recent pictures i've seen of her, she looked quite frail. Physically, she looks to be in rougher shape than the Queen looked this time last year.

Hart clearly has a hairpiece and spraytan, possibly dentures, and I bet if you took those sunglasses off he’d look like the Crypt Keeper, but energy-wise he hasn’t lost a step. I think he’s gonna be one of those guys that suddenly ages 4 decades at once when it’s finally time for him to go.

Robert "Bushwhacker Butch" Miller Passes Away | Cultaholic Wrestling

Now I'm generally of the view that folk who have to tell you how much sex they're having really aren't shagging much at all. That said, here's the latest from the world of Marty Jannetty where he rants about his girlfriend being upset by his number of girlfriends only to be distracted and start a tribute to the much missed Curt Hennig. Drugs are one hell of a drug. I do like Fightful saying at least he didn't try and confess to murder this time he was high. Almost tempted to add him to my DDP team because he won't see 68.

Mentioned in the Elizabeth II thread before but more appropriate here as he was a biographer of a number of Royals... Philip Ziegler (wiki) dead from cancer at 93. Times obit. A unique DDP hit.

Ever-reliable Daily Star cuts through the crap with the definitive verdict on Netflix fun and games

Roger Daltry I think is 77, I know it's his birthday today as it is the same as my Mum's was. Best remembered for me from Tommy.

He would have been on my team as it stands, but, its August. Better picks will appear later in the year. Always do.

Yes, the most famous being Stirling Moss, who was in a coma for a month following his 'unexplained' accident in a Lotus (well, it's not as if Lotuses were prone to have bits fall off them) at Goodwood in 1962. No point asking Sir Stirling about it though, he can't remember a thing. I guess that's what happens when half your brain detatches itself from your skull...