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Superstar Billy Graham dead.

Superstar Billy Graham (1943-2023) My days are numbered (Superstar Billy Graham, 1965) Donate to Jesus, pray GoFundMe (a very confused Valerie Coleman) No, no wait, this one: Age at death: 79 (human years), 134 (wrestler years) Known health issues: Liver transplant in 2002, bowel ostruction in 2006, terminal liver disease in 2010, double pneumonia and heart failure in 2013, liver disease in 2014, internal bleeding and surgery in 2016, complications from diabetes in 2022, skull infection, kidney failure in 2023. Cause of death: Foul play. Alignment: Superstar had become a running joke on DL due to his ability to exaggerate his health issues. Indeed we'll miss his continued hospitalization, his infinite faith in GoFundMe and moderate use of roids.

I'm as stunned as you are. Some 13 years after he first definitely only had a few months to live and you needed to book him for your wrestling convention ASAP, "Superstar" Billy Graham has finally agreed to do the job for multiple organ failure. The man who brought steroids into the world of professional wrestling has brought some succor for a few of our less fortunate players this round: AFB and wannamaker get their first points on the board, while alt obits guy goes back ahead of Grim Up North in a ding-dong battle on average age. alt obits guy 7 vs Grim Up North 7 DevonDeathTrip 11 vs An Fear Baeg 3  gcreptile 13 vs deadsox 0 Banana 6 vs wannamaker 3

For me it was this

@Toast... The Beatles – Help!... 13 points Corrected list (with my points): 18/May/2023 36 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun +4 33 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 28 Unit 4 + 2 – Concrete And Clay 27 The Moody Blues – Go Now 26 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 25 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 25 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 25 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over 24 The Rolling Stones – The Last Time 24 Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe 23 Tom Jones – It´s Not Unusual 23 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 23 Roy Orbison – It´s Over 22 The Beatles – Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out 22 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 22 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good 22 The Rolling Stones – It´s All Over Now 22 The Supremes – Baby Love 22 The Rolling Stones – Little Red Rooster 22 The Seekers – I´ll Never Find Another You 21 The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man 21 Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love 21 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 20 The Beatles – A Hard Day´s Night 20 The Righteous Brothers – You´ve Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 20 The Searchers – Needles And Pins 20 The Searchers – Don´t Throw Your Love Away 20 The Four Pennies – Juliet 20 The Honeycombs – Have I The Right 20 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh 20 Roger Miller – King Of The Road 20 The Hollies – I´m Alive 18 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman 18 The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over 17 The Walker Brothers – Make It Easy On Yourself 15 The Beatles – Can´t Buy Me Love 14 The Bachelors – Diane 14 Cliff Richard – The Minute You´re Gone 14 Peter & Gordon – A World Without Love 14 Elvis Presley – Crying In The Chapel 08 Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy 07 The Beatles – Help! -6

Never thought I see the day.

Gustav Mahler died on this day 112 years ago, aged 50. - Mahler was a Jew, but he had to convert to Catholicism in order to become the director of the Vienna Court Opera in 1897. Ironically, he drew influence from Richard Wagner, a known anti-Semite. - Mahler created ten symphonies from 1888 to 1910; his magnum opus, however, was Das Lied von der Erde, released after his death: - In 1902, Mahler married Alma Schindler, and they had two children- Maria (who died at the age of 4) and Anna. Their marriage soured after Maria's death and the fact that Gustav did not approve of Alma's composing aspirations, and Alma began an affair with Bauhaus artist Walter Gropius- they sought marriage counseling from Sigmund Freud. -After performing at Carnegie Hall in February of 1911, Mahler was diagnosed with infective endocarditis. He was sent back to Europe in April, and eventually became comatose in May. After a week in a coma, Mahler died- probably because the doctors used the radioactive element radium to treat him. - Mahler's widow Alma married Gropius almost immediately after his passing, and would later marry the author Franz Werfel.

Elizabeth Holmes (scammer of Theranos fame) was told to start her 11-year sentence on May 30th. Kissinger served on the board of Theranos.

Miriam Margolyes is 82.

He was a legend. Rest in peace to an amazing wrestler. He was a 2004 WWE Hall of Fame inductee. There are now only six WWE HOF wrestlers who were inducted in 2004, and at least half of them have health issues. Don Muraco, (still doing public appearances as of 2021) Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, (was apparently "violently ill" in 2018) Jesse Ventura, (steroid user, suffered blood clots in his lungs in 2002) Robert Rudolph Remus, A.K.A. Sgt. Slaughter (hospitalized with bleeding ulcer in 2014) Tito Santana (was doing interviews last year) In addition, there's also Pete Rose, a baseball player who was inducted into the celebrity wing in the HOF, (according to 2018 court documents, he has a heart condition and needs blood thinners, also disabled)

RIP to the Zsa Zsa Gabor of wrestling.

As far as i know, there are only about six Brazilian veterans of WW2 who are still living, all who were part of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force {FEB}. Nestor da Silva (1917-) <oldest living and last of the Federal District> Justino Pires de Arruda (1919-) <last living of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul> Hugo Pedro Felisbino (1919-) <last FEB male nurse> Mário Expedito Neves Guerreiro (1920-) <last living of the state of the Amazonas> João Carlos de Lima (1922-) <last living of the state of Rio Grande do Norte> Walter Carlos Hertel (1922-) <last FEB messenger

May 18th, 2023: 33 The Kinks — You Really Got Me +4 32 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 28 Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete and Clay 27 The Moody Blues – Go Now 26 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 25 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 25 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 25 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over 24 The Rolling Stones – The Last Time 24 Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe 23 Tom Jones – It´s Not Unusual 23 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 23 Roy Orbison - It´s Over 22 The Beatles – Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out 22 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 22 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good 22 The Rolling Stones – It´s All Over Now 22 The Supremes – Baby Love 22 The Rolling Stones – Little Red Rooster 22 The Seekers – I´ll Never Find Another You 21 The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man 21 Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love 21 The Beatles – I Feel Fine  20 The Beatles – A Hard Day´s Night 20 The Righteous Brothers – You´ve Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 20 The Searchers – Needles And Pins 20 The Searchers – Don´t Throw Your Love Away 20 The Four Pennies – Juliet 20 The Honeycombs – Have I The Right 20 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh 20 Roger Miller – King Of The Road 20 The Hollies – I´m Alive 18 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman 18 The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over 17 The Walker Brothers – Make It Easy On Yourself 15 The Beatles – Can´t Buy Me Love 14 The Bachelors – Diane 14 Cliff Richard – The Minute You´re Gone 14 Peter and Gordon — A World Without Love 14 Elvis Presley – Crying In The Chapel 11 The Beatles - Help! 08 Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy 00 Jackie Trent — Where Are You Now (My Love) -6

Today former French First Lady Bernadette Chirac is also 90. But she is in really poor health. She’s in a wheelchair for several years now, and could not attend the public funeral mass for his husband Jacques in 2019.

MMMDP Form Guide #7 Brenda Milner Bettors could use her in an MRI scan to determine if the renowned British-Canadian Nueropsychologist is a few weeks from turning 105, or helping someone win MMMDP 2023.

Theoldlady swings into action

Ian Livingstone has reported on Twitter the death of Russ Nicholson whose work was included in many Fighting Fantasy novels and the D&D Fiend Folio

Thu 18 May 32 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 29 The Kinks — You Really Got Me 28 Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete and Clay -2 (appropriately) 27 The Moody Blues – Go Now 26 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 25 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 25 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 25 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over 24 The Rolling Stones – The Last Time +4 24 Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe 23 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 23 Roy Orbison - It´s Over 22 The Beatles – Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out 22 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 22 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good 22 The Rolling Stones – It´s All Over Now 22 Tom Jones – It´s Not Unusual 22 The Supremes – Baby Love 22 The Rolling Stones – Little Red Rooster 22 The Seekers – I´ll Never Find Another You 21 The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man 21 Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love 21 The Beatles – I Feel Fine  20 The Righteous Brothers – You´ve Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 20 The Searchers – Needles And Pins 20 The Searchers – Don´t Throw Your Love Away 20 The Four Pennies – Juliet 20 The Honeycombs – Have I The Right 20 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh 20 Roger Miller – King Of The Road 20 The Hollies – I´m Alive 18 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman 18 The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over 17 The Beatles – A Hard Day´s Night 17 The Walker Brothers – Make It Easy On Yourself 15 The Beatles – Can´t Buy Me Love 14 The Bachelors – Diane 14 Cliff Richard – The Minute You´re Gone 14 Peter and Gordon — A World Without Love 14 Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy 14 Elvis Presley – Crying In The Chapel 11 The Beatles - Help! 06 Jackie Trent - Where Are You Now (My Love) -4

Perhaps that's part of the secret of his longevity. As I have remarked previously most of the main protagonists in Fawlty Towers have had quite long lives with the main four actors all making it to 80 plus. It's the opposite of Only Fools & Horses and The Vicar of Dibley.

Marcus Sparacio AKA Armake21, one of the OG angry game reviewers, died in January aged 40.

Deacon Jones, who played 40 games over three seasons with the Chicago White Sox in the 1960s, later becoming a hitting coach with the Houston Astros, has died. He was 89. Not to be confused with the NFL great who died in 2013. https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/deacon-jones-passes-away-at-89/n-5957968

South Vietnamese general Trần Quang Khôi died last month at 93. @arghton, last high ranking official from South Vietnam? I didn't find any other alive at a quick glance.

American swimmer and four times Olympic gold medallist Ryan Murphy celebrates his 27th birthday today.

So he pitched a total of 2 big league innings? Doesn't take much to get an obit posted here. I'm not blaming you, Wildstorm, I'm blaming the entire world and everything in it. SC I understand your concern, and assure you that the main reason I posted this obit is because he shares his namesake with a beloved American chef (and this thread seemed most fitting). I otherwise would not have bothered posting.

Couldn't find a more suitable thread... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...ire/6403389.stm This miracle baby came back to life after 30 minutes. Amazing!