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Kenneth Anger dead at 96.

From the front page obit, very rare humor from their obits: In the later parts of career, rumours had started to spread that Harris had a dark secret. It started to become clear that the clues had been there for years and then people started to come forward to substantiate the claims. Finally, it was revealed that Harris was indeed an Australian…

Jimmy Carter has peacefully enjoyed some regular servings of ice cream at 98.

Jazz composer and musician Bill Lee has died at 94. (paywall) Was the father of Spike Lee, and composed the scores of some of his son's films (i.e. Do the Right Thing).

Xandy Negrão, born in Campinas, died at the age of 70 from cancer, 4x Stock Car runner-up in Brazil, 95, 96, 97, and 99, At Endurance Brasil, Xandy was alongside his son, Xandinho, in the 2018 runner-up The partnership lasted until 2020, when they won the category title – André Negrão, cousin of Xandinho, Ricardo Zonta and Ricardo Baptista also participated in the campaign. He is the founder and former owner of Medley, one of the largest generic drug laboratories in Brazil. In March 2009, the company was sold to Sanofi, which paid R$1.5 billion for the Brazilian pharmaceutical company. Xandy Negrão morre aos 70 anos em decorrência de um câncer - Notícia de Stock Car - Grande Prêmio (grandepremio.com.br)

Robert R. Johnson, last member of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition, apparently died last month at 102.

There's a short video from a celebration that seemingly took place yesterday. There are additional photos here.

Rolf in Hell ! The paedo was a popular pick ans ends up being a hit for Charles de Gaulle, ladyfiona, Summer in Transylvania, khtonia, theoldlady, wannamaker, WEP, Perhaps, handrejka, gcreptile, Torva Messor, Captain Chorizo, Sean, Book, Great Uncle in Bulgaria and me ; and a miss for @BuffaloPhil (Dignam in) @Insane Who thus need to provide a New sub. great job to everyone, one point each : when thé game started, everyone added Harris to their subs list saying he would never make thé official list : 6 months later, he’s only a miss for 2 people ! @Charles De Gaulle : Ted Turner in. It’s your last chance to submit 3 subs, if you don’t, then I’ll remove you from the Game. @ladyfiona : Frank Field in and Nolan on the sub bench @Summer in Transylvania : Esther Rantzen in and Glynis Johns as sub 3 @Khthonia : Roberta Flack in but I’m afraid Barczyk doesn’t qualify for this game. Please choose another sub. @theoldlady : Paul Hogan in and Katie Keltie in @wannamaker : Jonnie Irwin in and Michael Tilson Thomas in the waiting line @WEP : Roman Kostomarov in and Christoph Daum as new sub @Perhaps : Daniel Ellsberg in and Patrick Murray as sub 3 @gcreptile: Mike Sertich in, a sub to choose @Handrejka : Yvonne Furneaux in Roy Meadow in the waiting room @Toast : James Whale in Christy Dignam on subs list @Torva Messor : Jimmy Carter in (that was close) and Christy Dignam as sub 3 @CaptainChorizo : Carter in, Rosalynn that is, and Black Bart as sub 3 @Sean : Esther Rantzen in and Patrick Murray on the bench @Book : Nick Anderton in and Nolan as new sub @Great Uncle Bulgaria : Glynis Johns in Christy Dignam added Hope I didn’t make any mistake, I’ll update the scoreboard later as I spent one hour to sum up this on my phone !

Well praise the Lord - we finally got there! One very hard-earned bonus point for you.

The old lady will be gutted at missing out on the chance of swinging her scythe.

Nice to be at the top end of the table for now though Summer beckons. Looking at the current top 5's "differentials". SPADE Adrian Sutton, Chris Stone, Mark Stokes (obit), Bill Steel, Dikembe Mutombo, Jeanette Lee, Joe Doering I'm not ruling out a "This Christmas, I remember my best mate Mark Stokes who totally died" Guardian article till 2024 happens. Three of these names (Sutton, Mutombo, Lee) were ones I thought would last till 2024. Jeannette Lee is sicker than I thought, so she might wind up crucial, but Chris Stone is a strong 8 points if he dies and obits. (I suspect he will obit, but have been burned on LOTL picks in the past.) JOEY John Ashton, Toni Hilland, Scott Nisbet, Teresa Taylor Joey's kept faith with his musician Ashton though Stage IV prostate cancer is very much a slow burner. He went risky with Teresa Taylor (how is she still alive? but will she obit?) and picked Toni Hilland probably a year earlier, but if either of these gambles pay off, then he's in the drivers seat. I've no idea why Joey picked Nisbet, whose kidney cancer has been under control for over a year now! Maybe he knows something I don't? RAD CHAP Starmer-Smith, Larry Pressler, Linda Nolan, Randy Jackson. Rad's that guy I can't shake off. We have 15 picks in common (stop using telepathy, Rad!), and of the 4 living differentials, 2 are on their way out and one is ridded with pancreatic cancer. This is the main reason I rank my own chances of winning below 10%, as the window of opportunity for overtaking Rad is very small. Almost impossible if Linda Nolan snuffs it. Why do I always ignore the Nolan Sisters? Other than good taste, of course. DROL Rhod Gilbert, Toby Keith, Andy Taylor, Michael York Michael York's an interesting one, he's hung for so long with a rotten diagnosis but you feel he's fighting gravity. (Surely a DL pick next year?) The other three seem too healthy at the moment, and to challenge Spade, Drol needs Toby Keith or Rhod Gilbert to decline quickly. But you have to be in it to win it. DDT Aston Barrett, Faye Fantarrow, Dickie Guy, Ilia II, Randy Jackson, Dikembe Mutombo, Tom Oliver, Mark Stokes (obit), Adrian Sutton The Living End might not win the DDP for the 4th time but they've got the most interesting team in the top 5 places at the moment. Music, science, Neighbours, sports, religious figures, an obscure footballer! All the fun of fair here. Faye Fantarrow's 12 points, mostly snubbed by a DDP ambulance chasing horde who assumed she had twelve months in her, is one to watch. I suspect this is a top ten finishing side with a few successful gambles, rather than winners, though. ME Mutulu Shakur, Eric Lamaze, Graham Caveney, Ady Barkan, The Princess In order - prisoner exaggeration case; person alleged to be faking their ill health on niche forums; how is he still alive and damn that Reptile; ALS gamble; brain dead but not dead dead. The first two are probably bad picks. Caveney ought to be any week now but we've been saying that since Christmas. Barkan I picked solely because I've missed a few ALS names who die around the time he's had the disease for. The Princess is gone, but if the state don't make it official it counts for nothing. My best chances for an unlikely win go through the trio of Caveney/Barkan/Princess B, and relying on the power of positivity to keep Lee/Stone/Nolan/Pressler/etc alive. Ignoring me and my ego, Rad seems in a strong position in the top 5. Outside the top 5, I haven't had time to look though no doubt there are teams who can go on a good run.

We're lucky he didn't say "he'll be 120 in 22 years".

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/theyre-coming-end-jimmy-carters-grandson-gives-update-beloved-former-president/F2DGY2P2QFG6NDUF7DCKHLYGOE/ Her grandsons comments make me think her health situation is as precarious as her husbands. I'm guessing they will pass in quick succession.

I'd say its karma. Those last 10 years of his life were the most miserable years. He spent half of those years behind bars and the other half living on the outside while being one of the most hated people in the UK. People would probably glare at him whenever they saw him in the street, if not worse. Evidently, it lead to the point where he only left the house to go into his back garden (according to his neighbours) as that'd be the only place he could go outside and not be reminded that he was a monster. On top of that, he died slowly and painfully from neck cancer - while he also watched his wife get sicker and sicker till she was bedridden like him. The press said he couldn't eat anymore so he likely had tubes going in and out of him everywhere. And I think he was conscious through all of it, he was mentally there to bare through all the suffering of his final moments. A quick and easy death would've been too good for him.

You were absolutely right to do so. As soon as I had posted I had twinges but in cases where you have hits in rapid succession such as Leslie Phillips and Bill Treacher the order they are announced may not be the exact order they occurred and I allowed both of those. The fast nature of the poll also means there is pressure to start a new round The woes of a game runner

I have been struggling with this all night trying to work out what is fair and what is not. The nature of this game is quite cut throat and it is dependent on rapid release of obituaries. However it was my mistake to award the points and rush to open a new round so I have decided to let the hit stand but with the warning that future hits may need more scrutiny and I will tighten the rules for 2024 to hopefully be better reflected. Apologies to any players who may have been impacted by this.

I pretty much managed to pick all the wrong differentials and will have no role in this. Andrea Gibson, and, since today, Troy Stolz are in remission. Chris Snow got a new position just yesterday. I think the winner could still be quite random, i.e. someone picking exactly the right DeathList/Drop 40 names. Watch for Jimmy Carter and Linda Nolan and Shane MacGowan. Between Kate Keltie fakes, Jeannette Lee improvements, and several missing QOs, we wont quite reach the more recent lofty heights.

Beside the Killer Queen we also have the Police Queen Thank you (again).

Aye, he was second on my list behind only Gianluca Vialli - dead in January - so a really good pick, unlike everyone below him on the list who are all still alive, along with both subs!

King David I of Scotland died on this day 870 years ago, aged 68. - David was the eighth son of Malcolm III of Scotland, and three of his older brothers also became kings (Duncan II, Edgar, and Alexander I). He was also the brother-in-law of Henry I of England (his older sister Matilda married him in 1100). - David became king in 1124 after the death of his brother Alexander I, but was be involved in a succession crisis with Alexander's illegitimate son Malcolm. This conflict would end with Malcolm's capture and imprisonment in 1134. - David was one of his brother-in-law's greatest allies, and wanted to ensure Henry's daughter Matilda would take the throne. After Henry's death in 1135, however, Matilda's cousin Stephen usurped the throne. David would initiate three separate invasions into England to oust Stephen, which were unsuccessful. - David was known for his reforms to Scottish feudalism and the organization of the church, which has since been dubbed the "Davidian Revolution". - David's son and heir Henry died in 1152, and he himself died the following year after a 29-year reign. His grandson, Malcolm IV, would be his successor.

Wed 24 May 61 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 59 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction +4 56 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 48 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 45 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 43 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 42 The Supremes – Baby Love 35 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 34 The Moody Blues – Go Now 32 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 29 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman 28 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over 26 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good 22 The Hollies – I´m Alive 19 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh 07 The Seekers – I´ll Never Find Another You  00 The Beatles – Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out -6

24/May/2023 61 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 56 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 55 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction +1 48 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud +3 45 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 43 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride -1 42 The Supremes – Baby Love 35 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 34 The Moody Blues – Go Now 32 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 29 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman 28 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good 22 The Hollies – I´m Alive 20 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over 19 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh 17 The Seekers – I´ll Never Find Another You 06 The Beatles – Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out -5

Saw this on Twitter and thought it was interesting: no U.S. President has died in May, and Carter's only a week away from keeping that true. However, June and July are the most popular months for Presidential death, with 6 and 7 each.

6 hits in 5 months is a decent clip I reckon. Would expect about 14-15 by the years close.