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Jim Hines, double gold medalist at the Mexico Olympics in '68, dead at 76.

Jane is so frail that she walked the red carpet and presented the Palme d'Or at Cannes 3 days ago...

June 4th 2023 58 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 39 Procol Harum — A Whiter Shade Of Pale 33 The Monkees — I’m A Believer -1 32 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 31 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 31 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 30 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 30 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running 25 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 24 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) 21 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations +4 15 The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye 6 The Foundations – Baby, Now That I´ve Found You 0 The Bee Gees – Masshole -5

I, for one, will never forget the time he very narrowly defeated Tony Gubba in the World’s Smallest Eyes final in 1987 (aka the ‘Pissholes in the Snow’ match).

Name Points 1 Jan Birthday Age (Points @ BDay) Teams Jokers Jonnie Irwin 10 18 Nov 1973 50(9) 146 63 Henry Kissinger 5 27 May 1923 100(4) 86 5 Yoko Ono 6 18 Feb 1933 90(5) 48 0 Willie Nelson 6 29 April 1933 90(5) 30 1 Glynis Johns 5 5 Oct 1923 100(4) 28 3 Analysis – as of 27 May 2023 These are the D40 picks that will cross a threshold in age that leads to a point loss by moving into a lower point bracket. It is lower than the past two years (2022 had 6, 2021 had 9). It is a tight race and anyone’s game now. As every point counts, some players may regret their choices or pay attention to birth years in the future. Of course, the points for being at D40 pick are not impacted, just the base points from the pick’s age. They could still surprise with a party pooper bonus (cough, Kissinger, cough). I started writing back in March, but that reminded me today to finish it up.

I didn't know he was Jewish sick.

1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (4/42) 1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40) 1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37) 1993: Tony Bennett, Henry Kissinger, George Lineker (3/56) 1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50) 1995: Holly Johnson (1/50) 1996: Mr T (1/50) 1997: (0/50) 1998: (0/50) 1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50) 2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Liza Minnelli (1/50) 2002: (0/50) 2003: (0/50) 2004: (0/50) 2005: Hamed Karzai (1/50) 2006: (0/50) 2007: Tim Johnson, Louis Farrakhan (2/50) 2008: Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (3/50) 2009: (0/50) 2010: (0/50) 2011: Ali Khamenei, Dick Cheney, Michael Douglas (3/50) 2012: Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (3/50) 2013: Henry Kissinger (1/50) 2014: Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett (2/50) 2015: Henry Kissinger, Jake Roberts (2/50) 2016: Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Sandy Gall, Paul Gascoigne (6/50) 2017: Jimmy Carter, Bob Barker, Sandy Gall, Emperor Akihito (4/50) 2018: Linda Nolan, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Mel Brooks, Louis Farrakhan, Ronnie Wood, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (12/50) 2019: Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Bob Barker, Emperor Akihito, Alan Greenspan, Dick Van Dyke, Vanessa Redgrave, Cleo Laine, Prunella Scales, Tina Turner, Shane MacGowan (10/50) 2020: Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Tony Bennett, Prunella Scales, Jacques Delors, Willie Nelson, Shane MacGowan, Dick Cheney, Imelda Marcos, Joanne Woodward, Jean-Marie Le Pen, David Attenborough (16/50) 2021: Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Jacques Delors, Ali Khamenei, Prunella Scales, Tony Bennett, Rosalynn Carter, Dick Cheney, Bob Newhart, Imelda Marcos, Yoko Ono, Linda Nolan, Joanne Woodward, Mel Brooks, Willie Nelson, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Raul Castro, Stanley Baxter, Vanessa Redgrave, Shane MacGowan, Shannen Doherty (25/50) 2022: Dick Van Dyke, Henry Kissinger, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Nigel Starmer-Smith, Jimmy Carter, Tony Bennett, Dick Cheney, Mel Brooks, Bobby Charlton, David Attenborough, Emperor Akihito, Rosalynn Carter, Sandy Gall, Desmond Morris, Ted Kaczynski, Jean-Marie Le Pen, James Whale, Cleo Laine, Jacques Delors, Denis Law, Prunella Scales, Stanley Baxter, Noam Chomsky, Norman Tebbit, Michael Gambon, Douglas Hurd, Silvio Berlusconi, Marianne Faithfull, Milan Kundera, Linda Ronstadt, Joss Ackland, Shane MacGowan (33/50) Updated for Tina Turner.

Curiously, Ozil was born just a couple of months after Ferrari died, in 1988.

SP Hinduja is in. Next update not until Sunday evening, unless an A+++++ list name dies tonight. Again, I won't be at home. It's a busy month, I know. Next month will be better.

Talked myself out of putting him back in for this year as I'd heard after his bankruptcy issues he'd got back on the straight & narrow. Bugger.

British born child actor turned screenwriter Paul Playdon has reportedly died aged 80: https://hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2023/05/13/paul-playdon-spyfi-writer-dies/ After appearing in such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents with Jessica Tandy, he went on to write for TV on such as Mission Impossible, Cannon and Hawaii Five-O. To my generation though, he will be known as the guy who developed the motorcycle cop show CHiPs for TV.

I noticed that in commentary he sounded a bit haggard. 77 now. Motty was younger and he's dead! Time to turn it in I think.

The title itself states that she did this to benefit the « Hôpitaux de Paris » fondation which Brigitte Macron manages

Terrific left handed pitcher. One of the best I ever saw

Yeah I agree I am English but certainly veer to the right but as you rightly say Carter Is a figure than transcends political allegiances and I regard him very highly for the fact he has been resolute in what he believes over decades whilst being pragmatic in his opinions and ensuring his post presidency has been spent in the service of others rather than courting the press for brand recognition. This is certainly a sad day.Hoping his final hours/days / weeks are as peaceful as they can be.

Feels weird to say this about a 98-year-old who has lasted longer than anyone expected, but this is very sad news to me. Fuck what you think about his politics or his presidency, he was a good man in an environment that produces plenty of terrible men. I hope his final days are peaceful.

Spanish singer songwriter Julio Iglesias celebrities his 79th birthday today. The legendary American singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen celebrates turning 73 today. Affectionately nicknamed 'The Boss'.

Jerry Bruckheimer, the successful American film and television producer behind blockbusters such as "Armageddon", "Beverly Hills Cop", "Con Air", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "The Rock" and "Top Gun", is 79 today. He began a partnership with Don Simpson and the two were named Producers of the Year in 1985 and 1988. Simpson died from an overdose of 21 drugs in 1996. He was only 52 years old. Jerry Bruckheimer continued to produce films alone. Some of his best known television series are "Cold Case", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Without a Trace". Christian Serratos, American film and television actress of Italian and Mexican descent, who gained great popularity for portraying the character of Rosita Espinosa in AMC's "The Walking Dead" television series, is 32 today. She first appeared in season 4 and Rosita was upped to series regular in season 5.

Now he’s the missing Link. I’ll get me coat.

Exactly the same on BBC East Midlands.

Think he was about the only member of the 1981 US Ryder Cup team who hadn’t (and didn’t) win a Major. Golfers generally live to a ripe old age due to their wealth and access to top healthcare so this is a bit of a shocker. Can’t think of many top golfers in recent times who have died naturally under 70.

Marty Feldman died on this day in 1982 at the age of 48

Snooker commentator Ted Lowe has cleared the table http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/13253010.stm

A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a priest were out for a Sunday afternoon flight on a small private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed engine trouble. In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started to go down. Finally, the pilot grabbed a parachute, yelled to the passengers that they had better jump, and bailed out. Unfortunately, there were only three parachutes remaining. The doctor grabbed one and said "I'm a doctor, I save lives, so I must live," and jumped out. The lawyer then said, "I'm a lawyer and lawyers are the smartest people in the world. I deserve to live." He also grabbed a parachute and jumped. The priest looked at the little boy and said, "My son, I've lived a long and full life. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you. Take the last parachute and live in peace." The little boy handed the parachute back to the priest and said, "Not to worry, Father. The 'smartest man in the world' just took off with my back pack."

I'm interested, how does one distinguish between a man with testicles and a man with out if one is walking down a street? When putting money in the bank does one ask the male banker to drop his pants in order to see the level in trust you may hold? It also raises serious questions about your current boyfriend.... Much as I agree with my mother, testicles are a vital necessity at some time in the future as perhaps one day I may want children... although that's a long way off. I guess my mother's been messed about a lot in her life, but then you have to ask yourself when it keeps happening whether it really is the men, or maybe it's more about yourself? I don't know. But it's scary that I may actually turn into my mother some time in the future.