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Former Minister of Justice Aud Inger Aure has died, at 80. https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/tidligere-justisminister-aud-inger-aure-er-dod-1.16440235 (In Norwegian)

11/Jun/2023 47 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 44 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World +2 38 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 25 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 24 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 24 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 24 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 23 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back -6 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 20 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 20 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 19 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap – Young Girl 18 The Move – Blackberry Way 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 16 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross +2 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back 12 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 10 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 07 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 07 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde

So far we've lost: A delusional Prime Minister who Parliament had decided was a liar. (Set to lose a by-election) A talk show host masquerading as an MP (already leaving at the next election) And a man who's own wife would struggle to pick him out of a line up (already leaving at the next election) Hardly the end of the world. Rumoured are: The COP President who achieved very little (and is looking unlikely to hold his seat) And the Chancellor who broke tax laws (ending his career). I get the drip drip effect and the Tory psychodrama playing out in public, but all we're getting here are suicide bombers - people with nothing to lose...losing.

Two prominent Italy based personalities, both born 1936, both in failing health for a while, both hospitalised twice this year and undergoing extensive stays. Of course routine check-ups for both of them and there's no whatsoever danger for their health. So, who will go first?

11th June 47 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 29 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back -4 26 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 25 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 24 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 22 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 22 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash +4 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 20 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 20 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap — Young Girl 18 The Move – Blackberry Way 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 16 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 15 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 14 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back  13 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 12 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 07 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 00 The Beatles – Lady Ma-Goner -2

Sun 11 Jun 47 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 33 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 26 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 25 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 24 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 22 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 22 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 20 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 20 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap — Young Girl 18 The Move – Blackberry Way 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 16 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 16 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 15 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 14 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross +4 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back  13 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 12 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 07 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 02 The Beatles – Lady Madonna -6

I'd say it's more the long term impact. Kaczynski is obviously a bad person, but he hasn't had a major impact aside from being seen as a key figure in Anarcho-primitivism. His actions don't really affect modern day to day life. Whereas Robertson was one of the key people responsible for the rise of evangelicalism within (traditionally) right-wing politics. His (and other's) actions can still be seen today in the (personal bias here) vile, hate-filled rhetoric being used by certain mainstream politicians, which dare I say has indirectly led to the deaths of many more than Kaczynski's actions. There's also the fact that Robertson is still a widely praised figure making him more dis-likeable, whereas with Kaczynski, some who support his ideas but very few support his methods, so hating him goes without saying.

John Edwards is 70 today.

10/6/23 4:48pm 43 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 26 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 24 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites +4 24 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 22 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 22 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 21 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 19 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap — Young Girl 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 16 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 16 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 16 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 15 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back  13 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 12 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 08 The Beatles – Lady Madonna 00 The Bee Gees – Got The Message -6

Rot in hell you bastard. Anyways yeah this is a miss.

I think it's hilarious that this poll suggests that Silvio Berlusconi will go to heaven.

Oh ! THIS is a miss. And I don’t use that term frequently.

Pierre Pineau dead at 110.

Depends - are the Catholics right?

Pianist George Winston died on Sunday, June 4 after a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 73 years old. The news was shared via his website in a long note to fans, noting "Throughout his cancer treatments, George continued to write and record new music, and he stayed true to his greatest passion: performing for live audiences while raising funds for Feeding America to help fight the national hunger crisis along with donating proceeds from each of his concerts to local food banks." https://www.georgewinston.com/about/

Or, to look at it another way, let’s not.

This Mourning

I think "hospice" is just his way of getting free servants.

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.

According to The 110 club and Gerontology, the passing of 110 year old Moon Fun Chin happened on the 9th of May, 2023, who was the last living China National Aviation Corporation [CNAC] pilot left alive, after fellow pilot Peter Goutierre died on the 22nd of January, and while WW2 was raging on, he personally flew the plane that was used to transport James Doolittle to safety after his notorious bombing raid over Tokyo. https://the110club.com/moon-fun-chin-1913-2023-t29515.html https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Moon_Fun_Chin

Emil Bocek reportedly dead:

A year ago Joe Cocker died.