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Treat Williams dead at 71 after motorcycle accident.

Well, I'm not a snob or a member of a brigade. Personally I've never been a fan of The Beatles. I don't like their songs. On the other hand, one of the songs that touches my heart the most is "What A Wonderful World". "What A Wonderful World" was played, three years ago, at my son's funeral. He liked "What A Wonderful World" just as much as I did. Believe it, or not, there's no reason to suspect a sinister motive behind my votes. It's my personal taste.

13/Jun/2023 55 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 49 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World +4 48 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 43 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 31 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 27 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 21 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 18 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back -6 17 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 17 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 16 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 15 The Move – Blackberry Way 15 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 09 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 07 The Equals – Baby Come Back

I have some suggestions for the 2024 immortals list. 1. Kong Nay: Cambodian musician. He was apparently "living out the final days of his life"... 1 year ago. Diabetes complications, blood pressure issues, lung failure, and somehow still alive. 2. Roman Kostomarov: Russian ice dancer. Allegedly suffered from cerebral hemorrhage, oedema, meningitis, two strokes, blood infection. He was also on life support due to complications from pneumonia and in a coma a few months ago. Apparently, he needs a few amputations too. 3. Edmund White: American writer. He revealed he was HIV-positive in 1985, and in 2012, he suffered two strokes AND a heart attack within the span of a few months. 4. Ranulph Fiennes: British explorer. He suffered two heart attacks, underwent a double heart bypass, and survived cancer. He also has diabetes.

My thoughts exactly. I quite like a grand total of two Beatles songs (Michelle, While My Guitar Gently Weeps - though I thought for a long time that was just George Harrison) but the rest just aren’t to my taste; lots of them I just find aggravating. You’d have done your son so proud with What A Wonderful World, it’s a truly gorgeous song and I hope that, despite the sad associated occasion, it brings you comfort. Rolling Stones fan here. I could sing the praises of Paint It Black (one of my faves in this game) and Gimme Shelter (definitely my fave song of theirs and of the 60s as a whole; it gives me goosebumps every single time), but I’ll readily admit that Honky Tonk Women belongs in the bin. Most of the best bands have done some bilge in their time. Anyway, where were we? Tue 13 Jun 55 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 48 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 45 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World +1 43 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine +3 30 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra — The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 29 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 27 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 24 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 21 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 17 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 17 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back -6 15 The Move – Blackberry Way 11 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 9 Mary Hopkin — Those were the days 7 The Equals – Baby Come Back

Ada Felicita Avila (née Loor Zambrano) died on 11/jun/2023, in Deltona (Florida),she was born on 14/jan 1910 in Portoviejo, Manabi Province and was the oldest person born in Ecuador who was validated,while she was in Ecuador, she ran a school, emigrated to the United States in 1955, settling in New York. After arriving, she took sewing classes as she could no longer be a teacher as she did not know English. She was the oldest known person in Florida as well, who is now Anna Natella (née Boffilo; born 21 November 1912) born in Irsina, Matera, Basilicata, Italy, and lives in Fort Myers. The oldest known person born in Ecuador right now is Senovio Saavedra Muela, born 30/Oct/1912 (not validated), and has an older person born in Ecuador, however her age it is doubtful, it is Elvia Vera Loor (it has Loor in the name too, as well as Ada), she claims that she was born on 12/may/1909 É com o coração entristecido que compartilhamos o... - Carolyn Avila Tice | LinkedIn (facebook.com)

According to the Parliamentary website, Stanley Clinton-Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis, Labour MP for Hackney Central (1970-1983) who served in the Wilson, Callaghan and Blair Governments, is dead: https://members.parliament.uk/member/1116/career Apparently the first MP to ask Thatcher a question at PMQs. He was 94.

Do posthumous photos count? Both Queen Victoria and Edward VII were photographed on their deathbed. Incidentally, the last photo of the Queen Mother. Attending her daughter's funeral on 15th February 2002. She died less than a month later on the 9th April 2002 and is clearly the most famous centenary who has ever lived...

Did I get the scores wrong last time? Maybe.... maybe I did. Anyway, Yannis Markopoulos was probably the leading composter for film and TV in Greece during the 1960s and 1970s, breaking through with the 1963 arthouse smash Young Aphrodites and perhaps peaking in Anglophone popularity with the BBC series Who Pays the Ferryman? gcreptile goes four points clear again. alt obits guy 0 vs DevonDeathTrip 0 gcreptile 14 vs Banana 10

American character actor Philip Baker Hall died on this day a year ago, aged 90. Hall is known for his collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson, including Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), and Magnolia (1999). He also starred in leading roles in films, such as Secret Honor (1984) and Duck (2005). Hall had supporting roles in many films, including Midnight Run (1988), Say Anything... (1989), The Truman Show (1998). The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Insider (1999), The Contender (2000), Bruce Almighty (2003), Dogville (2003), Zodiac (2007), 50/50 (2011), and Argo (2012). He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for his role in Hard Eight and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performances by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for Boogie Nights and Magnolia.

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(2) Lucas on Twitter: "Elon Musk stole my meme, this is the worst day of my life https://t.co/17NvRcwvG0" / Twitter here's the man who made the meme.

Inah Canabarro Lucas turns 115. There are now 5 living 115+-year-olds.

Princess Margaret attending her aunt Princess Alice's 100th Birthday celebration in December 2001.

He looks like a fiddler crab

Haredi Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, Prince of Torah, under 24 hours before his death at 94. In January 2010 he ruled that "time of death may only be determined when one’s heart ceases to function, without any connection whatsoever to brain activity" - he went on to live another twelve years and two months. On the 18th of March 2022 he collapsed at his home from a massive heart attack and died quickly despite CPR.

A warning that I am sensing another bowel movement on the way. I don't think it will be too long, within another week or so, before the committee has to cross another name of the list after a big plop noise in the toilet bowl.....

I edited my original post because it didn't make sense.

Indeed for all the accusations of being morbid at least we acknowledge the passing of talents rather than deny the deaths of talented people even after families announce the individuals death.Yes not everyone's demise makes the BBC news ticker but they are still worthy of acknowledgement and appreciation when they pass on.

Could have put this in the AA Gill thread but... Report of the death of DDP Pick Yvonne Gilan, AA Gill's mother but an actress in her own right and best known probably as another Fawlty Towers alumnus as Mrs Peignoir in The Wedding Party. She was 86. Other credits include Z Cars and French Fields on TV, and Chariots of Fire and Empire Of The Sun on film. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317913/

Sinclair Lewis - 65 years Coco Chanel - 45 years

Today in 1960 Dutch autor Chris van Abkoude died in Portland, Oregon, aged 79. He emigrated to the USA in 1916 after his discharge from conscription. He wrote several books about my childhood hero Pietje Bell:

I'm certainly tempted to get it from the library.

Thanks Deathray; absolutely spot-on. On a tangentially-related note, I came across this article that delves deeper into the Pope's possible role in the Argentine Dirty War a while back. Note though that this comes from a Communist website I stumbled across, so not the most untainted of sources! That said, it is a deeply disturbing report. Extract:

Speaking of Hilary action her web site now reports a planned circuit of the UK in a boat followed by transatlantic sailing and - maybe - taking part in one of the big yacht races like the Fastnet. Obviously brave and admirable but - like - worthy of a mention here.