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I am going to try a new pool, wherein the trick is in how you structure your entry. It will not have a set end date, rather the first player to score 30 or more points will be the winner. The idea: Each player will submit a list of 9 names in the form of a tic tac toe board, wherein each line of the board (V)vertically and (H)horizontally has a theme. The table below is an example of a legal entry following the category rules that follow it: 1 2 3 1 frankie avalon smokey robinson lance henriksen (b. 1940) 2 keith richards ken rosewall kim novak (k) 3 neil diamond pete rose nick nolte (b. 1941) (musicians) (r) (actors) Mandatory categories: H1 = year of birth #1 H2 = first letter of first name H3 = year of birth #2 V1 = claim to fame #1 (choose 1: actors, musicians, politicians/world leaders, religious figures, scientists/inventors, authors/journalists and athletes) V2 = first letter of last name V3 = claim to fame #2 (choose 1: actors, musicians, politicians/world leaders, religious figures, scientists/inventors, authors/journalists and athletes) For this example table, I chose year of birth #1 = 1940 and year of birth #2 = 1941, while claim to fame #1 I used musicians and claim to fame #2 I used actors, and obviously the letter I chose for H2 is K and for V2 is R. You may choose any year of birth for H1 and H3, but you must choose 2 different years. Similarly you must choose 2 different claims to fame for V1 and V3, of the 8 listed categories. Scoring: 1 point per hit. If you complete a vertical trio (tic) or a horizontal trio (tac) you get 7 bonus points. If you complete a diagonal trio (toe) you get 10 bonus points. It is obviously possible and probable that a single hit will eventually score more than one trio. You will get bonus points for both in that case. First player to 30 wins. If multiple players exceed 30 points on the same day, the player with the highest total wins. If there is still a tie, the player with the youngest name on their board wins. Names accepted by the Derby or getting obits in the NY Times, Time, CNN, LA Times or AP websites are fine. Others not found there will be considered on a case by case basis, but don't push the obscurity limit too far. You may post your entries in the thread or PM them to me. If you post in the thread I will not allow any identical rows or columns between players, so check that you are not duplicating a posted entry. please indicate which birth years and claims to fame you are using. I will accept entries until we get 20 or so, or if that goal isn't reached I will close entries and start the game on the 5th of August. I would like to play along, but have not yet created an entry, so I will plan on PMing mine to the first entrant or two. I hope you enjoy!

Thomas Jefferson died first but John Adams was not aware of the latter’s death when himself died. His last words were « Thomas Jefferson survives » ! Adams died at 90 years and 8 months and was the longest lived (and the only nonagenarian) US president until Ronald Reagan surpassed him in 2001, and then Gerald Ford in 2004 and George HW Bush and Jimmy Carter in 2015. Herbert Hoover also became nonagerian but he died at « only » 90 years and 1 month in 1964.

Huey Lewis is 73.

It wasn't me

05.07.2023 46 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds 39 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 35.T. Rex — Jeepster 31 Deep Purple — Black Night 31 Canned Heat — Let’s Work Together 31 The Moody Blues — Question 30 R Dean Taylor — Indiana Wants Me 25 The Kinks — Lola +4 23 The Jackson 5 — I want you back -3 23 Redbone — The Witch Queen Of New Orleans -3 21 Paul McCartney — Another Day 18 Peter, Paul & Mary — Leavin’ On A Jet Plane 16 Sweet — Co-Co 15 Free — All Right Now

Siqueira Campos dead at 94.

A name I don't believe has been mentioned on here before. Annye C. Anderson (b. 1926) is the half-sister of bluesman Robert Johnson – she was 12 when he died. Her memoir Brother Robert was published in 2020 and she has made in-person appearances promoting it as recently as February. Might well obit as she is the last living person who knew Johnson.

Ungrateful Colonials Day 36 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes +2 35 Kylie Minogue- Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 33 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 32 All Saints- Pure Shores 32 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 30 Melanie C- I Turn to You 30 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 28 Sonique- It Feels So Good 28 Eminem ft. Dido- Stan 26 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This 25 So Solid Crew- 21 Seconds +2 25 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies- Do You Really Like It? +2 25 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me 25 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight 25 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 24 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 24 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 24 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 24 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 23 S Club 7- Don’t Stop Movin’ 22 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 22 Afroman- Because I Got High 22 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 22 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 22 S Club 7- Have You Ever 22 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up 22 All Saints- Black Coffee 21 Shaggy- Angel 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Geri Halliwell- Bag It Up 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 Craig David- 7 Days 20 A1- Take On Me 20 Steps- Stomp 20 Spice Girls- Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 Destiny’s Child- Independent Women Part 1 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 Atomic Kitten- Eternal Flame 20 Five- Let’s Dance 20 Blue- Too Close 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman- Somethin’ Stupid 18 Robbie Williams- Rock DJ 17 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 17 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster 17 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You 16 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay +2 14 Britney Spears- Born To Make You Happy 14 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True 14 Westlife- Fool Again 14 Hear’Say- The Way to Your Love -3 11 Westlife - My Love -6 7 Blue- If You Come Back 0 Madonna- Music -3

5/7/23 44 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes 33 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 32 All Saints- Pure Shores 32 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 30 Melanie C- I Turn to You 30 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 29 Kylie Minogue- Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 28 Sonique- It Feels So Good 28 Eminem ft. Dido- Stan 26 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady +4 26 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This  26 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight 26 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 25 So Solid Crew- 21 Seconds  25 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me 25 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 24 Afroman- Because I Got High 24 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 24 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 23 S Club 7- Don’t Stop Movin’ 22 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 22 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight)  22 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 22 S Club 7- Have You Ever 22 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up 22 All Saints- Black Coffee 22 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 22 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Geri Halliwell- Bag It Up 20 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 Craig David- 7 Days 20 A1- Take On Me  20 Steps- Stomp 20 Spice Girls- Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 Atomic Kitten- Eternal Flame 20 Five- Let’s Dance 20 Blue- Too Close 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman- Somethin’ Stupid 19 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies- Do You Really Like It? 18 Robbie Williams- Rock DJ 17 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 17 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster 17 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You 16 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay 14 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True  14 Westlife- Fool Again 14 Hear’Say- The Way to Your Love 14 Destiny’s Child- Independent Women Part I -6 11 Westlife - My Love 08 Britney Spears- Born To Make You Happy 01 Blue- If You Come Back

Prince Michael of Kent is 81 today.

Own goal.

Well, another hit for me. This time it's my joker pick, Horst-Dieter Hottges who died on June 22nd.

Nice bit about Ronald Blythe on Countryfile this evening.

Irena Siła-Nowicka dead at 110.

American photojournalist Lisl Steiner (Wiki), who captured John F. Kennedy, Pelé, Louis Armstrong and many other great figures of the 20th century with her camera dead at 95

Reveals on the BGT final tonight that she had a minor stroke last April. Looks well know through and can still sing.

Can I have my name changed to "Superstar" please?

Delving a little deeper, turns out she was Natalie Renford at the time of her death, she had a GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-natalie-fight-rare-cancer She had an Instagram which I cannot access and probably some stuff on FB.

Said I'd be happy with a top 10 on my DDP return and I think Downing's passing puts my back up there.

Are you telling me SC clicks on the link of Paula Dean’s brother dying but completely misses the onion article?

I like Sandi Toksvig without her No.73 was dire twaddle. I met William G. Stewart when I appeared on 15 to 1 and he was just brought in to ask the questions and then whisked out again. I am cross that it now has a cash price because previously it was the quiz show for the insufferably smug know it alls who just went on to show off.

36 years since Ian Curtis committed suicide

105 years since the death,aged 50 of Gustav Mahler. His Symphony no.2 'Resurrection' is a particular favourite of mine.

Would be amiss not to post this

Hi boys and girls, I have been a member for a while but this is my first post. Does anybody have an update on Claire Rayner? Any news at all would be welcome. Happy New Year to you all. Regards, Yvonne