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23/7/2023 41 Queen — Somebody To Love 38 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke 38 Boney M — Ma Baker +2 33 Space — Magic Fly 30 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free +2 29 Barry White — You See The Trouble With Me 26 La Belle Epoque — Black Is Black 24 C. W. McCall — Convoy -6 24 Queen — We Are The Champions 23 Billy Ocean — Red Light Spells Danger 22 Heatwave — Boogie Nights 21 Billy Ocean — Love Really Hurts Without You 20 Rod Stewart — The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II) 16 Wings — Let ‘Em In 16 Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Fanfare For The Common Man 14 The Real Thing — Can’t Get By Without You 09 Showaddywaddy — You Got What It Takes Surprised Convoy has been doing so well. I know it's a film theme but basically just a mediocre novelty record....

Isabelle Choko (Wiki), Polish-born French concentration camp survivor and former chess player who won the 1956 French Women's Chess Championship dead at 94

@Book For your consideration (years are first appearance on DL) From 1993 Roy Castle, Little White Berry number 40 in 1960. George Chisholm featured musician on Join in and Sing Again, reached number 9 in 1956. From 1994 Kenny Everett Snot Rap number 9 in 1983 Peter Shilton This Time We'll get it right (as part of the England Squad) Number 2 in 1982 (and 34 in 2010??). From 1995 Bruce Forsyth had a number 58 album in 2011. From 1996 Timothy Leary speech sampled for Origins of Dance (Timothy Leary Meets The Grid), number 96 in 1990. From 1997 Norman Wisdom Don't Laugh at Me ('Cause I'm a Fool), number 3, 1954 From 1998 Roy Rogers Number 18 album, Rhythm & Groove Spike Milligan, as a Goon, The Ying Tong Song number 3, 1956 From 2000 Dudley Moore Goodbye-ee (with Peter Cook) number 18, 1965 From 2001 Harry Secombe This is My Song number 2, 1967 From 2008 Russell Watson (with Faye Tozer) Someone Like You, number 10, 2002 From 2009 Wendy Richard (with Mike Sarne) Come Outside number 1, 1962 Christopher Lee, Metal Knight (EP), number 54, 2017 From 2010 Peter Tork any Monkees hit

Netanyahu to get a pacemaker this night after being fitted with a monitoring device earlier.

Dayalu Ammal hospitalised .

Sally Ride died on this day 11 years ago, aged 61. - In her childhood, Ride was an avid tennis player, but decided to major in physics once she went to college thanks to one of her private school teachers. - Ride applied to join NASA as a mission specialist in 1977, and was one of 35 selected the following year. - In 1982, Ride was chosen as a mission specialist for the STS-7 mission, and when it was launched on June 18, 1983, she became the first female American in space. At 32, she was also the youngest American astronaut. These achievements made her a celebrity once she returned to Earth. - Ride would also be picked for the STS-41-G mission in 1984, and was planned to be on the STS-61-I mission in 1986, but this was cancelled following the Challenger disaster. - Following said disaster, Ride would be appointed to the committee that investigated what caused the explosion, and she would also be a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board in 2003. - Ride retired from NASA in 1987, and became a physics professor at UC San Diego in 1989, where she would remain until 2007. - Ride died after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer, which she kept private. It was revealed that she was in a relationship with science writer Tam O'Shaughnessy since 1985- posthumously making her the first lesbian astronaut.

Is there any evidence of a more sedentary lifestyle contributing to a longer lifespan for SCs i.e. “conserving energy” rather than using it up? My twin sister Fusa could do a friggin triathlon if she wanted to but she prefers to stay in bed half dead

July 22 38 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke 37 Queen — Somebody To Love 35 Barry White — You See The Trouble With Me 33 Space — Magic Fly 30 Boney M — Ma Baker 28 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 26 Queen — We Are The Champions 24 Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Fanfare For The Common Man +4 23 Billy Ocean — Red Light Spells Danger 22 La Belle Epoque — Black Is Black 22 Heatwave — Boogie Nights 21 Billy Ocean — Love Really Hurts Without You 20 C. W. McCall — Convoy 20 Rod Stewart — The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II) 20 The Real Thing — Can’t Get By Without You 17 Showaddywaddy — You Got What It Takes 14 Wings — Let ‘Em In 12 The Sex Pistols — God Save The Queen -6 04 Sailor — A Glass Of Champagne Not tried this before, but going to post twice in about 10 minutes! Pre-midnight, here are my 22/7/23 scores...

George Clinton is 82 today.

Oh FFS. Did the nut-house have a breakout

Vince Hill reported dead by the great Jimmy Cricket: Easy listening, his chart career was technically dead with the advent of glam rock. A DDP pick. Edit: I'm sure he probably has a 60s entry as well as the 70s entry above @Ulitzer95.

Ooh, classic one! A 27-year old woman sleeping in high grass, enter the lawnmower. Fill in the blanks. Family was left to pick up the pieces, quite literally....

This thread attracts so many weirdos.

Oh no. Have you tried calling the police?

After conducting an extensive search through the forums, I was surprised to discover that David Jason did not yet have his own thread. Although he doesn't appear to suffer from any known illnesses, I would argue that as one Of Britain's most famous TV actors, the "only Fools and Horses" deserves his own thread. Especially with the recent passing of John Challis, it just appears that his generation is beginning to disappear.

23/Jul/2023 39 Barry White — You See The Trouble With Me 38 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke 37 Queen — Somebody To Love 33 Space — Magic Fly 32 Boney M — Ma Baker 28 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 26 C. W. McCall — Convoy +4 24 Queen — We Are The Champions -2 23 Billy Ocean — Red Light Spells Danger 22 La Belle Epoque — Black Is Black 22 Heatwave — Boogie Nights 21 Billy Ocean — Love Really Hurts Without You 21 Showaddywaddy — You Got What It Takes 20 Rod Stewart — The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II) 16 Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Fanfare For The Common Man -2 14 The Real Thing — Can’t Get By Without You 12 Wings — Let ‘Em In -2 08 The Sex Pistols — God Save The Queen

July 22 38 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke +2 37 Queen — Somebody To Love +2 35 Barry White — You See The Trouble With Me 33 Space — Magic Fly 30 Boney M — Ma Baker 28 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 26 Queen — We Are The Champions 23 Billy Ocean — Red Light Spells Danger 22 La Belle Epoque — Black Is Black 22 Heatwave — Boogie Nights 21 Billy Ocean — Love Really Hurts Without You 20 C. W. McCall — Convoy 20 Rod Stewart — The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II) 20 The Real Thing — Can’t Get By Without You 20 Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Fanfare For The Common Man 18 The Sex Pistols — God Save The Queen 17 Showaddywaddy — You Got What It Takes 14 Wings — Let ‘Em In 04 Sailor — A Glass Of Champagne -6

Strangely, an update in Tupac's murder. This always just seemed like a case they never wanted to "solve" completely. We've long known who the likely suspect was, as Tupac jumped a young Crip gang member at the MGM Casino earlier that night and he was in the car the bullets came from. He was murdered two years later: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Anderson There were three other men in the car; two are dead, the third is Orlando's uncle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Davis_(gangster) He's been doing interviews for years that indicate them in the shooting. No charges though. But then earlier this week, a raid on the uncle's wife's home: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/video-shows-dramatic-face-off-181103183.html SWAT tanks all rolled up. Seizing a desktop computer, a laptop, a cell phone, a hard drive, a Vibe magazine that featured a story on Tupac, marijuana, .40-caliber bullets, tubs full of photos, 40 ink cartridges, and a copy of Keefe D’s 2019 book, “Compton Street Legend,” according to the Associated Press. Grand jury reviewing the evidence; indictment likely soon. It seems strange they're suddenly interested in this guy as they've always known. The solving of this murder also likely provides evidence to solve Biggie's.

Burt Bacharach, Harry Belafonte and now Tony Bennett. It's been a bad year to be a nonagenarian musician with a last name beginning with B. Also means 6/9 of the hits so far this year have been music related people.

I think we're going to get to at least 15, maybe even see closer to 20. Feels like that kind of year.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/22756496/only-fools-horses-david-jason-touring-toolshed-jay-blades/ David Jason to get new tv show aged 83. Also separately here is a new photo of him.

His current wig is something to behold, possibly even more ridiculous than Frankie Howerd’s in his pomp. Other than that he looks well in a bbc interview about his upcoming Glasto headline appearance. His autobiography definitely made me warm to him, if not his music, the appeal of which continues to pass me by.

There's been a load of Long March, WWII vets dying since Christmas too. Only three long march vets died between July and 21 December, six between December 21 and January 17. I recall twice the normal amount of Chinese WWII vets were dying at the start of January. When Shi Ping and Feng Zigen survived (or "survived" with tubes going into them for the rest of the weeks or months they have) it, the news said they had it. In China it's only covid when you survive long enough to get discharged, otherwise it's "natural causes", "a lung infection", "illness and failed treatment" or something else.