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Throwing money at mentally ill people doesn't make them not hate themselves shocker. My grandpa survived WWII. For the next 60 years, he had PTSD and was an alcoholic and was dependent on valium, which didn't stop his multiple suicide attempts. But in death certain family members hold him as an example of someone who "shut up and got on with it". No, he fucking needed help and it's a miracle he made 92. That kind of talk doesn't help anyone. Her singing abilities have nothing to do with my feelings. How about we treat all people with compassion (murderers etc. excluded), instead of playing fucking oppression olympics? Morrissey has a point (shudder).

Only the two hits that I can see since the last update, but they are the two biggies of George Alagiah and Tony Bennett. Alagiah was the third most popular pick this year, with 25 players selecting him. Bennett was a lot less popular, but the 10 picks was enough to secure him a place on the ZZZ team of most popular picks. 21st July: Tony Bennett 24th July: George Alagiah None of the leading three players had selected either Alagiah or Bennett, which means that we have a new top 3. @Thatcher uses their double hit to become the first person to reach the 1000 points landmark and is the new leader. @WEP and @The Unknown Man both cashed in their Alagiah Jokers to climb into second and third respectively. @Lady_Fiona, @TQRand @Young One all scores a double hit to drag themselves out of the basement and into contention. In fact the popularity of the 2 picks means that there is plenty of bunching in the chasing pack, with 19 players within 2 hits (or a Joker hit) of the lead. All to play for! @msc's cunning plan of having all of their picks die in December has come undone, as Bennett broke ranks to give them their first hit of the year. Only 4 players still to trouble the scorers now. Here is the top 7 (everyone over 800 points). Check out the full scoreboard on page 1, and let me know if I have missed any obscure hits. Thatcher (1034 points) 7 hits [George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Gina Lollobrigida, Milan Kundera Rolf Harris*, Ted Kaczynski, Tony Bennett] WEP (989 points) 6 hits [Augie Nieto, George Alagiah*, Mutulu Shakur, Ralf Harris, Teresa Taylor, Tim Lobinger] The Unknown Man (893 points) 5 hits [George Alagiah*, Gianluca Vialli, Milan Kundera, Rolf Harris, Ted Kaczynski] Death Impends (891 points) 7 hits [Bert I Gordon, Billy Graham, Ed Ames, Francoise Gilot, Jimmy Weldon, Lucille Randon, Milan Kundera] Toast (857 points) 9 hits [Fay Weldon, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Just Fontaine, King Constantine, Milan Kundera, Rolf Harris, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Winnie Ewing] Arghton (856 points) 9 hits [Carmen Sevilla, Emlain Kabua, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Ivan Silayev*, Otis Taylor, Rafiq Nishonov, Tim Lobinger, Winnie Ewing) Wannamaker (814 points) 8 hits [Frank McGarvey, George Alagiah, King Constantine, Pervez Musharraf, Milan Kundera, Rolf Harris, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Ted Kaczynski]

This bollocks really does do my head in. She made something like 10 million quid from singing Princes song. And we are supposed to feel exactly what because she can't cope with life? The bloke who does my gardening for 15 quid a fucking hour has had a worse life than this by more than a small margin. Give me a fuckin' break.

Leila Denmark was a renowned peadiatrician and made 114.

Francis Crick died on this day 19 years ago, aged 88. - Crick's grandfather Walter Crick was an amateur naturalist, and possibly where he got his childhood interest in science from. - Crick's time in university was interrupted by WWII, but he eventually earned his PhD in 1954 when he was 37 years old. - Crick was best known for his work on the structure of DNA, which he worked on with (the now 95-year-old) James Watson. They began their research in 1951, using X-ray diffraction to help determine the molecular structure, and built off the experiments of Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling. Franklin inspected their double helix model, and considered it to be accurate: Their research would be published in 1953, and for this, they would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962, alongside Maurice Wilkins; Wilkins introduced them to Franklin's photographs. (Nowadays, people believe Franklin deserved it as well.) - Afterwards, Crick would use X-ray diffraction to determine the shape of collagen, researched the structure of some kinds of viruses, and attempted to figure out how proteins are synthesized. - Crick became a vocal critic of Christianity in his later years, once joking that "Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children." - Crick died of colon cancer, and Watson gave a eulogy at a public memorial two months after his death.

Character actor Robert Lister, who played Lewis Carmichael, reportedly died on July 21: https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/tributes-to-much-loved-former-archers-actor-robert-lister-9323517/ TV work includes Dempsey And Makepeace, Peak Practice And The Bill. Played a lot of police officers.

28/7/2023 46 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation 46 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 40 Evanescence - Bring Me to Life 36 Sugababes - Freak Like Me +1 36 Kylie Minogue - Slow 34 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 33 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do - Heaven +3 33 Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful -6 32 Room 5 ft. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv 32 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World 31 Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love? 28 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love 27 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground 26 Eminem - Without Me 26 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful 26 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 25 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 25 Will Young - Leave Right Now 24 Christina Aguilera ft. Redman - Dirrty 23 Sugababes - Round Round 23 Liberty X - Just a Little 22 Eminem - Lose Yourself 21 Pink - Just Like a Pill 20 Blu Cantrell ft. Sean Paul - Breathe 19 Daniel Bedingfield - Never Gonna Leave Your Side 18 Darius - Colourblind 15 Busted- You Said No  14 R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)  10 Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)

Pot, kettle, black.

They’ll soon be able to reform in hell, once it freezes over. Words cannot adequately describe how much I loathe the Eagles and all their solo careers.

Harry Kane is 30 today.

It's more a case of the opposite of what Morrissey said. She got famous for singing a Prince song and shaving her head and has done very little else of note musically. Only due to her erratic public statements and actions has she become a minor celebrity. So people have been looking for good things to say about her (as is usual when someone dies and when there are at least a few good things to talk about). There are many other one hit wonders from the early 1990s who would barely even get a mention in the press if they died.

28/Jul/2023 35 M — Pop Muzik +4 (whatever :S) 29 Boney M — Rasputin -6 (seriously? this is top? I'm gonna fuck off for another two months I think) 29 Squeeze — Cool for Cats  28 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You 27 Abba — Chiquitita 24 Rose Royce — Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 24 Elvis Costello And The Attractions — Oliver’s Army 24 Squeeze — Up The Junction 23 Roxy Music — Dance Away 22 Clout — Substitute 21 Blondie — Dreaming 20 Racey — Some Girls 20 BA Robertson — Bang Bang 18 Abba — I Have A Dream 19 Darts — The Boy From New York City 18 Blondie — Denis 16 Olivia Newton-John — Hopelessly Devoted To You 15 Darts — It’s Raining 13 Darts — Come Back My Love 09 Queen — Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Oh and whilst I'm on it and attracting hate - if it turns out it was 'because she couldn't bear the loss of her child' attracting yet more sympathy... What about the other three that she's now left behind? Hate me if you like but she was selfish.

Taken to the limit.

Randy Meisner (Eagles) dead at 77. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid022HEdzHtkBN9xwARe7HC5L1br2EtPBEochZaZ5eXfh8ZkaNwAFMS6D6UZPouB9Ktdl&id=100044434299359

28/7/22023 33 Blondie — Dreaming 33 Boney M — Rasputin 33 M — Pop Muzik 33 Squeeze — Cool for Cats +4 27 Rose Royce — Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 27 Squeeze — Up The Junction 25 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You 23 Roxy Music — Dance Away 21 Abba — Chiquitita 20 Elvis Costello & The Attractions Oliver’s Army 20 Racey — Some Girls 19 BA Robertson — Bang Bang 19 Darts — The Boy From New York City 16 Abba — I Have A Dream 16 Blondie — Denis 16 Olivia Newton-John — Hopelessly Devoted To You 15 Darts — Come Back My Love 11 Clout — Substitute 07 Queen — Crazy Little Thing Called Love  00 Darts — It’s Raining -6

28/7/23 34 Boney M — Rasputin 31 M — Pop Muzik 29 Squeeze — Cool for Cats 27 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You +4 27 Abba — Chiquitita 24 Rose Royce — Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 24 Elvis Costello And The Attractions — Oliver’s Army 24 Squeeze — Up The Junction 22 Roxy Music — Dance Away 22 Clout — Substitute 21 Blondie — Dreaming 20 Racey — Some Girls 20 BA Robertson — Bang Bang 18 Abba — I Have A Dream 18 Darts — The Boy From New York City 18 Blondie — Denis 16 Olivia Newton-John — Hopelessly Devoted To You 15 Darts — It’s Raining 13 Darts — Come Back My Love 09 Queen — Crazy Little Thing Called Love 06 Janet Kay — Silly Games -6

Jose Luis Inciarte, one of the survivors of the 1972 plane crash of the rugby team in the Andes, who turned cannibal to survive, has died aged 75. He's the second of the 16 survivors to die following Javier Methol in 2015.

Chinese aerospace engineer Wang Xiji, who designed China's first sounding rocket, first space launch vehicle and first recoverable satellites, visited on his 102nd birthday...

August Thanks for taking this on RAO. I've got a couple of days off Monday/Tuesday so I'll work my team out then.

Gabrielle Glaister (below, right), best known as Blackadder's Bob*, is 63 today unless you watched Brookside, Coronation Street, Family Affairs or Emmerdale. She also reprised the role of Bob in Upstart Crow.

Julian Barry (Wiki), American screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Oscar-nominated script for the 1974 film Lenny about comedian Lenny Bruce dead at 92

Simpsons did it!

Did the Pope tear up her picture?

Arrigo Cipriani, son of bellini inventor and Harry's Bar (the one in Venice that's mentioned in Brideshead Revisited, not the one in Rome or London) founder Giuseppe Cipriani, is still alive aged 91. He's the majority stakeholder in the company his father set up that has numerous properties, so I think a QO would be guaranteed. Healthy enough to serve as the model for Venezia's away kit launch: