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Bob Barker was a name I had never heard until I was on this website. Whilst in the UK we consume a lot of US comedy and drama we don't tend to import game shows (if we do it is the format and not the shows themselves) However if a name comes up in discussion that I do not know I normally assume that it is my ignorance not their lack of fame and will research accordingly

Updated graph for Michael Parkinson Parkinson was another good call by the committee that wasn't on the Drop 40 or the Crowdsourced lists. This really places this hit in the bonus category and we still could have a good number of hits before the year end This year is the fourth earliest to reach 10 hits and if there is a hit before 20th September will move into third place - it is still running ahead of 2017 which was the second best result for the main list

21/Aug/2023 49 Eurythmics — Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) +1 45 Soft Cell — Torch 45 Heaven 17 — Temptation 44 Yazoo — Only You 41 David Bowie — Modern Love +2 40 Eddy Grant — Electric Avenue 34 Duran Duran — Save A Prayer 33 Madness — Wings Of A Dove +1 29 The Human League — (Keep Feeling) Fascination 27 The Jam — The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) 24 Spandau Ballet — Gold 24 The Stranglers — Golden Brown 21 Tracey Ullman — They Don't Know 20 The Human League — Mirror Man 18 David Bowie — China Girl -6 15 Lionel Richie — All Night Long (All Night) 12 Dionne Warwick — Heartbreaker

Mon 21 Aug 48 Eurythmics — Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) +4 45 Soft Cell — Torch 45 David Bowie — Modern Love 45 Heaven 17 — Temptation 44 Yazoo — Only You 40 Eddy Grant — Electric Avenue 34 Duran Duran — Save A Prayer 32 Madness — Wings Of A Dove 30 The Stranglers — Golden Brown 29 The Human League — (Keep Feeling) Fascination 27 The Jam — The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) 24 Spandau Ballet— Gold 21 Tracey Ullman — They Don't Know 20 The Human League — Mirror Man 20 David Bowie — China Girl 12 Dionne Warwick — Heartbreaker 11 Lionel Richie — All Night Long (All Night) 00 Dire Straits — Private Investigations -6 Thank you @Toast& @RIP Wee Jum

fusa reached 42,487 days (in her case 116 years and 118 days). she surpass the final age of Elizabeth Bolden (42,486 days or 116 years 118 days). she enters the top 20 oldest verified people of all time.

Dead already: https://rekord.co.za/466907/breaking-news-afrikaans-rap-artist-angie-oeh-has-died/

21/Aug/2023 50 Eurythmics — Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) +1 46 Soft Cell — Torch +1 45 Heaven 17 — Temptation 45 Yazoo — Only You +1 41 David Bowie — Modern Love 40 Eddy Grant — Electric Avenue 34 Duran Duran — Save A Prayer 33 Madness — Wings Of A Dove  29 The Human League — (Keep Feeling) Fascination 24 Spandau Ballet — Gold 24 The Stranglers — Golden Brown 21 Tracey Ullman — They Don't Know 21 The Jam — The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) -6 21 The Human League — Mirror Man +1 18 David Bowie — China Girl 15 Lionel Richie — All Night Long (All Night) 12 Dionne Warwick — Heartbreaker

Bo Burnham is 33.

21/08/23 81 Britney Spears - Toxic 64 Gorillaz - Dare 57 Stereophonics - Dakota 56 Sugababes - Push the Button 56 James Blunt - You’re Beautiful 40 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 38 Tony Christie ft Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 38 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 32 Madonna - Hung Up 32 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris - Yeah! 26 U2 - Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 25 Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy - I Don’t Wanna Know 17 Nizlopi - JCB Song +4 12 The Shapeshifters - Lola’s Theme 14 Britney Spears - Everytime 14 Oasis - Lyla -6 12 Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle 12 LMC vs U2 - Take Me to the Clouds Above

21/8/23 81 Britney Spears - Toxic 64 Gorillaz - Dare 57 Stereophonics - Dakota 56 Sugababes - Push the Button 56 James Blunt - You’re Beautiful +4 40 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 38 Tony Christie ft Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 38 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor -5 32 Madonna - Hung Up 32 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris - Yeah! 26 U2 - Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 25 Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy - I Don’t Wanna Know 20 Oasis - Lyla  14 Britney Spears - Everytime -1 13 Nizlopi - JCB Song 12 The Shapeshifters - Lola’s Theme 12 Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle 12 LMC vs U2 - Take Me to the Clouds Above

Lillias Walker reportedly died back on 10th August: The menacing Sister Lamont in Terror of the Zygons. Scared the bejeezus out of me.

The kitchen? They wouldn't know anything about that sort of thing. Their wives and girlfriend's would though!

Wonder what country Dame Angela Lansbury was from... (And because the DL tends to pick a Listers with the odd cult or wtf pick the last American name I'd genuinely never heard of was Kirk Kerkorian.)

Bad news, although expected, are still sad. Thank you so much for your great work, @gcreptile. It won't be the same without you. Enjoy your week-long holiday.

esta volviendo a casa

Sylvester McCoy is 80.

I can't let this pass. This is quite an extraordinary statement. There is no doubt that he admired many of his guests and to a certain extent respected their boundaries. But he was the last superb chat show host for many reasons. He was a journalist rather than a comedian or personality. He did his research and knew more than he asked questions about of his guests. Back in the day, he was not averse to either deliberately or inadvertently provoking his guests - something that rarely happens now because the guests' PR team tell the host what they cannot ask. On many occasions he had people on who had nothing to promote or sell. He gave inordinate amounts of time to the guests to tell their stories. And when they stepped out of line, they looked like idiots against an interested but objective questioner. Kenneth Williams went off on one about striking workers once - Parkinson told him his opinion was utter crap. Ali really went off on one when challenged rightly I thought about the belief system - and he allowed him to do it. People queued up to be interviewed by Parkinson. With other chat shows it's a treadmill to sell their latest product with vetted questions. He wasn't perfect, lord no. But incomparable. I'd say so.

Gary Young,, the original drummer for the band Pavement, has died. He was 70. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gary-young-pavement-drummer-dead-obituary-1234808628/

Only McCartney, Laine & Conteh left.

Juan Vicente reached Riudavets' age (114:081) so he is 6th oldest validated man ever now.

Neither are any of the so-called "Internet Celebrities".

The jury has ruled that it's a legally valid will: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/11/aretha-franklin-will-trial-ruling

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soul singer Aretha Franklin on Thursday canceled all of her appearances until next spring on the orders of doctors. Franklin, 68, the "Queen of Soul" who famously sang at President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009, pulled out of all concert and personal appearances "at the insistence" of her doctors until May 2011, her publicist said. The decision comes on the heels of the multiple Grammy winner being released from a Detroit hospital on October 30th, where she had admitted for undisclosed reasons. "The award winning songstress sends her sincerest apologies to her loyal followers and colleagues for the canceled shows," the statement read. "Ms. Franklin is resting comfortably at home, but is very anxious to get back on the road to perform for her countless fans around the world," it added. In August, Franklin canceled two concerts after suffering a fall that left her with a couple of broken ribs...

I guess this is the general football thread (I would call it soccer but that might get me a warning point hereabouts). Here is a gruesome little story about an apparently famous footballer. https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/tottenham-legend-gary-mabbutt-has-foot-eaten-by-rat/news-story/2477caf08c2793a12b75ade87b70bcfb Enjoy.

Anyone catch this Grammy's tribute to her? Her tits are lower than Emma Stone's voice these days.