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VS Achuthanandan turns the big 100 today. Ma Shitu still in good health, though he recently "fell ill and his memory declined".

Judy Balaban, mentioned as a possibility for 2022, dead at 91.

I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong. That 1993 Canadian election was great, incidentally...

No governing party has ever lost a seat as safe as Tamworth before. Labour overturned a 66% majority. The Mid-Bedfordshire result broke the record of the largest numerical majority overturned too (24,664). No matter how the Tories try desperately to spin this, it bodes very, very poorly for their future.

Somewhat of a shock this one. Times death notice (in spoiler below) for John Nutman, a survivor of the RMS Lancastria sinking (wiki), aged 103. Why a shock? Because the media reported that Reg Brown was the last survivor when he died in 2018.

19/10/23 8:56pm 75 KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient 74 Haddaway — What Is Love 41 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé — Barcelona 40 Urban Cookie Collective — The Key, The Secret 39 Kris Kross — Jump 34 Ce Ce Peniston — Finally (Re-Issue) 30 Arrested Development — People Everyday +4 28 Janet Jackson — That's The Way Love Goes 27 Michael Jackson — Give In To Me 00 Guns N' Roses — If the Casket’s a-Knockin', They Stopped Rockin’ -6

I wish I could be as indifferent. The original is great, but Axl Rose's constipated titty-twister kind of singing is so tasteless and out of place.

Noddy for Deathlist 2019!

Oh god. I hope Rachel Stevens gets another few hits in before then.

Mid Beds had been Tory Seat since 1918 with the exception of two 2 year periods (1922-24) and (1929-31) when the Liberals held the seat

Greg Hands has just drafted a letter for Sunak’s successor:

I did think he looked a bit frail when I saw a picture a few months ago so definitely one to keep an eye on. However if he has kept this quiet for 5 years, I don’t expect we will be getting much information about his condition going forward.

According to this Facebook post, Adolf Weinacker (wiki) died on September 11, aged 94. @whoismakoto, been almost 2 years since your original post. Time for an update to your 1948 list?

19th October 75 KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient 68 Haddaway — What Is Love  40 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé — Barcelona +4 40 Urban Cookie Collective — The Key, The Secret 39 Kris Kross— Jump 39 Ce Ce Penis — Finally (Re-Issue) 28 Michael Jackson — Give In To Me 25 Arrested Development — People Everyday 23 Janet Jackson — That's The Way Love Goes 16 Guns N' Roses — Knockin' On Heaven's Door 15 Dr Alban — It's My Life -6 I probably should correct @Toasts' small amendment but I'm a teenage boy at heart so I'm leaving it

In 2018.

Former Member of the Senate of Pakistan S.M. Zafar (Wiki) dead at 93 Also a human right activist and lawyer.

Hmm - bad taste, or good comedy?

19/Oct/2023 71 KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient +2 60 Haddaway — What Is Love 41 Ce Ce Peniston — Finally (Re-Issue) 38 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé — Barcelona 37 Kris Kross — Jump +2 36 Urban Cookie Collective — The Key, The Secret 32 Janet Jackson — That's The Way Love Goes 30 Michael Jackson — Give In To Me 28 Arrested Development — People Everyday 24 Guns N' Roses — Knockin' On Heaven's Door 24 Dr Alban — It's My Life 14 Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson ft. Bell Biv Devoe & Ralph Tresvant — The Best Things In Life Are Free 03 Pet Shop Boys — Go West -6 Yesterday... when I voted on this important game: @TQR (our beloved host and spiritual guide for so many) was touched, and he got sad after reading my "controversial" votes. Today... I dedicate to you my votes... I want to make you happy, @TQR. Tomorrow I'll be myself again.

Ted Schwinden reportedly dead at 98

At work, we are forced to use Google Calendar. But DigiCal Calendar had some great widgets on Android and was a very simple calendar imo.

Dutch musician Toby Rix who was a feature on Dutch TV on the 70's and 80's with his self invented horn instrument died at age 97. Seeing him play is like seeing a live Spike Jones.

Folkie David Fisher, singer and founding member of The Highwaymen, has died at the age of 70 . Their song "Michael" spent one week at the top of the UK charts in 1961.

Umm...Godot . my man.....thats a scarey list very close to my own. I'd pick Foxtrot over Nursey Cryme no question...and I certainly wouldn't go with V d GG nor Billie Holiday (?) ...but otherwise... God...I hate being old...... The first album I ever bought was Bridge over troubled water...then it was Sgt Pepper....then Ziggy Stardust !...remember it well.....

I don't think any of us have done any Rolling Stones fans - we're all a bit too young.........