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Mike Pinder being reported dead, per his son on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1578796998999036/permalink/3660278857517496/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Spread the word with your contacts at the press @Ulitzer95, @Spade_Cooley and others. He's a DDP unique for me, and I'd rather like the points.

Former Irish international and player for Millwall, Sunderland and Bolton Wanderers and manager of Reading, Charlie Hurley, reportedly dead: https://safc.com/news/club-news/2024/april/safc-mourning-the-loss-of-charlie-hurley Incredibly, dropped by The Final Whistle from their 2023 DDP team, so @Death Impends he adds to the long list of List of the Missed: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_H.html#hurlec

Two of the five horses that bolted in London yesterday are in a serious condition - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68895233 Nowt on the state of the other three, so I guess their condition is "stable" (arf!)

Well, now that you've sent me to Wikipedia, the first one was Croatian Mirko Miocic. https://hr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirko_Miočić

I only use Facebook for the local community pages (although they can occasionally get quite toxic ) It's a useful communication tool. Also for following certain organisations, musicians, events and the like.

LE24 this time next week. Remember how they went for the Tories last year? Here's the YouGov voting intention poll, with changes compared to one week before LE23. LAB: 45% (+4) CON: 20% (-7) REF: 13% (+6) LDM: 9% (-2) GRN: 7% (=)

Facebook really is a horror show (more than it ever was previously).

BBC is on it (Charlie Hurley). Not as quick with the sculptors though!

Apologies for the delay, posting on my phone & for some unknown reason it wouldn't highlight properly.

25/04/24 24 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie +4 24 Daft Punk — One More Time 24 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 20 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 20 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 20 Kylie Minogue — On A Night Like This 20 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah 20 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 20 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 20 Kelis — Trick Me 20 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 20 Pink — Get The Party Started 20 Coldplay — In My Place 20 Kate Nash — Foundations 20 Busted — Year 3000 20 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 20 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 20 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 20 Adele — Chasing Pavements 20 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 20 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 20 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 20 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 14 Taylor Swift — Love Story -6 08 Dido — White Flag

FB death notice for British sculptor Laurence Broderick (Wiki), aged 88.

Pure tripe. But let's move on. Time to find out what is, or rather isn't, the best No.2 of the 00s! GRAND FINAL Thu 25 Apr 24 Daft Punk — One More Time +4 20 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 20 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 20 Kylie Minogue — On A Night Like This 20 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah 20 Taylor Swift — Love Story 20 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 20 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 20 Kelis — Trick Me 20 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 20 Pink — Get The Party Started 20 Coldplay — In My Place 20 Kate Nash — Foundations 20 Busted — Year 3000 20 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 20 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 20 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 20 Adele — Chasing Pavements 20 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 20 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 20 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 20 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 20 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 20 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 14 Dido — White Flag -6

Doesn’t look too good IMO.

Abdullah Badawi hospitalised in ICU with respiratory failure . Of course, despite being wheelchair-bound advanced dementia sufferer, he is in good condition and not in danger.

Helen Doan, Canada oldest person dead at 112

Woody Cook. A name that must be plagued by typos.

I signed up for it years ago at the suggestion of my remote family, the majority of whom now post very infrequently. I use it now for comparing wordle scores with a friend and the occasional FB memory of when it used to be 'fun'. But the lack of discernment, absolutely agree - one of my 'friends' posted news of an ATM scam - from 2013; another reposts all these 'lost dog' announcements which are all probably a similar vintage and originated in Vermont or somewhere similarly distant!

BBC and ITV obits for Miss Jason. Suspected this might be the case as he was widely loved. Still, wasn't really my cuppa. If I was in a pub and he was on a stage I'd politely watch and sing along but his act was showtunes, which is not really my thing. I much prefer the drag acts that do dark comedy or 70s/80s/90s jukebox.

Ray Chan, art director on a lot of Marvel movie projects from Thor 2 to the upcoming Deadpool 3 has died.

Pffft. Placeholders now have a 5-minute life span. Will write a rule (into the intro post that no sod reads)

What surprise me is how these paparazzis manage to identify those aging celebs. I could pass her by in the street without even noticing it was Shirley. Same for Gene Hackman who looks more like a homeless man than a Hollywood star lately

She looks quite spry to me. Has aged naturally without reaching for the Botox.

Surprised to find that former Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan campaign manager Stu Spencer is still alive at 97.

Winner 2022/23: wannamaker Winner 2023/24: Theoldlady