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Maria do Carmo Alves dead. https://g1.globo.com/google/amp/se/sergipe/noticia/2024/08/31/morre-aos-83-anos-a-ex-senadora-maria-do-carmo-alves-em-aracaju.ghtml

1/Sep/2024 28 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +2 27 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 27 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 26 Perry Como — Magic Moments 26 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 25 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes +2 24 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 23 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 19 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 18 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 17 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 16 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 14 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 06 Kalin Twins — When 06 Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life 00 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light -6

If I was part of the Nolan family i'd be getting full health checks including scans every 6 months.

Lily Tomlin is 85.

Sun 1 Sep 29 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover +2 29 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 28 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 27 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 26 Perry Como — Magic Moments 26 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 25 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 24 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 19 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 18 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 17 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 16 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 14 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 00 Kalin Twins — When -6

I think the next monarchs (since 1066) he overtakes next are King James II and then King Richard III.

I imagine that might have something to do with the fact that Parliament has been in recess since the 30th July. Do you go into work during your holidays?

There's been a shocking number of young athletes losing their lives in various ways this week.

1/9/24 27 Madness - Baggy Trousers 24 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 24 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 24 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 24 The Damned - Eloise 24 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes +4 23 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 22 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 22 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 21 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl 21 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 21 Yazoo - Don’t Go 21 Queen - A Kind of Magic 21 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye -3 20 New Order - Blue Monday 88 20 Tears for Fears - Mad World 20 Heart - Alone  20 Roy Orbison - You Got It -3 18 Queen - I Want It All 14 Michael Jackson - Bad 12 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove  11 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry  10 Womack & Womack - Teardrops  4 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir Just me, voting up something I didn't even know when we started this game...

01/09/24 - There goes summer 27 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 27 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 26 Perry Como — Magic Moments 26 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 26 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire +1 24 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette  23 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 23 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes +1 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 19 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon +2 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 18 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 17 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 16 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 14 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 06 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light -6 06 Kalin Twins — When 06 Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life

Sun 1 Sep 27 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover +4 27 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 26 Perry Como — Magic Moments 26 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 25 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 24 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 23 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 22 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 18 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 17 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon 17 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 16 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 14 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 12 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light -6 06 Kalin Twins — When 06 Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life

Terrific player, very underrated indeed and one of the best defenders in the Championship over the last 15 years. Terrible news. Played for Sven with Ivory Coast and apparently was Erikssons first signing at Leicester and now both are gone within a week.

This tickled me...

This is the last day for scoring on this pool! With corrections needed to gcreptile's score, he has taken a comfortable lead and looks like our champion. But I am going to leave the final decision open for another week to allow all of you to double check for more omissions/errors in the scoring table. I will also post scores for the 4 unlisted players in the next few days whether they check in or not. Note again that I have a thread started for next season's game and entries are due in 10 days. Please recheck the rules at the start of the thread for minor rule changes! Enjoy!

31/Aug/2024 26 Perry Como — Magic Moments 24 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +1 24 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 24 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +1 23 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 22 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes +1 21 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 20 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore +1 18 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light -3 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 17 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon 16 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 14 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 08 Kalin Twins — When 07 Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life 06 Cliff Richard — Living Doll -3

Looks like we do have hit No.8: German actor and voice actor Thomas Reiner has died on July 27th, 2024. The obituary was published yesterday: https://trauer.sueddeutsche.de/traueranzeige/thomas-reiner To be honest, I had never heard of him before he was suggested for the list.

Robert Worth, American veteran of Iwo Jima, has died aged 106.

Masamitsu Yoshioka reportedly dead at 106.

Yes it was Jamaican supercentenarian Violet Brown. Her eldest son died on April 2017 aged 97, she died on September 2017 aged 117.

Well, yeah, but nobody would dispute his girlfriend is really fit, right?

I know you're trolling, but it's important to engage with even the thickest of society in the forlorn hope that this leads to a realisation that there's a better path forward. 1. You give some very detailed explanations of the reasons why the space program is entirely fictitious (as of the mid-20th century) due to the inability to pass through the Van Allen radiation belt (I've never heard of radiation being a solid barrier, but there we go, you live and learn). Could you give me details of where you did your PhD in Astrophysics and who your instructor was that gave you this detailed inside knowledge? 2. We'd discover that we don't live on a globe circling through space? So something that between them Galileo and Copernicus not only proved to be the case, but also that we can observe, without technology beyond optics, with our own eyes - unless Earth is the only body in the solar system that is not spheroid in shape. 3. Our space program is hi-tech movie production, and presumably has been since the 1960s when we discovered we couldn't pass through the Van Allen Belt. Odd then that their production values still vastly outstrip the conventional movie industry from which they emerged. And that the vast production team required in this fake space movie industry have all kept their mouths shut for the past 60 years. I mean, not a single person has broken the secret! 4. Speaking of which, it is a historical fact that for the majority of the second half of the 20th century, there was a battle for supremacy between the capitalist West, led by the United States and the communist East, led by the Soviet Union, both of whom conducted the so-called 'Space Race' which saw the Soviets achieve most "firsts" (undisputed by the Americans) and the Americans land a man on the moon first (undisputed by the Soviets). How did this work? Did both sides fictionalise the entire geopolitical tension of the late 20th century or did they just agree to fake the Space Race? Because if either side believed the other had not achieved what they claimed to have, do you not think they would have publicised this fact? 5. Finally, we no longer "possess technology from 20th century's rocket program anymore because it was all abandoned". You do realise the rocketry knowledge we used to power those "failed" rocket attempts came from the Nazis use of said technology during World War 2 (Werner von Braun, V2s, etc.)? And that, even if we go along with your ridiculous notion that the entire space program is made-up, then without said rocketry knowledge there would be no cruise missiles, of the sort that are fired all over the world all the time (by Hezbollah into Israel overnight in fact!). I look forward to your reasoned and detailed answers to my points.

So turns out James Marcus died 4 years ago(!) He's listed in the GRO Index: JAMES, BRIAN TERENCE 1942 GRO Reference: DOR Q2/2020 in LAMBETH (241-1A) Entry Number 520566190 and in the Probates: James Brian Terence 4 May 2020 11 February 2021 1604916654714745 Sad, but it happens I guess. Marcus is the 2nd of the 4 droogs from A Clockwork Orange to die after Warren Clarke (1947–2014). The others are Michael Tarn (b. 1953) and, of course, Malcolm McDowell (b. 1943). Tarn looks as if he could die off radar as he's not done much of note since. Other surviving credited actors from the film are Clive Francis (b. 1946), Steven Berkoff (b. 1937), Carol Drinkwater (b. 1948), Gaye Brown (b. 1941 – also one of the Trannies in Rocky Horror), Prudence Drage (b. 1943), Cheryl Grunwald (b. 1948), Gillian Hills (b. 1944), Virginia Wetherell (b. 1943), and Katya Wyeth (b. 1948). All had minor roles – vast majority of main cast are dead.

There's nothing like an old one! Great Uncle Bulgaria is the only player to score with the world's oldest woman! (Meant in a purely gameplay sort of way, nothing to see here). Maria Branyas Morera disappears from view, but hurtling up the leaderboard comes our most important Womble. With their first proper hit, they play an Ace, meaning a bonus of 5 points. Well done! Leaderboard updated.

Abbie is a proper WTF case. Ill for years, breathing issues, overweight, hospital recently and still going. Lawler's on the downward spiral imo. Flair. Dunno how he's alive. Crazy clearly doesn't listen to the reaper. Jake is the last person I ever expected to listen to doctors advice on how to prolong your life with COPD. Duggans a weird one. Fairly robust but has lots of health crisis in-between. Can only beat cancer so many times. Bret's ok. He's a bit frail from the stroke but that's just him for life. Wouldn't be surprised if he outlived another few brothers. What's Bruce up to these days? Marty Jannetty is a nutter addict, not sure how he's still alive. Heidenreich has a number of health issues. Had heard Dutch Mantel has been ill. Dennis Condrey had throat cancer for ages and looked like shit recently. Bobby Fulton still ill. Watch the ecw addicts who have gone quiet, Justin Credible for example. Tugboats still going somehow as is bloody Sir Mo. Ahmed Johnson has suspected dementia, Earl Hebner is meant to going the same way as his brother and Sabu is suffering the least surprising neurological problems in history. Both of Demolition have early signs of dementia. None getting the last rites but the 1940s where 90% of the name wrestlers born then died before the age of 76 looks like it was repeat with the 1950s and maybe even the 1960s. Incidentally Boris Zhukov has migraines, memory loss, blackouts and dizziness and still works as a long distance truck driver. The American dream!