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Lou Donaldson (wiki), American alto saxophonist, died yesterday aged 98. No obits yet but tributes galore on Facebook, including confirmation from Ronnie Scott's. Edit: Obit

American Bruce Degen, who illustrated The Magic School Bus book (later animated) series has died aged 79.

11 novembre 31 roberta flack 30 Noam Chomsky 29 Sonny Rollins 28 Joanne Woodward 28 Dennis Skinner 27 Norman Tebbit 26 Patricia Routledge 26 Esther Rantzen 25 Stanley Baxter 25 Ted Turner 24 Jean-Marie Le Pen 24 Linda Nolan  24 Jimmy Carter + 4 (honestly TQR, once was enough…) 24 Cleo Laine 23 Dick Van Dyke  23 Imelda Marcos 23 Raul Castro 22 Pete Murray 22 Alan Greenspan 22 Josef Fritzl  21 Vanessa Redgrave 21 Nigel Starmer-Smith  21 Sandy Gall  21 James Whale 21 Gene Hackman 20 Denis Law 20 Hans Blix  20 Mel Brooks 20 Tom Brokaw -3 17 Pope Francis 15 Sly Stone  14 Brigitte Bardot 13 Buzz Aldrin 12 Desmond Morris 12 Clint Eastwood 11 Willie Nelson 10 Robert Duvall 06 Daniel Barenboim 05 Prunella Scales 3 Tom Baker - 3

Mon 11 Nov 31 Roberta Flack +4 30 Noam Chomsky 29 Sonny Rollins 28 Joanne Woodward 27 Dennis Skinner 26 Patricia Routledge 26 Esther Rantzen 25 Stanley Baxter 25 Norman Tebbit  25 Ted Turner 24 Jean-Marie Le Pen 24 Linda Nolan  24 Cleo Laine 23 Tom Brokaw  23 Dick Van Dyke  23 Imelda Marcos 22 Pete Murray 22 Alan Greenspan 22 Josef Fritzl  22 Raul Castro 21 Vanessa Redgrave 21 Nigel Starmer-Smith  21 Sandy Gall  21 James Whale 21 Gene Hackman 20 Denis Law 20 Hans Blix  20 Mel Brooks 20 Jimmy Carter -6 17 Pope Francis 15 Desmond Morris 15 Sly Stone  14 Brigitte Bardot 13 Buzz Aldrin 12 Clint Eastwood 11 Willie Nelson 10 Robert Duvall 09 Daniel Barenboim 06 Tom Baker 05 Prunella Scales

Didn't see or hear her mentioned but there was a third balcony that I'm not sure was focused on. One had Kate and Sophie, one had the Duke of Kent and Tim Laurence, the third...I don't know. EDIT: Scrolled through the iPlayer coverage and found the shot of the three balconies. Think the left one has the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in it. In which case, no sign of Princess Alexandra.

Could be vital dead pooling information in there, like the fact his meds have scrambled his brain or - more likely - he's inactive to the point he needs voice activated software to keep up the social media. Top 2025 talent, if that's the case

11/10/2024 28 Noam Chomsky 27 Dennis Skinner 27 Sonny Rollins 26 Joanne Woodward 27 Roberta Flack 26 Patricia Routledge 25 Jean-Marie Le Pen 26 Esther Rantzen 24 Linda Nolan  25 Stanley Baxter 23 Cleo Laine  23 Ted Turner 23 Dick Van Dyke  23 Gene Hackman 23 Raul Castro 23 Norman Tebbit  22 Pete Murray 22 Alan Greenspan 22 Josef Fritzl  21 Imelda Marcos 21 Nigel Starmer-Smith  21 Sandy Gall  21 Tom Brokaw 21 James Whale 21 Jimmy Carter 20 Denis Law 20 Hans Blix  20 Vanessa Redgrave  20 Mel Brooks 20 Pope Francis 18 Brigitte Bardot 17 Desmond Morris 16 Willie Nelson 15 Sly Stone 15 Buzz Aldrin 12 Clint Eastwood -1 12 Robert Duvall -1 12 Tom Baker 11 Daniel Barenboim 10 Prunella Scales +4 00 Louis Farrakhan -4 5/20 eliminated Added scores of @Great Uncle Bulgaria

Sun 10 Nov 28 Noam Chomsky 26 Roberta Flack +4 26 Patricia Routledge 25 Jean-Marie Le Pen 25 Esther Rantzen 24 Linda Nolan  24 Joanne Woodward 23 Cleo Laine  23 Ted Turner 23 Stanley Baxter 23 Dick Van Dyke  23 Gene Hackman 23 Sonny Rollins 23 Raul Castro 23 Dennis Skinner 23 Norman Tebbit  23 Jimmy Carter -6 22 Alan Greenspan 22 Josef Fritzl  21 Imelda Marcos 21 Nigel Starmer-Smith  21 Pete Murray  21 Sandy Gall  21 Tom Brokaw 20 James Whale 20 Denis Law 20 Willie Nelson 20 Hans Blix  20 Vanessa Redgrave  19 Mel Brooks 18 Brigitte Bardot 18 Pope Francis 17 Desmond Morris 16 Buzz Aldrin 15 Robert Duvall 15 Sly Stone 15 Tom Baker  14 Prunella Scales 13 Clint Eastwood  12 Daniel Barenboim 11 Louis Farrakhan  03 Robert Wagner The fuck are you people thinking? Jimmy Carter's an awful singer!

Leonardo DiCaprio is 50.

11-Nov 44 Hozier — Take Me To Church 36 Years & Years — Shine 34 Taylor Swift — Shake It Off 32 James Bay — Hold Back The River +4 32 Major Lazer ft. MØ & DJ Snake — Lean On 32 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Real Love  30 Maroon 5 — Maps 26 One Direction — Perfect  20 Philip George — Wish You Were Mine 20 Zedd ft. Hayley Williams — Stay The Night  20 The Vamps — Last Night 20 Calvin Harris & Disciples — How Deep Is Your Love  14 Duke Dumont — Won’t Look Back 12 Felix Jaehn ft. J Thompson — Ain’t Nobody -3 12 Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih — Somebody -3 10 Lunchmoney Lewis — Bills  04 Will.I.Am ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana & DJ Mustard — Feelin' Myself

Congrats! 1924 - Charles Coste / Mina Gregori 1925 - Lou Carnesecca / Ann Fagan Ginger 1926 - George Ariyoshi / Ulla Orring 1927 - John Rhodes / Maybelle Blair 1928 - Jim Lovell / Teresa Nicolao 1929 - Alfred Moisiu / June Squibb 1930 - Alan Oppenheimer / Cindy Adams 1931 - Gerald Harper / Sylvia Lewis 1932 - Dennis Skinner / Elena Poniatowska 1933 - Jack Hill / Lina Medina 

I, for one, am saddened to hear we sacrificed our four bears. Bears are awesome.

11/10/2024 28 Noam Chomsky 27 Dennis Skinner 26 Joanne Woodward 26 Roberta Flack 26 Patricia Routledge 25 Jean-Marie Le Pen 25 Esther Rantzen 24 Linda Nolan  24 Stanley Baxter 23 Cleo Laine  23 Ted Turner 23 Dick Van Dyke  23 Gene Hackman 23 Sonny Rollins 23 Raul Castro 23 Norman Tebbit  22 Pete Murray +1 22 Alan Greenspan 22 Josef Fritzl  21 Imelda Marcos 21 Nigel Starmer-Smith  21 Sandy Gall  21 Tom Brokaw 21 James Whale +1 20 Denis Law 20 Willie Nelson 20 Hans Blix  20 Vanessa Redgrave  20 Mel Brooks +1 19 Jimmy Carter +1 18 Brigitte Bardot 18 Pope Francis 17 Desmond Morris 16 Buzz Aldrin 15 Sly Stone 13 Clint Eastwood  13 Robert Duvall -2 12 Tom Baker 11 Louis Farrakhan  11 Prunella Scales 11 Daniel Barenboim -1 00 Robert Wagner (Wood-n't recommend for next year but maybe after) -3 4/20 eliminated

If Carter is still alive on 1st Jan 2025 there is no way he is not going to be on the list. If he dies before hand we will just remove him from this game and only need to eliminate 19. I did wonder whether committing to this game might start an avalanche of hits. Two of my Deathrace picks have gone already

Andy Leek, part of the Dexys Midnight Runners line-up who played on their Number 1 single Geno, reportedly dead: http://taking-liberties.squarespace.com/blog/2024/11/9/rip-andy-leek.html;jsessionid=074F7F0BC7A4DC72E61822763CF3024A.v5-web002 Parkinsons.

Moroccan Hassan Akesbi has died at 89. He was the top Ligue 1 African goalscorer with 173 goals and Nîmes Olympique top goalscorer ever with 140 goals.

Tony Todd dead at 69.

Betty Impey, British actress married to actor and screenwriter John Chapman, said to have died in 1970 at the age of 39.

Long Facebook status from Bernard Cornwell in which he explains this will be the first year since 1980 he hasn't submitted a full book to a publisher, as a result of "surgical procedures, chemotherapy sessions, dentists and hospital visits".

Rumoured dead

It's past midday, you know.

I'm unaware that the NRA has ever based any opinions about gun ownership on religion. As an NRA member, I can tell you that I would be against it. Many Halibuts are responsible and upstanding US citizens, many having served honorably in the armed forces. Terrorists in Europe don't have "easy access" to firearms but I think there have been some "incidents" there as well, no?

That will make it a little more difficult for Obama to blame the NRA. He'll still try though.