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14. George Eastham ol, lf, ep, ar, mn, ms, oc, cc, wa There are now only five players without a hit but there is no-one in a winning position although @MariNisia now has three hits in three separate categories

It looked a decent list on paper and got off to a cracking start, they then just Manchester Cityed it this year.

Now available on Blu-Ray - Criterion Collection.

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2024/12/21/memphis-s-last-surviving-tuskegee-airman-dies-99/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHUVEJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ33eu_-tZndSGmAncPXraPKwvvgvXXBF-zk_XO5tTlqABU3c1Gk53k78g_aem_oVIRng8i2u4l8bQi8jpRRA Obituary for Jerry T Hodges, the last surviving Tuskegee airman from Memphis.

In retrospect the highlight of the year for the DL was them picking the wrong Pope at midnight on the 1st.

And there it is! After a near four-week fracas of festive…fongs, we have a winner. Unlike last year, it wasn’t all that close. Unlike last year, it isn’t all that Christmassy. Unlike all previous KoS winners, it’s a double A-side. And unlike all UK Christmas No.1s bar one (well done Wham!), it’s (well, half of it is) a double festive chart-topper. Pair six minutes of progressive insanity with four minutes of melancholic farewell from possibly the greatest showman ever to have graced our ears, and what do you get? A runaway Kill or Save Christmas Champion, Bo Rhap/TATDOOL! In this merry musical mishmash of a final, consisting of chart-toppers, carols, couple more chart-toppers and a surprise (and brief) appearance from last year’s Christmas songs podium sitters, this is how it all stacked up: Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives Isaac Watts — Joy To The World Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall Pet Shop Boys — Always On My Mind The Human League — Don’t You Want Me The Beatles — I Feel Fine Wham! — Last Christmas Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing John Williams — O Holy Night The Pretenders — 2000 Miles Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York Oh and look here, at the twelve shites of Christmas: St Winifred’s School Choir — There’s No One Quite Like Grandma Mr Blobby — Mr Blobby Jimmy Osmond — Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Johnny Mathis — When A Child Is Born Dickie Valentine — Christmas Alphabet Arthur Warrell — We Wish You A Merry Christmas William J Kirkpatrick — Away In A Manger Christina Rossetti — In The Bleak Mid-Winter Frederic Austin — The Twelve Days Of Christmas James Pierpont — One Horse Open Sleigh Rolf Harris — Two Little Boys Military Wives With Gareth Malone — Wherever You Are Sickening. And of course, these results wouldn’t be possible without all your hard work. This is how you all did: KILLS theoldlady - 14 Dead Wait - 12 Drewsky1211 - 11 ladyfiona - 9 Toast - 8 livingbygrace - 6 Great Uncle Bulgaria - 6 Paul Bearer - 6 TQR - 4 Commtech Sio Bibble - 4 Bibliogryphon - 4 justonecornetto - 3 TiredNoise - 3 diego - 2 AstroKat - 2 wannamaker - 2 BuffaloPhil - 1 ASSISTS Drewsky1211 - 12 Commtech Sio Bibble - 10 AstroKat - 9 Dead Wait - 9 BuffaloPhil - 7 Great Uncle Bulgaria - 6 Toast - 5 justonecornetto - 5 Bibliogryphon - 5 TQR - 4 livingbygrace - 4 ladyfiona - 4 theoldlady - 4 wannamaker - 3 Tired Noise - 3 Book - 3 diego - 3 Paul Bearer - 2 Clorox Bleachman - 1 A huge well done to our killer queen @theoldlady (quelle surprise) and assist angel @Drewsky1211, and an even huger thank you to everyone for playing! Whether or not it’s done much for Christmas spirit, it’s been a good laugh. I’ll be back for the Christmas run around the same time next year (and if you have any ideas as to what you might like to see, drop me a line, your idea might feature in the 2025 special!), but in the meantime, you know where to find all our usual Kill or Save action, with our chart master @wannamaker and, exciting times, new host @AstroKat with an all-new player-nomination format. Stick around for both; I certainly will be. Here’s Freddie, Brian, Roger and John to play us out. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! I still love you…*snaps fingers*

The next person can use this list 22/12/2024 35 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 32 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon  29 Erasure - Blue Savannah 28 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 28 Suede - Stay Together 27 Faithless - Insomnia 27 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 25 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 24 No Doubt - Just a Girl 22 EMF - Unbelievable  21 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 17 Spin Doctors - Two Princes 14 Suede - Trash 13 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 08 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992)

Meanwhile the BBC's Annual We Remember Programme finally airs at 3:30 this afternoon.

David Carling, voice of various characters in the CGI versions of Fireman Sam and a narrator on Caught On Dashcam, reportedly dead:

James Burke is 88 today. Popular science presenter, seemingly never off the box during the 70s.

Don Martina has died aged 89.

Sun 22 Dec 33 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 33 Erasure - Blue Savannah 31 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 30 Suede - Stay Together 29 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds -3 26 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) +4 26 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 24 No Doubt - Just a Girl 24 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire -3 22 EMF - Unbelievable  21 Faithless - Insomnia 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 17 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 16 Spin Doctors - Two Princes 15 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 14 Suede - Trash 

Rickey Henderson dies aged 65. It might have been but now its been properly.

Outgoing Texas congresswoman Kay Granger, who hasn't cast a vote in six months, has been living in a memory care home with dementia for some time: https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/

Previous post ^ Toast subtracted 2 rather than the indicated 3 points, so we should have 28 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds Please would the next person to post use this score.

Ralph Fiennes is 62.

22/12/24 33 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 31 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 30 Suede - Stay Together 29 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 27 Erasure - Blue Savannah -6 26 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) 26 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 25 Faithless - Insomnia +4 24 No Doubt - Just a Girl 24 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 22 EMF - Unbelievable  20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 17 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 16 Spin Doctors - Two Princes 15 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 14 Suede - Trash

Couple of photos from the pre show (VIP allegedly) they answered questions and told a few stories. Good pre gig show. The gig itself was amazing. Fran was singing karaoke in the horseshoe bar in Glasgow the previous evening.

Quite lucky. Don’t remedy this.

A friend of mine has an aquarium with these Tetra fish that I believe must be extremely old for fish so tiny. He bought a lot (I believe 10-20, more or less) of them over a decade back, at the time they were fully grown and there's still four of them living atleast as of last week. He occasionally sends some videos and images of the aquarium but I can't find any where these are more visible...

Rickey Henderson, Hall of Famer, reportedly dead aged 65. The ‘Man of Steal’ played for 9 teams between 1979 and 2003, including the Yankees (1985-89) and the Red Sox (2002), with multiple spells at Oakland Athletics. A ten time All Star and two time World Series Champion.

Given that there are only 11 days to go until this pool grinds to a conclusion, I suppose I had better get my arse in gear and give you a pre-festive update. In keeping with the rest of the year, it has been a bit of a slow drag since the last update. I did a google trawl through all the names earlier this week, so I'm fairly sure that this is a definitive list of hits since then. Do let me know if I am wrong. November 15th: Graham Bailey November 17th: Muazzez Ilmiye Cig November 24th: Barbara Taylor Bradford November 25th: Earl Holliman November 25th: John Tinniswood December 9th: Arnold Yarrow December 13th: Antero Laukannen December 14th: Rachel Dror December 20th: George Eastham The big name in that list was Arnold Yarrow, and the big winner was @Wormfarmerwho scored a jackpot joker pay-out. Wormfarmer has hit the front coming into the final straight, leaving most of the opponents trailing in their wake. The one player they have not managed to shake off is @diegowho also scored with Yarrow to stay within touching distance of the new leader. @Death Impends hit a double with Cig and Yarrow, to rise up into 5th place, but it is surely too little too late. This is how the top-5 now shapes up. Wormfarmer (2516 points) 11 hits [Arnold Yarrow*, Ella Jenkins, Frank Field, Iris Apfel, Josip Manolic, June Spencer, Kris Kristofferson, Phillipe De Gaulle, Ruth Johnson Colvin, Shannen Doherty, Simon Cowell] Diego (2410 points) 11 hits [Alberto Fujimori*, Arnold Yarrow, Alexandre do Nascimento, Alice Munro, Glynis Johns, Janis Paige, Iris Apfel, Josip Manolic, June Spencer, Vic Seixas, Yuriko Princess Mikasa] Arghton (1921 points) 13 hits [Abdul Taib Mahmud, Alfredo Karam, Beverly Lahaye, Chalong Pakdeevijit, Clio Maria Bittoni, Jaako Valtanen, Ma Shitu, Paul Vachon, Salem Al-Ali Al Sabah*, Solihin GP, Swami Smaranananda, Tin Oo, Zhang Lixiong] MariNisia (1785 points) 11 hits [Alice Munro, Arnold Yarrow, David Graham, Glynis Johns, Gudrun Ure, Jack Burke Jr., June Spencer, Thomas Stafford, Tony Lo Bianco, Vic Seixas, William Russell] Death Impends (1717 points) 8 hits [Arnold Yarrow, David Graham, Gudrun Ure, Janis Paige, Mollie Lentaigne, Muazzez Ilmiye Cig, Ruth Johnson Colvin, William Russell] So it is looking like a two-horse race with Wormfarmer a length ahead and the finishing line rapidly approaching. Diego needs to eke out a hit from the following list if they want to catch the leader: Denis Law Edward, Duke of Kent Esther Rantzen Eve Marie Saint Jean Marie Le Pen Mel Brooks Nigel Starmer Smith Pope Francis Roberta Fack Sandy Gall Violeta Chamorra All is not quite lost for our long-time leader @arghtonwho can still sneak snatch victory from the jaws of defeat if they manage a December 31st hit to gain the Betty Bonus. It happened last year- can lightning strike twice? These are the names Arghton will be keeping a close eye on as the New Year approaches: Ahmed Taleb Ibrahim Ben Cayetano Colin Jeavons James Woolsey Jim Lovell Kwong Siu Hing Moses Ali Moshe Sternbuch Sen Soshitsu XV VS Achutanandan Wang Xiji And if you are really looking for late late drama, keep one eye on @MariNisia's joker Elaine May. A December 31st demise would mean a maximum pay-out of 978 points for the leap-year Joker double with Betty Bonus, enough to give them the most unlikely of victories. So will we have one last twist, or will this race peter out to its inevitable conclusion? The next 11 days will reveal all.

Why the fuck were they doing heart surgery at the palace? A hospital is the place for that sort of thing.

Hugo Sotil, Peruvian footballer of the '70 and '78 World Cups hospitalised in ICU.

Risky bet but...Michael Bolton? A few brain tumor communities I am in or have visited have judged he's likely suffering from a more severe brain tumor (well, brain cancer) especially due to the emergency surgery, visible weakness and confusion on stage last year. His O2 show was postponed with a full year around the summer and seems that back in October nearly all his shows, atleast all before July 2025, were postponed indefinitely. There's also this health update his nephew provided in August that feels a bit ominous: “He’s the strongest person I know. I mean, honestly, he is determined. Every day he’s getting better,” Adam told EW. “He communicates so much with his eyes, and the power that’s behind them is just reassuring to everybody that this man is built out of something special.” He later clarified to EW that Michael is still able to speak and sing, and added, “He is well and recovering very well.” (He was also seemingly unable to send a video message) Anyways, he has not given any details to the public about what type of brain tumor he has, god knows when his last appearance anywhere was and from a quick look on his Facebook and Instagram I get a feeling he might not be managing his own social medias anymore. Conclusion: I hope I am wrong and have missed something, but it feels like he is either: 1) terminally ill, family is avoiding media attention and the July 2025 O2 show will again be postponed around March or April if he's alive. 2) Not ill, but not the same as he was before - perhaps a massive benign tumor that fucked something up.