Gooseberry Crumble

I'm with you on September and some of the lesser discussed overlooked names like Ethel Kennedy or Cleo Laine dying. But I think the rest of the year is going to be interesting not just September. I genuinely feel the rest of the year is going to be very eventful - exceptionally eventful. In terms of the UK , where this genre is particularly well known, I think we are going to lose some big well known figures from the world of television soap(British , US or Australian soaps as they are all popular and iconic here in the UK) I am not pinning my prediction on any particular actors but could include the likes of Eileen Derbyshire, John Savident, Heather Locklear, Pam St Clement, Tom Oliver . A significant death in European royalty is also something I am getting vibes about. Could be an abdicated monarch ie Queen Beatrix ,King Albert of Belgium or a senior serving royal or monarch eg King Harold Queen Sonja.

@ladyfiona Points for @The Old Crem as Rebecca Adlington announces she is pregnant.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-rebecca-adlington-pregnant-olympian-30843497 British professional swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington has announced she is expecting her third child.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12471341/Miranda-Kerr-pregnant-fourth-child-husband-Evan-Spiegel.html Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr has announced she is expecting her fourth child.

I was tempted to switch to Greenspan or Delors but stuck with Joanne Woodward.

Oh well there's always next week...!

And of course to add to that you should expect a deluge of unique Crumble hits over the next 4 months...

Mohammed Al Fayed a 'hit ' for me in this pool. @gcreptile Does this mean I now share the most hits of the year record?!

This guy was the stuff of many young lads and teenagers nightmares were I live back in the day. It wasn't just gyms and sports stadiums he harassed males but also in parks and he used to hang around a place near me were teenagers played on their mountain bikes, a sort of dirt track. He often made his requests with real menace. Some I personally know were genuinely frightened by their experiences with him.

I think a record equalling or record breaking year can far from be ruled out.

Left over half a million pounds in his will https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12464847/EastEnders-Bill-Treacher-family-money-dead.html

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/dominic-calvert-lewin-girlfriend-sandra-27628962 Everton footballer Dominic Calvert Lewin has become a father.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12456787/X-Factors-Christopher-Maloney-left-devastated-father-tragically-dies-leaving-broken-hearted.html Liverpool singer Christopher Maloney, who found fame via The X Factor tv show, has announced his father has died.

I have not lost faith in Joanne Woodward as a pick.

Labour MP Chris Bryant teasing on twitter that Nadine Dorries resignation letter is full of very useful and usable juicy quotes basically writing the Labour partys general election leaflets!

I first learnt of him when he appeared on the DeathList here! There have been a few people I have learnt of this way including I'm slightly embarrassed to say a few famous British people such as Nigel Starmer Smith! Perhaps I'm too busy enmeshed in the world of the niche ,obscure and unique!!

Mainstream UK press now reporting the news. I wasn't sure he'd get much if any UK press coverage. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/26/bob-barker-price-is-right-host-dead

Any predictions for the end of summer before autumn starts in October? Alan Greenspan and Joanne Woodward are the predictions my instinct leans towards.

Indeed that does appear to be an eternal truth on the Official DeathList! But I think this year we can expect the Official total to way surpass 12 ....the bowels are ready and steeling themselves for a very busy and active September to December as the powerful magic of the enema parades its power......

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23635389/stephen-farrow-dead-killer-stabbed-vicar-pensioner/ Convicted double murderer Stephen Farrow who battered pensioner Betty Yates to death and a month later stabbed Reverend John Suddards aged 59 to death in early 2012, has died in prison in County Durham. He was 58. He was given two whole life orders and his motive seemed to be an obsessive hatred of christians.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23587301/harry-kane-wife-give-birth-babys-name/ Footballer Harry Kane has become a father for the fourth time.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12389503/Ollie-Locke-twins-surrogate-birth-son-daughter.html British reality tv star Ollie Locke has announced he and his husband have become parents to twins via surrogacy.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/23558499/phil-spencer-parents-killed-car-crash-vehicle-river/ The elderly parents of British tv presenter Phil Spencer(Location, Location, Location) have both died after their car crashed into a river on their family farm.

Interesting choice- you are normally quite well clued in to gossip from British political circles.i wonder if you know something?!

Staying faithful to Joanne Woodward