Sir Creep

What a cool fahkin retirement home! I second Roey's comment above not necessarily for me in this case but for other popular people not particularly prevalent in my culture or area. SC

How the F did twitter beat BBC by 12 mintues? Well wait the O.P. a lie. My link was 8 minutes old and the first link from Twitter 20 minutes. Chas's death just BLEW THE LID off of something huge lol. Maybe UK and Int'l get two different links? lol.

Back story: Migori (Kenya) Governor Okoth Obado’s mobile phone was traced to Homa Bay on the day Rongo University student Sharon Otieno was murdered and not Nairobi as he had told detectives early this week. Sources at the DCI said there was also mobile phone communication between the governor and some of those already in custody on the day Nation Media Journalist Barack Oduor and Sharon were abducted. Obado will be charged on Monday with the murder of Sharon who was killed two weeks ago. The governor is spending the weekend at the Gigiri Police Station after Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti ordered that he be detained yesterday as detectives established that they had enough evidence linking him to the murder. -- he murdered/had her murdered cuz she was pregnant with his child i.e. an affair. So now....according to a tweet: "Governor Okoth Obado did not attempt suicide,he collapsed @ Gigiri Police station,was rushed to hospital bt is now back in custody.However,his 1st son (Don Totto) attempted suicide & he's being hospitalized.Journalists were barred from accessing the hospital....." SC

Six months sober. He said so. SC

One survivor (so far) found in the Tanzanian ferry disaster. Death toll 183 presently. SC

Sorry I don't keep up with this thread much, but maybe those who do can piece together a name to this. I know it's not the deported American mentioned above, he was 95. A 94-year-old German man will face trial in November charged with complicity in the mass murders at the Stutthof concentration camp during World War II, a German court in Münster said Friday. WHY NO NAME you ask? "Now in his 90s, he'll be tried as a juvenile, as he was younger than 21 at the time of the alleged crimes." GDamn ridiculous. SC

(South Africa): Environmental Affairs minister and former North West premier Edna Molewa has died. She was 61. President spokesperson Khusela Diko confirmed to SowetanLIVE this afternoon. Details of her passing are not available. “Minister Molewa has distinguished herself in many capacities and causes from her contribution to our liberation to fighting for equality of women in our society. We shall miss her greatly,” said The Presidency. Molewa was the Environmental Affairs minister from 2014 after having been minister of Water and environmental Affairs from 2010. SC

The Maytag repair man (Gordon Jump) gave up waiting for the phone to ring 15 years ago (71). Oh I guess he did that WKRP thingy too.

I think you've earned a free spin.

One of the existing music threads couldn't cover this? Or 2019 names....

Charles Rappleye, a resolute Los Angeles investigative reporter and editor who wrote critically acclaimed books about historical figures, has died at 62. (Ironically, this is the next sentence -- editor please!) Rappleye, who battled cancer for six years, had been working on a book about little-remembered President Zachary Taylor when he died at home in Echo Park on Saturday. I didn't know Zachary Taylor was alive much less living in Echo Park. SC

For the first time ever police in India invited the media to attend one of its ‘encounters,’ news of the invitation soon spread and regional and national reporters lined up at the location in the Machua village within 15 minutes. The moment police shot dead two alleged murderers has been caught on camera as officers invited journalists to attend what was branded a “cold-blooded” killing, local media reports. SC

Distressed investor Marble Ridge Capital LP said in a letter to Neiman Marcus Group Ltd LLC that the luxury department store company may be in default on its debt after it moved its Mytheresa business into an entity belonging to the retailer’s private equity owners. “These recent actions threaten the viability of a storied franchise that includes marquee brands such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman,” another luxury department store also owned by the retailer, said Dan Kamensky, managing partner of Marble Ridge, in a statement about the letter, parts of which were made public on Friday. Ain't called 'Needless Markup' for no reason. Ta! SC

Indian actress Nilani has been hospitalised for trying to kill herself by ingesting mosquito repellent (!). Her former boyfriend, Ghandi Kumar, killed himself on Sunday by burning himself to death. Nice couple. SC

Or run for office. Or drive. Or decide what the family is watching on the telly Or what music the family is listening to Or what restaurant the family is eating at -- unless they're paying. (etc)

Former Univ of Pittsburgh offensive lineman Alex Officer has been diagnosed with (osteosarcoma) cancer. His agent Jordan Byrd confirmed the news on Tuesday. The four-year starter at center and guard graduated in 2017 and had been seeking to catch on with an NFL team. Pittsburgh Sports Now reports that he participated in summer programs with the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders, where he didn’t make the cut. SC

Pretty sure he's getting his ducks in a row.

Terminally ill people should have the right to a "dignified assisted death," former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu said Friday, following a murder charge against a local campaigner for the legalization of euthanasia. He has previously said he would like the option of choosing an assisted death and does not want to be kept alive at whatever cost. Sounds like he knows something and is getting ready. SC

If Lady Di married President Dai, we could ask 'Did Di Dai Die?' (*send complaints to your local Admin*)

Three time Olympic champion Florence 'Flo Jo' Griffith-Joyner ascended one last podium 20 years ago (38).

Titti. Seriously?

A man bitten by a lioness at Fresno’s Chaffee Zoo was rushed to the hospital Wednesday night after he was rescued by zoo security officers, officials say. The man, who was bitten in the foot, is expected to survive. The incident took place about 11:30 p.m., according to Lyn Myers, general curator at the zoo. She said security officers were aware that someone had entered the zoo grounds and were looking for the intruder when they heard someone calling for help from the lion enclosure. The man apparently crossed over a four-foot barrier fence near the enclosure, then began climbing a mesh fence in front of the exhibit when a lioness grabbed his foot. There are two lionesses in the enclosure, Zamaya, 4 years old, and Kiki, in her mid-teens. Myers said she did not know which animal grabbed the man’s foot, but the lioness released him when security officers arrived. SC Here's the pride of Chaffee Zoo lions getting treats on Lion's Day 2017. They almost got em a treat last night, too. https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article166561687.html

You couldn't mess around with Jim Croce anymore 45 years ago (30 young years of age)

Sandra Bullock’s father, John W. Bullock, died on Tuesday, September 18. He was 93. I'm here if she needs comforting. SC

I see no reason to climb off my Babiker Awadalla horse. It's all for fun anyway.