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All terribly exciting, the death deniers are out in force. Source seems to have been a blue tick Twitter poster. I guess I'll wake up and find out in a few hours.

Or Nick Cordero could just die: https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/07/05/reports-rip-nick-cordero-tony-nominated-broadway-star-who-spent-91-days-in-hospital-with-covid Yep, reports he's gorn.

Manuel Francisco, South African amateur Snooker and Billiards Champ, reportedly dead: We are more familiar with his brother Silvino Francisco of course.

Matt Hancock, when discussing "post-viral COVID fatigue syndrome" i.e. damage to the lungs after COVID infection, he said this: "...this is a really serious problem for a minority of people who've had COVID, thankfully not me...." Well, there you are.

Dynasty, Hmm. William Shelby should be better known, he wrote The Whispers "And The Beat Goes On" which is right up there with my top choons! According to this he's William B Shelby: https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/12925 and other sources indicate he's out of Los Angeles, CA. Still alive in December last year according to this Instagram post (Shelby's on the left): https://www.instagram.com/p/B6RLYD2JCag/?igshid=d2z9r2uywvr

The Drifters. This interview from 2017 with Clyde Brown indicates he joined The Cleveland Singers in 1965 after singing in his church choir until the age of 18 - that's going to put him c.1946/47. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iOLTi1j7qI Apparently currently based in Cincinatti (might even be from there originally?) and still working last year: https://www.citybeat.com/music/spill-it/blog/21091540/cincinnati-folk-music-mike-oberst-of-the-tillers-celebrates-new-solo-album-release-this-weekend

Recent update on Julian Fiano: https://inews.co.uk/news/cancer-mental-health-depression-anxiety-first-dates-julian-fiano-459368

Trump hardly mentioned COVID at Mount Rushmore, but turns out his son's girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle has tested positive. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/04/kimberly-guilfoyle-donald-trump-jrs-girlfriend-tests-positive-for-covid-19

Remember when there were nine planets? Then Doctor Who thought it would smart to call a story The Tenth Planet? Now there's a whole generation of kids giggling, going well, where's the story about the missing ninth planet?! GAWD! Anyway, I digress. Earl Cameron has popped his clogs. Promoted into theoldlady's main team to replace the late Tim Brooks, she hits an A and gains 5 additional points. He remained on current leader Yorkshire Banker's subs bench. He draws Q Diamonds for 12 Points added. Leaderboard updated.

Metro bring home the QO: https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/04/pioneering-doctor-who-thunderball-star-earl-cameron-dies-aged-102-12943352/

I know! I've only just got up - there seems to be a QO: https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/04/pioneering-doctor-who-thunderball-star-earl-cameron-dies-aged-102-12943352/ so I'll update the leaderboard after a ciggie.

If he does obit, maybe they'll sneak a Philip Latham reference in there. *drowning man, straw clutching*

And dead: http://mobile.royalgazette.com/news/article/20200703/acting-legend-earl-cameron-dies-aged-102&template=mobileart

Better if he was King Louis in honour of Mountbatten. Given what he was up to with Camilla when Diana was alive, he'd truly be the King Of The Swingers!

When the broadsheets were banging on about how good The Pallisers was compared with today's original dramas, you would think so. I'll bet when Susan Hampshire goes, there'll be obits quicker than a teenager's orgasm while watching Pornhub.