YoungWillz

5 years ago today Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney, checked out at the double aged 60.

Dare I say it out loud, but Hepworth's tweet seems to have followed one from everybody's favourite deadpooler David Quantick...

Sheila Watt, later Sheila Duthie, Scottish swimmer who competed for GB in the individual 100m butterfly and the 4 x 100m butterfly relay at the 1960 Games, reportedly dead (paywall): https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/obituaries/5562148/aberdeen-olympic-swimmer-sheila-watt/

Birger Jensen, goalkeeper who achieved 19 caps for the national team but played most notably for Belgian outfit Club Brugge on the losing side to Liverpool in both the 1976 UEFA Cup Final and the 1978 European Cup Final, reported dead by the club aged 72: https://www-clubbrugge-be.translate.goog/nl/nieuws/clubicoon-birger-jensen-72-overleden?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Carson's first producer on The Tonight Show, Perry Cross, reportedly dead aged 95: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/perry-cross-johnny-carson-first-181847912.html Left to work on Jerry Lewis' talk show, which spectacularly failed. Also various game shows and a stint on Laugh-In followed.

Team GB equestrian Mike Saywell, who competed with David Broome, Harvey Smith and Ann Moore at the 1972 Olympics, reportedly dead: Not sure of the reliability of the source, but we shall see.

And so the day a former president is arraigned on charges yet to be disclosed has arrived. Republicans claim it is all political. What I didn't hear was them distancing themselves when Trump was calling for Hillary Clinton to be locked up. Or indeed claiming the opening of an investigation into her weeks before the election was political. Or all the nonsense over laptops etc etc. All Trump had to do was take the proposed prosecution, claim he was innocent and let the justice system take its course. (Personally, if he is convicted on this, then Sir C can send more coffee). Instead, he's being a total idiot, playing the victim, slagging off the DA and the judge and dragging MTG and her ilk to New York for a pity party. What we need is his election interference, classified documents and sedition trials to proceed. Why these are taking so long is a mystery.

Later drummer with the Cockney Rejects (1999-2000; 2007-2017) Andrew Laing reported dead by the band:

Well, he didn't sign Belle & Sebastian, so they used their "art" haha! We shall see less of Seymour.

Obituary for actress Carol Sloman, daughter of Dr Who writer Robert Sloman: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/03/carol-sloman-obituary Nominated for an Olivier award for her turn as Cynthia Lennon in the musical Lennon.

Cunt divided the country into the haves and the have nots. Lined the pockets of his friends and cronies in the city, while poverty raged in many parts of the country that weren't south of the Watford Gap. Fuck him straight to hell.

Nigel Lawson takes me to three hits here.

Still balancing the books Book as Nigel Lawson hits for me and Committee. YW - 4; DL - 4.

And just like that, Nigel Lawson is my fourth hit here.

Max Crabtree, brother of Big Daddy, reportedly dead. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5418935/

I can read this one: https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/west-branch-high-to-host-memorial-service-for-coach-butch-pederson

Dario Campeotto finished 5th in the 1961 competition with Angelique:

Makes rare appearance to pay tribute to Gary Rossington: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11932349/Peter-Frampton-helps-pay-tribute-late-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-guitarist-Gary-Rossington-CMT-Awards.html Looking good, but cane helping him to walk/stand.

Already with the "meh" QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/seymour-stein-legendary-music-exec-233953773.html

A hit for my main team. His death is, interestingly for me, the third hit this year from my 2018 TOTP theme team, after Gary Rossington and Jim Gordon. I'll keep an eye on the remaining survivors....

Polish Grandmaster Włodzimierz Schmidt, reportedly dead aged 79:

Ryuichi Sakamoto for me here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65155073

BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65155073

Ryuichi Sakamoto for me here. YW - 3; DL - 3.