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Good to hear, thanks for the brief.

This is a terrible place to put this imo , but there we are. Lady Antonia Fraser suffered a fall over Christmas and has spent time recently in hospital: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11592987/EDEN-CONFIDENTIAL-Lady-Antonia-Fraser-misses-concert-honour-spending-day-hospital.html Afaik, only @Pedro67 has actually coughed to picking her for the DDP this year. I'll leave it up to esteemed Admins or members to decide whether to open a thread for her (she is notable in her own right).

I don't recall exactly. Common humanity gives me the sense to have compassion for both, regardless of the circumstances. Haven't we all left the handbrake off or not fully engaged at some point? (Note, I haven't driven in over 20 years or so - cost of cars even then was ridiculous). Damn sure if it was a snowplough rather than a car, I'd have been extra careful. I care too much sometimes - my fault, and as I said, a little grumpy.

Now, I'm up too late and probably grumpy, but... Jezza runs himself over with his own snowplough and we are all shocked and concerned for him. (Probably rightly so). Brian Harvey ran himself over with his own car, and was decried as a total idiot. (Admittedly, he did lie about it). We British, huh? Makes me laugh and cry in equal measure on a daily basis.

51 Blondie – Atomic 48 The Specials – Ghost Town 39 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 39 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 38 ABBA – The winner takes it all 35 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children +4 31 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 31 Police – Don’t stand so close to me 30 The Specials – Too much, too young 27 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 27 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 23 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 23 The Jam – Start 22 Police – Every little thing she does is magic 22 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 21 John Lennon – Woman 21 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 20 Blondie – Call me 19 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno 18 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 15 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 13 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over 10 ABBA – Super Trouper 10 Human League – Don't you want me 07 Smokey Robinson – Being with you -6 6 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu

Anyone bother reading the rules before launching in at their Majesties, the DDP Committee? *doffs cap to them, they are the the arbiters and decide solely* It's up to them. Phelan wasn't just a campaigner, she discovered the scandal, brought down the Government, was named in the BBC's Top 100 Women for 2018 etc. Anyway, the rules are clear here: 4. Have they achieved anything of note in spite of their illness? (ie did they raise shitloads for charity ala Jane Tomlinson, or now work for the BBC ala Deborah James, or got an OBE for their work ala Kate Granger, or helped topple a government ala Vicky Phelan). OK FOR NOW Now, I've no doubt Fornasier is a nobody. Probably even less of a nobody, had it not been for Chris Hemsworth. Laura Nuttall once went for lunch with Peter Kay. People, come on, look at it objectively. These are exactly the kind of cases who should be ruled out. If they are likely borderline, they are likely ineligible. Think - what list of even the barest achievements could you make for these people for their bio? Not up to me, but hey ho. And has no-one learned from the Diane Berbarian situation? You know what to do. Suck it up. And make a donation to their charity pages. Then let it go...most will accept the rulings made. Much love for 2023.

Sir Michael Rawlins, sometime Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at Newcastle University who became chair of the Committee on Safety of Medicines and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, reportedly dead: Known as Sonny Rawlins to his mum and dad?

A five easy rider mistake to make in the circumstances....

Ted "Kingsize" Taylor, lead of Merseybeat band Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes, more popular in Germany than the UK, reportedly dead: Cilla Black was a regular songstress with the band at The Cavern.

Only so far you can go with crossing your eyes and sticking your chin out while talking. Worked to a laugh track on his shows iirc, pretty jarring when other shows were going for the live audience. Plus Channel 4 comes along promoting the alt comedy scene and even though he was funny and new to us, he looked immediately old fashioned and out of date. Doesn't seem to have harmed him though. Really kept him off my teams for a couple of years now, as wasn't sure he'd obit. But it's a quiet time for news, so he might.

US comedian Kelly Monteith, who appeared many times in the UK and even had an eponymous TV show, reportedly dead aged 80:

Anthony Hughes, Team GB competitor at the 1992 Paralympics in the shot and javelin, who became a coach for Disability Sport Wales, being reported dead: Awarded an MBE in 2013.

Thanks.

My entry - Y-Dub's Incorrect List Dick Van Dyke Bob Barker Jimmy Carter Mel Brooks Norman Tebbit (JOKER) Rosalynn Carter Stanley Baxter Cleo Laine Yoko Ono Rolf Harris Ryuichi Sakamoto Nigel Lawson Linda Nolan Andy Taylor Shane MacGowan 15 Hits Total.

Lise Nørgaard QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/danish-screenwriter-lise-n-rgaard-111415256.html

Absolutely no need to go overboard discussing him. *Naaaaataaaalieeeeee....*

46 Blondie – Atomic 46 The Specials – Ghost Town 44 ABBA – The winner takes it all 35 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 32 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 31 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children +4 29 The Specials – Too much, too young 28 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu 27 Police – Don´t stand so close to me 27 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver 26 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 24 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 24 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 23 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 23 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 23 The Jam – Start 22 Police – Every little thing she does is magic 21 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 21 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 20 John Lennon – Woman 16 Human League - Don't you want me 16 Blondie – Call me 15 Dexy´s Midnight Runners – Geno 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 14 Fern Kinney – Together we are beautiful  13 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over 13 Smokey Robinson – Being with you 10 ABBA – Super Trouper  07 Kenny Rogers – Coward of the county -5 04 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It´s my party -1

His Christmas message secured his place on my TOTP 1987 team. I really feel this is his time.

My motto is, keep doing the hedonistic party lifestyle in your fifties, then it can't catch up with you, because you never stopped!!!

Wassup with Stedman Pearson? Totally gave the whole family a 5 star clean bill of health on my researches.

Here's my team submitted and brought to Book (geddit?). Pope dying was annoying, added Kureishi. Nothing like the crazy DL Committee list, so I may do badly on the initial score, but who knows? I beat them with my personal list in 2022. 1. Jimmy Carter 2. David Attenborough 3. Burt Bacharach 4. Henry Kissinger 5. Bob Barker 6. Sir Bobby Charlton 7. James Whale 8. Gianluca Vialli 9. Rolf Harris 10. Dick Van Dyke 11. Harry Belafonte 12. Ted Kaczinsky 13. Jacques Delors 14. Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) 15. Norman Tebbit 16. Prunella Scales 17. Frank Field (Politician) 18. Rosalynn Carter 19. Cleo Laine 20. Tina Turner 21. Nigel Starmer-Smith 22. Ryuichi Sakamoto 23. Tony Bennett 24. Nigel Lawson 25. Maggie Smith 26. Jean-Marie Le Pen 27. Joan Collins 28. George Alagiah 29. Richard Hadlee 30. Joni Mitchell 31. Sepp Blatter 32. Joanne Woodward 33. Linda Ronstadt 34. Pete Murray (DJ) 35. John Williams (Composer) 36. Douglas Hurd 37. Yoko Ono 38. Jane Fonda 39. Michael York 40. Penelope Keith 41. Milos Zeman 42. Bruce Willis 43. Imelda Marcos 44. Bill Wyman 45. Gordon McQueen 46. Stanley Baxter 47. Milan Kundera 48. Geoff Boycott 49. Shane MacGowan 50. Hanif Kureishi

Here are the YoungWillz teams for 2023. Having granted the members of those teams life for another year, I fully expect them to leave me something in their Wills in 2025. 12 Lords A-leaving, 8 Ladies Dying 1. Jonnie Irwin (JOKER) 2. Laurence Broderick (Sculptor) 3. Rob Burrow 4. Shannen Doherty 5. Marianne Faithfull 6. Frank Field (Politician) 7. Roberta Flack 8. Rolf Harris 9. Randy Jackson (American Idol) 10. Kate Keltie 11. Gordon McQueen 12. Liza Minnelli 13. Nana Mouskouri 14. Linda Nolan 15. Yoko Ono 16. Ryuichi Sakamoto 17. Adrian Sutton (Composer) 18. Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) 19. Norman Tebbit 20. James Whale A toss of the coin whether to pick McQueen or McGarvey. Given McGarvey might have died 2022 (and turned out to be razor close), I went for Gordon. Comedy Cremations 1. Barry Humphries (JOKER) 2. John Alderton 3. Thelma Barlow 4. Stanley Baxter 5. James Bolam 6. Mel Brooks 7. Ruth Buzzi 8. Billy Connolly 9. Kenneth Cope 10. Bill Cosby 11. Graeme Garden 12. Rhod Gilbert 13. Janey Godley 14. Melvyn Hayes 15. Brian Murphy 16. Bob Newhart 17. Prunella Scales 18. Dick Van Dyke 19. Richard Wilson 20. Mike Yarwood Team picked itself, essentially most survivors from my star team of 2022 plus some additional punts. Hits of 36 Years Ago.... 1987 1. John Farnham (JOKER) 2. Herb Alpert 3. Lyndsey Buckingham 4. Eric Clapton 5. Phil Collins 6. Chris Difford 7. Barry Gibb 8. Tom Jones 9. Shane MacGowan 10. Freddie McGregor 11. Sam Moore 12. Vince Neil 13. Mike Peters 14. Chris Rea 15. Linda Ronstadt 16. Grace Slick 17. Tina Turner 18. Bruce Willis 19. Brian Wilson 20. Charlie Wilson Anybody really surprised? 2023 to be 2016 all over again!!!

Herald is a QO: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23222671.celtic-icon-frank-mcgarvey-dies-aged-66-tributes-flood/

42 The Specials – Ghost Town 37 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu 33 Blondie – Atomic 33 ABBA – The winner takes it all 31 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 28 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 27 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 27 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children +4 25 The Specials – Too much, too young 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 25 Police – Don´t stand so close to me 24 Kenny Rogers – Coward of the county 22 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver 22 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 21 John Lennon – Woman 21 Blondie – Call me 21 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 21 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 21 The Jam – Start 21 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 21 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 20 Police – Every little thing she does is magic 20 Johnny Logan – What´s another year 20 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 20 Julio Iglesias – Begin the beguine (Volver a empezar) 19 Human League – Don’t you want me 18 Smokey Robinson – Being with you 17 Dexy´s Midnight Runners – Geno 17 Fern Kinney – Together we are beautiful 16 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 14 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It´s my party 11 Aneka – Japanese Boy 08 ABBA – Super Trouper 06 Blondie – The tide is high 04 Don McLean – Crying - 6

This pick could easily have been Stacy Keach - younger but with a health history. I really don't remember Barney Miller much at all - and I thought I was of a similar age to DL committee members.