YoungWillz

AIDS: The Unheard Tapes. Having fought and successfully persuaded this wasn't just a gay disease or a junkie disease back in the mid-1980s, it is heart rending to see those who survived and those who died. Obviously very much a London based documentary, it affected my community and having lost only 4 people to this disease, I count myself fortunate that there wasn't much more. The ignorance, the hopelessness, the fear of the time. Yeah, fuck off Russell T Davies and your drama, the BBC have won with a total reality check on the truth of the hatred we endured, the deaths we apparently "deserved" the horror of watching people waste to nothing. There's still no cure, but the faces of people who survived and take the combination drugs was choking for me. Yeah they have lives, but they live it every day. Honestly, still tell your kids to this day, get tested regularly, practice safe sex and be kind.

Desmond McNamara, Counsin Tel In Hazell, reportedly dead aged 84: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/11/desmond-mcnamara-obituary Played Mr Wilson in Tucker's Luck, Cliff in Streets Apart and Lem in Roll Over Beethoven. Minor roles in Eastenders, The Bill and Only Fools And Horses.

Been out today. Monty Norman takes me to three on this. Go me.

Barry Sinclair, Test cricketer, hit for six: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-new-zealand-captain-barry-sinclair-dies-aged-85-1324065

Anything you need to know from the Catalina catalogue of the 1980s to the Say Uncles/Meninosonline/Staxus catalogues of today, just ask! I believe I saw a report that the licence holder for Latinboyz fell from a balcony and died in Mexico recently. Hey, I know a lot about certain things and very little about other things. Amazingly, no game show has ever had a gay porn round. Unbelievable, I know.

Randy's IAFD: https://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=randy_seancody/gender=m/randy.htm Sean Cody is not something I enjoy, but I did see some of Randy's work in passing and much preferred him without the beard. Terrible to go so young.

Gets the Guardian treatment: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/10/bbc-nationwide-presenter-michael-barratt-dies-aged-94

Liz Truss took it up the Kwasi?

Prince George learning some new audible obscenities from the Colonial at the Wimbledon Men's final...

I hear they are going to rename the street where the assassination took place Abe Road. (Not really...but what if they did?)

Did I just hear Jeremy Hunt would have Esther McVey as his deputy? Jesus H Christ.

British jazz saxophonist Barbara Thompson reportedly dead after being diagnosed with Parkinsons in the late 90s: https://dmme.net/barbara-thompson-the-grand-dame-of-british-jazz-passed-away Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Thompson_(musician) DDP pick @gcreptile

Reaper relentless. Saturday's normally a slow day...

Sunak downright lied to Laura K in an interview that he was not aware of and did not attend any events, saying he was working hard on the economy. The former Goldman Sachs banker (remember that lot that caused the financial crisis anyone?) in charge of the public purse while his quite clearly domiciled missus was avoiding paying a penny to the Exchequer. Who resisted levying a penny on oil company profits. Who sent folk to restaurants increasing the spread of COVID. Apart from that lot, ideal candidate.

Hungarian player at the 1978 and 1982 Finals Andras Torocsik reportedly dead of pneumonia aged 67: https://www-blikk-hu.translate.goog/sport/magyar-foci/meghalt-torocsik-andras/pds9q2f?ca_ei&length=11&blockIndex=8&pubId=4s1g650&_x_tr_sl=hu&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Famously sent off against the hosts Argentina in 1978.

Report of the death of Davie Robb, huge figure who played for Aberdeen but also had a career in North America, aged 74:

Adam Wade (IMDB)reported dead:

"And our secret love's no secret anymore" - Dorries Day.

I'm struggling to decipher what Starmer's lawn is, tbh. He needs to get a grip, I can imagine many of his benchers groaned when Durham's finest cleared him. For years and decades the Tories have said something to the effect of you can't just throw money at a problem. And all they've done is throw money at petrol prices, energy prices, furlough, groupon two for one meal deals, etc etc and when the fraudsters come a calling, we'll let them off, all while taxing the people more. Whoever it is needs to get to the endemic problems of opportunity and social mobility, and deliver comfort to the people who do the right thing. I don't expect a Labour or Tory leader to be able to do that at the moment. So to answer who will be the next Tory leader? It doesn't matter. But who the the next Labour leader will be might.

Wait until he has to deal with that immigrant problem. Oh wait, I mean Britain's disposal bin...

Er...where did you think I meant who I WANT? I don't WANT any fucking Tory running the Cuntsry. Same would apply to a Labour leader for example. Even they might struggle with that list.

Must not be a millionaire. Must not be public school educated. Must not be Oxbridge educated. Must not represent a London/Home Counties seat. Must not be a banker, hedge fund person or ever been a CEO/Director of a "large" (more than 250 employees) company. Must never have had a photo op involving a food bank. Must never have had a photo op dressed in hi-viz or a hard hat. Must never have campaigned or voted for the exemption from the rule of law of any person/group of people, such as Northern Ireland veterans or Owen Patterson, for example. And, just to rule out everyone else, must not be a cunt. Otherwise, fill your boots.

John Gwynne QO: https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12648617/john-gwynne-former-sky-sports-commentator-dies-aged-77

Darts guy John Gwynne gone: https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/07/09/broadcasting-giant-john-gwynne-passes-away Edit: DDP pick @gcreptile.

Larry Storch gains Hollywood Reporter Obit, so expect the flood of QOs: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/larry-storch-dead-f-troop-1235177225/