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Amazing what you find when you are looking up Douglas Hurd. Terry Waite's brother, David Waite, died at the end of August aged 75: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19540629.david-waite-brother-beirut-hostage-terry-waite-died/ He was a spokesman for the family during Terry Waite's detention.

Did he have his bike with him? Still telling the unemployed to become rent boys? Never mind the stick, what was his schtick?

Carl Bean has bean and gone: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/08/carl-bean-singer-i-was-born-this-way-dies-aged-77 A hit for gcreptile and Joey Russ, he might have been born this way, but died that way. Bonus: gcreptile makes a pair of Queens - 10 Additional Points. Having missed out on Sarah Harding, gcreptile bounces back up the leaderboard to a podium place. Leaderboard updated.

Swamp pop pioneer and "legend" (it says here) Warren Storm, reportedly dead: https://www.katc.com/news/around-acadiana/abbeville-native-swamp-pop-legend-warren-storm-dies

Edward Barnes, co-creator of Blue Peter, being reported dead (reliable source I'd say): Also the head of Children's TV before Anna Home. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0055581/

Ronnie Milsap's wife Joyce Milsap has died: https://tasteofcountry.com/ronnie-milsap-wife-joyce-dead-dies/ I'm going to say Ronnie's probably dead within a year.

At least I'm personally not giving you any work at all.

Guardian Obit for Tony Selby indicates his death was COVID related: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/07/tony-selby-obituary

Crossposting Nino Castelnuovo's death report here. A DDP Pick.

Nino Castelnuovo is reportedly morte: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/2021/09/07/e-morto-lattore-nino-castelnuovo-_fd0cf202-2037-4d69-abcc-76866b3b5f4a.html&prev=search&pto=aue Let's see if the guaranteed obit comes...should do...

Nelson Piquet drives Bolsonaro around in a Rolls Royce to formal Independence Day celebrations: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=https://veja.abril.com.br/blog/maquiavel/o-bolsonarista-nelson-piquet-agora-e-motorista-do-presidente/&prev=search&pto=aue Some Twitter folks ain't happy...

Wait. Tories announced tax rises today - calling it a levy, like the dicks they are. Tories also announced a white paper on integration of health and social care later in the year. So, they are putting your taxes up without a plan in place. Noice!

Going to say that Tony Selby has indeed died: RIP properly this time. I salute you Corporal Marsh!

Jane Birkin suffers stroke, recovering: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58463528

Now reports that the Tony Selby we love has died: Let's see if this is real.

Many hits for pop popular pick Sarah Harding. Too many to mention individually, you know who you are. Bonuses: CalebH hits the A Spades (the Ace of Spades) - 5 Additional Points; also makes a Pair of Aces - 10 Additional Points - Total: 15 Additional Points. Death Impends hits the A Spades (the Ace of Spades) - 5 Additional Points. Joey Russ hits the A Spades (the Ace of Spades) - 5 Additional Points. Perhaps plays a Black Joker - 50 Additional Points. Banana hits the A Clubs - 5 Additional Points. Captain Chorizo makes a Pair of 9s - 10 Additional Points. I think this is the first time three players have a hit with the same person with the same card - gotta be some kind of miracle given the randomness of the allocation. Leaderboard updated.

Sarah Harding is the second faller from Series 20, after Derek Acorah.

Bound For The Underground.

Sarah Harding not one of mine. Sound of the Underground for how many?

Four time gold medallist between 1968 and 1984 in canoeing, Romanian Ivan Patzaichin has died aged 71: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/ivan-patzaichin-a-murit-la-71-de-ani-3720967&prev=search&pto=aue A Scavenger Hunt miss.

Poor old Fritz. Nary a murmur.

Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/one-iraqs-most-influential-shiite-163142535.html He's called something ridiculous on the List of Celebs, ending in al-Hakeem, but it's the same guy, @gcreptile.

Nuala Scarisbrick, co-founder of the charity Life - basically an anti-abortion campaign group - has died: https://lifecharity.org.uk/lifes-tribute-2/ Edit: And https://lifecharity.org.uk/nuala/ (died 31 August 2021) Her husband, Jack Scarisbrick, was born in 1928 and according to Wiki is still alive.

Sid Watson has died, not sure it's been mentioned: https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2021/september/rip-sid-watson/ Article states he was the second oldest living player for Mansfield at the time of his death.

Com-poser and Com-munist Mikis Theodorakis is com-post. While Anthony Quinn welcomes the guy who forced him to dance to the hereafter, msc welcomes another card played with a unique hit. Moves up a few places. No bonuses, leaderboard updated.