YoungWillz

Nice to get a mention in the Tom O'Connor obit. (Was there really that little to say about the silver fox of the comedy circuit? )

Another swing and a miss for my theme team of 1985:

Death Notice for Sir Colin Southgate aged 83, sometime controversial chairman of EMI and sometime chair of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden through its possibly toughest era: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/251318/southgate

Updating the list of Dukes, Marquesses and Earls who will reach 80 or over by or in 2022 (again, Wiki is my friend, any errors are theirs): Dukes: James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose (b. 1935) James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn (b. 1934) Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent (b. 1935) Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans (b. 1939) Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland (b. 1940) Marquesses: Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester (b. 1941) David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensbury (b. 1929) Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (b. 1941) Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (b. 1935) David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden (b. 1930) - No individual Wiki page. Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (b. 1926) Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (b. 1937) Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading (b. 1942) Earls: England: Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl of Berkshire (b. 1935; d. 2022) Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey and 9th Earl of Abingdon (b. 1931) George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry (b. 1939) Scotland: Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford (b. 1927) Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar (b. 1940) Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan (b. 1930) - No individual Wiki Page John Eric Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth (b. 1935) Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale (b. 1937) Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1924) David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie (b. 1926) Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk (b. 1940) Filippo Rospigliosi, 11th Prince Rospigliosi and 12th Earl of Newburgh (b. 1942) - No Individual Wiki Page Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (b. 1941) Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney (b. 1938) Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield (b. 1939) Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery and 3rd Earl of Midlothian (b. 1929) Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow (b. 1939) Great Britain: James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave (b. 1940) Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester (b. 1942) - No Individual Wiki Page Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan (b. 1937) Ireland: William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath (b. 1928) John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath (b. 1941) - No Individual Wiki Page Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (b. 1937) Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough (b. 1941) Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (b. 1938) John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough (b. 1931) - No individual Wiki Page Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden (b. 1938) - No individual Wiki Page Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (b. 1933) George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington (b. 1938) - No individual Wiki Page Michael Annesley, 12th Earl of Annesley (b. 1933) - No individual Wiki Page Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen (b. 1942) - No Individual Wiki Page Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart (b. 1928) Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore (b. 1927) Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford (b. 1942) - No Individual Wiki Page Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse (b. 1936) Sir Richard Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey (b. 1942) United Kingdom: Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton (b. 1934) Philip Grey, 7th Earl Grey (b. 1940) Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke (b. 1937) - No individual Wiki Page David Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham (b. 1939; d. 2022) - No individual Wiki Page Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns (b. 1939) Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl Cranbrook (b. 1933) Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie (b. 1939; d. 2021) Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (b. 1935)

Telegraph Obit for Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/08/05/earl-antrim-authority-art-served-keeper-conservation-tate-gallery/

Malcolm Hebden's character Norris Cole will be killed off offscreen reportedly: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9864935/Coronation-Streets-Norris-Cole-killed-away-screen-cast-film-new-funeral-scenes.html

Reg Gorman, probably best known as Jack Fletcher in The Sullivans, reported dead aged 89: Roles in Skippy and also Prisoner. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331116/

Well I'm at base camp..... in Hell.

Brian Henderson QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9862661/Nine-news-legend-Brian-Henderson-dies-89-following-battle-cancer.html

Strewth, mate. Took your time throwing another corpse on the barbie! Australian broadcaster Brian Henderson has died and is a hit for Salmon Mousse. Captain Chorizo had him as a sub and draws 3 Clubs for 3 Points added. No bonuses, leaderboard updated.

The magician in Mastrioanni's 8 and a half. (Why no fractions on a keyboard? Ha!) Niche fellow.

The Monster Of Peladon was one of the first Target books I bought (yep, I have a first edition, ha!) and I can't tell you how much I love Horror At Fang Rock (unpopular opinion I'm guessing, but hey, lighthouses are creepy!). RIP.

Former leader of Wigan Metropolitan Council and Labour politician, elevated to the peerage, Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh, dead at 76: https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-08-03/tributes-to-former-wigan-council-leader-lord-peter-smith

Charles Connor - American drummer with Little Richard and James Brown et al. Thea White - voice actress for Muriel Bagge in Courage The Cowardly Dog and former wife of sometime drummer involved with the Beatles, Andy White. Rather more Twitter chatter about Thea White, but chatter - no real reliable sources.

Dead So Far: Anne Stallybrass - 3 July - Obit Rick Laird - 4 July - Obit Stan Swamy - 5 July - Obit Gillian Sheen Donaldson - 5 July - Obit Axel Kahn - 6 July Dilip Kumar - 7 July - Obit Carlos Reutemann - 7 July - Obit Jehan Sadat - 9 July - Obit Ernie Moss - 11 July - Obit Renee Simonot - 11 July - Obit Mick Bates - 12 July - Obit Edwin Edwards - 12 July - Obit Paul Orndorff - 12 July - Obit Gary Corbett - 14 July - Obit Mary Ward - 19 July - Obit Brian Henderson - 5 August - Obit Gertrude Annie Kingston - ? August 2021 Patricia Hitchcock - 9 August - Obit Gerd Muller - 15 August - Obit Paul Mitchell III - 15 August - Obit Perhaps: 423 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Sadat; Orndorff) (Sub: Swamy [4 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [4]) Cards Played: Salmon Mousse: 412 Points (Reutemann; Orndorff; Henderson; Muller) (MD: Jul [Q]) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 410 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Laird; Orndorff) (Sub: Henderson [3 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [7]) Cards Played: JoeMoneypenny: 360 Points (Sheen; Reutemann; Muller) (MD: Jul [5]) Cards Played: Baby Blue: 319 Points (Reutemann; Edwards; Corbett) (MD: Jul [9]) Cards Played: gcreptile: 317 Points (Swamy, Laird; Bates) (Sub: Kumar [5 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [7]) Cards Played: Banana: 311 Points (Kumar: Laird; Corbett) (MD: Jul [J]) Cards Played: An Fear Beag: 258 Points (Kumar; Muller) (Sub: P. Mitchell [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [2]) Cards Played: Caleb H: 224 Points (Simonot; Ward) (Sub: Hitchcock [K Clubs]) (MD: Jul [6]) Cards Played: msc: 221 Points (Laird; Bates) (Sub: Orndorff [10 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [J]) Cards Played: Death Impends: 114 Points (Kumar) (MD: Jul [A]) Cards Played: Yorkshire Banker: 114 Points (Ward) (MD: Jul [A]) Cards Played: theoldlady: 103 Points (Muller) (MD: Jul [3]) Cards Played: Torva Messor: 103 Points (Simonot) (MD: Jul [3]) Cards Played: Joey Russ: 102 Points (Laird) (MD: Jul [2]) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 14 Points (Sub: Stallybrass [3 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [J]) Grim Up North: 13 Points (Sub: Moss [4 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [9]) GuyFromFuture: 13 Points (MD: Jul [K]) Toast: 13 Points (MD: Jul [K]) Gooseberry Crumble: 12 Points (MD: Jul [Q]) Sean: 12 Points (MD: Jul [Q]) DeathByArsenic: 9 Points (MD: Jul [9]) Great Uncle Bulgaria: 5 Points (MD: Jul [5]) YoungWillz: 5 Points (MD: Jul [5])

It's been a month already! It's gone faster than Dina Asher-Smith, like most of the girls who competed against her. At least we made the final! Anyhow, here is the monthly Card Roulette Draw: Timestamp: 2021-07-31 11:44:48 UTC Means everyone will now be on the Leaderboard, which shall be updated shortly.

Look, for years it's been about relationships - like Press Gang without the charm. Tate - Tennant was probably the golden era of the present run. Precisely because they emphasised the story over the relationship like of old, whereas almost every other assistant wanted to bang the Doctor (and if they didn't - Rory - they kept punishing by killing him!)? Get a room in a fanfiction forum, say I! And @msc as you well know, I go waaay back to the start of the Pertwee era!

Unsaveable. Too much soap opera, not enough science, now John Bishop?

Been a while, hasn't it? I'm not aware at the point of writing of any further deaths. As we will all be congregating for a Zoom call for the Card Roulette draw tomorrow, just a reminder that you might want to let me know of anybody who has reached their use by date!

Gawd knows why I picked this thread, but Native American actor and singer Saginaw Grant has reportedly died aged 85: https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/american-indian-actor-saginaw-grant-85-passes-away Various appearances on TV and film, however, British interest as he appeared as a medicine man in episodes of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet in a later (let's call it less than good) series when they located to America. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335636/ Edit: I'll point for the benefit of @gcreptile that he's a DDP Pick.

Speaks out to The Times, describing his fright and loneliness after becoming widowed: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/glen-michael-reveals-loneliness-of-life-as-a-widower-2z95j9rb6 Sorry if you thought he was deid. I hope you didn't feel afraid or lonely....

He's the rat scratches and bites guy!

Japanese media reporting that Toshihide Maskawa, Physics Laureate from 2008, has died aged 81: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210729/k10013168691000.html

Janet Banana has lost her a-peel. She dead. https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/07/29/former-first-lady-janet-banana-dies-aged-83/