YoungWillz

From the Terry Jones thread and updating here for completeness.

Terry Jones makes it 7 hits for me.

Terry Jones my first hit. Already. Gonna be a long year waiting for #2.

And with Terry Jones we are off: YW - 1; DL - 1.

Second year in a row my Joker is first to fall. RIP Terry Jones.

Update soon....

Wait, he doesn't count? Darn it, have to sort out my sig.....

First DDP hit for me on my Comedy theme team. Sad, was expecting a little later in the year. Absolute genius. RIP.

Prediction: Kenny Rogers dead in February.

Seeing this finishes soon...running again?

We're not all obsessed with death you know, sometimes it's good to know that even through suicidal thoughts and his diagnosis, he's still hopeful, nearing on 50. Touching, actually.

George Wilson (aka George Christopher) who played Liverpudlian scamp Ziggy reveals bipolar disorder: https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/21/grange-hill-star-george-wilson-reveals-smashed-loft-career-dried-opens-bipolar-disorder-12094826/

One of those well known faces that turned up in loads of things, William Bogert, dead at 83, just a fortnight before his birthday: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/william-bogert-dies-dead-small-wonder-war-games-1203473753/ Probably best known as Brandon Brindle, Ted's neighbour and boss, in Small Wonder, but lots and lots of credits, including the father of Matthew Broderick's character in War Games. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0091722/

Death Notice for Edmund Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/238902/ironside

As Grim Up North will confirm, Peter Hobday was my first male sub on 12 Lords/8 Ladies. Now he's only gone and snuffed it! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/20/peter-hobday-long-serving-presenter-today-programme-whose-amiable/

Another for Deathray's ire. Barry Mayger, namer and founding member of Chicory Tip, dead at 73: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/founder-of-70s-chart-toppers-dies-220454/ Son Of My Father (UK #1 1972): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXsSYS-flOs

One hit wonder as far as the UK is concerned. Robert Parker, who reached #24 in September 1966 (a very good month imo) the UK Charts with Barefootin', dead at 89: https://www.fox8live.com/2020/01/19/barefootin-singer-robert-parker-passes-away/ Barefootin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azIytXgdggA

Got a month to get my team into shape. Home tie, looking at March deaths - long month. Tbh, I'm dreading a starting eleven - because generally in my first entry it's a finishing eleven too!

Henry Woolf is 90 today! Tom Baker is 86 today!

Liza Goddard is 70 today!

See it now, hmm. Maybe it translates Hazel Irvine into cockney.....

His earpiece to the production box? Parrott is sporting (see what I did there?) one too.

With Ivan Milat dead, turns out the father of one of Tobin's victims has been told by "the cops" that Tobin has "days to live": https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5186366/serial-killer-peter-tobin-cancer-victim-party/

Jack Van Impe welcomed into Heaven according to his website: https://www.jvim.com/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/ Good luck with that QO.

Has it really been 30 years since Mel Appleby lost all respectability, aged 23?