YoungWillz

45 years since Mama Cass stopped making her own kind of music.

An excellent time to post this to Walker's thread. And also to campaign for the thread title to be corrected from Johnny to Johnnie.

In like a General, out like a chav.

Twitter reporting that Mad Marty Wilson has died: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933833/

Fadi has been arrested following damaging the property, locks changed - he's out. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7290531/Workmen-change-locks-George-Michaels-home-late-singers-boyfriend-Fadi-Fawa-smashed-up.html Note even Andrew Ridgeley got nothing in the Will.

13 hits and one non-obiter so far. In comparison, only around 10 hits by the latter part of August in 2018. Oh and happy birthday Daniel Negreanu - 45 today!

DDP rules here I'm afraid. Might do for the Cup though...

Rather unpopular former leader of the UDM who split from the National Union of Mineworkers following the miners' strike of the 1980s, Neil Greatrex dead: https://www.chad.co.uk/news/people/former-udm-leader-and-miners-strike-figure-neil-greatrex-has-died-1-9897566 Found guilty of embezzlement of funds from a nursing home to help sick/injured mineworkers. Such a character...what you'd expect from someone born on April Fools Day.

Patton's widow is what, 28?

Happy 80th birthday to Bob Baker, co-writer of those "favourite" 1970s Who classics. Also wrote for some animated series of films, but really, they're terrible.

60 today! Years of age, not charges dropped...

This Week: Andrea Camilleri Johnny Clegg Christopher Kraft Paul Krassner Rolf Gehlhaar Incredibly listenable.

Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/07/26/bryan-magee-author-broadcaster-academic-unsurpassed-ability/

Whoops.

Depressive on-off brain tumour pop guy John Newman defies those picking him for the DDP by bouncing back, happy and touring in a campervan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-49089053/john-newman-singer-on-how-career-led-to-depression

Actively seeking commutation of sentence from....yeah, that guy: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/nyregion/bernie-madoff-trump-pardon.html

Essebsi becomes an Exssebsi and his death drops pointage for several players. Joey Russ and Death Impends move into podium places, while the Captain's lead is slashed. Bonus: Death Impends gets a pair of 5s - 10 Additional Points. Banana had Essebsi as a sub and draws the 6 Diamonds for 6 Points added. Leaderboard updated.

BBC says Essebsi dead for the QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-49111905

Well, bejebus, Liz Truss Trade Secretary! Indignation about foreign cheese leads to the person who will negotiate our trade deals around the world. Scotland moves closer to independence....

Fluffy Mundell lost job as Scottish Secretary. Wonder which of the remaining Scottish Tory toady lickspittles Bawjaws will appoint? They are all only just in the door. Of course, he could go and appoint a Scot representing an English constituency. Like the complete arse he is...

Think you are thinking of Hardy Kruger?

Michael English reported dead here: https://www.politicshome.com/news/organisation-page/association-former-members-parliament/43788/remembrance-departed-colleagues

BBC Obit for the unique Joker DDP for Hauer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49098435

Dutch actor Rutger Hauer dead: https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dead-dies-blade-runner-co-star-1203278050/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000442/

Twitter indicating Jeremy Kemp may have died. Needs further investigation, guv.