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Bit of a Blow. To be operated on. Kurtis Blow to undergo surgery: https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/legendary-kurtis-blow-announces-hospitalization-report-news.78862.html

Tezza sacks Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/01/theresa-may-sacks-gavin-williamson-huawei-leak/ Shades of Trumpism heading into Number 10?

Dinko Dermendzhiev dead at 77: http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2019/05/01/439656/bulgarian-football-legend-dies-aged-77.html Appeared in 1966 and 1970 finals as well.

I'm hopeful the renovations will be complete come 1st July. Will know better come early June.

Yes, a miss for my 1983 TOTP theme team. Bugger. Not a hint in my researches that he was ill. Now removed from my 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 lists. Ah well, here is that UK 1983 #10 hit:

Time to tot up those totals! Alas, for me several hits but bottom heavy. Looking forward to the formal announcement of the victor.

Former Provost of Portsmouth The Very Reverend Michael Yorke died on Good Friday aged 80: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/232976/yorke Wiki page and Good Friday religious death = thread post!

If I was related to May, I'd have topped myself too. Remember, this keenness to improve mental health provision has been going on since Norman Lamb and Vince Cable were in the Coalition and they, not May or Cameron, were the ones pushing it. And still we wait...probably for some US private health care conglomerate to provide it..... Remember when Cameron's disabled son died? Just about the point that particular millionaire ceased claiming benefits for the disabled was exactly the point when disabled provision was cut and people started losing their Motability cars. That's the measure of a Tory...

Announcement of Betty Lockwood's death in the chamber: https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2019-04-30/debates/891B5947-3B07-4B2E-A7E7-B8A173E2CA98/DeathOfAFormerMemberBaronessLockwood

Betty Lockwood, Baroness Lockwood, Labour Party activist and equal opportunities campaigner, died yesterday aged 95, according to the list of Retired Lords on the Parliament website. https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/retired-lords/ Also this: Lords Hansard for today not up yet, but probably announced in the chamber today, or tomorrow. They are good at that sort of thing.

Maybe I've been watching the wrong sessions, but I haven't heard Willie Thorne's dulcet commentary yet. Virgo, McManus, Doherty, Hendry and Taylor. Can understand Griffiths as I think he's still got a player he coaches in. Ali Carter's accent gets stronger every time I hear him, doing well for a repeated pick for the DDP.

Seamless as always, ha! Last thing a runner needs - headaches! And an extra month's worth of games. We love ya, msc.

Well, there's an open goal.... Anyone?

Rodrigues Neto, part of the Brazil 1978 squad, dead at 69: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/30/c_138024888.htm

While I'm here, happy birthday to Steven Mackintosh, 7 months younger than me and the ginger boy who is the first to be condemned to the Timelash. Gawd, I remember when I was that skinny. Still fairly skinny now, but then so is Steven.

That would be hilarious if his 1983 singing partner outlives him...…..cos I have her on my team! *laughs hysterically*

DDP pick Johannes Witteveen gets his QO @Spade_Cooley: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/04/29/johannes-witteveen-head-imf-negotiated-92-billion-bail-out-1976/ Who would have thought?

Not sure about Bruck, what was his claim to fame?

Problem with this is no-one can read the story in EU due to GPDR. But that's not your fault. Some US sites are readable, just the way it is, some things will never change....

John Sessions...now there's a talent. If you go back and watch how funny he is in Whose Line... then also look at his dramatic work, well there's no comparison with Slattery et al.

Not putting in the Widow thread, because.... Anyhow, Jo Sullivan Loesser, Broadway musical star and widow of Frank Loesser, dead at 91 reportedly: https://deadline.com/2019/04/jo-sullivan-loesser-dead-broadway-frank-loesser-actress-most-happy-fella-guys-and-dolls-obituary-1202603717/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1692989/ IBDB: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jo-sullivan-61452

I don't think she's funny though. Was she funny in The Taming? Thanks for the warning about Good Omens, though, whatever that is. I'd hate to accidentally take an interest in something she's in!

Never thought he was that funny. Talented I'd say, but comedy....nah! As far as that class goes, only slightly less overrated than Josie Lawrence, who had two buttons she could press...little girl or Northern. And let's face it, 99 per cent of Southern English comics have used Northern as their go to since the Romans invented roads.

Daily Star story I linked to now refers to conflicting reports...ha! Looks like TMZ rowed back from their breaking story PDQ! So still available for Windy City-ers….

John Singleton dead according to US reports I can't link to, because of GPDR. However, there's this: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/775430/John-Singleton-dead-cause-age-stroke-Boyz-n-the-Hood-director