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Shirley Carter in EastEnders, Yvonne Atkins in Bad Girls. A girl who can deliver the line "You slaaaaaaaag" with aplomb.

Adrian Hall, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is 60 today!

Linda Henry is 56 today!

Mark Wingett is 58 today!

Best day of Anh's life will be Jan 1 2020....

As I pointed out in the Only Famous For Being Ill Thread, this young lady died around Christmas according to the Daily Mail.

Might have to be changed, the son has confirmed he died 6pm Canadian Time on 31 December: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/veteran-actor-writer-kader-khan-dies-at-81/articleshow/67332658.cms Pretty good source of the info, I'd say. Edit: If I calculate that correctly and he died in Toronto, that's still 11pm on 31 December GMT.

Happy New Year South America and those on the East of USA and Canada! I'm off to sleep now, so Happy New Year to everyone else when it comes!

Here is my list for 2018: January: Thomas Bopp February: Rev Billy Graham March: Stephen Hawking (Death of the Year) April: Avicii May: Anne V Coates June: Steve Ditko July: Peter Firmin August: Neil Simon September: Charles K Kao October: Geoff Emerick November: Nicolas Roeg December: Sir Jack Zunz/June Whitfield (Just cannot separate these two for significance).

I'll not mention anything just now until there's a distance between the end of the year. You know, late obits - the next thing we know we all wake up on 3rd January to discover that Betty White, Herman Wouk and Clive James all died on 31st and nobody knows when McCririck died and we are footling around for our subs!

Just finished updating my signature. What a job!

Congratulations! I'll take 17th in this company any day. *runs in circles, doing the floss*

@Clorox Bleachman Terror of the Vervoorts - superb name!

Least likely to die on my team if I'm honest. But I thought that about Geoff Emerick in the Hare's.... Anyway, I needed a bloke and his name came up....

I'm out of likes, but thanks, found it during my researches for my TOTP theme team.

If the rumours are to be believed, it's Ed Asner. Hence my pick.

Wheelchair bound and hospitalised earlier this year. Really a complete wildcard pick!

All right, here goes *deep breath* the YW teams for 2019 are (with apologies for the delay due to formatting): 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Andrew Fairlie: Renowned Scottish chef, formerly of Gleneagles Hotel. Born circa 1964. (JOKER) George Alagiah: British newsreader, journalist and presenter. Fatima Ali: Reality star contestant on Bravo's Top Chef. Kathleen Blanco: First Female Governor of Louisiana. Leah Bracknell: Actress who starred as Zoe Tate in Emmerdale. Paul Di'anno: British Singer, first vocalist to record with Iron Maiden. Barry Du Bois: Australian designer, building expert and TV personality. Andy Gray (Actor): Scottish actor and comedy writer, famous for Naked Video and City Lights, born circa 1960. Richard Hadlee: Former cricketer for New Zealand, widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. Pauline Hunt: Scottish woman who developed cancer from receiving a kidney transplant. Born circa 1969. Terry Jones: Comedy performer and writer.Former member of Monty Python's Flying Circus troupe. Lee Kerslake: Drummer formerly with Uriah Heep and who worked with Ozzy Osbourne. Loretta Lynn: American singer-songwriter of the Country & Western genre. Olivia Newton-John: Australian Singer/Actress e.g Grease (Subbed in for Ruth Strauss) Vicky Phelan: Irish Cancer campaigner, featured on the current BBC 100 Women list. Born circa 1974. Amy Price: Mother of model Katie Price. Born circa 1954. Mark Radcliffe (Radio Broadcaster): English radio presenter now on Radio 2, formerly one half of the Mark and Lard duo. Harry Reid: US former Senator for Nevada. Bill Turnbull: English Journalist and presenter, best known for presenting BBC Breakfast for several years. Doddie Weir: Scottish former rugby union international player. . Comedy Cremations Paul Mayhew-Archer: Comedy Writer e.g. The Vicar Of Dibley (JOKER) Stanley Baxter: Scottish Comedy Actor Jasper Carrott: English Stand Up Comedian Billy Connolly: Scottish Comedian Barry Cryer: English Comedy Writer Windsor Davies: Welsh Comedy Actor e.g. Never The Twain Andy Gray (Actor): Scottish actor and comedy writer, famous for Naked Video and City Lights, born circa 1960. Valerie Harper: American Sitcom Star e.g. Rhoda Melvyn Hayes: Comedy Actor e.g. It Ain't Half Hot Mum Tim Healy: Comic Actor, e.g. Benidorm; Still Open All Hours Clive James: Australian Wit and Scribe. Terry Jones: Member of Monty Python's Flying Circus Brian Murphy: Comedy Actor e.g. Man About The House; George And Mildred Bob Newhart: American Comedy Performer Geoffrey Palmer: English Sitcom Actor e.g. Butterflies; As Time Goes By (Subbed in for June Whitfield) Nicholas Parsons: English Comedy Straight Man/Presenter of Just A Minute Leslie Phillips: English Comedy Actor e.g. Carry On series and Harry Potter Dick Van Dyke: Had his own eponymous comedy show in the 1960s. Betty White: Last surviving member of the main cast of The Golden Girls. Barbara Windsor: English actress still best known for appearing in the Carry On franchise. 　 Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Jay Jay French: US Musician, guitarist and founding member of Twisted Sister. [#18 I Am (I'm Me) (Twisted Sister)] (JOKER) Jay Aston: Singer, former member of Bucks Fizz. [#10 When We Were Young (Bucks Fizz)] David Ball: Musician, founding member of Soft Cell. [#16 Soul Inside (Soft Cell)] Jet Black (Brian John Duffy): Drummer and founding member of punk/new wave band The Stranglers. [#9 European Female (The Stranglers)] Phil Collins: Drummer with Genesis and solo artist. [#1 You Can't Hurry Love] Elvis Costello: Singer/songwriter who had several hits solo and with his group, The Attractions. [#16 Pills And Soap] Roberta Flack: Soul singer best known for Killing Me Softly With His Song. [#2 Tonight I Celebrate My Love] Alan Lancaster: Former bassist with, and founding member of, rock legends Status Quo. [#5 Marguerita Time (Status Quo)] Jim Lea: Musician, vocalist and songwriter with 70s glam rock band, Slade. [#2 My Oh My (Slade)] Stephen Luscombe: Keyboard player with synthpop band Blancmange. [#10 Blind Vision (Blancmange)] Barry Manilow: Big nosed easy listening singer. [#17 Read 'Em And Weep] Frank Maudsley: Bassist with synthpop band A Flock Of Seagulls. [#25 Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Flock of Seagulls)] Ozzy Osbourne: Former lead vocalist with Black Sabbath. [#21 Bark At The Moon] Alvin "Seeco" Patterson: Former percussionist with Bob Marley And The Wailers. [#4 Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley And The Wailers)] Mike Peters: Lead singer with Welsh beat combo, The Alarm. [#17 68 Guns (The Alarm)] Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery): Vocalist with two-tone specialists, The Beat. [#3 Can't Get Used To Losing You (The Beat)] Kenny Rogers: Well known US Country singer. [#8 Islands In The Stream] Richard Tandy: Long term keyboardist with Electric Light Orchestra. [#13 Rock N Roll Is King (ELO)] John Williams: Well known film score composer, especially Star Wars franchise. [#17 Theme From ET (The Extra-Terrestrial)] Bill Wyman: Former bassist with The Rolling Stones. [#11 Undercover Of The Night (The Rolling Stones)]

Anyone want to see my teams then? @msc I know you do! Once I return from a bog break.... Such a tease....

My DL Prediction List and my Shadowlist will outperform the Committee in 2019. And if they don't, then they won't. And those are my bold claims and thoughts.

Strong as a horse. *note, I picked him for the Grammy Pool ages ago, so if he goes, being disproved on this point will mean I win anyway*

When did Guests get posting rights back?

Updated for 2018: 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying (2016) James Anderton; Bob Arum; Jimmy Carter; Maureen Cleave; Lee Grant; Douglas Hurd; Freddie Jones (d. 2019); Gemma Jones; James W McCord Jr (d. 2017); Carol McGiffin; Vera Miles; Mike Stoller; Gloria Vanderbilt (d. 2019); Henry Woolf. (14/20) (2017) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI; Dabney Coleman; Shannen Doherty; Roberta Flack; Jann Haworth; Clive James (d. 2019); Angela Lansbury; Jean-Marie Le Pen; Michael Lindsay-Hogg; Sidney Poitier; Prunella Scales. (11/20) (2018) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI; Roberta Flack; Tony Green; Jeremy Isaacs; Angela Lansbury; Imelda Marcos; Ennio Morricone; John Nott; Yoko Ono; Michael Parkinson; Sydney Samuelson. (11/20) Comedy Cremations (2015) Thelma Barlow; Stanley Baxter; Stephanie Cole; Billy Connelly; Barry Cryer; Ricky Gervais; Terry Gilliam; Jackie Mason; Paul O'Grady; Richard O'Sullivan; Pauline Quirke; BA Robertson; Jack Smethurst; Josephine Tewson. (14/20) (2016) Thelma Barlow; Stanley Baxter; Stephanie Cole; Billy Connolly; Barry Cryer; Ricky Gervais; Terry Gilliam; Jackie Mason; Paul O'Grady; Richard O'Sullivan; Pauline Quirke; B. A. Robertson; Jack Smethurst; Josephine Tewson. (14/20) (2017) Stanley Baxter; Eric Chappell; Billy Connolly; Windsor Davies (d. 2019); Valerie Harper (d. 2019); Tim Healy; Terry Jones; Paul Mayhew-Archer; Prunella Scales; Tony Selby; Richard Wilson. (11/20) (2018) Stanley Baxter; Mel Brooks; Billy Connolly; Windsor Davies (d. 2019); Valerie Harper (d. 2019); Melvyn Hayes; Terry Jones; Jackie Mason; Paul Mayhew-Archer; Bryan Murphy; Bob Newhart; Richard O'Sullivan; Nicholas Parsons; Leslie Phillips; Mike Yarwood. (15/20) Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today (2016) Jon Anderson; Benny Andersson; George Benson; Mike Berry; Buster Bloodvessel; Sheena Easton; Dave Edmunds; Bryan Ferry; Roberta Flack; Herbie Flowers; Bruce Foxton; Peter Gabriel; Chris "Merrick" Hughes; Fern Kinney; Kenny Rogers; Barbra Streisand; David Van Day. (17/20) (2017) Ritchie Blackmore; Mickey Bradley; Joe Dolce; Abdul "Duke" Fakir; Nigel Glockler; Julio Iglesias; John Illsley; Brian May; Ennio Morricone; Ian Paice; Ruth Pointer; Smokey Robinson; Phil Spalding; Neville Staple; Shakin' Stevens; David Van Day; Vangelis; Charlie Wilson; Bill Wyman. (19/20) (2018) Jon Anderson; Jet Black; Eric Burdon; Rick Davies; Noel Duggan; Abdul "Duke" Fakir; Jim Gordon; Lou Gramm; Mick Jones; Barry Manilow; Olivia Newton-John; Linda Nolan; Rocky Sharpe; Gary Rossington; Ryuichi Sakamoto; Florian Schneider; David Van Day; Ronnie Wood; Bill Wyman. (19/20)

Right, I'm now officially on cease and desist from looking for more obits this year. So, subject to any amendments needed in case of very late deaths, here is the YoungWillz Shadowlist 2019: 01. Tom Baker 02. Bob Barker 03. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 04. Tony Bennett 05. Honor Blackman 06. Frank Bough 07. Michael Caine 08. Jimmy Carter 09. Jacques Chirac (d. 26 September 2019) 10. Sean Connery 11. Terence Conran 12. Bob Dole 13. Alex Ferguson 14. Roberta Flack 15. Jimmy Greaves 16. Valerie Harper (d. 30 August 2019) 17. Rolf Harris 18. Bob Hawke (d. 16 May 2019) 19. Hal Holbrook 20. Glyn Houston (d. 30 June 2019) 21. John Hume 22. Douglas Hurd 23. Clive James (d.24 November 2019) 24. Terry Jones 25. Dilip Kumar 26. Angela Lansbury 27. Jean-Marie Le Pen 28. Jerry Lee Lewis 29. Loretta Lynn 30. Shane MacGowan 31. Imelda Marcos 32. John McCririck (d. 5 July 2019) 33. Ennio Morricone 34. Robert Mugabe (d. 6 September 2019) 35. Pete Murray 36. Bob Newhart 37. Olivia Newton John 38. Nichelle Nichols 39. Linda Nolan 40. Yoko Ono 41. Geoffrey Palmer 42. Prince Philip 43. Sidney Poitier 44. Anne Reid 45. Fernando Ricksen (d. 18 September 2019) 46. Gary Rossington 47. Nobby Stiles 48. Norman Tebbit 49. Bill Wyman 50. Franco Zeffirelli (d. 15 June 2019)

Happy New Year to all our friends on the Continent! We love you, Scotland loves you...Theresa May's Government hates you. But in 2019, Scotland Loyal!