YoungWillz

Now you see the Westminster dichotomy. It's either a bunch of hapless racists - see Windrush (Tories) or a bunch of hapless racists - see antisemitism (Labour). And yet both pander to middle England.

Wasn't Stanley Bates in the Bungle suit?

Depending on how the rest of the year goes and if I can work out the names of all the little people, I might make this my Hare's Pool team for next year...

Survivors from the Comic Relief Is This The Way To Amarillo? Gotta be a Theme Team in there....

Do The Conga

Early keyboardist with the Bay City Rollers Archie Marr dies in a fire at his Edinburgh home: https://www.scotsman.com/news/original-member-of-bay-city-rollers-dies-after-fire-at-edinburgh-home-1-4779036 Apparently he appeared on TOTP with the band following their 1971 hit Keep On Dancing, but I can't find a clip with him in it. Deffo keyboards on the track though.

Cliff Huxford, prolific player for Southampton, reportedly dead at 81:

Today's Special: Mary Ellis; Shinobu Hashimoto; William McBride; Lincoln Brower; Mahendra Kaul.

Fast driver....

Gerald Harper's the new Peter Wyngarde....

In coming up to the 61st anniversary of Oliver Hardy's death, it appears the seriously overrated Steve Coogan and the seriously underrated John C Reilly have made a biopic of Stan and Ollie. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/steve-coogan-film-stan-and-ollie-to-close-bfi-london-film-festival/ Not sure I'd watch.

35 years ago today the other Carolyn Jones snapped her fingers and left the set for the last time, aged 53.

Death Notice for Mr Bennion: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=alan-john-bennion&pid=189794868

Mary Carlisle QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/08/02/mary-carlisle-actress-obituary/

Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/08/02/michael-lapage-pilot-oarsman-obituary/

Hasselhoff marries his Welsh GF: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45030422 Sorry ladies! (Not sorry).

According to the facebook post, Mary Carlisle died at 02:28 on the morning of August 1. Assuming she died in LA, California local time.

There's loads of films where Mary Carlisle was the last survivor. Quicker to mention the ones with untraceable dead people or with someone definitely alive.

Mary Carlisle is a unique hit here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mary-carlisle-dead-bing-crosby-star-delightful-musicals-was-104-1085748 So It's The Natural Thing To Do to award some points!!!

Two Feet...but Ham Fisted....

Cunt's Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/08/01/george-cunningham-politician-obituary/

Round Up #16 (In Memory of Northamptonshire County Council Special) Mary Carlisle: Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/08/02/mary-carlisle-actress-obituary/ Michael Lapage: Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/08/02/michael-lapage-pilot-oarsman-obituary/ Barry Elliott: BBC Obit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45074955 Charlotte Rae: Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6030105/Facts-Life-Diffrent-Strokes-star-Charlotte-Rae-passes-away-age-92-following-cancer-battle.html Richard Haag: Awaiting Obit. Margaret Heckler: Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6035723/Former-Republican-Congresswoman-Margaret-Heckler-dies.html Paul Laxalt: Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-6034881/Paul-Laxalt-former-Nevada-senator-Reagan-liaison-dies-96.html Ronnie Taylor: Awaiting Obit. Jarrod Lyle: Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/09/jarrod-lyle-australian-golfer-dies-cancer-aged-36 VS Naipaul: Sun Obit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6995754/vs-naipaul-dead-nobel-prize-winning-british-author-dies-at-his-london-home-age-85/ Gary Thibodeau: Awaiting Obit.

Reliable source indicates that Mary Carlisle has finally died aged 104:

Irvin "Carrot" Jarrett, long time former percussionist for Third World, reportedly dead: http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20180731/former-third-world-member-irvin-carrot-jarrett-dead UK #10 (1978) Now That We Found Love: Not eligible for my TOTP team until 2021 when the re-issue hit the charts again, then in 1985 reaching #22.