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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charlotte/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-ann-alston&pid=188251783 http://www.aegriersonsfcc.com/obituaries/Barbara-Alston-2/

Ah, the man on the Sheena Easton thingies...

On a crazy whim, Clive James.

Hubert Doggart, sports administrator and former England Test cricketer, dead at 92. https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/625554 DDP Pick.

Eleven teams seem to have met their match as Billy Graham meets his maker. Pointage awarded.

Billy Graham takes me to two hits here. Keeping up...

Reverend Billy adds some points for me here.

Reverend Billy helps me out...the power of Christ compels me...second hit.

I did think he'd go this year. He's on a few of my lists...just not this one. So, off to claim points....

Still Nil Nil in the battle of the titans though, I see....

Jesus! Christ! Ah well, now he's dead, I feel better about my inveterate sinning....

While passing time: Retired actress and dancer Judit Zsolnai died on 7 October 2017. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2953188 IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0958176/

Norm Rogers, drummer, dead from cancer: http://m.startribune.com/former-jayhawks-and-cows-drummer-norm-rogers-dies-of-cancer/474613843/?section=variety

Cream Soda for the win. Nothing better on a hot day than Cream soda in a glass, topped up with a scoop of ice cream. Summer luxury. Winter luxury...Creamola Foam.

Three teams imagined Catherine Nevin serving out her time until late in the year. Sadly, like her, their chances of that have now died.

Catherine Nevin: https://www.irishpost.co.uk/news/irish-black-widow-killer-catherine-nevin-dies-aged-66-just-months-release-prison-150102

Canadian air legend Dorothy Rungeling dies at 106: http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2018/02/19/aviation-pioneer-dorothy-rungeling-dies-at-106 DDP Pick. Also one for Deathers in 10/10 and The Generation Game DP.

Hah! You're right of course, the name pre-dates Ringo....I just normally use that as a contraction! Probably just John from my Alzheimers ridden memory...

Maybe MPFC can come up with something better, been ages since I read my literature. I know The Beatles went by the name of the Silver Beetles for a time, but I can't remember if they added Silver because there was already an American group called The Beetles. As I recall, Beatles was an original name thought up by JPGR. I've never heard of a competing claim to the name, and given how litigious the Americans were, I'm sure they would have sued at the time. Urban myth?

Link: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mTM_9JTeoMIC&pg=PA538&lpg=PA538&dq=lytations&source=bl&ots=EML3j_bcL2&sig=6krWUIrw1N8K6kifkV19JnMtOVQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4tsuSybLZAhXOaVAKHXHuBIMQ6AEISjAH#v=onepage&q=lytations&f=false

Nobel Laureate Gunther Blobel dead at 81. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fderstandard.at%2F2000074562591%2FMedizin-Nobelpreistraeger-Guenter-Blobel-gestorben&edit-text Sure it's lung cancer and not long cancer, Google translate! Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Günter_Blobel Mentioned here as a possibility for 2007:

Routine procedure on a 90 year old...thought it would be of passing interest.

Sooo...Rosalynn Carter recovering from surgery....http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/18/rosalynn-carter-recovering-from-surgery-in-atlanta.html

Lots of teary eyes at Gary Oldman..... Not in a joyous way...I'm wondering if something's up....