YoungWillz

Such a relatively obscure guy going about his business, I didn't even bother to check whether he was DDP-ed. We've a Nobel Prize winner without an obit, yet Wilk strolls one.

Cross-posting news of Jerry Abbot's death here.

Given the results of the last election, this could be a bit misleading. After all, a whole lotta Red Tory seats went Blue Tory last time out. Nevertheless, Sunak's on record about taking money out of deprived urban areas and moving it to the traditional Tory voting areas. Not sure what to do with this information, mind.

Report of the death of Ulysses, member of British hip-hop combo Hijack: Signed by Ice-T, they hit #56 in the UK chart in January 1990 with The Badman Is Robbin:

Sally Thomsett from The Railway Children and Man About The House is 74.

Juan Vicente Perez QO: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-worlds-oldest-man-who-32498833 Brings us to 100 hits on the DDP.

Stage Obit for Fred Van Buren, illusionist probably most famous for his vanishing motorcycle and rider trick: https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/fred-van-buren-magician-illusionist His son Andrew is also an illusionist. Here is Fred doing the old fluorescent light penetration trick (oo-er, and whoo) (low quality off a black and white telly with no sound) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QRe0dMHx7k

Ray Lewis, former Deputy Mayor of London under Boris Johnson who Boris rewarded with a CBE in his resignation honours, reportedly dead: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/boris-johnson-academy-bbc-city-hall-newham-b1149034.html Not only were there allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him (he resigned), old Boris squashed any inquiry into those allegations - the things Wiki doesn't tell you. Dear god, that and Boris' lusting after that American woman and misusing public funds allegedly to fund her, it's a wonder he hasn't been strung up by his bollocks by the hoi polloi.

7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan. Tsunami warning issued for Japan. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/taiwan-earthquake-magnitude-tsunami-warning-japan-okinawa

Death notice for actress Diana Scougall aka Diana Walsh, aged 89: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/walsh-notices_56507 A somewhat itinerant career on the tellybox. Second wife of rather better known Irish actor Dermot Walsh from whom she was divorced in 1974.

John Sinclair dropped by Made in Detroit's team from 2023, so @Death Impends the List of the Missed extends again: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_S.html#sinclaj022

John Sinclair yet another faller: https://www.metrotimes.com/weed/rip-john-sinclair-dead-at-82-35899529

Maybe slot in the late Joe Flaherty into the BTTF II list @Genfærd? It's not a small role, in fact, it's quite important.

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Haven't they admitted their jails are full and are having to release folk early to get more people in? What's the point of jailing these folk? So they can let out a more serious offender? Desperate.

Trevor Griffiths, Manchester born playwright famous for his play Comedians and also for co-writing the screenplay for the Hollywood movie Reds (although he left the project with less than half of it done), reportedly dead: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/apr/02/trevor-griffiths-mancunian-marxist-whose-political-plays-deserve-revival @Death Impends another addition to the List of the Missed, last picked in 2020: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2020/celebs_G.html#griftr

Clint Hill for a giggle.

It certainly appears true, on Midge's official FB and Twitter feeds. Looks like Squid's Stiffs had some inside info on him to pick him. (Not eligible for my TOTP team anyway).

Now it is still April Fool's Day but, Ultravox bassist and DDP pick Chris Cross aka Chris Allen is being reported dead:

Lou Conter QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-13260775/Lou-Conter-survivor-USS-Arizona-Pearl-Harbor-attack-dies-102.html

I think @chilean way and @MortalCaso should both get points. Curation of pools is such a bind, ha!

Lou Conter a hit here for someone: https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/lou-conter-last-living-uss-arizona-survivor-after-pearl-harbor-attack-dies-at-102/ Edit: @MortalCaso I believe.

Lou Conter reportedly dead: https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/lou-conter-last-living-uss-arizona-survivor-after-pearl-harbor-attack-dies-at-102/ Edit: DDP pick.

DDP pick Cheryl Fergison has been in A&E for 24 hours, but out now: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13259523/EastEnders-Cheryl-Fergison-agony-NHS-hospital-dash.html

Barbi Sargent (b. 1931), creator of the popular American Greetings character Strawberry Shortcake, being reported dead: