YoungWillz

I'd certainly welcome a bar on executions being made Jokers if they are allowed at all. To get a third of the way to a title with a guaranteed death...well...I'm bamboozled. But if we all know what we're getting into at the start, the rules are clear and it's MPFC's game to set the rules. The more agreement and much nodding contributes to a greater entry pool. I stuck with my team and I'm not complaining. I'm just interested to see if I can get a higher score than last year. Finishing on zero at the announcement of a champ doesn't bother me at all. Orrabest, as we say...

Report here of the death of Richie Ingui, one of the singers and founder members of Soul Survivors. http://songsinthepocket.org/gallery/in-loving-memory-of-richie-ingui/ Expressway To Your Heart (1967: US #4): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EBYMl-f-wo

No problem, all input is invited, especially from former (and possibly future?) Champions. So it's all started off rather quicker than I thought. I was hoping to sit back until at least March, but I must have been mad to think that! (March Hare, geddit?) I'll get my coat...

There's always teething, as I recall. Once there's hundreds of sets of eyes on it, all the little things come out and all credit to TMIB, he patiently responds to our observations and things are fixed. And we bloody well love him for it. Don't we?

Sorry you are having a time of it, TMIB. As always, it'll all get fixed, streamlined and settle down. Take as long as you need.

Yeah, I don't like having the leaderboard way back at the start of thread, I must admit. That's my only niggle with Deathrace, a fine competition run by an excellent runner. Why have a post saying you are updating the leaderboard? It's an extra click. Here's a post, it's the leaderboard, have a look is my preferred option.

Report of the death of Dick Gautier, US actor, aged 85. https://twitter.com/dialmformovies/status/820227573015687170 Best known for playing Hymie The Robot in Get Smart! and providing the voices of Serpentor in GI Joe and Rodimus Prime in Transformers. Also was a panellist on Hollywood Squares you know. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Gautier IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm0310370/

Thanks to The Dead Cow for running this again. I wish everyone the very best of luck! Here's my entry: 01. Fernando Ricksen 02. Queen Elizabeth II 03. Olivia de Havilland 04. Chuck Berry 05. Donald Trump 06. Paul Gascoigne 07. Gordon Banks 08. Jake Lamotta 09. Stephen Hawking 10. Vera Lynn 11. Val Kilmer 12. Dick Van Dyke 13. Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi 14. Doris Day 15. Rev. Billy Graham 16. Daisy Berkowitz 17. Joost Van Der Westhuizen 18. Angela Lansbury 19. Stan Lee 20. Jimmy Carter 21. Prince Philip 22. Ian Brady 23. Jerry Lewis 24. Prunella Scales 25. Denis Norden

Looks like I'll be just seeing who dies later in the year. Ah, that sometimes death is scheduled for easy points....

You know what? I might just do that shortly anyway. Who's got who is on page 22. Easy way to remember that. But I do think a new thread might be apt.

There is 3 Roger Taylors Queen Drummer Duran Duran Drummer My childhood Dentist Interestingly (to me) the first two Rogers qualified for consideration for my 1981 theme team. In the event, I picked neither. I didn't pick one of the two Dave Stewarts either.

There's two Vivian Campbells. Are there two? I dunno.

Right, I'm off for a ponder. I can only see 13 survivors imo. I knew this would be a nightmare! Post my team soon.

First Leaderboard 2017: 1st - gcreptile - 22 Points [2/25] (Hollingworth, Youguang) 2nd - Death Impends - 13 Points [1/25] (Youguang) =3rd - Shaun of the Dead - 9 Points [1/25] (Hollingworth) =3rd - Captain Chorizo - 9 Points [1/25] (Hollingworth) =5th - The Dead Cow - 7 Points [1/25] (Sarstedt) =5th - Whoaml - 7 Points [1/25] (Sarstedt) =5th - Book - 7 Points [1/25] (Sarstedt) =8th - drol - 6 Points [1/25] (Soares) =8th - Sir Creep - 6 Points [1/25] (Soares) =10th - Everybody else [0/25]

putting this Chinese site into Google translate seems to confirm it ... http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-01-14/doc-ifxzqnim4370193.shtml He was the oldest 'celebrity ' centenarian. Thought he'd never go ! Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4119592/Zhou-Youguang-father-Chinese-Romanization-dies.html

An occasional competition exists called the Birth List somewhere, where we have occasionally nominated the date, name and weight of a child of celebrity, normally Royal. I won Princess Charlotte's competition by going for a late delivery.

Death Notice of Inette Austin-Smith, aged 93. http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/210137/austin-smith Founder member of the firm Austin Smith: Lord (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin-Smith:Lord) who were subsequently responsible for such venues as Manchester Arena and the redevelopment of Leeds City Museum. Brief biography: http://www.towerteaching.co.uk/media/other/32644/Biography.pdf Possibly was one of the oldest living female architects in the UK.

Death Notice for Bridget Smith (nee Astor) who was the second child of Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever, aged 68. http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/210042/smith-the-hon.-mrs-bridget-mary-(formerly-tarnowski-nee-astor) Wiki (mention): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Astor,_2nd_Baron_Astor_of_Hever#Marriage_and_children

Round Up #1 (Happy New Year And Your Very Good Health) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8677-political-frailty/?p=291218 BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22494982 John Jacobs: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/5754-golf-the-19th-hole/?p=292252 BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38609524 Zhou Youguang: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8294-the-100-club/?p=292523 Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4119592/Zhou-Youguang-father-Chinese-Romanization-dies.html

FFS! Never had him going so soon, Mediterranean born etc, I was sure he had 10-15 years in him. I'm going to miss a ton of Beatles related deaths this year, I know it...

Hmm, lost a few potential uniques to that pesky team picking 1982 pop stars! Overall not entirely unexpected. What will be, will be.

And we are at the starting gate....

Haven't looked yet. I'll have a stroll, update my favourites etc etc. Still, will allow me to start Round Ups quite early.

Dammit, I was done until that post! I'd rather have the cliff edge, if I'm honest. Stick your negotiations EU, we are gone, not in 2 years but now. Come and see us if you want anything. We'll get on doing the deals we need to do right now. May's a remainer, pure and simple. And already a weak performer domestically and abroad. We'll end up with Brexit Light at this rate. She'll have to buck up, or fuck off.

I may have said this before: