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Chi Chi La Rue is reporting the death of John Travis, film maker who discovered Jeff Stryker and made some classic gay porn. https://twitter.com/DJChiChiLaRue/status/818203766067314688 IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871401/

Ah, good. Thanks for running it again Vaagheid, much appreciated. Now, let's see how the lists compare in actual deaths. Well done Book, you obviously know the Committee better than most.

I'll be last and thanks for the clarification Vaagheid, I did the same with the Hare's Pool. I still like my chances of a top ten finish though...

Well that, and it could be edited after the list appeared. Not I'm saying it has mind...

Despite predicting 27 names correctly, I'm sure I'll probably be way down. I'd say my list was more deathlisty than the real deal this year.

Peter Sarstedt is a hit here.

Rita Chakravarti seems pretty damn sure on the BBC News Channel.

Quite. Almost requiring a leaderboard already at this rate.

Well, this expert in respiratory diseases has ceased respiration at 104. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/01/07/dr-archibald-norman-pioneer-respiratory-diseases-obituary/ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?pid=183262283

Report here of the death of Sir James Mancham, first President of the Seychelles upon independence, aged 77. http://www.eturbonews.com/76605/seychelles-founding-president-passed-away Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mancham

Oh well then...

Sylvester Potts of Motown group The Contours has died. http://www.soultracks.com/story-sylvester-potts-dies Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Contours Do You Love Me (US #1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azKPeIWdE6I (Dirty Dancing anyone?) Just A Little Misunderstanding (UK #31): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8-XH4QFieo

June Brown?

I imagine that even with a bit of creative accounting, he has probably paid more in tax than you and I would earn in two lifetimes. Possibly, but proportionally to income, I'd say no. It's not Communist Russia quite yet. Maybe some of our pensioners could listen to him on the radio in their cold houses while waiting on their 5 minute personal care detail.... We are all better off if we all play by the rules, all I'm saying. And the rules have been awful on tax for years and haven't come close to being fixed yet. Gosh, I sound like quite a lefty!

Hardest working man in deadpooling! If there was a doffing of cap smiley on the forum, one would be on this post! You are awesome.

I've never been to Starbucks or bought anything from Amazon ever. Use Google a lot though, he he. I don't denigrate Barlow's talent. National treasure and all that. But that's the point surely? We can forgive him all his sins because of that...but look what happened to all the 1970s stars whose sins were overlooked or forgiven. I'm not equating Barlow with that nonsense of course. But he shafts you all by not paying his dues, and he's loved for it? That I question.

My "sleeper" from last year was Maureen Cleave, who was famous for the Lennon 'bigger than Jesus' interview. This year it's Tony Selby (Doctor Who, Get Some In!)

Gary Willmott. *nips off to the Overrated People thread*

Tax dodging Barlow gets prime time show. Tax dodging Dodd gets a knighthood. Yeah, GB doing what it's always done.

What do you mean? I think he means drol had Smith Hart twice on his list.

Bring it! Although I think this year it might be even more difficult to predict, there's a heck of a lot of good candidates this year if they make the top 50.

Wow, off and hopping already!

BBC so's can be read: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38542535

Geoffrey Bayldon is 93 today!

Well, as it is in my gift and it's my first year, for 2017 I will make a donation of £24 to the winner's charity of choice. One whole pound for every team entered.