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Everything posted by YoungWillz
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Chap who won an order from a South African court giving him the right to die has in fact succumbed to his prostate cancer. The order was a bit of a landmark ruling for S Africa where euthanasia is illegal. http://ewn.co.za/2015/04/30/Robin-Stransham-Ford-man-has-died
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Today is International Jazz Day. Concert being streamed live here. http://jazzday.com/ Anyone looking for potential jazz picks, enjoy.
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"I will do it until they put me in a box or I can't do it anymore." This is exactly the kind of statement that ends up being prophetic. So I'll submit 83yo boxing promoter Bob Arum. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3062243/Boxing-promoter-Bob-Arum-going-strong-83.html
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Fun Fact (now I have signed in) His cousin Israel Militosyan was Olympic champion in 1992.
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Fun Facts: His mother is the actress Deborah Rush and he voiced the title character in Dennis The Menace: Cruise Control. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-cronkite-dead-walters-grandson-792498
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Baroness Betsy von Furstenberg, actress and author, dies at 83. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/arts/betsy-von-furstenberg-baroness-and-versatile-actress-dies-at-83.html?_r=0
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70 years ago, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide.
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Thanks Sir C, searched for suicide rather than suicidal, I will try harder next time, promise.
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Dammit -- a perfectly good chance to use the Suicide thread.... wasted away. SC Ha Sir C, I didn't even know there was one. Felt it was more pertinent here (plus it seems the thread hasn't been tagged as Dead) Edit: Thanks, it has now. Still can't find a specific Suicide thread though, must be missing something.
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Walter Cronkite's grandson commits suicide at 22. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3061139/Walter-Cronkite-s-grandson-22-commits-suicide.html
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I'm out. Darn... I think the only ones left in the running are myself, Deathray and Magere Hein (with Toast perhaps, as having a floating date with Martin Crowe). Well, I'm top 4, I'll take that.
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Marty Napoleon, jazz pianist who played with Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman, has died at 93. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsday/obituary.aspx?n=marty-napoleon&pid=174742212&fhid=15814
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Goddamn, my count may be off but that's either 6 or 7 Governors, and it's only April! Unbelievable. SC Indeed it is some state of affairs....
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I'm getting slightly annoyed during my searches that Coroner and Crooner are almost the same. More than once I have clicked on a link only to find it's some dusty Justice who got sidelined somehow in his legal career, rather than a famous 30s/40s heartthrob.
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35 years ago, the so-called Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock.
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Fun fact the name of the Michelin man is Bibendum He who was tyred of life....
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Former Governor of Illinois, Dan Walker reported dead at 92. https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150429/news/150428497/
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Jean Nidetch, founder of Weight Watchers adds some poundage for two teams as she dies at 91. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/weight-watchers-founder-dies-aged-5603271
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"Abraham Rotstein, a left-leaning economist known for his warnings about Canada’s economic dependence on the United States, has died. He was 86." http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/04/28/abraham-rotstein-economist-who-battled-free-trade-dead-at-86.html
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Jack Ely of The Kingsmen has died at 71. http://koin.com/2015/04/28/louie-louie-singer-jack-ely-of-the-kingsmen-dies/ He sang on Louie, Louie. https://youtu.be/7Vae_AkLb4Q
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Suzanne Crough, Tracy Partridge in The Partridge Family, dies at 52. http://www.tmz.com/2015/04/28/suzanne-crough-dead-tracy-partridge-family-daughter-dies/
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Gene Fullmer, middleweight boxing champ, at 83. Awaiting qualifying obit. http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2449583-155/former-middleweight-world-champion-boxer-gene Edit: His younger lightweight boxing brother Jay died last week. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=34348439 and his nephew Kade Fullmer (son of Don Fullmer) died of a drug overdose in January. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865620476/Utahs-first-family-of-boxing-loses-one-of-its-youngest-members-with-the-death-of-Kade-Fullmer.html?pg=all
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6pm GMT - Guardian has a special for ghouls who want to follow the last hour or so. http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/28/bali-nine-andrew-chan-myuran-sukumaran-executed-indonesia-mercy#block-553f95dae4b04b265de53259
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Bad couple of days for wrestlers, Ashura Hara, Japanese wrestler from the 80s and 90s known as Fighting Hara (original) dies at 68. http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/42283-ashura-hara-former-all-japan-star-passes-away- Anyone with a few minutes to spare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUsVrtkeVs
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Gregory Mertens, Sporting Lokeren player and former under 21 Belgian international is in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3058734/Lokerens-Mertens-recovering-collapsing-pitch.html