YoungWillz

I refuse to blame it on the sunshine. I will not blame it on the moonlight. It can't possibly be the good times. Boogie!

Report that Dina Nemtsova, mother of assassinated Boris Nemtsov, has died aged 95:

Neil Young is off on tour with Crazy Horse: https://variety.com/2024/music/news/neil-young-crazy-horse-tour-announce-album-1235909412/ Slowing down? By jingo, no way.

US sculptor and animator Mike Trcic reportedly dead aged 63: https://www.verdenews.com/news/2024/feb/10/obituary-michael-trcic/ Probably best known for animating the T-Rex in Jurassic Park. Also worked on Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Batman Returns. Make Up credits include Day Of The Dead and Alien Nation. Puppeteer for Chucky in Child's Play 2 and the Crypt Keeper in Tales From The Crypt. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871543/

In the afternoon?

Roland Grip reportedly dead: https://unt.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/lw45ey8r/unt-1m1kr_s_23 (paywall). Also played in the 1974 WC finals.

Report of the death of Steven Tajti, member of Paris Angels who had a few minor UK chart singles and were probably known as the early band of Paul Wagstaff who went on to Happy Mondays/Black Grape: Drummer Simon Worrall died in 2011. The band were in the UK Indie Chart top ten for a while with Perfume, but the same single only managed a peak of 55 on the Official Chart in July 1991:

Lolz at Roger Rogerson's obit!

Death notice for Sir Richard Vickers aged 95: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/vickers-notices_55709

Local authority figure Barrie Taylor, hubby of Karen Buck MP, has died: I understand Karen Buck will not be standing at the next election for Westminster North.

Might get to play Phantom after all.

Day 41 of the year. 42 hits. Tight this year, especially with the deaths seemingly coming in clusters.

John Lodge of The Moody Blues recuperating from a medical issue he suffered over Christmas: https://bestclassicbands.com/john-lodge-health-2024-2-9-24/ He'll be 81 this year.

This count for Dries Van Agt here? https://nltimes.nl/2024/02/09/former-dutch-prime-minister-dries-van-agt-dies-age-93

Robert Badinter QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-13065381/Robert-Badinter-Frances-abolition-death-penalty-dies-age-95.html

Seiji Ozawa QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-13065255/Acclaimed-Japanese-conductor-Seiji-Ozawa-dies-age-88.html

Robert Badinter reportedly a goner: https://www-lemonde-fr.translate.goog/disparitions/article/2024/02/09/robert-badinter-est-mort_6215627_3382.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Not any more. Dries Van Agt reportedly dead: https://nos-nl.translate.goog/artikel/2508141-oud-premier-dries-van-agt-93-overleden?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true

Should and would. Seiji Ozawa reportedly swung his last baton: Awaiting the usual.

Russell Grant may have been mentioned on the Forum before. Some may say fat, others say jolly, yet others say cuddly. What can be said about the man who has made a personality out of astrology in the UK is that he is larger than life. From the early days of breakfast telly in the UK, to Strictly Come Dancing and all the star signs in between. Some concern must therefore be raised that he recently underwent surgery to remove a brain tumour to save his sight. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11505869/Russell-Grants-eyesight-saved-five-hour-brain-tumour-operation.html For the next six months he has been instructed not to sneeze or blow his nose, it's reported. (Good luck with that!). Anyhow, he says he is on the road to recovery. But what does the future hold? Will man ever reach the outer reaches of the solar system, thus aligning man's rocket with Uranus?

Interesting to note that the film Denial about the libel case lost Tom Wilkinson last year, shortly after Richard Rampton also died. If Irving does go, keep a close eye on Timothy Spall then!

Why does she want to save the West? Her constituency is in the East. Not strong on economics or geography I say!

Oh wait - I know what transphobe Sunak's position is: He needs to get out more.

Sunak still refusing to apologise. I'm unclear on Sunak's position on what a woman is....no journo seems to be asking that question. Normally he is Mr Smiley when talking. He looks like someone has died in front of him. Of course, he'd probably say they were faking it, and it was all their fault they dropped to the ground in his way. Thousand quid bet on him losing the election.