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Canadian 400m hurdler and decathlete at the 1964 games William Gairdner reportedly dead aged 83: https://tnc.news/2024/01/16/canadian-conservative-author-william-gairdner-dies2/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gairdner

David Soul’s ex who dated him through Starsky And Hutch I see. Both gone in a couple of weeks.

Everything looks good afaik. Obviously my Hits Of 36 Years Ago Theme Team needs the sub-heading changed from 1987 to 1988 (my annual issue, lol, every year it’s one later). Hoping to keep my streak going there! I’ve cursed quite a few to another year of life as usual. Maybe I should have picked Jimmy Carter after all. Ha!

I will try to get a team together. Internet not due to be hooked up until 24th at the earliest, typical that is one day after closing!!!

Oh gawd I’m still without proper internet so checking my teams could be an issue. Let’s see. In advance, DDP Committee continue to have my support, and thanks to all of you who work so hard at this time of year.

Former Celtic goalkeeper Denis Connaghan reportedly dead: https://twitter.com/CollowWillie/status/1746844549459177759 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Connaghan

Profile I quoted set up in 2009 with thousands of tweets and self proclaims as a TCM writer. As believable as it gets for X, ha! I always say it is a report and confirmation is always needed to back it up from a reputable news source.

Reports that actress Joyce Randolph has died: Awaiting the usual.

Can’t check as on phone whether this is the right one. Richard Northcott, executive producer on 9 1/2 Weeks, reportedly dead: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12948829/amp/EDEN-CONFIDENTIAL-Friends-mourn-Richard-Northcott-dazzling-9-Weeks-visionary-dies-aged-76.html https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0636091/

Amazed they don’t just bite off their umbilical when they are released from their womb prison!

Ok, so moving isn’t all I had hoped for, as I was going to get Sky today and be all interwebbed up. As it turns out, the new house is connected to Virgin, all the bt connections have been taken away and the telephone pole might be too dodgy for openreach/circet to climb. So I may have to switch providers against my wishes. Waiting on the call from Sky to discuss. Aargh!!!

Died yesterday according to reports and family statement.

British actress Margaret Whiting seems to be dead on Wiki, anyone know anything that might validate? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Whiting_(actress)

A positive score for me? Lawdy. I’m not likely back til next week, when I can start the fun game, but from memory it is me 1, Committee 2.

Bang goes my hopeful unique for Marlon Jackson!!!

Well, that has jinxed that then! Ha! With you on Fairground Attraction, bloody everywhere that year, horrid. Had to pick one of the Timelords specifically for you - in fact my team has the most #1 hits ever. Glad my team has brought back memories for Deathlisters!

12 Lords subs: Men: Bill Harry, Lennon’s friend and editor of Mersey Beat. Chris Ellison and Chris Rea. Ladies: Julie Goodyear, Imelda Marcos and Amy Dowden. Comedy Cremations subs: David Jason, Paul Mayhew-Archer and Tim Healy. Hits of 36 Years Ago: Subs: Bob Dylan, Lyndsey Buckingham and Bill Medley. Others considered included Flavor Flav, Larry Mullen Jnr, Nicko McBrain and Chubby Checker.

Petula’s remix is quite gawdawful imo. Given her age though, I couldn’t leave her off the team, lol.

Cannot see my team, I’m on my phone and I don’t know how to resize. I’ll just assume my team is fine and there until I can computer up.

Hits of 36 Years Ago (1988) Bobby McFerrin (Joker) Angry Anderson P P Arnold Petula Clark Phil Collins Taylor Dayne Bill Drummond (Timelords/KLF) Andrew Eldritch Abdul Duke Fakir Earl Falconer (UB40) Al Green Jimmy Helms (Londonbeat) Julio Iglesias Marlon Jackson (Jackson 5) Paddy McAloon Dieter Meier (Yello) Hazel O’Connor (GOSH Charity) Alexander O’Neal Andrew Ranken (Pogue) Stevie Wonder. Any questions? Ha!

Comedy Cremations James Bolam (Joker) John Alderton Thelma Barlow Stanley Baxter Mel Brooks Billy Connolly Brian Cooke (Scriptwriter) Kenneth Cope Bill Cosby Graeme Garden Janey Godley Melvyn Hayes Penelope Keith Brian Murphy Bob Newhart Patricia Routledge Prunella Scales Dick Van Dyke Julie Walters Richard Wilson. Keeping @msc on tenterhooks for my TOTP team 1988!

Potentially disastrous to try uploading my teams by phone, but here goes. 12 Lords A-leaving, etc Jonnie Irwin (Joker) Laurence Broderick (Sculptor) Theo Burrell Rob Burrow Shannen Doherty Frank Field (MP) Roberta Flack Dario G Ron Jeremy Denis Law Jim Lovell Liza Minellli Nana Mouskouri Linda Nolan Yoko Ono Esther Rantzen Andy Taylor (Durans) Norman Tebbit James Whale Bruce Willis. Theme teams to follow.

Loved the 2023 list. This one is chancey. There’s yer nailed ons, get you 8 or so. Hmm. But I’m garbage at this in general, so what do I know? Ha!

I’ve had a nightmare, my score could easily be negative pants!

Some list, already up!