YoungWillz

Officers on the scene were heard to exclaim "What a pickle!"

Obituary of Dale Greig, Scotswoman who set the world's first officially ratified record for the Women's Marathon: https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17655730.obituary-dale-greig-athletics-pioneer-and-holder-of-the-first-officially-ratified-world-record-for-the-womens-marathon/

Death notice for British author Walter Harris, aged 93: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/233430/harris Aka Carl Dreadstone and EK Leyton.

OldWillz died today of cancer. Pain free at last. I've been running about for months sorting stuff out while he was in the hospital, now he's gone. Kept it quiet because it's been cool to have something else to occupy me. Orphan now.

Have a Nan Winton QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-48348661

Ah not just me then...

We all suspected he was dead already. But he wasn't. And now he is. Ed Drummond, DDP pick for years, dead: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/obituaries/edwin-drummond-dead.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesarts

I guess we should specify Lord Moore of Lower Marsh, given there's mo(o)re than one Moore.

Milton Born With A Tooth Obituary, for what it is worth: https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/4415902/Milton-Lawrence-Born-With-A-Tooth-Brocket

Make of this Twitter report of Milton Born With A Tooth's death what you will:

2005: Jacques Pépin (b.1935) is the only name there I'd recognise and probably obit comfortably.

Vincent Lambert's life support being ceased from today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48307272 Might take a while. I've already had the discussion about my brother on here. Heartbreaking all round.

Here's a list of Great British Menu winners, amongst them failing businesses, a former drug addict, dramatic weight loss guy and allergies to food: Mark Abbott (b. c1987) Tom Aikens (b. 1970) Paul Ainsworth (b. 1979) Lisa Allen (b. 1981) Tom Angelsea (b. c1985) Jason Atherton (b. 1971) Kenny Atkinson (b. 1976) Richard Bainbridge (b. ????) Sat Bains (b. 1971) Tommy Banks (b. 1989) Ellis Barrie (b. c1989) Michael Bremner (b. ????) Tom Brown (b. c1988) Aiden Byrne (b. 1972) Daniel Clifford (b. 1973) James Cochran (b. 1985) Richard Corrigan (b. 1964) Richard Davies (b. c1979) James Durrant (b. ????) Chris Fearon (b. c1981) Mark Froydenlund (b. c1985) Matt Gillan (b. c1988) Chris Harrod (b. c1974) Nigel Haworth (b. 1958) Mark Hix (b. 1962) Phil Howard (b. c1966) Aktar Islam (b. 1980) Tom Kerridge (b. 1973) Selin Kiazim (b. c1986) Colin McGurran (b. c1976) Niall McKenna (b. c1971) Lorna McNee (b. c1987) Nick Nairn (b. 1959) Pip Lacey (b. c1983) Michael O'Hare (b. 1981) Glynn Purnell (b. 1975) Shaun Rankin (b. 1972) Adam Reid (b. c1985) Simon Rogan (b. c1968) Luke Selby (b. c1990) Adam Simmonds (b. 1971) Michael Smith (b. ????) Stephen Terry (b. c1967) Marcus Wareing (b. 1970) Emily Watkins (b. c1989) Bryn Williams (b. 1977)

Father in law Ron Mitchell dies: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/fresh-heartache-barbara-windsor-father-16172712

Thrones finished. Nothing left to live for Clive....

Always thought John Conteh would be last to go, but who knows? Michael Parkinson still on tour....

Those waiting for Tommy Donbavand QOs, your patience is rewarded: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/05/20/tommy-donbavand-childrens-writer-entertainer-gift-making-people/

I did mean last time Netherlands won, but good spot Biblio. The Hague seems to be the place, but maybe discussions over there are looking for a modern venue? Sleepy Maastricht seems odd.

Right bugger it, back to Angela Lansbury then.

Right point of order. According to this https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17651270.bbc-newsreader-nan-winton-dies-after-fall-at-her-dorset-home/ Nan Winton died on May 11, before the last hit but nobody knew about it until now. Do I pick another 1925 dame?

DDP pick Nan Winton, first woman to read the news in the UK, dead: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17651270.bbc-newsreader-nan-winton-dies-after-fall-at-her-dorset-home/

Was held in The Hague last time in 1976 (Brotherhood of Man win!). Would that suit?

Got a ton of coverage on the BBC news broadcast last evening as well. Dividing France, apparently.

Should end it all then. Give me my unique hit.

I have to say even though I really didn't like the German entry, I almost inhaled my coffee when they got zero from the public. Also, has Europe gone somewhere with their music I haven't heard about? Slovenia's incestuous bro/sis combo, Iceland and others BDSM look, bald old fella down the disco, etc? And a woman singing opera from a swinging pole can't win? Pays-Bas - I mean it still left me cold, the message was trite and showed no exceptional difference. I'm old enough to remember Ding-A-Dong, which was that year a deserved winner. Bookies' hook up with Russian bots and Chinese gambling dens?