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The curse strikes again! Jerelean Talley should stay well away from the press! Maybe we could get Susannah Mushatt Jones to interview Jerelean, on 23 May. No...fanciful.....perhaps....maybe...

Gertrude Weaver: 3 teams, 2 jokers. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3027960/Arkansas-woman-dies-116-6-day-reign-worlds-oldest-person.html Edit: Weaver's not dead, she's just gone into another loom. (would've been funnier if she was the Japanese one, but hey, I tried). Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11518696/Worlds-oldest-person-dies-aged-116.html

Oldies dropping like flies! On 2015's strike rate so far, if there's a cleric somewhere named Ron Taylor who's over 100, we should be expecting his imminent demise.

Indeed. Charon has confirmed and it's on Ulliott's twitter account.

Dr Mary Redmond, fellow at Cambridge, lawyer and founder of Irish Hospice Foundation dies at 64. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/academic-and-lawyer-dr-mary-redmond-dies-1.2166597

Christina Cassini, daughter of late millionaire fashion designer Oleg Cassini, dies in poverty awaiting outcome of court case. http://pagesix.com/2015/04/06/oleg-cassinis-daughter-dies-in-poverty/

Gardner C Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive National Baptist Convention with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 96. http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28727737/gardner-taylor-civil-rights-activist-dies-at-age-96; http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/05/dean-of-americas-preachers-and-civil-rights-leader-gardner-c-taylor-has-died/ Edit: 2015 not a good year if your surname is Taylor. Edit 2: Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3027798/Gardner-Taylor-preacher-civil-rights-figure-dies-96.html

Charles Kennedy's father, bless. http://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/316218-charles-kennedy-takes-campaign-break-as-father-ian-dies-in-fort-william/

He was the last surviving member of the cast of "All Quiet On The Western Front", fact fans. Arthur Gardner finally gets his obit. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11516883/Arthur-Gardner-film-producer-obituary.html

American Hall of Fame jockey Jacky Martin, who was paralysed from the neck down after a riding accident in 2011, succumbs at 59. http://www.drf.com/news/hall-fame-quarter-horse-rider-martin-dies-59

Frederic Brandt, dermatologist to the stars, dies at 65 from a "mystery illness" which may in fact have been suicide. Ah, Daily Mail, where would we be without your informative pieces. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3026920/Fredric-Brandt-gave-stars-like-Madonna-Stephanie-Seymour-flawless-complexions-dies-aged-65.html

I did. 1984 was a very special year for me, so I had happy tears when my boys sang the winning song from that year. *my sig explains*

So, he's thrown in the Towle? Edit: Daily Mail Obit out of pure interest. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3026941/Rob-Zombie-announces-indie-horror-actor-Tom-Towles-passed-away-age-65.html

Fondly remembered from when I were a lad. Get Some In, with Tony Selby on a RAF base. Quite non-PC, all available on Youtube. I've decided I can cobble together a theme team from this and The Ghosts of Motley Hall, called Get Some In at Motley Hall.

Surgery now due for May 11. Meantime elected to board of Canada's Hockey HoF. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3026143/Canadas-Hockey-Hall-Fame-names-Rob-Ford-board-member.html

I suppose heatstroke will make a pleasant change from frostbite. Starts today...probably dead within the week.

Johnny Helms, trumpeter and band leader who performed with, amongst others, the recently deceased Clark Terry, dies aged 80 on March 27. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestate/obituary.aspx?pid=174524305

Fidel appears in public "full of vitality". http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3025574/Fidel-Castro-appears-public-time-year.html

Ed Miliband has promised to pay for 125,000 new homes for first time buyers. These houses will have no gardens. Ed doesn't want to be seen as beholden to hedge funds.

Matt Sheppard, former chairman of Sheffield Wednesday, at 90. http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/former-sheffield-wednesday-chairman-dies-at-the-age-of-90-1-7193542

Wittiest headlines ever! Excellent work as always TMIB.

Sal Licata, former president of EMI Records and Chrysalis, died on Thursday, March 19 from injuries sustained in a fall. He was 77. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6524120/sal-licata-former-emi-and-chrysalis-president-dies-at-77

Thanks to Phantom. Sarah Brady gets a unique hit for one team in DDP. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3025115/Sarah-Brady-gun-control-activist-dies.html Edit: Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/04/gun-control-activist-sarah-brady-dies-aged-73 Lost still are Mar Dinkha IV and Evelyn Furtsch (Ojeda).

"Sandy Mason Theoret, whose work was recorded by Crystal Gayle, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, John Prine, George Jones and more, passed away on April 1 due to complications from pancreatic cancer." She was 71. http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/04/03/dream-songwriter-sandy-mason-dies/25263935/

Ralph Sharon, pianist for Tony Bennett for 45 years, dies at 91. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27843620/ralph-sharon-tony-bennetts-longtime-pianist-dies-boulder Edit: Telegraph Obituary http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11525435/Ralph-Sharon-accompanist-obituary.html