YoungWillz

Interesting one this. Report of the death of Harold "Bobby" Davis of reggae group The Sensations aged 77: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/24/sensations-singer-bobby-davis-dies-77/ Wiki has him as Aaron "Bobby" Davis. Apparently they travelled to the UK to promote the hit Double Barrel by Dave Barker and Ansel Collins and Davis was one of those who remained and settled in the UK. Every Day Is A Holiday Brap, brap bredder!

I know I have already got the points, but good old Laurence Broderick actually got a BBC obit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgy0531x54o My faith in humanity is restored. Just a wee bit.

Looking....stunning? https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/1000-lb-sisters-star-tammy-32673350 Skin removal journey still to happen I take it.

Charisma, darling, charisma.

First of the first. Sonja Christopher reportedly dead: Source seems reputable. DDP pick.

I'd love to hear Jonathan Ross reporting on Rishi rushing and racing to Royalty for Prorogation!

I'm going to tune in to Lee Anderson's show on GB News at 7pm. Always good to hear the rantings of the unhinged from time to time.

Ah, a lot can happen in 3 odd years though! One of those I would assume to die off radar myself.

To get back on topic, Jewish National Front National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir hurt in car accident: https://news.sky.com/story/controversial-far-right-israeli-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-taken-to-hospital-after-car-accident-13123462

Mary Law Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/04/26/mary-law-actress-the-mousetrap-agatha-christie-towards-zero/ One of those we probably assumed was dead, she was in The Mousetrap, but she appeared as a shop assistant in Carry On Constable. Widow of the conductor and composer Kenneth Alwyn.

The art of gesticulation (no guffawing at the back!) when making speeches has simply been lost. I think it is because the politicians these days in general don't believe what they are saying, or they are simply very bad. Or both. If you look back in time, you can see how to do it, but that comes with conviction in what you are saying. So people who couldn't do it (Harold Wilson for example) used a prop to keep their hands busy. Masters of the art such as (yes, I'll say it) Thatcher and even Scargill believed in what they said and used their hands only when they needed to, to emphasise the point they were making. When you have a bunch of folk who simply have no belief or conviction, the use of their hands is actually distraction from the lies they are telling you.

Michael Verhoeven is reportedly dead https://www-bild-de.translate.goog/unterhaltung/stars-und-leute/michael-verhoeven-ist-tot-senta-berger-trauert-um-ihre-grosse-liebe-662b657250507b413fea4cc2?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Last picked for the DDP in 2020 so List of the Missed: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2020/celebs_V.html#verhoemx19 Wrong Verhoeven picked this year, ha!

From Ideas/Possibilities Thread 2024: Well, it's not good news - his brother, actor Peter Kevoian, has reportedly died: Played many authority figures, appearing in LA Law, Matlock, and Cheers.

Cash is king! (Pardon the pun). I'm not a direct debit, card payment kind of guy. I was brought up in the proud tradition of Scottish thrift. Pay for what you can afford, pay in cash and always, always get a receipt. It never ceases to amaze me when people tap their phones on the bus. The cashless society, the internet banking - all falls down when something goes wrong with the system. You can't argue with hard money though.

Never had a coin with his head on it. Not one. Don't use stamps so I don't know if he's on those. Is someone putting the Royal Mint on hold?

State funeral?

Totally now in favour of Yahoo obits. Laurence Broderick QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sculptor-gave-birmingham-bullring-bull-114448850.html 10 points for me as a quick follow on from Frank Field.

Is Philp too young to remember? Um Bongo, Um Bongo, they drink it in The Congo...not fucking Rwanda!

Bob Appleby (Hugmans) goalkeeper for Middlesbrough in the early 1960s, reportedly dead aged 84: https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2024/april/25/rest-in-peace--bob-appleby/ Dunno why some of these folk have no Wiki page.

Boris Johnson’s successor and PM. Discuss.

I'm going to say that Eckart Dux is also unlikely to obit at this stage.

Keith Wainwright, hairdresser who worked on Jarman films and did Toyah's hair for years, reportedly dead:

Ha, I wouldn't know. Synonymous with the Bull Ring, Birmingham though.

Local obit so far for Laurence Broderick: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/sculptor-who-gave-birmingham-bullring-29057481 I mean, that bull is in the top 10 public sculptures in the UK (once you discount all the slave owners)! Come on Nationals!

Spread the word with your contacts at the press @Ulitzer95, @Spade_Cooley and others. He's a DDP unique for me, and I'd rather like the points.