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    Yet another case of a dead politician being thrown to the dogs whilst living ones carry on with no remorse.

     

    True but nevertheless it is a huge tarnish to his party and to the British establishment. Maybe they will be able to follow some leads to track down living ones (maybe I am living in naive hope here.)

    There was a lot of speculation earlier in the week that a living, currently-serving MP and former cabinet minister was about to be named. I'm wondering if the only reason Heath has been named at last, is to protect whoever this living MP and abuser is.

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    Ever seen Frontios? Peter Arne was cast in the role which later went to Peter Gilmore (of Onedin Line and DDP List of the Missed 2013 fame). Arne, who had a long held ambition to be in Who, was murdered shortly before recording. He had his Dr Who costume fitting on the day of the murder.

     

    Peter Arne was due to play Mr Range and his role went to the still living William Lucas.

     

    On the subject of Michael Grade I would invoke an anecdote by Richard O' Brien who during the Grade's reign at Channel 4 where The Crystal Maze was the most watched programme Grade would virtually ignore the creative team at events because he personally disliked the show. He does not seem to be a 'nice' man

     

     

    Chris Morris agrees... The following is a still of a subliminal message inserted into an episode of Brass Eye.

     

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    A bit of further digging has turned this up:

     

    http://www.crimemuseum.org/blog/john-dillinger-fingerprint-obliteration

     

    After one round of plastic surgery from which he was extremely disappointed to find that he still looked the same, one of the doctors suggested that he remove his fingerprints as a way to escape being detected. Dillinger liked this idea and elected to undergo the painful process of obliterating his fingerprints... Dillinger seemed to have taken the road less travelled when he chose acid to burn the tips of his fingers with in late May, 1934. The procedure appeared to be successful; however, faint ridge markings were still visible on his fingertips after the full healing process, as were seen after Dillinger’s death.

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    I don't think this guy understands how fingerprints work. But the concept is one to chew on.

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    http://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/01/man-tries-chew-off-fingerprints-after-arrest/30986003/

     

    Reminds me of the story (possibly apocryphal) that John Dillinger used to dip his fingertips in acid to melt off his prints. Of course, once the burns healed the prints grew back, so his plan backfired.

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    I think wrestling died with the Attitude Era. I liked wrestling before the Attitude Era, even if it was corny and the stories simplistic and naive. I liked the Attitude Era for the badassery and over the top exaggerated story lines. Unfortunately, it was impossible to top the Attitude Era, and wrestling became stale, especially since most wrestlers today are generic and forgettable. Honestly, they are pretty much all built the same and lack interesting personalities.

    It's never been as good since WCW folded and WWE was the only big player left standing, the lack of any serious competition has rendered them complacent and arrogant, as well as leaving aspiring wrestlers with even fewer options. Nobody has gained from this scenario

     

     

    I'd pretty much agree with this, although TNA has its moments. To be honest, I stopped paying much attention to wrestling after Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit died. I watched a Lucha Underground show a few months ago though, it was absolutely superb- great matches given plenty of space to breathe, no squash matches, big spots, decent and believable promos, interesting story arcs, female wrestlers treated as athletes and not sex toys. Some shows are on YouTube; if you're into the wrestling side of things rather than the 'entertainment' bullshit you won't find much better.

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    Were Corbyn to win, I certainly think he would reenergise a long moribund party. He's got the ideas, the attitude, the principles. Of course the right wing press would try to tear him apart, as would the Blairite blue labour lot within his own party, but I sense that Corbyn has what it takes to rise above all of that nonsense. At the last election, the percentage of non-voters was enormous- more people didn't vote than voted Tory. It's those people Labour really need to reach out to, and I honestly think Jeremy Corbyn is the only candidate who could possibly do that.

     

    If he doesn't win (I deeply hope he does win, but...) then I'll lose all hope for the Labour party. Burnham's a clone, dishing out soundbytes about soundbytes, Cooper's still got Balls on her chin, for which the right wing press would crucify her, and Kendall may as well be a Tory.

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    Gospel artist and choir leader Rickey Grundy, dead at 56.

     

    http://www.gospelpundit.com/2015/07/gospel-artist-songwriter-choir-leader-rickey-grundy-passes/

     

    The Los Angeles-based Grundy is best known for leading his ensemble, The Rickey Grundy Chorale. The group’s 1988 debut, Spirit Come Down, was followed by a self-titled album in 1990, both of which charted on the Billboard gospel chart.

     

    "Just Say The Word": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYQxssOqs8s

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    I remember there used to be a massive thread on digital spy on this subject but I can't find it now. The only name I remember who has not mentioned in this thread yet is Tony Blackburn.

    I think I read the same- did Olly Murs and his hair plugs get a mention? Pretty sure I got that little nugget from DS.

     

     

    Possibly. I remember there was someone who was obsessed with whether Darren Bennett from Strictly wears a wig.

     

    Fenella Fielding was wearing a rather obvious wig in recent photos I saw of her and at 80 something may be a possibility in the not too distant future.

     

    Edit - Found the DS thread. There are some incredibly dim people on that forum aren't there ?

     

    http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=355980

     

     

    I try to avoid DS where possible, it saps all of my hope for the future of humanity. The place is riddled with idiots. Nearly signed up there once, that could've been disastrous.

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    Mitch Aliotta of Rotary Connection (which included a pre-fame Minnie Riperton), and Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah, 70. http://www.oldiesmusic.com/news.htm

     

    Here's the quote for posterity: "According to his daughter, Mitch Aliotta-- bassist with Rotary Connection and Aliota, Haynes & Jeremiah-- died Tuesday (July 21) at the age of 70. Though Rotary Connection only charted with "Want You To Know" (#96) in 1970, they are remembered for launching Minnie Riperton's career. And Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah are still remembered for their non-charting classic tune "Lake Shore Drive." The group appeared in the made-for-TV movie "Sparrow". John Jeremiah died in 2011."

     

    Lake Shore Drive: https://youtu.be/0saZiLV7-7E

     

    For me, their best song was "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun". They really should be better known.

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsY_rRFncGU

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    An excellent spot for Desmond Morris, thought he'd died ten years or so back. His The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo are required texts to this day; whilst much of the science has been superseded in the fifty-odd years since they were published, they are still eye-openers and their wider truths cannot be denied.

     

    I thought the same but realized I had him confused with Desmond Wilcox who was married to Esther Rantzen.

     

     

    Now you mention it I realise I've made exactly the same mistake. Great minds etc etc...

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