Joey Russ

Sticking with Clegg

Anybody claiming that we are in a drought, can you please stay shut for the next month or so? Thanks...

PEI IN THE SKY 5/50 16th May 2019 After missing out on Bob Hawke due to how late in the year he correctly predicted his own death, the crowdsource list gets another success in the form of Chinese American architect I. M. Pei. A modernist with significant cubist themes, he first gained recognition with his work on the National Center of Atmospheric Research in Colorado, which was completed in 1967. Afterwards, he completed many other important places in the US including the John F. Kennedy Library in Massachusetts, the Dallas City Hall, and the east building of the National Gallery of Art. In China, he designed the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. His most famous work, however, was a glass-and-steel pyramid designed for the Louvre museum in Paris, which has now become a landmark of the city of Paris. He continued to work on projects throughout his life. He lived a pretty long life, with him dying at the ripe old age of 102. This is his first appearance on the list, sneaking in on the 45th spot, and I think those people complaining of a drought can be safely shut up now.

Actually, I should’ve looked at that twitter account, and it turns out it’s a fake account. My bad!

Dead:

I had Tim Conway, and I probably am not the only one who picked him

Johnny Clegg has been pretty quiet lately...

Ah, forgot about adding a name every year the queen rules. I’ll add Arne Sorenson then... Also, Paul Dewar never got a QO, so no points for him

Did a cleanup of names on my list. Only had to replace Steffan Lewis (who I missed on my list when I checked a while back), John Cocks (no obit), and Eusebio Pedroza with Chris Duncan, Karen Lewis, and Tom Long

Ivan Milat of the infamous Backpack murders is suffering from advanced cancer...

DORF ON THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 4/50 14th May 2019 Legendary comedian and actor Tim Conway has died to give the Crowdsource list it's second back to back success. Tim Conway first rose to prominence for his role as Ensign Parker in the 1960's sitcom McHale's Navy, where he worked alongside the likes of Joe Flynn and Ernest Borgnine, the latter of which he became really good friends with. After a massive misstep with the counterculture sketch comedy Turn On, Conway perhaps had his most famous success on The Carol Burnett Show, where he went from a frequent guest on the show to a full on cast member starting with the 1975 - 1976 season. Among his most memorable roles on the show was The Oldest Man and Mr Tudball. In more recent years, he portrayed Dorf in multiple films starting with the 1987 film Dorf on Golf, and he was brought to a new generation of people where, alongside Ernest Borgnine, he portrayed Barnacle Boy in SpongeBob SquarePants. Sadly, he had dealt with dementia the past few years, and family bickering alongside with his failing health made him an obvious choice for the Crowdsource list. He debuted to the 14th spot on the list, and his death at 85 finally puts the Crowdsource list on track for a respectable score.

Welp, I think I’ll concede now.

That’s a massive shame to hear. Farewell Barnacle Boy. Another part of my childhood gone...

One of the 4 living Medal of Honor recipients from World War 2 Robert Maxwell has died at 98.

END OF A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY 3/50 13th May 2019 One of Hollywood's most iconic figures Doris Day has sadly died at the age of 97 to give the Crowdsource list another success. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, and her popularity increased after recording "Sentimental Journey" with Les Brown & His Band of Renown. She later embarked on a solo career, recording over 650 songs from 1947 to 1967, and later became one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the 20th century. Her career in film was arguably bigger than her singing career. She played the titular role in Calamity Jane, and she starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much alongside Jimmy Stewart. She worked with many other leading men in her film career including Cary Grant, Rock Hudson, and James Garner, and as such she became the biggest female star of the early 1960's. She reluctantly starred in The Doris Day Show from 1968 to 1973 after her late husband Martin Melcher committed her to a television series without telling her beforehand. Her career slowed down after that, but her impact on the entertainment industry is undeniable. She survived a nasty accident in 1937, but somehow she was able to live on another 81 years after the accident (and very healthily too) until pneumonia finally caught up to her this year. This was her first appearance on the list, taking her up to the 36th spot.

I went for Bob Hawke

1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Alliss, Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (6/42)  1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40) 1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37) 1993: Tony Bennett, Henry Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, George Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56) 1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50) 1995: Holly Johnson, Sean Connery (2/50)  1996: Mr T (1/50) 1997: Kirk Douglas (1/50) 1998: (0/50)  1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50) 2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Desmond Tutu, Liza Minnelli, Herman Wouk (3/50)  2002: Kirk Douglas (1/50)  2003: (0/50)  2004: Pervez Musharraf, Kirk Douglas, Robert Mugabe (3/50) 2005: Hamed Karzai, Diego Maradona, Olivia de Havilland (3/50) 2006: Kirk Douglas, Vera Lynn, Abdelaziz Bouteflika (3/50)  2007: Tim Johnson, Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn, Louis Farrakhan (5/50) 2008: Kirk Douglas, Vera Lynn, Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (5/50)  2009: Kirk Douglas, Pierre Cardin (2/50) 2010: Kirk Douglas, Herman Wouk, Olivia de Havilland, John Edrich, Frank Bough, Angela Lansbury (6/50)  2011: Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, John Edrich, Ali Khamenei, Bob Dole, Dick Cheney, Pierre Cardin, Vera Lynn, Michael Douglas (9/50) 2012: Kirk Douglas, Herman Wouk, Olivia de Havilland, Hosni Mubarak, Nigel Lawson, Henry Kissinger, Robert Mugabe, Dick Van Dyke, James Randi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (10/50) 2013: Clive James, Prince Philip, Hosni Mubarak, Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Nicholas Parsons (9/50)  2014: Wilko Johnson, Olivia de Havilland, Valerie Harper, Clive James, Prince Philip, Lynn, Kirk Douglas, Javier Perez de Cuellar, James Randi, Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett, Ed Asner (12/50) 2015: Herman Wouk, Olivia de Havilland, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Prince Philip, Kirk Douglas, Clive James, Valerie Harper, Leslie Phillips, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Hosni Mubarak, Robert Mugabe, Jake Roberts, Vera Lynn, Eddie Large (15/50) 2016: Olivia de Havilland, Herman Wouk, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Prince Phillip, James Randi, Clive James, Bob Dole, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Leslie Phillips, Vera Lynn, Sandy Gall, Desmond Tutu, Lester Piggott, Murray Walker, Jimmy Greaves, Jacques Chirac, Paul Gascoigne (21/50)  2017: Kirk Douglas, Vera Lynn, Prince Phillip, Pierre Cardin, Olivia de Haviland, Herman Wouk, Bob Dole, Leah Bracknell, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Robert Mugabe, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Betty White, Nobby Stiles, Queen Elizabeth ll, Jill Gascoine, Bob Barker, Honor Blackman, Ian St. John, David Prowse, Sandy Gall, Pope Benedict XVI, Hosni Mubarak, Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito, Gay Byrne, Valerie Harper (27/50)  2018: Kirk Douglas, Leah Bracknell, Herman Wouk, Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Betty White, Linda Nolan, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Pierre Cardin, Stirling Moss, Bob Dole, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Jill Gascoine, Vera Lynn, Robert Mugabe, Henry Kissinger, Honor Blackman, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Mel Brooks, Pope Benedict XVI, June Brown, Hosni Mubarak, Sean Connery, Louis Farrakhan, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Valerie Harper, Clive James, Ronnie Wood, Olivia Newton-John, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (37/50) Updated for Doris Day

I finally replaced the Remigino non obit (long overdue, but I did it) with two really obvious names.

As posted elsewhere, he’s dead.

Genesis P-orridge did appear on a recent podcast. Actually doesn’t sound too bad at the moment, although if you read the background P-orridge did go through a really gruesome surgery that the anesthesia wasn’t handled properly...

Cancerous Hatred jumps into 3rd after two solo hits for him...

And I really don’t know why I didn’t check up on him obit wise before the pool begin. Ah well, c’est la vie...

Jean Vanier is a hit for me and msc.

Breaks his collar bone onstage after a fall.

J. R. Cobb, guitarist and songwriters for groups such as Classic IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section is dead at 75.