Joey Russ

I’m in the bottom 6th of the pool. Let’s go!

Wonder if there’s going to be an increase of picks on modern rap artist in the DDP next year?

Wells has a gofundme set up to help pay for her medical bills. EDIT: Probably should have a dead tag on this thread while we’re at it...

Surprised that John McCain isn’t in there. You’d think that someone who had as big of an impact in politics as McCain would be a shoo in for this...

Dead according to social media... Better source.

Midnight Train To Georgia producer Tony Camillo dead at 90.

Legendary radio star John Blackman is recovering from surgery that removed cancer.

The pain...

Eh, he’s still active at the moment having a film being released in 2019. I think he could last a few years.

Died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication.

His daughter Anne has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Is Vanilla Ice ill?

She’s the one that we want on our 2019 shortlist...

Great pick by BBC Haven though.

Yes, everyone is able to submit a 2019 shadowlist of their choosing no matter how long they've been on the forum.

Looks like McCain’s replacement will be former US senator Jon Kyl.

Thank you for these wonderful never heard about before names that I’m sure will be of great use next year.

Wants to have more children apparently.

One of the hardest realizations that one can have is that you don't love yourself enough. I've had that realization recently, and it's really hard for me to soak it in right now, but I know that this realization is true.

Speaking of Clive James, he’s talking about his new poem in a recent article. It should be noted that he has been in and out of the hospital all year, but I still think he’ll survive the year...

13 years later, and that miracle still reigns true...

Jacqui Forster got her obit via a blog (though an actual Guardian article did show up for her later) and Les Mutrie got his obit via a live feed, so yeah, unless Spade changes the rules, blogs will count. It’s interesting to see how this ends. Still some good picks from both ends, and I’m pretty sure the title will go to one of you two, but looking at my team, I think I might be able to get third place, especially if Thuy Thanh Truong dies and obits. And yeah, it looks as though Stuart Fraser is in remission at the moment so probably not a hit this year...

Look, I noticed that you withdrew from this pool when I had a look at your team a while back, but you’re entry is still in the masterlist and will stay in the masterlist because a) there was no public acknowledgement that you withdrew until today, b) you didn’t withdraw until June, when the competition was already on for a few months, and c) your removal may have an impact on potential end of the year bonuses. Look, you don’t have to enter this again next year if this pool is running again and you don’t even have to keep track of your team at this point (I will do that for you), but your team will not be removed, and my word here is final.