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Lance Ten Broeck, who played on the PGA tour in the 1980s and early 90s before switching to caddying for the likes of Jesper Parnevik, has died. He was 67. https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2023/05/01/lance-ten-broeck-dies-at-67

And good luck to you as well, Grim.

Frank Vetere, a Toronto entrepreneur and the man behind the Frank Vetere's Pizza chain that once boasted 16 restaurants in that city and another three in Ottawa, has died. He was 96. His daughter blogged about his death a couple of days ago. I had at least one high school class with Linda Vetere. https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2023/04/frank-vetere/

Larry "Gator" Rivers, a former Harlem Globetrotter and Missouri Western Hall of Famer, has died. He was 74. https://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school-sports-blog/gator-rivers-savannah-commissioner-basketball-legend-dies-at-74/D322HN4IEBB2ZNWJCR6MWQZTD4/

Echo Helstrom Casey, Bob Dylan's high school sweetheart, has died. She was 75. https://www.startribune.com/the-original-girl-from-the-north-country-bob-dylan-s-high-school-sweetheart-has-died/470716473/

Don Sebesky, a composer, arranger and conductor, has died. Sebesky worked with such orchestras as the London Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Pops, The New York Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic of London, and the Toronto Symphony. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Don-Sebesky-Broadway-Orchestrator-of-PARADE-and-More-Has-Passed-Away-20230429?fbclid=IwAR0NQ5IF-iiAYtuDmyOd6Q0hqSXRd6F3nXphi2KSlTyW8tzNA89BDT3th7U

Pamela Turnure Timmins, Jacqueline Kennedy's press secretary and the first ever press secretary to serve a First Lady, has died. She was 85. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/04/29/pamela-turnure-jackie-kennedy-dead/

Robson Gracie, a noted member of the legendary Gracie family of BJJ practitioners, has died. He was 88. Gracie was a 9th degree black belt in the discipline. https://jitsmagazine.com/robson-gracie-passes-away-at-88/

Facebook entry suggesting Ralph Humphrey actually did die on April 23rd. The entry is on his Facebook, made by someone named Bob Barry. Anyone advancing in the DL Cup can respond accordingly. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10230403758660511&set=ecnf.1083788112

Ron Faber, who played Chuck the Assistant Director in the movie within the film the Exorcist, has died. He was 90. The character was a subordinate to the Burke Dennings director character played by Jack MacGowran. https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/04/27/actor-from-the-exorcist-dies-after-battle-with-lung-cancer/

Updated to acknowledge the death of Harry Belafonte

Frank Agrama, founder and chairman of Harmony Gold, has died. He was 93. Agrama founded several production companies and took the director's chair for the films Queen Kong and Dawn of the Mummy. https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/frank-agrama-dead-harmony-gold-1235595749/

Dale Meeks, who played Simon Meredith on Emmerdale, has died. He was 47. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/dale-meeks-dead-emmerdale-actor-26764032

I have a question for you. When you posted this, did you actually type the word 'SPAM' in the text or did you type in the name of a drug. I ask because I just tried posting an item with names of two drugs and it posted with the substituted word 'SPAM'. (Or am I the only one seeing this?)

Aaron Carter cause of death revealed to be a combination of drowning and the effects of a couple of drugs (including difluoroethane) https://variety.com/2023/music/news/aaron-carter-cause-of-death-revealed-1235425956/ Edit: Okay something really freaky is going on. I couldn't post this with the name of either the brand name or the generic version of the other drug included in the story. Every time I posted it, the word 'SPAM' would get substituted in.

Dave Wilcox, a Hall of Fame San Francisco 49ers linebacker, has died. He was 80. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36238405/hall-famer-dave-wilcox-former-49ers-lb-dies-age-80

Don Leppert, who played 190 games combined over four seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators in the first half of the 1960s, before coaching eight years in the Pirates organization, as well as in Toronto and Houston, has died. He was 91. https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/don-leppert-pittsburgh-pirates-player-coach-dies/

Twitter reporting the death of stand-up comic Darryl Lenox, who appeared on Conan O'Brien and Comedy Central. Edit: Darryl Lenox obit: https://www.straight.com/arts/darryl-lenox-this-is-going-to-hurt-and-im-sorry

Kate Keltie claims remain puzzling: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11967095/Neighbours-fans-bewildered-soap-star-Kate-Keltie-37-recovered-aggressive-cancer.html I'm getting Ryan Buell vibes. (Claimed to have pancreatic cancer. Seem to remember allegations of a family member speaking years later suggesting Buell had been ill, but not with pancan.)

Well thank you that in-depth analysis to what was a relatively innocuous - but at least mildly clever - observation. Boiled down, Obama turned white because he worried about the country. Years later, the country turned white because they worried about Trump. Yes, none of us really know the Donald's natural hair colour. By this point, he may not know it either.

Reminds me Boy George a couple of years after Culture Club's chart run. Said he could run a marathon, but was in the throes of addiction.

When Barack Obama was elected U.S. President he had black hair. Eight years later, when he left office, he had white hair. Trump is the President of Dorian Gray. He looked the same going in and coming out, it was the U.S.population - or at least the Democratic half of it - whose hair turned white during his term.

Francesca Cappucci, an entertainment reporter for KABC-TV Los Angeles, died March 30th. She was 64. Cappucci was battling metastatic breast cancer. her death was announce on April 7th, local time. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/francesca-cappucci-dead-entertainment-reporter-1235577084/

Ada Bello, a pioneering LGBTQ activist and long-time chemist for the U.S. FDA and the University of Philadelphia, died March 31st. She was 89. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/ada-bello-obituary-philadelphia-cuba-gay-rights-lgbtq-20230407.html

John Regan, a former bassist with the band Frehley's Comet, has died. Regan was a member of the band from the mid-1980s until 1990. Ace Frehley, of course, was an original member of KISS. https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-frehleys-comet-bassist-john-regan-dies