The Old Crem

Les Barker English poet has died aged 75.

The main list always has a few early 90’s people with no known health issues on it.

Brian Murphy (George and Mildred) Richard Sherman (Sherman Brothers) John Kander (Kander and Ebb)

That’s quite big news.

He probably finished the books months ago since it’s being published now.

Kent Lockhart - Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1985 draft has died aged 59.

John Devine, Aussie rules footballer has died aged 82.

Vadym Dobizha, Ukrainian who managed Sillamäe Kalev among other clubs has died aged 81. Vito Chimenti, Italian striker who has died from a heart attack aged 69.

Masood Sharif Khan Khattak. - Pakistani. first Director General of the Intelligence Bureau(I.B). He served as the Vice-President of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians(PPPP) under the leadership of Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto He was 72.

Pedo Terlaje - Guamanian senator who has died aged 76. Vatti Vasant Kumar - Indian who served in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2014. He was 67. Piotr Waśko - Polish. Served in the Sejm from 2007 to 2011. He was 61. Amru Daulay - Indonesian. Served as regent of Mandailing Natal from 2000 to 2010. He was 83. Paulo Roberto de Souza Matos - Brazilian. served in the Legislative Assembly of Paráfrom 1983 to 1987 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1987 to 1991. He was 78 Gulmira Karimova - Kazakh. She served in their Senate from 25 to 27 January 2023. She died aged 45 on the 27th January 2023. Sepp Dürr - German. Served in the Landtag of Bavaria from 1998 to 2018. Died of cancer aged 69. Naba Das - Indian. Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from 2009 until his death. He was shot dead by a police officer aged 61. Shamsul Alam Pramanik - Bengali. Former Member of Parliament of Naogaon-4. Died aged 70.

Kyle Smaine, American Freestyle skier who didn’t compete at the games but did become world champion in 2015 in the halfpipe. He was 31 and died in an Avalanche in Japan. Times Duncan Pugh - Australian bobsledder who competed in Vancouver 2010. He was 48.

That’s quite unusual for someone so young but David Martindale the manager of Livingston has revealed he suffered badly from Covid in 2020 and that might be why he has suffered badly from Pneumonia.

Also the Independent have used the same AP wire for an article.

It’s just like the Daily Mail wires system - articles brought in from elsewhere but not all articles produced by that source get published on there.

Lyndon Dykes Scotland and QRP striker was admitted to hospital this week. He is being closely monitored by the club. BBC,.

I think the chances of her getting it beat are pretty slim.

She was in my team until the honours list came out and I removed her (as the youngest member) for Virginia McKenna.

Now we know it’s Prostate cancer it is less surprising he has survived so long - it’s common for even the end stages of that cancer to last a long time. Sounds like he could be around for a few months yet as he is still hoping to visit the House of Lords.

Esther Rantzen will be on the list unless she (and this is the most likely outcome) dies before then.

Albert Almanza, Mexican Basketballer who competed at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964 has died aged 86.

Alice Wolf, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1996 to 2013, has died aged 89. Xavier Rubert de Ventós, former Spanish member of Parliament and MEP has died aged 83. Gundars Bērziņš, Latvia’s Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Healthcare from 2004 to 2007 has died aged 63.:

And good job Esther Rantzen has what with her now having secondary lung cancer.

I don’t think Blondie is anywhere near punk. My parents like them.

True. Plus my parents both detest punk.

Punk is not that mainstream in the Uk - the majority of the Uk could only name the Sex Pistols if asked to name a punk band.