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Yeah, it's an absolute outlier in her earnest hippiedom. Cracking story about how it came about, basically her high-flying hippie ideals led to a fast, and the smell of a McDonald's restaurant proved too tempting after 27 days of dietary restriction. After which the song came tumbling out in a whelter of remembered childhood incidents. Another of Those Careers in the days before streaming where one hit leads to a completely misleading idea of what the artist is like. See also Streets of London or Jig-a-Jig. Other than the obvious lock and key, sexual, stuff you could almost put the song down to drug influence of a different kind, i.e. the chemical hit from a full McDonalds on a dedicated hippie brain. So, maybe it's Eight Miles High but for burger fans. Wiki has more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_New_Key

So, this'll do for the Deathrace- along with the Chronicle, obviously https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/citylife-news/tributes-paid-former-newcastle-councillor#:~:text=Tributes were paid today to,away after bravely fighting illness.&text=Jason Smith%2C who represented Lemington,a wife and four children. I'll out myself as one of the 22 entrants hanging on for something a bit more substantial for DDP purposes.

The death of Councillor Jason Smith has put a trio of Deathracers one hit from victory - https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/citylife-news/tributes-paid-former-newcastle-councillor#:~:text=Tributes were paid today to,away after bravely fighting illness.&text=Jason Smith%2C who represented Lemington,a wife and four children. Local reports, should be followed by BBC in due course 22 DDP teams fielding this talent

That's saved me posting a shite meme to keep people entertained, a few q/os out there to hit our woefully low standards, nobody confirming a date of death - provisionally I'll give points for yesterday because that's my best guess. Earliest social media I can find first thing this morning and he was a public figure, his council commemorated him tonight. I've also tweaked some earlier mistakes on the points, but we've got a few within sight of completion now - Sideik continues to storm it, just, with their joker still alive Sideik - 1779 Banana - 1778 Wannamaker - 1776 An Fear Beag - 1429 msc - 1419 Drol - 1418

Oh aye JCB and their owner were very keen sponsors of a previous leader of the party

Aye, that'll be the same YouGov that was co-founded by Nadhim Zahawi and once spiked a poll in 2017 before rejigging it more in favour of the Consersvatives. Indeed desperate times for the Tories, and The Telegraph. Onwards and downwards, then.

So, Trump laid into Nikki Haley as "an impostor" in his victory speech. Seems remarkably spooked by someone 12 points down on him. News discussions this morning suggest firstly that Haley might simply hang in there thinking a combi of the prosecutions of Trump plus the financial drain of campaigning and fighting multiple and massive legal cases might do for him. Secondly, that maybe she's already a busted flush, New Hampshire was her best chance and in a month's time in Carolina with a state firmly behind Trump she might be forced to pack it in. Interesting times etc. etc. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-68010551

Useless hereabouts as well, since it was the guy before him who counted for selection. He has a 100% record managing Leicester (two games as caretaker)

Thanks for running this pool 1 - Andy Taylor 2 - Billy Connolly 3 - Dave Myers 4 – Joe Bidon 5 - Michael J. Fox 6 - Buzz Aldrin 7 - David Attenborough 8 – Theo Burrell 9 – William Shatner 10 – Willie Nelson 11 – Ozzy Osbourne 12 – Bruce Willis 13 – Clint Eastwood 14 – Dick van Dyke 15 – Phil Collins 16 – Cleo Laine 17 – Robert Wagner 18 – Donald Trump 19 – Denis Law 20 – Janey Godley 21 – Rupert Murdoch 22 – Bob Newhart 23 – Pope Francis 24 – June Spencer 25 – Eve Marie Saint Sub: Dennis Skinner

They're staring oblivion in the face so it seems any desperate measure is to be considered. Like I said on this thread not that long back, if they go through with this every PMQs for the newbie includes every other party leader opening up their alloted time by pointing out that's three in a row unelected by the people and not so much asking for as demanding an election. The lack of anything innovative in Tory policy tells you all you need to know about their private polling turning up nothing by way of a useful idea of what they could do to convince the public to elect them next time. Tory toast by way of a few blistering by-election defeats, more internal meltdowns and a damning verdict when they finally face the electorate, Sunak's present predicament is little more than a distraction.

FFS this is a war of attrition now Will there be more scoring Deathrace deaths before I run out of dodgy bad taste mock ups of well known toys used in inappropriate ways?

So, anyway, we'll keep up the entertainment until somebody actually dies and gifts us some Deathrace points:

Totally random but thought I'd share. Was copied into this photo earlier today. Charisma Records five-a-side team from just over 50 years ago. Phil Collins in fine shape, the two standing next to him are members of the band Capability Brown, the guy front left is the label's booking agent and the one bottom right is Peter Hammill (still recording aged 75 and obitable). Hammill amazes me tbh, intense and angsty beyond all reason on his best known albums, never thought to see him chipper and cheerful in a team photo. This line-up, apparently, were very effective and won a few games with ease.

A nice touch, you're wasting your time trying to find one on Amazon, sadly.

Frankly this is a dire substitute for entertainment, over a week since a scoring death unless someone hereabouts is about to show me action from their local paper posting the death of a beloved school crossing guard who's also on the masterlist. I'm seeing similar lacklustre times on the other dead pools and even the DDP is shuffling along. In the meantime, here's a update from our sponsors, or summat.

Think he's recovering. KV Oostende statement says: "“We received positive news about Dapo Mebude : his condition is improving daily and step by step he is recovering from his injuries.” In other news - he has a brother who is also a promising footballer but rejoices in the name of Dire!

Classic, or summat

Loved the annual Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery a couple of weeks back THIS won joint third place, characterful shot of our Sean partaking of a vape

Looks like an easy catch up on the scores after a weekend away - let me know if I'm missing owt by way of scoring deaths:

That 2023 album - btw - is an absolute banger, including a cracking cover version of THIS:

Reet, about to chill for the weekend and largely ignore owt online for a couple of days. Assuming someone livens up the weekend by checking out and gifting any of yers a tonnage of points feel free to post the details here and whilst I'm partaking of Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone on Sunday night I'll return to updating the scores and the like!

Nuneaton Borough FC - will likely do a Maidstone and start again so low down the pyramid they'll be playing on village greens. But, this incarnation is done by the looks of it: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/nuneatonboroughfc/news/club-statement-2827991.html

Lots of people on X think the Earth is flat

Aye, been wonderin' myself if they'll accidentally hit the tipping point. I'm thinking the whips will be so keen to monitor the numbers here. Whatever the divisions in the party they'll want to avoid accidentally stumbling into a no confidence vote because if they depose Sunak the newbie wouldn't be able to speak in the Commons without being howled down by demands for an immediate election.

Seen on Sickipedia earlier: - What's the difference between a cow and a tragedy? - Kate Garraway doesn't know how to milk a cow!