MadMac

Well, not quite. First sitting VP to be elected in that time, but Nixon was elected in 1968 having been VP from 1953-1961.

He’s certainly been banned sine die from Staples Centre. His much anticipated rap appearance the following evening at the Whiskey a Go Go packed the 500 seat venue.....well, OK, sold 35-50 seats.

His slobber looks like it got well and truly knocked.....

One to watch: apparently “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, 64, is currently in intensive care for undisclosed reasons, but expects to be discharged on Saturday. Make of that what you will.

You might want to revise that figure: Mr. Ardnt turned up in the second row facing the hard camera early on at Survivor Series in Los Angeles this evening, and was “asked to leave”.

One to watch for the future: Eric Ardnt AKA Enzo Amore was kicked off a plane. File under “This isn’t likely to end well”.

I first put this fellow forward as a candidate for 2016: Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, AKA Baghdad Bob/Comical Ali? He’ll be 78 now, no reports of him having shuffled off. Even if there were, he’d probably turn up to deny it and take us to the cemetery in one hour.....

Leukaemia comes in many forms. I know a fellow who’s well into his 70s who’s been living a normal life for many years with a mild form of it. He gets a testosterone injection periodically, which results in his dear wife, as she put it “having a little difficulty matching supply to demand”

A name that hasn’t previously been on the horizon: Wincey Willis? I was surprised to learn that she’s 70. The years have not been kind to her - a recent photo has her looking like Stevie Nicks warmed up.....

Happy 78th Birthday to this grand stalwart of British TV and radio, who was apparently ill last year. Possible outside bet for 2006?

Quite shocked when I initially saw this, then realized it was the patriarch of Michael et al rather than the "Steppin' Out" chap.

He certainly didn't sound all that, shall we say, "alert" on Monday. Also a long-time Bell's Palsy sufferer. Would be rather ironic if he was outlived by the several years older and "clinically dead for 20 minutes at one point" Jerry Lawler.

Case in point: Roy Castle. Admittedly, he would have been doing rather more inhalation than others, on which basis Bill Clinton should be around a while longer.....

Never met a war he doesn’t like unless he has to participate in it.

Just watching Monday Night Football here, and 76 year old Robert Kraft, Chairman & CEO of the New England Patriots doesn’t look good at all - actually looks like he’s gained significant weight. Would certainly merit a UK obit, IMO.

Keith Richards won’t die. Death will Keith Richards.

He doesn’t look good at all. He might not make 2018. If he does: banker.

Not much history of Hon. Mems croaking in the House. Last, and only the second ever, instance was in 1907.

From a cursory glance, at least 15 of them already did.....

Oh no he isn’t.

Charlie Manson’s gone.

Flair popped up on Smackdown last week, didn’t look that great. Another name from the wrestling world surely worthy of consideration: Leon Allen White aka Vader, given a couple of years to live a while back and determined to go down fighting.

I’m sticking with Benny XVI.

How about author, political commentator and one-time Republican primary runner Pat Buchanan? 79 next month, no reported health issues but not looking as well as he has in recent years.

Dear Reggie was affectionately known as “Reggie Beaujolais” in Private Eye .....