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Bassist/founding member Gavin Webb ditto. https://7news.com.au/entertainment/music/masters-apprentices-founding-member-and-bass-player-gavin-webb-dead-at-77-c-14346515.amp Some called them the ‘Aussie Stones’, apparently. They had a good track on the second Nuggets box set, and they have a ridiculously mahoosive Wikipedia page. And that’s all I have to divulge on the matter.

What about Dave Dee, he must have been in there somewhere?

Ah, I remember him from the glory day(s) of Channel 4 sports, when sumo was easily equal in popularity to, um, kabbadi and that. My favourite was Matoizumi aka The Salt Shaker. He wasn’t fat enough to be a great like Akebono, but no one threw half as much salt as him, or with such panache. I see he’s still alive, yay Salty!

The 'big four' minimalist composers are all edging towards their mid-70s. I wonder who'll be the first to reach the end of the drone? LaMonte Young Terry Riley Steve Reich (in the afternoon) Philip Glass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I feel sure this can be turned into another of my posted-in-once-in-a-blue-moon backwater threads, maybe as a home for all things classical and avant-garde, just for Twelvetrees, NAP and myself. One or two other interesting names to throw out there: Pierre Boulez, angry young man of serialism (now old). Milton Babbitt, even older serialist and theorist. Estonia's finest, Arvo Pärt.

The upcoming Open Championship and the announcement of Seve’s long overdue retirement led me to wonder what old golfers are still out on the course but trudging towards the great clubhouse in the sky. The DL has a half decent record with golfers in past years (Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson) and while most of the game’s legends are either gone or not old enough (Nicklaus, Palmer, Player), there are currently, to the best of my knowledge, just 7 men who have won a Major still alive at 80+. No idea how their health is, but step forward: Tommy Bolt, 89 Kel Nagle, 86 Doug Ford, 85 Jack Fleck, 85 Jack Burke, 84 Roberto de Vicenzo, 84 Bob Rosberg, 80 None would be famous enough for the DL, but might be a consideration for other pools. Now now, don't all run at once to get involved in such a blockbuster of a thread...

If we can have football, cricket, ruggerbuggers and baseball (hell, even wrasslin') threads, I don't see why there shouldn't be a US football version. These guys are always doing drugs, shooting and raping people, organising dogfights etc, so there should be plenty of DL action for them. And we have our fair share of transatlantic members to consider, don't forget. To get the ball rolling, today saw the college football equivalent of Carlisle (or summat) beating Man Utd, as tiny Appalachian State downed mighty Michigan in one of the biggest shocks ever. No-one died, though. Go Pack, go Badgers! Edit: on reflection, this is unfair on Carlisle. A more accurate example would be Man Utd losing to the bobbins robins of Altrincham.

I can find an Ali, a La Motta and even a Naseem Hamed thread, but no general boxing one. It seems a fairly dangerous activity to me, as evidenced by the appearance of Panto Frank on the 1989 DL as he was about to face Tyson. I'll get to my point, shall I? I guess even boxing is less dangerous than shooting.

Maybe he made an Actually I Did It video to be released in the event of his death.

Things have come to a sorry state of affairs when you start having DL-related dreams. Last night I imagined there was some secret portal that I could get into while the 'waiting for log-in' page was on the screen. It took me to a croquet game, which no doubt signifies some bizarre sexual perversion - all dreams do, don't they? Someone (and it might have been a DL member) hit a ball several thousand miles, but that's about all I can remember. I hope the rest of you haven't been similarly afflicted in your sleep, but I'll bet one or two have. Come on weirdos, share, whether they be connected to the DL or not. We'll get Dr StarCrossed in to analyse them.

I have a feeling there used to be a thread for this, but it seems to have been decommissioned. So, here are the currently-still-breathing-and-over-85 (subject to wiki accuracy, of course) Nobel Prize laureates, all handily wiki-linked. Not household names, I grant you, but probably obit-worthy for the more discerning ‘pooler all the same. Many have been discussed in other threads, but I thought it’d be nice to drag them in under one umbrella. I’ve probably missed one or two; I’m not the most diligent of researchers. Physics: when will they quark it? Willis Lamb (Canadian Paul‘s very own CL-S), 94. Chen Ning Yang, 85. Charles Townes, 92. Aage Bohr (son of Nils), 85. Nicolaas Bloembergen, 87. Leon Lederman, 85. Jack Steinberger, 86. Norman Ramsey, 91. Hans Dehmelt, 85. Chemistry: soon to be inert? Frederick Sanger, 89. John Cornforth, 90. William Lipscomb, 87. Herbert Hauptman, 90. Jerome Karle, 89. Paul Boyer, 89. Jens Skou, 89. William Knowles, 90. John Fenn, 90. Literature: the final chapter? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 89. (7-time DL laureate i.e. someone you‘ve heard of) Jose Saramago, 85. Doris Lessing, 88. Only three, but they often receive it later in life, for a body of work. Peace: RIP? (hell, this stuff writes itself) Norman Borlaug, 93. Nelson Mandela, 89. Not many, as it’s often given to organisations or not given at all. That paragon of peace Kissinger doesn’t turn 85 till May. Medicine: Nurse, the screens!! Thomas Weller, 92. Andrew Huxley (Aldous‘s half-brother), 90. Francois Jacob, 87. Har Khorana, 86. Christian de Duve, 90. George Palade, 95. Rita Levi-Montalcini, 98 (oldest living laureate ) Renato Dulbecco, 93. Rosalyn Yalow, 86. Jean Dausset, 91. Robert Furchgott, 91. Edwin Krebs, 89. Joseph Murray, 87. Baruj Benacerraf, 87. Don Thomas, 87. Edmond Fischer, 87. Quite apt that the docs have the most living OAPS. Also, lots more of them, as they seem to work in teams more than other scientists. Economics: cashing their final cheque? Ronald Coase, 97. Maurice Allais, 96. Paul Samuelson, 92. Ken Arrow, 86. Larry Klein, 87. James Buchanan, 88. Douglass North, 87. Leo Hurwicz, 90. Tom Schelling, 86. (Acknowledgements: the lost Magere Hein for this and the equally disappeared Life Begins at 5 for this.)

I don't know why I feel sad, but I do. (Feel sad, that is, not know why I feel sad. You see?)

I dunno if there’s a thread for this, but I thought we should document yet another way we’re heading down the path to oblivion. I still think the world will probably just outlive me, though. I hope these scientists at least have a modicum of Oppenheimer guilt. Who’s that guy who got fired from his own company today? Did a board of robots fire him? On the other hand, it’ll be a relief when AI takes over the running of VAR.

Horrible looking crash in the Basque Tour that’s taken out three of the pre TDF favourites, Vingegaard, Roglic and Evenepoel. Hopefully no one is too badly hurt, they all seem conscious at least.

I just hope that when it arrives on BBC3, Michaela Strachan and Bill Oddie are still allowed to present, and they don’t parachute in Eni Aluko and Piers Morgan. Hmmm, that might actually be an interesting choice…

I’m thinking of reading Among the Trolls by Marianna Spring, but strangely it’s had some really bad reviews by online conspiracy theorists. Anyone here read it? Honest answers now, please.

Funnily enough, my reactions would been the other way around. I sang Fool (if you think it’s over) with an RIP to Elkie Brooks and elicited sadness and then anger from some sappy snowflake with mental health issues. Maybe he’d have preferred an RIP to Chris dire Rea instead.

Being a rubbish songwriter myself, it's time to salute the people who make the pop musical world go round. Most aren't on the verge of death, but never mind (all over 60, though). Off the top of my head, my living greats include: Chip Taylor Les Reed Arthur Hamilton Jackie DeShannon Barry Mason Geoff Stephens John Carter Tony Macaulay Bob Crewe Bob Gaudio Gerry Goffin Carole King Sandy Linzer Denny Randell Tony Joe White Jeff Barry Nicky Chinn Mike Chapman Hal David Burt Bacharach Mike Batt (just kidding) Bobby Hart Dan Penn Jimmy Lea Noddy Holder Jimmy Webb PF Sloan Roger Cook Roger Greenaway Pete Callander Mitch Murray Rob Davis Neil Sedaka Mike Stoller Barry Mann Cynthia Weil Tom T Hall Jerry Chesnut Chips Moman Kenny Gamble Leon Huff Holland-Dozier-Holland

It’s only a crypto-sentence. As soon as he’s able to convince enough gullible fools that he won’t serve any time at all, he’ll be free as a bird.

I think it was something to do with their US label, Sire, not wanting them to use it when they quickly reformed in the late 70s. So they changed one letter.

A pedant writes: technically, he was only ever in the Revillos.

BHB is rumoured to be long dead, irl as well as his DL self. But if you happen to see him tonight, say hello. Sadowitz may not be ill or old, but there’ll likely be news stories of interest relating to him in these cancel-culture times that we can all argue about. So, please don’t lock it, says I.

TX date confirmed as 26th March for Kate Garraway : Derek's Story

The whole thing is not going to help her daddy issues.

God: "come up and see me".

Are you sure it’s not Stan Hayhurst, who won in 1958? He was interviewed on the BBC and looks similar, but then all old people look virtually identical don’t they.