Death Impends

Hoping to crank out the update tomorrow, I think it's: Cesar Luis Menotti Frank Ifield Janis Paige Rob Burrow William Russell Plus awarding the Toby Keith Squares points. Anastasia Z thingy only got Russian press from what I see, and no Russian QOs here. So LotL as stands. Nowt for Mollie Lentaigne either, though wouldn't call a broadsheet shout impossible.

6/8/2024 36 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 30 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number 30 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down +2 29 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 27 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 26 Frankie Valli - Grease 26 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 25 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous +1 25 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl +1 24 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3  23 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 23 Marshall Hain - Dancing in the City 22 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 22 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough is Enough) 22 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 21 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 21 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 20 Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven 20 Racey - Lay Your Love on Me 20 The Sex Pistols - C’mon Everybody 20 Sad Café - Every Day Hurts 18 A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 18 The Three Degrees - Woman in Love 17 David Essex- Oh What A Circus -3 14 Rose Royce - Wishing on a Star 08 The Sex Pistols - Something Else/Friggin’ in the Riggin’ 07 James Galway - Annie’s Song -3

6/7/2024 29 Gerry Rafferty- Baker Street +2 27 Donna Summer- Love’s Unkind 25 David Essex - Oh What A Circus 25 Lene Lovich- Lucky Number 24 The Jam- The Eton Rifles 24 Electric Light Orchestra- Don’t Bring Me Down +1 22 Ian Dury and the Blockheads- Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 22 The Sex Pistols- Something Else/Friggin’ in the Riggin’ 22 The Cars- My Best Friend’s Girl +1 21 Earth, Wind & Fire- September 21 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams- Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 21 Michael Jackson- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 21 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand- No More Tears (Enough is Enough) 21 The Sugarhill Gang- Rapper’s Delight 20 Rose Royce- Wishing on a Star 20 James Galway- Annie’s Song 20 Marshall Hain- Dancing in the City 20 A Taste of Honey- Boogie Oogie Oogie 20 Bee Gees- Too Much Heaven 20 Racey- Lay Your Love on Me 20 The Three Degrees- Woman in Love 20 The Sex Pistols- C’mon Everybody 20 ABBA- Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 20 Sad Café- Every Day Hurts 20 ABBA- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 19 The Rolling Stones- Miss You 14 Frankie Valli- Grease 14 The Dooleys- Wanted 14 The Bellamy Brothers- If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me -6 12 Dean Friedman- Lucky Stars 12 Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley- If I Had Words 06 Boney M — Hooray! Hooray It’s A Holi-Holiday

HDIYL best one here. Bowie song is solid too. Love ABBA and the Seasons though prefer other songs by them. Both are still enjoyable enough to push through though (especially given the competition like Rover said). Oldfield song doesn't really do anything for me.

6/6/2024 57 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 40 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 31 The Four Seasons — Silver Star 31 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +4 17 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth 12 David Dundas - Jeans On -6

At least tomorrow will be less confusing

6/5/2024 53 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 42 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 35 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +2 29 The Four Seasons — Silver Star +2 20 David Dundas - Jeans On -6 20 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez 19 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Died only a few months older than the Queen did, impersonated her to the very end

He's lasted so far that I could see him making 100 at this point. The fact I'm beginning to believe it could happen is going to jinx him and is why I firmly remain #TeamSulu

6/4/2024 51 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 42 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 32 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez 29 The Four Seasons — Silver Star 26 David Dundas - Jeans On -3 22 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth -3 21 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +4 16 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over the World 15 Boney M - Sunny

Now, I like to check actors' IMDB pages for writing their DDP obits, as sometimes it can rustle up interesting trivia to spice up my own obits. (albeit in Miss Paige's case her fiery Columbo guest spot can spice up the obit all on its own) But other times the stuff can be really flimsy. Janis Paige's page (heh) has this newly-minted trivia piece: Good thing her final film wasn't named "Fiery Helicopter Crash"

Pleasant surprise to see the poker corridors reopen, don't really partake in the midyear pools these days but I'll carve out an exception here

Forever glad I landed a steady work from home job since even if there are right-wing coworkers, I wouldn't know since there isn't really any oxygen for water cooler chat the way there would be with an in-person job. The last in-person job I had, there were only two loud-and-proud right-winger coworkers but their idiocy def brought the mood down, blabbering about stuff like how they were upset that having to study for an upcoming job meant less time to look at Ben Shapiro tweets, and wanting to move to Texas or Florida "because of rent" They didn't seem to have any noticeable issue with me being trans but I have no doubt that was more down to an expectation to be polite with your coworkers than what they actually thought, lol

You know time is flying when heavy metal singers start turning 90

6/1/2024 36 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 34 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +2 31 ABBA - Money, Money, Money +1 30 Status Quo - Rockin’ All Over the World 29 The Four Seasons - Silver Star 25 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez 25 Boney M - Sunny 23 David Dundas - Jeans On  23 The Chi-Lites - You Don’t Have to Go +1 21 The Miracles - Love Machine 21 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth 17 Barry Biggs - Sideshow  14 The Wurzels - I Am a Cider Drinker  11 John Miles - Music 1 Rod Stewart - You’re in My Heart -6

Well done drol!

5/31/2024 30 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +4 27 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 24 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez 22 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 21 Boney M. - Sunny 21 The Four Seasons - Silver Star 21 Status Quo - Rockin’ All Over the World 20 The Miracles - Love Machine 20 Robin Sarstedt - My Resistance is Low 20 David Dundas - Jeans On 20 The Chi-Lites - You Don’t Have to Go 20 The Wurzels - I Am a Cider Drinker 20 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth 20 Barry Biggs - Sideshow 20 Showaddywaddy - When 15 Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock 15 John Miles - Music 14 Rod Stewart - You’re in My Heart 11 Berni Flint - I Don’t Want to Put a Hold On You 05 Borebra Streisand - Evergreen (Love Theme from “A Star is Born”) -6

Green was my highest result. Binface doesn't show up under my results at all, not sure why.

5/30/2024 74 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 37 Lulu — The Man Who Sold The World 35 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 31 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run +4 20 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble 16 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil -2 13 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love  00 Slade - Bangin’ Man -4

I was in the middle of watching Cheers when I got to that one which definitely enhanced the amusement value

5/28/2024 69 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 38 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run +4 37 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World 34 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 30 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble 27 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil 19 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love -6 16 Slade - Bangin’ Man 12 Kenny - The Bump

MMMDP Form Guide #21 Mike Stoller With the recent deaths of Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Duane Eddy, and Frank Ifield, there's been an exodus of music WTF still alives from life's charts. Why not try catching a rabbit with the man who helped give us Hound Dog? The surviving half of the Leiber and Stoller songwriting duo, Mike Stoller remains active with the hardiness you'd expect of an Andrea Doria survivor. But he isn't exactly young blood anymore, so it could well pay off if you stand by him.

I recently found out that a few years back, defectors from Venezuela's government claimed that Hugo Chavez died late December 2012, rather than March 2013. I don't truly believe that you can keep a prominent world leader's death hidden for over two months, but at the same time, I remember how nervewracking his last-minute critical condition was for deadpooling and can only think what a savior that was for us if it really was the case. Like imagine if the Vatican just pretended Benny had another 24 hours in him

5/27/2024 63 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 37 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World 32 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle  30 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble 30 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run +4 27 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love 26 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil 22 Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me 22 Kenny - The Bump 18 Slade - Bangin’ Man 10 Slade - Everyday 07 Fox - Only You Can -6

Yeah, I got a little panicky by the sudden ninja so I edited it to a placeholder. My apologies for any confusion.