Death Impends

Heads up, will start catching up on obits again in about a week's time, along with setting up the Theme Team League. Ditto goes to updating the Hartlepool. Work is at its craziest at the end of January and for this past and this coming week I only have one day off, and didn't really want to use up that time to muse about Jonnie Irwin. But after that a more normal work schedule is resuming.

2/3/2024 38 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset -6 24 Barry Ryan — Eloise 12 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +4 God Only Knows is the best song out of the finalists IMO so very pleased with it making the podium. But the difference in quality is pretty molecular and I'm happy with whatever wins (which face it, is going to be Waterloo Sunset)

A List of the Missed alum, thanks to an old Spade theme team of Half Man Half Biscuit namechecks.

Nixon will always be the funniest President for me. Thanks Futurama. Though I also have a lot of nostalgia for making fun of Dubya, especially given at the time I just thought of him as a dope without being aware of the full extent of his disaster. Trump's 2016 campaign was hilarious at first, when we were all still under the assumption he was a joke who wouldn't actually get anywhere. Then him winning took all the humor out of it. EDIT: Though I'll give Trump this - I still do love his playground nicknames for his opponents. Meatball Ron is my favorite though 1-in-47 Kasich is a real underrated one.

Murray was actually a first-time DDP pick this year, despite being an Oscar nominee actor well into his 90s!

Here's a Sun UK article that covers Joe Madison's death

2/2/2024 33 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset -6 32 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +4 23 Barry Ryan — Eloise 18 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night

On wholly personal level, and pets notwithstanding.. January: Mary Weiss February: Henry Fambrough March: Eric Carmen April: Clarence "Frogman" Henry May: Dabney Coleman June: Janis Paige July: Duke Fakir (shout to Bob Newhart) August: Rachael Lillis ("shout" to Scott Thorson ) September: James Earl Jones October: Teri Garr November: Quincy Jones

Ooer missus!

I'm dating a rail enthusiast (same age as me), amusingly enough. Though for me vehicles are mostly just something to get me from point A to point B.

Incredibly the second time a vaguely notable Ivan Ivanov died who wasn't on that team

2/1/2024 39 Barry Ryan---Eloise 31 The Kinks--- All Day And All Of The Night 31 The Beach Boys---God Only Knows +4 23 The Kinks---Waterloo Sunset -6 20 The Spencer Davis Group--- Gimme Some Lovin' 

All pales next to LFN, who remembers this hip and upcoming playwright called Aristophanes

Yeah, when I joined the forum in my early teens I was the youngest here. Now I'm older than half the active userbase. Passage of time is something

1/31/2024 42 The Beach Boys-- God Only Knows +4 38 The Kinks--All Day And All Of The Night 35 Barry Ryan--- Eloise 34 The Kinks -- Waterloo Sunset -6 28 The Spencer Davis Group--- Gimme Some Lovin' 05 The Yardbirds---Heart Full Of Soul

List of the Missed actually. There was a Beach Boys theme in 2016.

A clear sign that this is the Cup you should pick Frank Ifield for.

1/30/2024 33 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 33 The Kinks — All Day and All Of The Night 31 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +4 29 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Lovin’ 27 Barry Ryan — Eloise 17 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 13 Petula Clark — Downtown 11 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 09 The Troggs — Wild Thing 07 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 05 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto -6 05 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown

1/29/2024 33 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +4 30 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 30 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 26 Barry Ryan — Eloise 25 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Lovin’ 23 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 16 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 16 Petula Clark — Downtown 13 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 12 The Who — My Generation 11 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto -6 08 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 06 The Troggs — Wild Thing 05 Los Bravos — Black Is Black

1/28/2024 28 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +3 24 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Lovin’ 24 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 23 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 23 Barry Ryan — Eloise 23 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 22 Petula Clark — Downtown +1 19 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 18 The Troggs — Wild Thing 17 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 16 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 16 The Who — My Generation  16 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 14 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 5 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance -6

Basically

Corrected my post

There were two names I recall who were debated and split decisions but ultimately got through this year. The guy who had gay sex on the Senate floor - very marginal, but the story is eye catching and one-off enough. If gay sex on the Senate floor were a routine occurrence (as the GOP is wont to fearmonger) it'd be a different story. Melania's mum - some families are so prominent that they bend the usual X's mum rules, like Royals or Kennedys. Alas the Trumps are one.

1/27/2024 27 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +2 25 The Who — My Generation 25 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 23 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul  23 Barry Ryan — Eloise 22 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance -3 22 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 22 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 22 Petula Clark — Downtown +2 21 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Lovin’ 20 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto -3 20 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 19 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 17 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 12 The Troggs — Wild Thing Downvoting is getting tough... and will only get tougher

1/26/2024 28 Petula Clark — Downtown +1 27 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 27 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 25 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Lovin’ 25 The Troggs — Wild Thing 24 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance -1 24 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 24 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 24 The Who — My Generation 23 Barry Ryan — Eloise 23 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 23 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 22 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 19 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 18 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +3 06 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 00 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday -5