Death Impends

Helen Grayco QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/helen-grayco-singer-widow-madcap-181209155.html

Has a Mail obit to boot.

There I was thinking it was just another Manic Monday.

Mildred Kornman has died:

The Jozef Tomko QO too.

No, that was just old posts about him (mostly from the British sci fi thread) I merged into the new thread.

Sure, why not. Clearly big enough and generates enough discussion. ETA earlier posts about Russell merged into Summer in Translyvania's thread.

Artist Antonio Russo looks to be another LotLer. Died back in June and can't find any QOs at a glance.

msc's deliberate LotL team from a few years back holds the record I'm fairly sure.

He got Yahoo UK so you're covered there.

Aww, thanks. It took me a few weeks before I could listen to Ronettes songs without my heart sinking a bit, so I definitely get you.

Any 60s behind-the-scenes songwriting teams still intact now besides Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil?

Not unlike Greg Gilbert in years past, ONJ was stable for so long my mind internalized her as not being as terminal as she was. #6. RIP her and me.

I think this Tweet implies he died Feb 27, going off what Google translate tells me. Fun fact: If you Google "Shamsodin Mujtahidi Najafi", the DDP is the second result.

Deaths in a given DDP year have until Jan 1st the following year to get a QO. If it's Jan 2 or later - tough luck. And thanks re TTL. The possibilities with Excel wizardry really are endless!

Actually picked on the DDP last year, by a theme team of 10 pairs of famous namesakes. If he makes next year, his name in the system is "(Wildlife) Simon Cowell" for ease of committee headache...

Read this half-alertedly at first and thought this was one of "your" Indians rather than Indiana!

My early aughties excavations last month uncovered an even longer span. Eric Hall was last picked in 2000, was unpicked for the next 20 years, and died in 2020. For perspective this means that no one picked under the "every celebrity has an individual profile" DDP layout can currently qualify.

Joker at that. Should pan out to 28 points whenever al-Qaeda confirms. Has to be the biggest points pinata since the Vervoort jokers. It is a weird feeling now having droned terrorists in their 70s I must admit!

Incredibly none of the Ivan Ivanovs in 2018 were a luge coach.

Well done Joey on your victory! Well done to Reptile as well, I think that's the first time the defending champion made it to the finals the year after.

I will replace Nichols with Joe Negri

Weird timing that I reread this thread yesterday after it was bumped and the DQ-ed Bill Russell dies today. Forgot entirely about the hilarious tizzy over his disqualification

Early-mid July had a bit of a celeb death burst, and a few of them are relevant here. First up is James Caan, a unique for CalebH. The Jewish Cowboy riding off into the sunset delivers him 56 points (40 base + 16 bonus). Aaaaa-aaahh, Larry Storch is Agarn but not forgotten. A troop of two noted his Hollywood Squares appearances - Funeralopolis and markb4 both gain 56 points (35 base + 21 bonus). Coming up next is John Gwynne. The darts commentator was unique for drol and lands him 49 points (35 base + 14 bonus). A few dubious world leaders died in July but only Peruvian dictator Francisco Morales Bermudez was a pick here. Torva Messor had him on the subs bench and thus no bonuses, nevertheless it still is a 25-point coup for her. And a complete 180 from a good riddance to a dictator to much-mourned icon. Bernard Cribbins proved valuable for those willing to pick him, with his extensive CV including Squares and panto. He's the first hit for both selectors - YoungWillz stylishly gains 77 points (35 base + 42 bonus) and Joey Russ a much lower 22 (10 base + 12 bonus). Joey only had 8 picks this year because he limits himself to debutants from the outgoing DeathList. Doesn't look like he'll struggle to fill up a team next year! The July scoreboard is below. markb4 ekes into the top 10, and drol glides to 4th albeit still a gap away from the leading pack. The Cribbins hit leaves just five teams in the hole in the ground one calls nil points. 1. Book 360 2. Banana 300.81 3. gcreptile 293.81 4. drol 249 5. msc 225 6. Perhaps 223 7. CaptainChorizo 222 8. Salmon Mousse 211 9. maryportfuncity 195 10. markb4 164.99 11. Pedro67 162 12. DevonDeathTrip 158 13. Kenny 155 14. Annami 154 15. theoldlady 138.82 16. Funeralopolis 136 17. Torva Messor 129 18. Toast 106 19. MariNisia 103 20. CalebH 98 21. six feet blunder 95 22. John Key 87.99 23. Thatcher 85 24. YoungWillz 77 25. Great Uncle Bulgaria 73 26. An Fear Beag 70.81 27. YorkshireBanker 56 28. Doulton 50 29. The Unknown Man 42 30. JoeMoneypenny 39 31. BabyBlue 35 32. Exu 32 33. Famous6Eva 28 =34. chilean way 25 =34. Gooseberry Crumble 25 =34. GuyFromFuture 25 37. Joey Russ 22 38. DeathByArsenic 15 39. Valhalla One 10 40. Hell 0.99 40. The Old Crem 0.99 42. Bibliogryphon 0 42. Death Impends 0 42. Dying Probably 0 42. TheSpinosaurus 0 42. time 0

It looks like James Caan, Larry Storch, John Gwynne, Francisco Morales Bermudez, and Bernard Cribbins for the rest of July? Will update shortly.