Death Impends

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

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

Last year I quipped my befuddlement that they didn't pick Peter Bonerz. Glad to see that was remedied

I mulled over picking him for TJS for maybe three minutes. But he was such an "in it to win it" name and it did not look right having him flanked by Alexander Butterfield and Clarence "Frogman" Henry. I look forward to the 2025 DDP when I pick the 60s girl group singer who announces stage 1 fingernail cancer while ignoring the 3 NFLers in hospice with pancan.

1/25/2024 27 The Kinks — All Of The Day And All Of TheNight 27 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 26 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 26 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance 26 Barry Ryan — Eloise 26 Petula Clark — Downtown +2 25 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Lovin’ 25 The Troggs — Wild Thing 25 The Who — My Generation 24 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +2 23 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 21 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 20 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 20 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 14 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 13 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 12 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday -3 09 Little Eva — The Loco-Motion 09 John Leyton — Wild Wind 00 Jimmy Dean — At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big song -3

Meh as Biden is, my trans ass very much needs Trump to stay the hell out with how much foaming transphobia is becoming one of GOP's loudest modi operandi. What is happening in the red states is utterly terrifying and being in blue New Jersey shields me from much of it but that would mean feck all if Trump gets back in.

1/24/2024 29 Petula Clark — Downtown +2 26 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 26 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 26 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 26 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 25 The Troggs — Wild Thing 25 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance 24 Barry Ryan — Eloise  22 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 22 The Who — My Generation 22 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Lovin’ 21 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well 20 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday -3 20 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 20 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +2 19 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 19 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 15 Little Eva — The Loco-Motion 9 The Crystals — Then He Kissed Me 8 John Leyton — Wild Wind 6 Jimmy Dean -- Big Bad John -3