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Didn't realise that the MDMA (and many other psychoactive drugs) 'inventor' Alexander Shulgin was still around, an estimated "4,000 psychedelic experiences" down the line, who "at 85 suffers severe short-term memory loss". No shit.

Lionel Blue has a new book out and is doing interviews, so he's probably not doing so badly at the moment, despite going through... Philip Berg is also still going.

Does anyone here speak Spanish, because Alencar is was trending on twitter (and i am wondering why) Because he had a heart attack.

Claude Choules isn't marking Armistice Day, and no real news on Frank Buckles or Florence Green other than that they're still with us. It's too bad that none of them, if they're alive, will be 111 at 11:11 on 11/11/11.

Linkio Italiano.

Castro to be killed by a crack squad of pizza-munching, Bud-guzzling, Floyd-listening stoners?

Hamley the TV star giraffe has been killed by a bolt of lightning.

Can't say I've heard of him You were the one who suggested him as a pick on here in the first place! So he was. Is memory loss a symptom of Pick's Disease?

And now... someone else does.

Uh oh. A member of the early 80s NME brigade, along with a certain Wells and Quantick. Batten down the hatches.

Three of the UK's 35 'whole-lifers' talk about their current situation. He might not be obitworthy and it's a long shot, but in early 2010 'Steve Williams' (aka Douglas Vinter) said ... Interesting article, nonetheless.

I guess Marcel wasn't kidding, then. A short but sweet thread.

There's a lot of Keef going about at the moment, with him plugging his autobiography here there and everywhere. If he doesn't mention the 'Sun story' somewhere along the line, I'll be disappointed. I see Spade's pal Davie Q gets a hilarious quote in there too. And here's the story. They don't provide a link to DL though.

That'll be because this is the squid thread and not the fucking octopus thread. There is a difference, you know, as anyone with even the most basic knowledge of things cephalopodic would be able to tell you. Fellows have had their tentacles lopped off for less.

England has been robbed of its most intelligent and credible 2018 World Cup bid ambassador. But we still have Beckham and Graham Taylor.

Another niggly health problem for Aziz to worry about - he's been sentenced to death.

You could always try striking up a relationship with them.

David Thompson has indeed been diagnosed with cancer. Inoperable pancreatic cancer to be precise. Good candidate then, if he makes it to 2011. regards, Hein He didn't.

Elsie Steele 45 days to be precise, and in answer to the obvious question... "She is succeeded as Britain’s oldest person by Margaret Fish, of Wilstead, Befordshire, who was 111 years and 227 days old today — 60 days younger than Elsie". Can't be many left now who were born in the 19th Century... 58 validated, if you believe this. I mean 57, they haven't scrubbed Elsie yet.

Doff your fedora and light up a fat one - Malcolm Allison's dead.

Frankly, I don't fancy his chances of cheering on his closeted wurzel diving boy to 2012 Olympic gold, having seen this documentary.

Mastermind theme composer Neil Richardson died in Spain the other day.

Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is suffering from parotid cancer for the third time, possibly because he likes chewing baccy. I think that's what the Beastie Boy recently overcame, but here's the lowdown on cancer of the salivary glands for those that are interested.

Allez Allais!

Why would the DL associate itself with losers? We are winners winners winners. Even this year.