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That was @Bibliogryphon I think! Asked on the Wed… the day he actually died! Spooky.

Aussie actor Ray Lawler (wiki) died in Melbourne on Wednesday, aged 103, according to a lot of tributes flooding in on Facebook. Obit guaranteed. Maybe even a QO. At least @Bibliogryphon hopes so as he’s a unique pick of theirs on the DDP!

Ysanne Churchman (wiki) dead at 99. Straight to a BBC obit. A DDP hit for 4 teams.

This thread really shouldn’t exist. Off topic clickbait being plastered by Crem and a few others is its only function.

Telegraph obit for Moyra Campbell, one of the last living Wrens, who has died just a month shy of her 100th birthday.

All House of Lords hereditary by-elections cancelled until January 2026. Presumably because they're about to re-evaluate their place in the chamber and bring in new legislation.

For anyone interested, deaths for the year 2022 are now available on the GRO Index.

World’s oldest living Thoroughbred was revealed in May to be New Years Eve, born in March 1986, making him 38. The horse is still very healthy. https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/the-worlds-oldest-thoroughbred-we-think-we-have-found-him/

She is, according to one of my showbiz journo mates. Not sure why… she’s not Parisian or even French. At least for the 2012 Olympics we didn’t have to fly in talent to fill the opening ceremony… just saying.

Mentioned many times on DL Forums before... Time death notice for Pat Heywood (wiki), who died on 26th June aged 92. A unique pick in the DDP!

Baroness Jolly, 73, Lib Dem and Lord Warner, 83, Crossbencher (formerly Labour) have announced intentions to retire in September.

Writer and critic Alexander Waugh (wiki) dead from prostate cancer at 60. Telegraph obit. Grandson of Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), son of Auberon Waugh (1939–2001). Three generations dead from cancer, heart failure and heart failure, aged 60, 61, and 62. Shite genes.

7 Labour MPs suspended by Starmer for supporting an SNP amendment. Doesn’t seem very democratic…

True, though she’s actually elaborating on how they’re all linked to those specific campaigns. I’ve never seen it explained like that anywhere else before. And yeah, she is bitter. Not praising her, just giving a good and detailed post credit.

I’ll make it easier for people who don’t want to read all the waffle above. Here’s the latest picture of him, dated 12th July 2024:

Credit to Mad Nad for once. She's just exposed the inner cogs of the Tory leaderships candidates and basically revealed how Badenoch and Jenrick's campaigns are corrupted before they've even been launched: https://x.com/NadineDorries/status/1815692405737226477

Four Tops Wiki American R&B and soul vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1953 and originally called the Four Aims, signed to Motown Records during the 1960s, their lineup remained unchanged for four decades until Payton's death in 1997, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 Renaldo "Obie" Benson 14 Jun 1936 – 07 Jul 2005 (69) Guardian obit Abdul "Duke" Fakir 26 Dec 1935 – 22 Jul 2024 (88) Guardian obit Lawrence Payton 02 Mar 1938 – 20 Jun 1997 (59) Independent obit Levi Stubbs 06 Jun 1936 – 17 Oct 2008 (72) Guardian obit 01/07/1965 I Can't Help Myself #23 02/09/1965 It's the Same Old Song #34 21/07/1966 Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever #21 13/10/1966 Reach Out I'll be There #1 12/01/1967 Standing in the Shadows of Love #6 30/03/1967 Bernadette #8 15/06/1967 7-Rooms of Gloom #12 11/10/1967 You Keep Running Away #26 13/12/1967 Walk Away Renee #3 13/03/1968 If I Were a Carpenter #7 21/08/1968 Yesterday's Dreams #23 13/11/1968 I'm in a Different World #27 28/05/1969 What is a Man #16 27/09/1969 Do what You Gotta do #11 Four Tops Wiki American R&B and soul vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1953 and originally called the Four Aims, signed to Motown Records during the 1960s, their lineup remained unchanged for four decades until Payton's death in 1997, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 Renaldo "Obie" Benson 14 Jun 1936 – 07 Jul 2005 (69) Guardian obit Abdul "Duke" Fakir 26 Dec 1935 – 22 Jul 2024 (88) Guardian obit Lawrence Payton 02 Mar 1938 – 20 Jun 1997 (59) Independent obit Levi Stubbs 06 Jun 1936 – 17 Oct 2008 (72) Guardian obit 21/03/1970 I Can't Help Myself (re-release) #10 30/05/1970 It's All in the Game #5 03/10/1970 Still Water (Love) #10 01/05/1971 Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) #36 26/06/1971 River Deep – Mountain High #11 Released as The Supremes and the Four Tops 25/09/1971 A Simple Game #3 20/11/1971 You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart #25 Released as The Supremes and the Four Tops 11/03/1972 Bernadette (re-release) #23 05/08/1972 Walk with Me, Talk with Me, Darling #32 18/11/1972 Keeper of the Castle #18 10/11/1973 Sweet Understanding Love #29 Sandy Posey 18 Jun 1944 – 20 Jul 2024 (80) Daily Mail obit Wiki American pop and country singer from Jasper, Alabama 15/09/1966 Born a Woman #24 05/01/1967 Single Girl #15 13/04/1967 What a Woman in Love Won't do #48 Sandy Posey 18 Jun 1944 – 20 Jul 2024 (80) Daily Mail obit Wiki American pop and country singer from Jasper, Alabama 06/09/1975 Single Girl (re-release) #35 Evelyn Thomas 22 Aug 1953 – 21 Jul 2024 (70) BBC obit Wiki American Hi-NRG and disco singer from Chicago, Illinois, real name Ellen Lucille Thomas 24/01/1976 Weak Spot #26 17/04/1976 Doomsday #41 Updates done.

The Cascades Wiki American vocal group formed in San Diego, California, a false rumour once spread that all five members had perished in a plane crash John Gummoe 02 Aug 1938 – Living Eddie Snyder 09 Oct 1941 – 28 Jan 2023 (81) Obit Dave Stevens no info available David Szabo 11 Nov 1942 – Living David Wilson 15 Nov 1936 – 14 Nov 2000 (63) Ancestry page 28/02/1963 Rhythm of the Rain #5 NB: IMDb erroneously states that Snyder was born in 1937. The Fireballs Wiki American rock and roll group from Raton, New Mexico Eric Budd 23 Oct 1938 – 07 Oct 2022 (83) Obit Jimmy Gilmer 15 Sep 1940 – Living Stan Lark 27 Jul 1940 – 04 Aug 2021 (81) Obit Doug Roberts 15 Jun 1941 – 18 Nov 1981 (40) Mention of death George Tomsco 24 Apr 1940 – Living 27/07/1961 Quite a Party #29 14/11/1963 Sugar Shack #45 Released as Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs NB: The Collins Complete UK Hit Singles book lists Chuck Tharp (1941–2006) and Dan Trammell (b. 1940) as members but this tends to confirm that Tharp had left by August 1960, and this mentions Trammell left in early 1960 – both departures happening before the groups' first UK hit. Budd drummed on the first record and was replaced by Roberts on the second. Updated entries for The Cascades and The Fireballs. Only just spotted the deaths of Snyder and Budd just now.

This is a man about to turn 75. If I look nearly as good as this when I get to that age I’d be delighted.

Second to last according to this Facebook tribute. "We mourn the passing of Harold Torres, original member of the Crests, on July 18, 2024. L to R: Patricia Van Dross, Johnny Maestro, Harold Torres, Talmadge Gough, J.t. Carter. With Harold's passing, J.T. Carter is the sole living member of the original Crests' line-up."

Aldana isn't dead. In fact, he's posted about it on Facebook, says he's fine (he looks fantastic tbf!), and has said that he tried to contact the administrator of that site to remove the article.

Lord Jim Dudley (wiki) dead at 93. Death notice at Worcester News. Despite his advanced age, he never sat in the Lords. His mother, Baroness Barbara Dudley (1907–2002) did though. Now succeeded by his son, Jeremy Dudley (born 1964).

Hollywood Reporter obit for Carla Balenda!

I'm pretty certain he's still here...

I’ve got them all noted. I also updated a couple of other acts with off radar deaths I’ll mention at some point tomorrow. Too hungover and tired today to update anything tonight.