themaninblack

Shatner will piss over Pine. He'll live forever...

BBC Four have already whizzed through 1981 and we're into 1982 now!

Never trusted Geldof. Waaay too close to the power brokers for my liking...

Ah the Independent: runt of the obit litter!

Update. I've also updated the Stats & Facts!

I remember the Soviets used to have a pretty good team in the 1980s and most of them consisted from players from the Ukraine. But since the end of the cold war, Ukraine have been rather shit... Great win for Norn Iron though. Just a point against the Germans and they're through and historically, their record against them is pretty decent.

What they should do in the future is by all means schedule the matches and when they are according to what's drawn out as usual. But choose the venues for the matches after the draw is made...

Agreed, LFN. When I heard that his widow was apologising, it was like.. oh alright then!

Didn't know the name but recognised the face. She would have been a good one for the character actors thread. Ahh, yeah. She breast fed Malcolm McDowell. O Lucky Man! My favourite film...

I'd be worried if I was you, he looks like some lesbian. No Dr Z. This is a lesbian...

It'll probably be Max Boyce next!

There's only so many times you can go to the well...

Could be a tense one...

Robert Francis Kennedy assassinated today in 1968 aged 42...

You have to take your hat off to Ali. That was quality timing. Middle of the year, weekend, news coming overnight and fuck all else going on so the tributes could roll forth. If Ali died on 24th June, he'd have the Euro referendum to contend with... That is how a celebrity should pass away!

Newsbeat? What is that a teen section? Fucking BBC 'Newsbeat'? The fact Fekete (via phony ass Newsbeat) gets an obit means we shouldn't be reluctant to include anyone. Anything I said about Magnificent magician for Michael Jackson I take back, it was a good try. SC It's on the list. However, there wont be a Newsbeat for much longer when the BBC wields it's cuts...

Nationalist separatists you mean? You're not into that kind of thing, are you? "No Vietcong called me Jock!"

Just watched the excellent BBC bio/obit on Ali. I don't think I've seen a documentary where so many contributors are referred to as "The Late..." The were more survivors on The World At War!

Nope. Uniques remain...

Latest update. I've also (finally) made a start on updating the Stats & Facts...

Ooh. Snazzy new front page!

I never knew Ali had Irish roots!

Ali's upped the ante. We need a President... Step forward, Jimmy Carter!

"See you on the plane..."

When I woke up I was composing his DDP obit in my head, I knew he was gone... RIP. I wished I was old enough to remember him when he was in his pomp...