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Not that anyone cares (or has for a while) but it be Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Sky breaking news Charlie Richardson dies (slightly) fuller report.

Spanish cyclist Victor Cabedo, recent competitor in the Tour of Britain, has been killed whilst training near Valencia. He was 23.

The wife of ex-Zambian President Dr Kenneth, Mama Betty Kaunda, has died during a trip to Zimbabwe. She was 83.

Michael J. Fox will die soon according to the National Enquirer. As you were...

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, wrfiter of Jock-a-Mo, has died aged 77. If you're not familiar with his work, this should enlighten you.

Is America one unified whole? Which bit of it are you hating living in at the moment? My face when every English speaking person outside of North America says this same damn thing. We're obviously referring to the Untied States. I'm not speaking Spanish or Portuguese, am I? And when have you ever heard a Canadian call them self American? All that aside, southeast US. Where its hot year around and everyone is an idiot. Quite.

'Sexploitation' film-maker Stanley Long has died from natural causes aged 78. He was responsible for x-rated gems such as Nudist Memories (1959), Take Off Your Clothes and Live (1963) and The Wife Swappers (1969). In more mainstream offerings he was responsible for the 'Adventures of...' movies (Taxi Driver, Plumber's Mate - not to be confused with the 'Confessions of...' films).

You should have streamed it. Yea google 'wiziwig ' and follow the links . free sport and Your taking money out of Rupert Murdoch's backpocket so its win - win all the way. Yeah, but I don't like tennis.

Is anyone familiar with the work of Attila the Stockbroker? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puWXKvorO20&feature=related

He has a point.

I couldn't find the broadcast on any of the BBC channels so listened to the BBC Radio commentary and 'watched' the Guardian's game-by-game text commentary; almost as good as being there! Nearly 5 bloody hours - and I don't even like tennis!

Will it be tranquil?

Songwriter Joe South has died aged 72. His best-known work is probably the Lynn Anderson hit 'Rose Garden', but he also wrote this...

BBC business editor Robert Peston's wife Sian Busby has died from lung cancer. Seems she was a novelist but as the Daily Mail focuses more on her being Peston's wife, she gets posted in this thread.

Smack down! Smarck down even. You'd have spotted that if you'd followed the link.

40 years ago today Yossef Romano & Moshe Weinburg, Munich. 30 Years ago today Sir Douglas Bader

Racing man Lord Oaksey has died aged 83. Several people have picked him for various pools.

Mark Abrahamian, lead guitarist for Starship has died following a heart attack after performing in Nebraska.

This month's TSAN featured, not surprisingly, Sir Patrick's earlier encounters with Sir Bernard Lovell and Neil Armstrong. Also featured was the Mars Curiosity Rover... and very interesting too. Sir Patrick looked about the same as he has for the past year or so.

Shame you couldn't linger longer, Max.

Gordon Lightfoot's 'sidekick', the bassist John Stockfish has died aged 69, of natural causes.

You have one DL Con in Amsterdam, then a couple of weeks later... World War II bomb detonated at Schiphol then, mere hours after that Hijack drama at Schiphol Glad I wasn't flying back today!

NI motor-cyclist Trevor Ferguson, as a result of a crash during a race of the Manx Grand Prix.

A former colleague (Charlie) told of one night, how, through a friend of a friend of a friend, he ended up at a party hosted by Robert Powell (the actor) and his wife Babs Lord (the dancer). It should be noted that Charlie was rather diminutive of stature and about as butch-looking as Dean Gaffney. As the evening wore on, Miss Lord/Mrs Powell approached my erstwhile colleague Charlie and asked who he was and how he came to be at their party. Rather unimpressed, she remarked that he looked rather effeminate. His retort was "Compared with you love, everybody does".