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Maurice Hines, older brother of Gregory, died a couple of days ago, aged 80.

Look at it as a "Lifetime Achievement Award" or summat. Bassey isn't the first, won't be the last. Olivia de Haviland had been retired for the best part of 30 years when she was "Damed". You should save your outrage for the blatantly political awards (e.g Charlotte Owen, and Liz Truss' list).

David Kernan, a DDP pick, reportedly dead, via Twitter

There are a few bios need updating - Ronald Isley is "Currently in prison for tax evasion" according to his bio, despite being released in 2010.

I've just noticed that, thanks to Richard Franklin being my joker and a party pooper, I've equalled my best ever finish on the DDP. Of course, could still go either way, but I'm happy, however it finishes.

One of which is me, and he’s in next year’s team as well.

Merry Christmas Everyone. I hope, in the words of Paul McCartney, you're Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas! time.

Someone on Twitter -

Needs to Get A Bloomin' Move On!

Zhu Ling, victim of an unsolved (but much speculated on) thallium poisoning in China, 1995, has died aged 50.

The speculation I picked up is that WHS are going to concentrate on Rail and Airport outlets.

Not if I'd been playing

The BBC News website. They've redesigned it again. Is it better than it was? No.

Torben Ulrich QO, courtesy of Yahoo.

I'm off and running with Torben Ulrich (once the requisite QO appears).

I've been whammageddoned, by of all places, the Belgian Chip shop. I wasn't even in the bloody place, just walking past!.

Wed 20 Dec 23 Bruce Channel — Hey! Baby 22 Andy Williams — Can’t Get Used To Losing You +2 22 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen — Midnight In Moscow +2 21 Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas — Do You Want To Know A Secret? 21 Little Eva — The Loco-Motion 21 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance 21 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Don’t Talk To Him 20 Acker Bilk ft. The Leon Young String Chorale — Stranger On The Shore 20 Chubby Checker — Let’s Twist Again 20 Helen Shapiro — Tell Me What He Said 20 Roy Orbison — Dream Baby 20 Del Shannon — Hey Little Girl 20 Joe Brown & The Bruvvers — A Picture Of You 20 Bobby Darin — Things 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — It’ll Be Me 20 Del Shannon — Swiss Maid 20 Ned Miller — From A Jack To A King 20 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan — Scarlett O’Hara 20 Freddie & The Dreamers — I’m Telling You Now 20 Cliff Richard — It’s All In The Game 20 The Crystals — Then He Kissed Me 20 The Searchers — Sugar And Spice 17 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — I’m Looking Out The Window / Do You Want To Dance -3 17 Pat Boone — Speedy Gonzales -3 15 The Beatles — Please Please Me 14 The Shadows — Atlantis

Pete Lucas erstwhile member of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick & Tich, and also former Trogg, reported dead on his 73rd birthday.

He hasn't been selected in this game, but for the record, Matt Gray* was sacked by Sutton Utd earlier today. *Coincidentally, also the colour of my hallway.

Actor and writer Matthew Waterhouse is 62 today. Mostly famous for playing everyone's favourite companion, Adric, in popular science fiction TV programme Doctor Who.

The beer thread is "extra-curricular".

I was 13 in 1973, and can honestly say it will have no significance to me whatsoever.

Betty Moore, widow of the Intel founder Gordon Moore, dead aged 95.

Where's the faux outrage from the Daily Express?

Compared to the amount of money wasted on yachts faulty PPE etc, its an absolute bargain.