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Spend more time researching the terminal cancers of former soap stars because it's good for you

This is apparently the service programme from his funeral at St George's Episcopal Church, Manhattan, on July 30th: Unfortunately it was deleted from Wikipedia on copyright grounds so we only have this thumbnail.

Al's son, John Byrne Cooke, dead at 76.As well as being Janis Joplin's tour manager he was also part of one of the world's first novelty cover bands, the Charles River Valley Boys, who did Beatles songs in a bluegrass style to the moderate amusement of some.

Never forget that I did that last year with Michel Delpech, only for the Independent's music obituaries guy to fucking die before they could file copy.

I watched two sitcom episodes yesterday that featured character actor Allan Rich, who is now 91. I'm taking this as a sign that his time is up. (the "survivor" episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm and the episode of Golden Girls where Rose writes to Gorbachev).

Weezy F Baby, and the F is for fseizures.

Two of Ramos' opponents died in the ring, which, you know, one is careless....

Yewtreeitis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_Sellers

Still, that makes Mort Sahl that last of this breed of new sick outrageous comedians still living:

When you were born "Hunter Freeman", why would you even bother creating a fake gay porn name?

Frank Sinatra Jr Aldo Moro

It stopped being funny in 2014, I think it started being funny again about eight months ago.

There was a recent episode of Gilbert Gottfriend's podcast where they were pressing the guest (I think Ronnie Schell?) for details of why they had beef with Shelley Berman, but the guest demured and said "he's not doing very well at the moment".... Goes to show you dead pool research is a game that never stops.

Mid-July 2018 sees the first ever Columbo Convention. Diligent deadpoolers could attend to check on the health of etc etc etc.

I can think of another reason why a man might want his hard drive destroyed after death....

JD Disalvatore, whose battle with cancer surprisingly made its way into the Daily Mail last year with a "dying woman saves cute animals" angle, has died at 51. While the Mail called her "Armageddon filmmaker", she only worked behind the scenes on that, and her actual filmography was mainly limited release LGBT dramas. Be interesting to see if the Mail goes for the follow up, but I doubt it.

Tweet, whose 2002 hit "Oops (Oh My)" is probably the best R&B single ever about masturbation, hospitalised with blood clots to the heart and lungs. Missy Elliot among those sending up prayers on Twitter.

Just seen him, looks like Albert Steptoe dunked in lava.

Making some news headlines after getting his makeup done by former RPDR contestant Charlie Hides. Could he ride this to a QO in 2018 or will he cark it before that became a question players have to worry about?

Best/most tragic thing about this MJ was that he suffered from Parkinson's in his final years, but everyone just assumed he was drunk.

Jean Seberg was breathless today in 1979:

Swimming pools have filters? I think dad jokes are magnified in America.

EBU women's featherweight boxing champion Angelique Duchemin dead of a pulmonary embolism at 26.