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1950-51 has no staying power. Greg "the Hammer" Valentine for Drop 40 2022? (If he fucking snuffs it in the next 24 hours now I'm just going to post about Kissinger, Trump and Marty Jannetty from now on...)

The only Italian musician I know outright is Paolo Conte, who must be in his mid-80s by now, but the fact he's never been mentioned on this forum much suggests Drol thinks he's a bit shit.

One to watch imo. Brian Glanville. Yes, we know he's a grumpy bastard, but he's also one of the greatest sports writers the UK ever had. (Also one of the very few people brave enough to tell Margaret Thatcher to her face she was wrong about something!) Often ahead of the game in his prime, and then if he was a little old man yells at clouds in his dotage, it was always interestingly written dotage. Anyhow, his weekly column ended last year after over 50 years, and the only articles he's had published in the last 15 months were on file obituaries written years ago (but given a slight polish). As he always struck me, and admitted himself, that he'd write until he dropped, this sudden cessation strikes me as worrisome. He'd be 90 in September if he makes it.

Blimey, looking it up, age has caught up with Martin Bell in a hurry. He was looking like he did in the 90s 18 months or so ago.

He was also The Baby Eating Bishop of Bath and Wells. Which took me forever to twig.

If its possible to be both legit surprised and utterly unsurprised by news at the same time, this is it.

Nothing trivial, I hope. See above about that fucking interview. The whole handwringing about that fucking Diana (a person more annoying than the Markle talk!) interview from 1995. For 25 years no one gave a shit how they got her in that room, it was all "boo hoo poor Diana, Charlie's shagging about (lets ignore the mutual shagging about)" which only intensified post-1997 when she was dead. I remember the press digging into her in summer 1997 as a twit shacked up with Al-Fayed, and overnight she turned into The Peoples Princess (TM). Then, after dining out on that interview for quarter of a century, suddenly the same press are all "Oh wasn't it immoral how they did it?" Fuck off. Bunch of useless hypocrites, the lot of them. imo Diana "there were three in our marriage if you ignore mine" was one hell of a politician and PR mind, and still has them eating out of her hand over 20 years after she died because she couldn't be bothered to wear a fucking seatbelt. But they can fuck off with the pretend handwringing about false bank statements, the lot of them - the media - got what they wanted in 1995 out of it. Bit far too late now. imo, anyhow. Anyhow, Martin Bashir has always struck me as a jumped up no talent gobshite promoted well beyond his means on TV, but other opinions are available...

DL potential imo - certainly one of those recognisable TV faces since I was a kid, and a bit of a heartthrob in her day too. Although the current news is not promising in terms of lasting another 7 months tbh.

Just to add, Litsa Menounos is absolutely the lowest bottom of the barrel acceptable name allowed in the DDP, and because she had a "career" of her own Which turns out to be not worth a licence to shit by the looks of the obits. I dont think she'll get a Windy reference pool. That rule applies to Roz Paterson, an actual journalist with a long career from Glasgow whose CV was ignored in favour of "dying mum" stories when she was ill. Much to my fury. Terry Lubbock would be a known name to most of the Brits here - a well known justice campaigner for close to two decades. He'd be perfectly acceptable as a pick.

Every show would be main evented by Ryback and New Jack by default...

"I was able to recover from the corona. I can't wait to get coffee." Said Terminator Manolic to the press. Going to take a lot to get rid of him - I saw some recent footage of him a few months ago and he could have passed for circa 20 years younger even when speaking.

He's not dead, but Disney have given in and are paying Alan Dean Foster his royalties.

Artist formerly known as Coffin Lodger/Iain/notaguest/ countless other names over the years.

Good spot, we are open to bribes.

At such a frankly ridiculously young age that even now feels like an age too young let alone 20 years ago. Just imagine how much fun the patron saint of cool new technology would have had with every advance since 2001. A genuine and proper genius who had the foresight to completely see where the internet and video games and even social media were going to go, but snuffed it before he could enjoy any of the fun bits.

I know you're joking but this DL trope has officially jumped the shark now.

There is (or at least was) a parliament deadpool with a lot of participants. I knew someone who was a member of it a decade ago and apparently there was much frustration everyone involved had completely missed the "Gerry Rafferty gravely ill" news.

Apparently prostate cancer since 2008! Even more luckily to survive the aortic issue then, but like others in the same boat, on borrowed time, sadly. Bob Harris on Instagram: “This is a very special and emotional post for me because today is the 6th month anniversary of the day I suffered my Aortic Dissection, an…”

@Gooseberry Crumble did I call it or did I call it?

Yeah that one genuinely surprised me. The mood music was grim before hand. I don't see many changes of incumbency, although Tories worried about Ayr, Eastwood (!!) and whichever Edinburgh seat Angus is running in.

A while ago, I suspect - time caught up with Askwith and he looked a lot older and thinner when doing TV last year.

Aye but you know, that's fitba for you...

Thanks - it was frankly a sensational run of form - something like 5th place and 11 points off the top on April 1st. Completely and utterly unThistle! Well done on staying up, it didn't look good at one point.

I'm still recovering from learning how many episodes of Star Trek there apparently is...

I saw that post of yours with both of them late last month and thought "one will recover, one will die" and 50/50'd it. Ta!