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Iirc me and @gcreptile and you (?) decided her fame passed the threshold. She did present a BBC documentary after all.

Thu 11 May 38 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love +4 35 Elvis Presley – Return To Sender 30 The Tornados – Telstar 30 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 27 The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand 26 The Beatles — From Me To You 25 The Beatles – She Loves You -1 24 Gerry & The Pacemakers – How Do You Do It 23 Elvis Presley – She´s Not You 22 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Young Ones +4 21 The Shadows – Wonderful Land 21 Elvis Presley – (You're The) Devil In Disguise 21 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Next Time/Bachelor Boy 20 Ray Charles – I Can´t Stop Loving You 20 The Searchers – Sweets For My Sweet 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Summer Holiday 19 The Shadows – Dance On 19 The Shadows – Foot Tapper 17 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas – Bad To Me 16 Frank Ifield - I Remember You -6 16 Frank Field - I Remember You (Picking Me on the DDP) 12 Elvis Presley – Good Luck Charm 08 Mike Sarne & Wendy Richards – Come Outside 08 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan – Diamonds

Ironically thats what the Democrats are hoping for too.

Underselling Stage IV lung cancer ever so slightly! Under control with medication, but yeah.

From the ones I heard yesterday, I quite liked this one, but that probably sums me up tbh. Wont see Semi-final one tonight because some daft football team are playing at the same time, whoever they are...

All of this. One of those known for playing iconic terrifying roles who was actually by all accounts lovely off camera. One of those few reported deaths which are genuinely upsetting to see. RIP.

Roger Ordish showed up on TV this week talking Eurovison, 84 shortly and looking ancient. Apparently he once managed to convince executives he was the Albanian entry for Eurovision (in the 1960s when Albania wasn't in Eurovison) by putting on a wig and speaking in Russian. As the producer of Fry and Laurie, Parkinson and the Paul Daniels show, he'd already get a QO but "Jimmy Savile's producer" makes him an 1000% cert lock QO.

Sean Keane, fiddle player for The Chieftains for over 30 years (1968-2002), dead aged 76.

68 Del Shannon – Runaway 66 The Shadows – Apache 48 Petula Clark – Sailor 47 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 47 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 45 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me +4 38 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 36 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 25 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin´ -2 24 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 23 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 14 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over 9 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You -4 8 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight 7 The Marcels – Blue Moon Good to see Leyton and Orbison doing well.

It is the 99th birthday of Laurie Webb and apparently he is still keeping active! Incidentally, Patricia Prior (Webb's Mrs Ollis in The Three Doctors) is still alive and 94 now.

Picture for all those sensible folk who didn't watch. Three points. 1. Yes, he looks old now compared to how David Attenborough used to look. 2. He looks and sounds incredible next to nearly every single other 97 year old male in history. 3. Get him back on the list ASAP anyhow.

Showed up on the BBC earlier today to talk about Charlie and conservation.

US TV is as small a world as UK TV! Trying the first episode of Cheers as its on Channel 4s terrible On Demand service. Recognised Diane's one episode only fiancée instantly. To imdb.... He's the guy who kills his wife in Columbo classic A Friend in Deed, with Richard Kiley as the corrupt police chief! He was also in seemingly everything from The West Wing to Manimal. Manimal! Michael McGuire - apparently he's been in nearly everything and is still alive aged 89. Hasn't been mentioned on this forum before, a Labour MP with the same name was, but he's living, and should get a UK obit with that CV.

Until earlier this year when @Death Impends pointed out my error, I thought Ray Jay Johnson was a Simpsons joke about dull US TV comics, not an actual real life act they were spoofing on!

To be fair he is older than all five DL hits so far. Should never have been dropped.

Oh and in other news, the Tories are getting a right thumping!

Very. And I live here. Clorox's right - it gets drummed into kids from an early age to pick one side and live up to all the stereotypes of it. I'm staunch atheist yet have experienced anti-Catholic prejudice solely because of who my family was. (And ditto mrs msc, whose from a Presby family - I'd joke we're a Joan Lingard family but actually both sides got on like a house on fire like most non fucking idiots in Glasgow tend to!) It got to the point where when folk used to ask me who I preferred of the Old Firm, I knew it was coming from Celtic fans so would say Rangers specifically to wind them up. But I can't stand either side. My family have a long history of Partick Thistle supporting, but as a family of orthodox Catholic socialists with a fair number of veterans and royalists (I'm neither), we are a very contrarian bunch! But yeah, its really stupid how seriously people take this. I remember a guy trying to break into my primary school to attack the kids. At the time we laughed at him tbh, but the adults justifiably freaked out. The weans even had prejudice shoved in their face, though they turned to the person in question and told them they should be ashamed of themselves. I was a proud Dad! (Oh and TQR, believe me, when anyones shoving sectarian shite in my kid's face I can get really fucking grumpy in a hurry, understatement...) Life isn't so binary. I'm not a royalist, but I liked the Queen, I have sympathy for Charlie (he seems well meaning but thick) and I respect Anne, and that's more of them than I can say for the current government! A Head of State is a Head of State, doesn't really bother me if their a monarch or a President, its the same power and money going towards the top 1% no matter. The issues's the inequality, not the type of leader. Oh and England's a lovely place. If Scotland was to get independence, I'd be on the side advocating strong relations with the neighbours. Between England's financial power and Scotland's likely position as an energy creator this century, it would only be beneficial to both sides. I get the romantic notion of independence, but the SNP tend to screw the pooch every time on the fine details (cough currency cough). Had they gone down the Devo Max powers bit by bit route proposed a decade ago, they'd be a lot closer to Canada status now than they are. But, as Douglas Hurd once said of the DUP, the trouble is they never know when they're winning! PS The whole "other country" homeland stuff, I don't get. I was born in Scotland, live in Scotland, will die in Scotland, nowt Irish about me, bar ancestry. I'm not anti-heritage, just I don't personally get that line of it. That said, any Celtic/Rangers fans who cheer Ireland/England over Scotland in sport (as does happen) to troll the other side can fuck off. Oh yeah, Thistle are in a must win game tonight to get in the playoffs. Fuck the Old Firm, mon the Jags, I say.

Got an invite to the coronation eh? I knew they'd get someone to represent the DDP at it.

39 Del Shannon - Runaway 38 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 34 The Shadows – Apache 32 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin’ 31 Petula Clark – Sailor 30 John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me +4 31 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 30 The Marcels – Blue Moon 28 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 27 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight 26 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over =24 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 23 Elvis Presley – It´s Now Or Never 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 21 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 20 Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed 20 Johnny Preston – Running Bear 20 Anthony Newley – Do You Mind 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – I Love You 20 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 18 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 16 The Temperance Seven – You´re Driving Me Crazy 16 Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound 15 Elvis Presley – Surrender 13 Eddie Cochran – Three Steps To Heaven 14 The Shadows – Kon-Tiki 12 Danny Williams – Moon River 11 The Highwaymen – Michael 10 The Everly Brothers – Cathy´s Clown 10 Adam Faith - Poor Me -6 06 Everly Brothers - Walke Right Back 04 Frankie Vaughan – Tower Of Strength Was better as Budgie imo. Not a fan of Frankie Vaughan's singing but fan of him coming up to Glasgow to talk to folk in poor communities. Good guy. Mediocre music.

Doesn't get out much now. Blind as a bat!

25 Roy Orbison – Only the lonely 25 John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me +4 24 The Marcels – Blue Moon 24 Shirley Bassey – Reach for the stars/Climb ev'ry mountain 24 Jimmy Jones – Good timin´ 21 Del Shannon – Runaway 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 20 Emile Ford & the Checkmates – What do you want to make those eyes at me for 20 Michael Holliday – Starry eyed 20 Adam Faith – Poor me 20 Johnny Preston – Running Bear 20 Anthony Newley – Do you mind 20 The Everly Brothers – Cathy´s clown 20 Johnny Kidd & the Pirates – Shakin´ all over 20 The Shadows – Apache 20 Ricky Valance – Tell Laura I love her 20 Elvis Presley – It´s now or never 20 Cliff Richard & the Shadows – I love you 20 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry in motion 20 Elvis Presley – Are you lonesome tonight 20 Petula Clark – Sailor 20 Everly Brothers – Walk right back/Ebony eyes 20 Floyd Cramer – On the rebound 20 The Temperace Seven – You´re driving me crazy 20 Elvis Presley – Surrender 20 Eden Kane – Well I ask you 20 Helen Shapiro – You don´t know 20 The Shadows – Kon-Tiki 20 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ back to happiness 20 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s the name of) His latest flame/Little sister 20 Frankie Vaughn – Tower of strength 20 Danny Williams – Moon River 17 The Highwaymen – Michael 14 Eddie Cochran – Three steps to heaven 14 Cliff Richard & the Shadows – Please don’t tease 14 Lonnie Donegan – My old man´s a dustman 14 Elvis Presley – Wooden Heart 11 Anthony Newley - Why -6

Lady Elizabeth Kerr, the Duchess of Buccleuch , has died aged 68 after a "short illness". She was the chairwoman of Scottish Ballet and had founded the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction.

1. Steve McMichael 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Christy Dignam 4. Simon Cowell MBE 5. Daniel Ellsberg 6. Jonnie Irwin 7. Linda Nolan 8. Patrick Murray 9. Esther Rantzen 10. Frank Field 11. Bill Steel 12. Mike Sertich 13. Jeremy Clarke (Spectator) 14. Gloria Molina 15. Nigel Starmer Smith 16. Michael Tilson Thomas 17. Fred Hurt 18. George Alagiah 19. Graham Caveney 20. Malachy McCourt 21. James Whale Subs 1. Roberta Flack 2. Paul Vachon 3. Jeannette Lee The team I PM'd at the weekend.

Good luck with the next rounds.

There's a clear difference between getting actual treatment in a world renowned cancer hospital, and just claiming you had cancer but never getting treatment (Buell) for it. We've seen folk make full recoveries from bad situations, misdiagnosis's, and folk who last longer than expected by smoking lots of weed, painting and having outdoor sex (RIP Brackers you mad bastard). We've also seen folk die stunningly quickly from treatable cancers. People are strange, no one really knows how they'll react to treatment till it happens. Key point in the Keltie case is it appears to be experimental treatment that has worked in this case far better than expected. We don't know what that means long term, though.