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We're really going to struggle for famous new centenarians in 2018 at this rate.

Ah, he got kept on the list. Couldn't remember earlier.

It's a list that qualifies everyone under the sun from Segovia to Patrick Moore, via Bernie Nolan, zombie Bette Davis, and lots of somewhat obscure public figures. It just is, and any structures or mascots come along by accident rather than design, imo.

Here's a template for all of his goals for club and country. I got bored very quickly. 1. 5th January 2008 – Vampira or Edmund Hillary? 2. 26th April 2008 – Albert Hofmann? 3. 21st October 2008 – Studs Terkel? (10 days later) 4. 22nd August 2009 - Ted Kennedy? 25/8/2009 5. 14th October 2009 – Joseph Wiseman 19/10/2009 6. 14th November 2009 – Antonia de Nigris 16/11/2009 7. 5th December 2009 – Gene Barry 9/12/2009 8. 30th December 2009 9. 3rd January 2010 (both Jean Simmons, 22/1/2010?) 10. 22nd February 2011 11. 1st May 2011 – Osama Bin Laden 2/5/2011 12. 27th May 2011 13. 2nd September 2011 14. 2nd October 2011 – Steve Jobs 5/10/2011 15. 7th October 2011 16. 19th October 2011 – Gaddaffi 20/10/2011 17. 11th February 2012 – Whitney Houston 11/2/2012 18. 3rd October 2012 19. 22nd March 2013 20. 14th May 2013 – Jorge Videla 17/5/2013 21. 21st August 2013 22. 27th August 2013 23. 6th September 2013 24. 14th September 2013 25. 18th September 2013 – Ken Norton 18/9/2013 26. 22nd September 2013 27. 28th September 2013 28. 15th October 2013 29. 19th October 2013 30. 2nd November 2013 31. 6th November 2013 32. 30th November 2013 – Paul Walker 30/11/2013 33. 20th April 2014 – Hurricane Carter 20/4/2014 34. 11th May 2014 – HR Giger 12/05/2014 35. 17th May 2014 36. 10th August 2014 – Robin Williams 11/08/2014 37. 16th August 2014 38. 23rd August 2014 – Richard Attenborough (damn him) 39. 6th December 2014 40. 9th December 2014 41. 14th March 2015 42. 17th March 2015 43. 28th March 2015 44. 11th April 2015 45. 4th May 2015 46. 13th October 2015 47. 17th October 2015 48. 5th December 2015 49. 13th December 2015 50. 9th January 2016 – Bowie 10/1/2016 51. 13th January 2016 – Alan Rickman 14/1/2016 52. 5th March 2016 – Nancy Reagan 13/3/2016 53. 20th June 2016 54. 7th January 2017 55. 11th March 2017 56. 21st May 2017 57. 27th May 2017

From horror to kids tv, he had quite the range.

Was rewatching Asylum last night. Beyond's Bayldon's memorable turn (and Herbert Lom setting the OTT dial to 11), it also seems to suggest Britt Ekland can act. Then I Wiki'd her and discovered she's about to turn 75!!!

Poor Lonnie. Highly important in British music history, even if he comes across as dated now. True story. He died of a heart attack while preparing to take part on a George Harrison memorial gig.

Full marks for including Lonnie Donegan on a list of very famous and/or highly talented musicians, imo.

Roger Moore also fits into the Bowie/Rickman/Ronnie Corbett mode: if his health had been public, he'd have been on the list. But it wasn't.

Yeah.

You'll think Allman is Ramsey's latest victim, but then we'll all wake up and find out Michael Caine is dead or something.

.... Damn it!

Noted. Though I suspect you'll be needing to ask Toast or Ali nicely there.

I missed nearly the entire Princess Diana death week stuff, being on holiday at the time in Italy. Discussion of it since has made that sound the best timed family holiday we ever had.

Subject of a book, even. Not read it though, but it sounds pretentious as all hell.

Ron Moody's death got announced an hour before that of Sir Christopher Lee. Groucho Marx, internationally famous. Legend. Death entirely overshadowed by that of Elvis a few days earlier.

First "canon" Bond, @Weebl. David Niven and several others from Casino Royale are gone, as is Barry Nelson, Bob Holness, etc etc. I also prefer Roger Moore to Sean Connery, but then, I got into the films as a kid and find the Moore films more child friendly.

Well, there was the moment my former (useless) MP lost his seat (after predicting he'd avoid the SNP landslide) and, when asked on the BBC what had led to his downfall, replied: "No enough votes".

Damn, I bought mine brand new in 2015 on the promises of Sturgeon, Miliband and Jarndyce and Jarndyce, and yet it remains in its box unused...

Always thought Neil was better than Paxman as an interview tbh. Paxman goes right into attack mode, so most folk are on defence from the off. Neil can lead people gently into a trap with their own responses, and then snap it shut. Dimbleby is back for the election night coverage, presumably as no one wants Huw bloody Edwards to do it.

Academic and elections expert Sir David Butler showing up on Newsnight tonight, looking not half bad for a man on the verge of 93. He's also, apparently, legit joined Twitter. For those not in the know, he's a proper legend - guaranteed obits across the board when he goes.

Do whatever you want at uni. Futures likely to be screwed regardless.

Was very close to making my 2016 team, but not close enough. By now, I'd forgotten all about her.

Dashing pic in The Guardian of Deadly Doug as he gives some dosh to the Tories.

Hahahahahhaahahhahahahahahahah. Outlier poll, mind. Hahahahahahahahaha anyhow.