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Daddy Cool bassist Wayne Duncan joins Hannaford on the other side after a stroke.

Then you are missing out. Night of the Hunter is one of the all time great films, and Robert Mitchum's finest role, as a serial killer chasing the children of an executed man to find his hidden loot. The kid - Chapin - is so annoying in it, you can't help but root for Mitchum, but it is a wonderful piece of cinema.

Would be, if I'd picked her for her age.

Winnie Ewing's a she, btw.

He is clearly unwell but couldnt his ill health being exaggerated so he can avoid a murder trial. Yes, although when the prosecutor suggested this earlier in the year, the Judge said (and this is one of my quotes of the year incidentally): "He's not smart enough to fake this."

How famous was he as a wrestler? Very. Had big runs in the WWF in the early 80s, including involvement in the first WrestleMania main event. Then returned as enhancement talent and was Undertaker's first opponent at WrestleMania. Also, you know, the whole murder charge.

They liked Sachs.

That "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" sold a lot, and is used even now in adverts etc. Don't knock the royalties power of a lingering song. My old fave and former Deathlist alumni Gerry Rafferty was earning 80 grand a year at the end of his life for the song Baker Street alone, never mind everything else he did in his life. Of course he was still relatively poor because he spent it all on booze, but still...

The BBC doc on Wilko from last Christmas is on Dailymotion in 2 parts, for folks who didn't see and don't torrent. Part 1 Part 2 Seems a happy go lucky guy, all things considered.

Big Van Vader ‏@itsvadertime Told by 2.heart Drs at this time that my heart is wore out from footbal&wrestling I have 2 yrs to live , conjestive hesrt failure reality In about 2 minutes of searching for it. Type Vader into the Twitter search bar (which exists at the top), he comes up as the second option. Type "@itsvadertime heart" and it was a case of looking down through all the insane fan messages. It'd have been easier to just go to his actual Twitter, but you know, to prove a point. Btw, Chorizo will have got the tweet from it being embedded in all the wrestling news websites, plus the AP picking it up...

Well, remember that court medical we mentioned way back earlier in the year Snuka was going to have in December 2016 In hospice, 6 months to live. Judge Banach also said that he's apparently got terminal stomach cancer. Now that's an interesting one: he'd obit, but do you trust him? EDIT - Always ninja'd looking for a suitable url...

That was fairly enjoyable.

Something I didn't know last night: looking at social media, S1m5's health has deteriorated rapidly in the last few weeks, and its currently touch and go if he'll survive the next week or two.

He'd probably still be in Summer Wine if it hadn't been axed. I mean, it was long, long past its peak, but think of the form spotting opportunities it gave us for the aged Brit thespian world.

As if anyone would randomly bump that thread, MPFC!

Ah, Dickie O...for many years that thread was our common room. Incidentally, for you young 'uns out there - that thread will erupt again at some point because - apart from owt else - the man himself continues to breathe Quite possibly, though there never seems to be much info on the chap in question. Though apparently Brian Murphy still visits him.

I was under the impression Canal Journeys was all taped a while ago?

Had a feeling that was coming.

Whole lotta WRONG. One thing that did die in 12 months was your cred. SC That would require him to have cred in the first place. Going through the Ideas thread in case you missed anyone, eh?

So, 30 days to go till the new year, and end of a thrilling 2016 DDP. By my reckoning, we have 5 teams left who can mathematically win it, though some are far more likely than others, to say the least. The Love Boat can't win as they'd be reliant on Errol Christie to make up the considerable deficit, and Spade has him, but I would expect this team to get a lot closer in 2017. As Tony Adamowicz isn't getting the obit, Crossing the Styx would need all four of Ian St John, Nobby Stiles, Glen Campbell and Tony Booth to die in the next four weeks - somewhat unlikely, and they'd still trail Chorizo even then, I think. Also Bert, who would be closer but for two gambles which didn't play off - and that magician was a lot closer than anyone gave him credit for - can't overtake DDT due to their shared terrorist. They've all done rather well though. This leaves Spade, which just needs to run down the clock. Chorizo's so close to a huge upset, but their remaining picks of Suzuki, Roberts and Dr Nakamats don't seem in any hurry to depart. Why do people keep going for Nakamats? Ian St John is his joker in the pack, but I think we're talking months not days there. Reminds me of TJS last year, so close, but lacking the final bullet in a shootout. DDT's within touching distance too, but he is reliant on those thirteen points if Al-Baghdadi fails to see out the new year. Then we have Death Impends, and Errol Christie is useless to him right now. However, DI went for Cruyff when most thought he'd do better. He went for Suzanne Wright when others quibbled about Qualifying Obits. He took a punt on a Cuban most had never heard of, a soul singer others assumed would live into 2017, and a footballer and a Mayor who both felt risky picks. He's won on all of them. He has one gamble left on the table, a "Who is this guy" no one else went for. John Wicks. 63, so 8 points, plus a unique bonus, would give him the lead if it were the only death in the top four in December. TJS has had the rub of the green in 2016, don't put it beyond him... Which leaves little old me. I know, I know, you'll be writing to the Fraud Squad, but the two from three Stiles/Sims/Joost combo is still there on the table. Of them, Dr Sims is Facebooking away too heartily to miss the Christmas turkey imo, but Stiles and van der Westhuizen are "go at any time" names now. Both in the next 29 days feels highly unlikely, but never say never, I guess. So, assuming Spade is going to win, the folk to look out for to die and disprove that are Ian St John, Al-Baghdadi, John Wicks and Stiles, Van der Westhuizen. In order of title winning likelihood 5. me (a nice one off abnomally, I'll be back to my usual 134th place next year...) 4. Chorizo (most improved?) 3. DI (still tweaking his game but improving every year. I think he'll win the DDP within three years, and it wont be the last time either) 2. DDT (seemingly, he can beat anyone but Spade right now) 1. Spade (can nobody beat these Eggheads this deadpooler?) I think there will be one more twist in the thing, but at this point it could be Luke Halpin going as much as any of those mentioned above.

Leonard of Mayfair, 78.

Well, Morbid Kid just shattered my James Moody world record I held so proudly...

3rd December 2016, because I'm Eeyore.

That's always the worry isn't it? If I've learnt anything from this, it's that folk you think will be gone in days turn out to have the fight of tigers in them (Joey Feek), and those you think will hang on snuff it within days (Smokin' Joe).

I had to check Wikipedia for a bio on Heenan as I didn't actually know who he was! He's a genius, sadly unable to do regular TV since his first bout of throat cancer fifteen years ago. If you look at any photos of him he looks like a sneeze would see for him, but seemingly underneath it there's sterner stuff. Yer man Wetton seems ill, but you'd think some sort of press would be covering it by now.