DevonDeathTrip

Some talk on Reddit that octogenarian psychonaut Phil Lesh, still rocking at 84, had to be helped on and off stage, needed a chair and someone to assist with getting his bass guitar strap over his head at his most recent gig.

Sorry to start a new thread, I don't do it very often. Apart from Bobby Sands and his IRA buddies, has anyone actually successfully starved themselves to death in recent times? There seem to be an awful lot of attention seekers like Saddam Hussain, Ian Brady and that jailed Serbian Nationalist Leader (whose name temporarily escapes me) who do not finish what they started. I'm sure they'd get quicker results if they went on a breathing strike. And is force feeding still allowed in the UK?

I spent far too much time when I should have been researching yesterday looking at former Bozeman City Commissioner I Ho Pomeroy's grill takeaway menu. I'll have the spicy ramen and a seaweed salad if anyone's buying.

My team will be in soon. I love this annual trawl of obscure, comatose notables

I'm not sure about that. The Destruction of Dresden (1963) always seemed a pretty myopic account of events to me. Although lauded at the time of publication, my understanding is that more recently it has been found that Irving based his findings on a forged Nazi document and long interviews with a single witness who had his own agenda when describing what he saw. I haven't read his other works though.

Jailed extremist, MH17 bomber and Putin critic Igor Girkin is unlikely to see out his four year sentence IMO. A unique pick and joker for DDP high flyers A Pelican in the Wilderness. Article here about some other incarcerated Russian troublemakers who probably eye their daily gruel with some suspicion.

Heartwarming saga of Welsh matriarch: Supermam Story about a sensitive man who spends his time in paddocks, weeping: The Horse Whimperer That well known Coen brothers epic about lost car keys: Oh Bother, Where Art Thou?

Ah right. It's so rare that I get hits on the HDP that the excitement got to me. I'm also cutting down on nuns in this pool.

@Death Impends Aston Barrett was a hit for me

Maybe he'll tarry for a while. It's just a test, a game for us to play...

Cyclist and fitness enthusiast Anil Kadsur, 45, who had ridden 100km a day for the last 1500 days, dead from a massive heart attack.

I've added an umlaut above the 'o'. Hope that helps?

If you're looking for more strangeness, the full edition of Rabbits is on YouTube. I showed it to my children when they were very small and they thought it was hilarious.

The Wikipedia page of John Mayhew, drummer with Genesis before he was replaced by Phil Collins, says he died of a heart condition on March 26th. This is a bit of a bummer for his estranged brother, who approached the media asking for help to locate him... on March 24th.

Dick Gaughan made a rare appearance when he joined Billy Bragg on stage last night.

Soon, they'll all be dead and Meghan will be Queen

She had severe morning sickness - hyperemesis gravidarum - in pregnancy. I wonder she might have had surgery relating to long term affects, for example stomach ulcers?

Word reaches me that Brian Barczyk was once in a band, but I am not sure what instrument he played. I also understand he bred bongo boa constrictors and, if he'd chosen to be strangled to death by one of these creatures to end his suffering, serious bonus points would have been coming my way.

I wonder if we need a dance/electronic music DJ/Producer thread? Techno pioneers make uneasy bedfellows with Radio 2 stalwarts

Acid house DJ Mallorca Lee has announced he is suffering from terminal cancer.

Josef Fritzl. Could be a quiet funeral.

Sign me up please

Sir Nicholas Winton, 98, war hero and Nobel Prize nominee, hospitalised with heart problems during a visit to Prague.

Actor Michael Douglas is to undergo chemotherapy, after a tumour was found in his throat..

Here's my team. I'm not expecting great things this year, I didn't research very well this time and there might be a couple of duds. I think I've still got the most hits (and points?) overall on the DDP and I want to try and hold on to that record for as long as possible. Theo Burrell Bernadette Chirac Graham Caveney Derek Draper Mohammed Deif Charlie Bird Kathy Brown Jason Smith James Whale Frank Field Esther Rantzen Craig Maxwell Frank Caprio Jimmy Carter Rob Burrow Michael Tilson-Thomas Jonnie Irwin Francoise Hardy Pat Dodson Dave Myers