Bibliogryphon

Dead at 76. At least he got to see sixty. I'll get my (lab) coat. Guardian Obituary. Still nothing from the BBC. I am very cross about this.

The BBC used the link to our site to support their More Celebrities are Dying narrative but it doesn't stack up because just because the list is the same size every year all it means is that our committee are getting better at picking them. We could have a massive hit rate or none at all but loads of other celebs could be dying (or not) off list. Having said that my game at work has a record breaking eight hits for the month of March.

It is not a record-breaking list anyway. It can rely on Havelange, Lamotta, maybe Ali... and then? Zsa Zsa proved to be immortal as well as Fidel. Gall, Noakes, Mary Tyler Moore, Piggott, Gascoigne are wasted spots... If they only put Howard Marks or Jenny Diski in it would have been less spectacular, but probably record-breaking. Howard Marks is a huge miss yes but Diski was probably not famous enough.Gascoigne is clearly off his tits again judging by his twitter feed and looks like death.Moore is apparently bedridden senile and blind and John Noakes has advanced Alzheimer`s.None are dead certs but all are decent enough picks in my view. Diski got a big obit from the New York Times. Can't say the same for Michelwhoevermore or Crowe. Anyways, my prediction now is that we'll really slow down in pace and get about 10. 2 of the old, frequent picks (Bush, Havelange). 2 randoms. 1 of the terminally ill (hopefully finally James). But Marks was a counterculture figure whose exploits where known across Britain and further whereas Diski was although a brilliant writer not a household name.Unless you were a literature buff you would most probably not have heard of her outside deadpooling:P x I am a Literature buff and I hadn't heard of her outside of deadpooling circles.

Dead at 76. At least he got to see sixty. I'll get my (lab) coat.

Just seen this. No word from the mainstream press as yet but he is probably the most recognisable name on the list of Chemistry winners.

Within 3 years, both gone. But within those three years he has not been picked for the DDP once.

I did not realise that the rate is on to replace Ban Ki Moon when his term of office ends on 31st December 2016. Apparently Helen Clark the former Prime Minister of New Zealand is among the early favorites.

Well, Trump might pick Chris Christie, who seems to be his biggest fan out of the people from the race. I don't think Ben Carson's lazy "endorsement" was good enough for Trump.Other than that, it's a mystery, since most politicians despise him. Hillary might want to choose Bernie to unite the party, but Bernie probably wouldn't accept. Both of them have considered Elizabeth Warren (an amazing lady who I'd definitely support if she ran for president). Hillary also considered "rising star" politician Julian Castro. This could help her with the Hispanic vote. Problem is she doesn't NEED any help - Hispanics will flock to her to stop Trump. She's also considering Tom Perez and a couple of female senators, also former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. Chris Christie would seem like a shrewd pick because I imagine he would appeal to those centre ground democrats who might be gently pulled away from Hillary but if he can do that sharing a ticket with Trump will be a big ask.

Do we have any ideas about who might actually be in the frame as running mates for the the two front runners.? Could Hillary pick Bernie to unite the party? Can anyone work constructively with Donald Trump or would he agree to an establishment imposed running mate as part of the negotiation for his candidacy? I pass this over to those better informed than me.

Looks like a lot of those subs are going to have to be played.

Yeah but those names out of all that could be chosen why not Bob Dylan, Liza Minelli and Courtney Cox

That is 47 points for me then.

If any of those three go in the next twelve months conspiracy theorists are going to go wild.

None at this moment in time, all it means is she's currently sitting as an Independent rather than a Labour MP. But it may lead to her being forced to quit Parliament, which would trigger a by-election. She's been very contrite about it all though, and it has been dug up from before she was an MP. MPs have done and said far worse than this and survived, at least until the end of the Parliament. I'd be surprised if we get a by-election out of this one, which suits me fine as I don't have her. Nobody does. I suddenly lost interest in the whole story.

It almost worked....

Fuck sake, there's two there - Donleavy and Soper - I'd totally forgotten were still with us. Thanks I saw a picture of Soper somewhere recently and he looked quite good for age. He'll probably die tomorrow now. I'd forgotten Roeg was still alive actually. I think the one I would propose for the list would be John Woodvine but I am not sure how famous he is to non-obsessives. Everyone would recognise him but they may not be able to put a name to the face. No health information on him.

In addition to the quote from Sign O' The Times I posted in #199 there is also this little gem "....skinny man died of a big disease with a little name......."

I can handle it. Sometimes I can go days without creating a list....... I'm fine, I really am. How are the 'Listaholics Anonymous' meetings going btw ? Not well. The first thing we do is write a list of all those attending and then cross reference it against previous attendance. We then all have a drink so we create a list of who wants coffee, tea or other beverage and by the time we have done that we compile a list of future meeting dates. I am definitely going again next week.......

I can handle it. Sometimes I can go days without creating a list....... I'm fine, I really am.

Some discussion about lack of Bernard Ingham's remorse and health today.

"Turned on the TV and every other story is telling you somebody's died" Prince, Michael Jackson, Whitney Huston - The three black megastars of Eighties pop all died early..............

Bowie also acted and was very innovative which I why I think Prince is more akin to Bowie than Michael Jackson. They both experimented. Those experiments didn't always work but they allowed later artists other freedoms.

Back on 15th April Guy Woolfenden died. He was Director of Music for the Royal Shakespeare Company for many years.

Obama has come in for some stick for his intervention on the EU referendum but my take on it is that he is like a bloke telling another bloke that if you split up with your girlfriend there is no way on Earth you are kipping on my sofa and I am still going to be friends with her because she has a subscription to Sky Sports.

Corbyn might.