Bibliogryphon

I am just in the process of booking my first overseas work trip since before COVID when I was in Ethiopia at the beginning of March 2020. I am in a different job now so this will be a bit different and it is only a week in Germany but I will be visiting three of my customers across the week

Almost all of the rebels would need to submit a letter to get to the threshold of 53 It could precipitate a General Election

There is a Composers thread. It is utterly pointless to start a thread for an individual who is already dead

18.01.24 44 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 41 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 34 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well -6 32 Barry Ryan — Eloise 31 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 30 Tom Jones — Delilah 27 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup 21 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 21 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 18 The Casuals — Jesamine 17 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World +4 14 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 05 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do

17.01.2024 41 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 37 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 36 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 32 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 27 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World +4 27 Barry Ryan — Eloise 27 Tom Jones — Delilah 27 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 26 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup 24 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 21 The Casuals — Jesamine 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 20 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 10 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind -6 08 O.C. Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 06 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do

Seventeen uniques on my Theme team though I suspect the other person who picked Clive Barker will be more annoyed as he was their Joker. Eleven uniques on Unusual Suspects which is lower than I got last year.

1. Clint Eastwood 2. Andy Taylor 3. Robert Wagner 4. Janey Godley 5. Joe Biden 6. Michael J. Fox 7. Billy Connolly 8. Bruce Willis 9. Buzz Aldrin 10. Willie Nelson 11. Pope Francis 12. William Shatner 13. Donald Trump 14. Mel Brooks 15. David Attenborough 16. Rupert Murdoch 17. Dick Van Dyke 18. Phil Collins 19. Prunella Scales 20. Ozzy Osborne 21. Roberta Flack 22. Dave Myers 23. James Whale 24. Frank Field 25. Linda Nolan Sub Dennis Skinner

16/Jan/2024 36 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 34 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 31 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 29 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World +4 29 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 28 Tom Jones — Delilah 27 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 27 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup 24 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 22 Barry Ryan — Eloise 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 21 The Casuals — Jesamine 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 20 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 16 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind 16 O.C. Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 12 Herman’s Hermits — My Sentimental Friend 11 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 08 Leapy Lee — Little Arrows 08 Robin Gibb — Saved By The Bell  00 The Tremeloes — (Call Me) Number One -6

15/Jan/2024 34 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup 31 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 29 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 28 Tom Jones — Delilah 28 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 25 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto +1 24 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World +1 23 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 22 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day -2 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 21 The Casuals — Jesamine 21 Barry Ryan — Eloise +1 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 20 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 16 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind -2 16 O.C. Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 16 Herman’s Hermits — My Sentimental Friend 15 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 17 Robin Gibb — Saved By The Bell -2 14 Leapy Lee — Little Arrows 13 Bobby Goldsboro — Honey +1 12 The Tremeloes — (Call Me) Number One 06 Lulu — Boom Bang-A-Bang

Congrats @MariNisia 1924 William Russell/Eve Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Kitty Hart-Moxon 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 Tom Lehrer/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Vera Miles 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Prunella Scales 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

I was convinced Day in the Life was a No.2

14.01.2024 28 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town 27 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup 24 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 24 Tom Jones — Delilah 24 Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 23 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday 22 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto +1 21 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World +1 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 20 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 20 Leapy Lee — Little Arrows 20 The Casuals — Jesamine 20 Barry Ryan — Eloise 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 20 Herman’s Hermits — My Sentimental Friend 20 Robin Gibb — Saved By The Bell 20 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 18 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind -2 15 Bobby Goldsboro — Honey +1 15 The Plastic Ono Band — Give Peace A Chance +1 14 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 14 Lulu — Boom Bang-A-Bang 14 1910 Fruitgum Co. — Simon Says 14 Engelbert Humperdinck — A Man Without Love  12 The Tremeloes — (Call Me) Number One -2 14 OC Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp -2

The numbers of seats is slightly misleading because they gamed the election (something the FPTP lets you do) he targeted specific Labour held seats with messages that were focused on a very specific demographic. Those Red Wall seats have now come to the conclusion they were used and the current Conservative party doesn't give a flying fuck about them.

Unfortunately I have nicked Pete Murray

Thanks @tracy 1924 William Russell/Eve Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Kitty Hart-Moxon 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 Tom Lehrer/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Vera Miles 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Prunella Scales 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

13/01/24 61 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 56 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 50 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 44 The Troggs — Wild Thing 36 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 31 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving -6 22 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe +4 20 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 18 The Lovin' Spoonful — Daydream

First time I ever heard Waking the Witch by Kate Bush was on her Halloween special

12/01/24 61 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 48 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 44 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown -3 39 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving -3 37 The Troggs — Wild Thing 37 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 29 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 22 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 21 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 16 The Move — Flowers In The Rain +4

I am not sure that the by-election will fall before the dissolution of parliament but the circumstances would be that there would be significant goodwill towards the Labour Party candidate. This has flipped between Labour and Liberal Democrats in the past but on paper should be a comfortable Labour defend

I don't play this particular game but I think keeping the picks to a certain degree of fame keeps the game more interesting for casual observers and also allows for a slight removal of the 'ambulance chaser' reputation that outsiders may label us with. Where there is ambiguity (or even delay) in the qualifying obituary can make it difficult for game runners to keep track of. In 20/20 I do not police picks but it is very much for the players to provide the evidence if their pick has peripheral fame credentials. I much prefer the Scavenger Hunt because the qualifying criteria determines the level of fame required although there were some issues with Olympic medal winning cyclists in the last game

Sir Tony Lloyd Labour MP for Rochdale is suffering from 'untreatable' leukaemia - ITV news

Wellingborough by-elelction on Thursday 15th February

edited Sorry

Chris Christie has pulled out of the Republican Presidential Nomination race

11.01.2024 53 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 48 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 44 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 44 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown -6 40 The Troggs — Wild Thing 33 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 30 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 27 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 23 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 20 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 16 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 08 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) +4