Bibliogryphon

Vision Off....

Wed 20 Dec 23 Bruce Channel — Hey! Baby 21 Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas — Do You Want To Know A Secret? 21 Little Eva — The Loco-Motion +1 21 Chris Montez — Let’s Dance +1 21 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Don’t Talk To Him +1 20 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen — Midnight In Moscow 20 Acker Bilk ft. The Leon Young String Chorale — Stranger On The Shore 20 Chubby Checker — Let’s Twist Again 20 Helen Shapiro — Tell Me What He Said 20 Roy Orbison — Dream Baby 20 Del Shannon — Hey Little Girl 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — I’m Looking Out The Window / Do You Want To Dance 20 Joe Brown & The Bruvvers — A Picture Of You 20 Pat Boone — Speedy Gonzales 20 Bobby Darin — Things 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — It’ll Be Me 20 Del Shannon — Swiss Maid 20 Ned Miller — From A Jack To A King 20 Andy Williams — Can’t Get Used To Losing You 20 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan — Scarlett O’Hara 20 Freddie & The Dreamers — I’m Telling You Now 20 Cliff Richard — It’s All In The Game 20 The Crystals — Then He Kissed Me 20 The Searchers — Sugar And Spice 15 The Beatles — Please Please Me +1 14 The Shadows — Atlantis -6

Twitter reporting the death of TV contraption maker Wilf Lunn A Unique DDP hit for my Unusual Suspects team

20/12/23 28 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 23 Greg Lake — I Believe in Father Christmas -3 13 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 10 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day +4 9 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree -3

20/Dec/2023 50 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 44 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John +4 36 John Leyton — Wild Wind 13 Bobby Darin — Lazy River -6 09 Billy Fury — Jealousy

My Dad loved country music and he planned his own funeral - Big Bad John (think it might have been a different version) played as we left the crematorium

Scoreboard MariNisia - 9 Summer in Transylvania - 9 Bibliogryphon - 7 Azreal - 6 Tracy -6 Doorslammer -5 Bobytoni -4 Polar Duck - 4 Lady Fiona - 4 Diego - 3 WEP - 2 Yvonne - 1 Hits 1. Zvi Zamir (02.01) 1925 wp 2. Mario Zagallo (05.01) 1931 ds 3. Bill Hayes (12.01) 1925 bg 4. Joyce Randolph (14.01) 1924 mn 5. Dries van Agt (09.02) 1931 ds 6. Roger Guilliman (21.02) 1924 az 7. Irene Camber (23.02) 1924 mn 8. Ramona Fradon (24.02) 1926 tr 9. Tep Vong (26.02) 1932 st 10. Ali Hassan Mwinyi (29.02) 1925 lf 11. Thomas P. Stafford (18.03) 1930 st 12. Joan Morecombe (27.03) 1927 st 13. Barbara Rush (31.03) 1927 mn 14. Carl Erskine (16.04) 1926 lf 15. Terry Carter (23.04) 1928 az 16. Roger Corman (11.05) 1926 az 17. Alice Munro (13.05) 1931 mn 18. Gudrun Ure (14.05) 1926 bg 19. Nonny Hogrogrian (16.05) 1932 dg 20. Dabney Coleman (17.05) 1932 dg 21. Darryl Hickman (24.05) 1931 tr 22. William Russell (03.06) 1924 bg 23. Jeanette Charles (03.06) 1927 bg 24. Parnell Jones (03.06) 1933 mn 25. About Aimee (18.06) 1932 az 26. Joe Engel (12.07) 1932 tr 27. Ruth Westheimer (13.07) 1928 mn 28. Bob Newhart (18.07) 1929 st 29. John Mayall (23.07) 1933 mn 30. Ysanne Churchman (26.07) 1925 bg 31. Edna O'Brien (28.07) 1930 bg 32. Timothy Dudley-Smith (12.08) 1926 bg 33. Gina Rowlands (14.08) 1930 lf 34. Peter Marshall (15.08) 1926 pd 35. Peter Procter (15.08) 1930 st 36. Rowena Jackson (17.08) 1926 az 37. Silvio Santos (17.08) 1930 bb 38. Farouk Kaddoumi (22.08) 1931 pd 39. James Earl Jones (09.09) 1931 st 40. Caterina Valente (11.09) 1931 dg 41. Lucine Amara (19.09) 1925 yv 42. Kathryn Grant (21.09) 1933 ds 43. Daniel J. Evans (21.09) 1925 st 44. Alexandre do Nascimento (28.09) 1925 ds 45. Cissy Housten (08.10) 1933 tr 46. Ethel Kennedy (10.10) 1928 bb 47. Alvin Rakoff (12.10) 1927 st 48. Joyce Hens Green (18.10) 1928 pd 49. Barbara Dane (21.10) 1927 tr 50. Quincy Jones (03.11) 1933 az 51. Madeleine Riffaud (06.11) 1924 bb 52. John Nott (06.11) 1932 mn 53. Ella Jenkins (10.11) 1925 mn 54. Roy Haynes (12.11) 1925 wp 55. Charles Dumont (18.11) 1929 st 56. Ursula Haverbeck (23.11) 1928 ds 57. Helen Gallagher (26.11) 1926 bb 58. Silvia Pinal (28.11) 1931 pd 59. Lou Carnesca (30.11) 1925 lf 60. Polly Ann Mellan (12.12) 1924 tr

Couple of other tidbits to keep in mind Roy Hodgson has suggested he will not stay at Crystal Palace beyond the end of the season and Steve Schumacher (Plymouth) has been linked with the vacancy at Stoke City

BBC Confirm Steve Cooper is out at Forest Some people have no gratitude However, a desperately needed point for me

Steve Cooper is trending on Twitter with most NFFC fans thanking him for what he has achieved over the past two years. They seem to know which way this is going.

Scream if you wanna go Esther

Remember that Terry Pratchett spent quite a lot of time talking about assisted dying and ended up dying at home surrounded by his cats. I am disappointed that Esther has taken this particular stance because I am sure her work with Silverline would have introduced her to many people who could be put under subtle pressure by families to 'do what is for the best'

There will be

19/12/23 30 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 28 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 23 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day +4 20 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree -1 14 Greg Lake — I Believe in Father Christmas 00 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year -5

19/12/2023 49 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John 37 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me 28 John Leyton — Wild Wind 21 Bobby Darin — Lazy River -3 13 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 13 Billy Fury — Jealousy 11 The Allisons — Are You Sure +4 8 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ -3

Nobel Prize?

As a Chartered Chemist I probably need one of those

1. June Spencer 2. Sir Anthony Epstein 3. Ray Lawler 4. Elizabeth Kelly 5. Partick Duffy 6. Gloria Whelan 7. Josip Manolić 8. Arnold Yarrow 9. Glynis Johns 10. Iris Apfel 11. Caren Marsh Doll 12. Vic Sexias 13. Jack Burke Jr 14. Lily Ebert 15. Ida Vitale Subs Rudolph A Marcus Ágnes Keleti Virginia Halas McCaskey

I think @RoverAndOut and I posted at the same time and my votes have not been followed up on The table should be 33 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 27 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 26 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 22 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 20 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 18 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 04 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 

18/12/23 32 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas -2 27 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 26 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 24 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 19 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day +4 17 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree -2 11 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride -2

18/Dec/2023 38 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John +1 31 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me +1 28 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ -2 26 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou/Travellin’ Man +1 22 John Leyton — Wild Wind 22 The Allisons — Are You Sure +1 19 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young -2 18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River -2 14 Billy Fury — Jealousy

Now see what you have all done. You have made Sir Creep happy. Is that a tapping noise at your window?

 17/12/23 32 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 27 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 24 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas -2 24 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 23 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 22 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 13 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again +4 12 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock -2 09 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride -2 08 Wham! — Last Christmas

17/Dec/2023 38 The Drifters — Save The Last Dance For Me +1 38 Jimmy Dean — Big Bad John +1 34 Percy Faith — Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ -2 28 John Leyton — Wild Wind 28 The Allisons — Are You Sure +1 27 Ricky Nelson — Hello Mary Lou / Travellin’ Man +1 21 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Because They’re Young 18 Bobby Darin — Lazy River -2 16 Billy Fury — Jealousy 08 Duane Eddy & The Rebels — Pepe -2

Sat 16 Dec 24 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again +4 20 Wham! — Last Christmas 20 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 20 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 20 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 20 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 20 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 20 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 20 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 20 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 18 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride -6 14 Bing Crosby — White Christmas