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Oh wow, news to me. Sounds like a Jimmy Carter repeat.

Alison Carey died last weekend, on the same day as Mariah's mother: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13781843/Mariah-Carey-reveal-mother-sister-died-day.html

Great, now I need a new joker.

According to this book review, as of last month, Graham Caveney was in a "current state of remission": https://leftlion.co.uk/features/2024/07/bookreview-the-body-in-the-library-by-graham-caveney/

Larry the Cat could be a nice no. 50. Also a name that could stay on the list for a decade, Kirk Douglas-style.

TLC's T-Boz has severe abdominal blockage: https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/25/tlc-cancels-new-york-connecticut-concerts/

There is a truth in there. In many of the populist discussions that are caused by events such as this, it is useful to differentiate between the Turkish people who have lived here since the 60s as "Gastarbeiter", now in their 3rd or 4th generation, and the Arabs of more recent years, Syrians, Lebanese, Northern Africans - who would probably still be described as "Middle-eastern", interestingly.

Ottaviano del Turco, a former Minister of finance and MEP dies at 79: https://www.ladige.it/attualita/2024/08/24/morto-ottaviano-de-turco-ex-presidente-abruzzo-1.3863413 I picked him in a couple of pools in 2021 after some dementia news.

Knife killer in the german town of Solingen, famous for its knives, breaking news right now, info is yet scarce: https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/attacke-auf-solinger-stadtfest-offenbar-tote-und-verletzte-a-ddbc6113-84c0-436f-803a-0251773171a5

One term British MP Delwyn Williams dead at 85: https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/24536075.former-montgomeryshire-mp-delwyn-williams-died-85/ Term was 1979-1983, for the conservatives.

Maybe not the right place, but where else? American travel show host Rick Steves has prostate cancer, prognosis seems good though: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tv-travel-guide-rick-steves-announces-prostate-cancer-rcna167691 Mainly posted because I do enjoy his videos and shows quite a bit.

Still lifting incredible weights at 84:

Just saw that Qapik Attagutsiak is a no-obit in your scoreboard but she got this: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/remembering-103-old-nunavut-elder-195648893.html And this: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/12/21/qapik-attagutsiak-last-inuit-inuk-bones-munitions-war/ I do have a no-obit, but that's Amy Ettinger. I count a score of 51 for me, not sure where the discrepancies are, as I do have 13 hits (with Qapik Attagutsiak). Edit: Maybe the differences are the solo/duet bonus points? Roland Griffiths was a duet. Qapik Attagutsiak was a solo, Kirsty Smitten was a duet. And I have 6 whippersnappers instead of 4.

But what if it was a gay bar?

A more reasonable suggestion than Harris herself, might be her father, leftist economist Donald Harris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_J._Harris Stanford professor on his own, refusing to appear in the media now, 85 years old.

I'll be leaving for a trip until the end of the month (Belgium), but I should be able to get a team in, so thanks for delaying the start.

If his health is declining fast, with pancreatic cancer, he'll be dead by ... October 15th.

Irish feminist (and journalist) Nell McCafferty, founding member of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement dies at 80: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdljz5dj08o

Yes, sad that I saw this link before some more legit ones, like: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13760731/The-Jam-Bruce-Foxton-quit-band-health-heartbreaking-statement.html (Sorry for calling the Daily Mail more legit, but it has a lot of info)

This theead has a couple of Paul Weller mentions so,... fellow The Jam member Bruce Foxton cancels tour because of health issues that required an immediate procedure: https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/music/bruce-hoxton-hospitalised-the-jam-tour-4749740

Currently live: the first gameplay reveal for Civilization VII. Sid Meier is now 70 years old, so quite old for a game developer. His face is coloured quite sickly.

Yeah, I did kind of take the innuendo of some german articles there, like this one: https://rp-online.de/panorama/leute/loubo-darf-leben-alain-delons-hund-wird-doch-nicht-eingeschlaefert_aid-118053419 They do NOT mention his daughter Anouschka, so it looks like Brigitte Bardot fights against Alain Delon or something. The Guardian article is much more detailed.

Jude Tindall, creator and scriptwriter for BBC show "Shakespeare & Hathaway" dies suddenly after filming her new show: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-bbc-icon-dies-just-33505499

Alain Delon wanted his (still living) dog to be buried with him, his daughter and the Brigitte Bardot foundation save his life: https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/20/alain-delon-family-refuse-to-put-down-dog-actor-wished-to-be-buried-with

A somewhat tangential thought, but, to be honest, this thread is as good as any other, I wonder if you can make somebody believe in both flat earth and hollow earth theory.