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Benjamin Vallé, founding member of post-punk band SPAM Boys, dead at 47: https://www.nme.com/news/music/SPAM-boys-founding-member-benjamin-valle-has-died-3080949

Remember last year, I suggested Barry Marshall, a minor UK equestrian with stage iv cancer, who was then picked by two teams, promptly died in January, and didn't really get obits. Well, this year, I'd like to suggest minor golfer Brian Morris: https://www.golfdigest.com/story/this-club-pro-in-the-field-at-the-bermuda-championship-is-the-pl Stage IV brain cancer, spread to esophagus, stomach and neck.

Hah, yes, I thought about it, too, didn't dare to post though.

Roh Tae-Woo, former president of South Korea, dead at 88: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-former-president-roh-tae-woo-dies-88-yonhap-2021-10-26/ In ill health for years, also under corruption charges for years. DDP pick.

Fofi Gennimata, leader of the Greek Social Democrats, dead after a long cancer fight at 56 (or 57?): https://greekreporter.com/2021/10/25/greek-socialist-fofi-gennimata-dies/ Meh, she had just stepped down two weeks ago. The cancer must have been far too advanced already. Edit: Here is a DDP QO, curiously under the "US politics" section... what's happening on the obit front lately? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/athens-greek-kyriakos-mitsotakis-socialist-national-health-service-b1944766.html

Alan Garner has written another "final" novel: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/25/alan-garner-brilliant-idea-novel-treacle-walker He also reveals how he came close to death three times - as a child. He even has a "tickling" for another great idea for a book. Doesn't sound that final yet.

QO for James Michael Tyler: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59032751

Is it the Italian "journalist" again?

The director of the Bolshoi theatre, Vladimir Urin,74, had emergency heart surgery: https://slippedisc.com/2021/10/bolshoi-chief-undergoes-emergency-heart-surgery/

Stage actor Barry Rutter OBE battled throat cancer during lockdown: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/hull-actor-reveals-lockdown-cancer-6098085

The Williams sisters' physiotherapist, Esther Lee, has pancreatic cancer: https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-watch-serena-williams-breaks-down-as-she-shares-devastating-news/

Australian model Liv Cripps, 26, has thyroid cancer: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10123171/Glamorous-AFL-WAG-model-Liv-Cripps-reveals-battle-thyroid-cancer-week-wedding.html

Edit: eh, forget it, it's the post above... Anyway, I guess that's why Jim Ross looked bad in the previous month.

Alright, let's get this out of the way.... Greg Gilbert is the massive hit of this update. He was picked very often, sometimes as a joker. Second-biggest hit: Bernard Tapie. And thanks for your notes, Betty Lynn and Ruthie Tompson are also hits here. Plus, there is Ally McLaws, a keen hit as a replacement for some. And finally, a skilled solo hit for Salmon Mousse for Egyptian defense minister Tantawi. Still, because of Ally McLaws, Cpt. Chorizo's lead grows further, and is now at 180 points. Morris Perry, so far, is a non-obit, sadly. Rank Team Score 1 Cpt. Chorizo 1380 2 Salmon Mousse 1200 3 JoeyRuss 1154 4 Banana 1136 5 Death Impends 1085 6 gcreptile 903 7 Book 901 8 drol 884 9 msc 876 10 An Fear Beag 832 11 Lynchian 743 12 theoldlady 700 13 Wormfarmer 677 14 DevonDeathTrip 649 15 Kenny 600 16 Etushipushingupdaisies 543 17 Annami 526 18 The Unknown Man 519 19 The Quim Reaper 514 20 Joe Moneypenny 492 21 Toast 487 22 Sean 472 23 The Daredevil 460 24 Bibliogryphon 372 25 The Old Crem 368 26 Baby Blue 365 27 Grand Uncle Bulgaria 336 28 Yorkshire Banker 332 29 Charles De Gaulle 310 30 chilean way 285 31 markb4 263 32 etib80 254 33 Guyfromfuture 233 34 Gooseberry Crumble 175 35 mr.whit 156 Edit: WTF... just realized GuyFromFuture had picked Norm MacDonald, well done!

That could be a theme team, the F-Allen :cringe:

Short but intense thread.

Huh, how did it pass me by that Justin Bieber's wife is a member of the Baldwin family?

Oh, this thread is just about to start. I predict 200 pages.

Bizarre, though I'm currently reading how this could have happened. And who knows, maybe Baldwin just wanted to shot a person for real once, and make it look like an accident. He seems the type.. (Edit: Actually, the more I read about it, he's probably not the type at all.)

The "road has been bumpy lately". Interesting. I was beginning to believe that he was the worst pick on my team (apart from the non-obits).

He'll "do his best to stay around a little longer": https://www.the-sun.com/news/3903054/bill-clinton-speaks-first-time-sepsis-scare/

"University Lacrosse star" dies after choking at a Hot Dog eating contest: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16489445/university-lacrosse-star-dies-choking-hot-dog-contest/

Mandawuy Yunupungu's sister, the painter Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, has died at roughly 76: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fbeloved-aboriginal-artist-nyapanyapa-yunupingu-dies%2Fnews-story%2Ff04aebcb6148c9d30d74e2fc5cd743e3&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium (behind paywall) I knew I'd heard that last name before...

Meh... who impersonates a South African bishop to create a Desmond Tutu death hoax???

Dead? https://punchng.com/breaking-anti-apartheid-south-african-bishop-desmond-tutu-dies-at-90/ Edit: Seems legit. dead.