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94-year old blues musician Henry Gray in home hospice care: https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/music/article_3225242e-ea08-11e9-9266-3b04d1d97a21.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Gray_(musician)

Wow, that was quick! I read yesterday that he had been in hospital for some time. But his family said he was doing "okay". Guess not.

Gonzalo Caballero, spanish matador and boyfriend of the king's niece, gored twice by bull and in serious condition: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/spanish-royals-bullfighting-boyfriend-gored-20568466

Cancer treatment is taking a heavy toll on him: https://extra.ie/2019/10/13/entertainment/celebrity/gay-byrne-cancer-kathleen-watkins Comittee, get him back.

Yep, Eddie's throat cancer is back. TMZ knows: https://www.tmz.com/2019/10/13/eddie-van-halen-traveling-germany-cancer-treatment/

So I dreamt that Grace Slick dies today and that Sir Creep posted it. Let's see...

Top post on reddit right, this tweet by Tay Zonday a.k.a. "Chocolate Rain" meme guy: He seems to be going a little incel, too.

Arrested in a climate change protest, that irredeemable hippie: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/us/jane-fonda-arrested.html

Some news about my sleeper pick Rodion G.A., electronic pioneer of Romania: After a few appeances over the course of the year, he revived his fundraising call last month, to little success. And now, to add to his liver cancer and cirrhosis, the "cemetery mafia" has stolen his slot on the graveyard: https://www.libertatea.ro/entertainment/grav-bolnav-rodion-ladislau-rosca-parintele-muzicii-electronice-in-romania-si-a-pierdut-locul-de-veci-da-vina-pe-mafia-cimitirelor-2761906 (romanian link)

Yeah, I watched it yesterday. I couldn't have told he was ill.

"Improved significantly".... temporarily... https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/raymond-poulidors-condition-improved-significantly-440147

Remarkable in a couple of ways, thanks!

Quite remarkable. The Sun is doing the heavy lifting here, C-list wrestlers and MMA fighters with nicknames. Is it a trend or is it maybe just one interested writer?

I noticed the silence a couple of days ago. She had those periods before. Maybe she's having another round of treatment right now. Eventually, there'll be the moment it isn't working anymore. I wonder if she'll let us know or whether she goes silently into the long night.

For your bottom of the barrel: The cancer of Maria Menounos' mother is back: https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/10/08/greek-american-presenter-maria-menounos-reveals-mums-brain-tumour/

William Joplin dead: https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/bellator/former-bellator-fighter-william-joplin-dies-from-cancer/

Nice list Sean! I wonder if Alagiah, MacGowan and Phil Collins are universal picks. I forgot that Hamid Karzai had some health problems a couple of months ago.

He has an autoimmune disease called myasthenia gravis, that could potentially lead to complications: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/philippines-leader-rodrigo-duterte-autoimmune-disease-myasthenia-gravis

Well, he certainly won't go anywhere now!

Long article about his life in Florida, the climate is good for his health. And he says he's doing good, except for some moments where he can't find his wallet: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/oct/06/billy-connolly-interview-tall-tales-book-fame-helter-skelter-backwards

Hmm, also at 10 here. Edit: I didn't have Baker here - because I didn't think the commitee would go for him.

Also went for Gorbachev (again)

Catherine just can't keep her lips off this man:

A quick update with 4 new hits: José Josè, Ginger Baker, Diahann Carroll (unique for GC), and Jimmy Spicer with the prophesized NYT obit. At the top Clorox, seemed to close the gap with the Josè José hit, but DI countered with the delayed Spicer obit, resulting in extending his lead by 10 - still within range of the 6ix9ine hit though. Spicer also lifts Joey onto the podium. Rank Team name Points 1 Death Impends 1375 2 Clorox Bleachman 1282 3 Joey Russ 1213 4 GCReptile 1165 5 Cpt Chorizo 1152 6 Phantom of the Midway 1141 7 Banana 1090 8 Devon Death Trip 990 9 Skinny Kiltrunner 980 10 drol 911 11 msc 861 12 Grim Up North 852 13 Sir Creep 788 14 Book 628 15 The Unknown Man 497 16 YoungWillz 478 17 Grave Danger 468 18 John Key 458 19 The Quim Reaper 424 20 Prophet 423 21 Fixed Business 401 22 Yorkshire Banker 386 23 The mad hatter 341 24 theoldlady 322 25 Pedro 67 295 26 The old crem 270 27 Deathray 250 28 markb4 216 29 Gooseberry Crumble 192 30 Bibliogryphon 117

Many hits with Ginger Baker: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49827436