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German librarian Klaus Otto Nagorsnik suddenly dead at 69: https://m.bild.de/unterhaltung/tv-fernsehformate/gefragt-gejagt-klaus-otto-nagorsnik-ueberraschend-gestorben-66294b91c419f44c65ebbc9 Well-known for being the enemy of the participants in the German quiz show "Gefragt - gejagt". One of the few german shows I watched myself. A strangely low age for someone like him. You'd have guessed him dying at least in his 80s.

Also, I am leaving for Italy on Friday afternoon, so be prepared that I might not be able to warn you of the final day to submit, etc.... You all still have to send your teams, as expected. Some of you might still score and advance with a final hit. I'll be back at my computer on May 1st (but will watch and occasionally write from the mobile phone).

Indeed, Frank Field is dead. The longtime Labour MP had been suffering from prostate cancer for quite some time, and he lasted about two years longer than most people, including himself, expected him to. As far as I can tell, he was an idiosyncratic politician - in fact, he reminds me of Joe Manchin as a sort of conservative member of the left-of-centre party. He was also quite religious and yet socially progressive - a man full of contradictions and secrets.... Cpt. Hemlock was the only one patient enough to wait for Field's demise, and so, he is still in reach to catch max_bossetti with another unique hit. Cpt. Hemlock has the advantage on age I think. Also, my previous prediction that the opponents of both MariNisia and max_bossetti were still to score, has now come to pass. Perhaps 3-0 theoldlady GuyFromFuture 3-3 Hell DeathByArsenic 3-0 arghton wannamaker 3-7 MariNisia Banana 8-3 Annami CalebH 0-3 msc DevonDeathTrip 7-0 SirCreep max_bossetti 11-7 Cpt. Hemlock

Drag legend Tamisha Iman apparently has something serious: https://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/s/LeD8aEf2wC She previously had colon cancer, so it might be a relapse.

Jamal Yunos is in for me now. Please add Jane McAlevey as 3rd sub.

Perhaps was 234 points behind me and gains 220 on me. Scary... ...I do have the "youngest hit" bonus secure though - no pick was younger than Kirsty Smitten.

Has Joe Exotic's cancer spread to his lungs? https://www.tag24.com/entertainment/celebrities/is-tiger-king-joe-exotics-cancer-back-3168149

Super-centenarian Vincent Dransfield in suspiciously good health at 110: https://www.today.com/health/men-s-health/110-year-old-man-drives-car-rcna148538 Looks like has at least (!) a couple of years left. Edit: Maybe this belongs in World's Oldest.....

My pick Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, former president of Mauretania is supposedly "gravely ill", and being treated badly in prison, which sets a "bad precedent for other african leaders". But I havent yet got proof that he's in hospital: https://pointschauds.info/mauritanie-me-cire-cledor-ly-lex-president-mohamed-ould-abdel-aziz-est-gravement-malade-et-prive-de-son-droit-a-la-vie/

She has to appear in court in 11 cases against her on July 29. She wasn't at court today because of poor health: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/344576/khaleda-zia-s-appearance-in-11-cases-on-july-29

Agreed, he's got two... months.

Leeway was a New York-based underground metal band in the 80s who made a couple of well-regarded albums but didn't quite break into the mainstream. Eddie Sutton was their frontman and had been suffering from cancer for quite a while. Banana was quickest to note the eventual downturn two days before the hospice news hit the public - and this forum. This advantage gives him unique joker points which puts Annami in need of two more hits. Perhaps 3-0 theoldlady GuyFromFuture 3-3 Hell DeathByArsenic 3-0 arghton wannamaker 3-7 MariNisia Banana 8-3 Annami CalebH 0-3 msc DevonDeathTrip 7-0 SirCreep max_bossetti 11-3 Cpt. Hemlock Edit: Let's put up a video of theirs - of one of their recent reunions/comebacks:

Update, 2nd part: So, I am continuing to work my way back into the past, next one is Frederic Mitterrand, nephew of Francois, and so, the 2nd french "relative of a president" who was also a little notable on their own. Frederic was a former minister of culture and is a hit for therewillbedeaths7. Next one is M. Emmet Walsh, a unique hit for Tracy. Walsh was a reliable side actor on the big and small screen. Probably one of the biggest "I know the face" guys around. Malachy McCourt is a hit for two players, Etushipushingupdaisies and SalmonMousse. Also a relative of a maybe more famous person, McCourt was a well-known but not super-famous writer, but also a well-known but not super-famous actor. He was also the Green Party candidate for New York Governor, so you see, he was a little bit of everything. While initially, he entered hospice for ill health, he recovered and was thrown out again. But then, his recovery couldn't last forever. Next up is Charlie Bird, the significant British reporter with the direct IRA connections. He was willing to go where nobody else went - including several jobs in war areas - and thus, his battle with ALS was widely covered, and exploited in this game. Okay, that's for the DDP hits, as far as I can tell. Do we have any other hits? Well, I see CalebH had KM Peyton - who however died in 2023 and has to be replaced with 1st sub Jimmy Carter. Joe Shannon was a pick for several players, but did not receive a QO - so yes, this does seem to be it. Quite a few names were missed, like OJ Simpson, for example, or Walid Daqqa. The new scoreboard shows Perhaps losing the lead to Banana and Cpt. Chorizo because of missing out on Charlie Bird. Perhaps still has his joker back in hand though, but.. ahem... it's only Jimmy Carter, who isn't dying anyway.... Rank Team Score 1 Banana 643 2 Cpt. Chorizo 613 3 Perhaps 611 4 gcreptile 564 5 RadGuy 546 6 Funeralopolis 542 7 wannamaker 522 8 Book 483 9 msc 471 10 Toast 449 11 tracy 425 12 The Immortal 386 13 Summer in Transilvania 380 14 Pedro67 376 15 Baby Blue 375 16 Mr. Wonderful 372 17 ThereWillBeDeaths7 363 18 Salmon Mousse 358 19 Etushipushingupdaisies 356 20 DeathBecomesThem 345 21 Caleb H 338 22 Death Impends 335 23 MariNisia 331 24 The Unknown Man 293 25 Buffalo Phil 277 26 Cpt. Hemlock 276 27 The old lady 268 28 An Fear Beag 252 29 Imelda 234 30 Liz Lemon 230 31 Lady Fiona 224 32 Yorkshire Banker 217 33 Charles De Gaulle 215 34 Thatcher 213 35 Bibliogryphon 203 36 The Old Crem 202 37 John Key 201 38 The Daredevil 198 39 Predictor 183 40 Diego 161 41 TQR 153 42 Wormfarmer 140 43 Sean 128 44 Annami 120 45 Torva Messor 111 46 Sod's Law 76 47 Great Uncle Bulgaria 73 47 Young Willz 73 49 arghton 67 50 Gooseberry Crumble 31 51 Hell 23 51 chileanway 23

Another german with sepsis, conductor Justus Frantz: https://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/stars/id_100389552/star-dirigent-justus-frantz-schwebte-nach-sepsis-in-lebensgefahr.html Already had him as an Idea for 2019 after another "I nearly died" episode:

He says he might die this year: https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/17/james-whale-worries-might-not-make-end-year-amid-terminal-cancer-20669039/ Still, I seem to recall that he said the same thing about a past christmas.

I've just made a draft. I have to think about submitting it before or during my holidays.

Have to follow up on my post. Payne Jr. is not a state Rep, but a US Rep, so actually quite important as the Dems might have a chance to capture the speakership.

Thanks Toast, I like it.

Things seem to have calmed down a lot. As a reminder: These will be the potential matchup's in the next round: Perhaps or theoldlady vs. GuyFromFuture or Hell DeathByArsenic or arghton vs. wannamaker or MariNisia Banana or Annami vs. CalebH or msc DevonDeathTrip or SirCreep vs. max_bossetti or Cpt. Hemlock This weekend I will delete the old private messages to prepare for the next round. Please submit your teams from Sunday on. PLEASE RESPOND IN A NEW MESSAGE. Also, I will be in Italy from the 26th to 1st of May. So I'll have to resort to writing down the names manually, or I will save the email notifications that I get with a new private message. Probably the latter. I'll try to, but I might not be readily available in these final days of April. So try to send me a team with all eventualities, for example, a 2nd joker choice in case the first one dies too soon, etc....

It is time, don't you think? However, I think this will be one of two updates, as it's getting late, but I should get something done. Let us begin with.... ah yes, Iris Apfel. The fashion designer proved, much like Baddie Winkle, that if you're old, colourful clothing makes you famous. It is something I aspire to follow. The colours shall not match and the eyes shall hurt. She was a hit for two people, including Torva Messor who also scored with Don Murray, the Oscar-nominated Hollywood actor with an extremely long career. Next one is Cpt. Hemlock's unique hit of Bill Jorgensen. Who was that.... a longtime local New York anchorman. He got a New York Times obit which might soon, i.e. next year, be the only local obit source left standing. But you know, there's an exploit for any rule. And I love New York.... Next one is astronaut Tom Stafford - popular pick because of his hospitalization in late 2023. I've written a few words on him in the Cup thread. Next up is Louis Gossett Jr., a hit for three teams. He'd been suffering from prostate cancer for a while. That, and his death, didn't keep him from appearing in four yet-to-be-released projects. He was a prolific actor, up until and seemingly even after his death. Now we get to Torva Messor's third hit in this update, postmodernist novelist John Barth. I have never read him, and he seems to write books that can be appreciated but not really liked - because they're more an experience than a story. Oh, and why not go ahead with Torva's hit number four as written above, Robert MacNeil. He was an esteemed Canadian journalist whose career really began with a bang when he accompanied John F. Kennedy during the ill-fated motorcade ride. He also worked for the BBC later on. Now, the fifth name Torva mentioned, Josip Manolic, does not seem to have received an obit yet. He got the Washington Post yesterday, but not yet the New York Times. Okay, and now that we've gone through Torva's unique hits, lets go back to Cpt. Hemlock's unique hits, specifically baseball coach and player Whitey Herzog. He was a World series champion as coach, not as player, seems to have done better there. Akebono Taro is a unique hit for ThereWillBeDeaths7. The star sumo wrestler had been suffering from ill health for many years, and it was simply a question of time when his early death would arrive. Now, in spite of their immense body weight sumo ringers don't seem to be THAT susceptible to ill health. He was quite exceptional though in his stature and his health problems. Banana scores a unique hit with college baseball trainer Pete Wilk. He had been suffering from glioblastoma and got a yahoo obit. Next we come to Joe Kinnear, hit for two teams. I read that he was an Irishman who cursed a lot - a bit redundant. The defender spent most of his career at Tottenham where he won a couple of European trophies. A managerial career followed. Then we get to Clarence "Frogman" Henry, a unique hit for Death Impends. One of those black musical pioneers you think they died in the 70s or something. Not many people are still alive who had hits in the 1950s.... Yorkshire Banker scores with Lynne Reid Banks. The childrens' and young adult author had two massive hits with "The Indian in the Cupboard" and "The L-shaped Room". Two teams score with Philippe De Gaulle, Diego and The Daredevil. The french admiral was the son of Charles De Gaulle and "keeper of the flame", because he looked so much like his father, that people thought he had to be kind of the same person - or something like that. Okay, let us remain at that. These are the publicly posted hits, and the DDP hits from now on back to 1st of April - which means, yes, the whole of March is still in need of updating. The 2nd half of this update will come later! Some patience please, it'll happen soon. Rank Team Score 1 Perhaps 611 2 Banana 594 3 Cpt. Chorizo 564 4 RadGuy 497 5 Funeralopolis 493 6 Book 483 7 wannamaker 473 8 gcreptile 466 9 Toast 449 10 msc 422 11 tracy 390 12 The Immortal 386 13 Summer in Transilvania 380 14 Pedro67 376 15 Baby Blue 375 16 Mr. Wonderful 372 17 Etushipushingupdaisies 356 18 DeathBecomesThem 345 19 Caleb H 338 20 Death Impends 335 21 MariNisia 331 22 ThereWillBeDeaths7 316 23 Salmon Mousse 309 24 The Unknown Man 293 25 Buffalo Phil 277 26 Cpt. Hemlock 276 27 The old lady 268 28 Liz Lemon 230 29 Lady Fiona 224 30 Yorkshire Banker 217 31 Charles De Gaulle 215 32 Thatcher 213 33 Bibliogryphon 203 33 An Fear Beag 203 35 The Old Crem 202 36 John Key 201 37 The Daredevil 198 38 Imelda 185 39 Diego 161 40 TQR 153 41 Wormfarmer 140 42 Predictor 134 43 Sean 128 44 Annami 120 45 Torva Messor 111 46 Sod's Law 76 47 Great Uncle Bulgaria 73 47 Young Willz 73 49 arghton 67 50 Gooseberry Crumble 31 51 Hell 23 51 chileanway 23

US state Rep Donald Payne still unconscious 10 days after a heart attack: https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/17/democratic-lawmaker-is-still-unconscious/

RIP Dick...

Reddit thread with photo, him going to the gym: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/s/ddZxYcHrFL Building and maintaining muscle is very important at high age. I'll attempt the same.

Kate Beckinsale leaves hospital after several weeks (I must have posted it somewhere, but where???): https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/17/kate-beckinsale-finally-leaves-hospital-hints-health-issues-20663914/ "Tummy issues" but supposedly not endometriosis or a ruptured ovarian cyst that she had previously been suffering from in 2019.

Jenna Jameson divorced for a 3rd time after a relapse of alcoholism: https://m.bild.de/unterhaltung/stars-und-leute/porno-ikone-jenna-jameson-scheidung-nach-alkohol-rueckfall-661f6825373a356eb220e238 https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/16/jenna-jameson-wife-jessi-lawless-files-divorce-year-marriage/