gcreptile

I've submitted. The Love Boat, The B-Team and my classical music Theme Team, uninspiredly called "Coda" Thank you Spade, and good luck to everyone!

One slipped through...

Don Lusk another double points hit, 2 points for Bou (with QO)

Hmmm. "Of the 259 deaths, researchers found the leading cause to be drowning, followed by cases involving transportation - for example, taking a selfie in front of an oncoming train..."

Team submitted, good luck everyone!

11 rejections, some of them, in my opinion, too strict - or at least, unbalanced. Other minor picks get through.

The 2nd post now has the people who, judging from the headline, have pm'ed me their teams. If you don't find yourself there, notify me please.

Team submitted - good luck everyone!

Team sent, good luck everyone!

Falls ill in Bodhgaya: https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/dalai-lama-falls-ill-in-bodhgaya/cid/1680340

Update from today, there'll be a documentary about her: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/inspiring-for-a-new-generation-a-film-about-trailblazer-helen-reddy-20181220-p50ngl.html Mentioning "reports of Reddy being in poor health in a Los Angeles nursing facility"

You cannot stop it. It's futile.

So, one final success for me in a rather underwhelming year.

For some reason, I overlooked that Boris Becker had skin cancer surgery in October: https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Stories/61377/boris-becker-undergoes-successful-skin-cancer-surgery/ Plus there are his financial, legal and romantic problems, I might eventually have to create a thread for him.

On stage for Edinburgh's King's Theatre: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/entertainment/stanley-baxter-leads-the-chorus-for-edinburgh-s-kings-theatre-on-bbc-1-4848181

Gets the full obit treatment: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46714673

I mean, having 6/50 of your team die in a month is kind of what you want to have... as a good sign, but yes, slightly depressing

Sigh.... well, Subsub nr. 1 for Hector Timerman

Currently spreading through the hispanic press... but that Reuters obit... will it come in time?

About Peter Lorimer, at least he was out and about in July: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/995659/Leeds-United-Are-the-Whites-doomed-to-stay-in-the-shadows However, he's being described as being "in poor health himself recently".

If so - sorry! I thought I would remember all the more bizarre stories here. The bizarre is what I live for.

More longlist combing - here's a more bizarre finding: Gary Mabbutt, Spurs "legend", suffering from diabetes, had circulatory failure and heart surgery in 2017, says "a rat ate a part of my foot while I was sleeping": https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45323426

Germany was pretty much spared this year.

So this night I dreamt he got a BBC obit...

Anyone else feels like checking out?