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Ten years after the creation of this thread, Joseph Kony is still said to be very sick: http://allafrica.com/stories/201704200117.html

Jimmy LaFave has terminal sarcoma. Doesn't really sound as if he'll make it to 2018 - with 15-20 tumours in his chest: http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2017-04-21/playback-dead-man-walking-jimmy-lafave/

His son Neil Bush now tells us that this is the THIRD hospitalization this year. After his first bout with pneunomia he had to be hospitalised again for the flu. http://www.khou.com/news/local/son-president-george-hw-bush-hospitalized-3-times-in-2017/432753497

A Telegraph slideshow of "fashionable" nonagenarians: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/stylish-nonagenarians-world/ Includes new (?) names Alicia Alonso (96), Joan Burstein (90/91) and Ilona Royce Smithkin (97)

Adam Tombs, aka DJ Tooms dies in his sleep at 31: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/popular-dj-found-dead-bed-10258095

Nikolaj Andrushtchenko (spelling???), Putin critic and founder of an independent russian newspaper dead after 6 weeks in a coma after a violent attack: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/russland-putin-kritiker-stirbt-nach-pruegelattacke-a-1143971.html (link in german) Here's an english link: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-journalist-putin-critic-dies-10257629

Ah, I might have picked Serena...there were rumours.... But I didn't find the time, shame on me.

Man dies during lapdance: http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2017/04/18/man-dies-while-getting-lap-dance-strip-club-texas/ "when the time came to pay, he was unresponsive" .... "it's safe to say that he was likely thoroughly enjoying himself in his final moments"...

Veteran of Iwo Jima Edwin Hunsberger dies at 90 on his way back from a trip to the old battlefield. http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/local-iwo-jima-veteran-passes-away/455167646 So he just wanted to see it again and die...

David Hedison turns 90 this year. He's also the father-in-law of Jodie Foster.

Highly influential painter of Black culture Barkley L. Hendricks dead at 72: http://www.wmagazine.com/story/barkley-l-hendricks-artist-died

Billie Joe Shaver hospitalised over heart issues, just the latest episode of a series of health crises: http://www.wideopencountry.com/billy-joe-shaver-hospitalized-heart/ For some reason, he IS eligible for the Rotten Dead Pool, hmm...

Small update for the Bruce Langhorne obit, Michael Perham and a lot of invisible action for Shameless (currently at 124,24 expected points. If Sally Major had obited, it would be at 136,59pts and Shameless might eventually knock on the Top 20...but now Major's obitability is down to 5%) Important update for the change at the top, Michael Perham's death gives a small boost to DQSP, just enough to get to the top. I had his chance of dying at 85% and his obitability at 75% - that had to be a quick guess as I had been unaware of him before I began my calculations. 1. David Quantick's Showbiz Pals (171,64) (+2) 2. Golden Slumbers (171,13) (-1) 3. To Kill A Gabor Sister (169,73) (-1) 4. Thomas Jefferson Survives (160,93) (---) 5. Poochie Died on the Way Back to his Home Planet (159,95) (---) 6. The Love Boat (157,28) (---) 7. Still Life (156,77) (---) 8. Deceased Hose (153,73) (---) 9. Dead Ends (152,0275) (---) 10. The Living End (151,79) (---) 11. New Years and Drinks All Night (151,76) (---) 12. drollercoaster (151,54) (---) 13. Heading Nowhere (151,22) (---) 14. Day in the Death (150,01) (---) 15. Drunkasaskunk (146,71) (+5) 16. This Mortal Coil (146,262) (-1) 17. I will not die, it's the world that will end! (146,23) (-1) 18. Buckets of Blood (145,90) (-1) 19. Pan Breed (145,19) (-1) 20. I'm sorry for your trouble (144,87) (-1) Some What If's: Paul Van Zandvliet's death will give a boost of a bit more than 5 pts as I was unsure about his fate, and his obitability - but his coverage on the BBC pages makes an obit look extremely likely now. So his death will give Golden Slumbers quite a jump. An even bigger What If: If Julia Perez dies (she will) and obits (will she?) it's a bonus of 7 pts. I admit, I wasn't sure if she was really sick or if it was a publicity stunt. Still, she is in my reserve team as I hoped for a high risk/high reward unique hit. As DI has both Zandvliet and Perez, his team has a lot of upward potential, but it will not be enough to catch Golden Slumbers. He needs Charles Bradley dying to do that. As for my own team, Connie Johnson and Catherine Nevin should die very soon. Garn2 doesn't have Nevin and DI doesn't have Connie Johnson, so I'd be at 4th temporarily - unless Van Zandvliet dies before...

Thank you for deciphering her blog. I tried and failed to get something meaningful out of it lately - hadn't seen the latest entry though. She is only buying time, the cancer is in her bones. But yes, I agree that it's progressing faster than expected. But then I was sure she'll die this year - the obit is the question. BBC or Guardian.

I had a listen, and either I was really unlucky with the third of songs I listened to, or... they are a bit crap. It's an ominous sign when the German entry doesn't sound like the worst one.

That's incredible 18pts for Shameless (and probably the achievement of one of my goals in deadpooling for this year, being player of the month). Shameless is now at 78pts with 5 hits. A triple-digit score is in sight (on January 2nd I predictedca score of 105pts, see the DDP thread.)

Well, I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in my performance. I had high hopes especially for the people I have in common with DDT. Plus John Vennari, plus Iain Reid and I thought I would get to double-digits more likely than not. Then one of my uniques or Hamilton-Byrne, or Noriega would get me to 13-14pts. That's looking really far-fetched by now. Funny thing is I might yet beat everyone but DI - just as it was last round. But also, it has to be said, it would be hard to improve DI's team. Well played.

Many thanks!

Article behind the Times paywall on Andrew Fairlie's cancer battle: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/fairlie-defiant-in-battling-cancer-7vclfnj0j Andrew Fairlie, a pick of my B-Team, is Scotland's most esteemed chef. Has anybody access to the whole thing and can tell me whether he was a good pick?

He actually received his heart from another athlete, Konrad Reuland, whose death we didn't cover last December: http://6abc.com/sports/baseball-hall-of-famer-gets-heart-transplant-from-late-nfl-player/1881188/

A french article about him from last week, doesn't really look close to death: http://www.rfi.fr/hebdo/20170407-mode-france-interview-couture-pierre-cardin-parcours-luxe

I just added him to my list. 144,61pts.

Hmm, too bad you can't quote a quote in a quote, anyway... Former ManU striker Andy Cole, whose mysterious kidney illness has already been documented in this thread, now had a kidney transplant: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/former-manchester-united-player-andy-10176894

The Martian, by Andy Weir, that book they made the movie with Matt Damon from. It's as interesting as I hoped. Also: Why Nations Fail by Future Nobel Laureate Daren Acemoglu and James Robinson

Hmm...how is he doing?...