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speaking of Tony Bennett is he out of hospital yet. Last I heard of him he was hospitalized for pneumonia He's performing again, as far as I can tell.

Bush Sr. watches Fox News, and gets angry at the way his son's campaign is treated. Jeb says this keeps him strong: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/07/jeb-bush-says-campaign-attacks-on-him-are-keeping-his-ailing-father-strong/

The usual standard of journalism from the Daily Heil; he's 80 not 90. Yeah, and he still has his marbles so he'll be pissed to read that mistake. Does one get DDP points for a law court death? I guess not, but an interesting question. It could also be relevant for DJ Derek.

Gladys Hooper, at 112 oldest British person, gets a new hip: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-34547263

Total Biscuit's cancer is back with a vengeance: http://www.craveonline.com/culture/912415-totalbiscuit-says-cancer-returned-inoperable

90 years old today!

Mugabe needs the foreign currency. I bet it's still illegal to shoot these animals, but the regime will not cut off one of their prime sources of revenue. Not even shooting Mugabe would help there, I guess.

The son wants to declare him dead: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3275260/Lucan-s-son-launches-court-bid-declare-dead-end-mystery.html

Ah thanks, yesterday it occurred to me that I should have started the thread back in January already. We'd be at least on page two now, I guess. Also, he's perfect Deathlist material.

Telegraph obit (for Davies): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11934131/Richard-Davies-actor-obituary.html

So is this a half-resignation? No idea.... http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-34541099

High-profile sex worker and activist for the legalization of prostitution in Australia, Pippa O'Sullivan, known to her clients as Grace Bellavue, has committed suicide at 28: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3272556/Famous-sex-worker-Pippa-O-Sullivan-dies-mental-health-battle.html I looked for a sex worker thread, and figured the "down under" thread is good enough.

Looks the picture of health on BBC News at the moment. Made a full recovery. Surprisingly, she wont be returning to Africa anytime soon............ Now Pauline Cafferkey is back in hospital: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-34483584 Condition changed to "serious". Now "critical" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-34529575 It's like in the Lord of the Rings movies, when Gandalf faces the Balrog in Moria, defeats it, but it manages to catch him with one tentacle and tears him down with it.

Angolan hunger-striking activist and rapper Luaty Beirao, "Ikonoklasta", with deteriorating health: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34522351

John Berg, art director and cover designer for several classic LP's by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Sly Stone and more, has died at 83: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/john-berg-album-art-director-for-springsteen-dylan-dead-at-83-20151013

Maybe Rachel Denton, "One of Britain's few officially recognized Roman Catholic hermits": http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3269366/I-hermit-m-human-Reclusive-former-nun-says-social-media-internet-shopping-make-shunning-human-contact-easy.html She has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and looks rather bad for her 52 years. Also, even though she's a hermit, she likes to use social media and has already invited the Daily Mail and the Guardian into her home: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/20/experience-hermit

I lived there for a couple of years too. I'm thinking probably May sometime as I need to fit in with the friends I'll be visiting. Hope the life changes are not unpleasant ones. If they occur, they will be good. I feel underemployed at the moment. Evidence: my activity on this forum (at this time)!

http://martin.crowe.globalassociatednews.com/news//thailand_unresponsive/// Most curious. Maybe Crowe knew of Sir Creep's prediction and simply tried to hang on for another day.

Pancreatic cancer is so dangerous because it's hard to catch early. But in Hurt's case they did. However, it's also extremely deadly when it returns, in fact, so deadly that one might still get decent odds on his death simply by speculating on a return of the cancer.

Cologne sounds interesting, I lived there for a couple of years. I can't yet confirm to participate, because I expect a couple of life changes in the next months, but it's definitely a possibility for me.

Larry Brezner, manager of Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, and producer of some of their first hit movies, like 'Good Morning, Vietnam' is dead at 73: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/movies/larry-brezner-hollywood-manager-of-star-comics-is-dead-at-73.html?_r=0

Winnie Blagden, a Sheffield woman whose elevation into centennarian status somehow went viral on the internet and brought her responses from David Cameron and Dustin Hoffman has died five months later: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-34502658

Ex-head of the Welsh health board Mary Burrows dies of cancer: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-34500454 The second name on my preliminary list I have to replace today, ugh...

Her maudlin career is now over Too bad, she would have made a fine joker.

Frank Albanese, hopelessly pigeonholed into playing mafia gangsters and other mobsters in The Sopranos and Goodfellas, has died at 84: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3265219/Frank-Albanese-played-retired-mobster-Uncle-Pat-Sopranos-mob-lawyer-GoodFellas-dies-New-York-age-84.html