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I think maverick would be the captain and kilmers character is dead from throat cancer which reminds me of a question. What happens to a character when their actor dies do they die as well Hmm, I guess these things occasionally happen. Though I can't think of an example at the moment (sequel with a main character dying during the shooting).

The farewell tour is beginning, with their last concert ever taking place at July, 5th: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/27/grateful-dead-farewell-tour_n_7680106.html

Something to keep an eye on, Top Gun 2, is apparently going to happen, with Tom Cruise... http://variety.com/2015/film/news/top-gun-2-maverick-drone-warfare-1201529697/ No word yet on Val Kilmer

I wondered if there should be a rule change that an obit needs to contain the name of the deceased person in the headline, so that "brave cancer mum" is ruled out, but it turned out that this rule might do more harm than good, hmm...

Not speaking to him or just not speaking in general? Theoretically, it could be sort of both, because as far as we know, Joni Mitchell is suffering from something psychosomatic, something that we have no proof of existing. Maybe she detests David Crosby so much, that she really cannot speak to him anymore because her brain shuts down whenever she thinks about it. Maybe she hates all kinds of things... Helmut Kohl's first wife had a "light allergy", meaning her skin inflamed with sunlight so she had to live in total darkness. The psychological explanation for this was that she really hated the publicity her husband received, the part she had to play and his abandonment of his family in favor of politics. (Someone said about him that he was basically married to his party, not his wife...) Maybe the world irks Joni Mitchell so much - and she is a fragile, sensitive singer/songwriter soul - that simply because she doesn't want to speak anymore, she actually can't.

According to Twitter, Alexis Tsipras said that, whatever happens, the Greeks will still have oxygen next week, so they'll survive: https://twitter.com/NikiKitsantonis/status/614833661444259840 I wonder if someone thinks that this should not be true for Tsipras anymore...

Reasons to doubt it’s the REAL Al Molinaro... The person in the picture is wearing glasses. As far as I’m concerned, Al Molinaro never wore any glasses. Look at the environment in which the photo is taken in. Hardly the type place that one would expect from an retired, experienced Hollywood actor with considerable wealth. Stars prefer luxurious surroundings, regardless of their age! It’s quite hard for a heavy guy to stand up at age 96. The previous hoax photo was more realistic in that aspect. The person in this image is obviously a younger man, i.e. Giovanni, 76. Normally, when you upload pictures of yourselves online, you don’t put fancy photo frames around them like Scott did here. What exactly is the frame trying to cover up from the original picture? Hmm. Hmm, Scott Baio... can the recently diagnosed brain cancer of his wife be worked into the story somehow? http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/scott-baios-wife-renee-diagnosed-with-brain-tumor-2015186

Cosby's lawyer is trying to prevent the release of "embarassing" documents, also with information about his health: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/27/bill-cosby-embarrassing-court-documents_n_7677084.html

According to David Crosby, Joni Mitchell still isn't speaking: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/26/david-crosby-joni-mitchell_n_7673682.html

Singer Jessie J. ("Price Tag") had a mystery operation and is now "in a lot of pain": http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jessie-j-in-lot-pain-5957579

Edmundo Bazo, president of the FC Barcelona fanclub in Madrid (!) is dead: http://penyes.fcbarcelona.com/detail/article/edmundo-bazo-passes-away They don't tell whether it was an unnatural death.

Though I'd put Mugabe as the worst pick, upon some research here I think you could be right, Captain. The guy had lung cancer--TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO! http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20103665,00.htmlSo that's moot UNLESS a committee member knows first-hand he's smoking again. He's an on-again off-again drunk. Who amongst is isn't? So fucking what?! Last we know he slid off he wagon and skid hard in 2013, age 77. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-404259/Dallas-star-Kercheval-arrested-drink-driving.html / http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2013/dallas-star-ken-kercheval-kicked-off-british-morning-show-after-arriving-completely-wasted-0112/ Again, if a committee member knows first-hand that Ken is a constant lush and does wreckless things in such condition (like hang in smoky pubs), then it means not a damned thing. But really I just wanted to post the 9th item for Ken Kercheval. SirC the worst pick has got to be jake the snake Indeed. About Ken Kercheval, yes, it's an outside bet at most. Is there a certain "camp" factor to Cliff Barnes? The committee likes to pick colourful characters, I wonder what's the special angle with him.

Well, I have Tsipras in my team as a possible unique hit, for exactly that reason. Either someone from the outside might do "an Allende" or maybe an angry Greek does it. I successfully guessed that Syriza would win the elections so the first step has already been made. But I'm a little annoyed that Varoufakis has drawn a lot of the attention away from Tsipras onto himself. Now that Syriza is more than a one-man show, you cannot collapse the movement by simply killing one of them. Edit: I should add that I wouldn't pick him again. When I picked him, I was a victim of the "plausability fallacy", i.e. I thought it was more likely to happen than it actually is, simply because I could make up a fitting story. (I have this theory from Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow".) But actually, political assassinations are very, very unlikely. Edit: Looks like step two is happening right now, the Grexit.

Well, what is here? The digital space here or the real space here which is a different here for all of us? In the latter case, we might all be here and not here.

Kerry Katona's husband is hospitalised after showing signs of a stroke: http://www.contactmusic.com/kerry-katona/news/kerry-katona-s-husband-hospitalised_4798959

New photos, looking a bit Lee-ish: http://rt.com/news/268744-fidel-castro-photo-twitter/

Yes, Gabor would be worthy. Though I'd like to see Mugabe. Or maybe Castro.

Patrick Macnee. It will be revealed soon that Bill Maynard died a couple of days ago.

He died at the shock of seeing himself dead?

Oh, wow, RIP... That's a striking month for the Death List. Can't say I knew much about him, but I remember the hat from my childhood.

Six-time U.S. Champion Walter Browne dead at 66: http://en.chessbase.com/post/walter-browne-dies-in-his-sleep-at-66

I am surpised that he was no rapper, apparently.

Well, I am somewhat glad the story is coming to an end, so I don't have to think about choosing her next year. Also, the person "Bobbi" already died a couple of months ago, it's the freakshow that is ending. Tomorrow, 9pm local time.

Marc Raboy, well-known photographer of Broadway legends dies at 66/67: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Marc-Raboy-Photographer-of-Broadway-Legends-Passes-Away-20150624#

He's famous for his association with sports? Aah.... sorry I missed the basketball thread, though at least, he wasn't a player either. Edit: Indeed sorry, I had always regarded this thread as a general sports thread. Because "time added" sounded like somethnig from ice hockey to me. Now I guess it's specifically about football, i.e. soccer.