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Well thank you for all the mentions of your hits above. This makes the job fairly easy! Anyway, I wanted to get this quick update in BEFORE the inevitable death of Chris Snow (which, honestly, is already a fact). Because right now, we have DDP and DbN in weird synchronicity that some teams have been waiting for months to cross the 100pt / 1000 pt mark, but haven't done so yet! And yes, it's Banana's teams that would both cross these benchmarks first. We're a little slow this year, but sometimes the job is simply to be the best in an average year. But then the year isn't over, is it? I think we've still got quite some developments to come. But for now, let's count the hits. Predictor opes with the slam dunk yahoo obit for Ruschell Boone. Daily Mail also obliged, though. So there was no reason to worry about the obit, but only Predictor risked it. Torva Messor scores a nice unique hit with Peter Newman. Canadian authors aren't exactly the most obitable, but the interesting biography and wide range of topics sealed the deal. Mike Yarwood is a hit for Toast and Pedro. I seem to recall some health issues that might have turned him into a more popular hit. But then you can't often find the space for these names, luckily the Death By Numbers has lots of space! Mangosothu Buthelezi is a unique hit for Cpt. Hemlock. He was ahead of the curve, as the health problems really only appeared in the course of this year. Giorgio Napolitano, in contrast, was behind his own curve for years, or something like that. 2023 was finally the year and quite a few people score. Zoleka Mandela is the next hit. The granddaughter of Nelson Mandela was an author in her own right. As far as I can tell, she wrote biographical feel-good books. Would she have found success without her relation? Probably not, but obit by proxy works here. She was a substitution hit for The Spinosaurus, and apparently I was the only one to pick her from the outset. Fresh from today's news, Dumbledore is dead, and also a hit. I'm not sure Michael Gambon was known for much else OUTSIDE of the UK. But within the UK, he was famous enough for the DeathList. Finally, David McCallum is a hit for two teams, BuffaloPhil and sam081. I have to leave the obituary writing for him to other people. I seem to recall that there was another picked name to die, but without obit. But if I haven't missed anything then this is the new scoreboard: Rank Team Score 1 Banana 992 2 gcreptile 924 3 Funeralopolis 875 4 RadGuy 812 5 JoeyRuss 798 6 Perhaps 772 7 msc 747 8 Grim Up North 704 9 Cpt. Chorizo 702 10 Summer in Transylvania 689 11 Salmon Mousse 683 12 Book 667 13 An Fear Beag 636 14 Toast 587 15 Death Impends 586 16 The Spinosaurus 573 17 Buffalo Phil 568 18 ThereWillBeDeaths7 557 19 wannamaker 541 20 The Daredevil 490 21 Joltin Joe 481 22 DeathBecomesThem 470 23 Gooseberry Crumble 469 23 DevonDeathTrip 469 25 Drol 450 26 Thatcher 440 27 Mr. Wonderful 429 28 TheUnknownMan 428 29 Predictor 425 30 TheOldLady 416 31 GuyFromFuture 415 32 Wormfarmer 412 33 Torva Messor 410 34 Sean 404 35 TheQuimReaper 398 35 YoungWillz 398 37 Cpt. Hemlock 396 38 Hell 395 39 tracy 374 40 MortalCaso 372 41 Charles De Gaulle 351 42 The Old Crem 344 43 Diego 340 44 John Key 327 45 Etushipushingupdaisies 325 46 Annami 321 47 Liz Lemon 298 48 chilean way 290 49 MariNisia 269 50 Nick 267 51 JoeMoneypenny 254 52 Mr. Custard 246 53 CalebH 237 54 Bibliogryphon 231 55 Pedro67 226 56 Lady Fiona 208 57 Great Uncle Bulgaria 204 58 Ghostofchristmaspast 167 59 etib80 166 60 sam081 153 61 Famous6Eva 147

Cher is being accused of hiring people to kidnap her son...what? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66946652 Also, her son (from her relationship with Gregg Allman) was in medical treatment and at some point his wife didn't know where he was. He's had drug issues for years. Mysterious situation. Edit: The son, Elijah Allman is a notable enough musician himself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Blue_Allman

The birthday celebrations are moved a day ahead so that it doesn't collide with the likely government shutdown: https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/27/jimmy-carter-99th-birthday-celebrations-moved-government-shutdown/70983598007/ Is the government shutdown followed by a Jimmy shutdown?

Is this the right thread? Johnny Rotten/Lydon has a medical condition that only lets him eat soft and liquid foods: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12569877/Sex-Pistols-John-Lydon.html

Yes! I wanted to mention that but didn't know how.

Finally something real. No wonder he's been especially crazy lately, yes, even more than usual. Edit: This could lead to a ban of doing business in the state of New York, so an end of the Trump Tower(s). It would have been the death of his business a few years ago, but since the presidency he was more present in New Jersey, and, of course, Mar-a-Lago.

She's kind of teasing us specifically. . . . Second random thought, she reminds me of my crazy stepmother.

BBC live ticker obit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-66839840 I should have trusted my gut...

Here's an obit for Jody Kelly: https://people.com/amazing-race-jody-kelly-dead-7974383 More will be coming now, I guess.

Well, whatever it is, it is stage 4: https://www.aussievision.net/post/danny-from-voyager-reveals-cancer-is-stage-four

Here's a new name, Yaroslav Hunka, aka the guy who recently got a standing ovation in the lower House of Canada as an anti-Russian hero, who, oops, also served in the Waffen-SS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslav_Hunka https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/25/canadas-house-speaker-apologises-after-praising-ukrainian-veteran-who-fought-for-nazis

No sign of waning in this post-birthday interview: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/25/joan-collins-on-love-loss-and-lust-at-90-you-have-to-eat-life-or-life-will-eat-you

I mean, you don't need to be alive to be home for Christmas

Did he have his Hitlergruß spasms again?

Today is an excellent candidate for the most deathless day of the year. The previous candidate, the 16th of April that I mentioned a couple of posts above, turned out to have 12 notable deaths, putting it at 3rd place this year. There were two days, also in April, with "only" 11 notable deaths that day. Still, the fame inflation has now lead to a point where there is no more single-digit number of notable deaths anymore. I don't know when the last one was, I went back through to late 2021. But I always remember the 25th of August 2017, "the day Rich Piana died". Only 7 notable deaths that day. Also my birthday, which is why it stuck with me.

From the Justin Yerbury school of researchers researching their illness, cancer expert Richard Scolyer is undergoing pioneering treatment for his incurable brain cancer: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/melanoma-richard-scolyer-georgina-long-early-results/102879818

Link not working, but they probably just jumped the gun by a few hours and retracted (?).

Michael Bloomberg describes his retirement plans, in 3-5 years - jinxing himself? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12548437/Michael-Bloomberg-lays-succession-plan-Billionaire-ex-NYC-Mayor-81-plans-retire-three-five-years-leave-company-charity-dies-sold.html 7th richest person right now, about to overtake Bill Gates.

Thanks to Russell Brand I recently thought about James Franco for the first time in years. Another maybe not criminal but definitely shady character (and a cringy kind of liberal for a while). It seems he really didn't get any jobs since 2019. The last major press coverage was a confession of sorts in 2021. He has some projects for 2024, but yes, seems his career was in a coma for roughly 5 years.

Looks like John F Charlwood Turner isn't the only Right Livelihood Award winner to have died recently. Melaku Worede, african crop geneticist has also died: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02735-x Also a DDP pick for that theme team who now have two outstanding obits.

Danny Estrin, of Australian band Voyager has some kind of cancer that requirs immediate treatment: https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/music/voyager-singer-danny-estrin-reveals-devastating-cancer-diagnosis--c-11973278 Voyager represented Australia in this year's ESC. Immediate treatment means they can probably still cure it, but you never know....

Pauline Newman, oldest US circuit judge at 96, now freshly suspended because of lacking mental competence: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-judge-96-suspended-rare-clash-over-fitness-2023-09-20/

Zeenat Bartakullah, Bangladeshi dancer and TV actress is "no more": https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/zeenat-barkatullah-no-more-3423626 She was a known name on the forum from a health episode late 2020. We missed (for the Cup) that she was also in ICU this march.

"this is what they do".... says Michael Barrymore. "They don't like competition" says Elon Musk. But who is "they"?

Lou Deprijck (the prick??) has died at 77: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/19/lou-deprijck-overleden-zanger-van-lou-and-the-hollywood-bananas/ Belgian musician best known (to me) as co-writer and voice of cult hit "Ca plane pour moi":