Vinegar Tits

To be honest, suicide was the first thing that crossed my mind too. We'll find out soon enough I suppose.

Sad news. Saw The Cranberries many many times very early on (they were a bit like Radiohead in that they always seemed to be the support/on the same bill as other bands I liked) as well as in their own right numerous times; they were always excellent live. Went off them from Zombie onwards when Dolores developed her vocal style to be - to these ears anyway - as irritating as possible but the first album is still stunning. She's admittedly had her problems in the past but would anyone have thought she'd go before Sinead?

And to answer my own question - no she hasn't. Indeed, the usual rags are commenting that a response from Sanson is very much noticeable by its absence. I do hope Vero is just keeping a respectful distance and silence rather than being a bitch.

Of course he's buried! His family didn't approve of France Gall as they saw her as just a cheap entertainer, unlike his previous squeeze Veronique Sanson who was a proper musician and Serious Artiste and from a well-to-do family to boot. So when Pauline died there was a thing about whether she should be buried in the family plot. Something like that anyway, I'm going from memory here.

Putting this in here as it's probably more relevant than in the Eurovision thread. Has Veronique Sanson stuck her oar in yet 're France Gall's death?

I think my sister's personal team - Drop Dead Celebration (yes, our individual teams are both named after Siouxsie And The Banshees songs) - may have put France Gall in her team. I point blank refused...

Of course France Gall will obit. As well as Eurovision, she's one of the most well known French singers there is even if she never did much over here. Chris Tsangarides was a nearby neighbour, living as he did in Kingsdown. So that corner of East Kent loses another celeb - there'll only be Jan Leeming (who lives in Walmer) left at this rate.

She had breast cancer back in 1993 but made a full recovery and was out touring within months. Needless to say I'm devastated by the news. One of my favourite singers and the person who got me into French pop music in the first place, which since 1999 has changed my life so much for the better and made new friends because of it. I wonder if she'll be buried with Michel Berger - his family were never overly found of her and there was a hoohah when daughter Pauline died as to whether she should be buried with Berger. And no, I didn't put her on my list. Perhaps I should have done and so granted her eternal life

Gazza - I'd wait for him to either have a serious relapse or needing a liver transplant before putting him back on the list. Joni - has been seen out and about in recent months and didn't look too bad all things considering. She's not getting any younger and I can see her being the first of the LA Canyon lot still with us to go. But this year? Hopefully not. Aznavour/Van Dyke/Brooks - all increasingly ancient but seem to be in great health and currently very active. A decent, solid list though I'd be surprised at too many hits other than the terminal cases.

Not that I like to speculate - which, of course, is why I frequent these 'ere forums - from what's said in the article it sounds like heart problems to me.

I could put this in any number of threads but I'll stick it in here as Eurovision is probably what she's most famous for in the UK. France Gall hospitalised with "severe infection". Apparently she was admitted into hospital on 19 December and has been/is in intensive care. It may explain why she didn't attend Johnny Hallyday's funeral, as she was one of the main noticeable absentees. I hope she gets better. She's one of my favourite singers and was my gateway into the wonderful world of French music and culture. Courage, France.

He looks well and certainly seems lucid. Could pop off at any time of course but I don't think I'll be considering him for 2018.

Err... There were plenty of openly lesbian characters in Prisoner Cell Block H. Not sure about Number 96 but The Box definitely had an out lesbian character too. All well before Zoe Tate.

And Genesis was diagnosed with chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia in October too so would be a good pick depending on how advanced it is.

Nooooooooo. June Whitfield is one of my 'untouchables' - people who I will never put in my deadpool. Mind you, perhaps that would be a good idea as judging by my recent DDP results anyone in my team seems to be granted eternal life. Someone I know saw and chatted to Nicholas Parsons a couple of days ago. Obviously a fall or a chill can be fatal at that age but he's absolutely fine and still sharp as a tack, so I wouldn't seriously consider him for 2018.

Doesn't really belong in this thread as the Smithereens were not hard rock/metal. Great band though, and this is sad news. No cause given as yet. DiNizio had arm and hand problems in recent years so I'm wondering if he's done a Keith Emerson.

Yes, it was a particularly aggressive form. I read Nile's autobiography a while back and unfortunately didn't really warm to him, though I guess as he's got his demons behind him he's a different guy now as he comes across as awesome a person as Dave Grohl these days. Still, he'd have been nothing without Bernard Edwards imho and it's a shame Edwards contribution seems to be being diminished somewhat.

If you ever heard me speak French you would know I'm English! Nah, Francophile who listens to a lot of French music and watches too much French TV for her own good. You are right Drucker is not known in the UK. Nor is Muriel Robin, though she is perhaps slightly more known due to being in Les Visiteurs 2; and the superb L'empoisonneuse has been on BBC4 a couple of times. She's definitely not known here as a comedienne, though I've liked what I've seen of her act that I've understood.

Nile Rodgers had cancerous growth on his kidney removed earlier this year. He says the prognosis is "100% recovery" but you never know...

Yes, absolutely incredible scenes. A state funeral in all but name, and Johnny was loved far more than any politician will ever be. It was good for celeb spotting/potential deadpooling too. I was quite surprised Michel Drucker was sat so far back when Muriel Robin was in the third row. Despite being 89, Line Renaud looks like she'll outlive every single person who attended - she's in fine fettle indeed - and her speech was probably the most touching of all. Oh FFS, the BBC website have a picture of Jean-Louis Aubert down as merely just one of his musicians. They know nothing. Argh.

Obviously I don't know how hard (ho ho) it is to keep a certain part of the body under control but that video and photo shoot was supposed to be extremely steamy. The rest is *very* different to what she said about him at the time. All that said, I bet Fox's book is a good read. Never mind the glamour modelling and sexuality issues, the Peter Foster stuff alone should make it worth reading.

How long does it usually take for a patient to start rejecting a transplanted organ and then death? Obviously I hope all goes well for Salvador and he goes on to live many happy years longer but we are in December...

Twenty-eight years ago Alan Bradley copped it after being hit by a tram. No sympathy. He was beastly to Rita towards the end. https://youtu.be/eWxjrkRL2p4

Looking at the Le Figaro website it only has Johnny Hallyday news. Trump could nuke North Korea and it would hardly be noticed. It is truly France's Diana moment.