Vinegar Tits

Was never a MC4 fan but this, and Martin Gilkes and Tony Ogden's deaths a few months ago, makes me feel sad to see pop stars from less than 15 years ago begin to cark it.

Surprised we've not mentioned this one (yes I have done a search and nothing came up) - Kevin McClory, best known for the Bond Thunderball/Never Say Never Again rights spat, has died.

Surprised there's been no mention of Abba in this thread yet.

Je m'appelle Tits le Vinaigre. Je voudrais un Orangina et un kilo de pomme s'il vous plait. Merci beaucoup. You see, I knew that French GCSE would come in handy one day. It says (more or less): 'I am sorry. I left two responses at the same time. One to the lady who was angered by the purility of this site and the other for the snake charmer. I did not see that there was already a link for the 'Charming Man'. Good job I can read that seeing as I'm having a quick trip over La Manche demain.

Been thinking about this one. If people didn't specify which Ian Smith they meant and then 'Harold Bishop' died, would they still get points when their pick was really the Rhodesia bod rather than a resident of Ramsay Street?

That was November...

I hope he lasts another 29 days personally... As he was no.21 on my DDP entry I'll be most annoyed if he goes and spoils my December.

But that version featured a bloody key change Ah, I am shielded from key changes upsetting me by years of Eurovision abuse.

Really? Gosh, I didn't know that. The previous 10 or so posts must have been a haze...

Indeed it is, though I suspect it's one of those songs that you couldn't do a bad version of (see also: Spirit In The Sky - even the Gareth Gates/Kumars version wasn't bad).

True, but in that case she'd be more likely to have had problems under anaethesia than anything else. She was deemed to be OK for excess skin removal so, while it's a risk for anyone, her previous size wasn't as much of an issue as it would otherwise have been. However, the lymphatic system is to do with processing fat which is then slushed back into the blood and whatnot (you can tell I didn't do biology at school can't you?) so years of lardiness won't have helped.

So you knew she was ill then? The drummer died a couple of years ago didn't he? Can't remember what of off-hand. Great singer: sort of the Dutch Grace Slick, and Shocking Blue were a fantastic band - plenty of other wonderful songs as well as 'Venus'. I shall play 'Send Me A Postcard' in memory. I suspect she will get a UK obit of some sort, though ''Venus' singer dies' will get a few people crying: "Oh God, one of Bananarama's copped it"...

Do you think we should tell them? It's my old place of work that types that stuff out. As I was the only avid deadpooler there, well, it's obvious they still need me! Perhaps I should offer my services (for a highly inflated fee of course). And yes, I think we should tell them. Particularly if it comes from a 'distressed member of his family' who, when facing their first Christmas alone without Lou, found this to be hugely upsetting. Make 'em grovel and print an apology

I think it was from complications following weight loss surgery. Here we go: "The lymphatic system in her legs was damaged in one of 5 sessions of surgery to remove excess skin during her weight loss."

I think I once heard him on a local radio phone-in.

Awww, she's fabulous. Her autobiography is a great read. Although that article says she's 80, has anyone (including herself) ever found out her real age? IIRC, there was no birth certificate or anything, hence she's a woman who can truly call herself ageless.

How sad. I've just watched Stolen Kisses, Bed & Board and Love On The Run this morning before knowing she was dead

Already mentioned in the near misses or not exactly famous thread but probably worth a mention in here as well - Rosalie Bradford has died.

First celeb death I remember is probably Marc Bolan, yet I don't remember Elvis carking it and that was only a month earlier. I've got a feeling I vaguely recall Sid James dying but that could very easily have come from my dad mentioning it a few years later while we were watching a Carry On film rather than at the time.

You might remember the story of the lorry driver sentenced to 11 years in a Greek jail for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal immigrants? Well, he was found hanged on Monday. Very sad as he was a well known figure in my village and I remember all the 'Free Willy' campaigning and fundraising that went on at the time. Mind you, what's perhaps as sad is that by the T&A carelessly printing the son's address, and knowing that area as a complete shithole, he'll probably get burgled during the funeral...

Indeed. Always had a lot of respect for Fluff, and Tony Blackburn for that matter, for not taking themselves too seriously and seeing the joke in Smashy and Nicey, unlike the aforementioned Hairy Cornflake and Simon Bates to name but two.

Farewell, pop picker He did look bloody awful in that recent Brinsworth House inmates pic though, didn't he? Definitely looked to be slipping down the charts. Sad as the news is, when I read it I thought: "Bugger, another possibility for 2007 gone". Then I remembered he was on my 2006 list so points it is, and Bod knows we need 'em at the mo.

I don't like the cut of your jib, sonny We were facing similar back in 2005 so time will tell. Mind you, Boycott's not exactly hopeful and he's usually spot on.

She's going to assassinate Ken Bates, his lifeless body then dragged down The Headrow and finally ritually burnt on a bonfire in front of the Billy Bremner statue at Elland Road in front of a crowd of jubilant thousands? Never mind events Jane, we want to know how your liver's doing...

I found Cinema Paradiso to be incredibly overrated. Both Noiret and Jacques Perrin were charming but overall I was left feeling 'so what'. Agreed Coup De Torchon is a great film, and Noiret's death is a huge loss to French cinema.