Vinegar Tits

I'm hoping the stress gets to Johnson, and soon. He will not be mourned.

Leaders nearly always age quickly. Even David Cameron's looking rough, though I hope that's due to the torment of knowing he's destroyed the UK and I hope he suffers forever more with no respite. As for Blair - the long hair on top doesn't suit him, the (now) high forehead isn't flattering and makes him look rather haggard, and his lips have lost their plumpness which is always a sign of ageing. Plus he's never got those awful bottom teeth fixed. Otherwise he strikes me as pretty healthy.

Admittedly I'm not the most discerning or critical Madonna fan to put it mildly, but I thought 'Madame X' was amazing. For the first time since 'Confessions...' it sounded like she was enthused, like it was something *she* wanted to do, she was following her own path, rather than being dictated to collaborate with current pop stars/producers by the record label. I'm not sure what the future holds though, other than the forthcoming(?) Madame X Tour DVD and she's currently prepping for a life story biopic or documentary of some kind - I'd love her to make one last album with Patrick Leonard and Stephen Bray, but the injuries she sustained during the Madame X tour will surely have to make her re-evaluate her live shows in the future. While she is in tip-top shape, her body will simply not let her do the things she used to be able to do. Bodily at least, her age is catching up with her and I suspect it came as a real shock to her.

Have you ever seen a fat Burmese person? I haven't. They seem to have a natural willowly frame. Agree about Suu Kyi though, but I think it depends how this coup pans out. Saying that, she's not getting any younger - will be 76 this year.

Sad news but a grand age. I know her best as Phyllis in The Mary Tyler Moore Show - not quite as scene-stealing as Nancy Walker but not far off. I've never seen The Last Picture Show (I know...) and last saw Young Frankenstein well over 30 years ago so can't really comment on her film career but seemingly v impressive. RIP.

Tom Stevens, bassist with the Long Ryders has died. No cause given other than "suddenly". Very sad news - the Long Ryders were a fantastic band, and one I've never quite managed to see live (in around 2002ish I was working not 500 yards from Leeds Irish Centre but couldn't sneak out to see them without being noticed, and their more recent London dates were stupidly priced so had to give 'em a swerve).

Sad news about Rémy Julienne - absolute legend of a driver.

Yeah, half-siblings. Famously was partially the inspiration for the lead in The Little Drummer Girl, which she auditioned for and, err, didn't get.

Blummin' double post...

Clive Merrison on Twitter has reported the death of actress Charlotte Cornwell, best known as Anna in 'Rock Follies', and also the sister of recently-deceased John Le Carre. Really sad news - she was fab in 'Rock Follies'.

Love her, cannot stand her voice - even on 'As Tears Go By'. And although she states in the Guardian article that doesn't like being thought of as a muse, I've always thought her and Jane Birkin ought to do a double-header gig. It would be a wonderful evening. Also, Marianne as 'God' in Ab Fab is the greatest piece of casting ever imho.

Mark Keds of the Senseless Things dead. Doesn't give a reason but he was a massive smackhead back in the day and for a long time afterwards.

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I met him once when Red House Painters played Leeds Duchess Of York. He was a right miserable git.

Anyone pick Nancy Pelosi for 2021? She's unfortunately probably as much of a walking target as Ghislaine Maxwell. Anyway, I'm with The Fonz

Purely by coincidence I was listening to Neil Young's 'Living With War' album when all this kicked off. 'Let's Impeach The President' seemed prescient.

She used to smoke like a chimney (I helped film the opening of the library named after her when I was at Dewsbury College in the early 90s so was around her - she was brilliant btw - and witnessed it), but don't know if that's still the case.

I know. It should be the other way round.

He's not saved anyone. The money he raised went to NHS Charities Together, not directly to the NHS. A very worthy cause, and at least it's a legitimate charity, the money may go towards making waiting areas nicer and that sort of thing, but it's not going to pay for a MRI scanner or extra ICU nurses.

They're made of stern stuff in Dewsbury. Unless she gets ill/has a fall then Betty's going nowhere. I wish she was still Speaker - she'd have knocked some sense into Johnson by now.

Jodie's ace (though not Ace, obviously), but Chibnall can go do one.

Peston and Kuenssberg don't know the meaning of the word 'spoilers', do they? Tsk...

Try any of The Huggetts films - every single person in those are dead bar Petula Clark! And more people would have had Barbara Shelley on their lists if they watched Talking Pictures, so think on...

That's a bit of a shocker. I seem to recall she had a bit of a fling with John Taylor back in the day (lucky thing!), though it may have just been a rumour re press for 'A View To A Kill'. She wasn't one of 'my' Angels, though I was still watching Charlies Angels by the time she was in it. Very sad news indeed.

I watched that a week or so ago. Slightly desperate stuff, mainly because Freddie Garrity and Pete Birrell were unbelievably annoying in it. The film would have been much improved had the rather stout leader of the Girl Guides pack (Wilhemina Claudia (W.C.) who buys Jim Dale in Carry On Cleo) had dumped Freddie physically in a dung heap - it would have been a nice and justified bit of physical comedy. And what on earth were Kenneth Connor and John Le Mesurier thinking of appearing in such rubbish? It surely must have been a favour to someone. Anyway, we're going wildly off-topic here, though Talking Pictures TV is really handy for reminding us of actors/potential future DDP fodder.