Vinegar Tits

Has more than a hint of 'going home to die' about it.

It's a Sukkot thing. More about it here --> Etrog inspecting for Sukkot. There's an Israeli film based around a precious Etrog called 'Ushpizin'.

Bloody hell!

January: I suppose Sidney Poitier, but for most of us it's going to be Meat Loaf or Barry Cryer. Hat tip to Ronnie Spector. February: Mark Lanegan, Monica Vitti, PJ O'Rourke. As I am 'of a certain age' and British I'd argue Anna Karen, Bamber Gascoigne and Jack Smethurst too. March: if we all get nuked then The Queen, Madonna, Putin, David Attenborough, all of Abba, Debbie Harry, Cher, Dolly Parton, Tom Cruise, the list is endless. We can argue the toss in Hell as, let's face it, are any of us who frequent such a form *really* going to heaven?

Out of that lot I'd like The Curse to strike Kelvin MacKenzie the most. Being a Leeds fan I was pleased with the namecheck of Norman Hunter. Have we got a specific dedicated thread for The Curse of Half Man Half Biscuit? We probably should.

Nicholas Witchell is mentioned on the new Half Man Half Biscuit album so probably worth considering due to 'The Curse Of HMHB'...

I was about to post the same screenshot!

Jack Smethurst dead. Confirmed on Twitter by his son

Crikey. I didn't even know he was ill (surprised that passed me by). Read loads of his work when I was at university. I didn't always agree with him but he was always worth reading. RIP.

I'm now wondering if there'll be a spread after the funeral as, yes, "you'll have had your tea..."

I never met or worked with him sadly but I do have an anecdote, and it's simply *thrilling* I saw him walking through Kings Cross Station on the day Kevin Keegan resigned as England boss. I was genuinely quite excited about seeing him. Cryer was a good friend of a friend (he's popped up on the Beeb and will probably end up writing the definitive biography of him) so have heard many stories of boozy nights in his local. Utterly splendid chap, exactly as you'd want him to be, sharp as a tack, hilarious and wonderful company by all accounts. Barry Cryer was the last one standing of that generation of truly great comedy writers. We've lost a big man today. RIP.

Gosh! Bit of a surprise. I pong of Angel right at the moment too. RIP.

Bit of a shocker to put it mildly. Looking at his filmography I've the majority of his films- he was great in everything. A big untimely loss for French cinema.

Sad news. Breaking Glass is a huge favourite film of mine and Eighth Day in particular is amazing. I had the pleasure of meeting her in 2012 and she was lovely. *Really* tiny though; Jon Finch and Mark Wingett tower over her in BG, and even 5ft 3in me was taller. And if you've read 'Expensive Habits' by Simon Garfield and/or know anything about record contracts history you'll perhaps have a little sympathy re her money issues - her Albion contract is probably the worst example of getting f***ed there is. Hope she gets well soon.

I used to work with him occasionally and he was lovely - I was the first person outside of friends and family to congratulate him on his MBE in fact. It was a real bind for him to lose his sense of smell around 20 years ago. Sad news.

I knew dropping him from my teams would be the death knell. Bah. RIP.

Pretty decent list. Varied and interesting rather than just relying on very old people and obvious picks. There are a lot of very old people on the list but so many of the people who've we've grown up with and have always been around *are* getting old now. A bit sad that Linda Ronstadt has made the list; Marianne Faithfull more expected, sadly, though I still think she's as tough as old boots and will probably see out all of the Stones just by sheer bloody mindedness (see also: Yoko). Frank Field is an oversight to put it mildly but otherwise not bad at all.

My 2022 picks are in my signature

Really sad news, and such a shame she didn't quite make her ton. The WJM newsroom has really taken a battering this year. May have to go out and buy cheesecake in tribute.

What time does it have to be in by? I need to confer with my sister but she's in Australia and I've only just woken up...

Just noticed that we haven't had any points for Sarah Lillian Priest, oldest UK person who died in June this year.

Really sad news. Wasn't on my radar other than in a general '60s pop stars are all getting on a bit now' way. RIP. Looks like the Fabs will outlive the Prefabs.

Any excuse... I reckon she put her back out dancing to the new Abba album. And yes, I'll say "Dancing Queen" before anyone else does. Back pain at any age is often very painful. At 95 it's probably excruciatingly so.

RIP Arthur Sultan The Surrey Mystic. Yes, I was going to pick Henry Woolf for next year too...

Mrs Mack's hats... oh dear! Sad news. Always used to pop in at Luss whenever we were travelling in the area.