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Eric Idle's looking a little rough. And he's one of the youngest... a recent video

That's right, the big guy gets his own thread after his appearance on BBC1 tonight reminded me to start a fucking thread for him. Tom Baker, The Doctor Who to anyone with a vague awareness of the show, is 86 now, and has apparently been in frail health the last few years after a lifetime of booze started to catch up. Apart from his 7 year lead role in Doctor Who and its lifetime of pop culture references, he was also famously Rasputin in Nicholas and Alexandra. He's also the narrator of Little Britain, Captain Redbeard in Blackadder and the voodoo loving artist in Vault of Horror. Anyhow, here he is on BBC1 an hour ago: Proper future DL front pager.

She's been around far too long to be cool but to be fair she has a helluva voice, can write a great song and never had to resort to prancing around in her undies* in a video to sell records. * Thankfully

I saw this online, thought it was slightly interesting: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Indian politician and one of the drol immortals "comes to life with AI" to give a message to voters: The original video was posted by his party. Will we see more of this in the future, political parties generating statements and messages by severely ill or dead politicians with artificial intelligence?

I knew that Brad Dourif had quasi-retired from acting and was only doing voice stuff from now on (mainly Chucky), but I just saw this recent video of him... he looks absolutely terrible, much older than 74.

Eriksson received another quality tribute and seemingly walked without constant aid as he did at Gothenburg. edit: my apologies if the video is unavailable outside of the states.

Just seen a recent video of John Cleese and he's not looking or sounding very well at all! The same goes for Mark Knopfler and Phil Collins! All three are possible candidates for 2025 maybe?

Daniel Zirilli, who began his directing career helming the video for Domino's 'Getto Jam' and would go on to helm 70 films and 250 music videos, has died. He was 58. https://deadline.com/2024/05/daniel-zirilli-dead-1235902183/

Did you watch the music video too? That's part of the Gorillaz appeal.

The one from 106 is from a facebook post by a care home, and it was matched to Norman Spencer based on the details. I know this because I was the one who found it. There's also supposedly an interview/video on twitter from when he was 107.

Was just wondering if anyone could give a more specific date of death for actress Jennifer Hill (IMDb). Last year it was revealed that she had had an brief fling with Sir David Jason in the 60s that resulted in her becoming pregnant and having a daughter, when this was announced at the end of March articles used the present tense to describe her, signifying she was possibly still alive, however Toby Hadoke included her in his in memoriam video in December, signifying she had died by that point. This makes me assume she died some-point between late March and December 2023, however it is possible that she had died earlier than that and the affair revelations only came out because she was dead. It's a common name but we do have a year (1936) and a location of birth (Port Talbot, Wales), anyone have any ideas.

Alonso was managed by Briatore, he was always going to Renault, and they weren't actually that competitive in 2001/2002 (although they proved to be in 2003 admittedly). The move to McLaren was well-timed, but he ran into Hamilton and we all know what happened next. Couldn't stay at McLaren, so moved back to Renault, but they were on the decline - still managed 2 wins though (the first in very controversial circumstances it turned out). Moved to Ferrari, regular frontrunners, who had nearly won the title in 2008 and were as likely as any to get to grips with the new regulations that Brawn and Red Bull had taken advantage of, but for much of his time there he was outperforming the car. Should have won the title in 2010, got stuck behind Petrov in Abu Dhabi. The fact he came so close in 2012 in a car that was probably 5th fastest on the grid was astonishing. 2 more uncompetitive years, so moved to McLaren - looked like an exciting move - the return of McLaren-Honda! Except the Honda engine took ages to get up to speed and, once it did (with Red Bull), McLaren discovered their aerodynamics were shit too, which is why the car was so slow, whatever Alonso tried to do. Went away and won Le Mans, had half a shot in his first year at the Indy 500 too until his car broke. Came back to Renault/Alpine who rarely gave him a front-running car, just the odd podium (plus helping his teammate win in Hungary by holding Hamilton up). The move to Aston Martin has definitely been a success, but it's not put him in a race winning car (yet), just a competitive car (his team cost him the win in Monaco last year, despite what he says). He's one of the best drivers on the grid and has been for 20 years and he hasn't been in a title-contending car since, arguably, 2010 or a race winning car since 2014. Agreed. He went to McLaren as undisputed Number 1. Lewis was quick enough to refuse to accept that. Ron Dennis thought "Oh no, not again" and dealt with it about as well as he dealt with Prost and Senna. Ok, not dominant but certainly title-contending. For all the competitiveness (and I have a lot of fondness for 2008, it was a great season, although I'd have preferred it if Glock had stayed ahead to the line and Daddy Massa hadn't been told to stop celebrating), Kubica won one race all season, Raikkonen (defending champion) didn't win after the 4th race of the year. It essentially came down to Massa v Hamilton - Lewis got more poles than anybody and won 5 times to Massa's 6 (although Lewis finished ahead of him in Belgium only to be penalised). And he was comfortably winning the title before the rain in Brazil. He was (is?) an excellent driver, but he was fortunate to be in the class of the field throughout that period. He was a better driver than Rosberg throughout their time together and Mercedes were a much more professional outfit than Ferrari in the battles between Hamilton and Vettel (Vettel went off the boil too). Watched the on board multiple times over the years, Hamilton had room on the inside and was never ahead of Verstappen, Verstappen took the line of the corner, Hamilton was never going to get through there (Verstappen on the outside could carry more speed). Coming in from that tight an angle, Hamilton always knew he'd drift out, he was always going to have understeer and that would take him into Verstappen - he clearly decided if contact happened it happened (he was well behind in the championship, so what's he got to lose?). There's a great video from a guy on Youtube dissecting it (he's very fair, did brilliant videos - he's stopped now for some reason - and doesn't entirely support my point of view, but certainly lays out the facts pretty clearly) which is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enVOLoPzfrE Verstappen couldn't care less if there's an asterisk, and I was just glad to see something different after 6 titles in 7 years. We were promised closer racing last year and Red Bull won 21 out of 22 races. Admittedly, take Red Bull out of the equation and it was a thrilling season, and this season is similarly shaping up to be exciting. But it's no good being close if there's one team taking the top 2 spots most races, certainly if they're not even a close match for each other. My favourite four seasons off the top of my head are 2003 (Schumacher v Raikkonen v Montoya), 2008 (Hamilton v Ferrari v Kubica), 2010 (10 leadership changes over the course of the season, Vettel led only once - after the final race) and 2012 (7 winners in the first 7 races and the season continued similarly). All of them you had no idea who would win on any given weekend. For the past decade we've known either a Mercedes was probably going to win or (now) a Red Bull is likely to win. The best races are usually the ones where that doesn't happen. I, too, have loved McLaren since the days of Mika Hakkinen and it's been painful how far they've fallen, but with Norris and Piastri, they've got a great base and Andrea Stella has made a huge difference. Hope the upgrade in Miami can put them a bit closer. As for the future, we'll find out soon enough - still lots to be decided as to who's where first!

From the comments of the first video:

This thread is for deaths related to the video/console/computer/mobile game industry, i.e. designers, composers, all kinds of programmers or even popular players of certain games. I thought this branch of popular culture was missing here. Of course, this industry is relatively new, so people haven't really started to die away of age, but maybe it starts soon, and people can die for other reasons as well. I'll start with two deaths: James Storey, graphical designer for Duke Nukem 3d, is dead at 41: http://www.vg247.com/2015/06/03/duke-nukem-3d-artist-passes-away-aged-41/ No reason was given. Also, Kirill Prokovsky, composer of music for the Divinity games, especially for Divinity: Original Sin is dead at 53: http://gamingbolt.com/divinity-original-sin-composer-passes-away No reason was given.

This video is from Lars Von Trier a few months ago. In 2022, he was diagnosed with parkinsons disease. You can clearly see the toll it's taking on his body. Overall, the way he talks about his situation is pretty grim as well.

For completeness I'm going to note that the IMDb page for Miss Jason has 2 different people confused. The drag queen Miss Jason (aka Jason Sutton) did appear in Maisie. The other Miss Jason is this British YouTube star, who appears in the Celeste music video. I watched that music video twice earlier and thought I was going mad when I couldn't find him and that's why. Mel C makes an appearance in that music vid strangely enough. So I'm guessing the YouTube star just pops up in random stuff but isn't a "performer" as such given the sensible Equity rule of not allowing the same name to be used by two individuals.

News "articles" that are just an embedded video or audio clip and not much else. No, I don't want to watch your video, I want to read. At least provide a transcription!

I missed this last week during the Masters coverage but came across it tonight. In this tribute video for Verne Lundquist, who worked his 40th and final Masters, notice at the 2:15 mark how Nicklaus' left hand/wrist is purple with what looks like senile purpura. We've seen this with a lot of older folks like Mitch McConnell recently. Perhaps he has some cardiovascular issues? Speaking of which, you see a purple spot on Lundquist's right hand at the 3:33 mark. Mr. Lundqvist is quite obese, so he may not be likely to see 90. I'm guessing that neither of them do, and I'm particularly concerned for Jack. (Jack is 84 and Verne is 83, for the record.)

Her daughter Kerry's instagram page really gives the best clues to her current state of health. The last verifiable photo of her that can be found is of her with former Ukrainian first lady, Kateryna Yushenko which was taken during Labor Day weekend of 2022. There is a video on her page from April 11, 2023 which shows a large group of family members singing happy birthday to her, however, whoever was filming the video was very careful to omit her face which indicates to me that her health has gotten to a stage where the family does not wish for her to be seen. I am fairly certain there will be no more publicly released images of her. The Kennedys are still very much an appearance driven family, and are very restrictive about releasing images that depict its members in ill health. They did the same thing with Rose Kennedy following her debilitating stroke back in either '83 or '84. Rose's 100th birthday in 1990 was a major milestone that much of the Boston media covered, and was marked with numerous interviews with younger family members discussing her contribution to American society and family stability. Despite the major event, no photographs of her were released to the press, which was in stark contrast to her 90th birthday celebration in 1980 where she greeted well wishers and the press from the balcony of her house. To this date, the family has not released any photos of Rose Kennedy during the final decade of her life. The only known photographs of her came from journalists who managed to snap a few pics of Ted Kennedy wheeling her in her wheelchair outside her home sometime in the early 90s.

Leeway was a New York-based underground metal band in the 80s who made a couple of well-regarded albums but didn't quite break into the mainstream. Eddie Sutton was their frontman and had been suffering from cancer for quite a while. Banana was quickest to note the eventual downturn two days before the hospice news hit the public - and this forum. This advantage gives him unique joker points which puts Annami in need of two more hits. Perhaps 3-0 theoldlady GuyFromFuture 3-3 Hell DeathByArsenic 3-0 arghton wannamaker 3-7 MariNisia Banana 8-3 Annami CalebH 0-3 msc DevonDeathTrip 7-0 SirCreep max_bossetti 11-3 Cpt. Hemlock Edit: Let's put up a video of theirs - of one of their recent reunions/comebacks:

For anyone unfamiliar with the MLK conspiracy. William Pepper is featured in the video.

A thread for the wrestlers and martial artists that don't fit in Wrestlers/actors (thread for wrestler-actors, WWE etc.) and the Boxing Clever? threads. Here are lists of some of these, posted before in Wrestlers/actors: List of alive prominent Sumo wrestlers who debuted before 1970 (40s and prior are all dead): 50s January 1950 - Haguroyama Sojo (1934-2021) January 1952 - Oikawa Teruhisa (born 1936) May 1952 - Wakakoma Kenzo (1937-2019) and Kanenohana Takeo (1936-Unknown, known to have died) March 1953 - Wakanokuni Takeo (born 1936) May 1953 - Kiminishiki Toshimasa (1937-2013) March 1954 - Myobudani Kiyoshi (1937-2024) March 1955 - Wakatenryu Yuzo (born 1940) May 1955 - Okanoyama Yoshiro (born 1935) March 1956 - Daimonji Kenji (born 1940) May 1956 - Daiyu Tatsumi (born 1940) and Tensuiyama Masanori (born 1940) September 1956 - Sawahikari Yukio (born 1941) and Kiyokuni Katsuo (born 1941) January 1957 - Kitanofuji Katsuaki (born 1942) Yokozuna November 1957 - Wakamiyama Kohei (born 1943) May 1958 - Hanahikari Setsuo (born 1940) March 1959 - Asaarashi Daizaburo (born 1943) May 1959 - Yoshinohana Masaki (born 1943) July 1959 - Shiratayama Hidetoshi (born 1943) 60s March 1960 - Hasegawa Katsutoshi (born 1944) and Arashiyama Jiro (born 1943) May 1960 - Toyokuni Susumu (1937-2022) September 1960 - Futagoryu Isao (born 1941) November 1960 - Tochiazuma Tomoyori (born 1944) January 1961 - Dairyugawa Kazuo (born 1946) and Futagodake Takeshi (born 1943) March 1961 - Yutakayama Katsuo (born 1937) May 1961 - Fujinokawa Takeo (born 1946) January 1962 - Oshio Kenji (born 1948) May 1962 - Maruyama Takahiko (born 1946) March 1963 - Fujizakura Yoshimori (born 1948) and Tochiisami Yoshiharu (born 1947) July 1963 - Asahikuni Masuo (born 1947), Asanoburi Toshimitsu (born 1948) and Yokozuna Mienoumi (born 1948) December 1963 - Genichiro Tenryu (born 1950) March 1964 - Takamiyama Daigoro (born 1944, also first 200kg+ sumo wrestler) and Aobajo Yukio (born 1948) May 1964 - Tamakiyama Masanori (born 1951), Wakajishi Shigenori (born 1948) and Teruzakura Hiroyuki (born 1947) July 1964 - Kitaseumi Hiromitsu (born 1948) March 1965 - Yoshioyama Osamu (born 1949) and Daiju Hisateru (born 1950) September 1965 - Kaiki Nobuhide (born 1952) January 1966 - Kurosegawa Kuniyuki (born 1951) March 1966 - Chiyozakura Teruo (born 1950) May 1966 - Daigo Kenshi (born 1952) November 1966 - Banryuyama Takaharu (born 1951) January 1967 - Masuiyama Daishiro II (born 1948) March 1967 - Washuyama Yoshikazu (born 1949) May 1967 - Kirinji Kazuharu (1953-2021), Tamanofuji Shigeru (1949-2021) and Kotonofuji Muneyoshi (born 1951) November 1967 - Kotogatake Koichi (1952-2024) March 1968 - Daihi Susumu (born 1952) May 1968 - Onishiki Ittetsu (born 1953) July 1968 - Yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji II (1953-2022) November 1968 - Taiko Yoshio (born 1953) March 1969 - Hidanohana Shigeyoshi (born 1953) Debuted in 1970-1975 March 1970 - Tamaryu Daizo (born 1954) May 1970 - Hoshiiwato Yuji (born 1955) - March 1971 - Misugiiso Takuya (born 1956) May 1971 - Ōzutsu Takeshi (born 1956) September 1971 - Daitetsu Tadamitsu (born 1956), Kotokaze Kōki (born 1957), Kotochitose Kosei (born 1957), Konuma Katsuyuki (born 1955) and Takarakuni Minoru (born 1956) March 1972 - Sadanoumi Kōji (born 1956) March 1973 - Chikubayama Masakuni (born 1957), Kōbōyama Daizō (born 1957) January 1974 - Ōyutaka Masachika (born 1955) March 1974 - Tagaryū Shōji (born 1958), Ōnohana Taketora (born 1958), Dewanohana Yoshitaka (born 1951) and Masudayama Yasuhito (born 1951) September 1974 - Takanomine Akihiko (born 1959) January 1975 - Tochiizumi Takayuki (born 1959) March 1975 - Kirishima Kazuhiro (born 1959), Takashi Ishikawa (born 1953, retired at 24 due to diabetes), Daijuyama Tadaaki (born 1959) and Wakashimazu Mutsuo (born 1957) Alive Yokozuna: 52 Kitanoji Katsuaki (born 1942) Became Yokozuna in 1970, still a commentator as of 2021. Mentioned above. 56 Wakanohana Kanji II (1953-2022) Became Yokozuna in 1978, left the Japan Sumo Association in 2013 due to poor health. Mentioned above. 57 Mienoumi Tsuyoshi (born 1948) Became Yokozuna in 1979. Now a director of a Sumo Museum in Tokyo. Mentioned above. 61 Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi (born 1963) Became Yokozuna in 1987, retired in 1992 at age 28 due to injuries. Now the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. 62 Onokuni Yasushi (born 1962) Became Yokozuna in 1987. Has had a ton of health problems including sleep apnea and leg problems, retired early but came back and retired again. 63 Asahifuji Seiya (born 1960) Became Yokozuna in 1990, retired in 1992 due to pancreas problems. Still a coach. 64 Akebono Taro (1969-2024) Became Yokozuna in 1993, retired in 2001. Once weighted 233kg/514lb, has heart problems and unable to walk. 65 Takanohana Koji (born 1972) Became Yokozuna in 1994, retired in 2003. Has had liver issues and illnesses but one of the most healthiest people on this list. 66 Masaru Wakanohana Hanada (born 1971) Became Yokozuna in 1998, retired 2000. Older brother of Takanohana Koji and unlike him, hasn't lost as much weight. 67 Musashimaru Koyo (born 1971) Became Yokozuna in 1999, retired in 2003. A few kilograms heavier than Akebono Taro and has a kidney transplant. Now a staple owner. 68 Asashoryu Akinori (born 1980) Became Yokozuna in 2003, forced to retire in 2010. Has/had acute stress disorder and dissociative disorder, also a millionaire. 69 Hakuho Sho (born 1985) Became Yokozuna in 2007, still active. Was hospitalized in january due to COVID. 70 Harumafuji Kohei (born 1984) Became Yokozuna in 2012, career ended in 2017 when he assaulted another wrestler. 71 Kakuryu Rikisaburo (born 1985) Became Yokozuna in 2014, still active. 72 Kisenosato Yutaka (born 1986) Became Yokozuna in 2017, retired in 2019 due to injuries. 73 Terunofuji Haruo (born 1991) Became Yokozuna in 2021 Ones that have died since 2016: 49 Tochinoumi Teruyoshi (1938-2021), 50 Sadanoyama (1938-2017), 54 Hiroshi Wajima (1948-2018), 58 Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (1955-2016) and 60 Koji Kitao (1963-2019) Alive rijichōs of the Japan Sumo Association: 1998-2002 Yutakayama Katsuo (born 1937) 2008-2010 Mienoumi Tsuyoshi (born 1948) 57th Yokozuna 2015-present Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi (born 1963) 61st Yokozuna Heaviest Sumo fighters alive as of 9.4.2021 1. Orora Satoshi (born 1983) 288kg/635lb, career 2000-2018 2. Konishiki Yasokichi (born 1963) 287kg/633lb, career 1982-1997 3. Yamamotouama Ryuta (born 1984) 265kg/584lb, career 2007-2011, appeared in this music video a while ago. A suprisingly large amount of 50s sumo wrestlers are still alive. Other Wrestlers: JUDO: List of Kōdōkan 10th dan of Judo Toshiro Daigo (1926-2021) Ichiro Abe (1922-2022) Yoshimi Osawa (1926-2022) International Judo Federation 10th dan George Kerr (born 1937) Yoshiro "Yosh" Uchida (born 1920) Franco Capelletti (born 1938) 10th dan, National Governing Body or Continental Union Yi Bang-geun (born 1924) Jim Bregman (born 1941) Independent Bodies, 10th dan Dieter Teige (born 1939) Brian Jacks (born 1946) Taekwondo 10th dans Kukkiwon: Joon Choi (born 1950) Other Taekwondo systems: Kim Pyung-soo (born 1939) Hybrid founders: Shooto: Satoru Sayama (born 1957) Chun Kuk Do: Chuck Norris (born 1940) Martial art school founders: Kyongwon Ahn (born 1937) United Taekwondo Association (USA) founder Steve Arneil (1934-2021) International Federation of Karate founder Nori Bunasawa (born 1947) Bunasawa Jukkendo founder Juan Eduardo Castro dos Santos (born 1954) Uruguayan karate founder Lucien Carbin (born 1952) Founder of Carbin All Style Muay Thai Sam FS Chin (born 1954) I Liq Chuan founder Hee Il Cho (born 1940) AIMAA founder Chang Keun Choi (born 1941) Korea Taekwon-Do Association founder Harry Cook (born 1949) Seijinkai Karatedo Association founder, sexual offender Howard Collins (born 1949) Kyokushin Karate Sweden founder? Sun Hwan Chung (born 1940) Moo Sool Do founder Kwang Jo Choi (born 1942) Choi Kwang Do founder Leo Fong (1928-2022) Wei Kuen Do founder Morio Higaonna (born 1938) IOGKF founder Stephen K. Heyes (born 1949) To-Shin Do founder Masaaki Hatsumi (born 1931) Bujinkan Organization founder Thom Harick (born 1943) Chakuriki Gym founder Mutsusuke Harada (1928-2021) KDS founder Hwang In-shik (born 1940) Hiroyuki Hamada (1925-2003 off the radar) Nihon Koden Shindo Ryu founder Nobuyoshi Higashi (born 1938) Knife defence aikido founder Kazuyoshi Ishii (born 1953) Ishii founder Antonio Inoki (1943-2022) Inoki Genome federation founder Ji Han-jae (born 1936) Sin Moo Hapkido founder Kim Yun-sik (born 1943) Bum Moo Kwan Hapkido founder Kim Yoon-sang (1934-2021?) Hapki yusul founder Kim Bok Man (1934-2021) Taekwondo pioneer Glenn Keeney (1942-2021) PKC founder Roy Kurban (birth date unknown) Kwon Tae-Man (born 1941) Hapkido pioneer Takayuki Kubota (born 1934) Gosoku-ryu founder Young Il Kong (born 1943) Another Korea Taekwon-Do founder Miyuki Miura (born 1949) Joko Ninomiya (born 1954) Enshin Karate founder Tadashi Nakamura (born 1942) World Seido Karate Organization founder Norival Moreira de Oliveira (born 1945) Capoeira Angola pioneer Tsutomu Ohshima (born 1930) SKA founder Jong Soo Park (1941-2021) Another Korea Taekwon-Do founder Norman Robinson (born 1936) JKA South Africa branch founder Ki Ha Rhee (born 1938) Father of British Taekwon-Do Chong Chul Rhee (1936-2023) Rhee Taekwon-Do founder Reinaldo Ramos Suassuna (born 1938) International Capoeiro organization founder Hiroshi Shirai (born 1937) SCI/WSI founder Wong Kiew Kit (born 1944) Shaolin pioneer Other: Maung Gyi (born 1936) Introduced Bando to the United States Jackie Chan (born 1954) One of the most known martial art practitioners. Ip Chun (born 1924) Son of Ip Man, martial art practitioner

Video from March 28; quickly and sharply answers questions

Certainly seems energetic enough in the singing video.

Yet at the time of the song, she was inviting the paparazzi over to her house to have sex with her and do drugs. There's video of her inviting them over. She was purposefully trying to get pregnant by one of them, Adnan Ghalib, as a way to replace her two children; he was married with children too ofcourse -- that's her type. There's photos of them buying a pregnancy test together at Rite Aid. If you really wanted to do a middle finger to the paparazzi, you wouldn't just move them in with you. No, I don't like her. She was a music industry plant in order to keep other female music artists in line (ie, those who play at Lilith Fair, riotgrrl, female hiphop). Everything about her is fake, and unfortunately influential. She sounded like AI on that Blackout album. Many female artists have complained that the standards now in the studio is to just sing syllables like her so it can be copy/pasted together, rather than just performing music.