Grim News 16 Posted July 4, 2022 Apologies for the late reply but Ray Liotta died a while ago He is the most recent major celebrity death in my opinion 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim News 16 Posted July 4, 2022 I know he's long gone but I thought for a profile picture Lon Chaney Jr. Is weirdly appropriate for the deathlist no further comment... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted July 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Grim News said: I know he's long gone but I thought for a profile picture Lon Chaney Jr. Is weirdly appropriate for the deathlist no further comment... You can talk about avatars here: This thread isn't a general hub for chitchat, it's specifically for conversation pertaining to this year's Derby Dead Pool competition. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prowler0000 8 Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62087285 James Caan dies, age 82. Edited July 7, 2022 by Prowler0000 added text for clarity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted July 7, 2022 On 04/07/2022 at 17:06, Death Impends said: You can talk about avatars here: This thread isn't a general hub for chitchat, it's specifically for conversation pertaining to this year's Derby Dead Pool competition. Interesting, why is legendary Berlin bouncer (and shanty singer) Rummelsnuff in the thumbnail above? He let me in a couple of times and I was told that he remembered my face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 8, 2022 Hi just letting you know that Wikipedia lists Brian Jackson- The man from Del Monte , as dying on July 2nd not the 7th. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 10, 2022 Just read it! Loved your witty write up for Brian Jackson and your kind words. Thank you! @Death Impends Your a natural at this! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Just read it! Loved your witty write up for Brian Jackson and your kind words. Thank you! @Death Impends Your a natural at this! Ta. I originally drafted the last line as "Not even the Man from Del Monte would say yes!" only for Abe/Storch/Echeverria to happen the following days. Hedged my bets a bit! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Just read it! Loved your witty write up for Brian Jackson and your kind words. Thank you! @Death Impends Your a natural at this! I agree with you. I had to smile at Sophie Freud's obituary because I quit smoking almost exactly 10 years ago. So cigars no, shlongs probably yes... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 10, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/10/bbc-nationwide-presenter-michael-barratt-dies-aged-94 Michael Barratt a unique hit for someone in the DDP- not me I dropped him 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted July 13, 2022 Barbara Thompson QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/13/barbara-thompson-saxophonist-celebrated-jazz-fusion-music-composer/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted July 14, 2022 Barbara Thompson is in. I will be away over the weekend so updates will have to wait. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 14, 2022 https://news.sky.com/story/ivana-trump-former-us-presidents-first-wife-has-died-aged-73-12652199 Ivana Trump a unique pick for somebody in the DDP. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted July 16, 2022 A bit of analysis on the D40 picks who will be dropping in points due to the age brackets they will or have moved into this year. Name Points 1 Jan Birthday Age (Points @ BDay) Teams Frank Field 7 16 July 1942 80 (6) 104 Prunella Scales 6 22 June 1932 90 (5) 66 Rob Burrow 10 26 Sept 1982 40 (10) 52 Billy Connolly 7 24 Nov 1942 80 (6) 48 Tom Weiskopf 7 9 Nov 1942 80 (6) 41 Tim Bilton 10 X XXX 1972 50 (9) 39 Spoiler Analysis – as of 16 July 2022 These are the D40 picks that will cross a threshold in age that leads to a point loss by moving into a lower point bracket. It appears slightly higher than average at 6, however the 2021 DDP D40 had nine (Doherty, Graves, Harding, Henderson, Limbaugh, Prince Philip, Sang-Chul, Smith, Whale). As every point counts, some players may regret their choices or pay attention to birth years in the future. Of course, the points for being at D40 pick are not impacted, just the base points from the pick’s age. They could still surprise with a party pooper bonus. Onto the details! Frank Field (loss -1) First of all, happy birthday! Field is by far the largest point loss in the D40. He was the one I was watching and trying to find updates on. Unless anyone else can say otherwise, he’s been quiet. Prunella Scales (loss -1) I hadn’t realized she’d already dropped down in points last month. Reliable updates from her son. Rob Burrow (nil) Burrow will be 40 in September, but due to the bracket of 30-49 he’s in, no penalty. Has not been looking well in recent appearances. Billy Connolly (loss -1) Likely the last birthday on this list. Based on his health and this impending point decrease, I dropped him in 2022. Seems other teams did too – he’s down from 54 teams in 2021. Tom Weiskopf (loss -1) Another late birthday. Pan can reported to be under control. Tim Bilton (loss -1) I recall tracking down Bilton’s date of birth was a challenge – and it still is. I’m certain his birth year is 1972 based on the fact it is in his Twitter and Instagram handles. Also, an article from the Mirror (not linking that) dated 14 June 2019 stated he was 47. That suggests his birthday has already happened too. He’s active on social media and has a blog he regularly updates. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted July 18, 2022 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez QO - https://uk.news.yahoo.com/peru-military-leader-oversaw-return-174915002.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted July 25, 2022 As noted, David Trimble, 1998 Peace Nobel Laureate has died. He can also claim the accolade of 'List of the Missed': https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2019/celebs_T.html#trimbd Naturally he's garnered the QO from the BBC - why did I make him the only sub for the 'Nobel Notables' theme?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Evil Grimace said: As noted, David Trimble, 1998 Peace Nobel Laureate has died. He can also claim the accolade of 'List of the Missed': https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2019/celebs_T.html#trimbd Naturally he's garnered the QO from the BBC - why did I make him the only sub for the 'Nobel Notables' theme?? Generally surprised not a single person picked him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted July 25, 2022 This is probably the year in which the LotM gets closest to the actual hits in its starpower? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted July 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Death Impends said: This is probably the year in which the LotM gets closest to the actual hits in its starpower? I mean 2016 is definitely up there but I could see 2022 surpassing that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted July 26, 2022 So I have been tinkering with the archives as one is wont to do during that July dry spell. Not going to mention every little change I do but I uncovered a mother lode while prowling Archive.org - namely that Excel spreadsheets for the 2000-02 DDPs were still hosted on the site as late as 2010. Thought they were lost to history yet were under my nose all along! I have now converted all three into proper webpages. https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2000/teams.html https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2001/teams.html https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2002/teams.html I believe this leaves 3 DDPs where selection records are lost to time (96, 97, 99). As an addendum, I was taken back by how many misses the DDP was experiencing even in these nascent years. So I was inspired to set up a page for misses before 2008 (the first year with a standalone LotM page)... https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/list-of-the-missed-early-years/ 11 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted July 26, 2022 Shout out to the 2001 team who jokered Trump - ahead of their time. As well as another team that year who jokered the world's oldest person (who died in Nov 2000). Had they jokered the living titleholder instead they would have won the whole DDP! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted July 26, 2022 Good work. Of the names that ended up being LOTM Yehudi Menuhin and Quentin Crisp stand out as those two surely would’ve been on multiple teams nowadays Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted July 26, 2022 Sensational work, DI, well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted July 27, 2022 Very impressed by the team who picked Anita Roddick a year before she knew she had liver cirrhosis and four years before she made it public. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282 Posted July 28, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62330478 Very sad day for wombles everywhere. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
