Ideas and possibilities for 2024

[Grim Up North 3,565]

54 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

Seriously doubt his consultant suggested additional baked goods and jam was an ideal treatment

 

Yeah I've always been a bit baffled by Macmillan Nurses using coffee mornings as a funding method - people stuffing themselves with cake is more of a marketing drive for more business I would have thought.

[Lafaucheuse 3,650]

On 24/02/2023 at 22:28, Lafaucheuse said:

Jane Birkin looking awful at this night cérémonie des Cesar, after her 2021 stroke. A shame she didn’t get that Cesar for best documentary, I don’t think she could ever get another one

Well, Birkin has canceled her show of the 3rd of march because of a broken shoulder blade. Also, the articles says that, in addition to her stroke, she fought two cancers in the last few years. She also stated that she doesn’t feel well these days. Worthy of her own thread ? I’d say yes. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,019]

1 hour ago, Lafaucheuse said:

 Worthy of her own thread ? I’d say yes. 

 

Bag Her and Tag Her?

[Sir Creep 7,012]

Jesus, another individual thread.  Please don’t.

[Lafaucheuse 3,650]

2 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

Jesus, another individual thread.  Please don’t.

I love individual thread. It’s easier to keep track of someone ealth  battle rather than post every details in a general topic + the « dead tag » always hits different than just the mere report of a death in a general topic.

[MadMac 98]

On 05/01/2023 at 11:29, The Old Crem said:

I can see Eamonn Holmes, who is back on air in a few days time, going within five years or so as well. I just get the feeling he won’t make old bones. 

Just seeing him, and he appears to have aged awfully in a short space of time. Maybe Ruthie:’s got a big insurance policy and is shagging him to death?

[arghton 6,119]

On 22/12/2020 at 13:56, arghton said:

FamousBirthdays site centenarians

Kane Tanaka, #1 in 1903 births

Fauja Singh, #5 in 1911 births.

Boris Pahor, #18 in 1913 births

Norman Lloyd, #5 in 1914 births

Ida Keeling, #22 in 1915 births

Marsha Hunt, #26 in 1917 births

Anne Buydens, #21 in 1919 births

Charles MgGee, #33 in 1919 births

Arlene Cody Bashnett, #42 in 1919 births

Tom Moore, #3 in 1920 births

and I'd list the possible soon-to-be centenarians here too:

Prince Philip, #1 in 1921 births

Iris Apfel, #22 in 1921 births

and Hazel McCallion, #26 in 1921 births.

Updated "highest ranking living people on FamousBirthdays.com" list...as there's only two still living from the previous time I listed these. To 1927 this time. I have no idea how they "rank" these people.

 

Maria Branyas Morera, #3 in 1907 births

Edie Ceccarelli, #16 in 1908 births

Fauja Singh, #3 in 1911 births*

Whang-od, #46 in 1917 births*

Iris Apfel, #5 in 1921 births

Agnes Keleti, #16 in 1921 births

Bill Butler, #38 in 1921 births

Al Jaffee, #42 in 1921 births

Rachel Robinson, #10 in 1922 births

Norman Lear, #12 in 1922 births

Ray Anthony, #19 in 1922 births

Janis Paige, #22 in 1922 births

Bob Barker, #1 in 1923 births

Henry Kissinger, #8 in 1923 births

Barbara Wallace, #15 in 1923 births*

Glynis Johns, #21 in 1923 births

Lily Ebert, #25 in 1923 births

Jimmy Carter, #1 in 1924 births

Russell Nelson, #15 in 1924 births

Eva Marie Saint, #23 in 1924 births

Charlie Munger, #43 in 1924 births

Dick Van Dyke, #3 in 1925 births

Mahathir Mohamad, #15 in 1925 births

David Graham, #19 in 1925 births

Marjorie Grande, #22 in 1925 births ("notable" as Ariana Grande's grandmother)

Johanna Quaas, #23 in 1925 births

June Lockhart, #37 in 1925 births

Roy Haynes, #48 in 1925 births

David Attenborough, #1 in 1926 births

Granny Smith, #6 in 1926 births ("Instagram star", was on nasogastric tube with cancer some months ago but apparently recovered?)

Mel Brooks, #11 in 1926 births

Tony Bennett, #13 in 1926 births

Alan Greenspan, #24 in 1926 births

Grandma Chainz, #29 in 1926 births ("TikTok Star")

Gene Shalit, #42 in 1926 births

Peter Marshall, #46 in 1926 births

William Daniels, #5 in 1927 births

Harry Belafonte, #6 in 1927 births

Rosalynn Carter, #20 in 1927 births

Rosemary Harris, #27 in 1927 births

Mirtha Legrand, #30 in 1927 births

Estelle Parsons, #43 in 1927 births

*Not actually born that year or proved to have born that year.

 

The site has a load of people with lower "rankings" a few of them never mentioned here before, for example "Uncle Jack", a decrepit 99-year-old "TikTok Star" who was in hospital with a hernia, sepsis and UTI in November last year. Must be somewhat famous as he's apparently got over a million followers or subscribers there.

[Clorox Bleachman 2,009]

27 minutes ago, arghton said:

I have no idea how they "rank" these people.

My understanding is that it's voted by users. You click "boost" and their name rises in the ranking. However, the site has been populated by teenyboppers since it was created in 2012. Most of the users now probably weren't born then. That's why there are so many TikTok Stars. The Most Popular page is very telling. The average age is 24, with the oldest (living) being Kim K who might as well belong in a nursing home at 42.

[Deathrace 1,098]

Sad to report this as I'm a big fan but Kevin Whateley really didn't look or sound especially good in the Inspector Morse/Endeavour tribute programme just aired on ITV.  Hopefully just ageing and nothing serious. 

[ladyfiona 2,037]

Morgan Freeman doesn't look healthy at The Oscars.

[polar duck 473]

16 minutes ago, ladyfiona said:

Morgan Freeman doesn't look healthy at The Oscars.

That's a generous understatement

[ladyfiona 2,037]

I found out on Tumblr of all places that a writer by the name of Rachel Pollack is in a hospice because of cancer. Neil Gaiman posted about it. Has her own Go Fund Me and has a Wikipedia.

 

She created the first trans superhero, in Doom Patrol in '93.

 

Probably won't make end of the year but for anyone doing a certain deathpool for April it might be good.

[YoungWillz 19,018]

1 minute ago, ladyfiona said:

I found out on Tumblr of all places that a writer by the name of Rachel Pollack is in a hospice because of cancer. Neil Gaiman posted about it. Has her own Go Fund Me and has a Wikipedia.

 

She created the first trans superhero, in Doom Patrol in '93.

 

Probably won't make end of the year but for anyone doing a certain deathpool for April it might be good.

I think it might be too late for that. 

[Walt Jabsco 4]

This is hard to post, but in 2014 Damo Suzuki was diagnosed with colon cancer with a 10% survival rate; his father died from the same type. He is now 72

[Sir Creep 7,012]

4 hours ago, Walt Jabsco said:

This is hard to post, but in 2014 Damo Suzuki was diagnosed with colon cancer with a 10% survival rate; his father died from the same type. He is now 72

looks like it was pretty east to post.  

[Spade_Cooley 9,019]

 

 

The alive/dead status of this video, effectively the Woodstock of British light entertainment of the 80s and 90s:

 

Andrew Paul (1961-)

Graham Cole (1952-)

Robert Kilroy-Silk (1942-)

Caron Keating (1962-2004)

Syd Little (1942-)

Eddie Large (1941-2020)

John "Captain Birdseye" Hewer" (1922-2008)

Andi Peters (1970-)

Lawrie McMenemy (1936-)

Howard Lew Lewis (1941-2018)

Frank Thornton (1921-2013)

Roy Castle (1932-1994)

Gordon Burns (1942-)

Nick Ross (1947-)

Stephanie Cole (1941-)

Frank Bruno (1961-)

Vicki Michelle (1950-)

Angela Rippon (1944-)

Frazer Hines (1944-)

Clive Hornby (1944-2008)

Lynn Faulds Wood (1948-2020)

John Stapleton (1946-)

Tony Blackburn (1943-)

Bobby Davro (1958-)

Eamonn Holmes (1959-)

Pat Sharp (1961-)

Tony Britton (1924-2019)

Henry Cooper (1934-2011)

Honor Blackman (1925-2020)

Gloria Hunniford (1940-)

Lionel Blair (1928-2021)

 

Only 19 still standing, so no DDP theme team unless you want to pick ol' Tidybeard as well...

[Deathrace 1,098]

5 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

 

 

The alive/dead status of this video, effectively the Woodstock of British light entertainment of the 80s and 90s:

 

Andrew Paul (1961-)

Graham Cole (1952-)

Robert Kilroy-Silk (1942-)

Caron Keating (1962-2004)

Syd Little (1942-)

Eddie Large (1941-2020)

John "Captain Birdseye" Hewer" (1922-2008)

Andi Peters (1970-)

Lawrie McMenemy (1936-)

Howard Lew Lewis (1941-2018)

Frank Thornton (1921-2013)

Roy Castle (1932-1994)

Gordon Burns (1942-)

Nick Ross (1947-)

Stephanie Cole (1941-)

Frank Bruno (1961-)

Vicki Michelle (1950-)

Angela Rippon (1944-)

Frazer Hines (1944-)

Clive Hornby (1944-2008)

Lynn Faulds Wood (1948-2020)

John Stapleton (1946-)

Tony Blackburn (1943-)

Bobby Davro (1958-)

Eamonn Holmes (1959-)

Pat Sharp (1961-)

Tony Britton (1924-2019)

Henry Cooper (1934-2011)

Honor Blackman (1925-2020)

Gloria Hunniford (1940-)

Lionel Blair (1928-2021)

 

Only 19 still standing, so no DDP theme team unless you want to pick ol' Tidybeard as well...

You missed Nina Myskow (1946-) and Katie Boyle (1926-2018) who are definitely in this and appear in the credits. Myskow makes it 20. 

 

Edit: on closer inspection, Eric Knowles (1953-), Kate O'Mara (1939-2014) and according to the credits, Phillippa Forrester (1968-) are also in it. 

[The Old Crem 3,170]

10 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

 

 

The alive/dead status of this video, effectively the Woodstock of British light entertainment of the 80s and 90s:

 

Andrew Paul (1961-)

Graham Cole (1952-)

Robert Kilroy-Silk (1942-)

Caron Keating (1962-2004)

Syd Little (1942-)

Eddie Large (1941-2020)

John "Captain Birdseye" Hewer" (1922-2008)

Andi Peters (1970-)

Lawrie McMenemy (1936-)

Howard Lew Lewis (1941-2018)

Frank Thornton (1921-2013)

Roy Castle (1932-1994)

Gordon Burns (1942-)

Nick Ross (1947-)

Stephanie Cole (1941-)

Frank Bruno (1961-)

Vicki Michelle (1950-)

Angela Rippon (1944-)

Frazer Hines (1944-)

Clive Hornby (1944-2008)

Lynn Faulds Wood (1948-2020)

John Stapleton (1946-)

Tony Blackburn (1943-)

Bobby Davro (1958-)

Eamonn Holmes (1959-)

Pat Sharp (1961-)

Tony Britton (1924-2019)

Henry Cooper (1934-2011)

Honor Blackman (1925-2020)

Gloria Hunniford (1940-)

Lionel Blair (1928-2021)

 

Only 19 still standing, so no DDP theme team unless you want to pick ol' Tidybeard as well...

I’ve seen three of those in person. I am tempted to resurrect an old DDP tram of people I’ve seen in person 

[Octopus of Odstock 1,855]

11 hours ago, Deathrace said:

You missed Nina Myskow (1946-) and Katie Boyle (1926-2018) who are definitely in this and appear in the credits. Myskow makes it 20. 

 

Edit: on closer inspection, Eric Knowles (1953-), Kate O'Mara (1939-2014) and according to the credits, Phillippa Forrester (1968-) are also in it. 

 

There's a lady between Little and Large that's not been identified yet.

Also who are the two with Sharp, Holmes and Hewer?

Also on there is the late Felix Bowness and Pat Coombs.

[Deathrace 1,098]

3 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

There's a lady between Little and Large that's not been identified yet.

Also who are the two with Sharp, Holmes and Hewer?

Also on there is the late Felix Bowness and Pat Coombs.

The grey haired bloke with Sharp, Holmes and Hewer is Dennis Quilley (1927-2003). Not sure about the youngish looking woman, maybe that's Philippa Forrester? 

I wonder who the last survivor of this will be. Probably Andi Peters. 

[Deathrace 1,098]

As an aside it's sad to see a healthy looking Roy Castle who would be dead within 18 months. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,019]

That is Philippa Forrester between Little and Large, although the bouffant hair really isn't flattering.

[DodgeHopper 13]

Phil Collins. 

 

Phil Collins, latest news on his condition: 'He is immobile now' (msn.com)

[TheKeysOfMarinus 366]

As mentioned in the Genesis thread, what Rutherford actually said was “he’s much more immobile than he used to be”. Watching it, I really take “used to be” to be referring to before the recent Genesis reunion and not a new development.

[msc 17,759]

The BBC documentary series on the French bombing of Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior has an interview with French secret agent/bomber Jean-Luc Kister, who is still alive and must be well into his 70s at least by now. (He retired in 2000.) He considers the mission a failure as people weren't meant to die from the big explosives he attached to their ship.