msc 18,439 Posted March 9 39 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Tristram Powell (wiki), English film and television director, producer and screenwriter, dead at 83. Credits: American Friends, Foyle's War, Judge John Deed, Trial & Retribution, The Commander, Law & Order: UK. Straight to Telegraph obit. Directed Anybody's Nightmare starring Patricia Routledge about the Sheila Bowler case from the nineties. I was tempted to pick Bowler for my Oldies DDP team last year but iirc there were rumours she died off radar a few years ago so wasn't worth the risk. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,984 Posted March 11 Nikolai Durakov was born in Krasnogorovka, Stalin Oblast, Ukrainian RSS, USSR and died in Yekaterinburg at the age of 89, he was a bandy player and was 7 times world champion in the sport https://iz.ru/1662593/2024-03-10/semikratnyi-chempion-mira-po-khokkeiu-s-miachom-durakov-umer-na-90-m-godu-zhizni Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 12 John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who turned whistleblower following his retirement, raising concerns about the firm's production standards, has been found dead. He was 62. In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company. Barnett died from a self-inflicted wound. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted March 12 21 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who turned whistleblower following his retirement, raising concerns about the firm's production standards, has been found dead. He was 62. In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company. Barnett died from a self-inflicted wound. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703 Sure he did 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted March 13 EDIT: Wrong thread. Apologies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted March 14 Posting here because he could go in about four different categories: Dick Allix dead at 78. Started off as a musician, playing drums for Vanity Fare including on their cross-Atlantic hit "Hitching A Ride". Then went into sports management, firstly with Eric Bristow. Then was involved in the great darts schism of the early 90s, eventually ending up as one of the PDC top brass and being an agent for most of the current commentators on the arrers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 14 9 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Posting here because he could go in about four different categories: Dick Allix dead at 78. Started off as a musician, playing drums for Vanity Fare including on their cross-Atlantic hit "Hitching A Ride". Then went into sports management, firstly with Eric Bristow. Then was involved in the great darts schism of the early 90s, eventually ending up as one of the PDC top brass and being an agent for most of the current commentators on the arrers. I decided to go for the Singles Chart thread, where he was mentioned and because I found a karaoke version of Early In The Morning to sing along to. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted March 14 10 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Posting here because he could go in about four different categories According to Ms @Toast all deaths should go here and in their respective categories. Unless I'm misreading somehow. This makes one place all the years deaths are located and each category is up to date. I think the original idea was to keep cross-posting down to two places (outside of individual pools). Also you had only to look at one thread for all the deaths of the year. Made sense to me. You'd already know far better than me about that of course, just putting the laymans view on it. Sadly I think in practice it doesn't seem to work that way very well, as not enough people are aware. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 14 5 minutes ago, En Passant said: According to Ms @Toast all deaths should go here and in their respective categories. Unless I'm misreading somehow. This makes one place all the years deaths are located and each category is up to date. I think the original idea was to keep cross-posting down to two places (outside of individual pools). Also you had only to look at one thread for all the deaths of the year. Made sense to me. You'd already know far better than me about that of course, just putting the laymans view on it. Sadly I think in practice it doesn't seem to work that way very well, as not enough people are aware. I cannot be arsed with all that cross-posting, unless it is to another category of which I am fond. Nothing to stop someone (and I'm thinking of certain Forum users) obsessively taking on the role of cross-poster. It would certainly clutter up the old search engine however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted March 14 17 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: I cannot be arsed with all that cross-posting, unless it is to another category of which I am fond. Nothing to stop someone (and I'm thinking of certain Forum users) obsessively taking on the role of cross-poster. It would certainly clutter up the old search engine however. Well, I'm reading it as an attempt to actually reduce cross-posting. i.e. only in 2 places, 1 cat and 1 here. But could be wrong on that. It can certainly be annoying to see some little known luminary cross-posted to about 15 different places. Toast can probably do a better job of explaining. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,137 Posted March 14 I agree with En Passant and was just about to post the following: I've always thought all deaths should be recorded here, so that there is a single place to find them all. And also posted in their main category. In most cases the main category is obvious. So for most it would be two posts. I think it would actually negate the need for cross-posting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 14 6 minutes ago, En Passant said: Well, I'm reading it as an attempt to actually reduce cross-posting. i.e. only in 2 places, 1 cat and 1 here. But could be wrong on that. It can certainly be annoying to see some little known luminary cross-posted to about 15 different places. Toast can probably do a better job of explaining. Well, take for example, Dame Judi Dench. I can see her in the Mollie Sugden thread, the Bond thread, the Character actors thread, the Dead of XXXX thread and possibly a few more. (Didn't she rap as well, which qualifies her for the rappers thread?). It's all personal preference, I like to draw attention to what I know them best for, or if there is some interesting nugget on a thread where the death has already been mentioned elsewhere. But I will only cross-post once. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted March 14 Oh not this fucking conversation again. Change the record guys. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 14 1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said: Oh not this fucking conversation again. Change the record guys. How about this record from Clodagh Rodgers? (Presenters/Sitcom/Pop Stars/Eurovison thread qualifier). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted March 14 19 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: How about this record from Clodagh Rodgers? (Presenters/Sitcom/Pop Stars/Eurovison thread qualifier). Anything. I'll take anything!! Combine Harvester, I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper, Agadoo, Crazy Frog, Harlem Shuffle, even the fucking Cha Cha Slide. As long as it distracts from us having the "should we post all deaths in the Deaths in 2024" conversation again!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted March 14 55 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Well, take for example, Dame Judi Dench. I can see her in the Mollie Sugden thread, the Bond thread, the Character actors thread, the Dead of XXXX thread and possibly a few more. (Didn't she rap as well, which qualifies her for the rappers thread?). It's all personal preference, I like to draw attention to what I know them best for, or if there is some interesting nugget on a thread where the death has already been mentioned elsewhere. But I will only cross-post once. Oh I'm in no position to demand or even suggest a damn thing, I'm inconsistent with my deadpooling at best. Just remembered it had been brought up before and why it was the way it was. 44 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Oh not this fucking conversation again. Change the record guys. Ah yes, its not new. And, oh blow me*. I was just saying cause it was already mentioned (again). *For the avoidance of any doubt whatsoever, from anybody whomsoever this is a fkin joke. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted March 18 Colin Hart (wiki mention), founder and director of the Christian Institute, dead. The CI were probably most prominent during the 7 year "gay cake" battle, which was silly AF if you ask me (from the perspective of both sides!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 19 Reports of the death of former soldier, SAS operative, convict, mercenary and author Peter McAleese: Probably most notable for his effort to assassinate Pablo Escobar, which ended when his helicopter crashed on the way. He was played by actor/stuntman Paul Donnelly in the film Killing Escobar. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted March 21 Larry Whittaker, a member of America's most inbred family, dies of a heart attack at 67: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/breaking-larry-whittaker-member-americas-32408053 Some members of the family only comminicate with grunts and barks. 4 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,715 Posted March 21 29 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Larry Whittaker, a member of America's most inbred family, dies of a heart attack at 67: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/breaking-larry-whittaker-member-americas-32408053 Some members of the family only comminicate with grunts and barks. I've seen a few of the videos of them. Horrible story but atleast (as far as I know) the family is currently getting the support they need That's Ray, the one who communicates by barking. I think he's around 70 now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted March 21 47 minutes ago, arghton said: I've seen a few of the videos of them. Horrible story but atleast (as far as I know) the family is currently getting the support they need That's Ray, the one who communicates by barking. I think he's around 70 now. I laughed about the headline, but the article was actually quite terrifying. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,137 Posted March 21 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: I laughed about the headline, but the article was actually quite terrifying. Especially as they live in a village called Odd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 23 Richard Taylor, father of Damilola Taylor, has now reportedly died: 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 634 Posted March 26 Since there's no thread for reporting deaths of non astronaut NASA people, putting this here. Former Johnson Space Center director, George W.S Abbey dead https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-remembers-former-nasa-johnson-director-george-w-s-abbey/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 26 On 21/03/2024 at 12:57, gcreptile said: Larry Whittaker, a member of America's most inbred family, dies of a heart attack at 67: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/breaking-larry-whittaker-member-americas-32408053 Some members of the family only comminicate with grunts and barks. Larry Whittaker not dead: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13240469/Larry-Whittaker-inbred-family-fake-death-hoax.html 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
