Bert Trautmann 58 Posted January 13, 2013 Well done MiB and thank you. Pleased to see I have six unique picks, here's to a bumper year hopefully! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 210 Posted January 13, 2013 I would like to address the fact that the Grace Jones that I had intended for my theme team (Britain's oldest woman) has been mixed up with the singer Grace Jones. While I did seem to leave out the fact that I meant the old, 113-year-old one in my e-mail *facepalm* it would be totally stupid to have a Jamaican woman in a British Isles theme team (hence don't think I'm pulling the wool over anyone's eyes here). Thought this was the most appropriate place to put this. APOLOGIES. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,850 Posted January 13, 2013 Superb. TMIB, Ill be in touch but Judy Agnew and Mary Bird are both dead. Agnew died last year and Bird in 2011 but Illl check when. Shocked to check the history and find that Im second only to DDT in the all-time rankings. Didnt think I was that high Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 13, 2013 Superb. TMIB, Ill be in touch but Judy Agnew and Mary Bird are both dead. Agnew died last year and Bird in 2011 but Illl check when. Shocked to check the history and find that Im second only to DDT in the all-time rankings. Didnt think I was that high Oh God! Why didn't anyone say anything about Agnew? She died in June! No obit though, which explains why. With Mary Bird its hard to tell as there was barely anything about her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 13, 2013 I would like to address the fact that the Grace Jones that I had intended for my theme team (Britain's oldest woman) has been mixed up with the singer Grace Jones. While I did seem to leave out the fact that I meant the old, 113-year-old one in my e-mail *facepalm* it would be totally stupid to have a Jamaican woman in a British Isles theme team (hence don't think I'm pulling the wool over anyone's eyes here). Thought this was the most appropriate place to put this. APOLOGIES. No, that'll be me. Yes, its a coincidence that the singer has come in at the same time as the oldie, but that can be sorted with a slight adjustment to the picks database... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 210 Posted January 13, 2013 I would like to address the fact that the Grace Jones that I had intended for my theme team (Britain's oldest woman) has been mixed up with the singer Grace Jones. While I did seem to leave out the fact that I meant the old, 113-year-old one in my e-mail *facepalm* it would be totally stupid to have a Jamaican woman in a British Isles theme team (hence don't think I'm pulling the wool over anyone's eyes here). Thought this was the most appropriate place to put this. APOLOGIES. No, that'll be me. Yes, its a coincidence that the singer has come in at the same time as the oldie,, but that can be sorted with a slight adjustment to the picks database... Much appreciated! Thank you, MIB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,850 Posted January 13, 2013 Right, more awake now. Mary Bird.. I am positive when I sent you a photo for her a few years back, that I discovered she had died and I thought I'd sent an email. But after Googling, and checking my emails, I can't find it. I think it's like Trudy Endersby, probably dead but without the proof, keep them on. I'll email you in a minute but the one thing I had noticed - not major (or actually it is a Major)- is that the picture of Bill Guarnere is that of the late, great, Major Richard Winters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted January 13, 2013 Cheers TMIB. A great job again. Do you want/need details for those F1 drivers? Can't believe I didn't get a unique for Barry Elliott. Probably won't die anyway but still disappointing. On the other hand, a potential unique-joker with Surtees for the theme team, although he seemed pretty reasonable at the Autosport International Show this weekend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Pedro Posted January 13, 2013 Great work TMIB. Gobsmacked to have Elaine Strich as a unique pick on my theme team, conidering she made the DL50 this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Going Underground 69 Posted January 14, 2013 Yep, great work TMIB. Thanks for getting the teams up so dam quickly. Top man. Glad to see I have one Unique. Kim Kyong-hui (daughter of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Il-Sung.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,840 Posted January 14, 2013 Another small point, the pic of Sally Kellerman is actually Loretta Swit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,635 Posted January 14, 2013 Surprised I have a unique pick. Len Goodman of all people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,288 Posted January 14, 2013 I'm amazed Mrs DDT has managed to get Lord McAlpine as a unique pick. He was supposed have been on my team, but I forgot about him, so I persuaded her to pick him instead - at the expense of Pete Doherty, I think. I thought he sounded at absolute death's door when interviewed late last year. He admitted to having "a very dodgy heart" and, going by the weak, rasping gasps emanating from him, it seemed to have almost stopped beating altogether. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,361 Posted January 14, 2013 In terms of my uniques I'm surprised Tony Sheridan's one. When doing research I saw something on Twitter saying he was hospitalized, and the linked article mentioned him as being seriously ill. However the latest news is that he's improving, which was mentioned after the new year began. And for my theme team, I wouldn't have thought Nabors would've been a unique. Turns out he wasn't on a team since 2008! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,939 Posted January 14, 2013 Hi TMIB, I've noticed that the formatting of the Jimmy Young entry is a bit screwed up. TTFN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,288 Posted January 14, 2013 I had to chuckle at Leading To(o) Dead's brave pick of Ivan Christian, the former mayor of Pitcairn Island. Despite Wikipedia still listing him as alive, as a bit of an expert on that part of the world and a friend of one of his grandchildren, I'm sorry to break the news that Ivan Christian died....in 1991. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 14, 2013 That's being sorted. For some reason my excel load doesn't transfer all the characters to the notes section. Insists on a 255 limit, even though you can add more manually, which I have done. In the next update, it should be back to normal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 14, 2013 I had to chuckle at Leading To(o) Dead's brave pick of Ivan Christian, the former mayor of Pitcairn Island. Despite Wikipedia still listing him as alive, as a bit of an expert on that part of the world and a friend of one of his grandchildren, I'm sorry to break the news that Ivan Christian died....in 1991. I think I'll quietly do a bit of a substitution... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 148 Posted January 15, 2013 I'm amazed Mrs DDT has managed to get Lord McAlpine as a unique pick. He was supposed have been on my team, but I forgot about him, so I persuaded her to pick him instead - at the expense of Pete Doherty, I think. I thought he sounded at absolute death's door when interviewed late last year. He admitted to having "a very dodgy heart" and, going by the weak, rasping gasps emanating from him, it seemed to have almost stopped beating altogether. Did you have a stethoscope glued to the TV DDT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 15, 2013 I've got 7 uniques, but these days for me it's all about the sport... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefunkyfaz 51 Posted January 15, 2013 After failing to pick any unique, erm, picks last year I've done rather well to find three this year: Roberta Cowell (Britain's first male to female transexual who is currently a 94 year old "lady"), 3-2-1 regular Eli Woods, and Joni Mitchell who is (or very possibly isn't) apparently dying of Morgellons disease. Nasty illness if it's real. If it's not, nasty imaginary illness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,721 Posted January 16, 2013 I wound up with 5 unique picks. Thatchers cabinets are dropping like flies recently, so I tried thinking outwith the regular suspects for Jopling and Edwards, Kirwan (who I'm surprised is unique) has been in poor health for a while, and Mark Eden (best known from being hit by a tram in Corrie, possibly) is starting to show his age - 85 in February - so is a punt pick. Former TV director/actor Derek Martinus on the other hand would do very well to see the year out. In very poor health (v frail with Alzheimers and other stuff) and a cert to get an obit due to his Doctor Who connection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 16, 2013 Another small point, the pic of Sally Kellerman is actually Loretta Swit. Aha! It's the wrong Hotlips Houlahan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,618 Posted January 17, 2013 Surprised I have a unique pick. Len Goodman of all people. He just got married and keeps going on about looking after old people (i,e, Not Him) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WEP Posted January 17, 2013 http://www.foxnews.c...kis-dies-at-86/ Mother of polish former MP and president dead... http://www.derbydead...s_K.html#kaczyj Unfortunately, she was not nominated in 2013... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
