gcreptile 10,979 Posted November 16, 2016 My research will not be as good as last year, but I think it will be possible to compensate that by picking the right people on the Drop 40. This spitfire pilot would neither have been a unique hit nor a Drop 40-member. So it's needless to worry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 17, 2016 Google is your friend. It is for us and the American folk. No not really, it's not going to give the least bit of an idea the obitability of anyone or anything about vague people. Hell you got threads for tv shows I've never heard of, and then mock me for posting about Sanford & Son which was as big a comedy tv show as anything over here. Google can't translate ''popularity". We are in the same boat. I wouldn't think you could obtain any grasp of American pop culture from merely googling, and neither can I about European pop culture. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted November 17, 2016 It can't translate popularity, but it can tell you if people (and their health) have been mentioned by the accepted qualifying obits of the DDP... You don't even need to know the persons name before hand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted November 19, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38037075 Another one of my 2017 DDP picks kicks the bucket, that's 4 so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted November 19, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38037075 Another one of my 2017 DDP picks kicks the bucket, that's 4 so far. Aye, amazed she got mentioned on BBC Radio Four this morning! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted November 20, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38037075 Another one of my 2017 DDP picks kicks the bucket, that's 4 so far. Aye, amazed she got mentioned on BBC Radio Four this morning! I consider myself pretty well versed on music yet I only ever heard of her on this site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted November 20, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38037075 Another one of my 2017 DDP picks kicks the bucket, that's 4 so far. Aye, amazed she got mentioned on BBC Radio Four this morning! I consider myself pretty well versed on music yet I only ever heard of her on this site. You and me both. I - kind of - knew who she was but she was way down the list as far as the UK was concerned. Surprised it made the short bulletin on Radio Four. What chance Last Word on Friday? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 20, 2016 Quite high... Radio 5 covered her a lot , I must've heard 3 or 4 interviews with her in the last couple of years, all featuring her 'battle'. God knows how many more I missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted November 20, 2016 The first time I heard of her was in connection with Amy Winehouse working with Sharon's band, The Dap Kings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 20, 2016 Channel Fives version of The Stig (on Fifth Gear), Steve Truglia killed abseiling from a helicopter. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/uk-stuntman-steve-truglia-falls-90m-from-a-helicopter/news-story/51d66274183cb94c13eb0d2075fd10d0#itm=newscomau|entertainment|right-now-in-|2|JamesBond stuntman falls from helicopter to his death|story|Star of The Shining’s tragic interview&itmt=1479629666055 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted November 23, 2016 This link would be wasted on the video thread, belongs here IMHO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yv_rl3MYKA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 224 Posted November 25, 2016 Florence Henderson dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted November 25, 2016 Florence Henderson dead. And Lord Taylor dies on his mobility scooter. It's all gone a bit Florence And The Machine today... 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
openviews 334 Posted November 25, 2016 UK photographer David Hamilton dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38111636 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted November 25, 2016 Suicide according to the Mail. Hmmm, Yewtree-ish type things, perhaps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted November 26, 2016 Fidel Castro, Cuba’s revolutionary leader, dies aged 90 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/26/fidel-castro-cuba-revolutionary-icon-dies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard Fidel Castro has died -a deadpool favourite 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean1991 116 Posted November 26, 2016 Had Sky News on for half an hour before work. Fidel's passing was trumpeted on their glorious yellow conveyor banner however was not mentioned once by the presenters. Instead they discussed Black Friday and Dodgy football bosses. Understandably the news is in its early days but BBC have failed to mention anything other than Castro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,974 Posted November 26, 2016 And ugly musician/composer Pauline Oliveros' death is completely overshadowed.... http://www.factmag.com/2016/11/25/pauline-oliveros-dies-deep-listening-composer/ She was 84. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,974 Posted November 26, 2016 Had Sky News on for half an hour before work. Fidel's passing was trumpeted on their glorious yellow conveyor banner however was not mentioned once by the presenters. Instead they discussed Black Friday and Dodgy football bosses. Understandably the news is in its early days but BBC have failed to mention anything other than Castro. Good to see you back, dean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 26, 2016 Ivan Mikoyan, designer of the best MiG of all, the 29. Anyhoo, deid. https://sputniknews.com/russia/201611251047830704-aircraft-designer-mikoyan-dies-89/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean1991 116 Posted November 26, 2016 Had Sky News on for half an hour before work. Fidel's passing was trumpeted on their glorious yellow conveyor banner however was not mentioned once by the presenters. Instead they discussed Black Friday and Dodgy football bosses. Understandably the news is in its early days but BBC have failed to mention anything other than Castro. Good to see you back, dean. Thanks, Drol, I missed death. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted November 27, 2016 https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/802676093484339200 Star Trek actor Ron Glass dies aged 71. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 27, 2016 https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/802676093484339200 Star Trek actor Ron Glass dies aged 71. Ignorant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted November 27, 2016 https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/802676093484339200 Star Trek actor Ron Glass dies aged 71. Ignorant why are you berating everyone who posts Ron Glass's death? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 27, 2016 https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/802676093484339200 Star Trek actor Ron Glass dies aged 71. Ignorant why are you berating everyone who posts Ron Glass's death? If they say something this goddamn ignorant then yes. He's probably the second biggest death of the year right behind that whopper Castro as well. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
