YoungWillz 21,049 Posted September 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Can't seem to find it now but British singer Johnny Brandon apparently passed away earlier this year in New York (his adopted home). Saw it mentioned on Facebook or Twitter somewhere. Anyway, the deets were so precise that I have no reason to doubt it, plus he was very old. He had a top 10 hit in the UK Charts. Just seems to have faded into absolute obscurity. Not sure if he was ever a DDP pick but another good example of the Obituary press not picking up on someone who is relevant and should be covered. I'd be utterly astonished if this was missed by usual sources. Anything more concrete? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,528 Posted September 4, 2017 This is apparently the service programme from his funeral at St George's Episcopal Church, Manhattan, on July 30th: Unfortunately it was deleted from Wikipedia on copyright grounds so we only have this thumbnail. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted September 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Unfortunately it was deleted from Wikipedia on copyright grounds so we only have this thumbnail. I wonder if anyone bothered to ask for permission to reproduce it. People tend to be over-anxious about copyright. Often asking politely and including the appropriate credit is all that's required. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,623 Posted September 4, 2017 So I guess his real name was Johnny Brandon? Also, didn't know he was gay. Telegraph, Times, Guardian etc have certainly got a big miss with this one. Was he ever picked on the DDP? Not to my memory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted September 5, 2017 Someone on Wiki is persistent about Johnny Brandon - they've put in his death unsourced again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted September 6, 2017 On 04/09/2017 at 20:46, DevonDeathTrip said: The one and only time I've emailed to request an obit was to the Guardian in 2010 when I told them it was unfair Stella Nova nee Steve New - a unique pick for me on the DDP - hadn't had a write-up. I obviously wasn't very subtle as I got an email back minutes later basically asking me if I had a deadpool team called The Living End and I was so disturbed at being outed that I've never done it again. That said, New/Nova did get his/her obituary in the end, but I couldn't honestly claim it had anything to do with me. As for Cameron-Blackie, I can't see her getting an obit now, which means my run of unique picks could be coming to an end Does mean someone at the Guardian is probably reading this forum! If you're hear you still owe Lukas Amman and Skip Homeier an obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted September 6, 2017 Just now, Deathray said: Does mean someone at the Guardian is probably reading this forum! If you're hear you still owe Lukas Amman and Skip Homeier an obit. They don't owe him one... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 7, 2017 August roundup... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted September 8, 2017 Round Up #22 (Hurricane Irma - It's An Ill Wind Special) Shelley Berman: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7820-comics-comedy-writers/?do=findComment&comment=322229 Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4844446/Shelley-Berman-comedian-bard-everyday-life-dies-92.html (Carried Over) John Ashbery: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/3723-dead-poets-society/?do=findComment&comment=322458 Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/03/poet-john-ashbery-dies-age-90 (Carried Over) Holger Czukay: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8270-stairway-to-heaven-highway-to-hell/?do=findComment&comment=322631 Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/06/holger-czukay-bassist-with-can-dies-aged-79 (Carried Over) Nicolaas Bloembergen: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6349-nobel-prize-in-death/?do=findComment&comment=322684 Awaiting Obit. (Carried Over) Connie Johnson: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8709-only-famous-for-being-ill-and-dying/?do=findComment&comment=322822 (BBC Obit In Link) Abdul Halim of Kedah: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8312-pensionable-presidents-and-other-leaders/?do=findComment&comment=323169 Awaiting Obit. Rene Laurentin: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8282-dying-bigots/?do=findComment&comment=323197 Awaiting Obit. Peter Hall: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9034-the-dead-of-2017/?do=findComment&comment=323243 (BBC Obit In Link) Jessi Zazu Wariner: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9034-the-dead-of-2017/?do=findComment&comment=323326 Telegraph Obit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/jessi-zazuthose-darlins-frontwoman-dies-cancer-28/ JP Donleavy: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/857-authors-last-a-long-time-but/?do=findComment&comment=323415 Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/14/jp-donleavy-obituary Ata Kando: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8049-photographers/?do=findComment&comment=323514 Awaiting Obit. Harry Dean Stanton: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8369-harry-dean-stanton/?do=findComment&comment=323540 BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41288546 Violet Brown: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/145-worlds-oldest/?do=findComment&comment=323557 (Mirror Obit In Link) Nabeel Qureshi: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/857-authors-last-a-long-time-but/?do=findComment&comment=323637 Awaiting Obit. Penny Chenery: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/560-horse-racing/?do=findComment&comment=323701 Daly Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4893264/Penny-Chenery-owner-Triple-Crown-champ-Secretariat-dies.html Bobby Heenan: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/677-wrestlersactors/?do=findComment&comment=323731 (Daily Star Obit In Link) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted September 11, 2017 Wrong thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted September 11, 2017 27 minutes ago, drol said: French theologian and DDP pick René Laurentin has died aged 99. You want to do the Round Ups now? BMG. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted September 11, 2017 Just now, YoungWillz said: You want to do the Round Ups now? BMG. No. Just did not find a suitable thread and reported it here. I also reported in Dying bigots later, but I think the interest about him is about being picked for the DDP, otherwise his death would have gone unreported on this site, so I posted it here. Don't want to steal your job. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted September 11, 2017 15 minutes ago, drol said: No. Just did not find a suitable thread and reported it here. I also reported in Dying bigots later, but I think the interest about him is about being picked for the DDP, otherwise his death would have gone unreported on this site, so I posted it here. Don't want to steal your job. Ain't my job. Voluntary. Reason I started doing it was because some deaths were being missed and having to be caught up on, even though they had been reported. Death reports imo go in the main forum, not here (unless the person has been quoted elsewhere, like extra-curricular, had to do that a couple of times myself). There is always a suitable thread - Dead of 2017 for this year. List of the Missed can go here after being reported in main forum, preferable since I don't cover those. If someone does want to take this task on, I'm more than content to give it up. I do ask myself what the point is sometimes, every time a death gets reported here... Anyway, tis just a peeve, no problems, blah blah blah.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted September 13, 2017 I don't understand how a little known musician worldwide is able to get a telegraph obit but the second longest living ruler doesn't. That stuns me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted September 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: I don't understand how a little known musician worldwide is able to get a telegraph obit but the second longest living ruler doesn't. That stuns me. Seven teams picked her for the DDP. Do we know who they all are? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted September 14, 2017 6 hours ago, Joey Russ said: I don't understand how a little known musician worldwide is able to get a telegraph obit but the second longest living ruler doesn't. That stuns me. There's also a Nobel prize winner waiting for an obit, and I'm pretty sure there was one previously in the year who never got one. (NYT and WashPo have carried obits for both of them, but it obviously doesn't count) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted September 14, 2017 10 hours ago, Toast said: Seven teams picked her for the DDP. Do we know who they all are? A helpful soul mentioned her plight right before Christmas on this forum. Might have put her on some shortlists, like the Telegraph obit team. It's happened before, pretty sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted September 14, 2017 I'm eating my liver right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted September 14, 2017 17 hours ago, Toast said: Seven teams picked her for the DDP. Do we know who they all are? Of those seven, there's only one team whose hits all have Telegraph obits, The Deadest of the Dead. However, Jessi Zazu is only their third hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 17, 2017 Waiting for Qureshi.... ** taps fingers on desk ** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted September 18, 2017 Saw Patrick Cryne in the crowd during Channel 5's not very good Goal Rush show. Looked like another 3 and a bit months is completely beyond him, tbh. Could wind up the pivotal hit this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted September 18, 2017 I'm up so high to the heady heights of joint 41st that I'm starting to get a nose bleed though that could also mean I have some horrific disease or injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 18, 2017 Latest update. I've been preparing stuff for my successor, using my update for my guide hence the delay... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted September 19, 2017 We all missed Cecelia Gaudette getting an obit mention. Goes to show that it's not always the people on the deathlist forums who find a mention for a pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted September 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Joey Russ said: We all missed Cecelia Gaudette getting an obit mention. Goes to show that it's not always the people on the deathlist forums who find a mention for a pick. I tend to go through the Lost List every three months, for fun...just in case... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites