Thoughts and opinions on the death list 2019

[The Mad Hatter 1,092]

With just over an hour before the next death list will make its debut I decided to create this thread. What are your thoughts and opinions about this years deathlist.

[Paul Bearer 6,102]

4 minutes ago, The Mad Hatter said:

With just over an hour before the next death list will make its debut I decided to create this thread. What are your thoughts and opinions about this years deathlist.

It's fucking amazing............

[Deathray 2,940]

1 minute ago, Paul Bearer said:

It's fucking amazing............

 

Who's won the DL prediction game then?

[Paul Bearer 6,102]

You'll find out in about an hour. 

[Sean 6,330]

I bet they missed Peter Falk off on the list.

[Gavmiester 0]

So tragic  we lost Ian Brady last year, Robert Black this year, so lets have a triple success next year- Peter Sutcliffe, your time is up!!!

[TheDeathofBrian 2]

I'm expecting it to be the highest combined age, ever... Does anyone keep a running tally of the ages at the start of the year..?

 

[Gavmiester 0]

Re TheDeathofBrian

 

Agree, and a 100yr old has a 1 in 3 chance of not making 101! Is that cheating??

[Joey Russ 7,228]

Such an interesting list. Not sure how I feel about it though tbh. Glad to see Gorby and Poitier on it though.

[msc 18,476]

First thoughts.

 

Shocked Connery and Benny got dropped, but Leslie Philips dropping might be the most shocking since... Jarusezlki?

 

 

GORBACHEV! At fucking last.

[The Mad Hatter 1,092]

Its good but its not the best thing in the world. Lots of picks are their solely for age.

[RolandDeschain 91]

Gorbachev and Tony Britton made it at last! 

 

I am also shocked that Leslie Phillips isn't there. He has proved he's a fighter so far though as many didn't see him getting this far but can he see 2020?

[CaptainChorizo 1,983]

Larry King has future wives who are probably not even born yet.........other then that no complains on the 50

 

Phillips drop seems a fatal one dough

 

And Ricksen snub is a headscratcher

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

I like the list

 

Would of put money that Ruth Bader Ginsburg name would of got on with all the people suggesting her

[Lafaucheuse 4,051]

Tina Turner ??? WTF ?? (My first thought)

[Book 3,557]

Third No. 1 for Kirk Douglas? A little boring imo. 

No Pope? That's shocking. 

[TQR 14,400]

No DingDong, no Pope Ben...but at least Nobby's back.

 

Tina Turner's an interesting shout.

[gcreptile 10,978]

Yeah, I thought the committee gets bored and picks Herman Wouk instead...

 

A solid list - a few crowdpleasers in there. I think it will be better than last year's one, somewhere around 14-15 hits.

[the_engineer 1,415]

Glad they removed Gazza. Might inspire him to lead an even more unhealthy life to get back on for next year. 

[RadGuy 1,614]

Hmm, some interesting newbies. Johnny Clegg is a good one, as is Bob Hawke.

 

I can see why they didn't go for Fernando Ricksen (angry Rangers fans) nor Tim Conway (American-only fame). Jean Louis Trintignant a bad miss, though!

 

Sort of disappointed they didn't choose Rosalynn Carter, or Queen Lizzy for that matter. Not likely to die, I know, but would be good ''too big to miss'' choices. They certainly would've been better picks than Vanessa Redgrave and Larry King, imho.

 

Jill Gascoine, Pope Benny, and Leslie Phillips are bold drops. Though, I assume Gascoine was dropped after they realized what a surprising success it was to boldly drop Nobby for a year.

 

Overall, I predict 12/50.

[Deathray 2,940]

A couple of names that scream to me they should be on there but aren't.

1. Pope Benedict
2. Bill Turnbull
3. George Alagaih
4. The Queen
5. Barbara Windsor
6. Thelma Barlow / Barbara Knox / William Roache (or at least a famous Corrie name)
7. Gazza or Sansom should really be in the mix. 

 

Aside from that seems a fairly decent list.  2 of those 7 are dropped names to be fair.

 

Glad to see Bob Hawke, June Brown, Nobby Stiles, Bracknell, John McCririck and many other solid picks make it.

[msc 18,476]

The 2019 dropped list

 

 

9		1	Linda Nolan	59	Nolan Sister
21		4	Leslie Phillips	94	Comedy Actor
22		2	Jill Gascoine	81	Actress
31		1	Stanley Baxter	92	Comedian
33		1	Mel Brooks	92	Comedian / Director
34		2	Pope Benedict XVI	91	Former Pope
38		2	Sean Connery	88	Bond
39		3	Louis Farrakhan	86	Nutter
41		2	Ian St John	80	Footballer
46		1	Ronnie Wood	71	Rolling Stone
47		1	Olivia Newton-John	70	Singer
48		1	Joni Mitchell	75	Singer songwriter
49		2	Paul Gascoigne	51	Gazza

 

[Vinegar Tits 606]

Not bad, seems pretty solid. A bit Yank-centric for my tastes but... Wouldn't have bothered with Honor Blackman or Dick Van Dyke as both seem in good health, and don't even know who Johnny Clegg is.

 

You do know Ginger Baker is touring this year, don't you? Not that it means anything but obviously someone out there is confident in his health.  And I keep seeing Vanessa Redgrave's name being mentioned - other than getting on a bit I've not heard anything about her health.

[YoungWillz 21,057]

My DL Prediction List and my Shadowlist will outperform the Committee in 2019.

 

And if they don't, then they won't.

 

And those are my bold claims and thoughts.

[msc 18,476]

1 minute ago, Vinegar Tits said:

Not bad, seems pretty solid. A bit Yank-centric for my tastes but... Wouldn't have bothered with Honor Blackman or Dick Van Dyke as both seem in good health, and don't even know who Johnny Clegg is.

 

You do know Ginger Baker is touring this year, don't you? Not that it means anything but obviously someone out there is confident in his health.  And I keep seeing Vanessa Redgrave's name being mentioned - other than getting on a bit I've not heard anything about her health.

 

Clegg is a South African musician from the 80s who got banned for being anti-apartheid, but was absolutely massive since (and a Whistle Test style audience fave in the West). Also has relapsed pancreatic cancer.

 

Baker is 80 soon and has had COPD for years. Touring but it'll catch up before long.

 

Redgrave has smoking related lung issues. Sounds and looks a lot frailer than she used to for much of 2017-18.