Thoughts and opinions on the death list 2019

[The Old Crem 3,582]

Also while I am not very good at the technical stuff I can help with the Obit writing side of things on DPP.

[Deathtreat23 189]

The Doris Day summary is finally up on the front page! just Bob Hawke and Herman Wourk to sort now! 

[Bibliogryphon 9,570]

With the sad demise of Paul Darrow it is Bibliogryphon 7 v DL 4

[Deathtreat23 189]

And the front page is at long last up to date as The Summaries for Bob Hawke and Herman Wouk are finally up! 

[Book 3,551]

That's good. But Bob Hawke died on the 16th, not on the 15th...

[Steve 596]

Bob Hawke was still only aged 89 too not 90. His 90th birthday would not have been until 9th December. 

[DeathClock 379]

Damn. This website can never be satisfied. Lol

[Bibliogryphon 9,570]

As we reach the second half of the year the overall hit rate has remained low. If we do not get a hit before next Tuesday we will fall behind  2011 which is one of the worst performing recent years. There is a range of hits in the second half between 3 and 10. I am therefore thinking we will end on 9 total hits.

[Redrumours 860]

I'll make a prediction at this half-way stage. It'll end up Deathlist 8  Redrumours 0.

[Redrumours 860]

On 03/07/2019 at 20:21, redrumours said:

I'll make a prediction at this half-way stage. It'll end up Deathlist 8  Redrumours 0.

Got that wrong.Quickly.

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

On 03/07/2019 at 14:12, Bibliogryphon said:

As we reach the second half of the year the overall hit rate has remained low. If we do not get a hit before next Tuesday we will fall behind  2011 which is one of the worst performing recent years. There is a range of hits in the second half between 3 and 10. I am therefore thinking we will end on 9 total hits.

Well now we're at 5 pretty much at the halfway point of the year I'm going to predict we'll end up on  10 or more but I hope it's better than that.Could be a sudden rush of deaths at any time after all ! Will be disappointed if it doesn't get into double figures .

[Bibliogryphon 9,570]

The sixth hit means that the next date of significance is 17th August. If we get a hit before then we will move ahead of 2018 & 2016.

[ebless 203]

My thoughts on the remaining 44 candidates

 

Kirk Douglas - Think he'll both make his 103rd and 2020 now. 

Olivia De Haviland - no guarantee she'll see 2020. 

Duke Of Edinburgh - More deterioration come autumn but should see 2020. 

Leah Bracknell - Hoping for impossible miracle regarding her terminal cancer, should be fine for 2020 at least. 

Vera Lynn - Not looking 100% going my recent pictures of her, wouldn't be surprised if she is a late 

Robert Mugabe - Just maybe his year. 

Jimmy Carter - Should see out this year but 2020 will be a big hurdle for him. 

Pierre Cardin - Think he'll all right this year but too old to be dropped. 

Bob Dole - Increasingly frail, no guarantee he'll see 2020. 

Henry Kissinger - Still able to fly across the Atlantic despite his frailty, too old to be dropped now.

Jerry Stiller -  Quiet of late, maybe worth keeping for the 2020 list. 

Javier Perez De Cuellar - Could go anytime

Bob Barker - In and out of hospital, 50/50 

Murray Walker - Still writing columns but still frail and now too old to be dropped. 

Emperor Akihito - Now retired, wouldn't surprise me if he goes this year. 

Betty White - Should be all right this year but we know what happened to Doris Day. 

Hosni Mubarak - Still looks reasonably healthy, should be dropped for the 2020 list. 

June Brown - Depends on when she will retire from Eastenders

Stirling Moss - How is he still alive? 

Alan Greenspan - still makes TV appearances, easy drop for next year. 

Jacques Chirac - Dementia getting more advanced, think he's a 2020 goner. 

Dick Van Dyke - The DL committee must take the risk next year by dropping him, most stupid pick ever. 

Nobby Stiles - Has had end stage dementia since at least spring 2017 yet somehow he keeps breathing. 

Barbara Walters - getting more and more fucked. 

Honor Blackman - quiet of late, think she is now an ever present on the DL until she goes. 

Harry Belafonte - quiet of late but had to be on the DL sometime. I'd keep him for 2020. 

Desmond Tutu - Looking more frail, either this year or next year. 

Valery Giscard d'Estaing - One of the oldest ex major world leaders, think he's a lock now.

Ed Asner - still active on social media, easy drop next year. 

Vanessa Redgrave - Still performing in theatre, easy drop next year. 

Jimmy Greaves - Needs a lot of care now, gone by end of winter. 

Sidney Poitier - Droppable if 2019 finishes on a low number. 

Valerie Harper - Either this year or next year. 

Loretta Lynn - Droppable if 2019 finishes on a low number. 

Mikhail Gorbechev - not too sick, could be a bold drop next year if we finish on a low number. 

Tony Britton - too old to be dropped but might have to be a risky drop if 2019 ends on a low score. 

Cleo Laine - Was an interesting pick but not going anywhere for a few years.

Clive James - Game of Thrones over, think he'll gone by end of winter. 

Prunella Scales - No more cruise journeys for her, goner in late 2020 at least. 

Little Richard - Can no longer answer fanmail, too big to miss. 

Larry King - Divorcing 7th wife, had heart surgery this year, think he's a worthy drop for 2020. 

Tina Turner - Still looking great at nearly 80, wasted pick. 

Shane McGowan - He had to be on the list sometime but I think he'll see 2021. 

Ginger Baker - Getting really hard for him now. 

[Toast 16,129]

2 hours ago, ebless said:

Ginger Baker - Getting really hard for him now. 

 

Are you talking about Ginger's general condition there, or your good self?

[Sir Creep 7,070]

3 hours ago, ebless said:

My thoughts on the remaining 44 candidates

 

Kirk Douglas - ....

 

**snip**

 

Can you imagine if we all posted this? 

 

So dont!

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

4 hours ago, ebless said:

Kirk Douglas - Think he'll both make his 103rd and 2020 now. 

Olivia De Haviland - no guarantee she'll see 2020.

do you really think she can die before him…? 

 

29 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

 

Can you imagine if we all posted this? 

 

So dont!

we ALL won't, but if he does (which he did since a bit of time now) I find it interesting  !

[Skinny kiltrunner 553]

58 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

we ALL won't, but if he does (which he did since a bit of time now) I find it interesting  !

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

7 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said:

do you really think she can die before him…? 

 

we ALL won't, but if he does (which he did since a bit of time now) I find it interesting  !

You find it interesting what another DLer thinks about each of the remaining names?  
Simple minds, simple pleasures.

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:

You find it interesting what another DLer thinks about each of the remaining names?  
Simple minds, simple pleasures.

Yeah in fact I find it way more interesting to read About his opinion than reading your nasty comments so

[drol 11,922]

Still think there will be less than 10 hits. This is a dull year.

[CastAway 488]

8 hours ago, drol said:

Still think there will be less than 10 hits. This is a dull year.

Agreed - it's not even the main DL, even the Drop 40's doing pretty poorly this year, so it's not like the masses were better at picking than the committee.

 

Barring a seriously major death, this year's just not too big of a blip on the 'celebrity death' radar, IMO.

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

5 minutes ago, CastAway said:

Agreed - it's not even the main DL, even the Drop 40's doing pretty poorly this year, so it's not like the masses were better at picking than the committee.

 

Barring a seriously major death, this year's just not too big of a blip on the 'celebrity death' radar, IMO.

 

Yep

Doris Day is  the only age related drop 40 hit so far.One of the safer years thus far if your a noteworthy nonagenarian celeb

[msc 18,437]

Calm before the storm, folks, calm before the storm.

[CastAway 488]

4 hours ago, msc said:

Calm before the storm, folks, calm before the storm.

I mean, I won't complain if some of the bed warmers on the list/various deadpools get claimed.

 

But it seems like a lot of people who would be certs for next year are dying ASAP post diagnosis of fatal illnesses, while Bracknell continues to make me question if she ever had cancer to begin with.

[Bibliogryphon 9,570]

We are now level with 2011 the least successful recent year.

 

Looking at this point in previous years there have been between 2 & 6 hits after this date so predictiions could be anywhere between 9 ( disappointing) and 13 (not bad).

 

Six of the seven hits have come in a 110 day period and there is still over 110 day until the end of the year.

 

A hit before 14th October will take us ahead of 2016.