YoungWillz 21,055 Posted April 12, 2020 Stirling Moss gives me a high 5 hits. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52261216 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted April 12, 2020 Sixth hit for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted April 12, 2020 hit for me too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,144 Posted April 12, 2020 I didn't have Moss, but I do have Bonetti. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted April 12, 2020 Indeed, a flurry of hits... Stirling Moss, Peter Bonetti, Nobuhiko Obayashi, John Prine and John Downing as far as I can see. Some people can claim more than one hit, including DI, who reclaims the no. 1 spot: Rank Team Points 1 Death Impends 509 2 gcreptile 472 3 Banana 467 4 RadGuy 421 5 Joey Russ 409 6 The Quim Reaper 398 7 Deadsox 391 8 Skinny Kiltrunner 386 9 msc 382 10 Cpt. Chorizo 377 11 Clorox Bleachman 369 12 Grave Danger 366 13 John Key 358 14 drol 335 14 Torva Messor 335 16 The Unknown Man 333 17 The Mad Hatter 320 18 JiroemonKimura 312 19 Sir Creep 300 20 theoldlady 299 21 Book 286 22 Toast 280 23 Etushispushingupdaisies 268 24 DevonDeathTrip 248 25 YoungWillz 237 26 Sean 216 27 The Old Crem 194 28 Kenny 190 29 Chilean Way 167 30 markb4 153 31 Great Uncle Bulgaria 130 32 Gooseberry Crumble 113 33 ThePrematureBurial 100 34 Bibliogryphon 92 35 Pedro67 57 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted April 26, 2020 Two weeks have passed and April came to an almost complete standstill with only two new hits: The late Johnny Harris QO for msc, and Howard Finkel for Cpt. Chorizo. Ed Genson and Rory GIlsenan seem destined for non-QO land. Genson couldn't even get the New York Times obit, and GIlsenan, in spite of being Irish, has not yet recieved a Times obit: Rank Team Points 1 Death Impends 509 2 gcreptile 472 3 Banana 467 4 Cpt. Chorizo 427 5 RadGuy 421 6 msc 414 7 Joey Russ 409 8 The Quim Reaper 398 9 Deadsox 391 10 Skinny Kiltrunner 386 11 Clorox Bleachman 369 12 Grave Danger 366 13 John Key 358 14 drol 335 14 Torva Messor 335 16 The Unknown Man 333 17 The Mad Hatter 320 18 JiroemonKimura 312 19 Sir Creep 300 20 theoldlady 299 21 Book 286 22 Toast 280 23 Etushispushingupdaisies 268 24 DevonDeathTrip 248 25 YoungWillz 237 26 Sean 216 27 The Old Crem 194 28 Kenny 190 29 Chilean Way 167 30 markb4 153 31 Great Uncle Bulgaria 130 32 Gooseberry Crumble 113 33 ThePrematureBurial 100 34 Bibliogryphon 92 35 Pedro67 57 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted April 30, 2020 That's four new hits in quick succession, Michael Robinson, Jill Gascoine, Irrfan Khan (unique for DDT), and Denis Goldberg: Rank Team Points 1 Death Impends 579 2 gcreptile 530 3 Banana 504 4 RadGuy 479 5 Joey Russ 467 6 Cpt. Chorizo 460 7 Deadsox 449 8 msc 447 9 Clorox Bleachman 427 10 Skinny Kiltrunner 419 11 Grave Danger 403 12 The Quim Reaper 398 13 John Key 395 14 Torva Messor 368 15 Book 344 16 drol 335 17 The Unknown Man 333 18 The Mad Hatter 320 19 DevonDeathTrip 315 20 JiroemonKimura 312 21 Sean 307 22 Sir Creep 300 23 theoldlady 299 24 Toast 280 25 Etushispushingupdaisies 268 26 Kenny 248 27 YoungWillz 237 28 The Old Crem 231 29 Chilean Way 167 30 markb4 153 31 Gooseberry Crumble 150 32 Great Uncle Bulgaria 130 33 Bibliogryphon 129 34 ThePrematureBurial 100 35 Pedro67 57 Lots of hits, lots of changed numbers, but the podium remains unchanged. I was in a virtual lead after Michael Robinson, and DI countered with Gascoine and Goldberg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted May 2, 2020 Sam Lloyd is my seventh hit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted May 4, 2020 Sam Lloyd is my fourth hit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted May 9, 2020 Little Richard is my hit #8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted May 9, 2020 Little Richard is a hit for me here also. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,305 Posted May 9, 2020 Little Richard is my 9th hit her. R.I.P. Richard. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted May 9, 2020 Little Richard for me too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,305 Posted May 11, 2020 Jerry Stiller is a hit for me here. R.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted May 12, 2020 Alright, let us update... even though Hutton Gibson (and Balbir Singh?) might soon become a hit: The new hits are Steve Blackmore, Sam Lloyd, Little Richard, and Jerry Stiller. Rank Team Points 1 Death Impends 641 2 gcreptile 592 3 RadGuy 574 4 Banana 566 5 Joey Russ 529 6 Cpt. Chorizo 522 7 Deadsox 512 8 msc 509 9 Book 469 10 John Key 458 11 The Quim Reaper 457 12 JiroemonKimura 437 13 Clorox Bleachman 427 14 Skinny Kiltrunner 419 15 Grave Danger 403 16 drol 398 17 The Unknown Man 396 18 The Mad Hatter 379 19 DevonDeathTrip 378 20 Sean 370 21 Torva Messor 368 22 theoldlady 358 23 Sir Creep 300 24 The Old Crem 294 25 Toast 280 26 YoungWillz 269 27 Etushispushingupdaisies 268 28 Chilean Way 262 29 Kenny 248 30 Bibliogryphon 192 31 Great Uncle Bulgaria 162 32 markb4 153 33 Gooseberry Crumble 150 34 ThePrematureBurial 100 35 Pedro67 57 The top remains unchanged, but Rad and Banana continue to kick each other off the podium. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted May 15, 2020 I don't know if this BBC article counts as an obit, but famous French baritone Gabriel Bacquier (1924-2020) is a hit for me. (24 points). https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/3a36b2b8-5450-4464-9bee-d7a0ab6dd255 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Bacquier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, ThePrematureBurial said: I don't know if this BBC article counts as an obit, but famous French baritone Gabriel Bacquier (1924-2020) is a hit for me. (24 points). https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/3a36b2b8-5450-4464-9bee-d7a0ab6dd255 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Bacquier Thanks for the heads up. That BBC page doesn't count, as it wouldn't count for the DDP either. Classical musicians sometimes take their time though to get an obit. I'll keep an eye out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted May 18, 2020 Here's Gabriel Bacquier's obituary from the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/05/17/gabriel-bacquier-french-baritone-star-covent-garden-glyndebourne/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted May 26, 2020 Alright, so we finally enough new hits for an update: Stanley Ho, Balbir Singh, and Gabriel Bacquier. But most important of all, Death Impends gets a hit with Ronald Shurer who gives him a pretty healthy advantage. Hutton Gibson has been picked, but seems to be a non-obit - if he is even dead. Luigi Simoni was not picked. Rank Team Points 1 Death Impends 719 2 gcreptile 592 3 RadGuy 574 4 Banana 566 5 Deadsox 533 6 Joey Russ 529 7 Cpt. Chorizo 522 8 msc 509 9 Book 469 10 Skinny Kiltrunner 465 11 John Key 458 12 The Quim Reaper 457 13 JiroemonKimura 437 14 Clorox Bleachman 427 15 Grave Danger 403 16 drol 398 17 The Unknown Man 396 18 The Mad Hatter 379 19 DevonDeathTrip 378 20 Sean 370 21 Torva Messor 368 22 theoldlady 358 23 Sir Creep 324 24 The Old Crem 294 25 Toast 280 26 YoungWillz 269 27 Etushispushingupdaisies 268 28 Chilean Way 262 29 Kenny 248 30 Bibliogryphon 192 31 Great Uncle Bulgaria 162 32 markb4 153 33 Gooseberry Crumble 150 34 ThePrematureBurial 124 35 Pedro67 57 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted May 26, 2020 There seems to be 70 extra points added for me from last time despite (last I checked) none of my other names has died or obitted in the case for three of them. I’m guessing that’s an error? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted May 26, 2020 Just now, Joey Russ said: There seems to be 70 extra points added for me from last time despite (last I checked) none of my other names has died or obitted in the case for three of them. I’m guessing that’s an error? Woops, you're right. I marked Jamie Frierson as dead, and forgot to uncheck the QO box. Will correct in a minute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted June 3, 2020 Small update with only two new hits, Rory Gilsenan and Majek Fashek, a DDT unique. More importantly, this a reminder that the substitution period is now less than a month away. Remember, you can switch 5 of your old names for 5 new ones. And you can do so on the 1st of July GMT. As stated in the rules, I will already pick my 2 substitutions on the 30th of June, public for all to see. By the way, I have also decided not to award points to myself, should my pick Pete Felton still receive a QO. In the end, I've come to the conclusion that - because he didnt really get any obit at all - he just wasn't notable enough. There is a chance he might still get a QO if the Birmingham Music Awards take place this November (rescheduled because of Corona). They are going to give out a "Pete Felton Busking award". Although Pete Felton technically checked all the boxes to be notable enough for this competition, I just don't feel that his selection was justified in hindsight. Rank Team Points 1 Death Impends 719 2 gcreptile 661 3 RadGuy 574 4 Banana 566 5 Deadsox 533 6 Joey Russ 529 7 Cpt. Chorizo 522 8 msc 509 9 Book 469 10 Skinny Kiltrunner 465 11 John Key 458 12 The Quim Reaper 457 13 DevonDeathTrip 440 14 JiroemonKimura 437 15 Clorox Bleachman 427 16 Grave Danger 403 17 drol 398 18 The Unknown Man 396 19 The Mad Hatter 379 20 Sean 370 21 Torva Messor 368 22 theoldlady 358 23 Sir Creep 324 24 The Old Crem 294 25 Toast 280 26 YoungWillz 269 27 Etushispushingupdaisies 268 28 Chilean Way 262 29 Kenny 248 30 Bibliogryphon 192 31 Great Uncle Bulgaria 162 32 markb4 153 33 Gooseberry Crumble 150 34 ThePrematureBurial 124 35 Pedro67 57 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted June 4, 2020 Can't remember if NYT counts for this pool but Hutton Gibson: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/us/hutton-gibson-extremist-and-father-of-mel-gibson-dies-at-101.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted June 5, 2020 I’m missing Jerry Sloan points 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted June 8, 2020 Bonnie Pointer QO: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/08/singer-bonnie-pointer-dies-aged-69 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
