The Pie and Bovril Dead Pool 2023

[Miguel Sanchez]

Week 29 update

Two deaths this week. First up, Tony Bennett: Tony Bennett obituary | Pop and rock | The Guardian

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Tony Bennett, who has died aged 96, made a high art out of being the very best kind of saloon-bar singer – not only in the good-humoured optimism of his big, expansive sound, or his passionate gratitude for life’s lucky breaks and glimpsed beauties, but also in an unquenchable appetite for sharing good songs, whether with 10 people or 10,000.

He was also an accomplished painter and produced a book of his visual art, What My Heart Has Seen (1996). His autobiography, published in 1998, was entitled The Good Life – Bennett knew only too well how ambiguous a notion that could be, having narrowly survived a cocaine overdose and fought off bankruptcy during his troubled middle years. He raised millions of dollars for charities and publicly associated himself with liberal causes. In an interview with the singer in 2002, Simon Hattenstone wrote in the Guardian that Bennett had “done all the classic showbiz stuff, snorted coke with the best of ’em, made out with the younger women, broken bread with the mafia – and somehow come out with his innocence, his idealism, intact”.

Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in the Astoria district of Queens, New York, he was the son of John, a grocer from southern Italy, and Anna (nee Suraci), a seamstress. His father died when Bennett was 10 and Anna worked all hours to support her three children. Watching her struggle, Bennett made up his mind to be successful enough for his mother’s trials to end. His Uncle Dick, a tap dancer, provided an early glimpse of showbusiness, and Bennett was passionate about both singing and painting by the time he attended the School of Industrial Art (now the High School of Art and Design) in Manhattan.

One of google's suggested questions when you search for him is ""Who is the old singer that sand with Lady Gaga?" Provide your own punchline.

Bennett died at 96 so he's worth 29 Base Points for @atfccfc, @Christophe, @expatowner, @German Jag, @HTG, @Jimmy Baker, @Lex, @Ludo*1, @pawpar, @PWL, @superbigal and @Willie adie

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Elsewhere this week in music we have Vince Hill: Coventry-born Edelweiss singer Vince Hill dies at 89 - BBC News

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Vince Hill, the singer best known for his 1967 hit Edelweiss, has died at the age of 89.

Born in Holbrooks, Coventry, he sang with big bands and vocal groups before his first solo success in 1962.

Over a long career, Hill performed with singers including Tony Christie and Cilla Black and presented programmes on television and radio.

Hill became a singer after winning a talent contest at 15, but also worked as a baker, truck driver and miner before finding success.

His debut single The Rivers Run Dry, released by Piccadilly Records in 1962, led to TV and radio appearances which brought him to the attention of bigger labels.

Signed to EMI's Columbia label in 1965, he went on to produce a string of hits, including a cover version of Edelweiss, from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.

The track reached number two and stayed on the UK charts for 17 weeks.

Hill died at 89 so he's worth 36 Base Points, with a Solo Shot and a Vice-Captain bonus for @amnarab giving him 104 points.

As a result, the standings look like this:

1. JustOneCornetto 405
2. psv_killie 318
3. The Naitch 240
4. gkneil 234
5. Arbroathlegend36-0 230
6. Arabdownunder 228
7. buddiepaul 226
8. qos_75 221
9. peasy23 220
10. amnarab 219
11. Desp 206
12. Miguel Sanchez 199
13. LoonsYouthTeam 187
14. Billy Jean King 167
15. D.V.T., Mark Connolly, microdave, throbber, weirdcal 166
20. Ludo*1 162
21. chomp my root 161
22. The DA 153
23. Ned Nederlander 151
24. sophia 148
25. Karpaty Lviv 145
26. Sweaty Morph 140
27. alta-pete 139
28. get_the_subbies_on 138
29. Bully Wee Villa, cdhafc1874, Frosty, HK Hibee 134
33. lolls 122
34. Donathan 121
35. ThomCat 115
36. Shotgun 112
37. Bert Raccoon, doulikefish, Savage Henry, tamthebam 111
41. Melanius Mullarkay 110
42. Arch Stanton, mozam76 101
44. Lofarl, Michael W, pub car king, The_Craig 99
48. Aim Here, Oystercatcher, weemac, willie adie 97
52. atfccfc, Ray Patterson 96
54. HTG 95
55. djchapsticks 94
56. Moomintroll 93
57. dagane, Scorge 87
59. ParsJake 86
60. Indale Winton, sparky88 84
62. blackislekillie, Herc 74
64. Jimmy Baker 71
65. ICTJohnboy 69
66. paulathame 68
67. DG.Roma, Fuctifano, HI HAT, lichtgilphead, thistledo 67
72. expatowner 60
73. German Jag, superbigal 58
75. Dunning1874, sleazy 55
77. Empty It, The Hologram 48
79. DeeTillEhDeh 42
80. Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, Shipa, statts1976uk 39
84. 10menwent2mow, dee_62, Enigma, mizfit, parxyz, scottsdad, senorsoupe, superwell87, Suspect Device 32
93. choirbairn, Derry Alli, stanton 31
96. BillyAnchor, Christophe, Lex, pawpar, PWL 29
101. Everyone else 0

The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing

Edited July 23, 2023 by Miguel Sanchez

[superbigal]

I  make the table twice.  Quality.

[paranoid android]

On 21/07/2023 at 13:30, Bully Wee Villa said:

Tony Bennett. 

Sad news, indeed. 

 

[Melanius Mullarkey]

15 hours ago, superbigal said:

I  make the table twice.  Quality.

Probably your Big Al and your Bi Gal personas. 

[D.V.T.]

George Alagiah at 67. That’s news to me. 

[Bully Wee Villa]

1 minute ago, D.V.T. said:

George Alagiah at 67. That’s news to me. 

Very sad.

Points please.

[Billy Jean King]

5 minutes ago, D.V.T. said:

George Alagiah at 67. That’s news to me. 

And finally....more points please

[Lofarl]

That’s shite.  Did wee cheer and went to put the green tick of death next to his name only to find I dropped him.

[gingette]

Was convinced I'd selected him in my starting team - but no.  One day I'll get some points.......................

[10menwent2mow]

George Alagoner

[Aim Here]

18 minutes ago, Lofarl said:

That’s shite.  Did wee cheer and went to put the green tick of death next to his name only to find I dropped him.

Condolences on your loss.

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

It's not been the best few weeks for BBC news presenters.

[chomp my root]

37 minutes ago, Lofarl said:

That’s shite.  Did wee cheer and went to put the green tick of death next to his name only to find I dropped him.

He was on the 'defo' list for next year, didn't think he'd let me down like that, I had him down as a good guy too. 

[DG.Roma]

Sitting in 67th place with 67 points and my 67 year old Vice Captain decides to join/leave the party. Shame. Well played George.

[cdhafc1874]

Breaking News - points for me

[supermik]

George AlaDyer

[scottsdad]

Was certain I had him in my team. Celebrating a win.

 

Double checked my team and he isn't there. Minter.

[Florentine_Pogen]

1 hour ago, D.V.T. said:

George Alagiah at 67. That’s news to me. 

Very sad indeed.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jul/24/bbc-newsreader-george-alagiah-dies-aged-67

[HI HAT]

Sad for the friends and family, always came across as a decent guy but points is points. 

[atfccfc]

Nothing official yet. But Trevor Francis, Ex Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, Rangers and England player has died at 69.