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American record producer Richard Perry died on 24th December at age 82. Had long career in the music industry from 1962-2011 and produced many well-known songs by many famous bands and solo artists. Died from cardiac issues and complications from Parkinson's disease.

IIRC, weren't there a few other unsolved cases around Boulder at the time that people thought might be connected to this case, such as an attempted break-in at one house and an intruder caught in the bedroom of a teenage girl at another house, who fled when confronted by her parents?

There's kind of an odd anomaly with the cast of the UNIT era of the show in the 1970s when compared to the 1960s era of Hartnell and Troughton, in that at the time of posting only three main cast members of this era - Tom Baker, Katy Manning and John Levene - are still alive. Jon Pertwee...

Geelong have some odd anomalies like this, where their 1932 team missed the finals with the highest percentage. The Cats also went from 7 consecutive years as a premiership contender (1950-1956) only to fall to last in 1957, but with 5-12-1 and a percentage of around 95, the team in the Top 4...

Collingwood went 12-9-1 in 1991 and missed the finals thanks to a bizarre series of results late in the season, but there was a Final 6 back then rather than a Final 8.

Thanks 35Daicos, I didn't realize the Under 19s finals were played weeks before the League and Reserves Grand Finals back in the early 1950s. If it had been played on the fine and sunny day of the 1953 Grand Final, the only possible explanation would be Ross Lyon having the ability to travel...

Looking at Melbourne's long finals absence 1965-1986 inclusive after 11 straight seasons of finals 1954-1964 with 6 premierships and two runners up placings, there's factors that make all this even stranger for the Dees. Much emphasis is placed on the changes to metro and country zoning...

I liked Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - I thought the atrociously bad acting was deliberate and a homage to 1960s B Grade horror films when the movie takes place.

Wayne's World for me tops the list of the films that given my age, sense of humor and tastes in movies I should have liked but didn't no matter how hard I tried. I first saw it with friends when I was still in high school and we went to see it at the movies after an exam. Everyone else liked...

There could also be an NRL jumper clash round as follows: Brisbane Broncos vs. Manly Sea Eagles (both teams in their mostly maroon jumpers) Sydney Roosters vs. Melbourne Storm (both teams in their mainly navy blue jumpers) South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Canberra Raiders (both in their primarily...

Several people convicted of murder and other serious crimes over the years have appeared as contestants on game shows prior to their rise to infamy. One was Rodney Arcala, a serial killer who in his younger years was a contestant on 'The Dating Game'. Arcala won the date, but the girl he was...

It would be amusing to have a 'jumper clash' themed round as follows: Essendon vs. Melbourne (standard jumpers) Geelong vs. North Melbourne (standard jumpers) Hawthorn (gold & brown stripes) vs. Brisbane Lions (Early Brisbane Bears BB maroon & gold jumper) Carlton (standard navy jumper) vs...

You make a good point there, I'm not a superhero fan and have to admit I've never heard of Madame Web before the debacle film release earlier this year. Yet the idea for the Madame Web film overall wasn't bad, and did have some pretty good talent in the cast. One could put it down to just...

I think maybe they need some new ideas in the super-hero genre, how many times can you use the same characters and plots over and over again? A lot of super-hero movies just follow the same patterns ad infinitum. Today I was thinking back to AFL players with amusing or unusual names and...

Are there any notable cases like this in the WAFL, SANFL and VFL/VFA?

The guy who made St Kilda's only premiership cup probably was doing the initial sketches of it and thinking that as was so often the case in the past decade or so, 'Melbourne' would be inscribed on the completed cup at season's end. He might also have spent time wondering if England might win a...

Back to the Future 2 last night for the most recent of many times, and I still can't believe I picked up another paradox I hadn't noticed before. Marty's lousy future in 2015 - unhappily married to Jennifer, dysfunctional kids, troubles at work, severe financial pressures - were the result of...

Old Mother Hubbard would have to be a fan of Fremantle - the Dockers' premiership cabinet is as bare as the cupboard owned by the nursery rhyme character.

Thanks Connor 7395, these decade long droughts are amazing. It got me thinking; which years would be the opposite of 2004 where all teams had been in the finals the last five years to where there were a number of clubs with long finals droughts at the same time? First year I came up with was...

For five years from 2000-2004 inclusive, all of the 16 competing clubs made at least one finals series. Discounting 1916, this was the smallest span of years I could find in which all completing clubs qualified for the finals at least once. Does anyone know of any time span shorter than...

The 1980 season was a strange one at both ends of the ladder. Richmond were clearly the best side all year and easily won the premiership but these odd little lapses during the season saw the Tigers finished third. Carlton were second but the Blues went out in straight sets, as did minor...

Mick Malthouse in his long career as a player for St Kilda and Richmond, and as a coach for the Bulldogs, West Coast Eagles, Collingwood and Carlton had numerous strange coincidences that came up time and time again as follows: Mick Malthouse made his debut with St Kilda in 1972. His debut...

The 1981 VFL finals series was effectively a replay of the 1979 finals series if Geelong is substituted for North Melbourne as follows: 1979 QF: North Melbourne d. Collingwood EF: Fitzroy d. Essendon 1SF: Collingwood d. Fitzroy 2SF: Carlton d. North Melbourne PF: Collingwood d. North...

I have nothing against American actor Adam Driver, but for some reason I have never liked any of the movies or TV shows he has been in, but none of this was due to Driver himself. While I wouldn't use the term 'dislike', I was also totally unconvinced by Driver's Star Wars co-star Daisy...

Mean girls were very popular characters in movies back in the 1990s and 2000s, and lots of young actresses in these decades had at least one such role on their resume. One who never really got a chance at a mean girl role in a movie during this era when she was starting out was Anne Hathaway...

Emma Stone and Bryce Dallas Howard starred together in the 2011 historical drama 'The Help', with Emma playing the movie's main protagonist and Bryce the film's main antagonist, this character possibly one of the biggest fictional Karens ever created. Prior to making this movie Bryce Dallas...

I'm another who thought Clive Robertson was already deceased - I thought he died around 2019. I had a similar experience last week when Maggie Tabberer died - I thought her former partner Richard Zaccharias had died in 2015 or 2016 - but he is still alive.

Thanks, I thought such games would be rare. I should have guessed that Melbourne 1993 would be on the list, this Demons team could well take the prize for the most enigmatic side to ever take the field. And also Geelong vs. Swans, put the Cats and Swans together and they produce all sorts of...

On the 'Weird Scores' thread I recently posted about an unusual Richmond vs. Hawthorn game in Round 15 1997, where the Tigers led the Hawks by 20 points with 10 minutes remaining in the final term (with an average margin of 3 goals between the teams all afternoon), before piling on 9 answered...

Apologies if it has been mentioned before, but one very strange game from the 1990s was played between Richmond and Hawthorn at the MCG on the Sunday of Round 15 1997. It was a tough sort of match, very highly contested with close stores, with the Tigers holding a lead of anywhere between 8 and...