2016: I’ve had better Years

2016 has not been the best year. The horror in Syria has provided a poignant and chilling backdrop to a year that has seen the politics of misinformation and fear trump humanity and reason. The tabloid media has successfully ensured that the divisive populist opinions they encourage now hold sway over expert opinion and empirical evidence. In the US and the UK Trump and Farage have successfully rode this tide of misinformation, opinion and fear. Meanwhile an epic cast of personalities have fallen around us. Oh, and 2016 was also the year I was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I’ve definitely had better years, and I’m determined I will have better again.

In case your struggling with some of the faces on the image, here’s a quick key:

1.     Fidel Castro

2.     Gene Wilder

3.     Leonard Cohen

4.     Jimmy Bain

5.     Harper Lee

6.     George Michael

7.     Paul Daniels

8.     George Martin

9.     Keith Emerson

10.  Burt Kwouk

11.  Pete Burns

12.  Merle Haggard

13.  David Gest

14.  Caroline Aherne

15.  Carla Lane

16.  Garry Shandling

17.  Andrew Sachs

18.  Henry McCullough

19.  Frank Finlay

20.  Jean Alexander

21.  Jimmy Perry

22.  John Glenn

23.  Glenn Frey

24.  Terry Wogan

25.  Jimmy Young

26.  Zsa Zsa Gabor

27.  Cliff Mitchelmore

28.  Peter Vaughan

29.  Rick Parfitt

30.  Umberto Eco

31.  Prince

32.  Lionel Blue

33.  Natalie Cole

34.  Kenny Baker

35.  Frank Kelly

36.  Carrie Fisher
37. Debbie Reynolds

38.  Dan Haggerty

39.  Muhammad Ali
  40. Ronnie Corbett

41.  Richard Adams

42.  Howard Marks

43.  Alan Rickman

44.  Victoria Wood

45.  Liz Smith

46.  Greg Lake

47.  David Bowie

48.  Jo Cox

49.  Robert Vaughn

50.  Vera Rubin

   Hoping we all have a better 2017,

   Crispian Jago.

   28/12/16.


   Image updated 30/12/16