Dead Pool 2008

[Equipment Goddess]

That was an AWFUL WRECK! :eek: Just saw it on ESPN!
Just saw it myself, I hope, for Scott's sake, that blown engine got him & he wasn't alive when he hit the wall

[Nancy1]

I heard he changed his name to "Half-a-dollar"

(j/k its a joke):p
If he is only Half of a Dollar He's not big enough to george. LOL

[Helene]

Headline on MSNBC.com

George Carlin, age 71. No details yet.

:(

[Bill Stamper]

That sucks... I like his routines.

[Helene]

George Carlin, first details online

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25322638/

[Stitching Amy]

I'd love to say some filthy words in his honor, but I'd get banned.:(

[Bill Stamper]

I just posted them in the AF

[aces1820]

It's amazing how a day can go from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. Less than 2 hours before Scott Kalitta's crash, I was witness to the wedding of my best friend to her college sweetheart and was blissfully unaware of the events unfolding ~200 miles away until I returned to her parents' home at the end of the night and caught the TV coverage. As a big NHRA fan, whenever one of the racers is killed, it hurts whether I knew him or her personally or not. I taped the 2 early qualifying shows in hopes of capturing a new Pro Stock Bike record as happened in E-town last year, but I now wonder if instead I have a live recording of the crash.
For the past 3 years, I've been to the event in Maple Grove, and were it not for the wedding and crazy gas prices I may have attended E-town this season as well. Sometimes fate works in mysterious ways because for as bad as the crash looked on TV, witnessing it live must have been incomprehensible and not something I ever wish to see at a race I attend (or any race, period).

Rest in peace, Scott and God speed. May you be racing up there with Eric Medlen, Darrell Russell, Scott Geoffrion, Shelly Howard, and the other NHRA racers who've left us too soon.

[Helene]

From the Main Forum:

http://forums.wheresgeorge.com/showthread.php?t=114255

Our celebrity Georger. How very sad.

[Jay]

Someone mentioned in the George Carlin tribute thread that things tend to happen in threes. With Carlin and Tim Russert, we have two-thirds of a triumvirate of talkers who have passed suddenly via heart attack/disease. Who's the third member of this group?

FYI, nobody picked him. I'm definitely seeing a theme of big names that nobody has picked.

[KsherHomey]

Jay, I bet most of us are missing some of the big names because we are only limited to picking 10 names.

If you had a chance to pick 15 names I bet we would have more people scoring.

[Jay]

Jay, I bet most of us are missing some of the big names because we are only limited to picking 10 names.I don't mean that people aren't getting points. I mean that many of the big names that have died recently weren't picked by anybody at all. Nobody picked George Carlin; nobody picked Cyd Charisse; nobody picked Bo Diddly or Harvey Korman. We have about 50 people playing, representing a diversity of ages and backgrounds. You'd think that someone in that group would have thought of at least one of these people.

[u_need_a_what]

Hey all. I missed the deadline (no pun intended) for getting in the deadpool for 2008. At least I had one right so far. Not George Carlin though. We'll sure miss ya.

[Stitching Amy]

Dody Goodman, age 93 dies (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_en_tv/obit_dody_goodman)

She was the mother on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and she was on Jack Paar's show several times.

[george1861]

John Herlitz (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/automobiles/13herlitz.html?_r=1&fta=y&oref=slogin)65 Chrysler designer. Designed the '70 Plymouth Barracuda & '71 Roadrunner amongst others.

[george1861]

Wilbur Hardee. 89, founder of the Hardee's restraunt chain.

[Falling rock]

Wilbur Hardee. 89, founder of the Hardee's restraunt chain.

I heard his last wis was to be put back into the burger mix

[Helene]

Larry Harmon, the best Bozo, just passed away. Gone to that great clown car in the sky.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25520824/

[sam]

Larry Harmon, the original Bozo, just passed away. Gone to that great clown car in the sky.
A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down the pants.

[Helene]

I also corrected myself on "the original". Harmon wasn't the original Bozo, just the one that we all remember the best!

[Helene]

Jesse Helms, NC Senator. He was 86.

[River City]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Michael Turner, a comic book artist who drew covers for major titles such as "Superman/Batman," "The Flash" and "Civil War,'" has died. He was 37.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Making Stargate SG-1's Maj. Gen. George Hammond hard-nosed was a given. Making him human, as well, was a Don S. Davis mission. Davis passed away on Sunday.

[Jay]

Jesse Helms, NC Senator. He was 86.For next year I'm thinking about picking people that nobody has picked. I was pretty sure that someone had picked Helms, but lo and behold, he's not in the spreadsheet.

[Mrs. *G*]

San Diego Charger (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080705/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_former_player_killed) dies.

[Mike in Buffalo]

Famous heart doctor Michael DeBakey (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_us/obit_debakey) dies at 99.

[Mrs. *G*]

Tony Snow (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_us/obit_snow), 53 years old

[Helene]

Tony Snow (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_us/obit_snow), 53 years old

I'm on the board now.

[DAVED]

I'm on the board now.
when i saw at 8:30 am EDT that Tony Snow and Michael DeBakey had died, i thought i had a chance to "break the news." silly me. but at least to Easterners beat you to the punch. ;)

[Jay]

Tony Snow (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_us/obit_snow), 53 years old:( Sorry to see him go. Rush's ratings are going to soar on Monday... Points for TJ in Poke County (who takes the lead), Terry in Alaska, Lesley as well as Helene.

[DAVED]

how is it all my picks looked like sure things, and here i am in July with ZERO points? :eek:

[Bill Stamper]

I'll let Roger know.

[Bill Stamper]

Tony Snow passing shook up the standings.

[Hikini]

Tony Snow passing shook up the standings.

Shook up more than the standings. :( I really liked Tony Snow.

[Stevetas]

Bobby Murcer, dead at 62

[Jay]

Bobby Murcer, dead at 62Who is Bobby Murcer?

[Bill Stamper]

He was a MLB player, mainly for the Yankees

[Mrs. *G*]

Bobby Murcer (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AoN7NPLucNzSoUh5rm4b.MoRvLYF?slug=ap-obit-murcer&prov=ap&type=lgns)was a NY Yankee

[Stevetas]

Bobby Murcer (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AoN7NPLucNzSoUh5rm4b.MoRvLYF?slug=ap-obit-murcer&prov=ap&type=lgns)was a NY Yankee

And worth 38 points for 1 lucky player!!

[Jay]

And worth 38 points for 1 lucky player!!Congratulations! You're now in second place by just 3 points!

[Bill Stamper]

I'll let Roger know....

And worth 38 points for 1 lucky player!!

[Bill Stamper]

Done

[T.J. in Poke County]

Shook up more than the standings. :( I really liked Tony Snow.

Yeah. I put him on my list because I had a feeling cancer might take him sooner than later. Sadly I was right. I thought very highly of him.

[george1861]

Steve Peterson, 58, NASCAR Technical Director

[Helene]

Les Crane, talk-show host, died at age 74. I honestly thought he was a lot older than that.

He started out in San Francisco doing Live from the hungry i, and was tapped by ABC to do a national show in 1964, interviewing major figures of the day, and with sidekick Nipsey Russell.

What I didn't know or remember about Crane was that he won a Grammy for the spoken word recording "Desiderata" (anyone ever see the movie "Love Serenade"?). He also made a fortune in computer software, starting in 1984 with sales of "Chessmaster" and "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing".

He was married to Tina Louise, best know as Ginger on Gilligan's Island, for about 5 years.

Quite an interesting life. If you don't recognize anything about this man's life, you are very young. ;)

[Titus]

From CNN.com (and dated July 15):

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Charles Joffe, the longtime Woody Allen producer who snagged a best picture Oscar for the filmmaker's famed comedy "Annie Hall," has died. He was 78.

Joffe died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a long battle with lung disease, his separated wife, Carol Joffe, said.

Born in New York City, Charles Joffe studied journalism at Syracuse University before becoming a junior agent at MCA, Carol Joffe said.

He worked for Jack Rollins in the 1950s as a junior manager working with comedians. In the 1960s, the pair partnered to form Rollins and Joffe Productions, and developed the likes of Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Dick Cavett and Allen, Carol Joffe said.

Charles Joffe moved to Los Angeles in 1972, while Rollins stayed in New York, she said.

Rollins and Joffe eventually moved on to different projects but have both been producing Allen's (http://topics.cnn.com/topics/woody_allen) films since "Take the Money and Run" in 1969. Joffe picked up a trophy for best picture in 1977 when "Annie Hall" landed four Oscars.

[namvet70]

so will the guesses for 2009 start on Dec. 17, 2008 as well ??

Larry

[Bill Stamper]

correct

so will the guesses for 2009 start on Dec. 17, 2008 as well ??

Larry

[Stitching Amy]

so will the guesses for 2009 start on Dec. 17, 2008 as well ??

Larry

correct

At the rate I"m going, I might as well keep the same list.:rolleyes:

[River City]

At the rate I"m going, I might as well keep the same list.:rolleyes:
saves on time :D

[Ruthie]

At the rate I"m going, I might as well keep the same list.:rolleyes:

I'm thinking of offering my list as a service: "Stay on Ruthie's List, Live Long and Prosper!"

[$upes Fan (Formerly known as Daryn)]

I'm thinking of offering my list as a service: "Stay on Ruthie's List, Live Long and Prosper!"

Can I be on your list then? I mean, worst case scenario, if I meet an untimely demise, that is 67 points for you. ;)

Daryn

[Jay]

Can I be on your list then? I mean, worst case scenario, if I meet an untimely demise, that is 67 points for you. ;)All picks must have some element of celebrity, fame, or political relevance so that an announcement will be mentioned in some credible news source.I know all of us in WG-dom love you, but I doubt you'd meet this rule. ;):D

[Stephen in Delaware]

Who had Estelle Getty? (now room temperature)

[Bill Stamper]

There is always a link in every post a make to the database.

[Bill Stamper]

there are definitely at least 3-4 of us. I didn't count all of us up. I will let Roger know to update.

[Stitching Amy]

Holy dingleberries! I picked Estelle Getty! I'm on the board!!!

I feel bad that she passed away though. I loved her in The Golden Girls. She was such a hoot.

Here's an article (http://tv.yahoo.com/show/30728/news/urn:newsml:tv.ap.org:20080722:obit_getty)about her passing.

[Disaster Chick]

Holy dingleberries! I picked Estelle Getty! I'm on the board!!!

I feel bad that she passed away though. I loved her in The Golden Girls. She was such a hoot.

Here's an article (http://tv.yahoo.com/show/30728/news/urn:newsml:tv.ap.org:20080722:obit_getty)about her passing.


I'm on board now too.

We also get the extra point because she was just days shy of her 85th birthday. It is sad, but I heard she hadn't been doing well for quite sometime now.

[Becky the Jersey Girl]

Can I be on your list then? I mean, worst case scenario, if I meet an untimely demise, that is 67 points for you. ;)

Daryn

Don't you dare even think that. It's not funny!

[TankGirl]

gosh darnit! I think she was on my list last year... or on my 'penciled in' list of like 20 & I didn't pick her. Oh well ~ guess my list of peeps can rest assure they're not going anywhere this year :rolleyes: I thought for sure I had a point when I heard the news :o oh well... Least she's in a better place now, she was in bad shape.

[T.J. in Poke County]

Dang! It was fun being in first place while it lasted. Stevetas is in the lead now!

[Bill Stamper]

If I counted right 25 people now have points. This is a much better year as far as people's picks than years past.

[Ruthie]

Can I be on your list then? I mean, worst case scenario, if I meet an untimely demise, that is 67 points for you. ;)

Yikes, Daryn! Eeek! Stop that! :eek:

[$upes Fan (Formerly known as Daryn)]

Yikes, Daryn! Eeek! Stop that! :eek:
Maybe that came out wrong. The reason I wanted to be on your list is because you said that everyone on your list will live long and prosper. Isn't that what we all want?

But, I do not fear death, either. I know that when I die, I will go to a much better place.

Daryn

[Ruthie]

Maybe that came out wrong. The reason I wanted to be on your list is because you said that everyone on your list will live long and prosper. Isn't that what we all want?

But, I do not fear death, either. I know that when I die, I will go to a much better place.

Daryn

May you live to be 120, and see your great-grandchildren! (Whew)

I'm a touch superstitious, can you tell?

[River City]

But, I do not fear death, either. I know that when I die, I will go to a much better place.
You mean Minot isnt good enough? :eek::D:eek:

[ParrotHead]

Maybe that came out wrong. The reason I wanted to be on your list is because you said that everyone on your list will live long and prosper. Isn't that what we all want?

But, I do not fear death, either. I know that when I die, I will go to a much better place.

Daryn




So what, are you comming to Nebraska?

[$upes Fan (Formerly known as Daryn)]

Actually, I am thoroughly convinced that North Dakota is God's Country. And I have proof!!!

This looks better on pen and paper, but I will explain it to you.

The area code for the entire state of ND is 701.

When a person writes their area code down, they generally put a parentheses around the area code.

If you look at 701 with parentheses, you can clearly see that it spells God.

(701)

So there it is. :D

BTW, I got to spend two days last week with Senator Chuck Hagel from Nebraska. I really enjoyed his company. We had a great time together.

Daryn

[ParrotHead]

Hoover has been drinking something if you think 701 spells out god? maybe ood which looks like odd, but it's not.

how is life treating you hoover? Great to see you in here!!!

Go to the IRC on bankoffrank.com

[george1861]

Johnny Griffin, (http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1826913,00.html?xid=feed-rss-netzero) 80 Jazz (Sax)

[Mike in Buffalo]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 89 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080803/wl_nm/russia_solzhenitsyn_dc)

[Adam82]

Atlanta Braves announcer Skip Caray (http://www.bnd.com/508/story/420173.html), 68

[Jayelle]

Hoover has been drinking something if you think 701 spells out god? maybe ood which looks like odd, but it's not.

how is life treating you hoover? Great to see you in here!!!

Go to the IRC on bankoffrank.com

Looks like GOD to me! ----> (701)

just depends on how you write it!
;)

[george1861]

Eric Dowling, 92, Planner of "The Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III prison in WWII. The escape inspired the movie.

[Helene]

Bernie Mac, only 50.:(

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26108167/

[Jay]

Confirmation (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_bernie_mac;_ylt=As5BiL7pF1G7t0YCFVzx4b6s0NUE)

Wow, this has been quite a year for sudden deaths. :(

[george1861]

Andrea Pininfarina, whose company desgns Porsche & other cars, died riding a Vespa.

[DAVED]

when i heard last week that Bernie Mac was suffering pneumonia and had "other complications," i added him to my list of definites (ya know... with Patrick Swayze) for next year. oh, well... i would have had 50 or 49 points next year.

[Jay]

What does Patrick Swayze have?

[Helene]

What does Patrick Swayze have?

Try a wiki search and you'll find the answer!

[DunkerTim]

What does Patrick Swayze have?

I've had two relatives die from this disease. Pancreatic Cancer, one of the worst kinds, usually fatal within months of prognosis.

From a web site dedicated to the disease:

Survival Rates
According to the American Cancer Society, for all stages of pancreatic cancer combined, the one-year relative survival rate is 20%, and the five-year rate is 4%. These low survival rates are attributable to the fact that fewer than 10% of patients' tumors are confined to the pancreas at the time of diagnosis; in most cases, the malignancy has already progressed to the point where surgical removal is impossible.

In those cases where resection can be performed, the average survival rate is 18 to 20 months. The overall five-year survival rate is about 10%, although this can rise as high as 20% to 25% if the tumor is removed completely and when cancer has not spread to lymph nodes.

[Bill Stamper]

My grandmother died from pancreatic cancer. It was horrible and painful for her. Then last month a former co-worker was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At first they were hopeful, but very soon they discovered it wasn't confined to the pancreas. By the time his was diagnosed, it had spread to the liver and his prognosis is very poor. I hope his remaining time is as pain free as possible. And I hope the same for Patrick Swayze as well.

[DAVED]

What does Patrick Swayze have?
nothing. Patrick Swayze is just fine. the picture of health. no need to put him on your list next year. :D

please know that i am fully-aware of the pain and misery associated with pancreatic cancer and other maladies. we play this game as if those who die do so for our benefit. it's as if we are removed from the situation. but these people suffer, they die and they have family and loved ones who grieve, just as we grieve for Uncle Fred or Aunt Betty. some people think Dead Pools are sick and i respect that. myself, i think they're a nice diversion. don't hate me for that.

[Helene]

News flash on the radio that Isaac Hayes has died. no details yet.

Here's a link
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26125699/

[marikun]

News flash on the radio that Isaac Hayes has died. no details yet.

http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8817903

What a shame. He was an awesome musician. :(

[Bill Stamper]

Wow. What a shocker about Isaac Hayes.

[aces1820]

I know they say these things come in threes, with Isaac and Bernie Mac, should we expect the 3rd to be another icon in the African American community? I have B.B. King on my list (I think, at least I did last year), but for his fans, I'll hope to be wrong.

[Lisa in Delaware]

I know they say these things come in threes, with Isaac and Bernie Mac, should we expect the 3rd to be another icon in the African American community? I have B.B. King on my list (I think, at least I did last year), but for his fans, I'll hope to be wrong.

I found this posted on Fark.com (http://www.fark.com)::eek:

http://home.comcast.net/%7Etheingrams4/soulmen.jpg

Truly a scary time for Mr. Jackson right now!:eek:

[TankGirl]

http://www.rvgfanatic.com/mediac/400_0/media/DIR_401101/BernieMac.JPG

Great times, Mr. Bernie Mac! It's a shame we loose you so young ~ but thankfully you'll keep our angels giggling. Big Smooches! And goodbye. Until we see you on the other side. Love your laughter ~ Love You! Brightest Blessings to you & your family.

[aces1820]

Yeah, if he can get through the next 2-3 days he may be home free. Sounds like an excellent time to stay at home, eat unremarkable meals and curl up with a good book.

[Jayelle]

Isaac Hayes (http://www.popeater.com/music/article/soul-legend-isaac-hayes-passes-away/126811?icid=100214839x1207075555x1200394994)

age 65

[Mike in Buffalo]

Anthony Russo, 71 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_re_us/obit_anthony_russo)

Xeroxed and leaked the Pentagon Papers.

[marikun]

Sandy Allen (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26178315/), world's tallest woman dies at 53.

I saw her on one of those Discovery Channel documentaries a few year back. Truly an inspiring woman. :(

[Disaster Chick]

Jerry Wexler (http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx/?news=327102&GT1=28102), famed record producer, dies at 91

[Jay]

Levy Mwanawasa, president of Zambia, dead at 59 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_af/obit_zambia_president;_ylt=Akcy7xwuALNXTFUCbQlZf5G s0NUE).

[Helene]

I know this doesn't fit the game, and no one had her, but I did want to acknowledge the loss of the beautiful Derby-winning filly, Genuine Risk. She was also second in both the Preakness and the Belmont.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2008123054_digs19.html

[Jay]

LeRoi Moore, sax player for the Dave Matthews Band, dead at 46 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_en_ot/obit_leroi_moore;_ylt=Am4aUlrML.79zJnLI6SHU96s0NUE ).

[Jayelle]

LeRoi Moore, sax player for the Dave Matthews Band, dead at 46 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_en_ot/obit_leroi_moore;_ylt=Am4aUlrML.79zJnLI6SHU96s0NUE ).

oh man! I just heard this on the local morning news! :(
I doubt anyone had LeRoi Moore as a pick,,,, who would've thought this would happen????

Really sorry to hear this,,, Dave Matthews Band is a favorite around here,,, and Moore was a very unique part of DMB! :(

[Jay]

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, dead at 58 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_ge/congresswoman_hospitalized;_ylt=ApftNefdE268jemMIZ TVh5es0NUE) after a brain hemorrhage.

[Helene]

Gene Upshaw, 63, head of the NFL Players Union. Pancreatic cancer

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26326065/

[Mike in Buffalo]

Gene Upshaw, 63, head of the NFL Players Union. Pancreatic cancer

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26326065/

:eek: I had no idea that he was sick.

[River City]

Gene Upshaw, 63, head of the NFL Players Union. Pancreatic cancer

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26326065/

:eek: I had no idea that he was sick.

I read a story that he had just been diagnosed within the last week or so

[george1861]

I read a story that he had just been diagnosed within the last week or soSunday, according to NBC. less than a week.

[Denver Cubs Fan]

:eek: I had no idea that he was sick.

He just found out Sunday himself...

[Adam82]

Sunday, according to NBC. less than a week.

He just found out Sunday himself...


Echo...echo...echo...

[Jay]

Fred Crane, Gone With the Wind actor, dead at 90 (http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080825/NEWS01/80825017/-1/NLETTER01&source=nletter-news).

[Jay]

Dr. Dre's son is dead at 20 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080826/ap_en_ce/people_dr_dre;_ylt=Amuysl3Fn1SDD.GD9cNd8SBxFb8C).

Also just heard that the author of the book Things to Do Before You Die has died at age 47.

[Mrs. *G*]

Former Trail Blazers Kevin Duckworth (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AszmNbMncZlT17L3RqtNCF68vLYF?slug=ap-obit-duckworth&prov=ap&type=lgns)dies at 44

[Chicken Hawk]

Also just heard that the author of the book Things to Do Before You Die has died at age 47.Wow. He was young. I wonder if he got it all done.

[Jay]

Wow. He was young. I wonder if he got it all done.Only about half. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080826/ap_on_en_ot/obit_freeman;_ylt=AhKtOnBs_fKcdq1owGEubYFxFb8C)

[george1861]

Phil Hill, 81 ledendary race car driver.

[ParrotHead]

Hollywood stuntwoman Hazel Warp dies at 93

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Hazel Warp, who was Vivien Leigh's stunt double in "Gone With the Wind," has died. She was 93.
A spokeswoman at Evergreen Healthcare in Livingston confirmed Friday that Warp died Tuesday at Livingston Memorial Hospital. A cause of death wasn't released.
Warp, who rode and trained horses, was a stand-in for Leigh in all the horseback-riding scenes in the 1939 movie. She also took a fall for Leigh, tumbling down the stairs of Tara in the famous scene near the end of the film when Scarlett O'Hara reaches out to slap Rhett Butler, loses her balance and falls.
"I never will forget it," Warp said of her Hollywood work in a 2005 interview with the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. "I liked it, everything about it. I just liked my work."
Warp also appeared in "Wuthering Heights,""Ben-Hur" and "National Velvet," among other films.

[Disaster Chick]

King of Voiceovers - Don La Fontaine (http://www.popeater.com/movies/article/king-of-voiceovers-don-lafontaine-dies/155890?icid=100214839x1208531473x1200504896) dies at age 68.

[River City]

King of Voiceovers - Don La Fontaine (http://www.popeater.com/movies/article/king-of-voiceovers-don-lafontaine-dies/155890?icid=100214839x1208531473x1200504896) dies at age 68.

In a world without Don La Fontaine.....

Voiceovers will be boring...

[george1861]

Jerry Reed, (http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/TUNEIN/80902039/1005/ENTERTAINMENT) 71 Singer/Actor

[george1861]

Ike Papas, 75,CBS News

[Ruthie]

Jerry Reed, (http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/TUNEIN/80902039/1005/ENTERTAINMENT) 71 Singer/Actor

That is so sad. He was one of the most brilliant studio guitarists in Nashville. Absolutely a genius, and yet it wasn't what made him famous.

[Mrs. *G*]

"Peanuts (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/tv_nm/melendez_dc)" animator Bill Melendez dies

[Mrs. *G*]

Silent screen siren Anita Page (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080907/ap_en_ce/obit_page) dies at 98

[Mike in Buffalo]

Don Haskins (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news;_ylt=AqUz4yc4PseSe.XffGZGktE5nYcB?slug=ap-obit-haskins&prov=ap&type=lgns), Hall of Fame NCAA basketball coach, 78.

[Jay]

Don Haskins (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news;_ylt=AqUz4yc4PseSe.XffGZGktE5nYcB?slug=ap-obit-haskins&prov=ap&type=lgns), Hall of Fame NCAA basketball coach, 78.If you haven't already, see the movie Glory Road, which tells the story of how he broke the color barrier in NCAA basketball. Excellent movie.

[Titus]

"Fletch" creator Gregory Macdonald (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx/?news=330157&GT1=28101), 71.

[Mrs. *G*]

Novelist David Foster Wallace (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080914/ap_on_en_ot/obit_wallace) found dead

[Bill Stamper]

We have had a dry spell around here. No one has put up points lately......

[Hikini]

We have had a dry spell around here. No one has put up points lately......

Which is not unusual for me!:)

[Ruthie]

We have had a dry spell around here. No one has put up points lately......

The people on my list are all waiting for December, when they will dazzle everyone with a last minute die-off.

(Anyone who buys that, we should talk about some nice real estate on the Texas coast.)

[Bill Stamper]

that's quite a strategy.

The people on my list are all waiting for December, when they will dazzle everyone with a last minute die-off.

(Anyone who buys that, we should talk about some nice real estate on the Texas coast.)

[Jay]

(Anyone who buys that, we should talk about some nice real estate on the Texas coast.)I have some seaside property in New Mexico. Wanna trade?

[Ruthie]

I have some seaside property in New Mexico. Wanna trade?

Could work, Jay. Yours needs a bit more water, mine has a little bit too much!

[ParrotHead]

I am waiting for Fidel Castro to visit the last game a Yankee Stadium where George Steinbrenner will be in attendance with his good friend Billy Grahmam. You know the one where Amy Winehouse will be singing the National Anthem (I know she is British, but go with me). And the stadium will crumble and each will die at the same event.

It could happen

[Gothiqa]

David Foster Wallace (http://www.9news.com/life/entertainment/article.aspx?storyid=99687&catid=343)- author of ''Infinite Jest''

[sam]

I am waiting for Fidel Castro to visit the last game a Yankee Stadium where George Steinbrenner will be in attendance with his good friend Billy Grahmam. You know the one where Amy Winehouse will be singing the National Anthem (I know she is British, but go with me). And the stadium will crumble and each will die at the same event.

It could happen
Will this game be televised? ;):D

[Disaster Chick]

Pink Floyd's Richard Wright (http://www.popeater.com/music/article/pink-floyd-member-richard-wright-dies/174459?icid=100214839x1209695527x1200563213) dies at age 65.

[Jay]

George Putnam, news reporter and broadcaster, dead at 94 (http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/george_putnam_dies/2008/09/14/130752.html).

[Helene]

Connie Haines, Big Band singer with Harry James, Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra. She was 87.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Haines

Dick Lynch, broadcast 'voice' of the New York Giants, Notre Dame football Hall of Fame, and defensive back with the Giants. He was 72.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Lynch

And Nappy Brown, R&B singer, at 78

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nappy_Brown

[Helene]

Big news on the radio

Paul Newman just died, age 83. Wow.

[DAVED]

Helene is a death stalker

Paul Newman (http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment/20080927/Obit.Newman/)

[DAVED]

i wonder what it's like being an old (or very ill) celebrity knowing your obituary has already been written.

[River City]

i wonder what it's like being an old (or very ill) celebrity knowing your obituary has already been written.

would be a bit weird wouldnt it

[Helene]

Helene is a death stalker



I have a radio on in the house most of the day. Good news station, usually. And the Newman story was the first thing I heard this morning. And I think at least one person had Newman in the pool, too.

As for the previous three, all obits were in the local paper the other day.

I just try stay alert and pay attention, which isn't as easy as it sounds.:eek:

Anyway, losing Paul Newman is a real bummer. I had assumed he was immortal. Which is the beauty of films, where he will always be with us.

[Ruthie]

i wonder what it's like being an old (or very ill) celebrity knowing your obituary has already been written.

In a sense, we all write our own obits -- after all, we live the lives that they recount.

[DAVED]

Anyway, losing Paul Newman is a real bummer. I had assumed he was immortal.
i thought he was already dead.

[Jay]

I think at least one person had Newman in the pool.Appears that Mojavewanderer is the only one.

[Hikini]

Appears that Mojavewanderer is the only one.

It just doesn't seem right to say congratulations, does it?

[Jay]

It just doesn't seem right to say congratulations, does it?My mother gave me a hard time for picking Estelle Getty.

[aces1820]

He was a candidate for 2009's list, but he apparently didn't want to wait to die until it was convenient for me. Sheesh.

In all seriousness, his work on the racing circuit and for seriously ill children with his Hole In The Wall camps made the man truly honorable in my mind. A sad day for sure.

[TankGirl]

Pink Floyd's Richard Wright (http://www.popeater.com/music/article/pink-floyd-member-richard-wright-dies/174459?icid=100214839x1209695527x1200563213) dies at age 65.

I hadn't heard this one yet. That's a shame, was turning my son onto Pink Floyd lately ~ and happen to notice this was posted on my son's birthday. I'm not gonna tell him tonight, it's past his bedtime already. Somehow I'll gently tell him. But he's gotta figure, the bands we grew up with are pretty much heading down that path soon enough.
I just happen to peak in, wondering if I heard the news right about Paul Newman & I see he did pass on as well.
~Merry Part famous people, thanks for the memories!~

[Mike in Buffalo]

House Peters (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_en_tv/obit_peters_jr), originated the ad role of Mr. Clean, 92.

[Jayelle]

i wonder what it's like being an old (or very ill) celebrity knowing your obituary has already been written.
Or knowing that you are listed in Dead Pools (some apparently for big bucks),,, and folks are just waiting for you to kick-the-bucket!
That would be creepy for me! :cool:

[River City]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nick Reynolds, a founding member of the Kingston Trio who jump-started the revival folk scene of the late 1950s and paved the way for artists such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, has died. He was 75.

[george1861]

Austrian Right winger Joerge Haider, (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081011/ap_on_re_eu/eu_obit_haider) 58

[Titus]

I'd be shocked and surprised if anybody listed this name. The news is a few months old, but since The Great Gatsby is my favorite novel, I thought I'd post this anyway: Matthew J. Bruccoli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Bruccoli) was a literature professor at the University of South Carolina and was the leading scholarly expert on the life and career of F. Scott Fitzgerald. He was 76.

I work in an academic library, and I was an English major before that--so I've heard this name off-and-on over the years.

[Mrs. *G*]

Rangers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=txrangersprospectdies&prov=st&type=lgns) prospect dies during game

[ParrotHead]

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20081016/D93RPATG0.html

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress and singer Edie Adams, the blonde beauty who won a Tony Award for bringing Daisy Mae to life on Broadway and who played the television foil to her husband, comedian Ernie Kovacs, has died. She was 81.
Adams died Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital from pneumonia and cancer, publicist Henri Bollinger said.

[Mrs. *G*]

Ex-Yankee Tom Tresh (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ar5keFOGt5AhPeg_miwHztYRvLYF?slug=ap-obit-tresh&prov=ap&type=lgns) dies at 71

[george1861]

Levi Stubbs 72 "Four Tops"

[Helene]

Mr. Blackwell, who was on my 2009 list.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27274646/

[Jayelle]

Mr. Blackwell, who was on my 2009 list.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27274646/

hmmmmm,,,, wonder how many celebs will show up at his funeral as "worst dressed"
:confused:
That would be ironic! ;)

[Titus]

Rudy Ray Moore (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx/?news=335607&GT1=28101), 81. Star of Blaxploitation films such as Avening Disco Godfather (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074412/).

[Mike in Buffalo]

Ex-Grateful Dead member Merl Saunders (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081027/lf_nm_life/us_saunders), 74.

[Helene]

Tony Hillerman, 83

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/tony-hillerman-dies-at-83_n_138069.html

[Mrs. *G*]

Gerard Damiano (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_re_us/obit_damiano), 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80

[Jay]

Tony Hillerman, 83Who?

[Helene]

Who?

Best-selling author, according to the link.

[Titus]

Gerard Damiano (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_re_us/obit_damiano), 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80

Mark Felt had a director? :rolleyes:

[Becky the Jersey Girl]

My hubby loved Tony Hillerman's novels. He specialized in stories about the Navajo and the Southwest US.

[River City]

Gerard Damiano (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_re_us/obit_damiano), 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80

That death was a hard one to swallow :eek::D:eek:

[River City]

Mark Felt had a director? :rolleyes:
He had three :D


J. Edgar Hoover
LOUIS PATRICK GRAY, III
WILLIAM DOYLE RUCKELSHAUS

[Mike in Buffalo]

Studs Terkel (http://http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081031/ap_on_en_ot/obit_terkel), 96.

[Bill Stamper]

I'll let Roger know to update the database. Only one person had him - kawaiianme

Studs Terkel (http://http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081031/ap_on_en_ot/obit_terkel), 96.

[Morse Tom]

Two more months and I'll survive this list.

MT

[PCC4600]

This is something I'd like to participate in 2009...

[Helene]

This is something I'd like to participate in 2009...

Jump in, it's a fun ghoulish game! :eek:

Start working on your list now! This is the time of year when some of my picks for next year start to beat the clock (Paul Newman), and I worry about some picks I've had for a couple of years are really immortal (Fidel Castro). Who do I take off my last year's list and who do I add to the list.

[Bill Stamper]

I will be starting another thread in early December and will accept people's lists from Dec 17 through midnight EST 12/31 for 2009's guesses.

[Jay]

I have an idea for "Year in Death" awards to be voted on by Dead Pool participants and handed out at the end of the year. Here are the categories I have so far: Greatest Death of the Year Biggest Loss Most Shocking/Surprising Death "Thoroughly Used Up" Award for Fullest Life Lived Any others we think of. Nominees and winners need not have been picked by anyone in the Dead Pool. Nominations would open the last week of December, with members (not necessarily just DP participants) sending their votes to me by private message. I will tabulate the results and post them the first full week of January. Any thoughts?

[Ruthie]

I look forward to extending another year of "Ruthie's Fool Proof Life Insurance Policy" to a group of lucky geezers and sick people! :rolleyes:

[Mrs. *G*]

Oscar winning producer John Daly (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081102/ap_on_en_mo/obit_daly)dies at 71

[Mike in Buffalo]

Greatest Death of the Year



Are you referring to the person we are happiest to see dead, or the best manner of dying, or what?

[Jayelle]

Jacques Piccarda (http://news.aol.com/article/explorer-deep-sea-pioneer-dead-at-86/234905?icid=200100397x1212605543x1200754781) scientist and underwater explorer who plunged deeper beneath the ocean than any other man. He was 86

[River City]

"Thoroughly Used Up" Award for Fullest Life Lived
I'd nominate Paul Newman for this one

[River City]

Are you referring to the person we are happiest to see dead, or the best manner of dying, or what?
I think you just came up with 2 categories there :)

[Jay]

Are you referring to the person we are happiest to see dead, or the best manner of dying, or what?I think you just came up with 2 categories there :)Hee hee. Good points. "Biggest Loss" is a bit broad. How about this restructure: "Lifetime Achievement" for the person who accomplished the most. "Thoroughly Used Up" for the person who lived the fullest life (not necessarily the same as Lifetime Achievement). "Good Riddance" for the person who we're most happy to see gone. "Went Too Soon" for the person who had the most left to accomplish or most promising person who died.Per the best manner of dying, perhaps we could have "Most Unique Death"? I'd like to see these awards be fun, but respectful. :)

[Jay]

Some more ideas: "End of an Era" for the person who was the last of their breed. And some for the living: "Holding On" for the person who looks like they are going to live forever, and "Cheater" for the person who should have died from something but didn't.

[george1861]

Shakir Stewart, rapper, didn't catch his age.

[Jay]

Shakir Stewart, rapper, didn't catch his age.He was 34. (http://www.freep.com/article/20081103/ENT/81102059/1035/rss04)

[Adam82]

He was 34.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/03/def-jam-exec-shakir-stewart-suicide

[george1861]

Obama's GrandMother.

[george1861]

Linky (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20237587,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines)

[Stitching Amy]

Obama's GrandMother.

Linky (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20237587,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines)

Poor Toots. :( I was hoping she'd make it to see Obama be elected. From what I've read, they've got cops placed outside her apartment complex to keep the media and "nosey bodies" away. Between her passing and if he wins the election, Hawaii is going to go nuts!:eek:

[Helene]

Michael Crichton, 66, best-selling author. Heard it on the radio, no link to it. Long battle with cancer.

[Denver Cubs Fan]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/11/05/obit.crichton/index.html?iref=newssearch

[Bill Stamper]

I thought for sure someone would have picked him.... But no one did.

Michael Crichton, 66, best-selling author. Heard it on the radio, no link to it. Long battle with cancer.

[Disaster Chick]

I thought for sure someone would have picked him.... But no one did.

I didn't know that he had cancer. I guess I better start doing my dead pool research now. :o

[Helene]

Miriam Makeba, 76

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27637804/

I had the great pleasure to see her in concert back in ... maybe 1966???... and she was amazing.

[WhataGeorger]

Herb Score, Indians pitcher and broadcaster whose career was changed by line drive, dies at 75

[Mike in Buffalo]

Mitch Mitchell (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081112/ap_en_ot/obit_mitch_mitchell), 61. End of the Experience... literally. *silently holds aloft a cigarette lighter in remembrance*

[Bill Stamper]

this one was sad to see today.

Mitch Mitchell (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081112/ap_en_ot/obit_mitch_mitchell), 61. End of the Experience... literally. *silently holds aloft a cigarette lighter in remembrance*

[Bill Stamper]

It's been a like a ghost town around here.

[TankGirl]

It's been a like a ghost town around here.


hardy har har :rolleyes:
I see I'm still on track ~zero zilch zip~ guess all my peeps are happy I picked them, they just keep on tickin'. :D

[Jay]

It's been a like a ghost town around here.That's a rather ironic thing to say about a dead pool. :D

[Mrs. *G*]

Rapper MC Breed (http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61899279) dies at friend's home at age 37

[Disaster Chick]

Betty James (http://forums.wheresgeorge.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=3334647), 90, co-founder of the company that invented the Slinky

[Mrs. *G*]

'Miracle Worker' author William Gibson (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_en_ot/obit_gibson;_ylt=Ape2540kIAspPrplMzT6NQLLLJ94)dies at 94

[Bill Stamper]

we're coming into the home stretch.... Only about a month left for this round.

[george1861]

Edna Parker, 115, world's oldest person. Lose points on her!

[george1861]

2 members of WWIIs Doolittle Raiders (30 seconds over Tokyo) died this week. Retired Maj. Gen. Davy Jones Nov 25 & retired Mstr Sgt Ed Horton Jr, 92, Nov 26. There are now only 9 survivors out of the original 80. Horton lived here in FWB.

[ParrotHead]

we're coming into the home stretch.... Only about a month left for this round.



Sounds bad, who is not Santa Claus, and can say they are

"makin a list, and checkin it twice"?

[aces1820]

I've had my 2009 list going since about January, my one rule being I won't use everyone else's lists to include people I forgot. Plus, I figure if they make it to 2009, they weren't good picks anyway, and since 80% of my 2008 list is still here, I didn't make good picks either.

[Jay]

I already know of one pick for 2009 that isn't on my 2008 list.

[PCC4600]

I hope to get in on this one....

[Jay]

The Rev. George M. Docherty, credited with helping to push Congress to insert the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance, dead at 97 (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/29/under-god-advocate-dies-97/).

[namvet70]

when does the 2009 season start ????? How many deceased can you pick ? Any thought of increasing the number of picks ?

Larry

[Bill Stamper]

The window for getting in on the 2009 game is between 12/17 - 12/31. We are going to stick with 10 picks. There will be a new thread started on or around 12/17.


when does the 2009 season start ????? How many deceased can you pick ? Any thought of increasing the number of picks ?

Larry

[Ruthie]

Ahhhh, a chance to save and extend more lives with my Dead Pool picks!

[DVD Dennis]

I hope I don't forget to play this year. Last year I didn't even think about it till the end of January.

A point of clarification. What if you have someone in your pool that is declared dead, and are then revived with the paddles? (clear...zap!):eek:

Do you still get a point? How about 1/2 a point? What if that person says in an interview later that they saw "a white light", and were walking towards it when they were revived? You oughta get something.:mad:

[Disaster Chick]

I hope I don't forget to play this year. Last year I didn't even think about it till the end of January.

A point of clarification. What if you have someone in your pool that is declared dead, and are then revived with the paddles? (clear...zap!):eek:

Do you still get a point? How about 1/2 a point? What if that person says in an interview later that they saw "a white light", and were walking towards it when they were revived? You oughta get something.:mad:

I would say that dead is ready to be cremated or buried.

[Jay]

A point of clarification. What if you have someone in your pool that is declared dead, and are then revived with the paddles? (clear...zap!):eek:[/B]Per the game rules, the death must be confirmed and announced via a credible news source. If someone is sent to the emergency room then revived before the death is confirmed, it doesn't count.

[ParrotHead]

These guys are funny as well heck, inappropriate for many but always funny, hope the links work

OK they have a death pool also

http://www.tntradioempire.com/LinksMore/CraigsDeathPoolLists/tabid/4600/Default.aspx

Here is the link to the actual contest
http://www.craigsdeadpool.com/index.php

What prizes will be given away is unknown right now.

[Helene]

Odetta,77, voice of the Civil Rights Movement.

She was wonderful. I saw her in concert way back in 1966.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/03/odetta-voice-of-civil-rig_n_147955.html

[JudiOz]

A point of clarification. What if you have someone in your pool that is declared dead, and are then revived with the paddles? (clear...zap!):eek:
have to admit that your question made me laugh.

OK they have a death pool also
Here is the link to the actual contest
http://www.craigsdeadpool.com/index.php

What prizes will be given away is unknown right now. these guys actually address that in their rules:
http://www.craigsdeadpool.com/images/tee.gifhou shalt not count near misses
Near death does not count. They have to stay dead. Death is defined as permanent and irreversible. i love the part where it says "They have to stay dead"
LOL

[Mike in Buffalo]

Toronto Blue Jays owner and Canadian media mogul Ted Rogers (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-obit-rogers&prov=ap&type=lgns), 75.

[Gothiqa]

have to admit that your question made me laugh.

these guys actually address that in their rules:
i love the part where it says "They have to stay dead"
LOL



yeah. if they turn into a zombie and start hunting brains, you have to give those points back. :D

[LordMarmoset]

I have my list ready...Let's hope none of them die before January 1. I spent a long time putting this list together in the hopes that I can do better than the last time I played.

[TankGirl]

Per the game rules, the death must be confirmed and announced via a credible news source. If someone is sent to the emergency room then revived before the death is confirmed, it doesn't count.


looks like soap opera characters are not included in this :( they always manage to "revive" after being blowed up, burnt to ash & then they magically appear looking rather daper. :rolleyes:

well, anyhow, I don't know if I'm gonna go for my same list, or what. I am really surprised I didn't get one stinkin' point! I thought I had a good chance. I dunno. Maybe I should use the magick 8 ball to help me choose next years line up. hmmmm

[george1861]

Russian Orthodox Church's Alexi (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_obit_alexy_ii) II, 79

[Disaster Chick]

Paul Benedict (http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=342477&gt1=28103) from The Jeffersons, age 70

[WhataGeorger]

have to admit that your question made me laugh.

these guys actually address that in their rules:
i love the part where it says "They have to stay dead"
LOL
Reminds me of the scene in Mony Python and The Holy Grail

Bring out your dead!
CUSTOMER: Here's one -- nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: What?
CUSTOMER: Nothing -- here's your nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: Here -- he says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER: Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not!
MORTICIAN: He isn't.
CUSTOMER: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
DEAD PERSON: I'm getting better!
CUSTOMER: No, you're not -- you'll be stone dead in a moment.
MORTICIAN: Oh, I can't take him like that -- it's against regulations

[Helene]

Here's one that I bet you all thought was already dead

Sunny von Bulow.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/06/sunny-von-bulow-dies-afte_n_148968.html

[DAVED]

Beverly Garland (http://www.comcast.net/articles/tv/20081207/Obit.Beverly.Garland/)

[Trucker Jimbo]

Betty James (http://forums.wheresgeorge.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=3334647), 90, co-founder of the company that invented the Slinky

Did somebody say slinky?:eek: I wonder if she was pushed down the stairs?:rolleyes:

[Hikini]

Pardon me if this has already been asked and answered. When will the details come out for the 2009 Dead Pool?

[Bill Stamper]

Same rules as last year, the window for submitting your list is 12/17 through 12/31.

[Hikini]

Anyone who finds themself on my list should be quite happy. Because I'm batting ZERO each year!

[DAVED]

Bettie Page (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20081212/Obit.Bettie.Page/)

[Bill Stamper]

One person had her.

Bettie Page (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20081212/Obit.Bettie.Page/)

[Helene]

Dakota Culkin, 29

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/11/dakota-culkin-macaulays-s_n_150237.html

[Fyrechase]

Bettie Page (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20081212/Obit.Bettie.Page/)

I saw it before coming to the forum, I had hoped she recovered :(

[Bill Stamper]

how strange is that story....

Dakota Culkin, 29

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/11/dakota-culkin-macaulays-s_n_150237.html

[Mrs. *G*]

Harlem Globetrotters player dies during tour (Chris "Flash" Richardson (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bko_obit_richardson))

[Jay]

You might want to find a different source for Dakota Culkin's obit. The one you gave has a rather questionable picture next to it. Don't check it if you happen to be at work.Bettie Page (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20081212/Obit.Bettie.Page/)Darn. I happened to see that she was sick and put her on my list for next year.

[Conker]

Bettie Page (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20081212/Obit.Bettie.Page/)

I had her on last year's list but deceided to go with a political and religious figure themed list this year. At least I'll have lots of good company in this year's shut out club.

[Mrs. *G*]

Van Johnson (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a1fJ9uXYuJIw&refer=us), Star of War Films, Broadway, Dies at 92

[Mike in Buffalo]

Van Johnson (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a1fJ9uXYuJIw&refer=us), Star of War Films, Broadway, Dies at 92

This is was person I had thought was dead already.

[george1861]

Robert Prosky (http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/16571) 77

[george1861]

Ron Carey (http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_11226167), 72 Teamsters Ex-Prez

[Bill Stamper]

For those of you who haven't noticed, the 2009 thread has started and I am accepting lists a little early.

[Mike in Buffalo]

Sammy Baugh (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_baugh), 94, NFL legend

[Jay]

Paul Weyrich, chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation and first president of The Heritage Foundation, dead at 66 (http://blog.heritage.org/2008/12/18/conservative-leader-paul-weyrich-dies-first-to-lead-heritage/).

[Disaster Chick]

Apocalypse Now actor, Tom Bottoms (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=344789&GT1=28101), went bottom up at age 53.

[Mike in Buffalo]

Apocalypse Now actor, Tom Bottoms (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=344789&GT1=28101), went bottom up at age 53.


Umm... the article says Sam Bottoms. :p

[Disaster Chick]

Umm... the article says Sam Bottoms. :p


Ooops...
We had a bad thing happen at work today and my mind isn't all there. One of our IT guys killed himself in his car at 12:30. I didn't know him very well, but liked his 'Vette when I saw it in the lot.