Fantasy artist Chris Achilleos has died, aged 74.
Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has died at 33.
Four-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser, gone at 82.
WTAE Pittsburgh is reporting that former Monkee Michael “Nesbit” has died. Sucks to be him. I wonder how Mike Nesmith is doing?
Other sources are reporting that Mike Nesmith has died.
Hey hey. He was a Monkee.
Nesmith no longer has to ask, “What am I doing hangin’ 'round?”
Carmen Salinas has died at 82.
He caught the last train to Clarksville
“Hey, hey, I’m the Monkee.” - Micky Dolenz
Former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died in police custody at 31.
I just saw Anne Rice’s son’s announcement on Twitter and came here to post it.
I loved her books back in the day, when I was young. I even had a dog named after one of her vampire characters. I feel sorry for the generation that got Twilight instead of Lestat.
Anne Rice: 20 points and a Unique Pick for kayT
Mike Nesmith: 22 Points and a Unique Pick for NotherYinzer
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jeezums | 247 | 6(1) |
| 2 | RTFirefly | 222 | 5 |
| 3 | GIGObuster | 207 | 6(3) |
| 4 | Registered at Last | 198 | 4 |
| 5 | phungi | 191 | 5(1) |
| 5 | psychonaut | 191 | 4(1) |
| 7 | Loach | 162 | 4(2) |
| 8 | Team Dirt | 153 | 7(1) |
| 9 | Happy_Lendervedder | 152 | 5 |
| 10 | Hal Briston | 145 | 5(1) |
| 11 | RobotDevilDog | 93 | 3 |
| 12 | Mean_MrMustard | 86 | 2 |
| 13 | Superdude | 77 | 3 |
| 14 | candide | 63 | 2 |
| 14 | CreaseMunky | 63 | 2 |
| 14 | Hoopy_Frood | 63 | 2 |
| 14 | It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery | 63 | 2 |
| 14 | Rebo | 63 | 2 |
| 19 | NotherYinzer | 53 | 3(1) |
| 20 | Queen_Anne_s_Lace | 51 | 2 |
| 21 | kayT | 50 | 2(1) |
| 22 | Dung_Beetle | 48 | 2 |
| 22 | WolfpackJeep | 48 | 2 |
| 24 | Mahaloth | 46 | 3 |
| 25 | J_P_L | 45 | 3 |
| 26 | smithsb | 40 | 2(1) |
| 27 | GreaterZamboni | 39 | 3(1) |
| 28 | imthjckaz | 37 | 2 |
| 29 | xizor | 36 | 2 |
| 30 | ataraxy42 | 32 | 2 |
| 31 | a35362 | 31 | 2 |
| 31 | amarinth | 31 | 2 |
| 31 | critter42 | 31 | 2 |
| 31 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 |
| 35 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Captain_Klutz | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) |
| 35 | D_Anconia | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | JohnT | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Little_Nemo | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Lsura | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Maus_Magill | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | McDeath_the_Mad | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Mona_Lott | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Paul_in_Saudi | 30 | 4 |
| 35 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Reindeer_Flotilla | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Tristan | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | vivalostwages | 30 | 1 |
| 35 | Wallet | 30 | 1 |
| 57 | irritant | 29 | 1(1) |
| 57 | zadscmc | 29 | 3(1) |
| 58 | Snowboarder_Bo | 23 | 2(2) |
| 59 | Sapphiredragon76 | 22 | 1(1) |
| 59 | Zero00 | 20 | 2 |
| 60 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) |
| 61 | Shoeless | 14 | 2 |
| 61 | Slow_Moving_Vehicle | 14 | 1 |
| 63 | GuanoLad | 13 | 1 |
| 63 | lel | 13 | 1 |
| 65 | Pardel_Lux | 12 | 1 |
| 66 | Baker | 10 | 1(1) |
| 66 | commasense | 10 | 3(2) |
| 66 | kitap | 10 | 2 |
| 69 | ProfPepperwinkle | 9 | 1 |
| 70 | Old_Wench | 8 | 1(1) |
| 71 | Biotop | 7 | 1(1) |
| 71 | madsircool | 7 | 1 |
| 73 | Dancer_Flight | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Gatopescado | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | SpoilerVirgin | 1 | 1 |
You can also feel sorry for the generation that got Christ the Lord instead of Lestat.
At a Con about a decade back there was a panel, “When will the current zombie craze have run it’s course?” My contribution was, “When they sparkle.”
I’m almost ready to start our “Best Movies of 2021” thread. I have yet to see Spider-man: No way Home or The Matrix 4, so I can’t rank them yet.
And the sign says…RIP, Les Emmerson.
Vicente Fernandez has sung his last ranchera.
I had him on my 2022 list, which I haven’t completed yet. Time to look for a replacement.