# 2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2022-12-01T04:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 84
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1661 "2023-10-04T17:57:04Z")
Could be something, could be nothing. But Kevin Spacey was just rushed to a hospital in Uzbekistan for a possible heart attack. > **[Kevin Spacey rushed to hospital fearing ‘heart attack’: report](https://nypost.com/2023/10/04/kevin-spacey-rushed-to-hospital-fearing-heart-attack-reports/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost)** > > Kevin Spacey has reportedly been rushed to the hospital after his left arm allegedly went numb during the 15th Tashkent International Film Festival in Uzbekistan. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1662 "2023-10-04T20:47:46Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > He’s 87 years old. Time to call it a career, one would think. > > I read somewhere else that Paul Simon is losing his hearing, so he can’t play concerts anymore. He sounded relieved about it, as if he needed a justification to quit the road. He’s 82, who needs an excuse at that age? When Paul Simon played the Democratic Convention a few years ago I thought it was time for him to hang it up. He was unlistenable. I saw him after that and he was much better. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1663 "2023-10-04T21:18:00Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > When Paul Simon played the Democratic Convention a few years ago I thought it was time for him to hang it up. He was unlistenable. I saw him after that and he was much better. I wonder what was up with Elton John in 2020 during the pandemic special he performed on. He sounded slurred. Is he normally better even nowadays? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lUUNuD2apZc/maxresdefault.jpg "Elton John Cringlish - Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUNuD2apZc&t=11) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1664 "2023-10-05T08:32:46Z")
[Elton has played his last gig](https://news.sky.com/story/sir-elton-john-plays-last-gig-of-farewell-tour-closing-with-emotional-message-to-fans-12917656). I mean, he’s not dead. He’s just retired. At 76 he hasn’t got the voice for his own songs anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1665 "2023-10-05T12:56:32Z")
At 66 he didn’t have the voice for his own songs anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1666 "2023-10-05T13:14:05Z")
Sadly true. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1667 "2023-10-05T13:20:48Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > At 66 he didn’t have the voice for his own songs anymore. So this does seem to happen. Bono is still doing really great stuff with U2, but his more recent recording of older songs “Still Haven’t Found”, etc…he does not sound as good as 1980’s or 90’s Bono. I wondered with the Elton John video if he had taken some medication. His voice was…slurred/jumbled? Anyway, he’s terrific and has had a great career singing and writing music. He can relax. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1668 "2023-10-05T14:16:14Z")
Billy Joel has had the same issue. At least, to an extent. He sometimes passes the high notes off to backup or guest vocalists. He even talks about it during his shows. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1669 "2023-10-05T14:48:55Z")
When he did his last pop album, I really thought he’d do another one one day. It’s been 30 years now, I think, and I guess he really isn’t going to do another. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1670 "2023-10-05T14:49:45Z")
Is it wrong that I’m disappointed when I see a new count on this thread only to find that it’s only a discussion and nobody has died? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1671 "2023-10-05T15:07:46Z")
I know! It’s October and I have no points! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1672 "2023-10-05T15:08:48Z")
It’s not just you, @Reeses_Monkey. I get excited, thinking that maybe _this_ year Linda Ronstadt is finally going to do me a favor, and then I get _bupkis_. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1673 "2023-10-05T16:28:10Z")
That made me laugh. I’m going to hell. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1674 "2023-10-05T17:47:50Z")
As I once said, some years back I got my first and only points on December 27. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1675 "2023-10-05T19:42:23Z")
That is not nearly as bad as what happened last year when Pele kicked off on the 29th and four of us thought we had the final hours award sewed up, but some reporter dude went and stole it from us. I had Pele on my list for years and here he was about to pay big for me, but nooooo. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1676 "2023-10-05T22:09:14Z")
Bear’s great Dick Butkus has died at 80. > ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1677 "2023-10-06T00:01:52Z")
And just like that, my hopes for a _[Hang Time](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111994/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)_ reboot are destroyed. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1678 "2023-10-06T04:20:25Z")
Glynis Johns turned 0 points! Happy birthday! > **[Mary Poppins actor Glynis Johns speaks out as she turns 100](https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/news/mary-poppins-glynis-johns-age-100-interview-336432-20231005)** > > Actor Glynis Johns, who now lives in California, has starred in dozens of films and television shows over more than 80 years ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1679 "2023-10-06T04:36:56Z")
If she goes she will be a unique pick for me. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1680 "2023-10-06T11:57:09Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Glynis Johns turned 0 points! Happy birthday! > > [British actor Glynis Johns, who starred in Mary Poppins, speaks out as she turns 100](https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/news/mary-poppins-glynis-johns-age-100-interview-336432-20231005) She, Henry Kissinger, and Jimmy Carter were all born very close, then. Any other recent or soon-to-be famous centenarians? Carter is 1 year away, still. It’d put it at very low odds he is surviving to 100 based on what we are hearing, but I am ever hopeful. Kissinger, of course, will live to 110 and have his head put in a jar like on Futurama. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=83) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=85)