2023 [THEMED] Celebrity Death Pool

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My entire list from last year:

NFL/FIFA ALL-ALS/CTE Team

Steve McMichael October 17, 1957
Kerry Goode July 28, 1965
Steve Gleason March 19, 1977
OJ Brigance September 29, 1969
Tim Shaw March 27, 1984
Tim Green December 16, 1963
Tony Dorsett April 7, 1954
Jim McMahon 21-Aug-59
Wayne Clark May 30, 1971
Leonard Marshall October 22, 1961
Juan Carlos Unzue April 22, 1967
Fernando Ricksen July 27, 1976
Hakan Sukur September 1, 1971

Steve McMichael
Kerry Goode
Steve Gleason
OJ Brigance
Tim Shaw
Tim Green
Tony Dorsett
Jim McMahon
Wayne Clark
Leonard Marshall
Juan Carlos Unzue
Fernando Ricksen
Hakan Sukur

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First time with a themed list. I call this “Close, But No Cigar.”

Annotated:
1 John Goodman, perennial nice guy
2 Paul Stookey of Peter Paul and Mary
3 George Wendt NORM!!
4 Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple guitarist
5 Mick Fleetwood, Spinal Tap drummer
6 Keith Carradine, actor
7 Charlie Sheen, actor
8 Ronnie Milsap, singer
9 Bill Cosby, felon
10 Bryan Adams, Canadian singer
11 Mike Tomlin, Steelers coach (this season will probably kill him)
12 Dennis Rodman, athlete
13 Carl Thomas Dean, Mr Dolly Parton

Clean list:
John Goodman
Paul Stookey
George Wendt
Ritchie Blackmore
Mick Fleetwood
Keith Carradine
Charlie Sheen
Ronnie Milsap
Bill Cosby
Bryan Adams
Mike Tomlin
Dennis Rodman
Carl Thomas Dean

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OK, since I posted my unthemed post there and was subsequently reminded that I needed a theme, I made a themed list:
Theme NY Mets

Ed Kranepool
Willie Mays
Ron Swoboda
Jerry Koosman
Bud Harrelson
Gary Gentry
Lee Mazilli
Wayne Garrett
Craig Swan
Jerry Grote
Nolan Ryan
Felix Millan
Jon Matlack
ALTS:
Bob Apodaca
Hank Webb
George Theodore

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Theme: Chicago (born in Chicago, in the play or movie Chicago, or in the band Chicago)

Harrison Ford
Quincy Jones
Raquel Welch
Patti Smith
Ted Kaczynski
Bruce Dern
David Mamet
Kim Novak
Famous Dex
Dick Butkus
John C. Reilly
Chita Rivera
Robert Lamm

Alternates
Richard Gera
Peter Cetera
Marilu Henner

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I did see a Russian Oligarch theme, so I will expand a bit and include comanders that are also prone to get fragged.

Theme: Russians on the edge (Of windows).

Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Fridman
Vladimir Gusinsky
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Vladimir Potanin
Alexander Smolensky
Pyotr Aven
Vitaly Malkin
General Sergei Surovikin
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Yegveny Prigozhin
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Valerievich Utkin

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Happy New Year Everyone!

Dirty List:

Tom Sizemore
Shannen Doherty
Cara Delevingne
Iris Apfel (designer/fashion)
Eva Marie Saint (actress)
Norman Lear (screenwriter)
Bob Barker (game show host)
Jimmy Carter (former president)
Henry Kissinger (diplomat)
Chuck Norris (actor, martial artist)
Ted Shackleford (actor)
Andy Taylor (guitarist, Duran Duran)
Jacques Delors (Politician)
Stanley Baxter (comedian)
Cleo Laine (singer)
Imelda Marcos (First Lady, Phillpines)

Clean List:

Shannen Doherty
Iris Apfel
Eva Marie Saint
Norman Lear
Bob Barker
Jimmy Carter
Henry Kissinger
Chuck Norris
Ted Shackleford
Andy Taylor
Jacques Delors
Stanley Baxter
Imelda Marcos

Alternates:
Cara Delevingne
Tom Sizemore
Cleo Laine

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This list probably belongs in the non-themed pool.

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Theme - favorite singers/musicians

Stevie Wonder
James Taylor
Joni Mitchell
Julie Andrews
David Crosby
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Pete Townshend
Roger Daltry
Sting
Les McCann
Carlos Santana
Dave Mason
Alternate
Carole King

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Daltrey is spelled with an “E”

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Witness (1985 film) and The Mosquito Coast (1986 film): collaborations of actor Harrison Ford and director Peter Weir

Danny Glover
Patti LuPone
Josef Sommer
Harrison Ford
Viggo Mortensen
Peter Weir
Kelly McGillis
Brent Jennings
Lukas Haas
Helen Mirren
Andre Gregory
Martha Plimpton
Paul Theroux

(I was surprised to discover that dancer/actor Alexander Godunov died back in 1995.)

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*fixed my typo
Theme: Chicago (born in Chicago, in the play or movie Chicago, or in the band Chicago)

Harrison Ford
Quincy Jones
Raquel Welch
Patti Smith
Ted Kaczynski
Bruce Dern
David Mamet
Kim Novak
Famous Dex
Dick Butkus
John C. Reilly
Chita Rivera
Robert Lamm

Alternates
Richard Gere
Peter Cetera
Marilu Henner

.

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As in previous years, my theme is “The Canadians”. Only a few changes from last year.

The Canadians:

Gino Odjick
Stu Schwartz
Paul Henderson
Tommy Chong
Michael J Fox
Joni Mitchell
Rick Chiarelli
Brian Brett
Stephen Lewis
Robert Munsch
Rocket Norton
Jeanne Becker
Catherine Wreford

Alts:
Mary Barry
Carey Mercer
John Horgan

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Pretty sure I have things sorted out. Here are the players and Themes (in alphabetical order), so we’re all tied for 1st!

Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) Theme
1 2nd_Law 0 0 My all Russian Oligarch list:
1 Bad.Wiring 0 0 Chicago (born in Chicago, or in the play/movie/band Chicago)
1 Baker 0 0 Folks born on New Year’s Eve
1 Bayaker 0 0 The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe
1 Biotop 0 0 Dark Shadows
1 Borborygmi 0 0 Television Pitchmen and Pitchwomen
1 Catamount 0 0 The Old Folks Home on Sesame Street
1 Cazzle 0 0 Death Comes For The 48th Academy Awards
1 commasense 0 0 Destroyers of Democracy
1 Dancer_Flight 0 0 Star Trek V
1 DesertDog 0 0 2001 Diamondbacks players
1 Dr.Girlfriend 0 0 The 12th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
1 FlikTheBlue 0 0 Horror Villains
1 Gatopescado 0 0 Motorcycle Heros I want to keep alive
1 GIGObuster 0 0 Russians on the edge (Of windows).
1 GuanoLad 0 0 British Sitcom Stars
1 Happy_Lendervedder 0 0 The Whole 90 YARDS
1 Hoopy_Frood 0 0 The Undead Pool (Celebrities where reports of their deaths were greatly exaggerated.)
1 J-P_L 0 0 Former Race Car Drivers
1 JKellyMap 0 0 Witness (1985 film) and The Mosquito Coast (1986 film): collaborations of actor Harrison Ford and director Peter Weir
1 JoseB 0 0 Current heads of state
1 kayT 0 0 Women Writers (mostly Mysteries)
1 Kitten_Mitten 0 0 Favorite singers/musicians
1 Little_Nemo 0 0 Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s
1 Mahaloth 0 0 MASH people
1 NotherYinzer 0 0 Close, But No Cigar
1 Pardel-Lux 0 0 German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups
1 phungi 0 0 NFL/FIFA ALL-ALS/CTE Team
1 Queen_Anne_s_Lace 0 0 Shawshank Redemption
1 Railer13 0 0 Former NFL Head Coaches
1 Rebo 0 0 Evil Republicans I Despise
1 Registered_at_Last 0 0 The Canadians:
1 RobotDevilDog 0 0 Back to the Future
1 Shoeless 0 0 Guest Stars on the original Twilight Zone
1 smithsb 0 0 Russian mobsters/monsters:
1 SpoilerVirgin 0 0 Born in 1963
1 Stephe96 0 0 Beatles
1 Wallet 0 0 Evil and its Minions (IMHO)
1 xizor 0 0 Crooners
1 zadscmc 0 0 NY Mets
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Gino Odjick, 52, outlived his doctor’s predictions by many years, but he has succumbed to amyloidosis. He has been on my “The Canadians” list since we started doing themed lists. Sad to see him leave my list (especially since he is not on my main list). Despite being a hockey “enforcer” he was by all accounts a teddy bear of a man who was deeply loved by his community.

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and, we’re off…

Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) Theme
1 Registered_at_Last 48 1(1) The Canadians:
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Gina follows Gino.

Gina Lollobrigida has died. Five points for me.

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let’s hope this slow trickle becomes a torrent!

Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) Theme
1 Registered_at_Last 48 1(1) The Canadians:
2 Little_Nemo 5 1(1) Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s
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19 points and my first score on a themed list!

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Somehow I’ve gained five points but dropped from first to third place.

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Sadly, same, 19 points and first time scoring on Themed List.