That name triggers a fnord-level assotiation with Illuminatus! for me.
Did he catch pneumonia from his cake?
[edit] I see I was late. D’oh!
Bob Uecker has been pulled from the game at 90.
And I’m on the board!
Jumping into a tie for 20th! 
Wait, are you sure? Your list had some guy named Eucker. 
Hail Eris!
ETA: The funny thing is, about an hour and a half before Hoopy Frood’s post about Mark Discordia, I was just asking another poster in the Wordle thread if she’d seen the fnords.
I hope Bob Uecker finally gets to the Front Row when he meets St Peter. RIP
Juuuuuuust a bit unalive.
Rest in peace, Ueck. You did well.
Ouch. David Lynch hurts.
Ouch.
Sad news. vivalostwages had him in their list and I had him in alternates. He was in rough shape
And another 10 days and he’d have cost me a point.
Fun fact: my dog’s nickname is Oogums – short for “Oogum Boogum.”
RIP, Brenton.
Sorry to be late here, I have been in bed with a cold. Can’t remember the last time I had a cold.
Good grief, this year is starting off with a bang. Five deaths already.
| 1 | GIGObuster | 59 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeezums | 59 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Happy Lendervedder | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jegpeg | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kitten Mitten | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Mahaloth | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Pheoinix | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | phungi | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Registered at Last | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Reindeer Flotilla | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | RTFirefly | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Culling the Herd | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Superdude | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Yeah, I remember back when I first heard about the guy and his back and forth with Seanbaby I was thinking that it must have been a pseudonym. Especially with all the references to Illuminatus! that peppered the early-ish internet.
Denis Law was on my long list but decided on decided on Ester Rantzen as my only nominee over 70.
Dame Joan Plowright, Oscar nominated and Tony winning actress, widow of Laurence Olivier, died yesterday 01/16 at age 95:
| 1 | GIGObuster | 59 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeezums | 59 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Happy Lendervedder | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jegpeg | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kitten Mitten | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Mahaloth | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Pheoinix | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | phungi | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Registered at Last | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Reindeer Flotilla | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | RTFirefly | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Culling the Herd | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Superdude | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | commasense | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Jeannot Szwarc died at age 87.
He directed Jaws 2 and Supergirl, at least that is what I most think of when I think of his movies. Oh, and Somewhere In Time, which I have not seen.
I’ve never heard of him, but he directed Santa Claus The Movie which was the first time I’d seen a huge budget Christmas movie. It’s good fun.