We’re not halfway through January, and I’m already 72 points behind! 
Veuve Cliquot must be the official champagne of when It happens…my mother keeps a small bottle on hand now.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Jim McBride died Tuesday morning (Jan. 6) at age 78.
McBride was particularly noted for his collaborations with country superstar Alan Jackson. His songs were also recorded by such Country Music Hall of Famers as Conway Twitty, George Jones, Patty Loveless, Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, The Browns, Bill Anderson, Reba McEntire, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Oak Ridge Boys, Randy Travis, Charlie Louvin, John Anderson, Toby Keith and Johnny Cash.
He has written or co-written 10 top-10 hits and 18 top-40 singles. His classics include “Bet Your Heart on Me,” “A Bridge That Just Won’t Burn,” “Chattahoochie,” “Rose in Paradise” and “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow.”
Whine, whine, whine! I’m pretty sure my picks are actually getting younger and healthier!
OK, I think I have it right now
| 1 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | candide | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Catamount | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Cazzle | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Culling The Herd | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Dung Beetle | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | GIGObuster | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | gkster | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Gyrate | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Happy lLendervedder | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Hooy Frood | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | jeezums | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | kitap | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Martonio | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Monsteria deliciosa | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Moriarity | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | notfrommensa | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | phungi | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Registered at Last | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Rivkah Chaya | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | RobotDevilDog | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Schubert | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Scoobysnax | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | SunUp | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Superdude | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Thumper 668 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Wheelz | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Wolfpack Jeep | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Railer13 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
No big deal, but you’re missing the ‘p’ from my board name.
And all the As
If jeezums is right (link to his post #482), he has 40 additional points for a total of 72 and I am no longer number 1. It was nice for the couple of hours it lasted!
I don’t know what to make of this story, but apparently there was a woman who claimed to be Freddie Mercury’s “secret” daughter.
Anyway - she passed away due to a rare spinal cancer.
| 1 | jeezums | 72 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | SirCreep | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | candide | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Catamount | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Cazzle | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Culling The Herd | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Dung Beetle | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | GIGObuster | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | gkster | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Gyrate | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Happy lLendervedder | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hooy Frood | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | kitap | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Martonio | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Monsteria deliciosa | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Moriarity | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | notfrommensa | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | phungi | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Registered at Last | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Rivkah Chaya | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | RobotDevilDog | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Schubert | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Scoobysnax | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | SunUp | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Superdude | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Thumper 668 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Wheelz | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Wolfpack Jeep | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Railer13 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
I am in 34th place…and not rising.
Tell me about it! Evil refuses to die, so I reside, as always, at the bottom of the list.
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, younger sister of Queen Sofia of Spain and the late former King Constantine of Greece, has died at age 83.
You’re not alone - but plenty of time to catch up!
It usually takes me longer to fall this far behind. Looks like I jumped on the wrong bandwagons this year.
Ai, a chimpanzee who was born in West Africa and came to the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University in Japan when she was a year old, has died of natural causes at the age of 49. They say she was surrounded by the staff who have known her.
I suppose a chimp does not qualify and nobody had her on their list anyway, but I wanted to mention her anyway. Cool chimp, rest in peace.
I saw this on the local NYC news. A really horrific traffic accident. She was on TV during my daughter’s prime Nickelodeon days but I don’t remember her.