I haven’t decided how long I’ll wait for news of him, but I figured there was no need to jump in and change my list right away. By this time tomorrow he could be out of the woods (with respect to survival, anyway), or he might be dead.
What I don’t want to do is be in such a hurry to revise my list that I have to turn around and revise it a second time right up against the end of the year.
Frankie Muniz
Muhammad Ali
Billy Graham
Bobby Heenan
George Bush Sr.
Fidel Castro
Doris Day
Randy Travis
Marcia Strassman
Michael Schumacher
Tila Tequila
Nick Stahl
Fred Phelps
Tie-Breakers:
Jerry Lee Lewis
Kirk Douglas
Tony Iommi
But, since I was shut out on my first entry (assuming none of my picks die in the next 2 days), I still consider myself a dead pool virgin
Theme : Rock Is Dead, Long Live Rock
Aretha Franklin
Axl Rose
BB King
Berry Gordy
Bobby Keys
Chubby Checker
Chuck Berry
Eddie Holland
Fats Domino
Glen Campbell
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Pete Doherty
George Zimmerman
George H. W. Bush
Casey Kasem
Tony Dorsett
Ariel Sharon
Rob Ford
Valerie Harper
Stuart Scott
Brett Michaels
Lamar Odom
Janelle Evans
Dick Cheney
Muhammed Ali
Alternate: Clint Eastwood
Revised List for Mahaloth:
Neil Simon
Doyle Brunson
Charles Grodin
Carl Kassel
Jerry Lewis
Billy Graham
Wilko Johnson
Clive James
Chuck Swindoll
Zsa Zsa Gabor
George Bush Sr.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr.
Valerie Harper
Billy Graham is the evangelist. 
Never tried this before, but there’s always a first time. Here we go, in no particular order:
Fidel Castro
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Loretta Lynn
Pope Emeritus Benedict
Hugh Hefner
Lindsey Lohan
Keith Richards
John Glenn
George H.W. Bush
Mickey Rooney
Billy Graham
Lauren Bacall
Muhammad Ali
If there was a way to give you points for that I would!:p:D
We could initiate the “Most Brazen Suckup To The Death Mistress” award. 
Much have I travell’d in the realms of gold,
And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;
Round many western islands have I been
Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold.
Oft of one wide expanse had I been told
That deep-brow’d Homer ruled as his demesne;
Yet did I never breathe its pure serene
Till I heard Baker speak out loud and bold:
“A hundred points for CP!”
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Artie Lange
Gavin MacLeod
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine
Fidel Castro
Aretha Franklin
Ed Asner
David Soul
Joanne Woodward
Sid Cesar
Bob Barker
Nancy Reagan
Kirk Douglas
Because Ms. Joan Fontaine decided to drop off early and I don’t have a good feeling about Hosni Mubarak, I am going to, for the first time ever, revise my list! :eek:
I present to you now the new and final version of
The Low-Hanging Fruit (Almost Never Drops Off)
Eli Wallach (12-7-1915) - Very old actor
Beverly Cleary (4-12-1916) - Very old author
Olivia de Haviland (7-1-1916) - Very old actress
Kirk Douglas (12-9-1916) - Very old actor
Zsa Zsa Gabor (2-6-1917) - Very old actress whose had some health troubles over the last few years
I.M. Pei (10-26-1917) - Very old architect
Billy Graham (11-7-1918) - Very old evangelist
Helmut Schmidt (12-23-1918) - Very old former West German Chancellor
Joseph Wapner (11-15-1919) - Very old judge
Ariel Sharon (2-26-1928) - Former Israeli PM in a long-term coma. I’ll never give up on you Ariel!
Valerie Harper (8-22-1939) - Actress with terminal brain cancer and this year’s bandwagon pick
Stuart Scott (7-19-1965) - ESPN commentator with recurring cancer and my personal long-shot
Michael Shumacher (1-3-1969) - Formula One driver who conked his noggin
ALTERNATES
Hosni Mubarak (5-4-1928) - deposed Egyptian leader whose had some health troubles of late
Tommy Chong (5-24-1938) - using hemp oil to treat prostate cancer. Never a good sign.
Plain List
Eli Wallach
Beverly Cleary
Olivia de Haviland
Kirk Douglas
Zsa Zsa Gabor
I.M. Pei
Billy Graham
Helmut Schmidt
Joseph Wapner
Ariel Sharon
Valerie Harper
Stuart Scott
Michael Shumacher
Alternates
Hosni Mubarak
Tommy Chong
Now watch Mr. Shumacher make a full and complete recovery the same day Hosni Mubarak rings up the curtain and joins the choir invisible.
Or watch him bite the dust in 30 hours and 24 minutes.
I hate to do this the day before your birthday. (You choose poorly, there.) I’m going to substitute Michael Schumacher for Barbara Walters.
Updated list:
Wilko Johnson
Stuart Scott
Michael Schumacher
Valerie Harper
Pope Francis
Lindsey Lohan
Stephen Hawking
Ariel Sharon
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
Billy Graham
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Prince Phillip
Casey Anthony
—Alt
Ratko Mladic
Fidel Castro (sigh) - August 8, 1926
Ariel Sharon (sigh again) - February 26, 1928
F. W. De Klerk (former President - South Africa) - March 18, 1936
John Madden (former NFL coach/analyst - BAM) - April 10, 1936
Salva Kiiv Mayardit (President - South Sudan) - September 13, 1951
Carman Licciardello (Christian singer) - January 19, 1956
Randy Travis (Country singer) - May 4, 1959
Darren Daulton (former MLB player) - January 3, 1962
Bashar al-Assad (President - Syria) - September 11, 1965
Stuart Scott (ESPN Anchor) - July 19, 1965
Michael Shumacher (Formula 1 driver) - January 3, 1969
Ross Lynch (actor/singer - youngest person I could find who was eligible all year) - December 29, 1995
Alternate
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina President) - February 19, 1953
Plain List
Fidel Castro
Ariel Sharon
F. W. De Klerk
John Madden
Salva Kiiv Mayardit
Carman Licciardello
Randy Travis
Darren Daulton
Bashar al-Assad
Stuart Scott
Michael Shumacher
Ross Lynch
Alternate
Cristina Kirchner
I’m mostly reusing my list from this year (4 of my picks had the good sense to kick off this year):
Muhammad Ali – former boxer
George H.W. Bush - former US president
Glen Campbell - singer
Jimmy Carter – former U.S. president
Fidel Castro - ex-president of Cuba
Zsa Zsa Gabor - actress
Billy Graham - evangelist
Valerie Harper – actress
Jerry Lewis - actor/comic
Lindsay Lohan - actress
Mary Tylar Moore – actress
Hosni Mubarak – former president of Egypt
Betty White - actress
Alternates:
Casey Kasem – radio DJ
Frankie Muniz - actor
Clean list:
Muhammad Ali
George H.W. Bush
Glen Campbell
Jimmy Carter
Fidel Castro
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Billy Graham
Valerie Harper
Jerry Lewis
Lindsay Lohan
Mary Tylar Moore
Hosni Mubarak
Betty White
Alternates:
Casey Kasem
Frankie Muniz
Sorry to do this to you Baker, I’m jumping on the Michael Schumacher bandwagon. Too good to pass up, and he fits my theme… Delete Eric Wedge, add Schumacher please. offers chocolate, slowly backs away
The 3rd Annual All-Star Sports Edition version 2.0:
Nolan Ryan
Dick Vitale
Tim McCarver
John Madden
George Karl
Ara Parseghian
Michael Schumacher
Mike Tyson
Jerry Kill
Steve Gleason
Tommy Lasorda
Vin Scully
Muhammad Ali
Alternates:
Dusty Baker
Mike Dikta
Pat Summitt
Squonk, you have 12, not counting your alternate.
Thanks. I was never good at math.
Revised List
Fidel Castro
Ariel Sharon
F. W. De Klerk
John Madden
Glen Campbell
Salva Kiiv Mayardit
Carman Licciardello
Randy Travis
Darren Daulton
Bashar al-Assad
Stuart Scott
Michael Shumacher
Ross Lynch
Alternate
Cristina Kirchner
Note:
Added Glen Campbell (Singer) - April 22, 1936
Well, I had two people conk off this year (88 points, personal best!). I went back to all my lists and selected five solid candidates for 2014. Took a look at my notes from the news this year (I can’t believe I do that now) and crafted a list that should do me proud (so, so wrong). This is what I spent my Monday doing. I have even started a 2015 tab in my spreadsheet.
I have also posted it to Facebook, so that my friends who secretly wish they participated can monitor my progress. I can’t believe how many people ask me about it throughout the year.
Every time a celebrity dies, a doper gets a phone call.
Valerie Harper
Clive James
Wilko Johnson
Sam Simon
Michelle Duggar
Daisy Berkowitz
Michael Schumacher
Edward Furlong
Brooke Mueller
Ryan Buell
Frankie Muniz
Lindsay Lohan
Miley Cyrus
Alternates
John McVie
Ginger Baker
I, too, am adjusting my list for Michael Schumacher. The new clean list is:
Frankie Muniz
John McVie
Linda Ronstadt
Randy Travis
Valerie Harper
Stuart Scott
L’il Wayne
Justin Bieber
Edward Furlong
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Penny Marshall
Michael Schumacher
Bobby Brown
I’ve removed Bonaduce. I’ll keep the alternates the same.