Former heavyweight boxing champion Ernie Terrell, dead at 25 points.
No link but Mohammed Ali is hospitalized with pneumonia
Ernie Terrell lost his championship to Ali in 1967, when Ali was fighting under his original name, Cassius Clay.
NBC News reports that Ali’s pneumonia is a minor case:
Link above also reporting singer Joe Cocker is dead at 70.
He gotta ticket on an airplane.
He was already on my short list for 2015. If the docs can keep him alive for another 10 days, I bet I can keep him alive for the next 365!
Well, holy shit, that came out of nowhere.
RIP Joe. One hell of a unique voice.
A lady I used to work with had a cocker spaniel called Joey. We all called him Joe Cocker, of course. Joey died last year, so maybe he’s meeting his namesake in Music Heaven now.
George H.W. Bush has been taken to the hospital. He would not dare die before 2015. I’m sure of it.
I think.
I;d still rather have him pass than Valerie Harper. Only forty-eight scores to change, rather than 75 as for Harper.
Joseph Sargent, director, dies at 89. Among other things, he directed Jaws: The Revenge.
His final moments were likely spent having flashbacks to events he wasn’t at.
Former South Carolina Gov. James Edwards dies at 13 points.
Some MN deaths
John Burton, 91, Olympic (1952) Skier diagonal strides* no more
Bicycle wheel innovator Steve Hed (59):
http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/steve-hed-aerodynamic-pioneer-industry-icon-dies-59_354407
Brian
- I don’t think they had skate skiing in 1952
It has been pointed out to me that Anton Buslov, a unique pick for bassetthound, died in August. That’s seventy juicy points for bassetthound, and puts him in fourth place.
1 Randy Seltzer 241 5 0
2 CAMJAY77 239 5 1
3 Registered at Last 226 5 1
4 bassett hound 144 3 2
5 Fear Itself 106 2 1
6 Captain Klutz 95 2 0
7 Quartz 87 2 1
8 Kitten Mitten 79 2 0
9 GIGObuster 72 2 0
10 Gleena 70 2 0
11 Borborygmi 69 2 1
12 carnivorousplant 68 1 0
13 critter42 66 2 0
14 Hockey Monkey 58 1 0
14 Walkabout 58 1 0
16 Cumbrian 55 1 0
16 The Vorlon 55 2 2
18 bowler girl 54 1 1
18 NurseCarmen 54 1 0
18 Premislaus 54 3 1
21 Little Nemo 51 1 0
21 Shaggy Z 51 1 0
23 12543 50 2 0
24 Tit whistle 48 2 1
25 BACI 42 4 1
26 Fleetwood 39 3 1
27 Hal Briston 35 1 1
28 5 time champ 34 1 0
28 guylevesque 34 3 0
28 Vunder Bob 34 1 0
31 Sami41 33 2 0
32 Mona Lott 30 2 1
32 otisredn 30 1 1
32 Schnitte 30 2 0
35 BlossomDrearie 29 2 1
36 Idle Thoughts 28 3 0
37 Invisible Chimp 27 2 2
37 Tread 27 2 0
39 Archeonomist 26 2 0
40 Clothilde 25 2 0
40 SCAdian 25 2 1
42 booklover 22 1 1
43 Library1900 19 1 1
44 candide 18 1 0
44 CowPatty 18 1 0
44 Duckster 18 1 0
44 NotherYinzer 18 1 0
44 Paul Parkhead 18 2 1
44 sir viks 18 1 0
44 Spoons 18 2 0
51 SpazCat 17 2 0
52 Allecher 16 1 0
52 Bewildebeest 16 1 0
52 Face Intentionally Left Blank 16 1 0
52 Jeep’s Phoenix 16 1 0
52 Oakminster 16 1 0
52 panache45 16 1 0
52 santorum 16 1 0
52 Shirley Ujest 16 1 0
52 smithsb 16 1 0
61 amarinth 15 1 0
61 anyrose 15 1 0
61 arara123 15 1 0
61 ataraxy22 15 1 0
61 imthjckaz 15 1 0
61 jtgain 15 1 0
61 Labtrash 15 1 0
61 MadTheSwine 15 1 0
61 Maus Magill 15 1 0
61 notfrommensa 15 1 0
61 racer72 15 1 0
61 Rico 15 1 1
61 Sarabellum1976 15 1 0
61 Squonk 15 1 0
61 Tazmanian Devil 15 1 0
61 TexCat 15 1 0
61 tim-n-va 15 1 0
78 wolf meister 12 1 1
79 Dung Beetle 9 1 0
79 Kolak of Twilo 9 1 0
79 rucciface 9 1 0
79 WalterMitty 9 2 0
83 Dusty Rose 7 1 0
83 vivalostwages 7 1 0
85 Happy Lendervedder 4 1 1
85 shadken 4 2 1
87 Andrew 21 3 1 1
88 Eliahna 2 1 0
I’m a little early but missed the deadline last year so I want to make sure I can get in this year.
Have the 2015 posting started yet?
Yes, but 2015 is a separate thread. Finding it is left to you as an exercise.
Thank you for being kind. After I posted I had an epiphany - 2015 might actually be a new thread…
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