Bad translation, maybe?
And now an explanation for my picks with likely reasons for their demise, several singers this time so here are also examples of their songs and dedications to the non singers:
Singers/Actors
Shannen Doherty
Actress, Born: April 12, 1971 (age 46) Breast cancer.
Little known singing effort:
Stop
Not surprisingly, she remained an actress.
Olivia Newton-John
Singer, Actress. Cancer too.
Everyone knows better song examples but after seeingwhispers of the heart, I will remember Olivia more for
Country Road.
Artie Lange
Comedian, Actor. Alcohol, drugs and many more.
Artie Lange’s Cheers Parody, Queers, Where everybody knows you’re gay…
(Some NSFW words)
Leah Bracknell
Actress, terminal lung cancer
No songs, but a lot of Hindu music in her
Yoga For Life
Linda Nolan
Singer, Actress. Cancer
The Nolans - I’m In the Mood for Dancing
Jessica Falkholt
Australian actress, in a comma after an ugly car crash.
Haunting music in the 2018 trailer for the movie Harmony. What was supposed to be Jessica Flakholt first major starring role.
HARMONY TRAILER [2018]
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
Icelandic actor, best known for playing the villain Robbie Rotten on the children’s television series LazyTown. Cancer.
Became more famous for singing Yar! You are a pirate! One of the best kid show songs, and an internet meme.
Lazy Town | You Are A Pirate!
Know your meme:
Wrestlers
Kamala
James Harris (born May 28, 1950) is a former American professional wrestler and author. Diabetes with no treatment, by his choice, leads to going in and out of life support now.
The Kamala theme, what else?
Ric Flair
American professional wrestling manager and retired professional wrestler. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
Thus spak the Ric theme:
WOOOOOO!!!
Matthew Lee Cappotelli
American former professional wrestler. Malignant brain tumor.
Not specifically for him, but here is the WWE Tough Enough theme.
WWE: Tough Enough 2015 Theme Song - “Make or Break” by. CFO$
Sports:
Fernando Ricksen
Soccer player, Motor Neurone Disease.
Goals appropriately to the tune of “The Final Countdown”
Marieke Vervoort
Paralimpic Athlete, Degenerative disease
Last wish, Short bio video from The Daily [del]Fail[/del] Mail.
The ‘Needs Killing’ Department:
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Terrorist Emir, most likely to lose in the game of Drones.
Die Young, OK?
Kesha song, not Abu, nor Kesha there but animation from one of my favorite web comic creators: Vivziepop.
And as usual: It is your life everybody! Embrace yours!
And it’s now or never, Ain’t gonna live forever!
Bon Jovi - It’s My Life
[Sub]Dedicated to my father, who is not likely to make it after this month…[/Sub]
He isn’t really dead.
When are you coming back around?
Unfortunately Plant is here every day.
Oh ----- you mean the other guy. That would be Thursday.
Damn it. I forgot to submit my list.
Reverend Billy Graham - who I thought would be a sure-thing in 2017. He’s still good for 1 point until November 2018.
The Reverend.
Who has been on my list for… a decade now? And just won’t die.
The theme for this list is “Famous People who will continue to live beyond their natural life expectancy”
Barbara Walters
Henry Kissinger
Clint Eastwood
Steven Hawking
Billy Graham
Bob Newhart
Bill Russell
Bill Cosby
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
Jimmy Carter
Tommy Lasorda
John McCain
John Chaney
Alts:
Dick Cheney
Dennis Rodman
Carol Burnette
Yes, I meant Stephen King the author.
Thomas S. Monson, LDS Church president, age 90.
Am I the first to score this year?
Looks that way.
Rico takes the Opening Kickoffwith a Unique Pick and takes the early lead. Working on the Scorekeeper, which I will post in the DropBox Folder from last year. If anyone wants access, PM me your email so I can send a “share link”
Rank Player Score Picks(Unique)
1 Rico 10 1(1)
2 1b3bz18c9ed… 0 0
2 42fish 0 0
2 5 time champ 0 0
2 a35362 0 0
2 Allecher 0 0
2 amarinth 0 0
2 Andrew21 0 0
2 Archeonomist 0 0
2 ataraxy22 0 0
2 Baker 0 0
2 basset hound 0 0
2 Biotop 0 0
2 BobLibDem 0 0
2 boffking 0 0
2 Borborygmi 0 0
2 bowler girl 0 0
2 bowler guy 0 0
2 Bullitt 0 0
2 CAMJAY77 0 0
2 candide 0 0
2 Captain Klutz 0 0
2 cardboardbox 0 0
2 carnivorousp 0 0
2 Catamount 0 0
2 cazwhatever 0 0
2 Clothahump 0 0
2 commasense 0 0
2 computergeek 0 0
2 CreaseMunky 0 0
2 critter42 0 0
2 Czarcasm 0 0
2 Dancer_Flight 0 0
2 Dr. Girlfriend 0 0
2 Dung Beetle 0 0
2 ElFamousBurrito 0 0
2 Eliahna 0 0
2 eschereal 0 0
2 FavreCo 0 0
2 Gatopescado 0 0
2 GIGObuster 0 0
2 GIGObuster 0 0
2 Grits&HardToast 0 0
2 Guano Lad 0 0
2 Hal Briston 0 0
2 Happy Frood 0 0
2 HappyLendervdr 0 0
2 imthjckaz 0 0
2 irritant 0 0
2 J-P-L 0 0
2 Jack Batty 0 0
2 Jacquernagy 0 0
2 Jeep's Phoenix 0 0
2 jeezums 0 0
2 JohnT 0 0
2 justmeetee 0 0
2 kay T 0 0
2 Kitten Mitten 0 0
2 kopek 0 0
2 krondys 0 0
2 Labtrash 0 0
2 Lancia 0 0
2 Little Nemo 0 0
2 Loach 0 0
2 Lsura 0 0
2 Mahaloth 0 0
2 Martonio 0 0
2 Maus Magill 0 0
2 McDeath_the_Mad 0 0
2 MeanMrMustard 0 0
2 meghan 0 0
2 melondeca 0 0
2 Mona Lott 0 0
2 Monstera Delic 0 0
2 NurseCarmen 0 0
2 Oakminster 0 0
2 Old Wench 0 0
2 Paul in Qatar 0 0
2 PaulParkhead 0 0
2 peedin 0 0
2 phungi 0 0
2 picker 0 0
2 Ponch8 0 0
2 Registered@Last 0 0
2 RobotDevilDog 0 0
2 RTFirefly 0 0
2 rucciface 0 0
2 Schnitte 0 0
2 smithsb 0 0
2 Spiff 0 0
2 SpoilerVirgin 0 0
2 Squonk 0 0
2 Stephe96 0 0
2 Sternvogel 0 0
2 stockton 0 0
2 superdude 0 0
2 tangent 0 0
2 Team Dirt 0 0
2 The Vorlon 0 0
2 Tread 0 0
2 vivalostwages 0 0
2 Winston Smith 0 0
2 zamboniracer 0 0
2 zoog 0 0
On this list, yes. I’ve got him on my themed list.
Here are the statistics on picks for 2018:
Celebrities with more than 10 Picks:
John McCain 43
George HW Bush 33
Jimmy Carter 26
Valerie Harper 24
Leah Bracknell 23
Prince Philip 21
Devin Lima 18
Donald Trump 15
Stan Lee 13
Betty White 12
Stefan Karl Stefansson 12
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi 11
**Celebs With 10 Picks:**
Shannen Doherty
Stephen Hawking
**Celebs With 9 Picks:**
Keith Richards
Mel Brooks
Olivia Newton-John
Queen Elizabeth
Val Kilmer
Vivian Campbell
**Celebs With 8 Picks:**
Burt Reynolds
Greg Gilbert
Lindsay Lohan
Tommy Chong
William Perry
**Celebs With 7 Picks:**
Buzz Aldrin
Clive James
Dick Van Dyke
Fernando Ricksen
Liam Miller
Matt Cappotelli
Paul Gascoigne
Pope Benedict
Ric Flair
Ronnie Wood
**Celebs With 6 Picks:**
Angela Lansbury
Artie Lange
Barbara Bush
Bob Barker
Charlie Sheen
Clint Eastwood
Henry Kissinger
**Celebs With 5 Picks:**
Bob Dole
Bob Newhart
Chris Rea
Dick Cheney
Doris Day
Jill Gascoine
John Edward Szeles
Kathleen Blanco
Kim Jong-un
Michael Schumacher
Nobby Stiles
Pat Robertson
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
William Shatner
**Celebs With 4 Picks:**
Big Van Vader
Billy Graham
David Attenborough
Hal Holbrook
Hosni Mubarak
Hugh Downs
Jo Dee Messina
John Andretti
Joni Mitchell
Justin Bieber
Kirk Douglas
Linda Nolan
Marieke Vervoort
Michael J Fox
Morrissey
Pele
Penny Marshall
Rosalynn Carter
Steve Bannon
Steve Gleason
Suge Knight
Tom Brokaw
**Celebs With 3 Picks:**
Aaron Carter
Aretha Franklin
Bashar al-Assad
Bill Cosby
Carl Reiner
Carol Channing
Cloris Leachman
Colin Butts
David Prowse
Dean Francis
Eddie Olczyk
Eva Marie Saint
Gary Busey
Ginger Baker
Harlan Ellison
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jessica Falkholt
John Bain
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Ken Watanabe
Kim Woo-bin
Larry King
Little Richard
Loretta Lynn
Mel Stottlemyre Sr
Michael Douglas
Miley Cyrus
Nichelle Nichols
Nick Nolte
Rev Billy Graham
Robert Mugabe
Selena Gomez
Sidney Poitier
Sinead O'Connor
Spanky Manikan
Tony Bennett
Willie Nelson
**Celebs With 2 Picks:**
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Albert Finney
Andy Dick
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Barbara Walters
Bill Clinton
Bill Russell
Billy Joel
Bryant Gumbel
Charlie Watts
Chris Mortensen
Christy Dignam
Courtney Love
Courtney Stodden
Desmond Tutu
Dingko Singh
Dwight Clark
Dylann Roof
Ed Asner
Gene Hackman
Grace Mugabe
Harry Belafonte
Hillary Clinton
Holly Rowe
Hugh Jackman
Jack Nicholson
James Harris
James Randi
Jerry Sandusky
Joanne Woodward
Joe Namath
John Madden
John Williams
Joyce Randolph
June Lockhart
Kamala
Kenny Rogers
Larry Garza
Leah Remini
Leon Redbone
Lil Wayne
Liza Minnelli
Lou Brock
Louis Farrakhan
Mark Gastineau
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mitch McConnell
OJ Brigance
OJ Simpson
Olivia de Havilland
Orrin Hatch
Pak Yong-sik
Pedro Guerrero
Pete Doherty
Peter Bogdanovich
Petula Clark
Phil Spector
Quincy Jones
Randy Meisner
Randy Travis
Roman Polanski
Rush Limbaugh
Sal DiMasi
Sean Connery
Shane MacGowan
Stephen King
Steven Hawking
Sumner Redstone
Terry Jones
Tim Conway
Tim Curry
Toni Braxton
Warren Buffett
Wes Scantlin
Wilfred Benitez
Wilko Johnson
**Celebs With 1 Pick:**
Adam Arkin
Agafia Lykov
Akebono Taro
Akihito
Al Franken
Al Gore
Al Jaffee
Alan Alda
Alan Greenspan
Alan Simpson
Alberto Fujimori
Alex Jones
Alex Nino
Alexei Navalny
Ali Khamenei
Amanda Bynes
Andy Bell
Angus Sinclair
Anita Jane Bryant
Anthony Edwards
Art Garfunkel
Art LaFleur
Art Rooney II
Arthur Scargill
Ashleigh Brilliant
Ashley Olsen
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Aung San Suu Kyi
Azealia Banks
Bam Margera
Barbara Barrie
Barry Manilow
Bart Starr
BeBe Shopp
Ben Affleck
Ben Jones
Bernie Madoff
Bernie Sanders
Beth Chapman
Bette Cooper
Betty Lynn
Bill Browder
Bill Irwin
Bill Macy
Bill Mazeroski
Bill O'Reilly
Bill Vander Zalm
Bill Watts
Bill Wyman
Billy Connelly
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Williams
Bob Dylan
Bob Uecker
Boris Spassky
Boy George
Brandon Novak
Brian Patrick Carroll
Brian Wilson
Brooke Mueller
Brooks Robinson
Burt Ward
Caitlyn Jenner
Candice Bergen
Carl Kassell
Carles Puigdemont
Carol Arthur
Caroll Spinney
Catherin Nevin
Catherine Britt
Catherine Nevin
Charles Osgood
Charlie Munger
Cher
Chevy Chase
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
Chief Keef
Chloe Lattanzi
Chris Christie
Christopher Ayres
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Plummer
Chubby Checker
Chuck Yeager
Cicely Tyson
Cissy Houston
Corey Feldman
Cubby O'Brien
Dag Kittlaus
Dalai Lama
Damien Hess
Dan Gurney
Dana Carvey
Danica Patrick
Daniella Westbrook
Danny Bonaduce
Danny Glover
Dave Davies
Dave Rose
David Berkowitz
David Foster
David Geffen
David Hasselhoff
David Letterman
Derek Whibley
Diana Ross
Dick Dale
Dick Miller
Dionne Warwick
Doc Severinsen
Doddie Weir
Dolly Parton
Don Cannon
Don King
Don Shula
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Sutherland
Donna Idelle Axum
Donnelly Rhodes
Drew Brees
Earvin Magic Johnson
Ed Leslie
Eddie Lampert
Eddie Large
Eddie Van Halen
Edward Furlong
Elle King
Elliot Abrams
Emma Roberts
Emperor Akihito
Emporess Michiko
Eric Clapton
Eric Dossantos
Erik Prince
Ernest fritz Hollings
Espen Fadnes
Evan Mawarire
Fiona Richardson
Frances Marie Burke
Francine Joy Drescher
Frank Robinson
Frankie Muniz
Fraser Corsan
Frederick Forsyth
G Gordon Liddy
Gale Sayers
Garrett Morris
Garrison Keillor
Gary Connery
Gary Friedrich
Gary Glitter
Gaston Glock
Gay Talese
Gene Wolfe
Geoff Fox
Geoffrey Palmer
George Dzundza
George Hamilton
George W Bush
George Zimmerman
Gerald McRaney
Gina Lollobrigida
Giuliana Rancic
Gloria Vanderbilt
Glynis Johns
Gordon Lightfoot
Graham Greene
Grigory Rodchenkov
Haim Saban
Hank Caylor
Harrison Ford
Hassan Nasrallah
Heather Mack
Henry Butler
Hibatullah Akundzada
Holly Cain
Honor Blackman
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri
Hulk Hogan
Ian Watkins
Jack Black
Jack Nicklaus
Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer
James Boole
James Buldger
James Earl Jones
James Ivory
James Risch
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin
Jane Asher
Jane Withers
Jared Kushner
Jared Rushton
Jaromir Jagr
Jarrod Lyle
Jay Leno
Jean Chretien
Jeannie Gaffigan
Jeannie Little
Jeb Corliss
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Sessions
Jereme Richmond
Jeremiah Ratliff
Jerry Remy
Jesse Jackson Jr
Jessie Ventura
Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar
Jiang Zemin
Jim Brown
Jimmy McMillan
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Joan Collins
Joe DeNardo
Joe Kapp
Joe Piscopo
Joe Sinnott
Joe Thompson
Joe Walsh
John Aniston
John Ashcroft
John Chaney
John Edwards
John LeCarre
John M Jackson
John Mahoney
John Paul Stevens
John Rhys-Davies
John Rigas
John Romita Sr
John Travolta
John Young
Johnny Clegg
Johnny Knoxville
Johnny Ruffo
Jonathan Densem
Jordon Cooper
Jose Canseco
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Jose Jose
Josh Todd
Judd Hirsch
Judi Dench
Judith Krantz
Judy Blume
Judy Sheindlin
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julie Andrews
June Whitfield
Kaley Couco
Kassie DePaiva
Kate Gosselin
Katherine MacGregor
Kaye Ballard
Kelly Ann Conway
Ken Osmond
Kevin Gates
Kim Jong-chul
Kim Kardashian
King Salman of Saudi Arabia
Lady Gaga
Lamar Odom
Lance Armstrong
Larry Flynt
Larry Lieber
Larry Nassar
Larry Storch
Lee Merriwether
Lee Radziwill
Len Dawson
Leo Gallagher
Leon White
Leonard Peltier
Leslie Wexner
Lil Durk
Linda Rondstat
Loni Anderson
Loretta Swit
Louie Anderson
Louis King Johnson Jr
Luigi Cani
Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald
Lynda Lee Mead Shea
Mac Rebennack
Macaulay Culkin
Mahammadu Buhari
Marco Rubio
Margaret Atwood
Maria Beale Fletcher
Marian McKnight
Marie Severin
Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur
Mark E Smith
Mark Edward Smith
Mark Mangino
Marsha Hunt
MaryKate Olsen
Matt Gerdes
Matt Lauer
Max Gail
Max Verstappen
Meat Loaf
Mel Renfro
Melissa Young
Melodie Gliniewicz
Michael C Hall
Michael Learned
Michael York
Michelle McGee
Mick Jagger
Mike Crapo
Mike Tyson
Mike Willesee
Mikhail Kasyanov
Mitt Romney
Mohammad Yaqoob
Murray Langston
Murray Walker
Nancy Anne Fleming
Nanette Fabray
Nick Stahl
Noam Chomsky
Norman Lloyd
Ole Anderson
Oleg Cricket
Oliver Stone
Orlando Brown
Pamela Anderson
Pat Boone
Pat Bowlen
Pat Carroll
Patricia Routledge
Patrick Warburton
Pattie Boyd
Paul Dooley
Paul LePage
Paul McCartney
Paul Ryan
Paul Wolfowitz
Paz de la huerta
Peggy Sulahian
Pete Rose
Peter Criss
Peter Dinklage
Peter Frates
Peter Mahovlich
Peter Marshall
Peter Noone
Philip Roth
Polly Holliday
Quami Wallen
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Steadman
Ramona Fradon
Rand Paul
Raul Labrador
Redmond O'Neal
Reggie Jackson
Regis Philbin
Rex Ryan
Richard B Spencer
Richard Bach
Richard Cheney
Richard Collier
Richard Cummings Jr
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard O'Sullivan
Richard Simmons
Richard Tandy
Robert Duvall
Robert Morgenthau
Robert Pecnik
Robert Redford
Robert Silverberg
Roberta Mancino
Rod Carew
Ron Jeremy
Ron Paul
Ron Turcotte
Ronnie Schell
Roseanne Barr
Rosie O'Donnell
Rudy Boesch
Russ Heath
Russell Brand
Russell Coutts
Ryan Buell
Ryan O'Neal
Sal Buscema
Sam Elliott
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandy Koufax
Sarah Palin
Sarah Sanders
Scott Hall
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Shelley Duvall
Sid Hartman
Silvio Berlusconi
Slim Dunlap
Stella Stevens
Stephen Bannon
Stephen Glover
Stephen Hillenburg
Stephen Root
Steve Ditko
Sting
Taylor Momsen
Ted Mack
Ted Turner
Teri Garr
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Gilliam
Thijs van Leer
Thomas Billington
Thomas J Murphy Jr
Thomas Monson
Tim Curley
Tina Louise
Tina Turner
Tom Baker
Tom Lehrer
Tom Ridge
Tom Sizemore
Tom Wolfe
Tome Sizemore
Tommy Lasorda
Tony Danza
Tony Dow
Tony Iommi
Tony Uragallo
Tracee Talavera
Travis Pastrana
Ursula Le Guin
Valerie Mahaffey
Van Morrison
Vanessa Goodwin
Vangelis
Vince Dooley
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Vladimir Putin
Walter Mondale
Walter Palmer
Wayne Shorter
Whitey Ford
Wilford Brimley
William Coors
William Holly Johnson
William Kristol
Woody Allen
Yoko Ono
Zak Tessier
After all these years. Finally. Some recognition.
And good on Czarcasm for grabbing the OK award in the themed thread!
technically, Rico is the current holder of the following awards:
*Total Points
Inside Track With the Grim Reaper
Quantity Not Quality
Robbing the Cradle
Opening Kickoff
Final Hours
*
On your list of picks, I notice that a couple of mine appear twice because I posted the names without the titles but another player included the titles. This would move (Emperor) Akihito and (Ayatollah) Ali Khamenei into the 2 picks group. Not that it makes a big diff – they are on my list so they will survive the next 362 days at least.
Hot Dog! I’m tied for second right now! Highest ranking* EVER!*
