# The Celebrity Death Pool 2004 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359 "2003-12-01T22:29:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/301 "2004-01-25T05:47:32Z")
How could have anyone left out Bob Keeshan, including me? That should have been an obvious pick. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/302 "2004-01-25T05:58:43Z")
> [@The Great Zamboni](#): > > How could have anyone left out Bob Keeshan, including me? That should have been an obvious pick. I don’t know about you, but I thought he died a long time ago. I could have sworn I heard something about Captain Kangaroo dying about ten years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/303 "2004-01-25T16:38:44Z")
Or Helmut Newton. Who’ll now be forever linked in death with Captain Kangaroo. It’s weird that with the hundreds of names on the alphabetical list, the first two people to die were next to each other. Wonder if Vaclav Havel is worried? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/304 "2004-01-25T19:43:51Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > I don’t know about you, but I thought he died a long time ago. I could have sworn I heard something about Captain Kangaroo dying about ten years ago. Yeah, me, too. Maybe we’re thinking about Mr. Green Jeans. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/305 "2004-01-25T23:12:41Z")
Mr. Green Jeans died in 1987, right around the time Liberace died. (yes, I share your concern that I remember this.) ---
**Author:** ![kka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@kka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kka)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/306 "2004-01-25T23:51:22Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > I don’t know about you, but I thought he died a long time ago. I could have sworn I heard something about Captain Kangaroo dying about ten years ago. I was positive he had died a decade or so ago. Or, so I thought. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/307 "2004-01-26T00:52:45Z")
> [@kka](#): > > I was positive he had died a decade or so ago. Or, so I thought. I guess that shows how much he had fallen out of sight. I did hear that he published a children’s book in the late nineties. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/308 "2004-01-27T21:13:29Z")
Jack Paar is dead at 85, so **Santos L. Halper** and **NoGoodNamesLeft** each score 15 points! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/309 "2004-01-27T22:13:38Z")
What **Spiff** said. Congratulations, **NoGoodNamesLeft** and **Santos L. Halper**! ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/310 "2004-01-28T15:30:34Z")
I hope I’m not stepping on your toes, **a35362** , by posting celebrity deaths in your thread. If so, I apologize. But I’m just so darn _excited_ about this game that I just can’t help myself! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/311 "2004-01-30T13:10:16Z")
Two new celebs to report: Marty Balin (sp?) of _Jefferson Airplane/Starship_ LLoyd Bucher, Commander of the USS _Pueblo_ ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/312 "2004-02-02T00:31:43Z")
As of February 1st, the scoreboard stands thusly: **Angel Heart** **Caricci** **Mullinator** and **zoog** - are tied for 1st place with 41 points each. **Sternvogel** - in 2nd place with 16 points. **NoGoodNamesLeft** and **Santos L Halper** tied for 3rd with 15 points each. And **everybody else** is tied for fourth place! _Whoo-hoo!_ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/313 "2004-02-02T00:50:12Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > Two new celebs to report: > > Marty Balin (sp?) of _Jefferson Airplane/Starship_ When did this happen? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/314 "2004-02-02T01:34:00Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > When did this happen? Head it on the radio going to work Friday morning. Haven’t seen or heard it anywhee else, however… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/315 "2004-02-02T02:24:32Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > Head it on the radio going to work Friday morning. Haven’t seen or heard it anywhee else, however… His birthday was Friday, may be that’s what you heard. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/316 "2004-02-02T02:30:11Z")
Woo hoo! I’m in fourth place! Let’s hear it, gang – We’re Number Four! We’re Number Four! We’re Number Four! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/317 "2004-02-02T02:36:21Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > His birthday was Friday, may be that’s what you heard. I googled, and didn’t see anything about Balin assuming room temperature. However, Jeff Allen of WAFX in Virginia Beach reported him dead, because Balin was the lead in for Lloyd Bucher. Sudden death at 62 was how it was mentioned. Wouldn’t be the first time a celeb was incorrectly reported, however. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/318 "2004-02-02T02:38:37Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Woo hoo! I’m in fourth place! > > Let’s hear it, gang – > We’re Number Four! We’re Number Four! We’re Number Four! Then the Pope and Ronnie Reagan both croak, and we’ll still be **Number Four! We’re Number Four! We’re Number Four!** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/319 "2004-02-02T05:38:30Z")
**Elroy ‘Crazylegs’ Hirsch** , football star from the 1950’s LA Rams died January 28th and here’s the IMDB page: [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0386470/bio](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0386470/bio) What is he doing on the IMDB? Well, he made 2 movies, but his fame as a football player certainly overshadowed his acting accomplishments. As far as the “late” Mr Marty Balin, I even tried searchng Google news and found nothing. Any confirmation of his death? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/320 "2004-02-02T06:50:26Z")
E’s not dead. E’s just pining for the chords. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359.md?page=17)