Wow!
Thank you, a35362!
A newcome with 140 points. By April. I am in awe.
And I would like to state on my original DP list that I had that I lost the week or so before Xmas, I had Prince Ranier on that list.
I am quite bummed.
Well, my first place reign was short-lived, but I’m hanging on for a brief time longer in second (not bad for my first Death Pool). Now if only I could remember who else I picked…
Nice work a35362!
Okay, 140 points is a commanding lead.
That’ll just make it all the more impressive when I make my spectacular comeback!
Although that may be complicated by the fact that Rachm Qoch also picked Norodom Sihanouk and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim so I won’t gain any ground if they croak.
Who is this guy?
Okay, 106 points out from first place. All I need is for Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, George McGovern, Hosni Mubarak, Prince Phillip, Augusto Pinochet, and Margaret Thatcher to go and I’m in the lead.
I mentioned this pool in casual conversation with my boss yesterday, and he was rather appalled. “You’re playing in this thing?” he asked me. I tried to explain it’s all in fun, we aren’t really wishing death on anyone, but I think he was rather put off, so I let the subject drop.
That being said, I need the five youngest people on my list to die, to be able to pass up the newbie front runner. I shoulda took a chance on a few younger folks.
C’mon Tara Reid!
I had him in DP05 (along with Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and Ken Jennings).
Not that I’m wishing death on Peter. I hope he recovers.
Dale Messick, who created the comic strip Brenda Starr, Reporter, has died at the age of 98. Frank Conroy, who wrote just five books but influenced the world of letters by leading the University of Iowa’s prestigious Writers’ Workshop for the last eighteen years, passed away at the age of 69. (Free subscriptions required to read these articles.)
Debralee Scott, who gained her greatest fame playing Rosalie “Hotsy” Totsy on the Welcome Back, Kotter TV series, died earlier this week at the age of 52.
Canadian industrialist Edward Bronfman is dead at 77.
Redmond Simonsen is dead at 62. Apparently he died last month but I just heard about it. Probably not a familiar name to most, but I was a big wargame player back in the seventies.
Due to the fact that I can never rememer you user name, can I suggest an alternate name: ** The Gameskeeper** or just The Keeper
How 'bout we make that a new category? Probably too late for this year, but maybe next year anyway. Whoever has the highest age total out of their still-living picks at the end of the year wins it. (and I’m not just saying that because I have no points so far)
Also…it should incorporate femaleness to prevent further assumption on the part of the rest of us, as well as the overseer-ness of the death pool.
To build on Shirley Ujest’s suggestions, perhaps Lady Gameskeeper, or Queen of the Deathpool, or perhaps Mrs. Macabre…
or…you know, a35362 is nice … 
Andrea Dworkin, infamous anti porn crusader, has died. Did anyone have her on their list?
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Johnnie Johnson, the pianist who gave a then-unknown Chuck Berry an opportunity to play a New Year’s Eve gig with his Sir John Trio, died Wednesday at 80. Though Berry soon eclipsed Johnson, Johnnie is considered by some musicians and critics to be the true “father of rock and roll”.
Eduardo Paolozzi, a sculptor whose bronze statue of Sir Isaac Newton stands outside the British Library, has died at the age of 81. Ruth Hussey, the actress nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of James Stewart’s girlfriend in The Philadelphia Story, was 93 when she passed away Tuesday.
The Drummer of the Day is…
Be-bop pioneer Stan Levey . Widely regarded as the first true be-bop drummer, Stan Levey first stood in with Dizzy Gillespie at the ripe old age of 16 before joining the Dizzy-Bird combo in the early/mid 40s. Not too many from that era left.
Also, Oscar winner Sir John Mills died today. I should have had him on my list. For the Quantity Not Quality Award – don’t need the 3 points.
Australia has lost two influential politicians. Albert Grassby, who served as immigration minister from 1972 to '74, is credited with leading his country on the path to multiculturalism. Grassby was 79. Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who served as Queensland’s premier from 1968-87, lived to the ripe old age of 94.