…Soon. Tomorrow, I hope.
I think Ken Lay offed himself. That was my first thought.
Emmy Award winning actor Benjamin Hendrickson has commited suicide.
Just curious - am I the only one who picked Jan Murray? I know each year, I have the proverbial snowball-in-Hell’s chance of ever winning this contest but I like the idea of having a “unique pick” (or whatever the heck the proper SDMB terminology is).
Elias Hrawi, who served as president of Lebanon from 1989 to 1998, has died at the age of 80 (according to the article linked at the start of this post) or 81 (the age given in the short notice at the bottom of this page, which features the obituary of Frank Zeidler). Zeidler, who was 93 when he passed away, was the last Socialist to serve as mayor of a major USA city when he led Milwaukee from 1948 to 1960.
Actress June Allyson has died.
Smiling Jack Smith , former host of You Asked for It, has died, aged 92.
Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd dead at 60
shock
This is creepy, I was just thinking of him yesterday, wondering what had become of him.
scotandrsn has the Shinning!
Quiet! D’you wanta get sued??
Tony and Emmy Award winner Barnard Hughes dead at 90.
Did these most recent deaths change the standings in the Pool?
Not where it matters, as uglybeech’s 229 points is a sizeable lead.
But not for long – I’m staging my heroic comeback with the demise of snooker legend John Spencer.
WOO-HOO…I make it on the board with a big ole 40 points. There is always a silver llining.
A brace of notables who have died recently:
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Noted British trombonist/bandleader Don Lusher
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6-time Olympic gold medalist Gert Fredriksson
and I’m still a DPVirgin! Yay me?
How the heck did she score so many points?
::: eyes uglybeech suspiciously :::
I’d be a 2-year virgin if not for the Pope last year…
Six months plus and I’m still pure and pristine. A delicate flower am I.