# The Celebrity Death Pool 2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439 "2007-12-01T11:46:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 62
**Author:** ![Andrew\_21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1222 "2008-11-11T20:14:21Z")
Serial killer [Arthur Shawcross](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_re_us/obit_shawcross_2) has died. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1223 "2008-11-13T00:07:41Z")
[Mitch Mitchell](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081112/ap_en_ot/obit_mitch_mitchell), the drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, has died at age 61. He was the last surviving member of that trio. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1224 "2008-11-13T01:05:50Z")
Longtime NBC Nightly News Announcer [Howard Reig](http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/longtime_nbc_nightly_news_announcer_howard_reig_dies_100491.asp) Dies at age 87. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1225 "2008-11-13T02:33:56Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > [Mitch Mitchell](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081112/ap_en_ot/obit_mitch_mitchell), the drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, has died at age 61. He was the last surviving member of that trio. ☹ So the Jimi Hendrix Experience was pretty much like, say, lung cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1226 "2008-11-18T23:11:00Z")
[Pete Newell](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/18/SPVFBT56M.DTL), who gained fame as a coach and teacher of basketball, has died at the age of 93. Newell was the first man to snare the “triple crown” of guiding a National Invitation Tournament champion (1949 University of San Francisco Dons), NCAA titlist (1959 University of California Golden Bears), and Olympic gold medal squad (1960 Team USA). In later years, he became known for his Big Man’s and Tall Women’s camps, which improved the skills of dozens of post players. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1227 "2008-11-23T16:02:19Z")
[Random Terrorist that was a BIG Target that you never heard of](http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6312852&page=1) is toast. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1228 "2008-11-23T16:26:29Z")
There was no formal comment from U.S. but one senior U.S. official said “there is good reason to believe this guy is no longer around.” Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1229 "2008-11-24T13:02:34Z")
Today’s Obscure Rapper Found [Dead](http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2008/11/23/mc-breed-detroit-rap-luminary-dead-at-36). All the wrong peeps are dying. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1230 "2008-11-24T19:05:35Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Today’s Obscure Rapper Found [Dead](http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2008/11/23/mc-breed-detroit-rap-luminary-dead-at-36). > > All the wrong peeps are dying. CRAP. I had McBreed on my short list for 2009 with a note that he has ‘kidney issues’. Couldn’t hold on a few more weeks, could you, you BASTARD!!1111!! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1231 "2008-11-24T20:34:54Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Today’s Obscure Rapper Found [Dead](http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2008/11/23/mc-breed-detroit-rap-luminary-dead-at-36). I answered the question **Are familiar with MC Breed’s music?** “No”, and found out that I was one of 37,487 to respond in that vein, while 6,782 (15%) had said “Yes”. However, the news also made the [Yahoo!](http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61899279) site. Interesting that Breed’s age is given as 37 in the story I linked, while yours claimed he was 36. ETA: [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Breed) places his birth “ca. 1972”. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1232 "2008-11-24T23:14:28Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Interesting that Breed’s age is given as 37 in the story I linked, while yours claimed he was 36. It is shocking that one so young should die. And not be on **Rachm Qoch** ’s list. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1233 "2008-11-24T23:36:25Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > It is shocking that one so young should die. It’s even more shocking that someone has a “circa” birthdate in this day and age. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1234 "2008-11-25T13:38:14Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > It is shocking that one so young should die. > > And not be on **Rachm Qoch** ’s list. Look, he can’t have them _all_! ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1235 "2008-11-25T17:22:59Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Look, he can’t have them _all_! Should I add that to the rules in 2009? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1236 "2008-11-26T00:55:50Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Should I add that to the rules in 2009? Not that I am bitter, but _yes_. Ok, I am bitter. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1237 "2008-11-26T04:21:45Z")
Captain Tony Tarracino of Captain Tonys bar in Key West died at the age of 92. There was a chain of Capt.n Tonys around the country for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1238 "2008-11-28T21:41:29Z")
[Author of the _Miracle Worker_ play, William Gibson dies.](http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE4AR66520081128) ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1239 "2008-11-29T01:28:55Z")
A group of three: [V P Singh, former Prime Minster of India, has died at 77](http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Former-PM-V-P-Singh-passes-away/391407/) [Cecil Underwood, elected Governor of West Virginia in 1956 and in 1996, at 86](http://www.dailymail.com/News/200811240843) [Gerald Schoenfeld, Chairman of the Shubert Organization and noted Broadway producer, at 84](http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123685.html) ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1240 "2008-11-29T02:02:58Z")
Oops. That was supposed to be my 2009 list. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1241 "2008-11-29T02:05:49Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Jimmy Carter [et al.] nevermind [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=63)