Sony Walkman, dead at age 31. 
But only in Japan.
raggae singer Greg Isaacs dead at 59.
It’s not dead, it’s just transmogrified. I have a Walkman mp3 player in my car. With a cassette tape adapter, even, so it’s even more authentic.
Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof writer, dead at 98.
NY Times obit for Joseph Stein.
Incredible life, and death at 98 from complicatons from a fall.
Presumably not off a roof…
(I always used to sing, to the theme tune,
*A fiddler in the snow
A most amusing sight
He should be on the roof
But he fell off last night.
And what does it mean, this fiddler in the snow
Who fiddles every night and fiddles every noon?
Well, he’s going to ruin the title of the movie
If he isn’t up there soon…*)
If we’re going to have a post about the Sony Walkman, I think we need a post about…
Paul the Octopus has been found dead at 2 and 1/2 years.
Co-creator of Bullwinkle, Alexander Anderson Jr dead at 90.
Hokey smokes!
Fun conspiracy! Paul actually died in July and was replaced by a double.
Investigators have uncovered a tape of John Lennon saying “I ate Paul fried in garlic butter”.
Former Argentinian President Nestor Kitchner dead at age 60
Baseball historian Bill Shanon dead at age 69 in a house fire. His 92 year old mother got out in time.
Actress and Oscar-winning producer Lisa Blount, 53.
James MacArthur, the original Dan-O on Hawaii 5 O, dead at 72.
George Hickenlooper has died.
He directed Dogtown, Hearts of Darkness(about the filming of Apocalypse Now), and a few other well made movies.
He was 47. 
Maurice Lucas, leading scorer of the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers, dead at 58 of bladder cancer. Points for the poster formerly known as Ataraxy(me).
I was on his crew for Dogtown.
I should not speak ill of the dead.
Kennedy Speech writer Ted Sorenson dead at 82.
And the position at the end of October is as follows.
Six celebrities left us in October:
Name Died Age Points Votes
Maurice Lucas 31-Oct 58 42 1
Tom Bosley 19-Oct 83 17 1
Barbara Billingsley 16-Oct 94 6 3
Simon MacCorkindale 14-Oct 58 42 7
Joan Sutherland 10-Oct 83 17 1
Norman Wisdom 4-Oct 95 5 1
The positions are now:
Name Points Number
1 amarone 279 6
2 Captain Lance Murdoch 157 4
3 Shirley Ujest 153 5
4 Registered at Last 143 4
5 Critical Mass 134 4
6 MsWhatsit 116 3
7 Rico 92 3
8 Randy Seltzer 90 2
9 MadTheSwine 83 3
10 Fear Itself 75 2
11 Hockey Monkey 74 2
12 The Vorlon 71 4
13 BlimeyORiley 70 3
14 DfrntBreign 69 2
15 Walkabout 68 2
16 42fish 67 2
17= Anne Elk 66 2
17= bowler girl 66 2
17= GIGObuster 66 2
20 andiepandie 62 1
21= Ambihelical Hexnut 59 2
21= carnivorousplant 59 2
23= stockton 58 1
23= Winston Smith 58 1
25 CowPatty 57 2
26 Loach 53 2
27 Happy Lendervedder 51 2
28= Boyo Jim 50 2
28= Etherman 50 2
28= Invisible Chimp 50 2
31 malkavia 46 2
32 Mean Mr. Mustard 44 4
33 NurseCarmen 43 1
34= moonstarsun 42 1
34= Squonk 42 1
36 kunilou 39 2
37 Baker 35 2
38= Jeep's Phoenix 33 1
38= St. Anger 33 1
40= Hal Briston 32 2
40= tumbleddown 32 2
42 Moirai 31 1
43 Mudshark 30 2
44 KennerTheGreat 28 2
45= A Spoonful of Awesome 26 1
45= Juliana 26 1
45= Paul in Qatar 26 1
45= Thunder 26 1
49= 5 time champ 24 1
49= anyrose 24 1
49= Avarie537 24 1
49= El Perro Fumando 24 1
49= I Am The Lorax 24 1
49= jeezums 24 1
49= judikium 24 1
49= Krawly77 24 1
49= Little Nemo 24 1
49= Mahaloth 24 1
49= Nutty Bunny 24 1
49= Only Mostly Dead 24 1
49= phungi 24 1
49= VunderBob 24 1
63= Borborygmi 20 1
63= imthjckaz 20 1
63= Mehitabel 20 1
63= Sami41 20 1
67= Cazzle 17 1
67= Cunctator 17 1
67= tarragon918 17 1
70 Tim R. Mortiss 16 2
71= freckafree 15 2
71= zamboniracer 15 2
71= garygnu 15 1
71= Gyrate 15 1
71= Superbia-acedia 15 1
76 a35362 14 3
77 Lok 11 1
78 OtakuLoki 10 2
79= wolf_meister 9 2
79= Rilchiam 9 1
81= Crown Prince of Irony 8 1
81= Curtis LeMay 8 1
81= Diogenes the Cynic 8 1
81= Fiveroptic 8 1
81= Maus Magill 8 1
86 Dung Beetle 6 1
87 Spiff 5 1
88= Argent Towers 4 1
88= Stopfordia 4 1
90 panache45 3 1
91 Sigmagirl 0 1
92= 76 others 0 0
44 celebrities have died representing 5.2% of the total and 7.1% of the votes.
One month until the polls open for 2011. Get preparing your lists.