Either that, or he is retiring to Key West.
I haven’t found a link, but twitter is buzzing a bout the death of former Baltimore Oriole Pitcher, Mike Flanagan, age 59. Found dead at his home.
FTR, “Conch” is a term that is well known among Dopers who play Rebo’s feuds. It basically means a “cinch”.
Edit, here is a link to the Flanagan death
Treme actor Michael Showers found dead at 45 in the Mississippi River
He was an actor who played a recurring role on Treme as a police captain.
Nick Ashford Dies Part of Motown duo of Ashford and Simpson, age 70. The mountain became high enough.
Psst post 1944, deja vu all over again.
This is a scheme to introduce a new line of Apple products: the iCorpse and it’s app iDeath; the iCoffin and the iLast Will.
Mike Showers, an actor on Treme, was found floating in the Mississippi. I doubt anyone had him but he was 45.
applause
And perhaps more in line with Apple product naming conventions, the iPass.
Michael Jackson’s Manager Frank Dileo Dead at 63.
You all are a bunch of twisted, warped individuals, but this is the most consistently funny thread on the SDMB.
This is the nicest thing anybody has ever said to us. Why Thank You! 
So can we count on you to join us in December, then? 
I guess I’ll be paying attention to TMZ for leads. See you in December.
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One Of Us!
One Of Us!
One Of Us!**
[And I’m still not sure where that meme came from, but I pass it along all the same.]
From the movie Freaks, by Todd Browning. 
George Hendry, Former Table Tennis Champ, pings no longer, age 90.
Darren Rovell of CNBC tweets that George received $25/month and free cereal for his appearance on a Wheaties box in 1958. Free cereal? Now that is an annuity!
Reading the article, Table Tennis changed the net height from 6.75" to 6" in 1934 in order to “add excitement” to the game. If you say it out loud, it sounds funnier and funnier. (Something that Cliff Clavin might say at Cheers.) Who knew that Ping Pong was one of the first sports to change rules to make their sport more exciting.
Recent photo of Steve Jobs suggests you might as well go ahead and pencil in the points.