Lindsay Lohan
Richard Griffiths
Muhammad Ali
Michelle Duggar
Charlie Sheen
John McCain
Robin Gibb
Maggie Smith
Terry Pratchett
Stephen Hawking
Pete Doherty
Charles Manson
Michael Douglas
Keith Emmerson (If he’s not a Lucky Man, I get points)
Molly Meldrum (Hrmm…dunno, he’s opened his eyes, but maybe)
Zsa Zsa Gabor (Zombie Zsa Zsa)
Jerry Lewis (Heyyyy Laaaady!)
Mohammed Ali (These days, floats like a rock, does not sting)
Robin Gibb (The lone “Gee”)
Terry Pratchett (I want points for Pterry like I did for Hitch, but I think this is the year…)
Etta James (Google says…points!)
Ariel Sharon (He’s effectively been dead since 2006.)
Dick Cheney (Bad heart, wishful thinking)
Nancy Regan (Stars say…dead…)
Mary Tyler Moore (She can turn the world on with her smile, including the doctors who cut her head open recently)
Billy Graham (Elderly, and more wishful thinking…)
Alternates
Dick Van Dyke (Chim chiminey, I’mma old guy, I might drop dead…)
Ernest Borgnine (Another oldie)
Bob Barker (The price is WRONG, bitch!)
Clean list:
Keith Emmerson
Molly Meldrum
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Jerry Lewis
Mohammed Ali
Robin Gibb
Terry Pratchett
Etta James
Ariel Sharon
Dick Cheney
Nancy Regan
Mary Tyler Moore
Billy Graham
Alternates
Dick Van Dyke
Ernest Borgnine
Bob Barker
I would think the definition of “theme” is kind of like the definition of “celebrity”, kind of hard to define. So, when you post your list be sure to mention the theme.
Etta James (surely a definite!)
Aretha franklin (another definite)
Courtney stodden (so young, but definitely something very wrong there, mental illness/drugs)
Lisa Nicole carson (crazy)
Weston cage (just plain crazy!)
Taylor momsen (actress/singer - probable junkie)
Lindsay lohan (junkie)
Katt Williams (junkie)
Meat loaf (had some health problems this year)
Brooke Mueller (junkie)
Paul gasgoine (ex footballer)
Margaret thatcher (must be her time surely)
Pete Doherty (junkie)
Alternates
Redmond o neill (junkie)
Peaches geldof (eating disorder/drugs)
Ian brady (moors murder)
Etta James
Aretha franklin
Courtney stodden
Lisa Nicole carson
Weston cage
Taylor momsen
Lindsay lohan
Katt Williams
Meat loaf
Brooke Mueller
Paul gasgoine
Margaret thatcher
Pete Doherty
Alternates
Redmond o neill
Peaches geldof
Ian Brady
Ayman al Zawahiri
Abdelbaset al Megrahi
Bashar al Asad
William Perry
Robin Gibb
Gary Carter
Dick Cheney
Ariel Sharon
Joe Paterno
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Roger Ebert
Etta James
Muhammad Ali
Alternate:
Terry Pratchett
Jimmy Carter
There is no theme. Perry is the football player, not the former Sec. Def.
Really, I was counting on Ron Smith to give me some early mojo. Oh well.
I’m sitting on a big ol’ goose egg for this year, so for 2012 I thought I’d do the research, find the right names and really TRY this year. Then, I sort of gave up and went with my gut again. So here is my 2012 list.
Notes: My list includes both Billy Graham the former pro wrestler and Billy Graham the evangelist. I just know if I only choose one the other will be the one to go. Also, Joanie Laurer is better known as the professional wrestler Chyna, but she’s not legally allowed to use that name, so I’m assuming that Laurer is now her most commonly used name.
Robin Gibb
Bret Michaels
George McGovern
Mindy McCready
Billy Graham
Billy Graham
Etta James
Joanie Laurer
Dick Smothers
Vladimir Putin
Joe Paterno
Frank Thornton
Nicholas Smith
Alternates
Bernard Cribbins
Lindsay Lohan
Brooke Mueller
I thought about doing a double-vision theme list with William Perry/William Perry, Billy Graham/Billy Graham, Michael Douglas/Michael Keaton (real last name Douglas), but then I couldn’t think of any others. And besides which I want to actually score some points next year and Etta James, Robin Gibb, and Gary Carter don’t have any doppelgangers out there.
You could probably get away with Jerry Lewis/Jerry Lee Lewis. And then there is Shawn Michaels, the professional wrestler, and Sean Michaels, a porn star.
Regis Philbin
Glen Campbell
Robin Gibb
Richard Cohen
Joe Paterno
Lindsay Lohan
Dick Clark
Aretha Franklin
Bill Cosby
Betty White
John Edwards
Joe Piscopo
Rod Stewart
David Prowse
Richard Kiel
Robin Gibb
Jon Lord
Joe Paterno
Lindsay Lohan
Boyd K. Packer
Dick Clark
Jerry Sandusky
Etta James
Aretha Franklin
Adele
Glen Campbell
Gough Whitlam
Vera Lynn
Dick Van Dyke
Michael Douglas
Mikhail Gorbochov
Lisa Marie Presley
Fidel Castro
Neil Sedaka
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
Kristen Stewart
John Travolta
William Perry (Refrigerator)
Winona Ryder