I am disgusted how folks are already sucking up to Baker.
I wish I’d done it first…dammit.
Eleven hours to go!
Chocolates and champagne are always welcome!!!
After experiencing some serious conflicting emotions with the recent death of Christopher Hitchins, I’m sticking with people I would actually be happy to have die.
Wishful Thinkin’ in 2012 Line-up:
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Happy Asker (founder of Happy’s Pizza, the worst pizza place in Michigan).
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Daniel Lawrence Whitney (better known as Larry the Cable Guy. When I accidentily stumble upon his Comedy Central specials, it makes my vagina want to sew itself shut).
The Entire Nickelback Line-Up: -
Chad Kroeger
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Mike Kroeger
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Ryan Peake
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Daniel Adair
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Michael Vick
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Kevin James
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Brent Michaels
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Charlie Sheen
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Michele Bachmann
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Fred Phelps
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Angelina Jolie
Plain List:
Happy Asker
Daniel Lawrence Whitney
Chad Kroeger
Mike Kroeger
Ryan Peake
Daniel Adair
Michael Vick
Kevin James
Brent Michaels
Charlie Sheen
Michele Bachmann
Fred Phelps
Angelina Jolie
Are you talking about the Rock of Love guy? Because that is Bret Michaels.
Ten!
3!
six and a half, where I am.
Enough second-guessing and tweaking.
Bashar al-Assad (b 11 September 1965) Syrian President
Hugo Chavez (b 28 July 1954) Venezuelan President
Roger Ebert (b 18 June 1942) film critic
Robin Gibb (b 22 December 1949) singer
Steve Gleason (b 19 March 1977) football player
Geoffrey Hughes (b 2 February 1944) actor
Etta James (b 25 January 1938) singer
George McGovern (b 19 July 1922) politician
Shannon Miller (b 10 March 1977) Olympic gymnast
Connie Needham (b 5 December 1959) actress
Giuliana Rancic (b 17 August 1974) TV hostess
Marcia Strassman (b 28 April 1948) actress
Ethan Zohn (b 12 November 1973) reality show winner
Bashar al-Assad
Hugo Chavez
Roger Ebert
Robin Gibb
Steve Gleason
Geoffrey Hughes
Etta James
George McGovern
Shannon Miller
Connie Needham
Giuliana Rancic
Marcia Strassman
Ethan Zohn
Revised:
Fidel Castro
Bashar Al-Assad
Ayman Al-Zawahiri
Omar Al-Bashir
Ali Khamenei
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Hasan Nasrallah
Hugo Chavez
Evo Morales
Robert Mugabe
Charles Taylor
Alexander Lukashenko
Charles Manson
You had a nice theme going until you got to him.
Nine!
Robin Gibb – Singer, Bee Gee
Joe Paterno – Erstwhile Penn State Coach
Richard Dawson – Kisser, but he’ll always be Cpl. Newkirk to me
Margaret Thatcher – Played my Meryl Streep in biopic
John Goodman – Mrs. Roseanne
Teri Garr – “What knockers!”
Dean Stockwell – Costarred with Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck, Orson Welles and Scott Bakula
Jim Marshall – Best known for running the wrong direction
Richard Thornburg – Former AGOTUS
Philip Roth –Pulitzer Prize Winning novelist
Richard Roundtree – Shaft, Original Bad Mother Fucker
Buddy Ryan – Defensive genius; Raised loudmouth son
Dale Chihuly – Accident-prone glass artist
Plain list:
Robin Gibb
Joe Paterno
Richard Dawson
Margaret Thatcher
John Goodman
Teri Garr
Dean Stockwell
Jim Marshall
Richard Thornburg
Philip Roth
Richard Roundtree
Buddy Ryan
Dale Chihuly
Sean Connery looks as though he will hold out another nine hours, perhaps another nine years.
In case Etta James (or anyone else on my list) doesn’t make it to midnight, I’m designating Fidel Castro as my alternative pick.
This year’s theme: people who share my birthday.
Barbara Carrera
Tim Considine
Joe Dalessandro
Anthony Hopkins
Val Kilmer
Ben Kingsley
Tim Matheson
Sarah Miles
Bebe Neuwirth
Donna Summer
Andy Summers
Diane von Furstenberg
Connie Willis
I’m just glad John Denver is dead, I’d hate to be mixed up with him!
Eight!
About to head out to celebrate the New Years. Important work to do first! I admit I added a bandwagon or two in the last day or so, but most have come from my longlist built during lulls at work over the past year (Sure hope the IT guys don’t check my google searches!)
1 - Robin Gibb 22 December 1949
2 - Robert Dennerly 63 Y.O. Former Plymouth Argyle vice-chair
3 - Gary Carter April 8, 1954
4 - Penny Marshall October 15, 1942
5 - Joe Lewis (Karate) March 7 1944
6 - Bill Janklow - William John “Bill” Janklow (born September 13, 1939)
7 - Etta James Jan 25 1938
8 - Roger Ebert (Movie guy) June 18, 1942
9 - Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi (Pan Am Bomber) 1 April 1952
10 - James “Jim” Stynes OAM (born 23 April 1966)
11 - Raven Alexis - bandwagon - January 28, 1987
12 - Tamara Grigsby Wisconsin State Representative ,37
13 - Susan Clark KBLL announcer
Alternates:
Geoffrey Hughes (Coronation Street Actor) 2 February 1944
DJ Jonathan Toubin - Car drove into his hotel and crushed him while he was in bed!
Plain List:
Robin Gibb
Robert Dennerly
Gary Carter
Penny Marshall
Joe Lewis
Bill Janklow
Etta James
Roger Ebert
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi
Jim Stynes
Raven Alexis
Tamara Grigsby
Susan Clark
Getting in just under the wire. No need for alternates, I’ll take the risk that everyone holds on for another 7 hours.
Lee Evans
Joe Paterno
Roger Ebert
Prince Phillip
Dick Chaney
Dick Clark
Fidel Castro
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Lindsey Lohan
Muhammed Ali
Pope Benedict
Hugh Hefner
Lee Evans is the only person not very well known. He’s a double gold medal winner, made notorious by being one of the athletes to give Black Power salute at Mexico City Olympic games