That’s 14 names.
I’m revising my list slightly by replacing all 13 of my original entries with different ones. I will also sadly be setting aside my “Scandinavian Pop Stars” theme.
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[li]Edward Short ** - (12/17/12), British politician and my annual 99-year-old pick wiki[/li][li] Etta James ** - (1/25/38), Singer and low-hanging fruit wiki[/li][li]** Marcia Strassman ** - (4/28/48), Actress wiki[/li][li]** Robin Gibb ** - (12/22/49), Bee Gee wiki[/li][li]** Gary Carter ** - (4/8/54), Former MLB’er wiki[/li][li]** Hugo Chavez ** - (7/28/54), Dictator wiki[/li][li]** Darrel Akerfelds ** - (6/12/62), MLB coach wiki[/li][li]** Oleg Kononenko ** - (6/21/64), Cosmonaut going to the ISS this year wiki[/li][li]** Jim Stynes ** - (4/23/66), Australian footballer wiki[/li][li]** Xeni Jardin ** - (8/5/70), Journalist/blogger wiki[/li][li]** Steve Gleason ** - (3/19/77), Former NFL’er wiki[/li][li]** Lindsay Lohan ** - (7/2/86), Hollywood trainwreck wiki[/li][li]Raven Alexis - (1/28/87), Porn actress, hedging bets against bandwagoners wiki[/li][/ol]
Alternates (in case four of the above die very very soon, or an alternates award is established)
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[li]** Antonio Cervantes ** - (12/23/45), Colombian boxer wiki[/li][li]** George Michael ** - (6/25/63), Singer wiki[/li][li]** Noboru Yamaguchi ** - (2/11/72), Author wiki[/li][li]** Vincent Fort ** - (4/28/56), Georgia politician wiki[/li][/ol]
Darrel Akerfelds
Raven Alexis
Gary Carter
Hugo Chavez
Robin Gibb
Steve Gleason
Etta James
Xeni Jardin
Oleg Kononenko
Lindsay Lohan
Edward Short
Marcia Strassman
Jim Stynes
- Steve O
- Michael Douglas
- Wilford Brimley
- George HW Bush
- Doyle Brunson
- Robert Redford
- Burt Reynolds
- Barbara Bush
- Tom Sizemore
- Dick Cheney
- Leelee Sobieski
- Jimmy Carter
- Nancy Reagan
Steve O
Michael Douglas
Wilford Brimley
George HW Bush
Doyle Brunson
Robert Redford
Burt Reynolds
Barbara Bush
Tom Sizemore
Dick Cheney
Leelee Sobieski
Jimmy Carter
Nancy Reagan
Four!
Barbara Bain
Chevy Chase
Professor Irwin Corey
Charlie Daniels
Ann B. Davis
Aretha Franklin
Ervin ‘Magic’ Johnson
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jayne Meadows
Pat Robertson
William Shatner
Larry Storch
Alternates
Alan Alda
Rush Limbaugh
Calm yourself.
You’re gonna bust something.
Fire at “Will” - William, Bill, Billy…
William Shatner - His most believable performance of his life.
Bill Clinton - I did not have sex with death… yes you did
Billy Ray Cyrus - Got tired of his daughters nasally voice.
Willie Nelson - Sorry Willie, but you will never be on the road again.
Bill Cosby
Billy Joel - Sing us a song Pianoman, make it Taps.
Prince William - I am innocent your Majesty’s Secret Service
William H. Macy
William December Williams - This should be double points
Billy Crystal
Bill Murray
Billy Bob Thornton
will.i.am - no.you’re.not
William Shatner
Bill Clinton
Billy Ray Cyrus
Willie Nelson
Bill Cosby
Billy Joel
Prince William
William H. Macy
William December Williams
Billy Crystal
Bill Murray
Billy Bob Thornton
will.i.am
Happy birthday to you and Baker then. Happy New Year and Auld Lang Syne to everybody else. In just a few hours, the game begins!
I’m reusing most of last year’s list. No theme, mostly long-shots.
Britney Spears
Courtney Love
Dick Cheney
Fidel Castro
George H.W. Bush
Hugh Hefner
Jerry B. Jenkins
Kim Jong Un
Raúl Castro
Robert Pattinson
Roger Ebert
Rush Limbaugh
Tim LaHaye
Alternates:
Queen Elizabeth II
Jerry Sandusky
Lindsay Lohan
Artie Lange
Russell Brand
Katt Williams
Jim Jefferies
Andy Dick
Louie Anderson
Dave Chappelle
John Pinette
Tracy Morgan
Gallagher
Darrell Hammond
Carrot Top
Andrew Dice Clay
Alternate;
Gabriel Iglesias
I cracked. I couldn’t take the peer pressure.
Amended list:
Bashar al-Assad (b 11 September 1965) Syrian President
Raven Alexis (b 28 January 1987) adult film actress
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
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
Raven Alexis
Hugo Chavez
Roger Ebert
Robin Gibb
Steve Gleason
Geoffrey Hughes
Etta James
George McGovern
Connie Needham
Giuliana Rancic
Marcia Strassman
Ethan Zohn
Always wanted to do this but never could do so in time (usually because I had something to do New Year’s Eve; not tonight!)
So, what will be an annual tradition, all my picks are Oscar Winners:
Richard Attenborough (Best Director, 1982)
Alan Bergman (Best Song, 1968 & 1973)
Phyllis Dalton (Best Costume Design, 1965 & 1989)
Patty Duke (Best Supporting Actress, 1962)
Anne V. Coates (Best Film Editing, 1962)
Francis Lai (Best Score, 1970)
Walter Murch (Best Sound, 1979 & 1996)
Marcel Ophuls (Best Documentary, 1988)
Carlo Rambaldi (Best Visual Effects, 1979 & 1982)
Mickey Rooney (Honorary Oscar, 1982)
Robert Towne (Best Original Screenplay, 1974)
Michael Westmore (Best Make Up, 1985)
Billy Williams (Best Cinematography, 1982)
Richard Attenborough
Alan Bergman
Phyllis Dalton
Patty Duke
Anne V. Coates
Francis Lai
Walter Murch
Marcel Ophuls
Carlo Rambaldi
Mickey Rooney
Robert Towne
Michael Westmore
Billy Williams
On the advice of my mother, I am dumping Miley and adding Raven Alexis. Here is the final list. I really thought I had played with it enough before I posted. I guess not.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Etta James
Penny Marshall
Robin Gibb
Michael Moore
Michael Lohan
Michelle Duggar
Ethan Zohn
Brooke Mueller
Pete Doherty
Andy Schleck
Raven Alexis
Lindsay Lohan
Miley Cyrus
Muhammed Ali
Well I did use the name he answered to for the majority of his life. Not my fault that they let him pick a new one when the white smoke appeared.
Now if only Zsa Zsa could take a dirt nap in the next 2:22 or so…
Because I’m watching the Twilight Zone marathon and part of my list was inspired by the same, I am amending my list and substituting one Bill for another. I’m ditching Billy Graham and adding William Windom.
Etta James
William Windom
Mary Tyler Moore
Sean Connery
Jack Klugman
William Shatner
Robert Redford
Jerry Lewis
Mel Brooks
Edward Albee
Maggie Smith
Fritz Weaver
Cloris Leachman
Alternates:
Joe Paterno
Sophia Loren
Darrel Akerfelds – San Diego Padres coach
Raven Alexis – Porn star
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi - terrorist
Paul Gascoigne – former soccer player
Robin Gibb – musician
Tamara Grigsby – Wisconsin state representative
Etta James – musician
Penny Marshall – actress/director
Marcia Strassman – actress
Jim Stynes – former Australian rules footballer
Orlando Thomas – former American football player
Young-Woo Kang – disability rights activist
Ethan Zohn – reality TV personality
Alternate:
Ariel Sharon
Joe Paterno
Plain list:
Darrel Akerfelds
Raven Alexis
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi
Paul Gascoigne
Robin Gibb
Tamara Grigsby
Etta James
Penny Marshall
Marcia Strassman
Jim Stynes
Orlando Thomas
Young-Woo Kang
Ethan Zohn
Three deaths in my 2011 list and a bit of rethinking, so a lot of changes for this year.
Ronnie Biggs (Great Train Robber; ok, I did have him last year)
Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwean former dictator…so he won’t be alone in the Nando’s Chickenland commercial any more)
Margaret Thatcher (er, another holdover)
Leonid Stadnyk (the tallest man in the world! Er, but he refuses to be measured by Guinness)
Imran Khan (Pakistani cricketer, celebrity, and opposition leader. Ask Benazir Bhutto’s supporters how dangerous an occupation “Pakistani opposition leader” is)
Asif Ali Zardari (Pakistani President. Things not looking better on the government side either)
Bashir Al Assad (President of Syria)
Marilyn Horne (the only famous living native of Bradford, PA, home of the Zippo lighter. An opera singer.)
Joe Paterno (said he wouldn’t retire because Bear Bryant died six months after he retired. Hmm.)
Lindsey Lohan (this year’s Dorothy Stratton, maybe)
Arlen Specter (now we get to hear his deathbed confessions on the Warren Commission)
Etta James (OK, I’m as shameless as all y’all)
Tie Domi (hockey enforcer, mainly for the Maple Leafs. Lot of hockey enforcers dying young these days)
Plain list:
Ronnie Biggs
Robert Mugabe
Margaret Thatcher
Leonid Stadnyk
Imran Khan
Asif Ali Zardari
Bashir Al Assad
Marilyn Horne
Joe Paterno
Lindsey Lohan
Arlen Specter
Etta James
Tie Domi
I wish Hugo Chavez would give us a list of these guysin the next couple of hours.
Yes, I know, a3562, two hours, twenty six minutes.
Oye.
- Lindsey Lohan
- Nelson Mandela
- Stephan Hawkings
- Aretha Franklin
- John Goodman
- Michael Douglas
- Betty White
- Robin Gibb
- Hugh Hefner
- Joe Paterno
- Abe Vigoda j
- Michael J Fox
- Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Alternates (unlikely to need at this point)
Courtney Love
Charlie Sheen
NOTE: Revised List
Since Christopher Hitchens died, I have an excuse for the usual last minute tinkering
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh/hubby of LizII (June 10, 1921)
Joe Paterno, football coach (Dec. 21, 1926)
Etta James, singer (Jan. 25, 1938)
Penny Marshall, actress/director (Oct. 15, 1942)
‘Superstar’ Billy Graham, pro wrestler (Sept. 10, 1943)
Bill Janklow, former South Dakota governor/vehicular manslaughterer (Sept. 13, 1949)
Robin Gibb, Bee Gee (Dec. 22, 1949)
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted Lockerbie bomber (Apr. 1, 1952)
Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela (July 28, 1954)
Michael Lohan, father of Lindsay (April 25, 1960)
Jeremy London, actor (Nov. 7, 1972)
Ethan Zohn, ‘Survivor’ winner (Nov. 12, 1973)
Raven Alexis, porn star (Jan. 28, 1987)
Alternate:
Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress/2011 Death Pool tease (Feb. 6, 1917)
Plain Version:
Prince Philip
Joe Paterno
Etta James
Penny Marshall
‘Superstar’ Billy Graham
Bill Janklow
Robin Gibb
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Hugo Chavez
Michael Lohan
Jeremy London
Ethan Zohn
Raven Alexis
Alternate:
Zsa Zsa Gabor