To jump on the Hillary bandwagon, or not to jump. That is question.
Hosni went back to the hospital today. Swap him for Gene Wilder.
New unformatted list:
George H.W. Bush
Hugo Chavez
Roger Ebert
Bonnie Franklin
Tony Iommi
Jay Lake
Artie Lange
Penny Marshall
Mary Ann Mobley
Hosni Mubarak
Terry Pratchett
Robin Roberts
Rick Ross
Alternates:
Marcia Strassman
Gene Wilder
Ed Koch
Ok, didn’t realize 13. New list;
Hugo Chavez
Bashir Al Assad
George HW Bush
Fidel Castro
Robert Mugabe
Nelson Mandela
Rev Billy Graham
Pat Robertson
Rush Limbaugh
Hugh Hefner
Lindsay Lohan
David Koch (of the Koch Brothers)
Clint Eastwood
Alternate;
Darth Cheney
I feel pretty good about my 2012 outing. Barring any late scores I expect to finish with three correct picks and to finish somewhere around 55th to 60th position. For the New Year I decided to try something new. Therefore, in an attempt to gain some unique picks, I present,
The 2013 Full Moon Death List
According to the Farmers’ Almanac there will be twelve full moons in 2013. Each of my picks except one will have a birthday in 2013 that falls on a different full moon next year.
Wolf Moon (Jan. 26th): Two of the oldest candidates for the Wolf Moon spot are Bob Uecker and Ertha Kitt, both of whom I can see going next year. But going for points and because I believe you can only outrun the big C for so long I will go for Eddie Van Halen (1955).
Snow Moon (Feb. 25th): Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) and Carrot Top are too young and Bob Scheiffer still seems spry at 75. Ric Flair (1950) gets the Snow Moon placement.
Worm Moon (Mar. 27th): Judy Carne (1939) was married to Burt Reynolds for three years in the 1960s. Compared to marriage to the Bandit, death might come as a relief.
Pink Moon (Apr. 25th): At the 2014 Academy Awards, I expect to see the Pink Moon nominee, Paul Mazursky (1930), memorialized.
Flower Moon (May 25th): A difficult month to predict. K C Jones doesn’t have a first name and Frank Oz strikes me as a health food nut. Therefore Tom T. Hall (1936) gets the call. I don’t imagine rockers are the only musicians who live hard lives.
Strawberry Moon (June 23rd): “The Greatest Generation” is dying fast which makes me inclined to pick Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. But health issues and points give the pick – by a nose – to James Levine (1943).
Thunder Moon (July 22nd): At Daniel Inoue’s ceremony at the Capitol, Bob Dole (1923) managed to get out of his wheelchair and salute his friend. It was a touching moment and illustrated how frail the old senator is. Dole has been a good and honorable public servant who deserves an easy passage along… in 2013.
Sturgeon Moon (Aug. 20th): Perhaps Juan Marquez’s KO of Manny Paquiao finally put the last nail in boxing’s coffin. Maybe it’s a sign that next year will finally see Don King’s (1931) coffin nailed shut.
Harvest Moon (Sep. 19th): James Lipton (1926) doesn’t appear to be 76. But I imagine that sooner or later the hair dye and toxic makeup will catch up to him.
Hunters Moon (Oct. 18th): Chuck Berry is a month younger than James Lipton and I don’t doubt that he will be rocking for another decade, at least. Got to pick Forrest Gregg (1933). It’s hard not to pick at least one NFL lineman.
Beaver Moon (Nov. 17th): The Beaver Moon selection earned his trip to hell. Convicted of 38 murders and 40 rapes, Moses Sithole (1964) is serving 2,410 years. For him, tomorrow isn’t soon enough.
Cold Moon (Dec. 17th): Blah, Blah blah blablah-blah. Chris Matthews (1945). Blah blah. Blah bla-blah.
And since there is no Blue Moon in 2013, i.e. a second full moon in a month, I’ve got to pick someone affiliated with the song. Therefore, Stu Phillips (b. Sept. 9, 1929), two-time Grammy nominee who produced the Marcels classic version gets the nod.
(Yes I know that this does not jibe with Cecil’s explanation of Blue Moon, but for my purposes it works.)
Plain list:
Eddie Van Halen
Ric Flair
Judy Carne
Paul Mazursky
Tom T. Hall
James Levine
Bob Dole
Don King
James Lipton
Forrest Gregg
Moses Sithole
Chris Matthews
Stu Phillips
Psst- Eartha Kitt died Christmas Day 2008
Before I forget:
Muhammad Ali, Down goes Ali
Great Trail Robber, Ronnie Biggs,
Giuliana Rancic,
Roger Ebert, two thumbs down
Pro Rassler, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake
Lindsey Lohan, yes it’s a consensus pick, but too many to points to surrender to the bandwagon
NFL’s Jack Pardee
Former President George H W Bush
Soon-to-be Former President Hugo Chavez
Bonnie Franklin, I guess she is truly taking it One Day at a Time
Lindsey Lohan-in-training, Amanda Bynes
Randy Travis
Stan Musial, kinda hate putting him on the list, but his wife Lilian, died in 2012 so I am surprised he is still alive at year’s end
If any of those don’t see the new year:
Famous for being famous, Zsa Zsa Gabor
Margaret Thatcher
Muhammad Ali
Ronnie Biggs
Giuliana Rancic
Roger Ebert
Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake
Lindsey Lohan
Jack Pardee
George H W Bush
Hugo Chavez
Bonnie Franklin
Amanda Bynes
Randy Travis
Stan Musial
If any of those don’t see the new year:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Margaret Thatcher
Lindsay Lohan
Bashar al-Assad
Muhammad Ali
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Fidel Castro
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Hugh Hefner
Fred Phelps
Charlie Sheen
Ariel Sharon
Hilary Clinton
Hugo Chavez
Mary-Kate Olsen
This is a list with a bit of a sporting theme. There is only one person on this list whose death I would actually enjoy. He is my lone holdover from last year.
- Mercury Morris - Dolphin’s RB of yore, will probably not die until another NFL team goes undefeated on the way to a Superbowl victory.
- Ara Parseghian - Notre Dame coach of legend.
- Mike Ditka - former Bears coach and bigmouth.
- Bart Starr - only Packer’s QB to win 2 Superbowls.
- Suzy Favor Hamilton - famous runner and prostitute.
- Barak Hussein Obama - spends too much time on the golf course. I forsee an errrant golfball tragedy.
- Scott Boras - MLB agent - may he die and rot in hell!
- Mark Sanchez - Jets QB - has actually been dead for a few years. He is the only known zombie playing quarterback in the NFL - will be legally declared dead in 2013.
- George HW Bush - college baseball player and ex-president.
- Hugo Chavez - baseball player, fan, and current Venezuelan President.
- William Perry - former Bear and Refrigerator.
- Dale Dawson - former kicker for the Packers, Eagles, and Vikings.
- Fidel Castro - former baseball player and El Presidente.
Clean list:
Mercury Morris
Ara Parseghian
Mike Ditka
Bart Starr
Suzy Favor Hamilton
Barak Obama
Scott Boras
Mark Sanchez
George H.W. Bush
Hugo Chavez
William Perry
Dale Dawson
Fidel Castro
I almost completely forgot to steal picks from … I mean, to make up my very own Death Pool list of 2013.
No time for themes or cleverness, or alternates for that matter.
Kim Jung-un
Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Connie Newton Needham
Roger Ebert
Jerry Lewis
Dick Cheney
Hugo Chavez
George H. W. Bush
Tommy Iommi
Bonnie Franklin
Bob Dole
Nancy Reagan
Paul Gascoigne
. . . and I hope I lose
Theme : Rock Is Dead, Long Live Rock
Aretha Franklin
Axl Rose
BB King
Berry Gordy
Bobby Keys
Chubby Checker
Chuck Berry
Eddie Holland
Fats Domino
Glen Campbell
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Pete Doherty
UPDATED(please replace old list):
George Bush Sr.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Ronnie Biggs
Terry Pratchett
Billy Graham
Pope Benedict XVI
Nigel Lawson
Bonnie Franklin
Gallagher
Jerry Lewis
Fidel Castro
Hugo Chavez
Ethan Zohn
By Gallagher, I mean the really famous comedian, not his twin who copies his act.
Billy Graham is the evangelist
Without reading anyone else’s list so far, here’s mine. Too busy last week of the year in 2011 to get mine in on time for the 2012 game, almost forgot again this year.
Ginger Baker
Doug Ingle
G. Gordon Liddy
Conrad Bain
Herp Albert
Madonna
Tony Iommi
Christina Ricci
Flavor Flav
Donovan
Tommy Lasorda
Kanye West
Tommy Heath
Bandwagons past -
My picks this year are the top picks from the previous 13 death pools who aren’t already dead. Because some people just won’t die, it looks pretty much like it would if I were just to pick names.
2000 Muhammed Ali
2001 Robert Downey Jr.
2002 Dick Cheney
2003 Sharon Osborne
2004 Jerry Lewis
2005 Courtney Love
2006 Fidel Castro
2007 Ariel Sharon
2008 Britney Spears
2009 Nancy Reagan
2010 Rush Limbaugh
2011 Aretha Franklin
2012 Lindsay Lohan
Plain List:
Muhammed Ali
Robert Downey Jr.
Dick Cheney
Sharon Osborne
Jerry Lewis
Courtney Love
Fidel Castro
Ariel Sharon
Britney Spears
Nancy Reagan
Rush Limbaugh
Aretha Franklin
Lindsay Lohan
Alternates (should one of those people die in the next 10 hours):
Kirk Douglas
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Margaret Thatcher
Jerry Lewis
Mickey Rooney
Robert Clary
Mel Gibson
Nick Cannon
Dr. John
Fats Domino
Meat Loaf
Bob Newhart
Mel Brooks
Eric Idle
Maggie Smith
Susan Sarandon
Alternates:
George H.W. Bush
Lindsay Lohan
Zsa Zsa Gabor
An interesting idea.
Nicely done theme. I have an idea for a theme but I’m holding out for next year.
Too late. [del]You’re[/del] I’m already playing. 
Sigh.
I hastily slapped this list together when I realized it was the last day to submit, it’ll probably do better than all those years when I tried to research:
Van Cliburn
Bonnie Franklin
Randy Travis
George Herbert Walker Bush
Hugo Chavez
Nelson Mandela
Ethan Zohn
Gene Wilder
Lindsay Lohan
Sid Caesar
Jerry Lewis
Casey Anthony
Heather Locklear
Alternate:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Good afternoon all,
I am hoping there is still time to join the group.
Please be gentle with me, I am new
Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Fidel Castro
Hugo Chavez
William Shatner
Hosni Mubarak
Macaulie Calulkin
Joan Rivers
Jimmy Carter
Bob Dole
Hugh Hefner
Dolly Parton
Pope Benedict