Patrick Swayze Dead at 57

Jim Carroll too. Give me a few minutes to tally the score.


People who pick up 33 points for picking Patrick Swayze:

Terry C
Macacawitz
HoneyBearKelly
Wes (defending champion)
Dancinfool
Karin
Z-Man
Sarik

THE LEADERBOARD:
Macacawitz - 73 (Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze)
Wes (defending champion) - 46 (Patrick Swayze, Ted Kennedy)
Terry C - 46 (Patrick Swayze, Ted Kennedy)
HoneyBearKelly - 33 (Patrick Swayze)
Dancinfool - 33 (Patrick Swayze)
Karin - 33 (Patrick Swayze)
Z-Man - 33 (Patrick Swayze)
Sarik - 33 (Patrick Swayze) [possible DQ for entering twice]
Libby - 32 (Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon)
General Zod - 13 (Ted Kennedy)
Theodoric of Athens - 13 (Ted Kennedy)
Bill Buckner - 13 (Ted Kennedy)
Pansypoo - 12 points (Robert Novak)

People Who Died

Ted Kennedy, 77

Dominick Dunne, 83

Ellie Greenwich, 68




People who scored 13 points in my Dead Pool with Ted Kennedy:

sarik
Terry C
General Zod
Theodoric of Athens
Bill Buckner
Wes (defending champion)



Too soon?

Robert Novak Dead at 78

Robert Novak is dead, and that's 12 points to Pansypoo, who picked him as an ELEVENTH choice. If anyone has a problem with that, you can try commenting on EVERY one of my posts like my number one commenter, and then I might listen.

DEAD POOL LEADERBOARD:

Macacawitz: 40 points (Michael Jackson)
Libby: 32 points (Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon)
Pansypoo: 12 points

Dead Pool Update

Farrah Fawcett, dead at 62. And Libby picks up another 28 points.

Michael Jackson, dead at 50. Macacawitz picks up 40 points for the lead.

Dead Pool Update

Ed McMahon is dead at 86.

4 points to Libby Spencer.

2009 Celebrity Dead Pool

Due to popular demand, I am starting the NEW dead pool before announcing results of the OLD dead pool (hint: Wes won with Charlton Heston (6 points), Buckeye and Karin had Studs Terkel who was worth NEGATIVE six points, and mad props to Arkenor and Culture of Truth for predicting OJ would go to jail).
results are preliminary and subject to change depending on how loudly people complain


Welcome to the 2009 Celebrity Dead Pool. We are using similar rules as last year, to wit:

1. Pick ten celebrities who you think will die from 1/1/09 to 1/1/10
2. You aren't allowed to murder the celebrity.
3. The point system works like this: you get one point for every year UNDER the age of 90 that the celebrity dies at. Anyone over 90 gets negative points.
4. Whoever gets the most points, wins.

People Who Died

RIP Heath Ledger, a talented actor who died far too young. Also, RIP Suzanne Pleshette and Brand Renfro. This video is for you.

The song is by the Jim Carroll Band. Interesting trivia about Jim Carroll can be found on Wikipedia:

Carroll can be heard ordering double Pernods and inquiring about Tuinol on The Velvet Underground's 1972 live album Live at Max's Kansas City, based on an audience recording made by Brigid Polk. Carroll was holding the microphone.

Dead Pool Update

Sir Edmund Hillary is dead.

Brad Renfro is dead.

And none of you gets any points from the Dead Pool. But congratulations Arkenor, you pick up a couple of bonus points for guessing that O.J. Simpson would see the inside of a jail this year.

2008 Celebrity Dead Pool

Welcome to the 2008 Celebrity Dead Pool. We are using similar rules as last year, to wit:

1. Pick ten celebrities who you think will die from 1/1/08 to 1/1/09
2. You aren't allowed to murder the celebrity.
3. The point system works like this: you get one point for every year UNDER the age of 90 that the celebrity dies at. Anyone over 90 gets negative points.
4. Whoever gets the most points, wins.

Post your picks on your blog or in comments here, and I will announce the winner in 2009.

My picks:
1. George H.W. Bush
2. Hugh Hefner
3. Gary Busey
4. Britney Spears
5. Hamid Karzai
6. Pamela Anderson
7. Dick Clark
8. Nancy Reagan
9. David Gest
10. Pervez Musharraf

Since so many of last year's picks didn't die, but did end up serving time, I am introducing the Bonus Round:

Pick five celebrities who will do time this year. One point is awarded for every day they spend in prison. People who have already been sentenced don't count (I'm looking at you, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Vick, Keifer Sutherland and Foxy Brown). Community service doesn't count, but may be used in case of a tie. My picks:

1. Mischa Barton
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. Duane "Dog" Chapman
4. Leif Garrett
5. Lil Kim

2007 Celebrity Dead Pool - Results

Unless Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan ram their Escalades into each other in the next few hours, the winner of the 2007 Celebrity Dead Pool is Jenny from the Blog. She was the only one with even one correct entry - Anna Nicole Smith for 51 points. She may get a box of chocolates - if she shows up at Eschacon 08 or comes to NYC. Anyway, sharpen your pencils for the 2008 Dead Pool (with special Bonus Points), which begins the next time I feel like putting up a post.

UPDATE: I just noticed that Culture of Truth had Evel Knievel, who died on November 30, 2007, aged 69. This gives him 21 points. Still not enough to win though!

Celebrity Dead Pool Update

Anna Nicole Smith is dead. Of that there is no doubt. And with that news, a big FIFTY-ONE POINTS are awarded to JENNY FROM THE BLOG! Congratulations Jenny! And for the rest of those playing, take heart, Lindsay Lohan doesn't seem to be doing too well in rehab.

2007 Celebrity Dead Pool

The recent deaths of Gerald Ford and James Brown inspire this post: A Celebrity Dead Pool for 2007. Since it's my game, here are the rules:

1. Pick ten celebrities who you think will die in from 1/1/07 to 1/1/08
2. You aren't allowed to murder the celebrity.
2.5 Saddam Hussein doesn't count.
3. The point system works like this: you get one point for every year UNDER the age of 90 that the celebrity dies at. Anyone over 90 gets negative points.
4. Whoever gets the most points, wins.
5. I am tagging Dependable Renegade, Power Pop, Multi Medium, Whiskey Fire, Dohiyi Mir. Everyone else is welcome to play too. Post your picks on your blog or in comments here, and I will announce the winner in 2008.

My picks:
1. Lindsay Lohan
2. Andy Rooney
3. Gary Busey
4. Mickey Rourke
5. Bobby Brown
6. Robert Downey Jr.
7. Natasha Lyonne
8. Nancy Reagan
9. Michelle Rodriguez
10. Fifty Cent