sigh He was #20 on my list. Unfortunately only the first 15 count.
Rolf Harris. Points for a few people I think
BBC News - Rolf Harris: Serial abuser and ex-entertainer dies aged 93
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Dang, HK with the 1-2 punch.
Somewhat surprised nobody here had Tina Turner this year. RIP.
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she is the 2nd i removed from last year’s list
Rolf Harris: DEAD!
Mr. Harris was an Australian musician, television personality, painter and actor. He often used unusual instruments like the didgeridoo and the stylophone in his performances, and is credited with the invention of the wobble board. He was convicted in England in 2014 of the sexual assault of four underage girls, which effectively ended his career. He died May 10 at the age of 93.
ArthurItas stays in the lead with a pool leading 6th hit, and hotkarl moves into second place.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 6 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| hotkarl | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| twig93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| frummie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Keep watching those obits!
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Timothy Keller: DEAD!
Mr. Keller was an American Calvinist pastor and theologian. He was the chairman and co-founder of Redeemer City to City, which trains pastors for service around the world. He was also the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and the author of The New York Times bestselling books The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (2008), Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (2014), and The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (2008). The prequel for the latter is Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical (2016). He died May 19 at age 72.
ArthurItas and Hotkarl strike again, Hotkarl closing the gap slightly between first and second place.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 7 | 0 | 3 | 64 |
| hotkarl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| twig93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| frummie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keep watching those obits! |
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Took him off the starters this year
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Did anyone have him this year? I don’t see anyone…
I didn’t have her in this pool and I don’t think anyone else did either, but I had her as my top pick in my $ pool: RIP Teresa Taylor, drummer for the Butthole Surfers
George Winterling, the creator of the heat index, passed away at 91…but it felt like 103.
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RIP Frank Field
I didn’t realize there were 2 old and famous guys named Frank Field. This was not the one I picked, but perhaps it’s someone elses?
Tony Bennett - I am doing wonderfully on last year’s pool
Ooh, I had him third. RIP.
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Mutulu Shakur: DEAD!
Mr. Shakur (born Jeral Wayne Will,iams was an American activist, a member of the Black Liberation Army who was sentenced to sixty years in prison for his involvement in a 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored truck in which a guard and two police officers were murdered. Shakur was politically active as a teen with the Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) and later the black separatist movement the Republic of New Afrika. He was the stepfather of rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur was paroled after serving nearly 37 years of imprisonment, and died July 7 at age 72.
ArthurItas extends the lead and Maphistos_Sidekick gets a hit.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 8 | 0 | 3 | 75 |
| hotkarl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| twig93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| frummie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tony Bennett: DEAD!
Tony Bennett, was an American singer. Bennett amassed many accolades throughout his career, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He was named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree, and was the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York. Bennett sold more than 50 million records worldwide. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 2016 but still performed until August of 2021. He died today at age 96.
Macroman and twig93 both get their second hits.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 8 | 0 | 3 | 75 |
| hotkarl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| twig93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Macroman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| frummie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
My theme team in DDP, Nearly Dead Kennedys, was in 17th place in the theme league going into today. Tony Bennett was my joker and drop 40, so I’ll be moving on up.
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RIP George Alagiah
BBC News - George Alagiah: BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67
George Alagiah: DEAD!
Mr. Alagiah was a British newsreader, journalist and television presenter. From 2007 until 2022, he was the presenter of the BBC News at Six, and also the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News from its launch in 2010 until 2014. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours. He died July 24 at age 67.
frummie, hotkarl, traina, Macroman, Maphistos_Sidekick, ArthurItas and PatientZombie all get hits.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 9 | 0 | 3 | 89 |
| hotkarl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| PatientZombie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Macroman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| twig93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| traina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| frummie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Keep watching those obits!