Posted in Scored Deaths on Apr 25th, 2009
Bea Arthur, obviously not an NFL fan, died hours before the draft started at the age of 86. And in the most frightening image possible, she popped five cherries and gave them their first points. Charles #3, Die For My Benefit, Kimmee, Live As If You Are Dying #2, and Mom With A Dark Side all scored.
Beatrice Arthur, an icon of ’70s TV as the star of Maude, and then one of the staples of ’80s TV as one of the leads in Golden Girls, has died at age 86, according to an Associated Press report. A family spokesman told AP the Emmy and Tony Award winner had cancer, and died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles.
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Posted in Scored Deaths on Apr 19th, 2009
And adds even more distance between first place Scott A and the rest of the field. If I didn’t like him so much, I’d really be starting to hate him.
The author JG Ballard, famed for novels such as Crash and Empire of the Sun, has died aged 78 after a long illness.
Despite being referred to as a science fiction writer, Ballard said his books were instead “picturing the psychology of the future”. Read more... (136 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)
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Posted in Scored Deaths on Apr 14th, 2009
C’MON PEOPLE!! It’s April 14th, and we’ve had only NINE scores so far this year? That’s one score every 11 days. Maybe that’s a decent clip, but I think I’m spoiled from last year when we had 16 deaths by this time – almost double. SOME OF YOU AREN’T HOLDING UP YOUR END OF THE GAME!!
OK, now that my admonishments are complete, let’s focus on the death at hand today. 69 year old Bruce Snyder, who’s collegiate football career included an unbeaten regular season at Arizona State University and five years at UC Berkeley, died yesterday after a 10 month battle with cancer. Read more... (283 words, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)
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Posted in Administrative on Apr 1st, 2009
Several moves occurred in people’s lists, with a few names you would expect and a few surprises.
Interestingly enough, no one was dropped more than once. However, a few questionable drops (in my opinion only), including Steve Jobs and Nancy Reagan. For the additions, Johnny-come-lately rjs added Patrick Swayze, putting Swayze in a 3-way tie for most popular by being on 19 lists along with Kirk Douglas and Ted Kennedy. Ed McMahon was added twice (and almost three times but I subbed Chuck Daly at the last minute), bringing him to be on five lists. Ricky Stone was scarfed from Go Fish’s list by Jeff, as was Bob Sheppard being stolen from Jeff’s list by Joel.And with recent cancer related news for Peter Tork, Don Imus, and Ruth Ginsberg, it’s no surprise some players took advantage. Read more... (262 words, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)
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