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Hi!
The final results for 1997 are
a 3-way tie for first with three stiffs each. Since I failed to specify
a tiebreak, the money is being split three ways. That won't be
the case in 98 where ties are broken by youngest stiff among
tied participants.
The 1998 dead pool draft
was a booming success. Combining
it with the wedding rehearsal dinner brought in lots of new blood.
We have 19 participants for 98 -- a prize fund of $380! For those
of you who sent me checks months ago, I'll be cashing them next week.
Here are the lineups for the 1998 JG dead pool.
Tom Martineau won the drawing of cocktail napkins and made Barry Goldwater the #1 pick.
The rest of the lineups are listed in picking order, i.e. Ron got 2nd pick, etc
until Amy and Jane picked Robert Downey Jr. and Marlon Brando
with the 15th and 16th picks, thereby reversing the order for even
numbered rounds.
The 1998 Head-in-the-Sand prize was unanimously awarded to
MattG and Denny who combined wits to spend their 4th round
pick on dead commy two-timer Francois Mitterand.
There may be some other dead folx on here, let me know.
Also, any spelling errors please let me know.
The standings so far:
Well, the groundhog saw his shadow, and you know what
that means -- 6 more weeks of death, death, and, hopefully,
more death. The draft format has been a big success, with
the bodies strewn across January like cheap perfume on a
White House intern.
Mae Questel,
Carl Perkins, and
Jack Lord checked out,
but did they leave the world a little better place than the
one they entered?
Controversy erupted in January as MSNBC legal analyst
Jay Monahan succumbed to cancer. The controversy?
On Draft Night, one Jane Dolter -- a mere 19 hours away
from becoming Jane Geary -- almost picked him. Almost
in that she didn't know his name or occupation, but did
know he was "Katie Couric's husband." The unsympathetic
moderator gave the big thumbs-down based in no small
part on the fact that when picking names for a contest,
it's a good idea to KNOW THE FUCKING NAME OF
THE PERSON YOU'RE PICKING. Draft night opinion was
generally split along partisan gender lines, with the notable
exception of one Dennis Geary, champion of the downtrod
and knownothingists. Quoth Jane: "I married the wrong Geary."
Happy Birthday to Carole who turned xysti last month!
It's hard to believe someone with one foot in the grave
was hip enough to pick Saul Bellow AND Todd Bridges.
Here's to outliving the entire cast of Different Strokes!
For the second time in a year, Pope John Paul II tempted
dead pool fate by appearing in public with another popular
selection, this time Fidel Castro. After successfully jammin
with Dylan at the Vatican last year, he flew off to Cuba
to smoke cigars and talk beisbol with el Presidente.
The Pope, always known as an accomplished linguist,
showed that despite the loss of a step, his mind is as
sharp as ever, addressing the crowds in their native
tongue: "Yo quiero tacobell."
Til next month,
JG (avoiding lightning at all costs)
The standings as of Mar 1st are:
February recorded the deaths of
Carl Wilson,
Harry Caray, and
Henny Youngman.
Saddam Hussein dodged another bullet by signing the
formalised worthless accord proffered to him. I say, f*** him,
drop the bombs anyway just for p***ing us off. While were
at it, bomb France, those stinky ingrateful f*****s. And who
the h*** is Russia to talk tough with us? Their country is
on the brink of implosion and they're threatening us???
And how bout those ingrateful Saudi p****s not letting us
put landing strips on their "soil." We should have let Saddam
f*** them up the a**, just like he did Kuwait. How soon
they forget. Anyway, I'll be eligible to run for prez in 2004;
start thinking American hegemony. But I digress....
Putative dead body, Arthur C Clarke, became the latest in
a long line of science-fiction authors to be knighted for his
work. Steadfastly denying rumours that he moved to Sri Lanka
to bugger little boys, he was last seen showing his knighthood
to his "valet" Rammi.
Grandpa Jones died in February. Sorry Matt and Dennis,
right concept, wrong HeeHawer.
Pro wrestler Jeff Spiccoli died in February due to drug overdose.
The 97 year old Queen Mother looked like she was headed
to the glue factory when she broke her hip, but was out of the
hospital in two weeks, a world-class recovery for an injury that
usually proves fatal in a few months due to pneumonia or
ascarides for those older than dirt -- tough break, John.
Nice run-on sentence, Jim.
On Sunday February 15th, JG went to the Mason Jar in Phoenix
to shake hands with a real live dead pick, Buddy Miles. I didn't
get the chance to explain to him all the finer details of a dead
pool, but I'll say this: He weighed about 400 pounds, walked with
a cane, and needed two bouncers to help him step up a six-inch
drum riser. He never ventured out of 4/4 time, and never launched
into a fill. Not exactly a virtuoso performance. After he deliberated
through four songs (one ballad), he turned over the skins to his
"backup" drummer, and plopped his ass down on a reinforced
chair to bleat out a little rhythm guitar for one last song, and he
was outta there. "Everybody out there who thinks I got one foot
in the grave, give me a fuck yah!"
As always, complete DP information can be found at:
DEADMAIN.HTM
Dead Pool Quiz:
Find the 5 Dead Pool draftees whose names were
JG
Standings as of April 1:
March recorded the deaths of
Lloyd(don't burn no) Bridges,
Dr. Benjamin (don't call me mister) Spock, and
Bella (don't call me bug) Abzug.
I'm not sure who was older upon death, Jack Lord or Bella Abzug,
so if prize money is on the line in December, I'll do the research.
...
It turns out that the earlier helicopter crash reports may not have
been completely accurate. Surprisingly, all the sources' quoted
in the article names have the same anagram...
...
Speaking of anagrams, Dennis (unix-macros-rule) Geary won the
celebrity anagram contest from last month's letter:
Larry Hagman looked fine in Primary Colors. Sorry Tom.
Fernando Porsche the nth died last month. Sorry Cason, wrong
auto mogul.
Nelson Mandela seemed in good health as he told Bill C where
he could stick his trade advice. Sorry Mike.
John Glenn is going back into space. Unsure if that's a thumbs up
or thumbs down for Amy and Jane. Does Martin Marietta still do
the booster rockets?
Till next month,
JG
Greetings Deadpool enthusiasts,
Mike Baker delivered the 1-2 punch in late April as
James Earl Ray and
Pol Pot
decided to book a
companion fun fare to hell. Mike moves into second
place on tie break over Tom:
CNN - Hamas Palestinian security forces Wednesday
(April 1) identified a Palestinian man killed in a car bomb
explosion earlier this week as the top Hamas fugitive in
the West Bank. The fugitive, Mohiyedine Sharif, is
believed to have masterminded a series of suicide
bombings in Israel, including two in Jerusalem in July
and September 1997.
CNN - A waiter with a loaded pistol was grabbed by
Secret Service agents at a restaurant where (Gerald)
Ford was dining Sunday (April 26) night. No threat was
made and no one was injured. Rama Djongalaj, 38, of
New York was carrying the loaded .38-caliber pistol,
police spokesman Robert Samuel said. "No attempt
was made on the former president's life," Samuel said.
"The Secret Service had information that a waiter was
carrying a loaded weapon." Samuel said Djongalaj
was carrying the unlicensed gun because he was
"distraught" about another matter, but could not
provide any details.
Sorry Cason. Maybe you shoulda picked Carter who
has dismissed his Secret Service protection.
Til next month!
JG
Tom picks up two more dead bodies in May with the deaths
of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
and Barry Goldwater. He is
now destroying the pool:
Ron also picked up his first scalp with the death of
some singer guy.
Bob Hope now stands as the earliest
draft pick still breathing. He laid low for his 95th
birthday party, but word on the street was he had Brooke
over for a little afternoon cake.
And finally, Francois Mitterand is still dead.
JG
Well, the dog days of summer have hit with no deaths in June.
The standings remain unchanged:
JaneG almost got her first hit with Bob Hope, as he was officially
dead for an hour on Friday June 5th. A copy editor at the
AP Web Site inadvertantly posted his obituary when she
should have been merely editing it. A member of Congress
saw the post and honored him on the floor of the House.
After that, the rest of the world ran with it. By the time the error was
corrected, deadpools across the net had been completely
hosed. Fortunately, your feckless leader was in New Mexico at
the time, where to date they have no television or print news
coverage, thus allowing him to stand aside oblviously while
the whole mess played itself out.
In the too bad so sad roundup:
Former L.A. mayor Sam Yorty died June 5th. Sorry Mike,
wrong former L.A. mayor.
Nigerian ruler Sani Abacha died June 8th. Sorry Al, wrong
African strongman.
Theresa Merritt, who starred in the sitcom That's My Mama, and
played Ma Rainey in August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,
among other B'way shows, died of skin cancer June 12th, at age 75.
Sorry Matt, a near miss with Mabel King.
Andy Capp scribbler Reg Smythe died June 13th. Sorry
Aaron, Ron and Christina, wrong penmen.
Former Houston Oilers defensive lineman Glenn Montgomery
succumbed to Lou Gehrig's disease June 30th less than
a year after being diagnosed despite the common wisdom
that diagnosis usually means a 2-5 year life expectancy.
Sorry Allan, wrong ALS sufferer.
And finally...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - June 25- Johnny Cash strode across
a stage for the first time since his brush with death, and then
thanked his fans for helping him pull through. Accompanied
by wild cheering, Cash walked onstage Wednesday
at historic Ryman Auditorium - former home to the Grand Ole Opry -
while Kris Kristofferson was performing his song "Sunday Morning
Coming Down" that was a hit for Cash in 1970. The two finished the
song together, then embraced. "He didn't do that at the sound check,"
Kristofferson said, wiping away tears.
Cash, 66, said he nearly died from pneumonia in November,
shortly after he announced he had Shy-Drager syndrome. It
is a progressive nervous-system disorder that can cause
blackouts, tremors, muscle stiffness and slow movement.
"This is the first stage I've walked on since last October," Cash said.
He said his doctors had done all they could do when he suddenly
rebounded. "People had prayer groups on the Internet for me, and
I believe it was prayers that pulled me through."
Darn Internet. Sorry Liz.
JG
The standings are:
Lionel Hampton showed no sign of dying soon at his
90th birthday party July 24th. Prez Clinton serenaded
him on saxophone, at one point belting a note for a
Kennedy Center record 237 seconds. Asked later
by Ken Starr how he did it, he replied, "I didn't inhale."
Don Knotts is having streets named after him. Can it
be much longer? Nip it in the bud.
Jane T, if you get this email, please respond as you've
been bouncing the last month.
George Wallace checked into a hospital for the second
time in as many months, but apparently is doing well.
Same story for King Fahd. Quit jerking our chains guys.
Short report this month. Be sure to follow all the exciting
action at the North American Scrabble Championships
starting Sunday August 9th.
JG
Standings as of Sept 1, 1998:
The only change was Maureen moving up a little bit
with the death of:
E.G. Marshall.
Various sources list his age has 84 and 88.
I am going to go with the AP version of 84.
The year is 2/3 over. I have filled in some details
for the 1999 pool on my web
site. There will be a Dec 31st draft party at the Geary house.
Picks in the news in August:
8/18/98
8/20/98
8/26/98
8/30/98
8/31/98
In a related topic,
8/31/98
JG
Standings as of Oct 1, 1998:
September deaths:
Akira Kurosawa,
George Wallace,
Tom Bradley.
September news:
9/2/98
9/3/98
9/7/98
9/24/98
Um, that's three pre-deaded bodies for the glimmer twin
brain trust (so far).
9/30/98
Til next month..
JG
Standings as of 11/1/98:
Dying in October were:
Gene Autry,
Roddy McDowall, and
Clark Clifford.
Death and dying news for October:
10/8
10/12
10/16
10/22
10/27
10/29
DP Survey synopsis:
More information can be gleaned at
(DELETED LINK) .
Less than two months til the 99 draft!
Get to work!
JG
At the Post 98
Chris $37
MattS $37
JG $36
Feb 1 Update
Jim Geary 1
Carole Miller 1
Christina O'Sullivan 1
Mike Baker 0
Chris Browner 0
John Clements 0
Maureen Delgado 0
Carolyn Ewald 0
Liz Franks 0
Jane Geary 0 + epsilon
Matt George & Dennis Geary 0
Cason Lane 0
Aaron Long 0
Tom Martineau 0
Ron Pettit 0
Alan Robertazzi 0
Matt Savoca 0
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor 0
Allan White 0
For you math weinies, that's avg =.157895, sd = .374634.
Mar 1 Update
Jim Geary 2
Maureen Delgado 1
Tom Martineau 1
Carole Miller 1
Christina O'Sullivan 1
Mike Baker 0
Chris Browner 0
John Clements 0
Carolyn Ewald 0
Liz Franks 0
Jane Geary 0
Matt George & Dennis Geary 0
Cason Lane 0
Aaron Long 0
Ron Pettit 0
Alan Robertazzi 0
Matt Savoca 0
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor 0
Allan White 0
Bummer dude.
secretly anagrammed into words in the above text.
Example: ASCERTAINS = ISAAC STERN.
First one to find all five, or person with the most correct
answers will be celebrated in these pages next month.
Apr 1 Helicopter Crash
RENO (AP) -- Washoe County officials reported Tuesday evening the
crash of a helicopter in the Sierra Nevada mountains west of Truckee,
on the California border. The helicopter was believed to have been
carrying entertainers Roy Clark, Dale Evans and Willie Nelson along
with a few lead crew members back from a private party at which they
had performed Tuesday evening for the Santa Clara-based Netscape Corp.
to their regularly scheduled "American Legends" concert which runs
Wednesdays through Sundays at the Reno Hilton Palladium in Reno, Nevada.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Rafi Pollos
said the agency had yet to specify the cause of the crash, but Washoe
County spokeswoman Lisa Polfor speculated that inclement weather
reducing visibility in the dangerous Sierra Nevada mountains may have
been a factor.
A local mountain goat farmer, Flo Polaris described the scene
for the Reno Gazette. "It was raining somethin(g) fierce, just like
it has all winter on account of El Nino they say, and I was tryin(g)
to round up my lot of goats into the barn. Then all of a sudden I
heard a noise like a backhoe with a gopher caught in the rotor 'cept'n
louder than the thunder and lightnin(g) even. I looked up in the
Southeast sky over Potter's Pass, and I see this helicopter flyin(g)
real close to the ground like. Well, I didn't think it was gonna get
over Stover's Bluff, cuz'n it was flyin(g) right at it. Then at the
last minute, it pulls up, but it weren't (sic) in time and the front
skid caught an outcropping. The helicopter spun around real fast,
the tail hit the bluff, and then the front part bounced back and
smashed into the rock makin(g) a huge ball of fire. Ain't no way
anyone survived that. Even one of my goats expired, probably on
account of shock from the noise. Somebody's gonna have to pay for
that."
Reno Hilton communications director, Sofia Proll issued the
following statement: "If the reports we have are true, our prayers go
out to the families of the performers and crew. I'm sure if they were
alive, that they would be the first to insist that the show must go
on. At this time, we are pleased to announce that we have made
arrangements to continue the 'American Legends' tradition that these
great performers have established. Beginning Thursday evening, the
'American Legends' show will resume with newly signed performers
Boxcar Willie, Freddy Fender, and Dee Snider, singing the songs
America sings. Showtimes are at 8 and 11 p.m."
Apr 1 Update
Two Dead People
Jim Geary (51)
Tom Martineau (83)
One Cold Body:
Carole Miller (77)
Liz Franks (77)
Christina O'Sullivan (89)
Maureen Delgado (91)
Matt George & Dennis Geary (94)
0 Stiffs And Tied For Eighth:
Mike Baker
Chris Browner
John Clements
Carolyn Ewald
Jane Geary
Cason Lane
Aaron Long
Ron Pettit
Alan Robertazzi
Matt Savoca
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor
Allan White
(Tiebreaker age in parentheses)
ascarides = SID CAESAR
formalised = FIDEL RAMOS
deliberated = EDDIE ALBERT
authors = SUHARTO
launched = LE DUC ANH
...
May 1 Update
Two Dead People
Jim Geary (51)
Mike Baker (70)
Tom Martineau (83)
One Dead People
Carole Miller (77y 22d)
Liz Franks (77y 250d)
Aaron Long (84)
Christina O'Sullivan (89)
Maureen Delgado (91)
Matt George & Dennis Geary (94)
Zero Dead People
Chris Browner
John Clements
Carolyn Ewald
Jane Geary
Cason Lane
Ron Pettit
Alan Robertazzi
Matt Savoca
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor
Allan White
Also dying in April was writer Octavio Paz,
along with Jim's bankroll at the
World Series of Poker.
As you can see the tie break for Jack Lord and Bella
Abzug is now listed in days. Hopefully no one else
exactly 70 will die as I've yet to see an exact birthday
for Pol Pot.
Around the Horn:
June 1 Update
Lapping The Field With Four
Tom Martineau (83)
Two Dead People
Jim Geary (51)
Mike Baker (70)
One Cold Body
Carole Miller (77y 22d)
Liz Franks (77y 250d)
Ron Pettit (82)
Aaron Long (84)
Christina O'Sullivan (89)
Maureen Delgado (91)
Matt George & Dennis Geary (94)
0 Stiffs And Tied For Eleventh
Chris Browner
John Clements
Carolyn Ewald
Jane Geary
Cason Lane
Alan Robertazzi
Matt Savoca
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor
Allan White
July 1 Update
Four
Tom Martineau (83)
Two
Jim Geary (51)
Mike Baker (70)
One
Carole Miller (77y 22d)
Liz Franks (77y 250d)
Ron Pettit (82)
Aaron Long (84)
Christina O'Sullivan (89)
Maureen Delgado (91)
Matt George & Dennis Geary (94)
Zero
Chris Browner
John Clements
Carolyn Ewald
Jane Geary
Cason Lane
Alan Robertazzi
Matt Savoca
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor
Allan White
With the year now half over, it's time for some of you to
be prepping those lists for 99..
August 1 Update
Tom Martineau 4 (83)
Jim Geary 2 (51)
Mike Baker 2 (70)
Liz Franks 2 (77y 250d)
Ron Pettit 2 (82)
Carole Miller 1 (77y 22d)
Aaron Long 1 (84)
Christina O'Sullivan 1 (89)
Maureen Delgado 1 (91)
Matt George & Dennis Geary 1 (94)
Zilch:
Chris Browner
John Clements
Carolyn Ewald
Jane Geary
Cason Lane
Alan Robertazzi
Matt Savoca
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor
Allan White
July saw the deaths of
Roy Rogers,
Robert Young
and the US soccer movement.
http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/1998/nsc/
September 1 Update
Tom Martineau 4 (83)
Jim Geary 2 (51)
Mike Baker 2 (70)
Liz Franks 2 (77y 250d)
Ron Pettit 2 (82)
Maureen Delgado 2 (84)
Carole Miller 1 (77y 22d)
Aaron Long 1 (84)
Christina O'Sullivan 1 (89)
Matt George & Dennis Geary 1 (94)
Cason Lane 0.7
Alan Robertazzi 0.3
Jane Geary 0.2
Chris Browner 0.1
John Clements 0.1
Carolyn Ewald 0.1
Matt Savoca 0.1
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor 0.1
Allan White 0.1
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For those not attending, JG recommends bigger lists
as there will probably be more than 19 (but no more
than 30) entrants next year. Still mulling some sort
of real-time web based draft. Will gladly listen to
implementation suggestions.
Al R's boutique pick of Laurent Kabila is in the news,
and things don't look good:
The call for more soldiers comes with Kabila's whereabouts
unknown and his military disintegrating. One of his most
important battalions -- the Zulu Battalion -- defected
to the rebel side, according to a former military
intelligence officer with close ties to the government.
In a followup to the Mossad trying to blow off Khaled
Mashaal's head:
JG's ears perked up watching McNeil Lehrer as guest
experts commenting on the missile strikes in Afghanistan
and Sudan opined that JG pick ABU NIDAL should be next on
Clinton's list of terrorist Tomahawk targets. Nothing like
a pissed off president taking aim at your dead pool list.
Next year, Ken Starr.
Ted Williams turned 80 this week. Featured in this week's
Sports Illustrated, he seemed active as ever. Sorry, Ron.
This just in..
August 30, 1998 CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) --
Unconfirmed reports in recent days have suggested that
one of the world's most wanted terrorists, Sabrial-Banna
(known as Abu Nidal), may be hiding in Egypt. Abu Nidal,
whose supporters have operated out of Iraq, Syria and
Libya, is held responsible for assassinations, hijackings,
bombings and commando raids. His organization is blamed
for attacks on airports in Rome and Vienna in 1985, an
Egyptian airliner hijacking the same year, and the
assassination of Abu Iyad, the Palestine Liberation
Organization's intelligence chief and one of Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat's closest associates, in 1991.
-- Lock and load, bud, we're in the kill zone.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of
Diana. Let's have a moment of reverent silent reflection
for everyone's favorite draggle-tailed guttersnipe,
formerly princess of Wales, formerly landmine pin-up girl,
formerly jet-setting ass peddler, formerly the world's
most famous absentee single mother, and definitely
formerly among the land of the living. Ding. Ok,
return to your regular programming.
Recent stories report that Justy pick, Queen Elizabeth,
personally directed the British emissary to go to the
hospital to confirm there were no royal jewels on Di's
cold dead body. Kharmic payback's a bitch, QE.
JG advises staying indoors.
Francois Mitterand is still dead.
October 1 Update
Tom Martineau 4 (83)
Mike Baker 3 (70)
Jim Geary 2 (51)
Liz Franks 2 (77y 250d)
Ron Pettit 2 (82)
Aaron Long 2 (84y 137d)
Maureen Delgado 2 (84y 77d)
Carole Miller 1 (77y 22d)
Jane Geary 1 (79)
Christina O'Sullivan 1 (89)
Matt George & Dennis Geary 1 (94)
Cason Lane 0
Alan Robertazzi 0
Chris Browner 0
John Clements 0
Carolyn Ewald 0
Matt Savoca 0
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor 0
Allan White 0
African strongman Laurent Kabila resurfaced today at a
conference for "non-aligned" nations in Durban, South
Africa. The conference itself tested deadpool synchronicity
by gathering picks Kabila, Mandela and Arafat in the same
room. Just one smart bomb...
Paul Harvey celebrated his 80th birthday by playing 36 at
the Wigwam in West Phoenix, and was seen til midnight
at Jets in Scottsdale. Sorry, Chris.
Jerry Lewis's ticker looked strong as he went the distance
for yet another MDA telethon. Sorry, Tom. Just as an aside,
no picking disease poster children modulo Liza Minelli.
Next year's rules will contain an amendment that says
you must be famous for something other than getting sick.
That eliminates poster children, cancer-stricken hack
writers (Boston Globe I think it was -- gee, their columnists
sure are in the news a lot), and AIDS researches bitten
by their pet monkey.
Allan White writes:
Further, concerning Matt and Dennis' pick of Bill Cullen
(born 2-18-1920 and died 7-7-1990 at the age of 70).
Consult 20,000 Celebrity Birthdays web page to confirm.
Once again, JG's #1 pick for the following year bites it. This time
Dan Quisenberry. Diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor January
12th, he was a dog to make it to Dec 31st but at least he
didn't take the puss way out and off himself ala last years model,
Brian Keith.
November 1 Update
Four
Tom Martineau (83)
Three
Mike Baker (70)
Two
Jim Geary (51)
Carole Miller (70y 16d)
Liz Franks (77y 250d)
Ron Pettit (82)
Maureen Delgado (84y 77d)
Aaron Long (84y 137d)
One
Jane Geary (79)
Christina O'Sullivan (89)
Matt Savoca (91+?)
Alan Robertazzi (91+?)
Matt George & Dennis Geary (94)
Zero
Chris Browner
John Clements
Carolyn Ewald
Cason Lane
Allan White
Amy Wattley & Jane Taylor (but with one of their picks currently off the planet)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New drugs helped reduced
the number of AIDS deaths by 47 percent last year,
dropping the disease from the 10 leading causes of death.
HHS Secretary Donna Shalala said the decline in AIDS
deaths was due primarily to the highly effective new
combination protease inhibitors.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (CNN) -- Doctors on Monday
ordered Russian President Boris Yeltsin to cut short
his trip to Central Asia for health reasons, and he
agreed to return home a day early, according to aides
who said Yeltsin was suffering from a cold. His doctor
was quoted as saying Yeltsin has bronchitis, a slight
fever and is being treated with antibiotics.
The "greatest living basball player," Joe Dimaggio,
is in a Florida hospital battling Pneunonia. The hospital
refuses comment but says he will not be able to make
it to the opening of the World Series at Yankee Stadium.
TOKYO (AP) -- Mayumi Miyawaki, a popular Japanese
architect known for his designs of modern housing, died
Wednesday of pharyngeal cancer. He was 62.
Sorry Jane & John, wrong architect.
MOSCOW (CNN) -- Russian President Boris Yeltsin
checked into a sanatorium Tuesday, a day after doctors
ordered him to cancel a trip to Austria because of high
blood pressure and extreme fatigue.
He's just jerkin' Matt's chain.
EARTH -- John Glenn successfully launched aboard
the Space Shuttle Discovery today, narrowly averting
the projected 1 in 250 chance of disaster (The Challenger
was booked at 25:1 when it went).
Sorry Amy n Jane.
- most everyone is planning on playing again next year!
- having the party on the 31st will maximize attendance,
accomodations are being made for stragglers.
- one out-of-towner has already booked passage to
the shindig, and Christina is contemplating but she will only
come if snob beer is served. MattS, that's your department;
JG will only spring for a pony of Old Style.
- most out-of-towners aren't interested in participating
interactively, so I'll table this one for the future.
- I expanded the waiting list to 40, tho I still expect no
more than 25 unique entries. I've now added future
participants for whom I have addresses to this mailing list.