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The standings so far:
Dying in January were pro hockey player
Doug Wickenheiser
and very old author
Sarah Delaney.
Some trivia on the 1999 Draft Picks:
Notably absent from big DePaul hoops reunion: Ray Meyer.
The official story was that Ray was miffed at the U for
axing his son Joey for fielding absolutely sucky teams,
but perhaps AlR is onto something more sinister.
The pope didn't let DP naysayers dissuade him from
travelling and visited America this month. Those
who thought he looked a little slow shoulda seen
MattS after his hernia operation this month.
I make JP2 a 7:5 fave in the 100-meter shuffle.
Jan 23rd - CHICAGO (AP) -- Jay Pritzker, founder of the Hyatt hotel
chain and one of the richest men in the nation, died Saturday at 76.
Sorry, JaneT, wrong hotel mogul.
Jan 23rd - NEW YORK (AP) -- Joe DiMaggio is in grave condition at his
home, permanently bedridden and using a ventilator, the Daily News
reported Sunday. The 84-year-old baseball great was released from
the hospital Jan. 18 because there was nothing else the hospital could
do for him, the newspaper said, quoting an unidentified source.
When DiMaggio left the hospital, he reportedly walked out on his own.
The Daily News, citing sources, said he was taken home on a stretcher.
He is receiving nursing care 24 hours a day.
The reports of his recovery may have been premature.
Jan 26th - NPR reports that King Hussein of Jordan, less than one
week after returning to Jordan declaring himself "cured of cancer",
has rushed back to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota because he is
"exhibiting" signs of cancer recurrence.
He's a goner.
Jan 27th - Evil Kneivel gets his liver transplant.
Sorry Cason.
Til next month,
Greetings DP enthusiasts!
Despite a 10% increase in DP participation, deaths
are way down this year.
The standings as of Mar 1st are:
The only pick dying in February was
King Hussein of Jordan,
snagged by the lowly Francois Mitterand Is He Dead Brain Trust.
However:
Feb 15, NEW YORK (AP) Former Stone Temple Pilots lead
singer Scott Weiland pleaded guilty Tuesday to heroin
possession and admitted he bought the drugs at a New York
City housing project last July. A judge sentenced the
30-year-old Weiland to a conditional discharge, telling
the singer he must stay out of trouble for one year,
successfully complete a Los Angeles drug rehabilitation
program and meet with a counselor four times a week.
The first batch out after rehab usually does 'em in. - JG
Feb 20, Gene Siskel dies and no one had him.
This is an especially embarrasing gaff for AlanR and Brian
who loaded up their lists with their co-Chicago homeys.
Feb 28, MOSCOW (AP) -- President Boris Yeltsin was in stable
condition Sunday after bleeding of his ulcer was stopped, but
he could remain in the hospital for up to a week, news reports
said.
That's what they said about Andropov - JG
Feb 28, NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Evangelist Oral Roberts
was hospitalized in stable condition Sunday after suffering a
mild heart attack two weeks ago, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Roberts, 81, underwent an angioplasty procedure at Hoag Memorial
Hospital Presbyterian to reopen a primary artery in his heart -- the same
artery that caused heart problems six years ago, hospital spokeswoman
Debra Legan said.
He needs $1 million or God is gonna give Ron+Liz their first stiff - JG
Greetings DP enthusiasts!
The standings as of April 1st are:
Nolan misses getting the flashiest death in history as country singer
George "no show" Jones almost became no-mo Jones after wrapping his
vehicle around a bridge support while talking on a cell phone.
He entered the hospital near death, but leaves a little less near.
In more bad news for Nolan, Wellington Mara appeared recently in
Phoenix at an NFL owners conference and seemed in fine form.
Next DP pick scheduled for an upcoming visit to Phoenix is
MTM as a speaker at some motivationalfest.
Also visiting Phoenix was Dennis and MattG's third round pick
Julia Child, who appeared as part of the "culinary concert at
the Orpheum theatre." Dennis cheerfully reports that Julia
had to scurry home early due to illness. She is now under
doctor's orders not to travel for several weeks.
JG's first pick, Johnny Paycheck, near death Jan 1 with emphysema,
is apparently doing much better and set to start working on an
album soon. Prick.
MattS who has a special niche in the rules in his honor for
picking Joe Torre's brother, Frank, a couple of years ago
failed to have the foresight to go with the only eligible
Torre who is now being treated for prostate cancer, DP friend
to such un-old notables as Bill Bixby and Frank Zappa.
Is it just me or is their an abundance of cancer incidents in
baseball players recently?
Rapper Freaky Tah (aka Raymond Rogers) of the Lost Boyz was
shot in the head as he was leaving a hotel in New York early
Sunday Mar 28th. He was 28. He aint HeavyD, he's my brother,
eh Matt?
In more news for the glimmer twin brain trust, Johnny Carson
had a heart attack the week of the 17th and secretly underwent
a quadruple-bypass surgery. He is rumoured to be recovering fine.
Not all the news can be happy snippets about people dying.
I also have to report that in March, Chris Browner became a
father for the second time with the arrival of Rachel Ann Browner.
And in even more exciting news, my wife Jane, currently tied
for last, took 4th place in the Insight.com March Madness pool
out of 34,000 people. Unfortunately those pricks only gave out
three prizes. Still, I need to hurry up and win this DeadPool
to reestablish some sort of cockiness hierarchy at the Geary
homestead. It took another 8 months, but I did.
Lastly:
From Yasser Seirawan's
Inside Chess publication:
May 1 update coming a little early as JG goes bicoastal
for the week (Vegas _and_ California).
The standings as of April 30th are:
Apr 10th NEW YORK (AP) -- Helen Aberson Mayer,
who wrote the children's story that inspired
the 1941 Walt Disney cartoon "Dumbo" died at age 91.
Sorry, Maureen, wrong children's author.
Hope springs eternal for Cason.
In the it's-always-something department, Mr Kirkwood
and his dead best friend both graduated from the
prestigious
Brophy College Preparatory
in the late 70s.
This institution's 1983 chess team currently holds
#'s 1,2,3 and 6 (that is, the ENTIRE SET of former
champions) on the
all-time JG Dead Pool standings.
In the interests of full disclosure however,
it must be noted that BCP also spawned the
Francois Mitterand brain trust, so don't start
putting your sons on the waiting list just yet.
Standings as of May 31st:
Current Standings Are:
Christina pulls into the lead with the death of Spanish composer
Joaquin Rodrigo.
Current Standings Are:
Also dying were King Hassan of Morocco
and unpicked moron pilots
who don't file a flight plan, fly in adverse weather despite not
being rated IFR, fly with a cast on their leg, well I could go on,
but I guess it proves you need more than great hair to make it
to old age...
Sorry Ron, Liz and Nolan, wrong K.
Other news in July:
Anita Carter, sister-in-law of Johnny Cash died in July.
Wrong country singer Jane and Nolan.
Mike Baker writes:
"A hopeful sign for me and for Brian/Myna - neither
Assad nor Yeltsin made it to King Hassan's funeral.
Fascinating what a funeral can tell you about other
people's health..."
First a big welcome-aboard to new list members
Jeff Blilie and Dave Shirley who have expressed
unchecked enthusiasm for participating next year.
Jeff should be a welcome addition as his starting
QB's in our Fantasy Football league are Trent Green
and Bubby Brister. Right concept, Jeff! Wrong league.
You should do much better here where you are actually
REWARDED when your picks drop completely out of sight.
Dave brings a thorough knowledge of Snow, Beer, Golf,
Triumph and Maple Syrup to our ranks, so he should be
a force to be reckoned with as well.
Current Standings Are:
The only predicted death to come to fruition in August
was Al's selection of baseball great Pee Wee Reese.
This vaulted Al all the way from a tie for twelfth into
sole possession of twelfth.
In other news in August:
August 4, 1999
Comedian Jerry Lewis, 73, has fallen ill in
Australia. He has been diagnosed with viral
meningitis. Deadpool watchers who like to
see their game played out in real time may
want to watch this years LaborDay telethon.
Aug 10, 1999
Jennifer Paterson, who has died aged 71,
was a fat, loud, outspoken, laughing cook
much loved in British society despite her
eccentricities, but known to the world only
in her last years as one of the Two Fat Ladies
in the television series.
quoth dennis: "Looks like we picked the wrong
old, fat, female television chef"
August 14, 1999
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Less than a month
after suffering a stroke, former Indonesian
President Suharto was readmitted to a hospital
in Jakarta on Saturday for treatment of
intestinal bleeding.
August 21, 1999
Mike Baker's heart jumped a little when he heard
Faisal bin Fahd had died. Unfortunately for Mike,
it was King Fahd's eldest son who was only in his
50s and not the ailing King.
August 30, 1999
Former NFL coach Fritz Shurmur died today, wiping
out yet another putative JG #1 pick. Let's see,
that's Brian Keith, Dan Quisenberry, Flip Wilson,
Kim Perrot, Fritz Shurmur and counting.
Can anyone make it to January 1st?
(except, of course, Johnny Paycheck...)
Plans are firming up for the JGDPNYE2K Party.
Have you checked out prices around for New Year's Eve?
The Mirage wants >$2000/night. Even local dives like
the Hyatt Regency want $500 or more. Stick it to
those corporate butt-mongers and attend the Geary
New Year's Eve party in breathtaking Glendale, Arizona.
(Our motto: All our beer is Y2K compliant.)
Admission is free (EF for the DP is still a low, low $20.)
All the drinks are free. Champagne is free.
Those gay little hats are free.
JG has expanded the Dead Pool DJ collection,
and may actually figure out how to work
the 110-disc changer this time. For those of you
with families, we've already lined up a baby-sitter!!
She was the last one, so good luck making other plans.
If there's any other amenity you could possibly think
of, you can't think of it, because we already thought of it!
Look forward to seeing all your smiling faces Dec 31st.
For you out-of-towners, accommodations can be arranged.
The free ones are booking up fast. We already have
tentative commitments from 2 entrants from Cali to attend.
For those of you who live in say Chicago, Portland, etc,
did I mention there was a golf outing followed by a swimsuit
competition last Dec 31st? Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun!
Don't hesitate! Book your reservation today!
Til next month's pitch,
Current Standings Are:
Dying in September were:
Allen Funt,
Catfish Hunter,
George C Scott and
Judith Exner Campbell.
DP News for September:
9/6
9/16
9/19
9/20
9/28
Short and early update, as I'll be out of town for two weeks.
See below for details.
Current Standings Are:
DP News for September:
Oct 6th:
Oct 20:
Yet another wrong sports mogul.
Oct 21:
Oct 22:
November was a big month with the leaderboard bouncing all over the
place. One week saw the reported deaths of:
Mabel King,
Donald Mills,
Paul Bowles,
Madam Gaby Casadesus, and
Quentin Crisp.
Thanks to Christina for minding the store while I was in Australia.
For those interested, who have yet to see it, the story of my trip
can be found at:
(warning: don't print it out)
As it stands now, Matt Savoca is in first place for the youngest
stiff award, and Carole Miller is currently sitting on the free
entry for the last stiff.
Congratulations to noted live person picker, Jane Taylor, who last
night became the first paid participant in DP2K. (And just to
clarify, Jane, your dog's spiritualist is not a celebrity, tho
I do sympathize).
Nov 5 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) -- Malcolm Marshall, one of the
finest fast bowlers in cricket history, died Thursday from colon
cancer at 41. Sorry Chris, wrong cricketeer.
Nov 11 AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- Lady Bird Johnson, former first
lady, was hospitalized on Thursday after fainting at home, a
spokeswoman said.
Nov 19 - Dudley Moore was seen on Entertainment Tonight positively
drooling on himself. Not sure if this is fatal tho. He has started
some research charity to help cure his disease. Save a drunken dwarf.
Nov 19 - Coincidentally, Jerry Lewis was on American Movie Channel
at the exact same time in the Nutty Professor. Ten minutes of this
and I was ready to call Dr. Kervorkian myself.
Nov 21 - LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - Winnie Palmer, the wife of golfer
Arnold Palmer, died Saturday after a lengthy illness, KDKA-TV
reported. She was 65. D'oh! Not a celebrity, but that was still
the wrong Palmer.
Nov 26 - Mickey Rooney has been hospitalized in Australia.
Nov 29 - Boris Yeltsin was rushed to the hospital Monday with
suspected pneumonia, just days after he fell ill with what doctors
had described as bronchitis, the Kremlin said.
Nov 30 - And finally a ray of hope for disgruntled, discouraged and
disenfranchised participant Cason, whom we all love very much and
would really like to see hang in there next year:
El Periodico de Barcelona - The singer of the British band Oasis,
Liam Gallagher, is officially missing, since it has been more than
48 hours since the last time somebody was in touch with him. Not even
his wife, the actress Patsy Kensit knows where or how he is.
Last Modified 3/31/00
Feb 1 Update
First With One
Matt Savoca (37)
Allan White (109)
Third With Zero
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin
Mark Przybyszewski
James Geary, Sr
Mark Milan
Cason Lane
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks
Chris Browner
Al Robertazzi
Mike Baker
Maureen Delgado
Christina O' Sullivan
Jane Taylor
Tom Martineau
Nolan Dalla
Jane Geary
Carole Miller
Tobin Lathrop
Jim Geary
Dennis Geary & Matthew George
Favorite TV Show - Hogan's Heroes (3) - and no one chose Richard Dawson!
Favorite Sport - Baseball (7)
Most Murders - The death last year of Pol Pot throws this category
wide open. A tossup between Botha and Pinochet.
Surprise Nonpicks - Liza Minelli, Darryl Strawberry
Best List Combo - Cason's Scott Weiland and Van Cliburn
DP News for January:
Jan 28th - Evil Kneivel's body is not rejecting his new liver
and his recovery is moving along nicely. He expects to be riding
a motorcycle within six weeks.
Mar 1 Update
First With One
Matt Savoca (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George (63)
Allan White (109)
Fourth With Zero
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin
Mark Przybyszewski
James Geary, Sr
Mark Milan
Cason Lane
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks
Chris Browner
Al Robertazzi
Mike Baker
Maureen Delgado
Christina O' Sullivan
Jane Taylor
Tom Martineau
Nolan Dalla
Jane Geary
Carole Miller
Tobin Lathrop
Jim Geary
Apr 1 Update
First With Two
Jim Geary (59)
Mark Przybyszewski (84)
Third With One
Matt Savoca (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George (63)
Allan White (109)
Sixth With Zero
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin
James Geary, Sr
Mark Milan
Cason Lane
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks
Chris Browner
Al Robertazzi
Mike Baker
Maureen Delgado
Christina O' Sullivan
Jane Taylor
Tom Martineau
Nolan Dalla
Jane Geary
Carole Miller
Tobin Lathrop
The big news in March was Mark "eyechart" Przybyszewski vaulting into
first place with the deaths of Constitutional-freeform-associationist
Harry Blackmun
and Mr. Coffee spokesperson
Joe DiMaggio only to be
caught by JG with the deaths of
Dusty Springfield and
Cal Ripken, Sr.
A great pick but tough break, Nolan.
"Oh Robbbb!"
Congratulations!
"Like all chess players, I am often asked,
'What ever happened to Bobby Fischer?'
Well, we now have what appears to be a sad and
definitive answer. Bobby's life is drawing to an ugly conclusion
and it seems that the greatest chess player we have ever
seen has become an increasingly bitter, hate-filled recluse."
Finally, an uptick for Nolan.
May 1 Update
First With Two
Jim Geary (59)
Tom Martineau (67y, 227d)
Mark Przybyszewski (84)
Allan White (103)
Fifth With One
Matt Savoca (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George (63)
Carole Miller (67y, 202d)
Christina O' Sullivan (94)
Ninth With Zero
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin
James Geary, Sr
Mark Milan
Cason Lane
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks
Chris Browner
Al Robertazzi
Mike Baker
Maureen Delgado
Jane Taylor
Nolan Dalla
Jane Geary
Tobin Lathrop
April was a bang up month with the deaths of
Boxcar Willie,
Anthony Newley,
Ellen Corby,
Senor Wences and
Buddy Rogers,
all in a 9-day stretch! Never before has so much mediocrity
left us so abruptly. Two of the corpses belonged
to Tom, who looked to be imitating his spring
fling of 98 where he lapped the pool with eight
months to go. Time will tell.
News Department:
Apr 10th LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A week ago, Evel Knievel
was in a posh Strip resort, talking about his liver
transplant giving him a new lease on life.
Today he was back in the hospital, talking about the
liver possibly being rejected and what fate might
have in store for him...
Apr 21st -- Cop cars swarmed former Meat Puppet, and
current JG pick, Cris Kirkwood's home on Wednesday
night to cart out a body. Much to the surprise of
all local onlookers, it wasn't Cris but his best
from high-school who had OD'd. Still, not a good sign.
In the Art Imitates Life Imitating Art Dept:
Hope you all caught the NBC movie of the week,
"Having Our Say," based on the book of the same
title by none other than the Delaney sisters,
who were mostly known for their presence on dead pool
lists around the net before their apres-timely demises.
Now get this: who was starring as Sarah Delaney?
None other than JG pick, Dihann Carroll, who apparently
has gotten over the terminal breast cancer I had heard
so much about last year.
Correspondence Department:
We at JG Dead Pool headquarters love to get your feedback.
Your thoughtful letters help build a better dead pool
for all of us. For example:
Date: 16 Apr 1999 17:09:39 -0700
From: Dennis Geary
Thanks for your note. Due to the large volume of
correspondence we get here, it is impossible to reply
personally to every letter received. But for you we just
might make an exception:
Date: 16 Apr 1999 17:21:13 -0700
From: Jim Geary
Thanks everyone, and keep those cards and letters coming!
Jun 1 Update
First With Two
Jim Geary (59)
Tom Martineau (67y, 227d)
Maureen Delgado (78)
Mark Przybyszewski (84)
Allan White (103)
Sixth With One
Matt Savoca (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George (63)
Carole Miller (67y, 202d)
Christina O' Sullivan (94)
Tenth With Zero
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin
James Geary, Sr
Mark Milan
Cason Lane
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks
Chris Browner
Al Robertazzi
Mike Baker
Jane Taylor
Nolan Dalla
Jane Geary
Tobin Lathrop
Maureen has a good month, moving into a tie for first with
the deaths of actor, Dirk Bogard, and golfer, Gene Sarazen,
within a week. Near death, Sarazen was still seen on the
driving range his last days. When asked why, he offered,
"chicks dig the long ball."
May news:
May 7, NEW YORK (AP) -- Leon Hess, the oil tycoon and paternalistic
owner of the New York Jets who longed to see his team return to
the Super Bowl one last time, died Friday. He was 85. Right concept,
Nolan; wrong Eastern seaboard franchise.
No sympathy from JG who lost his AFC championship bet up 19.5 points
at halftime.(It should've been even more.) BillP, you're next.
May 9th. 34-yo Dana Plato dies of a drug overdose. No one picked
her, despite the fact that her Different Stroke's co-stars have
previously graced the lineups page -- Gary Coleman in '97 and
Todd Bridges in '98.
May 13th. Brian took time out from his busy trading in the
Exxon pit to giddily call me "I'm on the board! I'm on the
board!" Oops, bad news, Brian, Gene Sarazen was Maureen's pick.
May 21st PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -- Czech President Vaclav
Havel remained in the hospital with chronic bronchitis on Friday
as doctors feared he might suffer another bout with pneumonia.
May 22nd Noel Gallagher said today in an interview that his
brother Liam's drinking had gotten so bad that he was ready
to kick him out of the band(Oasis). Fortunately, he has been
clean and sober for over 3 months now and the band is working
on a new album. Sorry Cason.
May 31st Havel out of the hospital; Fahd in. A wash for Baker.
See you all next month!
Jul 1 Update
Christina busts out in June with the deaths of
Mel Torme and
Clifton Fadiman to
move into first with three deaths. Also
leaving town was DeForest Kelley.
First With Three
Christina O' Sullivan (73)
Second With Two
Jim Geary (59)
Tom Martineau (67y, 227d)
Maureen Delgado (78)
Mark Przybyszewski (84)
Allan White (103)
Seventh With One
Matt Savoca (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George (63)
Carole Miller (67y, 202d)
Mark Milan (79)
Eleventh With Zero
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin
James Geary, Sr
Cason Lane
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks
Chris Browner
Al Robertazzi
Mike Baker
Jane Taylor
Nolan Dalla
Jane Geary
Tobin Lathrop
In the news for June:
Peace is declared in Kosovo, thereby extending the life expectancy
of Tobin's ace pick, Slobodon Milosevic. I don't really think they
gave war enough of a chance.
Walter Matthau is alternatively rumoured fine and dandy/on death's
door these days after checking into a hospital for pneumonia. That's
the FMBT failing to close on their second hospital visit this year
(JohnnyC being the other). They're probably watching too many
Diamondbacks games.
Carole's pick of Hedy Lamarr graced the SanFranciscoExaminer
web page recently. An excerpt:
Per her biographer,
"She looks great. She's in great shape. She didn't get
fat. She lives in Florida because she loves the
climate, and she goes swimming every day. When
she's in public, people turn around to look at her.
They might not know who she is, but from the way
she carries herself they know she's somebody."
Complete story can be found at:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/05/09/PK57633.DTL
Sounds like she's doing pretty well.
June 22nd.
MALIBU, California (AP) -- Actor Robert Downey Jr. was handcuffed and
led off to jail for at least six weeks Tuesday after acknowledging
-- again -- that he's still doing drugs. "I am going to recover,
but I'm still finding that difficult," the 34-year-old Downey
told Superior Court Judge Lawrence J. Mira.
Surprisingly, the relationship with Farrah Fawcett didn't straighten
him out.
And finally,
because it's a slow month:
DPer Brian Cappelletto, current North American Scrabble Champion,
on why he picked Bill Clinton in the 15th round:
"Well, you know, he's offed a lot of people himself..."
August Update
Short report this month as, well, I didn't really prepare
anything and it's August 2nd..
Christina O' Sullivan 4 (73)
Maureen Delgado 3 (78)
Jim Geary 2 (59)
Tom Martineau 2 (67y, 227d)
Mark Przybyszewski 2 (84)
Allan White 2 (103)
Matt Savoca 1 (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George 1 (63)
Carole Miller 1 (67y, 202d)
Mike Baker 1 (70)
Mark Milan 1 (79)
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin 0
James Geary, Sr 0
Cason Lane 0
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks 0
Chris Browner 0
Al Robertazzi 0
Jane Taylor 0
Nolan Dalla 0
Jane Geary 0
Tobin Lathrop 0
September Update
Good morning DP'ers.
Christina O' Sullivan 4 (73)
Maureen Delgado 3 (78)
Jim Geary 2 (59)
Tom Martineau 2 (67y, 227d)
Mark Przybyszewski 2 (84)
Allan White 2 (103)
Matt Savoca 1 (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George 1 (63)
Carole Miller 1 (67y, 202d)
Mike Baker 1 (70)
Mark Milan 1 (79)
Al Robertazzi 1 (81)
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin 0
James Geary, Sr 0
Cason Lane 0
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks 0
Chris Browner 0
Jane Taylor 0
Nolan Dalla 0
Jane Geary 0
Tobin Lathrop 0
October Update
Christina O' Sullivan 4 (73)
Jim Geary 3 (53)
Maureen Delgado 3 (78)
Carole Miller 2 (67y, 202d)
Tom Martineau 2 (67y, 227d)
Mark Przybyszewski 2 (84)
Allan White 2 (103)
Matt Savoca 1 (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George 1 (63)
Jane Geary 1 (65)
Mike Baker 1 (70)
Mark Milan 1 (79)
Al Robertazzi 1 (81)
Chris Browner 1 (84)
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin 0
James Geary, Sr 0
Cason Lane 0
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks 0
Jane Taylor 0
Nolan Dalla 0
Tobin Lathrop 0
JG Pick Leshon Johnson made the roster for the New York
Giants after beating cancer in the last year. Doctors had
removed a "grapefruit-sized tumour from his chest" last
year. Oops. For those monitoring the youngest stiff
award, this news makes MattS's Doug Wickenheiser a
veritable lock.
JaneT's pick, legendary TV Game Show host Bob Barker, collapsed
today in Washington DC while meeting with Congressmen concerning
animal rights issues. He is currently undergoing routine
tests at a local DC-area hospital and is said to be doing
well, but is being kept mostly for observation.
LeShon Johnson update:
LeShon Johnson had 18 yards and one TD in limited action
today. That's more points than my QB Mirer got yesterday.
You know you're running bad when your dead pool picks are
outscoring your fantasy football picks.
Former Soviet Union first lady Raisa Rodham Gorbachev died
today, outlived by her husband, 11th rounder Mikhail, and
several other former first ladies on various lineup cards.
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Rodham Ginsburg left the
hospital today after being successfully treated for colon
cancer. Ain't that the shits.
November Update
Christina O' Sullivan 4 (73)
Jim Geary 3 (53)
Maureen Delgado 3 (78)
Carole Miller 2 (67y, 202d)
Tom Martineau 2 (67y, 227d)
Mark Przybyszewski 2 (84)
Allan White 2 (103)
Matt Savoca 1 (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George 1 (63)
Jane Geary 1 (65)
Mike Baker 1 (70)
Mark Milan 1 (79)
Al Robertazzi 1 (81)
Chris Browner 1 (84)
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin 0
James Geary, Sr 0
Cason Lane 0
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks 0
Jane Taylor 0
Nolan Dalla 0
Tobin Lathrop 0
Same as last month. No one died.
Former pro-wrestler Gorilla Monsoon passed away today after taking
himself off of dialysis. YA#1JGP fails to make it to Dec 31st.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Calvin Griffith, the baseball owner who moved the
Washington Senators to Minnesota, died Wednesday in Melbourne, Fla. He
was 87. He'll be missed by racists everywhere. Save a seat for de la
Beckwith, willya?
Entertainment Tonight reports that Johnny Cash has been in the hospital
for the last week fighting pneumonia. The 67-yo singer was reported
not to be in any mortal danger though.
MarkM's pick of Maurice Papon has "taken ill" after trying to flee
France to avoid war crimes charges.
Dec 1 Update
Good morning campers! I'm your Uncle Ernie, and I'm welcoming
you to the last monthly update of the 99 season:
Current Standings:
Jim Geary 4 (53)
Christina O' Sullivan 4 (73)
Maureen Delgado 4 (78)
Tom Martineau 3 (66)
Carole Miller 3 (67)
Allan White 3 (98)
Mark Przybyszewski 2 (84)
Matt Savoca 1 (37)
Dennis Geary & Matthew George 1 (63)
Jane Geary 1 (65)
Mike Baker 1 (70)
Mark Milan 1 (79)
Al Robertazzi 1 (81)
Chris Browner 1 (84)
Brian Cappelletto & Myna Wallin 0
James Geary, Sr 0
Cason Lane 0
Ron Pettit & Liz Franks 0
Jane Taylor 0
Nolan Dalla 0
Tobin Lathrop 0
DeadPool News for Nov 99: