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Dead at the age of 90.  And don’t kid yourself — he’s the only one who can rightfully claim to be the so-called “fifth Beatle”. Times obit: George Martin, the urbane English record producer who signed the Beatles to a recording contract on the small Parlophone label after every other British record company had turned them down, and who guided … Read More

I was not a fan.  I thought her “Just Say No” campaign was dumb at best, counter-productive at worst.  Still, she brought Ronnie to the left and that was a pretty unusual love story, so there’s that.  She died yesterday at the age of 94 of congestive heart failure. P.S.  I almost put her in my dead pool this year.  I’m doing … Read More

“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” – Harper Lee She has been ailing for some time and may have been taken advantage of with “Go Set A Watchman” (I suspect she didn’t want it published), but thankfully, she left the American conscience with one of the best books ever written. She was 89.

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died, the AP reported Tuesday morning. He was 93.

The actor who never dies, has died: Legendary actor Abe Vigoda — who starred in “The Godfather” — died under hospice care at the age of 94 … TMZ has learned. Abe’s death had been falsely reported countless times, dating all the way back to 1982. Abe played Tessio in “The Godfather” and also “The Godfather Part II.” In fact, he … Read More

Unbelievable.  Like David Bowie only a few days ago, Rickman was 69 and died from cancer.  Another great talent with a great legacy. This is among my favorite Rickman things.

Link to 2015 Dead Pool Link to 2014 Dead Pool Link to 2013 Dead Pool Link to 2012 Dead Pool Link to 2011 Dead Pool It is unfortunate to be doing this on the day that David Bowie’s death was announced, but this has to b done. First, the usual blah-blahs. There are two “dead pool” lists.  One is just … Read More

Stunning news this morning.  The world is reacting to the news which came out only a few hours ago: David Bowie died yesterday at the age of 69 after an 18 month bout with cancer.  They’ll be a lot of talk and ink spilled about his flamboyant and “chameleon” looks, and how he was a pioneer of “glam rock”, but … Read More

Songstress and Broadway composer Elizabeth Swados died yesterday at the age of 64.  She was a bit of a hippie after the end of the hippies, or a new age artist before the advent of new age artists — depending on how you looked at it. Swados first made a splash with  “Nightclub Cantata,” a revue produced at the Village … Read More

The ringleader of the Harlem Globetrotters, Meadowlark was the perfect combination of athlete and clown.  He chased referees with a bucket and surprised them with a shower of confetti instead of water. He dribbled above his head and walked with exaggerated steps. He mimicked a hitter in the batter’s box and, with teammates, pantomimed a baseball game. And both to … Read More

Age 90.  Immortalized in Band of Brothers: William Guarnere was part of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division He fought in some of the fiercest battles in World War II, from 1941 right until the war’s end in 1945 He lost a leg trying to help a wounded soldier during the Battle of the Bulge Guarnere’s exploits featured prominently … Read More