Joey Russ

Yeah, but the mirror has reported one false death before, so I was waiting for another source to confirm it.

Hollywood reporter is reporting it. RIP

I believe he's dead, but I'm waiting for the obit just to be sure.

Jerry Lewis now dead. This is huge...

Oh my god. What a massive weekend if true. Not surprising, but it's still a big weekend...

I wonder if the sudden aging was more as a result of the chemo than the actual cancer. I mean, people often look awful after chemo, yet, they still live for a while yet. Anyways, if McCain is still alive on January first (and I think he will, but anything can happen between now and then), he's a definite lock for my team. I think he'll likely be in the top ten of the drop 40 next year as well, if he makes it of course...

Does that mean that Stefansson has no chance of making an appearance in 2018?

I don't mind getting the angry emoji thrown at me when I make a stupid post every now and then, but is there a way to stop the spamming of emojis in a one minute period or something like that? Because the spamming is really unnecessary...

You do realize that it's their list, not ours. So, you can't really complain if someone was on the list or not , even if they're known to be ill...

Hm. I currently have 8 survivors on my team (obitality doesn't matter in this case), so let's see how my survivors are doing: Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi: Still on the run, but I don't think he's a likely hit anymore. Still, 4 and a half months is a long time... Tony Booth: He is in worsening condition, I'd honestly be surprised if he wasn't dead by the end of the year. Rick Davies: Bad pick. End of story. Gord Downie: Looked good in his last appearance, but now there's a notable silence, and no news is good news. Greg Gilbert: Chemo acted extremely well. It will come back, but it probably won't happen till next year. Heidi Loughlin: She's still doing okay. I'm starting to have doubts on her obitality tbh when she does die. Simon Ricketts: 2018 pick. Always a gamble from the start, and it's looking like the latter. Stefan Karl Stefansson: Primary tumor still there, and is now saying surgery or nothing, so he'll probably die... ...but he's probably dead in early 2018. So, I predict 2 more hits before the year's end, which certainly not a bad achievement in my first year. I'm honestly happy with my first year, and I think that's all that really matters...

I could be wrong, but I think that you need to be over 100 points this time if you want a chance to be in the top 20. Even if Elias dies (she will), Overton dies, and Qureshi dies and obits, you'll still only be at 98 points. And with Downie and Bracknell still on the table, you'll lose massive ground if they die...

Yes, he definitely won't be getting a qualifying obit by the looks of it.

I hope Cameron-Blackie gets an obit so DDT continues his streak on getting a unique pick every year. Bannatyne, on the other hand, not so much. I think Shameless has enough hits, and I want to be above Shameless for the rest of the year...

Brucey should be a shoe in for this week, but I think it could be a massive week this week. We already lost two more major names with Colin Meads and Dick Gregory, and it's only Saturday night...

Well, you know what they say, there's always next year...

Well, if this has to show anything, that's a pretty spot on prediction from gcreptile. And the thing is, there could be more deaths tomorrow...

Yeah, though admittedly, the first two weren't that hard to guess...

I could see 25 or more dead by the end of the year, but even so, not all the survivors being carried over for next year...

Qualifying obit. Watch out Golden Slumbers...

I think I lost my lead. Or if I somehow didn't, it's certainly extremely close to it...

Colin Meads is now dead, what a weekend...

Don't think many of us had Colin Meads. He's now gone...

RIP Meads. I'm also now over the 100 point boundary in my first year, which is certainly an achievement.

Sigh. Whenever there's a terrorist attack, there's always going to be the people who hate on muslims, even if they weren't the perpetrators. I really don't understand why...