Captain Hemlock

Film director Joan Micklin Silver died on December 31. She directed one of my favorite guilty pleasure films, Loverboy with Patrick Dempsey https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/movies/joan-micklin-silver-dead.html?fbclid=IwAR1k8hA0B-swJb7qofgMGGYGakebAhzVo5d4rO4ArRLoEBZ5aDBemdCnJV4

Just wanted to echo the sentiments of many on here thanking the triumvirate for putting together this wonderful enterprise.

He’s on my 2021 DDP and alt.obits teams.

This is the first year I'm playing this game: 1. Altobelli, Joe (MLB Manager) 2. Arkin, Alan (Actor) 3. Brown, Hubie (NBA Coach/broadcaster) 4. Burrell, Kenny (Jazz Guitarist) 5. Carew, Rod (MLB Player) 6. Carter, Jimmy (POTUS-1977-1981) 7. Carter, Rosalynn (FLOTUS-1977-1981) 8. Cooper, Pat (Comedian) 9. Doherty, Shannon (Actress) 10. Donaldson, Sam (ABC News reporter/commentator) 11. Echeverria, Luis (Mexican president) 12. Feiffer, Jules (Cartoonist/Author) 13. Fitch, Bill (NBA Coach) 14. Gossett, Louis (Actor) 15. Guthrie, Arlo (Musician) 16. Harding, Sarah (Singer-Girls Aloud) 17. Hartman, David (Good Morning America host) 18. Holliday, Polly (Actress) 19. Holliman, Earl (Actor) 20. Ilkin, Tunch (NFL Player/broadcaster) 21. Johnston, J. Bennett (US Senator from Louisiana) 22. King, Larry (Talk Show Host) 23. Lasorda, Tommy (MLB Manager) 24. Lightfoot, Gordon (Musician) 25. Lindblom, Oskar (NHL Player) 26. Lunden, Joan (Good Morning America host) 27. Macneil, Robert (News Anchor-Macneil-Lehrer Newshour) 28. Mancini, Trey (MLB Player) 29. Mondale, Walter (VPOTUS-1977-1981) 30. Morgan, Jaye P. (Singer-game show panelist) 31. Mudd, Roger (News anchorman) 32. Oh, Sadaharu (Japanese Baseball Legend) 33. Ono, Yoko (Beatles Breaker Upper) 34. Perry, William (NFL Player-the Refrigerator) 35. Redford, Robert (Actor) 36. Shaw, Bernard (CNN Anchorman) 37. Shue, Gene (NBA Coach) 38. Storch, Larry (Actor) 39. Virdon, Bill (MLB Manager) 40. Westphal, Paul (NBA player/coach)

Great picks from everyone as usual. I'm a little surprised Paul Westphal is not on more teams, but he is undoubtedly better known in the US than the UK.

Mark Delsaulnier-California congressman who was in bad shape early in 2020. He recovered nicely and didn't consider him after that. Arlo Guthrie-Musician who had a mild stroke and has retired from performing. I played him in another deadpool Trey Mancini-MLB Player-His cancer was early stage and he's talking about resuming his playing career. Emily Sears-Model who had brain surgery. She seems to have recovered well. Nichelle Nichols-Star Trek actress-she's always a late drop due to conflicting reports on her health Sarah Harding-Girls Aloud singer-She seems more like a 2022 pick Al Roker-TV personality/weatherman-Cancer seems to be early stage. He's still on American TV might reconsider for 2022

If he makes it to January 12, he will be worth 1 less point as he turns 70 that day.

Mildly surprised Jerry Lee Lewis isn't on it.

I entered this pool for the first time. Hey, someone has to come in near the bottom

Since it’s now 2021 in New Zealand, how about politician Sir Michael Cullen?

Nick McGlashan of the Deadliest Catch dead at 33 https://www.tmz.com/2020/12/28/nick-mcglashan-dead/

Phil Niekro, dead at 81. I remember he had a season where he both won and lost 20 games https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30605849/hall-fame-pitcher-phil-niekro-famous-signature-knuckleball-dies-81

Ty Jordan, a college football running back for Utah, is dead at 19. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30600621/utah-utes-rb-ty-jordan-pac-12-offensive-freshman-year-dies

Watching the Golden State Warriors-Milwaukee Bucks NBA game, I’m noticing Hubie Brown’s voice sounds somewhat weak.

New York partier/murderer Michael Alig, who was once played by Macaulay Culkin in a movie, is dead at 54 https://www.the-sun.com/news/2029068/michael-alig-dead-54-heroin/

Leslie West is another for List of the Missed. http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2014/celebs_W.html#westl

Maybe one for 2022 instead of 2021: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.newser.com/story/300287/john-wayne-bobbitt-has-another-2-amputations.html

Hall of Famer Kevin Greene dead at 58. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30575423/hall-famer-kevin-greene-third-all-sacks-dies-58

NHL goalie Henrik Lundqvist is sitting out next season due to a heart condition

Johnny Knoxville and Steve-o have been hospitalized for unspecified injuries while filming Jackass 4.

I just realized Conchata Ferrell was left off List of the Missed. She was selected in 2019.

Oh, I see it says John Carson not Johnny, my bad.

Johnny Carson was 79, not 89 when he died.

I don't know if this means anything, but Robert Redford has just sold his Sundance Resort. Robert Redford Sells Sundance Mountain Resort (forbes.com)