MrWonderful

First time he'd been to a Laker game since the fall of 2021. The Lakers, no doubt inspired by the presence of the legend, closed out the series against Memphis and won by FORTY POINTS!

And a missing front tooth; apparently the family doesn't give a shit about that anymore! In all seriousness, I think he's a decent pick for next year.

One of the most stunningly beautiful people to ever walk this Earth. And I say this as a gay dude, so, yeah, grain of salt I guess. Still, she was an absolute bombshell in her prime, and was still spectacularly beautiful even in her 40's and 50's. I also hold a special place for her in my heart because she figures prominently in my favorite scene ever in what I think is the greatest film ever made, The Shawshank Redemption. No, she doesn't act in it, but for those who are familiar with the movie, of course it's her poster from One Million Years B.C. that is on the wall when it's revealed that Andy has escaped. Rest well, Ms. Welch.

Wasn't a fan of his broadcast career (and neither was Deion Sanders, ha), but I have respect for his playing career. RIP.

Sorry to hear about your family member. From what I read, the average FTD lifespan from diagnosis is about 7.5 years. I know that there have been whispers in the film industry (which was already pointed out) that something was going on with him at least by 2017, and possibly sooner. But I will note that he seemed fine at his Comedy Central Roast, which aired in 2018, so even if you go by 2018, 7.5 years out puts us at 2025-26. But perhaps his case won't be an average case and perhaps the onset is happening much quicker with him, who knows. What I'll be watching for are statements made by the family, and trying to read tea leaves based on exact word choice they may use. If they still release pictures of him, for example, his death may not be imminent. But if all that stops and if the words look cryptic, look out. Bruce has always been one of my favorite actors. This sucks.

He's still goddamn dancing out there. 2023 will not be his time! (Don't make me regret this, karmic heavens!)

Barely! But yes, he looks like he's in really rough shape.

Jim Brown is in attendance at the NFL Honors show, and he looks extremely, extremely frail to me, and not super-aware of his surroundings, either. Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders came on stage to announce that the running back of the year award will now be known as the Jim Brown Award. I don't think he makes 2025, and he'll be on my list next year if he makes it that far.

1979 Heisman Trophy winner Charles White has died at the age of 64, due to cancer. He was in a care facility where one of my best friend's wives works.

Would be the same for me, if it happens.

Wait, this cunt actually puts his brother William on blast for his "alarming" baldness and lack of resemblance anymore to their mother? Uh, fuckface, you have thinning hair yourself. He really is just saying shit to sell books. He's a twat of the highest order. I mean, sure, I don't think William has that youthful cuteness anymore (I say this as a gay dude), but you're his brother, so why is this even relevant to him, other than to just be vindictive in a book? As I said before, fuck him.

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks announces he has non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Because I'm saying this he'll probably drop dead soon, but he doesn't look too bad to me at all for a person of his age. I don't see gaunt face or even gaunt body, really. Looks better to me than, say, Pope Benedict did years ago, even. So we'll see.

Appeared as a priest on The Golden Girls, too, as I remember. He was certainly one of those faces/voices that you immediately recognized when he appeared in a movie or on a TV show, even if you didn't know his name. I live in Anaheim, California, where Disneyland is, and he was the voice you heard on the Disneyland Railroad from 2002-2016. RIP Mr. Boen.

She's still been pretty active over the past year or two. She had a recurring role on Days Of Our Lives, appeared in a couple of episodes of Grey's Anatomy last year, and has a role in the upcoming movie A Snowy Day In Oakland. Still, at 91, she could certainly prove to be a worthy pick by the start of 2024, assuming she makes it that far.

Peyton Hillis saved his kids from drowning in the ocean and is now in critical condition in the ICU. Goodness gracious, what is going on already in 2023?

Whatever, fuck him. His willingness to so publicly air this when it's all one-sided and when he knows damn well that there won't be a response in kind, it's bullshit and I find it reprehensible. The attempts at self-martyrdom. OMG, my brother got in a fight with me, see, he's terrible! Even bringing up his mother in an attempt to gain sympathy for himself and his family, I just think it's disgusting. The more information that comes out and the more he talks, the more I loathe him.

He and his wife are both cunts. They deserve each other.

Yes, the news has turned quite positive and he looks like he is on the road to recovery. So great to hear.

Just mentioned on the ESPN broadcast of Lakers-Heat, former St. John's men's college basketball coach Lou Carnesecca turns 98 tomorrow. Mark Jackson brought him up because that was his college coach and he's broadcasting the game. Jackson brought him up in a happy, upbeat way, so I don't know that he's in imminent danger. Still, the guy's about to be 98.

In adding to the above comments (about heart failure and his previous drug abuse and the like), I'll just throw in an observation that might be nothing, but what the hell, I look for shit like this. So there were commercials for Raising Cane's that aired during the holidays on American TV. They basically do a play on the scene in his movie Christmas Vacation where they light the house up, in this case where they light up a Raising Cane's. Anyway, I noticed that he was sitting in a chair for the shots in the commercial, even though his character is standing in the movie, and even though everyone else in the commercial is standing. And while I found this clip, which does show him standing a couple of times, he does look like he's moving pretty slowly. All in all, given how he sounds and given that I am not sure that they want him to stand for long periods, I wonder just how frail he is. Not sure that he's in imminent danger, but I do think he's one to keep an eye on for sure. Chevy Chase Goes Full Clark Griswold For Raising Cane's Commercial - YouTube

He looks better than the alternative!

He's now on 50% oxygen, not 100%, but there's some other distressing news coming out from his uncle. He told CNN that his nephew actually had to be resuscitated twice, not only on the field but then once again when he arrived at the hospital. He's also been put in a prone position on his stomach to apparently aid in fluid buildup in the lungs. Upon watching a couple of doctors on CNN discussing these new revelations, it appears to me that this kid is facing long odds to recover. Really hope I'm wrong but it doesn't sound good at all.

Vitals stable? Would be the first bit of good news whatsoever. Come on kid, pull through.

You have to just make the game a no-contest. You can't make them play on a short week later this week and you can't have them play the following week, as the playoffs start. The right thing to do is to just have the Bills and Bengals play 16-game seasons, simple as that. If they do this, the Bengals clinch the AFC North and the Chiefs would get the #1 seed if both the Chiefs and Bills win next week, as 14-3 for KC would best 13-3 for the Bills. I simply don't see any alternative. And apparently he's on life support so this situation is not looking good. I don't know how they resume this game.