Death Impends

Etch-A-Sketch creator Andre Cassagnes was shaken up beyond repair on January 16.

Interesting tidbit regarding Koch: His tombstone, which he planned out a few years back, has the final words of slain journalist Daniel Pearl on it. Koch's death occurred on the 11th anniversary of Pearl's murder.

Omar Henry, who I added to my long list a few days ago in spite of a very slim chance of making it to next year and unsure obit chances, has died only 25.

Superstar Billy gives an interview, and early on discusses his recent hospitalization. Looking pretty decent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1bCnUOWJXA&feature=player_embedded

This article mentions his father is still around at 94. Wouldn't have thought that was the case.

He's signed a legally-binding document reflective of his "don't revive me" wishes - this means that if the document is acknowledged and he gets revived, he can sue. What a class act.

Bite my shiny metal ass.

First year this has happened since the record-equaling 2008, and the fifth time overall. Even though the first month can never truly be telling it's certainly a quality beginning...

I doled out a vote for Dole myself solely because I saw Winner was at 28, Andrews at 27, and Dole at 26 and figured why not

Gandhi and Orville Wright both died 65 years ago...

I dunno why that site's acting like that's new, he's been in "no-more-fan-mail" mode since mid-2011.

Nestor Mata, best known as (and the only reason why I've heard of him before) the only survivor of a plane crash which killed the incumbent Filipino President. EDIT: Since realized that he's still alive, the thing I linked to was a hoax

Wasn't Horsfall what paralyzed Christopher Reeve?

My dad's parents lived great lives (grandma still alive nearly 84, grandpa died at 86) while my mom's died pretty young. I didn't really know the latter's but I heard that at least the mom smoked a lot. Also I'm on the tubby side.

The spammer title is moreso jocular than serious, it means one's a brand new member rather than an actual spammer. That aside welcome.

Ed Koch released. He expects to be back in his office on Monday. Not quite up to his expectations, as he's back in the hospital on Monday.

Looking at his Wiki he has about a dozen foreign articles which implies some global recognition as well as the factoid that one of his shows inspired Matt Groening to create Bumblebee Man, (well that probably won't factor into obit chances but it's interesting enough to mention anyway) so I'd say the odds are good he'd get the proper obit.

I too send my well wishes.

Welcome to DL Book Hope you enjoy yourself here.

Not a Munchkin, but still an Oz actor: Danny Windsor, who played a flying monkey.

Marvel and Stan Lee never had any involvement in the production of Superman, so the answer is yes.

Aziz now ill enough that he wants to be executed, even planning on pleading to the Pope to support it. (good luck on that) I still think it'll be natural causes that gets him at this point.

A bit like deaths, in a way.

I could see North Korea borrowing that list when writing a new bio for Kim Jong-un.

Continuing the cold griping, it's freezing enough for me that I caught an illness just as I started my new college semester. Ick. At least the worst of it seems to be over, I felt downright lousy yesterday.