gcreptile

My list updated for a couple of economists. That theme team is now overtaking the main team of that year. I also took the liberty and assumed three more deaths in Shameless 2016. Now 3 are left with Connie Johnson going soon. But Jake Bailey is going to be fine for at least 60 more years.

Economist and Federal Reserve Historian Allan Meltzer dead at 89: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-09/allan-meltzer-who-wrote-history-of-federal-reserve-dies-at-89 Second pick of my 2015 economics theme team to die this week (after Baumol, who didn't obit). So a list of the missed entry.

Hot mess Sonia Gandhi hospitalised again - for food poisoning. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/sonia-gandhi-hospitalised-with-food-poisoning/404508.html

Nabeel Qureshi now says that the primary tumor has shrunk but the cancer itself has spread: http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/70368/20170508/nabeel-qureshi-asks-prayers-cancer-spreads-hope-still-lord.htm

It's ridiculous that I have msc's team barely making the top 20 when it could have been a winner in every year except last year. These past 2 years have been a revolution in deadpooling. Only last year has, not just the number of hits, but the quality of hits begun to matter. A random nonagenarian might actually turn out to be a bad pick (Soares could turn out to be one if Bert doesn't win). And a team of random nonagenarians with 20 deaths is not enough anymore. Still, it looks like even this year, getting 20 out of 20 will prove to be too hard - though I think that a couple of people might actually do it if they try to maximize the number of hits, not just the points. I think I might have been able to field a team with 19 hits this year, if I had disregarded the chance of a unique bonus with a couple of hits (Kobayashi, Hvorostovsky), or an unnatural death bonus (Spiridonov) and simply had chosen those that I thought were surely going to die (especially Meads, Skellern, Hewlett). I still would have picked Stefansson though and if I had to guess now, he'll survive the year.

Valeri Spiridonov no longer no. 1 target for the world's first head transplant. It's now going to be a Chinese guy: http://www.newsweek.com/head-transplant-sergio-canavero-valery-spiridonov-china-2017-591772 Though I think I read that on this forum before...

Hvorostovsky makes a surprise appearance and apprently sings well, but looks like death personified: http://observer.com/2017/05/splendor-nostalgia-and-camp-salute-50-years-of-the-met-at-lincoln-center/

Nick Boles on his recovery and possible comeback: http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-39843069 Actually, I believe he may be a bit premature. I think he's forcing it too much.

A charity marathon runner raises a whopping 800 pounds for Greg Gilbert... success? https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/marks-marathon-run-raises-over-800-for-cancer-appeal/ The bowel cancer has spread to his lungs, by the way.

Paul Volcker

Interesting voice, it sounds like a song that could be played on the radio. I think the song would be better without the forced eurodance beat (though it might boost its chances in the ESC). I'm thinking of something around place 8-10, but it depends a bit on the live performance.

Hmm, not only do I remember that song, but it reminds me of ANOTHER "should-be-winner" sung by a well-nourished woman: Having listened to the songs with better loudspeakers I now like quite a couple fo them, for example Yodel It! by Romania. The Icelandic song is very interesting, but the ESC is the wrong environment.

I thought Loretta Lynn was the Katharine Hepburn of Country.

Ahem, they have to born between 1936 and 1952. Many of your people are actually too old - though it's probably not an advantage. Edit: oh, is this the next game already? Editedit: Ok, I get it now.

French politician Corinne Erhel faints during a campaign event for Emanuel Macron and dies, she was 50 years old: http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2017/05/06/mort-de-corinne-erhel-deputee-socialiste-des-cotes-d-armor_5123309_3382.html

Robert Wilson, father of actors Owen and Luke Wilson, dead at 75 from Alzheimer's: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/robert-wilson-father-owen-luke-wilson-died/story?id=47239372

They are probably going towards the bar the part is at!

You can buy a ticket to his 50th birthday party from his agent for 499 Pounds: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/paul-gascoignes-agent-slammed-500-10363144

Famous over-the-top Taiwanese comedian Chu Ke-Liang (or Chu Ko-Liang) is now dying from colon cancer: http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3156765 It got so bad because he decided against surgery and the necessary colonostomy bag. Then it got so bad that he decided to have surgery after all. The success of that surgery didn't last long.

Hmm, no. Adolph Kiefer actually was on my longlist, no. 1162. I must have done some research on him some time ago.

Adolph Kiefer, gold-medal winning swimmer at the 1936 Olympics dead at 98: https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/legendary-backstroker-adolph-kiefer-passes-away-at-age-98/ Probably a DDP pick, let me check... Edit: No. Hmm, but somehow his name rings a bell.

Ah well, still a sensational result for your first year. Take a look at the older DDPs and see how Spade and DDT started... It all has to begin somewhere.

JoeyRuss is actually at 33 not-points now, because Suisala was his joker.

4. X-Pac 5. Boy George

Hm, did anyone pick David Nigel Casson for the Windy City Deadpool? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ive-been-dying-post-this-10354858 He was a policeman with ALS and once arrested Martin McGuinness. He announced on Facebook last month that he would go to the Dignitas clinic to end his life, and so he did. Regarding his Facebook post he said "I'm dying to post this."