Wow, talk about a flashback. I remember having (probably his first??) album on 8 Track. I don't remember the title, but it had "Fire & Ran" (?). He was very popular back in the 70's. One of the few "mellow" sounds I use to listen to. Enjoy the concert MC. Btw, what happened to all his hair???

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Well if he is stil breathing on June 9 -- I will be happy as that is when I will be seeing him (well along with thousands of others) at his conceert at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City.

After that, well if anyone has them on their list -- he's all yours Sorry MaryCas

Its now March and BB King is still alive.

He's still alive.... klyd hit him with 5 picks and he's still alive. [/Sollozzo imitation]

The klibosh is now on klyd!!

Most of you probably won't know of him by name, nor is he on anyone's list, but Mike Smith from the Dave Clark Five, top British group of the 60's passed away. Next to the Beatles, Stones, I loved the DC5 (as they were known). I remember seeing their one movie, "Catch Us If You Can". although Dave Clark was the "handsome" one, I always did like Mike Smith and although not all memorable songs, I did like the group. RIP

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Mike Smith

That's bad news for me.

William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82 (no one had him)

I am suprised no one had him. I considered it actually, but ended up nixing the idea. See, what the hell do I know??? I'm doing so well here so far.


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Apparently he died on Wednesday, but I just heard now somehow... lol

You haven't been following the boards closely.

I was going to include him, but trimmed him from my list because I knew he kept himself fit. He was active and was a yachtsman.

You should know better, the people who drink, smoke, eat what they want, etc live longer. Look at Keith Richards.

Does anyone have Hillary? Do assasinations count?

Assassinations always count, but they are discouraged.

Except for Osama bin Laden.

Right now I'm listening to Bluesville on XM radio. An interview with B.B. King. He sounds pretty strong. He says he feels great. He'll be 83 this year.

You hope. tick, tick, tick...

Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies

+1 for me

My strategy seems to be paying off so far... the ages of my 5 "kills" so far have been 90, 97, 98, 104, 108

[picks]

Way to go, angel of death! Another solo-hit for you.

Dunno if any of you read his stuff, but he wrote some great fiction!!

I only thought of Arthur C. Clarke when the guy from the Dave Clark 5 died.

Good call, Geoff.

I've given up on B.B. King dying this year. If he's still playing clubs, he's not quite ready to die.

A friend of mine is in a death pool where points are awarded not for the number of kills, but rather your score is the difference between 100 and the age of the decedent. For instance if Clark was 94, Geoff would get 6 points. If the decedent died at 40, you'd get 60. I prefer our way.

Good job grim reaper!!

At the rate I'm going, I'll be able to resubmit my 2008 list in 2009.

You are all a bunch of ghouls.

Thats an interesting way. It would stop people like Geoff from sticking his voodoo pins into old people.

He would actually lose points for the WWI vets.

Ivan Dixon, the black guy from HOGAN'S HEROES, is dead. He was 76.

Nobody from our group had him.

He also played a washed-up boxer in an episode of the Twilight Zone.

British actor Paul Scofield died at age 86. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1966. He was an excellent actor, who maintained a low profile.

Paul Aspinall, road manager to the Beatles, is dead at 66.

Doesn't help me. The only guy working with the Beatles that I have (besides the Maharishi, who died earlier this year) is Hurricane Smith.

UPDATE:

I just mentioned Hurricane Smith to a colleague, who told me that he read that the producer/singer died earlier this month. Can anyone confirm this death for me?