2010 has started with another wonderful party and lots of laughter, but before I issue the announcement of teams, lets take a look back at '09.
Heather's team "Six Months From a Broken Hip" ended up winning again, amid controversy which prompted a Rule Change: The Sequential Rule of Old People. (Her other team, "Death Rattle of the Mariachi" failed to generate a hit.)
Cremation Station got off to the early lead with the passing of Ricardo Montalban. I was deeply saddened by this hit--I must confess a bit of a man-crush for such a remarkable individual. Buy me a beer and I will explain myself.
2009 also witnessed a remarkable series of hits in late June when Ed McMahon passed and all of us felt the loss. But then Farrah Fawcett died, and while none of us were shocked, the nation had no chance to mourn because Michael Jackson died only hours later! "Who had Michael?" became the rallying cry of Dead Pool followers everywhere, but no one remembers that High Noon Drive By had Ed or that Happy Trails had Farrah. And by the way, Dawn of the Dead had "The King of Pop."
A few teams celebrated hitless seasons, but none so successfully as Garrett & Alice. Not just one, but both of their teams (Dead Leprechans and Bring Out Your Dead) avoided any sniff of the Grim Reaper prompting the 2010 team name change of Dead Leprechans to Jaws of Life. Perhaps their lists will no longer be the safest place to live.
So as the New Year begins, I draw from the staple song of remebrance and toasts "We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne." Here's to looking back and looking forward.
Tomorrow I will post the complete list of teams and drafts.
