2013 List

Dick Cheney's Hunting Club

Mark & Lainey

Campbell, Glenn

Cane, Michael

Carter, Rosalyn

Cheney, Dick

Culkin, Macaulay

Franklin, Aretha

Jones, Tom

Lewis, Jerry

Marcos, Imelda

MacLaine, Shirley

Neighbors, Jim

Nolte, Nick

Owens, Gary

Regan, Nancy

Spector, Phil Circling the Drain Alice Brown, Bobbie Christina Buell, Ryan Channing, Carol Chavez, Hugo  RIP 42 Dylan, Bob Hall, Michael C Jackson, Joe Lewis, Jerry Lee Limbaugh, Rush Mugabe, Robert Murdoch, Rupert Phillip, Prince Reiner, Carl Thatcher, Margaret  RIP 13 Weinner, Michael Death Rattle of the Mariachi Heather Anderson, Michael J Biggs, Ronnie  RIP 16 De Haviland, Olivia Domino, Fats Douglas, Kirk Friso, Johann  RIP 56 Galleon, Donnie Galleon, Ronnie Honnold, Alex James, Clive Kimura, Jiroemon RIP 16 Manfredini, Dina Pei, IM Von Bulow, Clauss Wei Wei, Ai Rhinooserous Anu Barry, Chuck Busey, Gary Doherty, Pete Douglas, Michael Hasselhoff, David Kissenger, Henry Love, Courtney Pope Benedict XVI Sheen, Charlie Simpson, OJ Travolta, John Troyer, Verne VanWinkle, Rob (Vanilla Ice)  Wylde, Zach Weiland, Scott High Noon Drive By Todd Becker, Jason Brady, Ian Dourdan, Gary Dreman, Rebecca J Ebert, Rodger RIP 30 Ellison, Harlan Franklin, Bonnie  RIP 31 Funniccelo, Annette  RIP 30 Gleason, Steve Hall, Scott (Razr Ramon) Hayes, Wade Madden, John Marshall, Penny Parcaro, Mike Thomas, Orlando Beaker Full of Death TnT Andrews, Patty RIP 6 Bloom, Judy Caesar, Syd Gabor, Zsa Zsa Lee, Christopher McAfee, John Mengering, Dorothy Nixon, Agnes O'Toole, Peter  RIP 19 Pardee, Jack  RIP 24 Ryan, Buddy Sanduski, Jerry Sharon, Ariel Summit, Pat Webster, Michael Stiff Willies Mark & Lainey Buzzy, Ruth Fountain, Pete Garrett, Lief Goodman, John Graham, Billy (Evangelist) Johnson, Artie King, BB Lansbury, Angela Meatloaf Michaels, Bret Molinaro, Al Moore, Mary Tyler Reese, Della Rotten, Johnny Whorley, Joanne Hanging Chad Garrett Ali, Muhammed Ball, Reginald Maurice  RIP 29 Bates, Kathy Caan, James Carlos, King Juan Day, Dorris Kalashnikov, Mikael Kosin, Sultan MacGowen, Shane Mubarack, Hosni Nelson, Willie Nicholson, Jack Safer, Morley Vigoda, Abe Wilson, Owen Casualty & Effect Drew and Maryann Adams, Richard Assange, Julian  Brown, Chris Bush, Barbara Bush, George HW Bynes, Amanda Cecil, Henry  RIP 30 Clinton, Hillary Douglas, Cameron Fredrickson, Fergie Lee, Harper Lee, Stan Moore, Michael Nolan, Bernadette  RIP 42 Stewert, Kristen God's Waiting Room  Jim Andrews, Julie Berra, Yogi Carter, Jimmy Ditka, Mike Gallager Gifford, Frank Gorbachev, Mikhail Hackman, Gene Hawking, Stephen Johnson, Irving "Magic" Leechman, Cloris Lohan, Lindsey Mason, Jackie Rivera, Chita Shareef, Omar Le Petite Mort Scott Barker, Bob Castro, Fidel Hersch, Emile Jagger, James King, Larry Lange, Artie O'Hara, Maureen  Perry, William "The Fridge" Polizzi, Nichole "Snookie" Sorrentino, Michael "The Situation" Thomas, Helen  RIP 8 Versace, Allegra Beck Satan's Fingers Bryce & Kim Brimley, Wilfred Christie, Chris Dick, Andy Dole, Bob Eastwood, Clint Hefner, Hugh Minelli, Liza Moore, Demi Osbourne, Ozzy Pastrana, Travis Pop, Iggy Richards, Keith Richards, Michael Rosales, Mayra Turner, Ted Toe Tag, You're It Garrett & Alice Silpa-archa, Chumpol RIP 28 Bader-Ginsberg, Ruth Braxton, Toni Castellano, Tatillana Elizabeth II, Queen Gooden, Dwight Luncheon, Dr. Roger Mandella, Nelson RIP 8 Mueller, Brooke Munez, Frankie Murray, Dr. Conrad Ono, Yoko Rooney, Mickey White, Betty Wilder, Gene Mourning Wood Jim Bane, Barbara Bean, Orson Brooks, Mel Brown, Bobby Connery, Sean Fox, Michael J Jabaar, Kareem Abdul Noll, Chuck Palmer, Arnold Parseghian, Ara Philbin, Regis Plummer, Christopher Rhianna Turner, Tina van Dyke, Dick  Dead Kennedys Lisa al Asad, Bashar Bacall, Lauren Castro, Raul Garcia-Marquez, Gabriel Garner, James Landau, Martin Manson, Charles Reynolds, Burt Rickles, Don Rourke, Mickey Seeger, Pete Stallone, Jackie Stritch, Elain Wallach, Eli Williams, Katt

2012 in Review

Where was Frank Farmer when you needed him?  Sadly, not only Frank but all the 2012 Pool's teams forgot about her, too, and now Whitney Houston is gone. 

Fortunately, she wasn't the only celebrity lost during the year. 

Of note, Abdel Baset ali Mohmed al-Megrahi died, an early draft by High Noon Drive By (2011 House of Simmons Dead Pool Winner and 2012 runner-up), who acquired the convicted "Lockerbie Bomber" and captured 40 points for his passing.

But Justin Beiber's Bang Wranglers had the highest-point hit with baseball player Gary Carter, and took the year's top honors with 105 points, edging out the 101 points by the number two team High Noon Drive By. 

Undercooked Pork captured the ignominious prize for most hits with 5, while It's Not a Tooma had the first hit of the year with Etta James on January 20th.  The Dying Game, who ironically had Whitney Houston on their 2011 team, was the only team without a hit in 2012. 

Jack Kluggman added a solemn period to the year, punctuating the game with his passing in late December and giving Le Petit Mort 5 more points.

As the new year begins, we look with anticipation to the possibilities of 2013.  As The Lifeguard, I wish you all just enough success to make this a fun season.