This Week in Death brings you: Notes from the game of pool! We've set up the balls in the rack and chalked up the cues. Join us as we go solids versus stripes, and catch you up on all the news you need to know to be a Fats Domino-like death pool competitor. Watch out for the 8-Ball, like death... it's an end. Unlike death, it doesn't give you any points.
Health is the most important thing. And that is why we lead with it...
Lady Bird Has Fever, More Cowbell Not Helping
Lady Bird Johnson spent another day in the hospital Sunday with no major change in her condition, three days after she was admitted with a slight fever, a family spokeswoman said. "We still don't know when she might get to go home, but her condition is stable," spokeswoman Elizabeth Christian said.
http://www.signonsandiego.com
"Better than ever Mentally," But Just as Bad as Always Physically
Alfredo Cahe, personal physician to Diego Maradona, told media on Tuesday that Argentine soccer star of the 1990s is "better than ever mentally" and said the former player had made a tremendous effort to recover from alcoholism.
http://news.xinhuanet.com
Aww, Be Nice to Rowdy. The Guy We Bought Him From Used to Keep Him in a Box Full of Old Hats
I had a chance to chat with Roddy Piper briefly Monday night and he looked and sounded great. Roddy looked to be in great sprits and in excellent health. I visited with Piper and Flair momentarily and jokingly asked them if I could join their "senior's" discussion. The business needs more men like Ric Flair and Roddy Piper that's for damn sure.
http://www.wrestling-news.com
Death is not the most important thing. And that is why we put it second...
I'm a Closer Baby, so Why Don't You Kill Me?
Rod Beck was a menacing sight on the mound, with a bushy mustache and a searing stare that intimidated batters throughout his 13-year career as one of baseball's best closers. Yet his friends in the game knew Beck as a hardworking teammate and a jovial character whose early death saddened players all around the major leagues. Beck, an All-Star relief pitcher who earned 286 career saves, was found dead in his home Saturday. He was 38.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb
Weee ooooooo eeeeee oooooo, Weeeee oooo wum-wum-dead
Hank Medress, whose vocals with the doo wop group the Tokens helped propel their irrepressible single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" to the top of the charts and who produced hits with other groups, has died of lung cancer. He was 68.
http://www.wtopnews.com/index
Friendly in Life, Dead in Death
Ed Friendly, a producer who brokered the deal that brought "Laugh-In" to television and who created the series "Little House on the Prairie" after noticing his daughter reading the books, has died. He was 85.
http://www.latimes.com/news
No Cause of Death? How Can Norton be so Obtuse? Is it Deliberate?
Jim Norton, a four-time AFL All-Star safety and an original member of the Houston Oilers, has died. He was 68. Norton died June 12 in Garland, a Dallas suburb, according to an obituary released by the Gonzalez Funeral Home. A cause of death was not given.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl
Now Airing on ESPIN 8 (The Ocho): The Rebel Fighter
His eyes filled with tears, acting President Raul Castro paid his respects Tuesday to his late wife Vilma Espin Guillois, a fellow rebel fighter who served for decades as first lady of the Cuban revolution.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap
With great power comes responsibility, and with no deaths comes no standings change. Thus, the Top 5 remain:
- El Esta Adead - 66 Points (5 deaths)
- The Ex-Parrots - 58.5 Points (5 deaths)
- Yiz-Score - 50 Points (3 deaths)
- Die Hard - 46 Points (3 deaths)
- Av S. is My Hero- 41 Points (3 deaths)
The Commissioner's Council
