January Tally

Wow! 2010 is off to a roaring start. Ten celebs of varying degrees of fame have shuffled off this mortal coil. Alas, no hits.

Total Celebs:
Total Pool Hits:

J.D. Salinger

J.D. Salinger - January 27, 2010

J.D. Salinger, author of "The Catcher in the Rye " and bane of high school students everywhere, has died, according to his literary agent. The author died Wednesday at age 91 of natural causes at his home in New Hampshire.

Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein - January 27, 2010

Zelda Rubinstein, the actress best known for her role as the tiny psychic in the 1982 film Poltergeist, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 76. The 4ft 3in actress died in the hospital after recently suffering a heart attack, her agent told the Los Angeles Times.

Pernell Roberts

Pernell Roberts - January 24, 2010

Pernell Roberts, the actor who played the oldest son Adam Cartwright on Bonanza has died.

He also starred in a M*A*S*H spin-off Trapper John M.D.

Ol' Pernie was 81.

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons - January 22, 2009

Close... but no cigar... (the original) Jean Simmons passed away at her home in Santa Monica, CA, after a long battle with lung canncer. She was 80.

Gaines Adams

Gaines Adams - January 17, 2010

Gaines Adams, defensive end for the Chicago Bears, died suddenly due to cardiac arrest.

He was 26.

Glen Bell

Glen Bell - Jaunary 16, 2010

Glen Bell... regrettably not Glen Beck... has passed away at the age of 86.

Yes, he's a small 'c' celebrity... but no doubt some of you Slabbers have eaten his same five ingredients at Taco Bell. Glen started the Taco Bell chain.

Bastard.

Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass - January 13, 2010

Teddy Pendergrass, the R&B singer, has died at the age of 59. Pendergrass underwent colon cancer surgery eight months ago, and reportedly had a difficult recovery.

Pendergrass first rose to fame in the 1970s as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, a group that produced such hits as “If You Don’t Know Me by Now.”

Oh, and just for fun, here's "The Office's" David (Ricky Gervais) Brent's version of the song:

Donald Goerke

Donald Goerke - January 10, 2010

While this is certainly a small 'C' celebrity, what he invented is something every Slabber is familiar with.

Donald Goerke, creator of SpaghettiO's and Chunky Soup, passed away at the age of 83 due to heart failure.

UH-OH, SLAB-IO'S!!

Art Clokey

Art Clokey - January 8, 2010

Art Clokey, a pioneer in the field of stop-action-animation, and creator of the characters Gumby and Pokey, has died at the age of 88 following a bladder infection. He was also responsible for the characters Davey and Goliath.

Jean Biden

Jean Biden - January 8, 2010

Jean Biden, the mother of Vice President Joe Biden, passed away today.

Said the Vice President:

"My mother, Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan Biden, passed away peacefully today at our home in Wilmington, Delaware, surrounded by her children, her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren and many loved ones. At 92, she was the center of our family and taught all of her children that family is to be treasured, loyalty is paramount and faith will guide you through the tough times. She believed in us, and because of that, we believed in ourselves. Together with my father, her husband of 61 years who passed away in 2002, we learned the dignity of hard work and that you are defined by your sense of honor. Her strength, which was immeasurable, will live on in all of us."

2009 RESULTS

Well Slabbers, a year has come to a close, and what a year it was! There were some celebrity shockers and some some celebrity tragedies. We also came thiiiiis close to ending the year on a good one with Rush Limnaugh, but the tubby mouth on legs managed to hold on.

So... Conslabulations (get it?) to Slabber Debbie for winning the 2009 pool. She knocked out almost half her list over the past 12 months!

Here are the final standings:

Debbie - 4 hits.
Mike Z. - 3 hits.
Jennifer - 2 hits.
Jennie - 2 hits.
SlabMaster Jim - 2 hits.
Joe - 1 hit.
Scott - Zero hits. Better luck in 2o10.