I never heard of Ron Santo nor Norman Wilson, so they don't count.

That poor woman seemed to have a tremendous amount of dignity, God rest her soul. It's a shame that she'll always be linked to that creep husband of hers. RIP Elizabeth.

One of the most despicable things ever uttered was when John Edwards proclaimed, during a Barbara Walters interview I believe...that his wife was, after all, "in remission" when he had the affair w/ that other woman Rielle. Even worse than the statement somehow was his flippant tone, as if he should be cut some slack.

Absolutely, Apple.

He even managed to turn off the far left with that statement (which until that time was thought to be impossible ).

Just goes to show you that despicable comes in all shapes and sizes.

Poor Elizabeth. On the surface, she seemed to have it all - beauty, a handsome and ambitious husband, a lovely family and a solid marriage. However, she suffered so many agonies, the worst I would imagine would be the loss of her son.

When you're betrayed by your life partner, that's got to be painful, but to have it done via public scandal? Horrible.

She remained a lady throughout her every ordeal - the death of her son, her illness and the death of her marriage. Bless her.

Church intends to picket Mrs. Edwards' funeral.

Westboro Plans

You know I don't get it. I am all for freedom of speech and protest, etc., but where is the line drawn? Remember not too long ago groups were protesting a funerals of gay servicemen/woman? Is there any legal guideline here? It just seems in cases of funerals, the families certainly have a right to grieve in private no?

I can't imagine mourning for a loved one with protesters nearby. It just isn't right.


TIS

They probably wouldn't understand until someone did the same thing to them. But the vast majority of people have more class than that.

What has Elizabeth Edwards done that they deemed offensive?

According to them she offended God via blasphemy.
Look here. It is very ugly.

All I gotta say about these people is they need to read Matthew 7:1-2 NIV

This is what happens when first cousins marry. They're inbred retards.

People who protest funerals, for ANY reason are evil, bigoted, exhibitionist hypocrytes. If they truly believed in God, they would know that HE would tend to whomever had offended him in whatever way. It is not their business and all their accomplishing is a way to make their narrow-minded opinions known.

A local high school was performing a play about Matthew Shepard. These morons announced that they were coming to protest. Several local reverends and rabbis put together a counter-protest group. Sure enough, they changed their plans.

i don't like wishing harm on people, but i really want that SOB who started this church to die a terrible death and be in hell.

its sad for the followers because they are brainwashed.

These are the same people who raise hell when troops are being buried. They are morons.

Bob Feller, the fastball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the '40s and '50s died at age 92.

He was voted to the Hall of Fame after racking up over 260 career wins (that total would have been over 300 but Feller missed four prime years while serving in the military during WWII).

"Rapid Robert" was one of the last of the "old-timers".

R.I.P. Bob

klydon had picked him on his list.

Looks like SC is currently the favorite to win this. Man, last year I was on the same roll, but can't catch a stiff this year...

Oh great.... two weeks to go and Geoff just put a death curse on me.

Anyone gonna do this Dead Pool in 2011?

i will do this again, but won't set it up

I doubt it. Even though I did pretty good this year.

I'm open. I'll go again if enough people want to. Not that I did well either time.



TIS

RIP Blake Edwards, director of quite many good movies which earned him a Honorary Oscar. But he's mostly recognized for his PINK PANTHER film series w/ the sublime Peter Sellers.

Oh yea, I remember Blake Edwards. I never was into the Pink Panther. I hear his name and I think tv and then I think Peter Gunn right??????? Didn't they always say at the end "This is a Blake Edwards Production?" I think he had several tv shows, but I'd have to check.


TIS

Also some fairly recent classics such as 'S.O.B.', 'Victor/Victoria' to name a few.

Also the husband of Julie Andrews.

Speaking of the Pink Panther films, Edwards did a wonderful Peter Sellers mini-tribute that airs every now & then on TCM.

RIP

Girl, you thought he was a man but he was a muffin....

Captain Beefheart passed away.
News

who? and rip.

He was a avant-garde rock singer and later performance artist/painter who was best known for his association with Frank Zappa. His vocal style was a tortured extrapolation/ripoff of Howling Wolf's. Zappa and he were both great friends and occasionally rivals.

He sings after the extended Zappa solo on Muffin Man

and can be heard doing another HW/John Lee Hooker imitation with scat singing and hollers on I'm gonna Boogiarize you baby

he was the last living player to play against babe ruth

http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2010/12/19/Cubs-legend-Phil-Cavaretta-dies-at-94/UPI-89391292785539/

what a terrible month for cub fans