The “Deadly 15” have been selected! It’s a tricky list, and, while I think I did a little better getting more diverse than last year, it still leans a bit toward the elderly side. Then again, I’ve got three folks under 50 and two of those will turn 31 and 27 next year, so I could score big with some youth. Ironically, Nancy Reagan and her “Just Say No!” campaign makes another appearance on the list, along with the three “under 50’s” who really need to give in and “Just Say YES!”.<\/p>\n
\nAlfredo Di Stefano – Italian soccer star – b. 7\/4\/26
\nDarren McGavin – actor – b. 5\/7\/22
\nArt Modell – dickhead – b. 6\/23\/25
\nRobert Mugabe – head of Zimbabwe – b. 2\/21\/24
\nErnest Gallo – winemaker, Julio’s brother – b. 3\/18\/09
\nPete Doherty – musician, drug afficianado – b. 3\/12\/79
\nMindy McCready – country singer, eats pills for breakfast – b. 11\/30\/75
\nBowie Kuhn – former MLB commissioner – b. 10\/28\/26
\nDon Ho – singer, bubble fan – b. 8\/13\/30
\nGerald Ford – President – b. 7\/14\/13
\nRalph Kiner – baseball Hall of Famer – b. 10\/27\/22
\nEunice Kennedy Shriver – Kennedy – b. 7\/10\/21
\nNancy Reagan – former first lady – b. 7\/6\/21
\nMax Wright – actor – b. 8\/2\/43
\nDiego Maradona – soccer player – b. 10\/30\/60\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nFalling on the “close, but no funeral procession” list, along with a small number of those from last year’s list<\/a>:<\/p>\n
\nAriel Sharon – Israeli PM – b. 2\/27\/28
\nDana Reeve – Mrs. Superman – b. 2\/19\/61
\nBo Schembechler – former football coach – b. 4\/1\/29
\nBetty Ford – former first lady – b. 4\/8\/18\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The “Deadly 15” have been selected! It’s a tricky list, and, while I think I did a little better getting more diverse than last year, it still leans a bit toward the elderly side. Then again, I’ve got three folks under 50 and two of those will turn 31 and 27 next year, so I … Continue reading Three druggies and a Hawaiian walk into a bar…<\/span>