Newest Stiffs:
Val Kilmer · 65
December 31st, 1959 — April 1st, 2025
No longer your huckleberry.
Gene Hackman · 95
January 30th, 1930 — February 17th, 2025
This dude's body of work was massive, so a funny obit should be easy. But we are STILL trying to figure out what happened to him in that mud room.
Jimmy Carter · 100
October 1st, 1924 — December 29th, 2024
Aw, nuts.
Greg Gumbel · 78
May 3rd, 1946 — December 27th, 2024
His brother was a sports announcer.
Rickey Henderson · 65
December 25th, 1958 — December 20th, 2024
They called him "The greatest Oakland A of all time". Impressive, eh?
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Edward Snowden · 42
(b) June 21st, 1983
Augustos Pablo
would have been 71 today
June 21st, 1954 — May 19th, 1999Like the farmer said to the potato,
"I must plant you now and I will dig you later."
Ray Davies · 81
(b) June 21st, 1944
O.C. Smith
would have been 93 today
June 21st, 1932 — November 23rd, 2001Just for your information, O.C., God DID make the little green apples, it rains in Indianapolis all the fucking time, and you're dead.
Maureen Stapleton
would have been 100 today
June 21st, 1925 — March 13th, 2006No, not the Dingbat, the other one.
Jane Russell
would have been 104 today
June 21st, 1921 — February 28th, 2011Twice as famous as anyone was back then.
Montie Montana
would have been 115 today
June 21st, 1910 — May 20th, 1998He was actually from the town of Bennington, but somehow, Vermie Vermont just didn't sound right.
Al Hirschfeld
would have been 122 today
June 21st, 1903 — January 20th, 2003The end of the line.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Cardinal Sin · 76
died 20 years ago today
August 31st, 1928 — June 21st, 2005There's really nothing to add, is there?
Leon Uris · 78
died 22 years ago today
August 3rd, 1924 — June 21st, 2003Exodus.
John Lee Hooker · 83
died 24 years ago today
August 22nd, 1917 — June 21st, 2001Boom, boom, boom, thud.
Carroll O'Connor · 76
died 24 years ago today
August 2nd, 1924 — June 21st, 2001Bunkered.
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The 2025 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool Leaderboard
Here are the ten lists in the lead for the current game …
| Stiffs | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mr. Blake's Mixed Bag | 2 | 15 |
| 2. | Prince Sirki-1 | 2 | 13 |
| 3. | Morgue And Mindy | 2 | 12 |
| 4. | Forgotten Not Dead | 2 | 11 |
| 5. | Dx Rob I | 2 | 9 |
| 6. | Toe Tagger 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 7. | Toe Tagger Again | 2 | 9 |
| 8. | Dxrob I | 2 | 7 |
| 9. | The Velvet Lined Underground | 2 | 7 |
| 10. | @your A$$ Is Gra$$ | 1 | 10 |