First Death

For the second year in a row we have a death in our pool without even having the lists complete. On Thursday morning, Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack along with at least 20 other people. While the death may be tragic and cause serious problems in an already troubled country, it was one hell of a pick. Bhutto was just 54 years old. That gives our newest member, Jacob, an early lead and also the side bet for first death.

The Bets - 2008

Although some interesting new bets were proposed, we agreed to keep the same bets from last year.

Bet 1 - cost $20 each: Highest number of points accumulated by the start of the next draft.
Bet 2 - cost $5 each: First death of the year, highlighted in green.
Bet 3 - cost $5 each: Last death of the year, highlighted in yellow.
Bet 4 - cost $5 each: Highest number of deaths during the year, no payout for ties.

The Leader of the Band has... DIED

The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through My instrument
And his song is in my soul --
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
I WAS just a living legacy
To the leader of the band

Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56.

This is worth 44 points for Greg and gives him a late lead and a possible late comeback to overcome Izzy. If this death is the last of the year in the pool, it could be a complete sweep for Greg getting the first and last deaths along total points.