When people learn that I am in a death pool, they are oddly fascinated by this "sick" behavior. While most people seem to think that my participation demonstrates an obvious moral flaw in my character, they usually alert me to famous deaths. I wish that they would tell me about people who are really really sick and about to die - but no, just deaths.
The most common question that I get is, "How do you decide if a person is famous enough?" I usually have two answers: 1) My fellow buzzards and I vote during the Reaper's selection (i.e., the December draft); and 2) My personal rule is - if a person gets an obituary in the NY Times, then they are famous enough for me.
Hence, I present the following NY Times obituaries:
Zelda Rubinstein, Clairvoyant in 'Poltergeist,' Dies at 76
Zelda Rubinstein, a 4-foot-3-inch character actress best known for playing the indomitable ghost-purging psychic in “Poltergeist,” died on Wednesday in Los Angeles...
J. D. Salinger, Literary Recluse, Dies at 91
J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous, died on Wednesday...
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