The Rest of the Story

On Saturday evening radio announcer and pioneer Paul Harvey died at the age of 90. Harvey had been heard nationally since 1951 with commentaries and interviews. In 1976 he created a feature known as "The Rest of the Story" featuring anecdotes of the famous and infamous.

This is just the second death for the Circling Buzzards in 2009 and both are for the same owner. While Harvey was worth just 10 points it is nice to be up by two on everyone.

Jim Strikes First

Actor Ricardo Montalban died Thursday at the age of 88. Montalban was an actor on the big screen through the 50's and 60's and later played Mr. Rourke on the hit show Fantasy Island.

This is the first death in the Circling Buzzards for 2009. It not only starts me out with 12 points for the year, I win the prize money for the first death. It is also the first time I have won any money in this damned death pool - and I'll take it!

A New Year

The 2008 season is over and Dave walked away the Champion. He not only had the most points but the added bonus of the final death. The 2009 draft took place on New Years Day. Be sure to check - and double-check - the picks below.

Missed One

It was just realized that Bettie Paige died on December 11th. While her death is worth just 15 points, it begins to give me a respectable total for the year. And, of course, there's still a few more days for someone to kick it!

Merry Christmas Dave

On Wednesday author and playwright Harold Pinter died of cancer. Pinter was a Nobel-winning author as well as outspoken critic of Tony Blair and George Bush. He was 78 years old.

Pinter's death is huge for Dave. Not only does he jump into the lead with 85 points, it is quite likely that this will be final death for 2008. Our draft this year is scheduled for Jan 1, 2009.