Who Will Be Third?

First Dutch Reagan, now Ray Charles. If the law of celebrity deaths holds true, who will be third? The trick is that the next one must be of equal or greater stature. Hmm, since the Olsen twins already died in New York Minute, the smart money is on John Paul II.

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[Tim Cavanaugh]

Says Hatebath: “They needed someone to sing
with the angels at Ronald Reagan’s inauguration as the president of heaven.”

[dude in the back row]

Was Tony Randall the first?

Otherwise, what about Madame Chang Ki-Sheck?

[Jim Henley]

I find the following concepts very cheering today:

Ray Charles on all our money
Ray Charles National Airport
The Ray Charles Building
Washington, the District of Ray Charles

But mostly the money.

[Smokeand ashes]

DITBR-

Madame Chang Ki-Sheck already died. My agree Nick, my money is on the Pope.

[Smokeand ashes]

DITBR-

Madame Chang Ki-Sheck already died. My agree with Nick, my money is on the Pope.

[Smokeandashes]

Sheesh. That last line should read – I agree with Nick. Sorry about that.

[Joanne McNeil]

Robert Quine died this week too

[Rick Barton]

Ray Charles, RIP

CNBC just reported that Reagan loved Ray Charles’ rendition of “America the Beautiful” and that Ray Charles sang it for him in person a number of times over the years.

[s.a.m.]

Has Bob Hope died yet? If he didn’t actually keel over the last 3 times, my vote is him being the next.

[tard]

I hope it is the Pope. That way Reason can shit all over him.

[Terry]

Ray Charles on condoms.
Ronald Reagan earplugs.
Thatcher and the Pope won’t last till September.
Hell, maybe even July fourth.

Olsen twins! Your just envious now that you realize you won’t break their cherries.

[Handsome Dan]

Well, George H. W. Bush is going skydiving this weekend to celebrate his 80th birthday. Rather inadvisable, given the Rule of 3, wouldn’t you say…?

[supertard]

“I hope it is the Pope. That way Reason can shit all over him.”

I’d rather see Janet Jackson in an ANSWER T-shirt shit all over him. And maybe the Dixie Chicks. Or James Joyce.

[tard]

“I’d rather see Janet Jackson in an ANSWER T-shirt shit all over him.”

only at the televised half-time show of the NBA finals.

Or are you PRO-CENSORSHIP?

[ash]

Robert Mugabe? (crosses fingers)
Madonna?
Elton John?

ash
[‘Ahmed Chalabi?’]

[Rick Barton]

Robert Quine, RIP

Joanne, do you know if Robert Quine had anything to do with Blondie or the Talking Heads back in the NYC punk rock scene? Also, “Beyond Cyberpunk” sounds interesting. I promoted software by the same title a long time ago.

Also, when I first read about it on “Day 4”, six threads down, I thought maybe that it was the philosopher, W.V. Quine who had died. And now, thanks to the link you provided, we find out that he was Robert’s uncle. What a coincidence!

BTW, W.V. Quine wrote a very approving review of Robert Nozick’s Anarchy State and Utopia

[fyodor]

Rick,

Quine played with Richard Hell & the Voidoids and Lydia Lunch, who rank among the earliest on the NYC punk scene, but I doubt he ever played for the Heads or Blondie.

[Willis]

What about Allan King? He died too you know.

[Flip Wilson]

Columbus gonna find Ray Charles. Find out where all them records is comin’ from.

[TWC]

RR had good taste, no question about it. Ray’s version of America the Beautiful is just likely to put a tear in your eye.

[fyodor]

Allan King? Was he a basketball player or a blues guitarist?

heh

[Phil]

Quine played with Richard Hell & the Voidoids and Lydia Lunch . . .

He also did superlative work for Matthew Sweet.

Who, by the way, appeared in Austin Powers with Clint Howard, who was in Apollo 13 with . . . Kevin Bacon!

[Rick Barton]

fyodor,

Thanks; I love that new wave music. Speaking of NYC, in the July print issue of Reason there is a really interesting expose in the “Artifact” section about a beer company’s ad campaign that attacks Bloomberg’s puritanical governance of the city. Btw: Go Broncos! 😉

[Warren]

Since the Pope’s been mentioned, I’m going with Yasser Arafat

[Douglas Fletcher]

Fred Grandy

[Spur]

Quine also played guitar on Tom Waits Rain Dogs as well if you are into that sort of thing — the folks at reason seem to be really really into the ramones — so maybe one of them will die.

Is this a political death wish list? the popes a pretty good choice.

John Kerry (if only to see an interesting convention)

[CharlesWT]

Perhaps number three is on this list…

[Rick Barton]

I’m listening to “Blank Generation” by the Voidoids-pretty good. “I’m Your Man” reminds me of the Kinks and “The Plan” is evocative of the Heads.

[MALAK]

I cannot believe that no one has picked Gerald Ford . . . oops.

[Bob]

JACKIE THE JOKEMAN MARTLING!

[Phil]

Buddy Holly, Richie Valenz, and the Big Bopper?

[B.P.]

Keith Richard finally eats the brown acid?

[MALAK]

Don’t be ridiculous B.P. Richards died years ago.

[CharlesWT]

Leni Reifenstahl ? September 8, 2003
Edward Teller ? September 9, 2003
John Ritter ? September 12, 2003
Johnny Cash ? September 12, 2003

[Franklin Harris]

The third famous person in any trio of deaths is usually a minor celeb. “Babylon 5” star Richard Biggs, who played Dr. Franklin, died unexpectedly about a week or so before Reagan.

[Jeff Clothier]

I am mildly psychic, and I see Billy Joel tanking up and running his Jag into a bungalo in Nutley, N.J. taking out not only himself, but the middle aged married couple making sloppy indifferent love inside.

[Michael Gushulak]

Charles Schulz, Tom Landry and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins all passed on in the same week in February 2000, if I recall correctly. Anyone else remember any other trio who split for the hereafter within a few days of one another?