Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner

Put away that extra place setting, Katherine Hepburn has accepted another invitation, passing away yesterday at the age of 96. A true screen legend, she was nominated for 12 Oscars, a record that stood until that bitch Meryl Streep came along last year, winning 4 times (as in twice as many as that no-talent Meryl), and pulling off the unique feat of winning in consecutive years (1967, 1968), as well as winning awards nearly 50 years apart (1933, 1981). The screen and the stage will forever be a little darker for her passing.

But softening the blow is the knowledge that with her death, I retake the lead in the Dead Pool, and really I think Kate would have wanted it that way. Kudos to others who called Kate's Crossing Over: Keith, Conni and Mark.

The new leaderboard:
1st: Me - 2 dead, 25 points
2nd: Kirsti - 2 dead, 24 points
(tie) Greg's Wily Veterans - 2 dead, 24 points
4th: Keith - 2 dead, 15 points
(tie) Conni - 2 dead, 15 points

And with JM finally unlocking the mystery of life and death and how to score points from it, we have a new person in the what the hell are you waiting for slot: Christine, who hasn't had a hit since Ted Williams went down swinging July 5, 2002. Shawn and John are the only others awaiting engraved invitations (not that there's anything wrong with that, boss man).