Celebrity Death March 2010 Begins....

Remember last year's Celebrity Death March? Well, this March, it's back, with the passing of at least 3 celebrities. Albeit B-list celebrities, they are, nonetheless, dead.


We start with Peter Graves, remembered most fondly by my generation for his classic role in the movie "Airplane", where he uttered that immortal line "Do you like gladiator movies?!"


I seem to recall Momma G talking about how in his younger day, a young PG really "buttered her bread", but he never really did much for Miss G.

Next up, Merlin Olsen, best known for his role as an ancillary character on "Little House on the Prairie". So forgettable was that spot that Miss can't remember the character's name, or really his reason for being on the show. I'm pretty sure in those days he would have been considered a "drifter".

MO (?!) started his career in sports, which would typically tickle Miss G's loins. As you can see by his trading card, this was not the case in his situation.

Finally, Fess Parker, of Davy Crockett fame. Miss G remembers her brothers watching Davy Crockett on Sunday nights with Daddy. Miss G happily went to bed early.

Fess did not age well, but I'm not sure what one would expect from someone named "Fess". Really, Mrs. Parker: what WERE you thinking? C'mon- Fess up!" (Badomp-bomp! Ching! I'm here all week!)

So, on to Miss G's favorite part of the Celebrity Death March: READER PREDICITONS!!!!!!

Who will be next???

Who knew???

that Burt Reynolds was still alive? I though he had taken the Celebrity Death March a long time ago!

Good to know he's alive and kickin'! And taking care of his "bidness". I loved him "Best Little Whorehouse!"

Friday Updates-

Fort Worth police suspend operations with TABC
By BILL MILLER and MITCH MITCHELL

FORT WORTH — Police Chief Jeff Halstead has suspended joint operations between Fort Worth police and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission until internal-affairs investigators file their report about what happened early Sunday at a gay bar near downtown, where one customer was injured and six others were arrested.

Read the rest of the story here.

In other news, Mollie Sugden brought the Celebrity Death March count to 8. That still means if the "trouble in three's" theory holds true, we still have one more shoe to drop. Many have speculated about Patrick Swayze, but his rep vehemently denies that he is in danger, and claims he is still working on his latest project. In was in People Online, so it must be true.

Liz Taylor is inching out Dick Clark on Miss Ginger's Celebrity Death Poll, and you've got 2 more days to vote if you've yet to opine! It looks like the next to go will be Walter Cronkite, the talking head from childhood. He apparently is gravely ill and Miss Ginger wishes him comfort in his final days, as his family reportedly has acknowledged that he is not expected to recover. Hopefully, that will be the end of the Celebrity Death March for awhile!

If Wishes Were Horses, Then Beggars Would Ride!

So here's a lot of follow-up on the shit Miss Ginger has been stirring lately.....

The Houston Police Department says it has no plans to further investigate the injury of the stupid bead whore who ran out in front of a horse to claim a 10 cent trinket. They stand behind the training of their officers and their animals, and to that Miss G says: "you go, gurls!"

Up in Foat Wuth, the injured pary in the "Rainbow Lounge Incident" has had his condition upgraded from "serious" to "fair". That's a step in the right direction!

The "Celebrity Death March" continues with Karl Malden kicking the bucket at age 97. Although most remember him from "the Streets of San Francisco", Miss Ginger remembers him best as the would-be suitor of Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire". RIP, Karl.

This brings the "trouble in three's" count from an even 6 to a volatile 7...... who will be 8 and 9???

Finally, in restaurant reviews: Ralph's on the Park in Mid City, New Orleans, left Team Ginger sadly dissapointed. It came highly recommended, but Team G found the portions to be skimpy, the drinks to be weak, and the items to be highly overpriced for the value they provided. The standing joke was that we needed to drive thru McDonalds on the way back to the hotel! Sorry, Brennan's Resto Empire: no 'snaps for you on this one!

More on the Celebrity Death March...

Sorry this post is kinda late but Boy G is on the road again!

'snaps to all the GingerSnaps who commented and facebooked on the latest celebrity death, Gale Storm. I know, right? I had to google, too!

I was reminded of the one thing I ever saw her in, a 50's era TV sitcom called "My Little Margie". It ran for about 3 years as a summer replacement for "I Love Lucy", and it starred Storm as a young Manahattanite living the life in the big city- sort of a 50's forerunner of Mary Tyler Moore, perhaps.

She also made a bunch of B movies. And she recorded a lot of songs but never had a number 1 hit. And she battled alcoholism in the 70's. That's all I've got: can anyone fill in more blanks?