The company that developed the "Q score" that broadcasters and advertisers quietly consult to measure a personality's popularity has done a survey that tests the reputation of performers who have died.

The top ten are.

Lucille Ball

Bob Hope

John Wayne

Jimmy Stewart

Red Skelton

Johnny Carson

John Ritter

Jackie Gleason

Charles Schulz

Michael Landon

So who's you favorite, no longer with us, performer?

I'm always going to miss Jimmy Steward, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and Judy Garalnd.

My favorite dead performer is giving motivational speeches... out of the back of his van...

...DOWN BY THE RIVER!!

lol...sniff sniff....

how about:

John Candy

Phil Hartman

Chloe Jones

Oh crap..

I just looked over my list of favorite dead performers and realised i'm an old fart.

When did this happen? How did I get this old??

Mine aren't even on the list!

Danny Kaye

Gene Kelly

Walter Matthau

Audrey Hepburn

Carey Grant

Katherine Hepburn

Bette Davis

Jack Lemmon

Gloria Swanson

River Phoenix would be about my age, but I don't care for him as an actor. I guess that makes me an old fart in spirit!

Heather

ddandb

i'll dedicate this to you today

LAST YEAR I WAS 30

LAST MONTH I WAS 40

LAST WEEK I WAS 50

YESTERDAY I WAS 60

THIS MORNING I WAS 70

WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?

mine would be musicians...though i realize the lists offered are more for acting..

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Jimi Hendrix

Randy Rhoads

John Lee Hooker

I used to play guitar avidly...thus my preferences.

good choice MAc but I have to go with

1. John Belushi

2. Rickamaven

I miss Sam.....

John Belushi's dead?

not if you watch Animal House or the Blues Brothers.

*(LOL @ Bassdude) Author: bassdude Date: 08/12/2005 10:57 AM Reply

good choice MAc but I have to go with

1. John Belushi

2. Rickamaven

PS: Yeah, I miss Chris Farley too.

He died but Jim Belushi lives.

Life's not fair.

Lets see:

Humphrey Bogart

Lauren Bacall

Robert Mitchum

John Wayne

Jimmy Stewart

Marilyn Monroe

Marlon Brando

Rita Hayworth

Henry Fonda

Gary Cooper

Ben Johnson

Scatman Crouthers

Redd Foxx

George Sanders

Errol Flynn

Gregory Peck

Hattie McDowell

James Cagney

Edward G Robinson

Bob Hope

Shemp Howard

Hopalong Cassidy

Alan Ladd

Cary Grant

Anthony Quinn

Bela Lagusa

Music:

Frank Sinatra

Dean Martin

Muddy Waters

Billie Holliday

John Lee Hooker

Eddie Cochran

Elvis Presley

Lightning Slim

Bob Johnson

Bessie Smith

Stan Kenton

Leonard Bernstein

Hank Williams

Clifton Chenier

Howling Wolf

T Bone Walker

That should be a fairly eclectic list!

Charlie

OH my left off:

Jackie Gleason

Johnny Carson

Barbara Stanwick

Fred McMurray

Joel McCrea

This could go on for a long time!

Charlie

John Bonham

"Panama" Cozy Powell

Tony Williams

Gene Krupa...

Hmmmmm. My list seems to be a common theme...

Yeah bloody... I never laughed as hard as I did when I first saw that SNL skit of him as a motivational speaker.

Strutting around in a too-tight jacket hunched over talking about "JACK... SQUAT" and living in his van... DOWN BY THE RIVER!

I am not usually interested in prat-fall comedy like that, but somehow he pulled it off perfectly and made me laugh so hard I cried.

I can't believe I left out all three stooges...

They may not be everyones cup of tea, but I still laugh at them.

Mickey Mantle

Roberto Clemente

Wilt Chamberlain

Buddy Holly

Elvis Presley

My Dad

My first thought was

John Lennon

and also Warren Zevon.

jerry garcia

stevie ray

rickamaven

hadnt heard the news on the 3rd one till i read this thread.