Top 5 Musicians Who Died Before Their Peak

This Top 5 is a little harder to explain and is a little controversial. The idea of this Top 5 is not to list the biggest and best musicians who died before their time. It is to list artists who could've contributed much more to music if they hadn't died. Musicians whose music could have significantly changed musical history if they had made more music. So, that being said, you will not find John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, or Kurt Cobain on this list. They may have had more music in them, but I think they both had a chance to get most of it to us or at the very least reached a peak in their musical career. Cobain, Marley, Hendrix, and Lennon's music at least had a chance to make history. Those below didn't get their full chance, I believe.

Other Disqualifications:
Tupac and Biggie- Their music became more popular AFTER their death and possibly because of it. Besides, I am convinced they are alive and well somewhere in Cabo suckin' down margaritas.
Dimebag Darell-famous for being shot on stage. However his music wasn't really influential and he is more famous for how he died.
Keith Moon- Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend were really the creative heart of The Who.

Honorable mentions:
Brian Epstein- Not a musician, but he was the manager of the Beatles until his death in '66. That was when the Beatles' egos flared and they started fighting. We might have had more Beatles without his death.
Duane Allman- named #2 guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone, would he be better than Clapton if he lived? They at least would have made more music together than Layla
Aaliyah-Just on the verge of superstardom. By all accounts very hardworking and down to earth.

5. Robert Johnson- the only member of the "Forever 27" club on my list. If you don't know him, the song "Crossroads" is by him as well as about him. His guitar skills came about so fast people thought he sold his soul to the devil for his talent. His genius is also that he never denied it. He died young after only a couple of albums and under mysterious circumstances. Blues artists of the same era made 3 times as many albums and are largely unremembered. The little but of music Johnson made influences rock legends of today.

4. Marvin Gaye- He had just on a Grammy for his song "Sexual Healing" before his clergyman father murdered him. Very sad.

3. Selena- not really my type of music, but she was just becoming a star when she died. She had a lot more music in her, and unfortunately her death has sold more J. Lo albums than her 3.

2. Bradley Nowell- Sublime had just signed with a major record company. He had an amazing voice and songwriting talent. I so wish we could've had a couple more albums from him and his band.

1. Buddy Holly-He went down early in his career and the Beatles themselves attribute all their success to his influence. The "Beatles" name itself is in honor of the "crickets" who backed up Buddy Holly. Where would his career have gone if he stuck around?

Top 5 Types of Flowers

Honarable mentions:

Roses, these are classic flowers. Plus they can pave the way to...well, let's admit it...sex
Sunflowers, not just for providing seeds to eat at baseball games
Birds of Paradise, named after the bird of the same name. Very cool flowers

5. Flower- The skunk from the Disney cartoon, Bambi. Great use of irony. Was anyone else surprised later in the movie when flower turns out to be a dude?

4. Snapdragon- The name notwithstanding, these flowers are like small toys. You can make 'em sing, or roar or whatever just by pinching them. Definitely the manliest flower.

3. Tulip- Tulips come in some awesome colors and they just look like classic flowers.

2. Lilly- fragrant and nice looking, kickass

1. Orchid- hands down coolest flower

Top 5 Most Badass Lost Characters

For all you Lost fans, here is a list of the top 5 most badass Lost charaters. Anything goes, as long as they have been on the show. Careful of Spoilers into Season 4. I didn't include the Island as a character in my list, although I probably could have.
Honorable Mentions:
John Locke, would have made the top 5 in season 1 and 2. I mean, he was a paraplegic who started walking again.
Desmond, He sees the future and saves lives
Sawyer, seems like he should make the top 5 since he is the original badass on the island. But he gets his ass kicked an awful lot these days. He got some badass points back when he killed Locke's Dad.
Ben, He has done any physical ass-whooping, but after what we've seen him do, he deserves to be on this list.

5. Hurley- He may be fat but don't count him out. Lest we forget, he whooped Sawyer both in a fight and in ping pong. He also drove down a bunch of Others with VW bus.

4. Jin- he once SAVED a guy's life by kicking his ass, that's impressive. Also, an excellent Panda deliverer.

3. Juliet- She can create life in unfertile wombs, has knocked out Jack with her head and now beaten down the new, annoying, red-haired chick.

2. Mr. Eko- We don't want to forget the giant drug dealer turned priest. He's dead now, but it took the monster to kill him. Saddest death on the show so far for me. (Sorry, Charlie.)

1. Sayid- He was even kickin' Eko's ass until he got ganged up on. He could round house Chuck Norris in the face and live to tell the tale.

Top 5 Famous Aliens

Famous celebrity aliens. They can be fictional or nonfictional (if you happen to know something...) My only rule is to eliminate human looking aliens. The lines would become to gray as to what is and isn't an alien; therefore, Superman, Mork, or the characters from 3rd Rock from The Sun have been ruled illegal. The famous alien has to look like an alien. Also, you will not find Alf or Howard the Duck on my list. They have no place near the top 5.

Honorable Mentions:
Spock, yeah he looks pretty human, so I kept him off the top 5, but technically he does have pointy ears.
Barf, or Barfollomew, from Spaceballs
Optimus Prime, believe it or not, he is an alien. He justs conveniently takes the shape of Ford Truck.
Alien, from the Alien series of movies
The Predator, crab-faced martian from the same-named movies.

5. Stitch, from Lilo and Stitch, not as famous as some, but he is an awesome little hawaiian bugger.

4. Chewbacca, "Would somebody please get this walking carpet out of my way?"

3. Marvin the Martian, Best Looney Tune character in my opinion. So he wants to destroy Earth. No hard feelings.

2. E.T, the Extra Terrestrial! How much more alien can you get. Plus he fixes ouchies, has a glowing heart, and can make bicycles fly. Every kid's fantasy friend.

1. Yoda, The ultimate little green man from outer space.

Top 5 Famous Ed's

Top 5 famous Ed's

Famous Ed, Eddie's Edwards. They must be nonfictional here, so fictional talking horses here. I did not include Edgars here, otherwise Mr. Allen Poe would be #1.

Honorable Mentions:
Edward G. Robinson
Ed Sullivan (I just don't know enough about 'em really)
Eddie Van Halen
Ed Harris
Ed McMahon

5. Edward R. Murrow-Gotta kinda put him here. He is kinda the embodiment of entertainment morals. He helped to expose McCarthy with his groundbreaking news coverage.

4. Eddie Murphy-Yes, most of his movies suck now, but he is still responsible for many laughs

3. Edward Norton-One of my favorite actors. Please don't be offended by the above photo. The movie it is from, American History X, is anti-racism.

2. Eddie Izzard-One of the funniest men on Earth. I also learned more European history from him than my high school teacher. Sorry Mrs. Williams.

1. Eddie Vedder-Pearl Jam's lead singer. He changed my life, yeah I said it. Changed My Life

Why top 5

Alright, I am absolutely terrible with favorites. I don't have a favorite movie, band, song or actor. I just don't. There are several reasons for this:

1. I guess I feel "favorites" lock people into a commitment to something. Once you have a favorite something, it is hard to change it. I change my opinions too often and my favorites would be changing each year.
2. I feel it is hard to compare things in too broad of a spectrum. I can't tell you if Princess Bride or American History X is a better movie, or if Santeria is a better song than the Star Wars theme, or if Jack Black is more my favorite than Edward Norton. They are all vastly different things trying to accomplish vastly different goals
3. Also, most people equate "favorite" with BEST. I do not. I don't think you'll get any argument if you say that the Led Zeppelin are a better band than Modest Mouse, but who do I choose to listen to more? Modest Mouse. I would say Modest Mouse is more my favorite band than Led Zeppelin right now, although I clearly recognize Led Zeppelin as the far superior band,

SO...
4.All this being said, I have no problems with favorites, I am just bad at them and I don't feel the need to have favorites to define me, personally. I DO have other favorites, they are just more specific than band or movie or whatnot.
THEREFORE...
5. I propose some fun. I am going to make Top 5 lists (yes, like the dude from High Fidelity, lame as the movie was) but I am not going to make them about important things. They will be random Top 5's that strike my fancy.
Let the fun ensue...