Ive been thinking about the old and the sickly but choose instead those of dubious habits.
One prime rib away from a bam is Steve Christy and Emeril Lagasse.
Flying is dangerous to Harrison Ford and John Travolta.
Drugs are bad for Courtney Love, Edward Furlong, Charlie Sheen, Lindsey Lohan, Axl Rose, Macaulay Calkin, Val Kilmer and it’s going to catch up a sooner or later to Keith Richards.
Emeril Lagasse
Steve Christy
Harrison Ford
John Travolta
Courtney Love
Edward Furlong
Charlie Sheen
Lindsey Lohan
Axl Rose
Macaulay Calkin
Val Kilmer
Keith Richards
And all hail our new patron saint replacing Abe Vagoda, Bette White.
Mary Tyler Moore
Al Pacino
LeBron James
Cher
Keith Richards
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Lindsey Lohan
George Zimmerman
Leah Rimini
Hal Linden
Sarah Palin
Max Baer Jr.
If it really comes down to it, one of the ways I help define a celebrity is if you’d randomly ask 50, or so, people who it is, they’ll know or will have, at least, heard of the name.
So I’m going to have to say that the rugby player Ben Suisala is not valid.
Stephen Hawking - physicist
Jimmy Carter - former US president
Valerie Harper - actress
Albert Finney - actor
Hosni Mubarak - former Egyptian president
Rolf Harris - Australian entertainer
Penny Marshall - actress and director
Leah Bracknell - actress
Gord Downie - musician
Glen Campbell - singer
Joost van der Westhuizen - rugby player
Errol Christie - boxer
Queen Elizabeth II - monarch
Alternates:
George H.W. Bush - former US president
Clive James - author
Donald Trump - asshole
Clean List:
Stephen Hawking
Jimmy Carter
Valerie Harper
Albert Finney
Hosni Mubarak
Rolf Harris
Penny Marshall
Leah Bracknell
Gord Downie
Glen Campbell
Joost van der Westhuizen
Errol Christie
Queen Elizabeth II
Alternates:
George H.W. Bush
Clive James
Donald Trump
Billy Graham. 11/7/18
George Herbert Walker Bush. 6/12/24
Mike Ilitch. 7/20/29
Gena Rowlands. 6/19/30
Terri Garr. 12/11/47
Tony Dorsett 4/7/54
Clive James. 10/7/39
Randy Meisner. 3/8/46
Glen Campbell 4/22/36
Valerie Harper. 8/22/39
John Hurt. 1/22/40
Gord Downie 2/5/64
Paul John Gascoigne 5/27/67
Billy Graham
George Herbert Walker Bush
Mike Ilitch
Gena Rowlands
Terri Garr
Tony Dorsett
Clive James
Randy Meisner
Glen Campbell
Valerie Harper
John Hurt
Gord Downie
Paul John Gascoigne
Colin Butts
Daisy Berkowitz
Edward Furlong
Gord Downie
Greg Gilbert
John Bain
Joost van der Westhuizen
Leah Remini
Lindsay Lohan
Pete Doherty
Shannen Doherty
Suge Knight
Warwick Davis
Steven Hawking
Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush
Angela Lansbury
William Shatner
Samuel L. Jackson
Peter Mayhew
Danny Devito
Penny Marshall
Aretha Franklin
Tom Jones
Neil Young
William Katt
Annotated:
Steven Hawking - Scientist
Jimmy Carter - Former President
George H. W. Bush - Former President
Angela Lansbury - Actress
William Shatner - Captain Kirk
Samuel L. Jackson - Actor
Peter Mayhew - Chewbacca
Danny Devito - Short Actor
Penny Marshall - Actress, Director, Producer
Aretha Franklin - Singer
Tom Jones - Singer
Neil Young - Singer
William Katt - Greatest American Hero
Amanda Lear
Valerie Harper
Mike Berry
Judd Hirsch
Prince Philip of Edinburgh
Tommy Chong
Robert Mugabee
Bill Cosby
Charlotte Rae
Bob Barker
Honor Blackman
Randy Travis
Diane Keaton
With all the celebs dropping like flies in 2016, I only got the absolute gimme: Joey Feek
So let’s see if we can do better this year
[ol]
[li]OJ Brignance- answer to a trivia question who is the only pro football player to win the NFL Super Bowl and CFL Grey Cup for teams in the same city? Diagnosed with ALS several years ago.[/li][li]Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, death by droning[/li][li]Kim Jong-un, “dies laughing”[/li][li]Leon Redbone, wonder how we will verify his age[/li][li]Suge Knight[/li][li]John McVie[/li][li]Valerie Harper[/li][li]Pro Rassler, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake[/li][li]Joni Mitchell[/li][li]William ‘the Refrigerator’ Perry[/li][li]Gord Downie[/li][li]Mel Stottlemyre[/li][li]Leah Bracknell[/li][/ol]
Alternates in order
Tommy Chong
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, the other one died earlier this year
OJ Brignance
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Kim Jong-un
Leon Redbone
Suge Knight
John McVie
Valerie Harper
Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake
Joni Mitchell
William ‘the Refrigerator’ Perry
Gord Downie
Mel Stottlemyre
Leah Bracknell
Making a change to jump on the Gord Downie bandwagon. Dropping Omar Abdel-Rahman after carrying his stubborn old ass on here for a few years. Maybe me dropping him will finally be the thing that kills that mf.
Steve Gleason
Ron Jeremy
Riad Seif
Suge Knight
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Gord Downie
Mike Tyson
Valerie Harper
Val Kilmer
Bryan Murray
O.J. Brigance
John Edward Szeles
Tommy Chong
Alternates:
William “Refrigerator” Perry
Gary Busey
A last minute change replacing Harry Dean Stanton with George “The Animal” Steele ( William James Myers).
Len Dawson (Former QB)
Alan Simpson (Former Senator)
Clark Howard (Money Expert)
Tony Dow (Wally)
Ronnie Schell (Duke Slater)
David Selby (Quentin Collins)
Joe Wurzelbacher (Plumber)
Ivan Koloff (Former Pro Wrestler)
Mel Renfro (Dallas Cowboy)
Burt Ward (Robin)
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings (Former Senator)
Colin Dexter (Author)
George “The Animal” Steele (ex- pro wrestler)
Alternates:
Leon Spinks (Boxer)
Eric Braeden (Young and Restless)
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
×××××
CleanList:
Len Dawson
Alan Simpson
Clark Howard
Tony Dow
Ronnie Schell
David Selby
Joe Wurzelbacher
Ivan Koloff
Mel Renfro
Burt Ward
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
Colin Dexter
George “The Animal” Steele
Alternates:
Phil Spector
Salvatore F. DiMasi
Queen Elizabeth II
George H.W. Bush
Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh
Val Kilmer
William Jefferson Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Paris Jackson
Hosni Mubarak
Penny Marshal
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Bill Cosby
Coming off a 5th-place (2015) and 6th-place (2016) finish, I offer the following parade of cancer patients for 2017:
Gord Downie -singer - Feb 6 1364
Greg Gilbert - singer/guitarist - Dec 7 1977
Darren Daulton - former MLB player - Jan 3 1962
Shannen Doherty - actress - Apr 21 1971
Brian Kennedy - singer - Oct 12 1956
Smith Hart - former wrestler - Nov 28 1948
Leah Bracknell - actress - July 12 1964
Vanessa Greene - TV/film producer - Sep 15 1964
Julia “Jupe” Perez - actress/singer/model - July 15 1980
Bhai Jagraj Singh - YouTuber, CEO - DOB unknown
Joe Simpson - celebrity/douchebag Dad - Feb 17 1958
Geoff Fox - Connecticut weatherman - July 26, 1950
Sir Colin Meads - former rugby player - June 3 1936
Alternates
Jimmy Superfly Snuka - former wrestler - May 18 1943
Bryan Murray - NHL GM - Dec 5 1942
Scott Hamilton - former skater - Aig 28 1958
Clean List:
Gord Downie
Greg Gilbert
Darren Daulton
Shannen Doherty
Brian Kennedy
Smith Hart
Leah Bracknell
Vanessa Greene
Julia “Jupe” Perez
Bhai Jagraj Singh
Joe Simpson
Geoff Fox
Sir Colin Meads
Alternates:
Jimmy Superfly Snuka
Bryan Murray
Scott Hamilton
Shannen Doherty
Val Kilmer
Al Jaffee
Hal Holbrook
Monty Hall
Bill Cosby
Don Rickles
Queen Elizabeth II
Doris Day
Carl Reiner
Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Roger Corman
Norman Lear
Huston Smith apparently died 20 hours too early, replacing him with Big Van Vader below.
Clive James
Don Newcombe
Gaston Glock
Leah Bracknell
Big Van Vader
Jimmy Snuka
Marie Fredriksson
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Harlan Ellison
Randy Romero
Greg Gilbert
Steve Sumner
Jessi Zazu
Sports:
Joost van der Westhuizen
Wayne Gino Odjick
Entertainment:
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka
Big Van Vader
Shannen Doherty
Jeff Hardy
Donald Trump
Val Kilmer
Leah Bracknell
Music:
Glen Campbell
Jessi Zazu
Misleaders:
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Dick Cheney
Alternates:
The Undertaker
Buzz Aldrin
True story: Buzz Aldrin was treated by a doctor named David Bowie (yes) after his South Pole evacuation for suddenly getting vertigo.
Joost van der Westhuizen
Wayne Gino Odjick
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka
Big Van Vader
Shannen Doherty
Jeff Hardy
Donald Trump
Val Kilmer
Leah Bracknell
Glen Campbell
Jessi Zazu
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Dick Cheney
I just checked, and apparently he died a few hours after I posted this. Does that mean my first alternate (Xi Jinping) automatically moves up to my main list, or was I supposed to call it out before the deadline?