Renewed hope for the early demise of Michael Douglas, though it seems unlikely this year.
After surviving stage IV throat cancer he’s smoking again.
Don’t let The Man impose any of those health Nazi rules on you, Michael! Puff like a sumbitch! You’re in my list.
What a dumbass for continuing to smoke.
As far as the bolded statement, we here at SDMB Death Pool resemble that remark. 
applause
Country singer Jack Barlow has died at the age of 87.
Among his work was the song “I Wish I Was the Man on Page 602”.
So, what are the standings for the month?
Here are the (slightly delayed) standings at the end of July. Four celebrities died in July, plus one late result from June:
Name Died Age Points Votes
Amy Winehouse 23-Jul 27 73 27
Sherwood Schwartz 12-Jul 94 6 1
Betty Ford 8-Jul 93 7 9
John Mackey 7-Jul 69 31 1
Billy Costello 29-Jun 55 45 1
The standings are now:
Name Points Number #unique Youngest
1 gonzomax 190 4 1 27
2 amarone 177 4 2 52
3 Critical Mass 175 4 1 45
4 Tamex 166 4 0 27
5 Captain Klutz 159 3 0 27
6 Ambihelical Hexnut 145 3 0 27
7 Registered at Last 131 3 0 52
8 Anne Elk 120 3 0 27
9 Duckster 119 2 0 27
10 VanLandry 113 2 0 27
11 Borborygmi 111 3 0 27
12 GIGObuster 110 2 0 27
13 Ann Onimous 105 4 1 27
14 Boyo Jim 103 3 1 54
15 Drain Bead 99 2 0 27
16= Mona Lott 94 2 0 27
16= racer72 94 2 0 27
18 cadolphin 93 3 0 54
19= swampbear 74 3 0 54
19= Captain Lance Murdoch 74 2 0 52
21= kunilou 73 3 0 60
21= tarragon918 73 3 0 60
21= 5 time champ 73 1 0 27
21= a35362 73 1 0 27
21= BoilerUp1975 73 1 0 27
21= Diogenes the Cynic 73 1 0 27
21= Eleanor of Aquitaine 73 1 0 27
21= fubbleskag 73 1 0 27
21= garygnu 73 1 0 27
21= imthjckaz 73 1 0 27
21= Little Nemo 73 1 0 27
21= meghan 73 1 0 27
21= Monstera Deliciosa 73 1 0 27
21= pkdeez1 73 1 0 27
21= pohjonen 73 1 0 27
21= The Blue-Sighted Shadow 73 1 0 27
37= Fear Itself 72 2 0 52
37= notfrommensa 72 2 0 54
37= NurseCarmen 72 2 0 54
40 Wheelz 70 2 0 54
41 Omniscient 66 2 0 60
42 MsWhatsit 65 2 0 52
43 appleciders 63 2 0 54
44 CowPatty 59 2 1 58
45 Only Mostly Dead 57 2 0 60
46 KennerTheGreat 56 2 1 60
47 Sigmagirl 53 2 0 54
48 carnivorousplant 49 2 1 68
49 Andrew 21 48 2 1 52
50 Walkabout 48 1 0 52
51= Carlos Spicy Weiner 46 1 0 54
51= Duke 46 1 0 54
51= HeyHomie 46 1 0 54
51= Long Time First Time 46 1 0 54
51= Mustardseed 46 1 0 54
51= phungi 46 1 0 54
51= Wallet* 46 1 0 54
58= Rico 40 1 0 60
58= The Vorlon 40 1 0 60
60 Dung Beetle 37 1 0 63
61 Paul in Qatar 28 2 0 79
62= bowler girl 26 1 0 74
62= Kitten Mitten 26 1 0 74
62= Kolak of Twilo 26 1 0 74
62= MadTheSwine 26 1 0 74
62= Shirley Ujest 26 1 0 74
67= Cazzle 21 1 0 79
67= Gleena 21 1 0 79
67= Jack Batty 21 1 0 79
67= J-P L 21 1 0 79
67= lexi 21 1 0 79
67= malkavia 21 1 0 79
67= missred 21 1 0 79
67= Mudshark 21 1 0 79
67= Orange Skinner 21 1 0 79
67= SpoilerVirgin 21 1 0 79
67= Superbia-acedia 21 1 0 79
67= vivalostwages 21 1 0 79
79= 42fish 17 1 0 83
79= BACI 17 1 0 83
79= Hal Briston 17 1 0 83
82 audit1 12 1 0 88
83= gwendee 11 1 0 89
83= Ms Box 11 1 0 89
85 fruitbat* 8 1 1 92
86= Annie-Xmas* 7 1 0 93
86= lel 7 1 0 93
86= Raza 7 1 0 93
89= ataraxy22 6 1 1 94
89= ErinPuff 6 1 1 94
91 SpazCat 3 1 1 97
92= 62 others 0 0 0
However, as gonzomax is point-wise now in the wealthiest top one percent, in accordance with his principles I will redistribute half of his points to the unfortunate point-poor at the bottom of the list.
32 celebreties have died, representing 4.1% of the total and 7.4% of the votes.
pfffffffffffffft. I go from T11 to T37, mainly thanks to one stupid celebrity. Damn you, Amy.
better than being T92
Damn you Laugh-In veterens! and Zsa-Zsa!
From #3 down to 14… my mother told me this would happen. “Life is full of disappointments”, she said.
Just couldn’t wait to sober up til next year, could you. Amy?
And went from four to fourteen to forty-something. You are complaining about what?
I would like to thank the people who gave their lives so I might thrive. It was not a hopeless sacrifice, but a patriotic and important thing for them to do. I would thank them, if I could.
I think dancing on their graves would be appropriate. Not, like, slam dancing, but something more traditional and respectable like a fox trot.
I’m #91! I’m #91! 
I’m tied for last! No points at all. What are you complaining about?
I’m still in the top 25, despite not having Amy Winehouse! I declare a moral victory.
I notice that of the top 17 leaders, 13 had Ms. Winehouse.
Former NFL player and Police Academy star Bubba Smith, dead at 66.
more importantly - former Spartan
RIP Bubba
Well, seeing as how he was an alternate of mine, I guess this is just as well.
His 2 Mln car crash makes my 600 bumper fix up seem like small potatoes.
…
I mean, It’s a good thing he cheated death. Yeah, that’s what I meant to say.
How was Bubba Smith NOT on my list of ex-linemen & oversized actors?