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Informercial Pitchman Billy Mays Dies at 50

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:45 am
by blackcauldron85
Sorry for some more sad news.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0, ... 88,00.html

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2009 ... s+has+died
(via cnn.com)

Another one dead at 50. :( No cause of death has been made public yet (or even private, for that matter, I guess).

RIP, Billy Mays.

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:04 pm
by PixarFan2006
Wow, four deaths in one week. This is really strange.

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:14 pm
by zackisthewalrus
I just woke up and read this on Facebook. This is all very weird. Especially since the reason for his death is unknown, it's really suspicious. He will be missed. RIP

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:25 pm
by pap64
While I know that celebrity deaths happen in rows these deaths are disturbing to say the least.

Billy Mays wasn't even that big of a celebrity but his death is shocking, especially since he looked healthy.

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:55 pm
by AwallaceUNC
Billy Mays was the man. Very sad. He will be missed. :(

-Aaron

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:57 pm
by disneyboy20022
He was just on David Letterman the other night....and it wasn't a re-run episode either....he was litterally a guest on the show last week....


This is shocking indeed....

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:20 pm
by TheSequelOfDisney
Even though I wasn't too fond of his yelling at me via television, he always made me laugh. At least we have something new to talk about (not that death is a good thing, mind you) instead of Michael Jackson...

RIP

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:20 pm
by Luke
disneyboy20022 wrote:He was just on David Letterman the other night....and it wasn't a re-run episode either....he was litterally a guest on the show last week....


This is shocking indeed....
He was on Conan on Tuesday, which is why this news especially surprised me. Scary to think you can go at any time.

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:41 pm
by disneyboy20022
Luke wrote:
disneyboy20022 wrote:He was just on David Letterman the other night....and it wasn't a re-run episode either....he was litterally a guest on the show last week....


This is shocking indeed....
He was on Conan on Tuesday, which is why this news especially surprised me. Scary to think you can go at any time.
Yea...ooops your right it was Conan....and amazingly I don't always watch Conan tonight show....but I did that night......that's kinda the same reaction I had....he was on Conan on Tuesday dead on Saturday.....Scary but true you can go at anytime.....not to sound grim but.....death comes to us all in one way or another....sometimes very random and unexpected and some expected sad but relief to see the one who dies if they were suffering that they are out of pain....


That's why each person should live each day as its their last....and enjoy life....because life is fragile.....to quote a phrase in Titanic "make each day count"

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:28 pm
by Mr. Toad
Absolutely could not stand him yelling at me. In fact I turned off the channel he was yelling at me through yesterday. That being said it was successful with enough people or it would not have stayed on.

Evidently he was on a plane yesterday that landed very hard and took a good shot to the head. Would not be surprised that will end up having something to do with the cause of death given how young he was.

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:40 pm
by disneyboy20022
Mr. Toad wrote:Absolutely could not stand him yelling at me. In fact I turned off the channel he was yelling at me through yesterday.
To me....I would take Billie Mays selling oxiclean over the tv than Gilbert Goddfried doing an aflac comercial any day of the week.... :P

and his products actually were useful....not buy a wooden cheese grader signed by the creator of Cheese....Chuckie not to mention with only 25 payment of $199.99 a month :P

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:51 pm
by Mickeyfan1990
Now this IS insane. Why does Death think it's necessary to kill 4 great celebrities in 1 week?!?!?

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:56 pm
by Widdi
We all know celebrity deaths come in threes. Leave it to Billy Mays to throw in a fourth one; absolutely free!

That being said, the commercial breaks will feel strange without you. RIP.

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:50 am
by UmbrellaFish
It's pretty surprising, really. He seemed in good health.

But it will definitely be odd not seeing him in anymore Oxi Clean, or Orange Glow, or Hercules Hook, or that super strong puddy stuff, or... commericals

RIP, Mr. Mays. :(

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:26 am
by PeterPanfan
Rest in peace. :(

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:32 pm
by Mr. Toad
disneyboy20022 wrote:

Cheese....Chuckie
Now there is a great pitchman.

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:46 pm
by ajmrowland
R.I.P.