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Billy Mays Dies
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You can attend his memorial service for 2 easy payments of $19.99.
And you get a free tub of Oxy Clean.
Did any of u guys read the report? go to a news website like this one http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_billy_mays. He was on a rough landing plane flight.
I just heard this morning on ABC news radio. This is really strange. Starting with Ed McMahon and David Carradine recently, but then Farrah and Michael, and now that Oxy-Clean guy who I see several times a week on TV? And he was only 50 and the cause of death could have been debris that hit him on the head on a flight but did not initially cause huge concern. I don't remember a time when so many famous people were dying one after the other and concurrently being in the news on special reports or at the top of the news. I just remember my wife telling me to put the tv on mute when his commercials would come on.
Ow. Can't believe it, cause people always were joking about him dying. Really sad run we've had with celebrities lately.
BYE, BILLY MAYS. CAPS ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR YOUR VOICE.
BYE, BILLY MAYS. CAPS ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR YOUR VOICE.
I don't doubt it. Getting hit in the head with falling luggage can't be good. He shrugged it off, but only he knows how hard a hit he took.
I was just getting into his Discovery Channel show. It shows the "softer" side of a man known for his loud infomercials. He did a lot to help other inventors (including a 16 year old kid) bring their products to market. More there than met the eye. He'll be missed.
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A candle light ceremony is planned for 9pm at the Tampa hospital and outside of his Tampa Home.
The home shopping network is broadcasting a 24 hour Mays-a-thon with non-stop showings of his favorite commercials and appearances.
Also Amazon.com has reported an 80,000% increase of online sales of OxiClean and OrangeGlo and the Beard Trimmer.
oh wait...
The home shopping network is broadcasting a 24 hour Mays-a-thon with non-stop showings of his favorite commercials and appearances.
Also Amazon.com has reported an 80,000% increase of online sales of OxiClean and OrangeGlo and the Beard Trimmer.
oh wait...
I agree. If it ends up being a head injury from the "rough landing", then we can all learn from this. Don't screw around with head injuries. Even if you don't think a bump on your head is significant...have it checked out!!
I think he made have had the same kind of injury as Natasha Richardson got when skiing.
***Dawg beat me to it.***
George Carlin don't forget him eitherDon't forget last year:
Bernie Mac
Isaac Hayes
and......well, who's left?
Can't you guys respect the guy and his life? He contributed so much to the infomercial industry.
Agreed, and thanks for this post. The thing I'm struck by when celebrities pass (and we've had quite a few this week), is how quickly people go to the negative. It's easy to take a shot at their character based on what we know of them from simple pop culture references. What I find offensive is people commenting without looking deeper in the the lives and situation of the person. All I'm saying is do your research, or God forbid, actually read a bio about someone before you comment on their lives.