View Full Version : Billy Mays has died!
andymays
06-28-2009, 12:36 PM
Just heard he passed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_billy_mays
condolences,
AndyMays
senortout
06-28-2009, 12:45 PM
Man, he just appeared with one of his pitchman buddies on late night tv...he looked robust and healthy then......
There may be some news to follow.
Too bad, I always liked his enthusiasm, although the volume on my remote was heavily employed!
andymays
06-28-2009, 01:12 PM
Wow, check this out from TMZ!
http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/28/faa-billy-wasnt-wearing-a-seat-belt-on-plane/
Excerpt:
Here's what we know -- Billy Mays was aboard US Airways Flight 1241 flying from Philadelphia, which landed roughly when the front tire blew out as it touched down. After the flight, Billy told FOX 13 in Tampa that something struck him in the head -- here's Billy's actual quote:
"All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."
MONEY
06-28-2009, 02:40 PM
Billy May's loud commercials caused me use to my mute button many times. There were also days that I would not turn my TV on, just so that I wouldn't hear his voice. I hoped that he would find a line of work that would keep him out of my house, but I never wanted anything bad to happen to him.
My condolences to his Family & Friends.
:(money:(
point given
06-28-2009, 03:42 PM
Wow, check this out from TMZ!
http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/28/faa-billy-wasnt-wearing-a-seat-belt-on-plane/
Excerpt:
Here's what we know -- Billy Mays was aboard US Airways Flight 1241 flying from Philadelphia, which landed roughly when the front tire blew out as it touched down. After the flight, Billy told FOX 13 in Tampa that something struck him in the head -- here's Billy's actual quote:
"All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."
This hitting the head death also occurred recently to an actress while skiing, a cerebral hematoma ? blood massing in the brain and the person just has a headache and is dead the next day after not seeking treatment
That would be Natasha Richardson, wife of Liam Neeson.
Ian Meyers
06-28-2009, 06:03 PM
This hitting the head death also occurred recently to an actress while skiing, a cerebral hematoma ? blood massing in the brain and the person just has a headache and is dead the next day after not seeking treatment
I'd make that by far the most likely cause of death. All signs point to that.
Tampa Russ
06-28-2009, 06:56 PM
Wow, check this out from TMZ!
http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/28/faa-billy-wasnt-wearing-a-seat-belt-on-plane/
Excerpt:
Here's what we know -- Billy Mays was aboard US Airways Flight 1241 flying from Philadelphia, which landed roughly when the front tire blew out as it touched down. After the flight, Billy told FOX 13 in Tampa that something struck him in the head -- here's Billy's actual quote:
"All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."
What would be the odds of going out like that...geez. What if it was a tub of Oxiclean?
andymays
06-28-2009, 07:34 PM
What would be the odds of going out like that...geez. What if it was a tub of Oxiclean?
You're killing me! (no pun intended) :)
DJofSD
06-28-2009, 07:50 PM
He said he was hit on the head when an airplane he was on made a rough landing Saturday, and his wife, Deborah Mays, told investigators he didn't feel well before he went to bed about 10 p.m. that night.
Wow, it's difficult for me to believe they didn't make the connection between his head being hit during the landing and not feeling well later that night.
kenwoodallpromos
06-28-2009, 08:17 PM
WOW!
DJofSD
06-28-2009, 08:58 PM
WOW!
Mitch McConnell better start to worry.
point given
06-28-2009, 09:06 PM
Wow, it's difficult for me to believe they didn't make the connection between his head being hit during the landing and not feeling well later that night.
Me thinks they are implying the connection and awaiting an autopsy before contacting the lawyers. Wonder what the airlines liability is in such a case with a rough landing and blown tire.
Valuist
06-28-2009, 09:18 PM
Here is the final interview from Fox-Tampa. Toward the end of the interview, he also mentions he had surgery on his hip just last Monday.
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/entertainment/television/final_interview_billy_mays_062809
DJofSD
06-28-2009, 09:28 PM
Err....mmmmm.....reread that sentence again. He was about to have surgery. He hadn't had it yet.
Valuist
06-28-2009, 10:00 PM
I must have heard wrong.
Andy--are you any relation?
Has anybody inquired if Vince from Shamwow has an alibi?
Steve 'StatMan'
06-28-2009, 10:09 PM
A whole lot of 'Bam' took out the Oxyclean guy!
ArlJim78
06-28-2009, 10:13 PM
Out of respect for Billy, Vince will fly his Sham Wow at half-mast tomorrow.
point given
06-28-2009, 10:28 PM
Has anybody inquired if Vince from Shamwow has an alibi?
Miami CSI 's Horacio is on it, now its up to the forensics.
Steve 'StatMan'
06-28-2009, 10:28 PM
They started to pull the plug, but then he woke up and said "But Wait! There's More!"
Valuist
06-28-2009, 10:31 PM
Out of respect for Billy, Vince will fly his Sham Wow at half-mast tomorrow.
That sounds like a personal issue for Vince.
andymays
06-28-2009, 10:50 PM
I must have heard wrong.
Andy--are you any relation?
I'm a Sicilian from Little Italy in San Diego. I got the nickname Andy Mays when I was in little league. I hit 18 home runs in 20 games and since Willie Mays was considered the premier Home Run Hitter in the majors, my friends began to call me Andy Mays. Many of them still call me Andy Mays till this day and I am 49 years old. :)
Just an interesting factoid for trivial pursuit! :D
njcurveball
06-29-2009, 12:06 AM
They started to pull the plug, but then he woke up and said "But Wait! There's More!"
I think even Billy Mays would laugh at this one. :lol: :ThmbUp:
DJofSD
06-29-2009, 12:08 AM
Where's Quincy when you need him.
Greyfox
06-29-2009, 12:44 AM
I really do not know or have heard of this man.
The fact is never, never, never let anyone go to sleep after being hit on the head without them being checked out medically first.
point given
06-29-2009, 12:58 PM
I really do not know or have heard of this man.
The fact is never, never, never let anyone go to sleep after being hit on the head without them being checked out medically first.
Coroner says now that he had a heart condition, so might be a heart attack.
As far as your not knowing of him, where have you been hiding, he is/was a king of infomercial/commercials as a pitchman. ESPN started using him too recently.
DJofSD
06-29-2009, 01:11 PM
ESPN started using him too recently.
Where's Lynn Truss when you need her.
Greyfox
06-29-2009, 02:25 PM
As far as your not knowing of him, where have you been hiding, he is/was a king of infomercial/commercials as a pitchman..
I don't do informercials. Also I tape shows, skip commercials.
I don't do informercials. Also I tape shows, skip commercials.
What are you, some kind of loose cannon? :D
MONEY
06-29-2009, 03:06 PM
I don't do informercials. Also I tape shows, skip commercials.
He's also always Yelling about some product or other on HRTV & TVG. He's been on about 30 times already today.
It's sad that even in death, I can't find a reason to like him. I still hit the mute button every time I hear his voice.
money
so.cal.fan
06-29-2009, 03:23 PM
They reported on Fox News this morning that he died of a heart attack.
bigmack
08-07-2009, 05:33 PM
They reported on Fox News this morning that he died of a heart attack.
Brought on by his own brand of Oxyclean
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dcare/images/Facts_Cocaine_Substance.jpg
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/08/07/2009-08-07_tv_pitchman_billy_mays_.html (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/08/07/2009-08-07_tv_pitchman_billy_mays_.html)
BlueShoe
08-07-2009, 06:10 PM
Could be wrong on this,but his commercials seem to have been pulled and no longer are run.There is one major exception that I have noted where his work is still aired.Hint--It is a station that is of great interest to those of us that post here.Perhaps he is still on the late late night shows and I have missed him,if so,then I am wrong.
cj's dad
08-07-2009, 06:24 PM
Yeah- he's still a TVG regular- bad taste I think.!!
GameTheory
08-07-2009, 06:40 PM
I still see a few of his commercials -- I imagine the companies that paid him to do them don't want to pay for new spots that will probably be less effective. He probably gets noticed even more now.
JustRalph
08-07-2009, 07:51 PM
Billy Mays on Cocaine, ??
Can you imagine what the Sham-Wow guy must be on?
GameTheory
08-07-2009, 08:03 PM
Billy Mays on Cocaine, ??
Can you imagine what the Sham-Wow guy must be on?Prostitutes:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html
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