TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:19 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_billy_mays

Quoted excerpt from article

TAMPA, Fla. – Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died. He was 50.

Tampa police said Mays was found unresponsive by his wife Sunday morning. A fire rescue crew pronounced him dead at 7:45 a.m.

There were no signs of a break-in, and investigators do not suspect foul play, said Lt. Brian Dugan of the Tampa Police Department, who wouldn't answer any more questions about how Mays' body was found because of the ongoing investigation. The coroner's office expects to have an autopsy done by Monday afternoon.

Mays' wife, Deborah Mays, told investigators that her husband had complained he didn't feel well before he went to bed some time after 10 p.m. Saturday night, Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said.

"Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days," Deborah Mays said in a statement Sunday. "Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times."

Quoted by Civ in the Micheal Jackson thread
Holy shit. Celebrities have been dropping like flies. First it was Ed MacMahon, then Farrah Fawcett, and now Michael Jackson.

And now, Billy Mays. Who's next, Patrick Swayze with him dying of cancer.

Blaster · Post by **Blaster** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:03 pm

R.I.P

Zisteau · Post by **Zisteau** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:06 pm

Weird. He was on Conan O'Brien a few nights ago. Looked %100 healthy.

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:24 pm

Is it bad that I'm sadder by hearing about Mays' death than when I heard about Jackson?

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:56 pm

secretcode wrote:Is it bad that I'm sadder by hearing about Mays' death than when I heard about Jackson?

No it's not. Everybody has a different opinion about people plus I feel the same way as you do.

Also, I thought this image was more appropriate. Sorry Blaster, no hard feelings. Have a beer

Alucard92 · Post by **Alucard92** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:06 am

Nonsense. Billy Mays will live forever. We'll just stuff him with stem cells and bring him back to life.

LONG LIVE THE KING OF COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING PITCHMEN!!!!11:headbang:

(woo, that's a long title to give to someone)

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:37 am

Skidmark wrote:

Bad Taste +4

The PS3 KILLeR · Post by **The PS3 KILLeR** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:00 pm

So whats gonna happen with the tv show pitchmen? Is sullivan going to do it by himself or cancel it or what? I love the show and I watch it every week, and Billy was the coolest. I wonder if hes trying to sell oxi-clean to god?:lol: he will be missed.

Slayer-Fan123 · Post by **Slayer-Fan123** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:55 pm

Celebrities are dropping like flies nowadays. I can only wonder who's next...
R.I.P Billy Mays...

The PS3 KILLeR · Post by **The PS3 KILLeR** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:00 pm

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:Celebrities are dropping like flies nowadays. I can only wonder who's next...
R.I.P Billy Mays...

I got a bad felling Clint Eastwood's next.

Dead Man Wade · Post by **Dead Man Wade** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:50 pm

The PS3 KILLeR wrote:I wonder if hes trying to sell oxi-clean to god?

Somehow, I think being all-powerful is a little more effective against set-in stains.

The PS3 KILLeR · Post by **The PS3 KILLeR** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:55 pm

Dead Man Wade wrote:Somehow, I think being all-powerful is a little more effective against set-in stains.

Just sayin' once a pitchmen always a pitchmen. They always try to sell you things you don't need.

desolate · Post by **desolate** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:02 pm

According to yahoo, he might have died from hitting his head inside a plane. he was on a plane that made a rough landing and got hit pretty hard.

Airplanes = death

Vin Ghostal · Post by **Vin Ghostal** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:32 pm

Airplanes = safe way to travel.
You = imbecile.

Is it weird that I'd never heard of or seen Billy Mays until I heard he was dead? I couldn't care less. There are a million TV pitchmen out there. Personally, I prefer the Shamwow guy.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:58 pm

I think a gaggle of mourners that contains Skidmark, Garzett, Slayerguy and Alucard tells me all I need to know.

desolate · Post by **desolate** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:24 pm

im serious. they think he might of died from head trauma from hitting his head during landing. Top of article.

Im all for planes, i fly all the time. im just saying, lately they've been getting a lot of bad press.

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:34 pm

Cliffjumper wrote:I think a gaggle of mourners that contains Skidmark, Garzett, Slayerguy and Alucard tells me all I need to know.

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Slayer-Fan123 · Post by **Slayer-Fan123** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:45 pm

He died of an enlarged heart. Here you go...
http://www.people.com/people/article/0, ... 27,00.html

I knew his heart was big!

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