[RIP] Billy Mays

[ryan17wagner]

Found dead today in his home.


Breaking News on FoxNews.

[rocketsjudoka]

Can you refresh my memory on who Billy Mays is?

RIP though to his friends and family.

[rocketlaunch]

Can you refresh my memory on who Billy Mays is?

RIP though to his friends and family.


http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/03/images/large/Busines_Apprent_2379537.jpg

RIP..

[TreeRollins]

Can you refresh my memory on who Billy Mays is?

RIP though to his friends and family.


It's this guy

http://dummidumbwit.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/billymays.jpg

[Faos]

First the King of Pop now the King of Infomercials.

[dntrwl]

what a bummer. now what am I going to watch when I'm trashed late at night

[rocketsjudoka]

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/03/images/large/Busines_Apprent_2379537.jpg

RIP..

I was thinking it might've been the Oxyclean guy but I couldn't remember for sure.

[v3.0]

they say these come in 4's

2009 is shaping up to be a deadly year

[VanityHalfBlack]

He was just on Conan..

[Yonkers]

That sucks
RIP

[oomp]

He was just on Conan..

Yeah I have been loving the show "Pitchmen". RIP

[The_Yoyo]

what the? he didnt look old at all and seemed to be in good shape.

I just started watching his and Sully's show on discovery channel, Pitchmen.


thats crazy hopefully more details will be released soon.

I loved his ESPN commercials where he mocked himself.



I wonder if the sham wow guy did it

[professorjay]

Wow. This sounds so random I thought it was another celebrity death prank (Harrison Ford and Jeff Goldblum) piggybacked off MJ's death.

RIP.

[DreamRoxCoogFan]

thats the third, right? man thats crazy.

RIP.

[kaleidosky]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529328,00.html

Report: 'Infomercial King' Billy Mays Found Dead in Home

Sunday, June 28, 2009

DEVELOPING: Television pitchman Billy Mays — who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets — died Sunday, FOX News confirms.

Mays was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Police said there were no signs of forced entry to May's residence and foul play is not suspected. Authorities said an autopsy should be complete by Monday afternoon.

Mays, 50, was on board a US Airways flight that blew out its front tires as it landed at a Tampa airport on Saturday, MyFOXTampa.com reported.

US Airways spokesman Jim Olson said that none of the 138 passengers and five crew members were injured in the incident, but several passengers reported having bumps and bruises, according to the station.

Authorities have not said whether Mays' death was related to the incident.

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

[halfbreed]

thats the third, right? man thats crazy.

RIP.

Fourth. Ed, Farrah, MJ.

[CrazyJoeDavola]

The Discovery Channel curse strikes again

RIP Billy

[Royals Ego]

BILLY MAYS HERE FOR OXY CLEAN!

[TheRealist137]

This week sucks. Rip king of infomercials. Surreal week. Who's next?

[emjohn]

Crazy and sad. RIP

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[surrender]

http://www.chadrichard.net/other/ot/bmh.jpg

[foodworld]

http://www.chadrichard.net/other/ot/bmh.jpg

Horrible! You made me laugh hysterically at a man's death!

[JunkyardDwg]

Fourth. Ed, Farrah, MJ.


Let's not forget David Carradine either...this has been a bad month for celebrities.

[Xcellerator]

Wow. What a week! RIP Billie Mays

[Uprising]

:( First F.Fawcett.....now Mays. :(

[AstroMechPLZ]

http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/celebrity-pictures-billy-mays-sell-mother.jpg

[Yonkers]

Horrible! You made me laugh hysterically at a man's death!

I feel the same way. RIP Billy but damn that picture made me laugh.

[vstexas09]

RIP...

[Creepy Crawl]

I never really cared much for the guy until I started watching Pitchmen, he grew on me.

RIP Billy.

[UTweezer]

some overdubs that are funny. NSFW

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[JeopardE]

http://www.chadrichard.net/other/ot/bmh.jpg

You're horrible. Now I can't help laughing. And I actually liked the guy, as loud and shrill as he was.

[WhoMikeJames]

WTF? Noooooooooooo!

HE WAS JUST ON CONAN LIKE 3 DAYS AGO!

:(

But I think I know who did it,

http://www.localkicks.com/marketHome/images/insidePhoto/2430.jpg

[shastarocket]

Reports are surfacing that Billy Mays was hit in the head with falling objects when his plane blew its tire. The airline claims he was the only one who didn't wear his seat belt during landing.

I guess there is a possible correlation in between his head injury and his sudden death. Only his autopsy will reveal the truth.

http://www.tmz.com/

[BigM]

Wow totally shocking... Pitchmen was one of my favorite current shows... Rip

[Precision340]

Jesus!! RIP Billy Mays!! who's next?!!

[Astro101]

Probably hurts me more than MJ. RIP BILLY

[AstroRocket]

Man, this sucks. :( I watch Pitchmen every week and really enjoy the banter back and forth between him and Sully. Wonder how Sully's taking this...

What really makes this sad is if you watch the show, you see how close he is with his teenage son and his young daughter. I hope they can cope with this okay.

[Bobblehead]

"WOW.......You're gonna love my nuts since I'm NOW the MAN!"
http://www.q923radio.com/upload/image/slap.jpg

[blathersby]

Probably hurts me more than MJ. RIP BILLY
Yeah, same here. Man, Billy Mays was awesome.

[RHostetler82]

some overdubs that are funny. NSFW


rofl nice compilation :)

[RHostetler82]

some overdubs that are funny. NSFW



seeing those videos again, i actually want to buy all the products now :)

[StaticC4]

Man.. :( this has to be the saddest week of these past few years of my life. First the King of Pop, now the King of Infomercials..

[halfbreed]

Man.. :( this has to be the saddest week of these past few years of my life. First the King of Pop, now the King of Infomercials..

Man, you live a sweet life.

[EddieWasSnubbed]

Subdural Hemorrhage?


Same thing that killed that actress a few months back...


RIP. :(

[TesseracT]

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:(

[DudeWah]

RIP

I always used to get him confused with Al from "Home Improvement"

[Hmm]

I always used to get him confused with Al from "Home Improvement"

"I don't think so, tim."

[dkoune]

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:(


I'n listening to this and hearing the hurt in sullivans voice really makes me tear up. :(

[B-Bob]

these heads injury things are scary. No symptoms until you're in big trouble.

I mean, who here doesn't hit his head all the time? Just yesterday I was crawling under our dining room table after our new puppy (first nail clipping!). When I sat up I caught this table's support beam hard against the back of my stupid dome. Thought I would pass out.

So... y'all tell me if I start to seem less coherent than usual...

And... RIP Billy.

[Pizza_Da_Hut]

http://mj.933flz.com/cc-common/mediaplayer/player.html?redir=yes&mps=mj_media_player.php&mid=http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/23391/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/23391/48/richmedia/MJ_-_Billy_Mays_-_Anthony_Sullivan_Interview.mp3?CCOMRRMID=30329466&CPROG=RICHMEDIA&MARKET=TAMPA-FL&NG_FORMAT=personality&NG_ID=MJMS-IP&OR_NEWSFORMAT=&OWNER=48&SERVER_NAME=www.mjmorningshow.com&SITE_ID=48&STATION_ID=MJMS-IP&TRACK=MJ_Interviews_Anthony_Sulivan_About_Billys_Death

:(
It's extremely hard to listen to...

[TesseracT]

It's extremely hard to listen to...

Yeah, it make me tear it. I hope continues the show in Billy's honor.

RIP Billy. I bet Billy could've sold a T-Mac jersey to a Rockets fan right now.

[AstroRocket]

I'n listening to this and hearing the hurt in sullivans voice really makes me tear up. :(


I can't hear it at work, but I can imagine. What's really sad is how the two of them were just starting to hit the big time, getting the show on Discovery and then getting invited on a lot of late night shows....

I've never seen so many celebrity deaths so close together that actually affected me. I grew up watching Johnny and Star Search a lot with Ed, inherited my dad's affinity for Farrah, was practically raised and introduced to music through Michael. Billy didn't have the same level of influence, but I found myself rooting for him and Sully a lot as I watched "Pitchmen" and was really impressed with what a good guy he seemed to be.

This month sucks. If Bill Russell dies anytime soon I'll officially be depressed.

[Pete Chilcutt]

R.I.P.

Horrible week.

Chilcutt

[dkoune]

R.I.P.

Horrible week.

Chilcutt

really is.

Dkoune

[Microfridge]

http://www.cad-comic.com/comics/20090629.jpg

From CAD Comics (http://www.cad-comic.com/index.php)

[StaticC4]

Damn you Vince Offer! Billy Mays could kick your hooker beating ass at pitching to people any day!

RIP Billy Mays

[BigM]

good grief that was tough to listen to...

if you watch the show you can see how close those two are and how much pride sully has when billy is doing his thing.

this one got me more than michael jackson's death.

[wreck]

cleaning product sales are gonna go through the roof.

waaaay to young and waaaay to much energy. what a shame

[leroy]

Very sad. Rest In Peace, Billy.

[juicystream]

I wonder if the sham wow guy did it

ShamWow, soft enough to caress a baby, strong enough to smother it.

[the futants]

Damn...that was really tough to listen to, but I couldn't stop.

I actually liked their show. Billy Mays always seemed to be the best at those infomercials. Wonder if Ron Popeil will be at the funeral?

[Air Langhi]

Damn you Vince Offer! Billy Mays could kick your hooker beating ass at pitching to people any day!

RIP Billy Mays

I would have loved to see a pitch off.

[Lady_Di]

:( I would be sad if that plane's mishap contributed to his death. I think there is a connection. He could have a blood clot in his head after hitting his head.

Those things are scary...

A friend showed me this earlier..

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs119.snc1/5193_116333760427_738690427_3445320_911851_n.jpg

What a crazy month. Still two days left for June.

RIP.

[AGBee]

:( I would be sad if that plane's mishap contributed to his death. I think there is a connection. He could have a blood clot in his head after hitting his head.

Similar to Natasha Richardson's recent death.

[raheel1560]

This is the only way I can cope with this sad news...making a remix of his best stuff

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[MoonDogg]

News is reporting possible heart disease...head trauma was ruled out.

[professorjay]

CNN News (http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/29/billy-mays-autopsy-results-show-apparent-heart-disease/)

TAMPA, Florida (CNN) — TV Pitchman Billy Mays’ death appeared to be from heart disease, not a bump to the head, according to the Hillsborough County medical examiner.

[Space Ghost]

they say celebs die in threes. leave it to billy mays to throw in one extra COMPLETELY FREE!

[Lil Pun]

they say celebs die in threes. leave it to billy mays to throw in one extra COMPLETELY FREE!


Repped. :D


If I could give you anymore I would

[KingCheetah]

It's been a bad week for 50 year old hearts.

[justtxyank]

they say celebs die in threes. leave it to billy mays to throw in one extra COMPLETELY FREE!

This was very nicely played. Nice humor without being distasteful. Repped.

Edit: OOPS: You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Space Ghost again.

[CrazyJoeDavola]

Here is the official list of the Disovery Channel Curse:

Billy Mays (Pitchmean)
Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter)
Indian Larry (Biker Buildoff)
Tim Roberts (Wingnuts)
Michael Tata (American Casino)
Gary Woodford (Southern Chopper)

This doesn't count all the dudes on Deadliest Catch, which probably don't count anyway for obvious reasons.

All died suddenly/unexpectedly.

If I was Adam, Jamie or one of the Teutuels, I would be careful. :eek:

[surrender]

Here is the official list of the Disovery Channel Curse:

Billy Mays (Pitchmean)
Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter)
Indian Larry (Biker Buildoff)
Tim Roberts (Wingnuts)
Michael Tata (American Casino)
Gary Woodford (Southern Chopper)

This doesn't count all the dudes on Deadliest Catch, which probably don't count anyway for obvious reasons.

All died suddenly/unexpectedly.

If I was Adam, Jamie or one of the Teutuels, I would be careful. :eek:

Kari Byron can hide out at my place if she wants

[CrazyJoeDavola]

Kari Byron can hide out at my place if she wants

She used to be hot several years ago, now she is nasty of you ask me.

[AstroRocket]

I watched "Pitchmen" last night and actually had to remind myself that Billy was dead. It was weird. Looking forward to the season (now series, I guess) finale.

[dkoune]

they say celebs die in threes. leave it to billy mays to throw in one extra COMPLETELY FREE!

hmm sounds sounds familiar. sure you didnt steal that line from a youtube video?

[logicx]

they say celebs die in threes. leave it to billy mays to throw in one extra COMPLETELY FREE!

I think he'd appreciate that line.

Rest in peace, Billy.

[dumbartonbass]

I watched "Pitchmen" last night and actually had to remind myself that Billy was dead. It was weird. Looking forward to the season (now series, I guess) finale.

I watched hours of that marathon last night as well and it was tough to realize that he's gone. Just an entertaining figure that people genuinely latched on to.

[Yonkers]

hmm sounds sounds familiar. sure you didnt steal that line from a youtube video?

yeah, because bbs posters should always use original fresh material amirite?

[the futants]

hmm sounds sounds familiar. sure you didnt steal that line from a youtube video?
He actually stole it from textsfromlastnight.com .

[Surfguy]

I guess we now know why he was such a good salesman. He was a coke head! Seriously, anyone that does cocaine in this day and age is an idiot. But, anyone doing cocaine over the age of 40 is a mega idiot. We are damn straight aware of how bad cocaine is for you...especially for your heart. Young people might be able to get away with snorting some that stuff. But, older people should be nowhere near that stuff. The Who might still have a bassist if John Entwistle wasn't doing this stuff. Back in the 70s and 80s and even some of the 90s, it may have been used with a naivety about the health impact. But, once it became clear that people were straight up dying from using the stuff, it should no longer be a drug of choice...especially among older people.

I get kind of pissed when I hear about older people doing this stuff.

Get serious, man! Go smoke a blunt...but leave the powder alone!!! Geez.

[meggoleggo]

I guess we now know why he was such a good salesman. He was a coke head! Seriously, anyone that does cocaine in this day and age is an idiot. But, anyone doing cocaine over the age of 40 is a mega idiot. We are damn straight aware of how bad cocaine is for you...especially for your heart. Young people might be able to get away with snorting some that stuff. But, older people should be nowhere near that stuff. The Who might still have a bassist if John Entwistle wasn't doing this stuff. Back in the 70s and 80s and even some of the 90s, it may have been used with a naivety about the health impact. But, once it became clear that people were straight up dying from using the stuff, it should no longer be a drug of choice...especially among older people.

I get kind of pissed when I hear about older people doing this stuff.

Get serious, man! Go smoke a blunt...but leave the powder alone!!! Geez.

I suppose you're responding to this?



http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hgD7fmgR6M4BDoANnCi4eq6xwo9QD99U9ND02

Autopsy: Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays' death

By MITCH STACY (AP) – 17 minutes ago

TAMPA, Fla. — An autopsy report shows that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, officials announced Friday.

The Hillsborough County medical examiner's office previously determined that the bearded, boisterous TV spokesman had a heart attack in his sleep. His wife found him unresponsive in bed in their Tampa condo June 28.

Mays was a pop-culture fixture with his energetic commercials pitching gadgets and cleaning products like Orange Glo and OxiClean.

While heart disease was the primary cause of death, a report released Friday by the medical examiner listed cocaine as a "contributory cause of death."

The medical examiner "concluded that cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his death," the office said in a press release.

The office said Mays last used cocaine in the few days before his death but was not under the influence of the drug when he died. Hillsborough County spokeswoman Lori Hudson said nothing in the toxicology report indicated the frequency of Mays' cocaine use.

Cocaine can raise the arterial blood pressure, directly cause thickening of the left wall of the ventricle and accelerate the formation of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries, the release said.

The toxicology tests also showed therapeutic amounts of painkillers hydrocodone, oxycodone and tramadol, as well as anti-anxiety drugs alprazolam and diazepam. Mays had suffered hip problems and was scheduled for hip-replacement surgery the day after he was found dead.

The McKees Rocks, Pa., native developed his style demonstrating knives, mops and other "As Seen on TV" gadgets on Atlantic City's boardwalk. For years he worked as a hired gun on the state fair and home show circuits, attracting crowds with his booming voice and genial manner.

He got his start on TV on the Home Shopping Network and then branched out into commercials and infomercials. He developed such a strong following that he became the subject of a reality TV series, Discovery Channel's "Pitchmen."

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[brentdapmp]

As Rick James said "cocaine is a hell of a drug"

[MoBalls]

I suppose you're responding to this?



http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hgD7fmgR6M4BDoANnCi4eq6xwo9QD99U9ND02

Autopsy: Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays' death

By MITCH STACY (AP) – 17 minutes ago

TAMPA, Fla. — An autopsy report shows that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, officials announced Friday.

The Hillsborough County medical examiner's office previously determined that the bearded, boisterous TV spokesman had a heart attack in his sleep. His wife found him unresponsive in bed in their Tampa condo June 28.

Mays was a pop-culture fixture with his energetic commercials pitching gadgets and cleaning products like Orange Glo and OxiClean.

While heart disease was the primary cause of death, a report released Friday by the medical examiner listed cocaine as a "contributory cause of death."

The medical examiner "concluded that cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his death," the office said in a press release.

The office said Mays last used cocaine in the few days before his death but was not under the influence of the drug when he died. Hillsborough County spokeswoman Lori Hudson said nothing in the toxicology report indicated the frequency of Mays' cocaine use.

Cocaine can raise the arterial blood pressure, directly cause thickening of the left wall of the ventricle and accelerate the formation of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries, the release said.

The toxicology tests also showed therapeutic amounts of painkillers hydrocodone, oxycodone and tramadol, as well as anti-anxiety drugs alprazolam and diazepam. Mays had suffered hip problems and was scheduled for hip-replacement surgery the day after he was found dead.

The McKees Rocks, Pa., native developed his style demonstrating knives, mops and other "As Seen on TV" gadgets on Atlantic City's boardwalk. For years he worked as a hired gun on the state fair and home show circuits, attracting crowds with his booming voice and genial manner.

He got his start on TV on the Home Shopping Network and then branched out into commercials and infomercials. He developed such a strong following that he became the subject of a reality TV series, Discovery Channel's "Pitchmen."

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

So he was an Oxi-Coke head? Wow.

[WhoMikeJames]

Billy Mays here with the super straw!

Now do a rail in mere seconds!

[Air Langhi]

I am not surprised he would have been on coke.

[BrieflySpeaking]

sad sad

[TesseracT]

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090807005720&newsLang=en

[KingCheetah]

HEALTH NOTICE

When you turn 50 stop doing coke.

[Hmm]

so this parody, especially it's finale.. wasn't too far from the mark..

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[rocketblaze]

Its kind of creepy when his infomercials come on.........

[LonghornFan]

Billy Mays here with the super straw!

Now do a rail in mere seconds!

Awesome. :D

[RedRedemption]

Its kind of creepy when his infomercials come on.........

Yeah, his infomercials are coming up every five minutes on NBA TV.

[mosaik]

Its kind of creepy when his infomercials come on.........

so true :(

[tested911]

I remember watching his infomercials and say "Man that dude acts like he's on crack" Who would a thought I was right. :D

[VanityHalfBlack]

If you ever watch his interviews with Conan, he was always in an exuberant mood...

[jcee15]

RIP, that being said the whole opiate addiction takes away some of the, man if he's that excited about an X or Y product it must be something I need. I was addicted to painkillers for a while and let me tell you I would be on cloud 9 dude, It took away all the sarcasm and personal insecurities from my personality. looking back it probably made me act a lot more like Billy Mays than jcee15.

[Shroopy2]

Having to be at that high level of energy ALL the time, naturally you'd consider some substance to keep that edge, whether its candy, coffee, or coke.

I've stopped the energy drink thing. If I'm feeling down, hell with it, I'm just down and will patiently and miserably wait for the up. Seems introducing something synethetic just always makes it worse later on. I've seen life is FULL of downs, holy geez. So with that, unfortunately cant keep the drugs away from adults. They should already know better and once they made that plunge it means desperation's taken over logic. Just gotta keep trying to keep it away from the kids.

[SWTsig]

I guess we now know why he was such a good salesman. He was a coke head! Seriously, anyone that does cocaine in this day and age is an idiot. But, anyone doing cocaine over the age of 40 is a mega idiot. We are damn straight aware of how bad cocaine is for you...especially for your heart. Young people might be able to get away with snorting some that stuff. But, older people should be nowhere near that stuff. The Who might still have a bassist if John Entwistle wasn't doing this stuff. Back in the 70s and 80s and even some of the 90s, it may have been used with a naivety about the health impact. But, once it became clear that people were straight up dying from using the stuff, it should no longer be a drug of choice...especially among older people.

I get kind of pissed when I hear about older people doing this stuff.

Get serious, man! Go smoke a blunt...but leave the powder alone!!! Geez.

yeah, alcohol is way healthier than coke.

:rolleyes: