eternal light Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Jesus, who's next? McMahon, Fawcett and Jackson were the first trifecta. Mays starts the next one. Enough with the death already. Add Sky Saxon and Tim Krekel to that and it's complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Fred Travelena who was a popular imitater at one time. In the 70's/80's i think. Just passed away from Cancer too. It was on the news today. he performed mainly in Vegas i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Zeppnile Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Fred Travelena who was a popular imitater at one time. In the 70's/80's i think. Just passed away from Cancer too. It was on the news today. he performed mainly in Vegas i think. That guy was on Carson all the time. That's it! Travalena is number three in the death trifecta of Jackson-Mays-Travelena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Hopper Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'm just looking forward to July. Maybe people will stop dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Evster2012 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Preliminary autopsy reports saying Heart Disease/Attack, no sign of head trauma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosodude13 Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Preliminary autopsy reports saying Heart Disease/Attack, no sign of head trauma. that's two famous deaths contributed to heart ailments. its the #1 killer of Americans if I remember correctly. sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake of Shadows Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Damn, I HATE his commercials with a passion. But I surely didn't wish death on him. I just wished he'd quit yelling at us! yep, exactly. RIP Billy and condolences to his family. "Feally bad" Wasn't that an album by Michael Jackson? Good one. Anyway, I was very sad to hear the news about Billy Mays. Mays was hands down the greatest pitch man of all time. This was a guy no matter what you thought about his delivery Mays was able to make a huge impact with every product he sold. Mays was a true American pop culture icon. I can honestly say that I will miss him far more than any of the recent losses. Mays was I guy I'm sure any of us could just hang out with. A regular guy with no weirdness issues. Good point. And while we don't know for sure yet if that is what happened to Mays, you are correct that there is a lot of stupidity around the way those overhead compartments are used. As for me, I actually yell at people who think they are going to put a bunch of heavy shit over my head. I'm certain that in an accident that stuff is all going to end up flying everywhere anyway. But I don't need some assclown loading a couple hundred pounds of hardsided heavy bullshit right over the heads of me and my family. Usually I try to board early and put a bunch of my own light stuff up there ahead of time, and when someone comes along with other shit I tell them it is full. Or if I have some idiot who likes to get into the compartment over me too many times for bullshit (iPod, candy etc), I yell again and tell him to either sit the hell down or put the shit under his seat! But you're not going be climbing over me every 15 minutes to play with your bags asshole! I really hate flying. Not that I'm scared of flying. I just hate being in such close quarters with assholes for many hours on a stretch. In normal situations I like having at least a 10 foot territorial limit around my ass. People inside that limit either behave correctly, or suffer the consequences of their assclownery. Del, you like Billy Mays cuz he yelled as much as you do. I can just picture you doing an infomercial on an Anti-Assclownery Device: "ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS POINT THE DEVICE AT THE ASSCLOWN AND PRESS THE BUTTON! PUSH ONCE FOR A MERE KNOCKDOWN, TWICE FOR A TOTAL "ASSCLOWN DOWN". 5 SECONDS LATER, THE SMOKE CLEARS, AND WHAM-KABAM, NO MORE ASSCLOWN!" This item not available in stores. Call 1-800-ASS-CLWN and order yours today, for only.... $14.95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Del, you like Billy Mays cuz he yelled as much as you do. I can just picture you doing an infomercial on an Anti-Assclownery Device: "ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS POINT THE DEVICE AT THE ASSCLOWN AND PRESS THE BUTTON! PUSH ONCE FOR A MERE KNOCKDOWN, TWICE FOR A TOTAL "ASSCLOWN DOWN". 5 SECONDS LATER, THE SMOKE CLEARS, AND WHAM-KABAM, NO MORE ASSCLOWN!" This item not available in stores. Call 1-800-ASS-CLWN and order yours today, for only.... $14.95. But wait, there's more!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 But wait, there's more!!! Act now and recieve a set of Ginsu Knives and a Bamboo Steamer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanelectroGod Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Billy was nice in person. I met him a few years ago. Not so loud, and reserved when I met him. My mother-n-law works at a nice hotel here, and just happened to be picking up some free baseball tickets a guest had given her. RIP Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 He did strike me as one of those guys who was a genuinely decent dude, not at all like the screaming banshee on those horrible commercials. You could tell he had to WORK at being obnoxious. RIP, Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Zeppnile Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Del, you like Billy Mays cuz he yelled as much as you do. I can just picture you doing an infomercial on an Anti-Assclownery Device: "ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS POINT THE DEVICE AT THE ASSCLOWN AND PRESS THE BUTTON! PUSH ONCE FOR A MERE KNOCKDOWN, TWICE FOR A TOTAL "ASSCLOWN DOWN". 5 SECONDS LATER, THE SMOKE CLEARS, AND WHAM-KABAM, NO MORE ASSCLOWN!" This item not available in stores. Call 1-800-ASS-CLWN and order yours today, for only.... $14.95. But wait, there's more!!! If you call in the next 10 minutes we will send you TWO for just $14.95 --- AND this nifty carrying case made out of genuine assclown hide... plus $22.95 for postage and handling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bitnogoodjive Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 plus $22.95 for postage and handling Don't waste your money. They sell most of that stuff in Walgreen's and CVS. Maybe this guy will get more work now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonzoLikeDrumer Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 that's two famous deaths contributed to heart ailments. its the #1 killer of Americans if I remember correctly. sad Auto related http://www.ask.com/bar?q=how+many+people+d...es%2Fstats.html Heart disease related http://www.ask.com/bar?q=how+many+people+d...FHeart_stat.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 "TAMPA — Billy Mays, the TV pitchman whose trademark voice helped sell everything from cleaning supplies to baking soda" Sad for someone to die so young, but I've gotta take exception to the reporter's opening line in that article. If anything, his voice stopped me from buying ANYTHING he pitched...it was that annoying. I don't know anyone who liked his commercials...with the possible exception of the ESPN one where he spoofs himself...and I don't know anyone who bought anything he pitched. Whatever, R.I.P. Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 "TAMPA — Billy Mays, the TV pitchman whose trademark voice helped sell everything from cleaning supplies to baking soda" Sad for someone to die so young, but I've gotta take exception to the reporter's opening line in that article. If anything, his voice stopped me from buying ANYTHING he pitched...it was that annoying. I don't know anyone who liked his commercials...with the possible exception of the ESPN one where he spoofs himself...and I don't know anyone who bought anything he pitched. Whatever, R.I.P. Billy. I agree completely. It's sad that he died but that dude just would make you turn the damn channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 The Reaper's been busy of late! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownSugar62 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 yep, exactly. RIP Billy and condolences to his family. Good one. Del, you like Billy Mays cuz he yelled as much as you do. I can just picture you doing an infomercial on an Anti-Assclownery Device: "ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS POINT THE DEVICE AT THE ASSCLOWN AND PRESS THE BUTTON! PUSH ONCE FOR A MERE KNOCKDOWN, TWICE FOR A TOTAL "ASSCLOWN DOWN". 5 SECONDS LATER, THE SMOKE CLEARS, AND WHAM-KABAM, NO MORE ASSCLOWN!" This item not available in stores. Call 1-800-ASS-CLWN and order yours today, for only.... $14.95. Anti-ass-clownery...oh my, that is priceless! What, no anti-ass-hattery?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypeO Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 ...and I don't know anyone who bought anything he pitched. Whatever, R.I.P. Billy. he was hugely successful, quite frankly. annoying, undoubtedly. But very successful nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosodude13 Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 This makes me sad.... Cocaine killed TV pitchman Billy Mays, autopsy finds Hyperactive pitchman Billy Mays used cocaine days before his heart attack - and it killed him, officials said Friday. Mays, 50, suffered from heart disease but his drug use contributed to his June 28 death, the Hillsborough County medical examiner said. The TV salesman - who hawked OxiClean, Orange Glo, Mighty Putty and dozens of other products - was found dead by his wife in their Tampa, Fla., condo. Initial autopsy results did not turn up evidence of drug abuse, but toxicology tests uncovered the coke in his system. Mays got his start peddling products on the Atlantic City Boardwalk hustled his way into becoming a household name, recognizable by his blue shirt and thick beard. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/08/...l#ixzz0NY62d4Qm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59LesPaul Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Billy Mays did coke? Why am I not surprized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I don't think he is dead. He's still on TV trying to sell me something every five minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I don't think he is dead. He's still on TV trying to sell me something every five minutes. Apparently his family is allowing his commercials to still be run because "that's what he'd want" or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMcLov1n Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 WOW. That's way out of left-field. Yeah, coke ain't for people with bad hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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