RIP Billy Mays

[JT Rock]

TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead in Tampa home - ESPN

For those who dont know Billy Mays, he is the lively pitchman for gadgets, cleaners and general infomercial type stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAE-r0fhiJE

[OumaFan]

merged, must have posted almost the exact same time.

[OumaFan]

this was in a nytimes article

Tampa area media outlets reported that Mays was a passenger on a U.S. Airways flight that made a rough landing on Saturday afternoon at Tampa International Airport, apparently blowing its front tires in an incident that left debris on the runway.

Tampa Bay's Fox television affiliate interviewed Mays after the incident.
''All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping,'' MyFox Tampa Bay quoted him as saying. ''It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head.''

U.S. Airways officials said Sunday they could not immediately confirm that Mays was a passenger.

[OumaFan]

I know somebody that was walking his dog, dog freaked out and ran and he tripped and fell, hit his head on the curb, thought he was fine and died later that night.

Don't know if that had anything to do with it but wouldn't be shocked. Guess we'll see with the autopsy.

[JT Rock]

thats impressive Ouma, out of 5 posts you have 4

Well who knows, but kinda of crazy how many entertainers and public people who died this week

[Spicoli]

Heart attack.Not an entire shock though.Wonder if the flight caused him problems.Clots or such.

[Youngblood]

Didn't he get hit on the head as a result of a plane tire blowout or sumthin?

Meh, I hope someone on his behalf sues. Would love to read the verdict. "And to the plaintiff we award, 24.99 million, no, we can do better! 14.99 million , wait, wait, I can't believe I'm doing this, but for the next 60 seconds, you will get 3 million! that's right, 3 million dollars! And as well, if you accept right now, our people are awaiting your call, this awesome set of steak knives and juicer! This is a one time only offer so you better hurry! *Shipping and handling extra*