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Subject: Billy Mays Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:20 pm
TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead in his bed this morning.
Amy Somewhere in Time
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:53 pm
Oh my goodness!! What a shame. An article I read said he'd had a bad landing on a plane the day before, and that something heavy landed on his head. He went to bed that night not feeling well. What a freak thing to happen to someone!
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Teresa Ingalls Friend for Life
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:08 pm
My husband just told me about this. It reminds me of the way Natasha Richardson died from that skiing accident a few months ago. She had hit her head, was fine, and then all of a sudden, passed away. Very sad........................
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:25 am
Good Grief! Hollywood is taking a big blow this week!
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:40 am
Gin wrote:
Good Grief! Hollywood is taking a big blow this week!
I agree! it's sad to see so many celebrities pass away in one week, even though I wasn't fans of any of them
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:30 pm
When I was coming into work today I heard on the news that the official cause of death was heart disease.
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Rob Nip it in the bud!
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:07 pm
Yeah, I heard that, too. Apparently that bump on the head didn't have anything to do with it.
Tonight on one of the news channels, a reporter made a very insightful comment about Billy's death: "This will probably mean the end of his career." Gee, ya think??
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:32 am
Rob wrote:
Yeah, I heard that, too. Apparently that bump on the head didn't have anything to do with it.
Tonight on one of the news channels, a reporter made a very insightful comment about Billy's death: "This will probably mean the end of his career." Gee, ya think??
gee I'd sort of hope, for Billy Mays, that it would be the end of his career!
Amy Somewhere in Time
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:01 pm
Rob wrote:
Yeah, I heard that, too. Apparently that bump on the head didn't have anything to do with it.
Tonight on one of the news channels, a reporter made a very insightful comment about Billy's death: "This will probably mean the end of his career." Gee, ya think??
Oh my goodness, did they really say that?! :faint2: Was that a local news station Rob, or national? Wow, that's pretty bad!
Honestly, I'm surprised to see all the commercials being run....it just seems strange.
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:48 pm
Maybe it will not be the end of his commercals. I can see it already......HI THIS IS BILLY MAYS HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HEAVEN!!!
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Rob Nip it in the bud!
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:55 pm
Amy wrote:
Oh my goodness, did they really say that?! :faint2: Was that a local news station Rob, or national? Wow, that's pretty bad!
It was one of the national news channels - Fox or CNN or MSNBC - and it actually made a bit of sense in the context it was said. These guys were talking about Billy, and one asked if his commercials would continue to air. The other guy said that he doubted if many companies would want a dead man advertising their products, "so this will probably mean the end of his career." Just hearing it as a stand-alone line struck me as funny.
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:39 am
I couldn't believe this when I saw it on TV. I was catching a bit of news at the Cape and this came on. How sad. Man, the entertainment industry is really taking a beating.
Amy Somewhere in Time
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:20 am
Rob wrote:
Amy wrote:
Oh my goodness, did they really say that?! :faint2: Was that a local news station Rob, or national? Wow, that's pretty bad!
It was one of the national news channels - Fox or CNN or MSNBC - and it actually made a bit of sense in the context it was said. These guys were talking about Billy, and one asked if his commercials would continue to air. The other guy said that he doubted if many companies would want a dead man advertising their products, "so this will probably mean the end of his career." Just hearing it as a stand-alone line struck me as funny.
Ah true...I guess that does make more sense in context.
So much for the companies not wanting to run commercials with a dead man though....I've seen ads at least 5 or 6 times since I heard the news. :unsure:
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:42 pm
Billy Mays was from here. He was just on our local news about a month ago. They interviewed his mom who still lives here and she was talking about how proud she was of her son. Poor thing. He has a grown son and a 3 year old daughter.
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:59 pm
:shy: I've never heard of him. (I don't watch much tv, though.) How sad for his family. It sounds like this was something completely unexpected.
Was that a current clip of him, Rob? He didn't look like he was very old.
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:01 pm
Savannah wrote:
:shy: I've never heard of him. (I don't watch much tv, though.) How sad for his family. It sounds like this was something completely unexpected.
Was that a current clip of him, Rob? He didn't look like he was very old.
I'd never really heard of him until this happened! at least I don't think I had... I think he was about 50 when he passed away.
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:45 pm
Thanks, Kristina.....I thought he looked pretty young. And I should have said I hadn't ever heard of him, because after reading this thread, I obviously have!
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:48 pm
All these people knocking off at 50 is making me really nervous. I am seriously thinking of making a will.
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Teresa Ingalls Friend for Life
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:17 pm
Well, the autopsy shows that there was cocaine in his system..................nice.....................
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:33 am
He always did seem a little manic.
Amy Somewhere in Time
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:12 pm
Whoa.
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Subject: Re: Billy Mays Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:45 am
I was surprised by this, and the family certainly wasn't happy this information was released. There are times when I wonder if we really need to know everything.
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