Yep. She did the same thing. That "talk and die" window where they think they are okay when they aren't. I wonder if he'd been to the hospital after this plane incident.

Well you lost me on that one Nick...

huh?

He had a commercial for espn, he goes under a computer desk and points out cable for internet hints "the secret is in the internet connection" it was for espn.com

Whoa bud! Have you been spending too much time in the Are You Caught Up thread with all that medication?

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I must have missed that one... LOL...

Billy Mays might have been the greatest man too ever live, he was a secret revealer

By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer Mitch Stacy, Associated Press Writer – 29 mins ago
TAMPA, Fla. – Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, 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.

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

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.

Born William Mays in McKees Rocks, Pa., on July 20, 1958, Mays 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.

After meeting Orange Glo International founder Max Appel at a home show in Pittsburgh in the mid-1990s, Mays was recruited to demonstrate the environmentally friendly line of cleaning products on the St. Petersburg-based Home Shopping Network.

Commercials and informercials followed, anchored by the high-energy Mays showing how it's done while tossing out kitschy phrases like, "Long live your laundry!"

Recently he's been seen on commercials for a wide variety of products and is featured on the reality TV show "Pitchmen" on the Discovery Channel, which follows Mays and Anthony Sullivan in their marketing jobs. He's also been seen in ESPN ads.

His ubiquitousness and thumbs-up, in-your-face pitches won Mays plenty of fans. People line up at his personal appearances for autographed color glossies, and strangers stop him in airports to chat about the products.

"I enjoy what I do," Mays told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. "I think it shows."

Mays liked to tell the story of giving bottles of OxiClean to the 300 guests at his wedding, and doing his ad spiel ("powered by the air we breathe!") on the dance floor at the reception. Visitors to his house typically got bottles of cleaner and housekeeping tips.

Discovery Channel spokeswoman Elizabeth Hillman released a statement Sunday extending sympathy to the Mays family.

"Everyone that knows him was aware of his larger-than-life personality, generosity and warmth," Hillman's statement said. "Billy was a pioneer in his field and helped many people fulfill their dreams. He will be greatly missed as a loyal and compassionate friend."
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Do you think Connie is sharing??

No!! I may be taking them but I still use my and/too correctly

Wow...I hadn't heard that. This is getting scary!

I don't think there is a woman alive who would share her mommies little helpers with ANYONE!

Oh now some of us share... Besides aren't mommies little helpers more on the "energy" side of the spectrum?

That stuff doesn't work just so you know

A man is a man.... "The fame and how much they had...." Not a good arguement... Billy and Farrah lives were just as valueble... That is the problem with people.... So many shallow people in this world ....
Mindless cattle... Propped up in front of the TV drooling over the sensationialism... My opinion is my own and I dont expect anyone to agree with me... Just speaking my mind... Im not attacking any one person.... But when are people going to see the media and government are forcefeeding use this garbage.... Its just a feeding frenzy of misfortune... and they are cashing in on it.... No worries tho...

I think we all agree all of their lives are equally important.

I will be interested to hear if that stuff falling during that plane landing, that hit him in the head, caused this.

hello joy