Billy Mays found dead

Skylace · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

This won't mean much to people outside of the US but another celebrity is found dead. As infomercials go, I really liked Billy Mays and he was from the Pittsburgh area originally. He certainly beat the heck out of the Slap Chop guy!

pirtybirdy · 'Native New Yorker' Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA

My sister said he was interviewed just recently because the plane he was just on that landed in Tampa blew out it's front tires and he said that he was hit in the head with something, but that he was okay. We were thinking that maybe he had one of those brain swells like Natasha Richardson had. What a shame.

Skylace · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

That is what we are thinking as well Pirty. Very sad indeed and a shame.

11antoniacourt · Joined: 30 Apr 2007

I too thought of Natasha Richardson. I didn't like the booming voice and I felt as though he was yelling so I was uncomfortable watching him. But I'd never have wished this on him. How tragic.

SpursFan1902 · Pitch Queen Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: Sunshine State

We loved Billy Mays in our house...it was a sad day indeed. We made the hit in the head connection too...I am NEVER going to play around with a bump on the head again.

pirtybirdy · 'Native New Yorker' Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA

I think they said that the bump on the head wasn't the cause after all, but that it was likely heart disease. Wow, so young. RIP Billy Mays.

SpursFan1902 · Pitch Queen Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: Sunshine State

Yep I saw that after I posted....very sad indeed.

Skylace · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Sad for sure. One of my friends dad's died at 50 from heart disease, just terrible. It's so scary though that he was feeling so unwell before he went to bed. I am sure there was no way he could know that was probably a symptom.

They interviewed his brother on the local news last night (he still lives here) and he was just shocked. Billy ate well, exercised, etc but they do have a history of heart disease in the family. More than likely they thought it was okay since he was looking after himself. My thoughts are with all of his family as this cannot be easy at all.