He was only 50 (no I'm not a big fan but my kids love his new show) and was found dead by his wife yesterday morning!!! People are dropping like flies!!!

Sad.

I think they are going to find a brain bleed after the stuff fell from the airplane celing and hit him in the head.. kind of a freak thing .. but thats my guess.

Wow, I didn't even know, until I saw your post. I didn't hear about it on the news. I just searched the internet and found a very small article about it. Very, sad. fifty years old is starting to look scarey now. Maybe it was from the hard plane landing and things hitting him on his head. Thanks for letting us know.

Who is Billy May?

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/pitchmen/pitchmen.html

Holey Moley!

Thanks Fried - just looked him up on google -- never heard of him myself but terrible news anyway --- I am not looking forward to my 50th Birthday....


Thank you for the link

I am so sad about this. When DS was 3, he was absolutely mesmerized by Mays and the OxiClean commercials. If he was playing in another room and he heard that commercial come on, he would run in to see it. He eventually memorized most of it and would perform the whole thing, complete with the right intonation and inflection and the "And that's not all! . . . ." It was hilarious and so darn cute and I'm kicking myself for not taking a video of it. I will miss him.

Popular product pusher Billy Mays had an enlarged heart and died suddenly over the weekend of a pulmonary embolism, or blocked artery, a medical examiner told reporters on Monday. He was 50.
There was no indication of drug abuse, prescription or otherwise, Dr. Vernard Adams told reporters. Adams said Mays' heart weighed "500 grams, which is abnormally high weight, and that can be attributed to the increase in the thickness of the left ventricle.

hyper-trophic cardiomyopothey ,, my brother has this .. he has a pacemaker

It's very sad to see anyone die suddenly. I feel for his wife who found him yesterday morning. I have to tell you though, his commercials were on my list of the most annoying I've ever seen. With my peri going on and my intolerence of loud noise, I ALWAYS had to grab the remote and mute him. Sorry.

I liked billy ,, its the sham-wow guy that drives me nuts !

I don't know who he is as I am from UK, but when Farrah died and then Michael J I nearly posted to say-there will be another-these things always come in threes.
Then I decided that it was better not to say anything but-hey it's happened.
janet c

Umbelieveable!! Fred Travalena just died today as well!!!

What the heck is going on?

Sad sad stuff.

Maybe you're psychic! Heaven forbid! You'll know what I'm thinkin'

What? Now there is four - that means there is going to be another another two ?
Hope not

Can't get over the fact how hard he hit his head the day before, then he told his wife and friend that night he felt dizzy went to bed and never wake up? Seems suspicious!

Many are dying from cancers - Farrah and Fred Travalena both had cancers -- then there is Patrick Swayze who is battling his cancer. I just wish they would find a cure - they've had plenty of time and funding......

SO true....sometimes I think there IS a cure but just think of all money "finding a cure" creates!!

We already had 3 with Ed McMahon

Oh dear-I have never heard of him either.
So five and counting then ?

Yes...Ed was first last week, before all the others.

My 50th birthday is next month...YIKES!

Yes EP has mentioned hers too. What are you worried about? I have just had my 57th you child

And don't forget David Carradine.......

Ok that's six.Twice three. Could that be it for a while?
Here's hoping..........

Lord I hope you are right that it is over for a while.

All I could think about yesterday was I am so glad that I am not famous for ANYTHING!!!!

Me too Didgens. I saw that interiview when he got off the plane,
and wondered if he would end up with a head trauma........
But it was his heart....Still, he looked SO shook up, that it was likely the last straw.
I have not even been able to think about it. He was LOUD, but everyone says what a
warm and nice guy he was.

RIP Pitchman....



Stitch!!!

No!!! I didn't know he was ill....