I like Billy Mays. Is it me or was his death the most shocking of the week? Ed was old, Farrah was sick, and Michael Jackson was Michael Jackson. Billy Mays was this second-tier pseudo celebrity. He was kind of annoying, but you totally bought into whatever he was selling. You genuinely liked him. And the spots he did recently for ESPN360.com were great.Yesterday morning I had caught his new show "Pitchmen" on Discovery Channel and loved it. It seemed like this show was a platform that could elevate Billy's celebrity to a whole new level. And then mere minutes later, I heard the news of his death. A shock. Out of all of the celebrities who passed away in the recent week, he had the most upside at the here-and-now for a promising career. The others had had their time to shine like a countertop cleaned with Orange Glo.
RIP Billy Mays, we hardly knew thee.
Yea it is sad and I am just as shocked as you! Scott and I always watched Pitchmen! It was really a good show- hopefully his partner continues it! It's pretty interesting to see the weird crap people invent!
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