Sunday, June 28, 2009

But wait...there's more!




TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead in his home today. Mays was well known for selling OxiClean, Orange Glo, Mighty Putty, Zorbeez, Hercules Hooks, etc on television. He was the best at his craft and reportedly netted a six figure income from his work as a pitchman and was also able to parlay it into a reality show on the Discovery Channel. His loud booming voice and trademark blue shirt and big beard helped him successfully sell millions of products to Americans. Hell, I swear by OxiClean that stuff really works. A cause of death is still unknown but Mays did indicate that he hit his head rather hard during a rough landing at Tampa International Airport the day before (the front tire of the airplane blew upon landing). If I were a betting man I would say that this has the same kind of injury that killed Natasha Richardson written all over it.
Edit - 6/30/2009 - It's a good thing I'm not a betting man. Preliminary autopsy reports show that Mays may have died of heart disease. There were no signs of head trauma.
With the unfortunate passing of Mays that makes 5 celebrities in the month of June to shuffle from the mortal coil. David Carradine (whose circumstances surrounding his death grow more bizarre), Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon, Actress and Model Farrah Fawcett, the aforementioned Billy Mays and of course The King of Pop, Michael Jackson. I mean, I've heard of celebrities dying in 3s but this ri-goddamn-diculous. May they all rest in peace.


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