Famous TV pitchman Bill Mays - dead

whatdidyousay! said:
"He said he was hit on the head when an airplane he was on made a rough landing Saturday, and Mays' wife told investigators he didn't feel well before he went to bed that night."
Didn't someone just dies after being hit on the head by mistake? It seem like I heard something on the news not long ago.
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Yup. That woman who acted as a mother in Parent Trap with Lindsay. I forgot her name.
 
Bill Mays' wife asked for privacy. I know she will get her wish because once we find out what caused MJ's death, so much attention would be on MJ.
 
Wow, I'm surprised of this.

I remember watching Billy Mays pitching the sales for Oxy Clean years ago and not too long ago, I was watching him and Anthony Sullivan doing a program on Discovery Channel called "Pitch Men".

Rest in peace, Billy Mays.
 
RIP Bill Mays....I don't think it was a heart attack. I believe it was an injury from internal bleeding from the plane's rough landing. I think the ER check out would have saved his life, but life goes on.
 
John Ritter, Steve Irwin, Heath Ledger, Natasha Richardson, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays. May you all rest in peace.
 
sequoias said:
RIP Bill Mays....I don't think it was a heart attack. I believe it was an injury from internal bleeding from the plane's rough landing. I think the ER check out would have saved his life, but life goes on.
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I remember hearing about the Plane that had a blown out tire landing on the news yesterday.

but I did not know that Bill Mays was on it, until today.

It could have been. But we do not know for sure, until they do the autopsy.
 
i know about that earlier from my cousin when i found out and i am still in shock

RIP Billy Mays

it is EERIE week for all of us that we are still in shock over MJ and not been recovered yet.
 
Babyblue said:
I remember hearing about the Plane that had a blown out tire landing on the news yesterday.

but I did not know that Bill Mays was on it, until today.

It could have been. But we do not know for sure, until they do the autopsy.
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Yeah, we will find out what was the cause of his death. A blown tire is a rare mechanical failure of a plane so that was a real bumpy ride when it happened.

It is sad for sure, though.
 
Well, I'm little sad to see him gone. One of best pitchman.

Rest in the peace, dude.
 
Oh gee. He's not only pitching the products, he also helped inventors become rich ppl with pitching their products like grass spray, weed tool, etc as seen in tv.
At least he died in peace as happy man.
 
Babyblue said:
I remember hearing about the Plane that had a blown out tire landing on the news yesterday.

but I did not know that Bill Mays was on it, until today.

It could have been. But we do not know for sure, until they do the autopsy.
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if he hit his head there could have been a brain injury. swelling and bleeding in the brain is very deadly. guess we will have wait to see the autopsy report :hmm:





RIP :sadwave:
 
Buffalo said:
Yup. That woman who acted as a mother in Parent Trap with Lindsay. I forgot her name.
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Her name was Natasha Richardson , I just looked it up! I knew there was someone that dies from a head injury not long ago.
 
C.C.Sinned said:
if he hit his head there could have been a brain injury. swelling and bleeding in the brain is very deadly. guess we will have wait to see the autopsy report :hmm:





RIP :sadwave:
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My friend grandson fell off the stairwell and was knock out cold ! He had to spend a couple of days in the hospital as his head had some swelling. You can't mess around with head injury!
 
What shall we do with all the Mighty Putty in the world now? :( :lol: Billy Mays may have been good at yelling, encouraging you to buy useless stuff, advertising OxyClean, but he was certainly quite amusing.

Rest in peace. :)
 
whatdidyousay! said:
My friend grandson fell off the stairwell and was knock out cold ! He had to spend a couple of days in the hospital as his head had some swelling. You can't mess around with head injury!
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darn right. when my kid fell down some stairs we plew straight to the ER. always better to be safe than sorry
 
By KEITH MORELLI

kmorelli@tampatrib.com

Published: June 27, 2009

Updated: 06/27/2009 11:07 pm




What Cindy McGee will remember most about her trip to Philadelphia this week is the landing of her US Airways flight in Tampa on Saturday afternoon.

"There was a slam and we all went forward," she said a couple of hours after the hard landing at Tampa International Airport. "We skidded. After a while, the pilot said we had a problem and to stay on the plane."

U.S. Airways Flight 1241 blew its front tires as it landed, forcing the airport to shut down the busy north-south runway.

US Airways spokesman Jim Olson said that none of the 138 passengers and five crew members was injured in the incident. Among the passengers was television pitchman Billy Mays, authorities said.

Some passengers did have bumps and bruises, said the 53-year-old McGee, a nurse who also teaches nursing at the University of Tampa.

Others, including some children, were traumatized, said the 53-year-old Clearwater resident.

"All the passengers were taken off the aircraft and put on buses where they were escorted to a secure waiting area at the airside," Geoghagan said.

An hour later, passengers were allowed to retrieve their baggage and sent on their way, she said. Many left the airport to the sight of the disabled plane on the runway, visible from the airport exit.

McGee, of Clearwater, who attended a nursing convention this week, was greeted by her husband, Kevin, and both left the terminal. They pulled off the road at the airport exit to watch the airplane be examined by safety officials.

She said passengers remained on the airplane for almost an hour before they were escorted through the rear exit.

"It wasn't until they got us to the terminal," McGee said, "that they told us that a tire blew."

She doesn't fly often, she said, and it may be a while before she gets on an airplane again.

Geoghagan said the FAA has released the aircraft and the runway probably would remain closed for most of the evening.

Late Saturday night, a massive tow truck was brought in to move the plane off the runway. Robert Johnson, of Pro-Tow, was up to the task.

"We had to figure out a way to get the plane up off the ground," he said. "The landing gear in the front, the wheels had come off.

"We don't do many of these," he said, "but it's always interesting. See new things everyday. It was just a straight stub of a piece of metal about four inches around that comes down and holds the actual wheels on the plane and the wheels had broke off, so that was all that was left."

"The really good news," said U.S Airways spokesman Olson, "was that there were no injuries and everyone was taken off the plane and most people have left the airport."

He said that blown tires are not common.
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Jet tires blow out while landing at TIA



This is the plane he was on.

I am surprised that the airport did not provide any medical attention to the ones that had some bumps and bruises, to just check them out.
 
I heard about this earlier today. I was shocked to hear about this. He was one of my favorite infomercial guys. ;)
 
VamPyroX said:
I heard about this earlier today. I was shocked to hear about this. He was one of my favorite infomercial guys. ;)
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Mine too.

I feel he was probably one of the most honest ones. He would actually test the products before doing so. Guess that is why he had a good reputation.
 
Babyblue said:
Mine too.

I feel he was probably one of the most honest ones. He would actually test the products before doing so. Guess that is why he had a good reputation.
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Well, not all of his products were true to their word. But... don't blame him, blame the company that paid him to advertise the product. He's just a spokesperson with good advertising skills.
 
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