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Old 06-28-2009, 12:36 PM
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Very sad..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_billy_mays
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Old 06-28-2009, 12:40 PM
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mckees rocks-close to where my mother is from. i'm thinking after reading about the hard landing that he may have had a natasha richardson-type brain injury. i know i would NOT want to find my husband like that.
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Old 06-28-2009, 01:01 PM
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wow, this 50 yr old death rash is making me think long and hard.................
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Old 06-28-2009, 02:21 PM
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Billy was a master at his craft. He will be missed. I bet he would have been a good racecaller.

This is from TMZ, so take it with a grain of salt, but they were right about Jacko.

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The FAA is already deflecting blame for the death of Billy Mays -- claiming the legendary TV pitchman wasn't wearing a seat belt when he took a shot to the head during a rough landing on a flight he was on yesterday.

Here's what we know -- Billy Mays was aboard US Airways Flight 1241 flying from Philadelphia, which landed roughly when the front tire blew out as it touched down. After the flight, Billy told FOX 13 in Tampa that something struck him in the head -- here's Billy's actual quote:

"All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."

We called the FAA for comment, and a spokesperson told us, "The passenger needs to wear a seat belt during landing and he didn't."

A spokesperson for US Airways did not want to comment until more information comes to light.

Billy posted about it last on his Twitter last night, saying, "Just had a close call landing in Tampa. The tires blew out upon landing. Stuck in the plane on the runway. You can always count on US Air."


http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/28/faa-bi...belt-on-plane/
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Old 06-28-2009, 02:41 PM
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I'm glad I qualified my TMZ link above:

http://www.tmz.com/category/billy-mays/?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com %2Fcategory%2Fbilly-mays%2F

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Laura Brown, the FAA spokesperson who gave TMZ this quote about Billy Mays -- "The passenger needs to wear a seat belt during landing and he didn't" -- now says she didn't say it.

She now tells TMZ, "At this point in time, we cannot have any idea who was or wasn't wearing their seat belt on the plane."

Mays was one of the passengers aboard a plane that landed roughly at Tampa International Airport yesterday. He told a local FOX affiliate he was hit on the head by falling items.
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Old 06-28-2009, 03:32 PM
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wow, this 50 yr old death rash is making me think long and hard.................

WACKO JACKO, Farrah Fawcett, and Billy Mays (all dead in the last 3 days.) Can we get a Cheney?
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Old 06-29-2009, 07:38 AM
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WACKO JACKO, Farrah Fawcett, and Billy Mays (all dead in the last 3 days.) Can we get a Cheney?

or Al Sharpton
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Old 06-29-2009, 07:52 AM
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The Grim Reaper had a shot at hitting for the cycle last weekend?

Ah well
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Old 06-29-2009, 07:53 AM
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Billy Mays here! well, not anymore.

At least we still have the shamwow guy.
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Old 06-28-2009, 04:28 PM
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wow, this 50 yr old death rash is making me think long and hard.................
Yeah Bernie Mac 50 Jackson 50. My buddy had Jackson and Mays in the 2009 Death Pool. Whos the 3rd you ask? Big Ole Oprah.
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