Billy Mays dead at 50

50C8DAN

Don't know about you guys but I got a kick out of Billy Mays. Never bought any of the stuff he was hocking but he was a great pitchman!



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50C8DAN wrote:

Don't know about you guys but I got a kick out of Billy Mays. Never bought any of the stuff he was hocking but he was a great pitchman!



http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/2009/06/infomercial-pitchman-billy-mays-dies.html?loc=interstitialskip

Dan,



I agree Billy Mays was great pitchman, pity he died so young and yes I purchased silly (silly isn't it) putty from him. Have good Sunday,



Ray

50C8DAN

Don't forget Ed Mcmahon!

PAULARGETYPE

So Now They Die In 4's What The Heck??????!!!!!

RL Chilton

We observed here that Ed McMahon, who died a couple days before was part of the three along with MJ and FF. Billy Mays starts a new 3 I think . . .



And we always have Oxy-Clean on hand- Great stuff.

50C8DAN

I don't know about you guys but the MJ 24/7 is getting really old. I enjoyed his music, but later he just became one sick human being, very sad. However, running this stuff all the time about him is just too much.

coverton

I like ol Billy Mays too, but a 49 C bottle of peroxide will do just as well

russmaas

Perfect spot for "Vince" from shamwow to cut in.

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Yup, good ol' Vince. "You're gonna love my nuts!", and the same guy who got his tongue bit by a hooker and he proceeded to beat the crap out of!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA

hudsontech

Add another to the list - Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66.



Hudsonly,

Alex Burr

Memphis, TN

RL Chilton

This must be the morbid thread.



Step right up, folks! Post your dead stars here! Come one come all, if you're still living, that is!! See what other famous stars have passed just recently! Invite your friends, bring your kids!

hudsontech

RL Chilton wrote:

This must be the morbid thread.



Step right up, folks! Post your dead stars here! Come one come all, if you're still living, that is!! See what other famous stars have passed just recently! Invite your friends, bring your kids!

If you ain't dead - you ain't a star!!!!!!!



Alex Burr

Memphis. TN

RL Chilton

hudsontech wrote:

If you ain't dead - you ain't a star!!!!!!!



Alex Burr

Memphis. TN

Well, that must be true, 'cause James Dean doesn't have anything on me . . . except that he's dead.

MikeWA

hudsontech wrote:

Add another to the list - Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66.



Hudsonly,

Alex Burr

Memphis, TN

There's a "blast from the past"- about 25 years ago, during summer vacation from law school, the going wage for "legal interns" in Seattle was $7 per hour. By the time I took the ferry across the sound, paid for parking and bus ride, and child care for 3 kids, I'd have been lucky to make a buck an hour. So I stayed home and was Mr. Mom that summer. One of the highlights of our day was watching a crazy program called "Anything for Money", hosted by the zany Fred Travalena. He would offer money to people selected on the street to do something ridiculous, and often embarassing, like giving a speech on the street corner, trying to sell an extremely ugly little dog to passersby, etc. The kids loved it. Fred added a lot with his antics.

Hudsonrules

::DRule number one, remain upright.

Rule number two: Remain upright

Rule number three: Remain upright

Rule number four: Enjoy your Hudson

Rule number five: Attend the National, none of us are going to be "upright" for the two hudredth Aniversary of the Hudson Motor Car Company.

Have a greatweek. I am looking foreward to seeing all the great Hudson's at the national. I am flying in. Arnie in Nevada

RL Chilton

Hudsonrules wrote:

::DRule number one, remain upright.

Rule number two: Remain upright

Rule number three: Remain upright

Rule number four: Enjoy your Hudson

Rule number five: Attend the National, none of us are going to be "upright" for the two hudredth Aniversary of the Hudson Motor Car Company.

Have a greatweek. I am looking foreward to seeing all the great Hudson's at the national. I am flying in. Arnie in Nevada

I've already got my tickets reserved for the 200th! Where are YOU gonna be? Hey, if you can't make it, then make sure you and I do introductions and get a chance to hang around together, that way I can relate all the crazy stories we had at the 100th.:D

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hudsontech wrote:

Add another to the list - Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66.

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

Last year Fred was a guest on "At Your Request" a local entertainment TV show that I sponsored and had filmed in my piano store. A real nice guy.

50C8DAN

Well add one more, Gale Storm! When I was very very young I remember watching "My Little Margie" on very early morning reruns. This was circa 1959 - 1960. She was 87! The show started its run in 1952, wow that was on the cutting edge.

hudsontech

50C8DAN wrote:

Well add one more, Gale Storm! When I was very very young I remember watching "My Little Margie" on very early morning reruns. This was circa 1959 - 1960. She was 87! The show started its run in 1952, wow that was on the cutting edge.

Lord, I thought she passed away years ago!!!!!!!!!



Hudsonly,

Alex Burr

Memphis, TN

50C8DAN

Here are her details



Josephine Owaissa Cottle (April 5, 1922 - June 27, 2009),[1] better known as Gale Storm



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale_Storm

50C8DAN

Wow it continues, Karl Malden, age 97!

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50C8DAN wrote:

Wow it continues, Karl Malden, age 97!

That reminds me of my favorite one-liner from "The Johnny Carson Show" with Johnny as "Carnac the Magnificent"



Ed McMahon: Proboscophobia

Carnac: The fear of having Karl Malden walk up to you on the street and ask to borrow your hankerchief :eek:





Kevin C.