Ieremiac'h Ventrutx
Former Senator of Florencia ~ Citizen of Talossa
Posts: 990
Talossan Since: 3-1-1997
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Post by Ieremiac'h Ventrutx on Jun 29, 2009 9:00:10 GMT -6
I, Ieremiac'h Ventrutx, Seneschal del Regipäts Talossan, with all duly vested authority and stuff, do hereby and forthwith proclaim that: WHEREAS Billy Mays, the man we may know better as "The Oxiclean Guy", has died at the age of 50, this June 28th, 2009, and WHEREAS The memories of Mays was overheard by a fellow Talossan as, "I will miss him more than those other guys," and WHEREAS The familiar greeting. "Billy Mays here", woke me up early morning from the couch on the 28th of June with an infomercial for Mighty Putty, and WHEREAS My dandelion are right now cleaning and dusting their rooms with a bottle of Orange-Glow and a Super Shammy, and WHEREAS Mays unexpected death is tragic and unexpected, and he is survived by his a wife, a young daughter and a son, now THEREFORE the people of the Kingdom of Talossa are by this proclamation called to remember the soul of Mays, by spending this day and the following in the mourning of his loss. The citizenry of Talossa are encouraged by this proclamation to offer its support and condolences. Done under my hand this 29th day of June, 2009, in the 30th year of the independence of the Kingdom of Talossa, and the third year of the reign of our Sovereign John. Ieremiac'h Ventrutx Seneschal del Regipäts Talossan |
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Post by Breneir Itravilatx on Jun 29, 2009 17:09:18 GMT -6
Apparently, it was heart disease and not a bumpy plane ride.
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Post by Breneir Itravilatx on Jun 29, 2009 17:34:13 GMT -6
I wonder now who will tell me about new products that I must have.
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Post by Eðo Grischun on Jun 29, 2009 17:41:06 GMT -6
So much sadness in the news this week
Rest in Peace Billy.
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Post by Owen Edwards on Jun 29, 2009 17:45:08 GMT -6
RIP
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Sir C. M. Siervicül
Posts: 9,636
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Post by Sir C. M. Siervicül on Jun 30, 2009 7:23:34 GMT -6
From what I've heard he was a pretty decent chap. RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2009 9:47:33 GMT -6
It's funny how a person's entire life can be hidden behind a single impression. It does seem that he was a rather nice dude, and yet he's widely known as a loud-mouth hawker of questionable products. Show business is tough! Same things with MJ -- we're now seeing much about his very talented career, but the last ten years or so have sure taken front stage in defining how folks have felt about him.
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Ieremiac'h Ventrutx
Former Senator of Florencia ~ Citizen of Talossa
Posts: 990
Talossan Since: 3-1-1997
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Post by Ieremiac'h Ventrutx on Jun 30, 2009 17:40:16 GMT -6
have you seen the reality show? Wow... I though he was nice in interviews and very real, but that showed another side of him, not sure how much was "real" though!
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Sir C. M. Siervicül
Posts: 9,636
Talossan Since: 8-13-2005
Knight Since: 7-28-2007
Motto: Nonnisi Deo serviendum
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Post by Sir C. M. Siervicül on Jul 1, 2009 6:57:31 GMT -6
No, haven't seen that. Any good?
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Jul 1, 2009 8:01:34 GMT -6
It's great.
Today, the Discovery Channel is having a marathon of the shoe "Pitchmen". You see a side of Mr Mays that (for me) really humanizes the person.
Yes, he was Pitchman for products - but the show goes behind the scenes to show how and why they select the product. It's pretty eye-opening what a product has to go through, to make it to a commercial
Also, it show Mr. Mays being a very charitable guy - Doing commercials for charities, helping out friends getting back on their feet, etc.
I recommend even a brief look at the show for everyone - if nothing else to show how what we see isn't always what is going on.
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Hooligan
Squirrel King of Arms; Cunstaval to Maricopa
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Post by Hooligan on Jul 3, 2009 21:36:46 GMT -6
Mr. Mays definitely had a flair. From my own viewings of "Pitchmen", I found him to be a very nice, mild-mannered and truly sympathetic and kind man, but boy as soon as those cameras went on, he was -- well, he was a "Pitchman". Even his co-star on the show Anthony Sullivan couldn't believe how extremely loud he became on-air. He seemed to be a very fine man who did a very fine job in the profession he loved, helped carve, and that suited him best. May he rest in peace.
Hool
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Ieremiac'h Ventrutx
Former Senator of Florencia ~ Citizen of Talossa
Posts: 990
Talossan Since: 3-1-1997
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Post by Ieremiac'h Ventrutx on Jul 4, 2009 6:35:00 GMT -6
Sham-Pow. That is all I am saying.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2009 9:07:03 GMT -6
As someone who sells stuff (not like Billy Mays, however), I can definitely appreciate the art of pitching that Billy Mays had so mastered. He and Vince (the Sham-wow guy) were good. When I first saw Billy Mays's OxiClean commercial, I felt compelled to buy it (and glad I did, it's good stuff). And to Vince's credit, I have the sham-wow and the slap-chop.
But aside from his professional success, I think seeing him on Pitchmen really put a human face to him and he stopped being just "the guy with the beard who yells about removing stains." June has truly been a month of loss.
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