dropping like flies, billy mays the oxiclean pitchman found dead in his home in florida. who's next? maybe the shampow guy? or maybe hatrick swayze.

You'll get zero points for him on the Dead Poll now. He's basically already dead - he just hasn't realized it yet.

No one, and I mean no one, will be shocked when he finally is dead.

I bet Billy and Michael scored BIG points on the Dead Poll.

Parker you are sick.

Back in High School a friend of mine said "If we live long enough, we're going to see ALL the stars die...."

That was back in 87. So far he's been right.....knock on wood......

Ain't getting any younger.

Mf

2 that come to mind.

Ed Bradley
Peter Jennings

Mf

With you becoming the next King of Pop, and me being BIlly Mays, we just need a few more replacements...maybe KK can be Ed McMahon and summerrun can be Farrah?

Fish on...

Todd

I was thinking Seastrike could be the new Farrah.

All right chumps you just had to bring me n Farrah into this eh?? I do look damn fine in my orange one piece, although when my nipples get hard they are very ticklish and its hard for me to do my model shots correctly...now Bo Derek I could do that.

Sick? Actually, I'm quite healthy, thank you.

Disturbed? Probably not.

Tasteless? Hell yes!

Steve, don't sell yourself short...you and Michael share many "style" points...plus your place in Enumclaw is almost just like Neverland, without the front gate.

Fish on...

Todd

I see Todd as more of the ShamWOW guy, leading a really weird 2nd life behind closed doors while yakking it up non stop on the surface...

Really? I don't see Todd as the "get drunk and get ass kicked by hooker" kinda guy.

"All right chumps you just had to bring me n Farrah into this eh?? I do look damn fine in my orange one piece, although when my nipples get hard they are very ticklish and its hard for me to do my model shots correctly...now Bo Derek I could do that."

Summerrun must be a fine prison bitch in that orange one piece.

this is disturbing - we were supposed to check out topless college chicks at a park in chico in a couple weeks. Oh well, no stopping us now

BILLY MAYS HERE!! INTRODUCING THE NEW RVRFSHR EDIBLE POLKA DOT PADDLETALE CONDOM!! ACT NOW AND WE'LL THROW IN A SAMPLE PACK OF SCENTS. YOUR PARTNER WILL LOVE IT!!

Well Parker, what is your vision of an alternate Toff Ripley???

Because of my hotness or the anal cancer?

I can just see Billy at the gates of Heaven yelling, "But wait, there's more!"

I heard he was scheduled for hip replacement surgery Monday which means he must of had a pre-surgery physical that should have picked up a heart problem.

Looks like Mr. Mays already had his prescription filled....


Autopsy: Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays' death
AP


By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer Mitch Stacy, Associated Press Writer – 7 mins ago

TAMPA, Fla. – An autopsy report shows that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, officials announced Friday.

The Hillsborough County medical examiner's office previously determined that the bearded, boisterous TV spokesman had a heart attack in his sleep. His wife found him unresponsive in bed in their Tampa condo June 28.

Mays was a pop-culture fixture with his energetic commercials pitching gadgets and cleaning products like Orange Glo and OxiClean.

While heart disease was the primary cause of death, a report released Friday by the medical examiner listed cocaine as a "contributory cause of death."

The medical examiner "concluded that cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his death," the office said in a press release.

The office said Mays last used cocaine in the few days before his death but was not under the influence of the drug when he died. Hillsborough County spokeswoman Lori Hudson said nothing in the toxicology report indicated the frequency of Mays' cocaine use.

Cocaine can raise the arterial blood pressure, directly cause thickening of the left wall of the ventricle and accelerate the formation of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries, the release said.

The toxicology tests also showed therapeutic amounts of painkillers hydrocodone, oxycodone and tramadol, as well as anti-anxiety drugs alprazolam and diazepam. Mays had suffered hip problems and was scheduled for hip-replacement surgery the day after he was found dead.

The McKees Rocks, Pa., native developed his style demonstrating knives, mops and other "As Seen on TV" gadgets on Atlantic City's boardwalk. For years he worked as a hired gun on the state fair and home show circuits, attracting crowds with his booming voice and genial manner.

He got his start on TV on the Home Shopping Network and then branched out into commercials and infomercials. He developed such a strong following that he became the subject of a reality TV series, Discovery Channel's "Pitchmen."