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06-28-2009, 04:51 PM
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Mays had been aboard US Airways Flight 1241 from Philadelphia to Tampa that blew out its front tires as it landed at Tampa International Airport on June 27, the day before his death. None of the 138 passengers and five crew members were reported to be seriously injured immediately following the incident, but several passengers reported having bumps and bruises from falling objects.[2] Mays told a local Tampa television station that some of the objects "hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."[14] It is unclear whether Mays' death was related to the incident.
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Am I the only one who didn't hear about this aircraft incident? I guess the news has been swarmed with Farrah Fawcett/Michael Jackson/N. Korea/Iran lately, but usually news reports stuff like this airplane incident even if there weren't any fatalities
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06-28-2009, 04:55 PM
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Random question: Did he have kids or anything?
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I know his son is a production assistant on the Pitchmen show.
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06-28-2009, 05:01 PM
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I know his son is a production assistant on the Pitchmen show.
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Yep, as far as I know he only had a son (Billy Mays Jr. I believe, but I'm not sure I only saw the show once)
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06-29-2009, 02:01 PM
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June, please go away! fred travalena also passed away. What a crapy month for all of us fans.
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06-29-2009, 02:30 PM
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I think that Billy Mays was an icon - he wasn't as famous as Michael Jackson or Farrah Fawcett, or even Ed McMahon, but everyone knew who he was.. kind of like the "Maytag Repairman" of the "As Seen on TV" world.
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06-29-2009, 05:20 PM
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I was very sad when I heard that Billy Mays died. I do watch Pitchmen, so it makes it even sadder. Its been cool to see him all around the Tampa Bay area. They would go down a street or be some where and you would know right where they are. On the show, he flies in a private plane, so I thought it was odd when I heard it was a regular airliner...
I have been in Orlando all weekend, and this is the first I have heard of a plane issue at TIA. I am not sure if it made the news....One would think it would. I will have to check Tivo from this weekend!
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06-28-2009, 05:05 PM
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Am I the only one who didn't hear about this aircraft incident? I guess the news has been swarmed with Farrah Fawcett/Michael Jackson/N. Korea/Iran lately, but usually news reports stuff like this airplane incident even if there weren't any fatalities |
I've been in Tampa all week for AOII convention and just read this as I'm sitting in the Tampa airport! I hadn't heard anything about this!
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06-28-2009, 10:30 PM
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According to a news report I heard, Billy Mays told his wife that he didn't feel well before he went to bed Saturday evening. I wonder if this might be the same kind of thing that happened to Natasha Richardson a few months ago - a blow to the head that seemed harmless at first but later proved fatal.
I have a sneaking suspicion that US Airways had better lawyer up, and fast.
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06-29-2009, 08:31 AM
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Am I the only one who didn't hear about this aircraft incident? I guess the news has been swarmed with Farrah Fawcett/Michael Jackson/N. Korea/Iran lately, but usually news reports stuff like this airplane incident even if there weren't any fatalities |
I heard about that yesterday afternoon. If this turns out to be true, then I wouldnt be suprised. Many head injuries such as this are deemed minor, thus are never checked out, and then people seemingly suddenly wind up dead because the damage/effects are not immediate. Always check out a head injury.
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06-29-2009, 09:57 AM
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I heard about that yesterday afternoon. If this turns out to be true, then I wouldnt be suprised. Many head injuries such as this are deemed minor, thus are never checked out, and then people seemingly suddenly wind up dead because the damage/effects are not immediate. Always check out a head injury.
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Exactly. I keep thinking about Natasha Richardson...
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06-29-2009, 01:52 PM
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Though the final result isn't known , it looks like Billy Mays died of heart disease, not any injury to the brain.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...ath/index.html
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