No Zorbeez can sponge these tears.
No amount of Mighty Putty will heal my broken heart.
RIP u midnight stallion haired prince of sales, Billy Mays…
I am pretty close with Billy Mays Jr, by which of course I mean that I follow him on Twitter, and he had the following to say for his late father:
# This feels like one of those times when I would call my dad and say “What should I do?” He’s still answering but now it’s from within.about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter
#wearblue4billy – Wear blue tomorrow in memory of Billy- I didn’t come up with this but it made me smile and my dad would surely be honored.about 4 hours ago from UberTwitter
All your replies and messages are a great comfort to me. Thank you all for the condolences.about 4 hours ago from UberTwitter
I’m thankful I got to talk to my dad last night. I miss him immensely already. But I feel him with me.about 5 hours ago from UberTwitter
With the family. Um… Not quite sure what to say right now. All the support from you guys does help.about 8 hours ago from UberTwitter
On my way to the house. He’s gone. I’m gonna be strong for him. Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers everyone.about 8 hours ago from UberTwitter
it seems to be all too real at this point. Thank you.about 9 hours ago from txt
My dad didn’t wake up this morning.. I’m sure you’ll all hear about it. It hasn’t yet hit me but it’s about to.about 9 hours ago from UberTwitter
Mays was unique in the infomercial world for not being a shameless huckster. None of his endorsed products, that I am aware of, have been shown to be junk that is incapable of performing the tasks claimed on their advertising. In addition to just appearing to be a pretty pleasant and genuine guy, Mays had a sense of realness about him that is lacking in both sales and showbiz, and he was holding a commanding lead in both arenas before his passing.
I would never condone violence against the ShamWow guy Vince, but I do feel us Mays fans are called upon to do SOMETHING to avenge his final wishes via “shamPow”…
I last saw Billy on the Tonight show talking to Conan with his co-host Anthony Sullivan about their new show Pitch Men.