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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 2:36 pm
aahh thanks for sharing their statements. Michael touched so many lives, from the most famous of people to the little boy down the street or in a far away country. My heart goes out to those friends. I so wish he could have done at least one of those concerts, to just feel the love from his fans one last time. My heart aches for his kids. When I hear 'You are not alone' I imagine his kids listening to it and I just bawl.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 4:19 pm
You can tell what a remarkable person he must have been by the depth of feeling in the words coming from his friends. Michael Jackson will be missed.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 6:54 pm
I feel for Elizabeth Taylor.. She actually broke her silence in Twitter (yep she tweets now and then, looks like her publicist gathered those thoughts with her as well.. Of course with tweets you read from the bottom.. I keep looking at the photo he gave me of himself which says, "To my true love Elizabeth, I love you forever." And I will love HIM forever. 2:08 PM Jun 26th from web I can't imagine life without him. But I guess with God's help I'll learn. 2:06 PM Jun 26th from web I don't think anyone knew how much we loved each other. The purest most giving love I've ever known. Oh god! I'm going to miss him. 2:04 PM Jun 26th from web It can't be so. He will live in my heart forever but it's not enough. My life feels so empty. 2:01 PM Jun 26th from web I was packing up my clothes to go to London for his opening when I heard the news. I still can't believe it. I don't want to believe it. 2:00 PM Jun 26th from web We had so much in common and we had such loving fun together. 1:59 PM Jun 26th from web My heart...my mind...are broken. I loved Michael with all my soul From DameElizabeth on Twitter. I just felt so for her, she had been getting ready to go to London to go to one of his concerts there.
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-16-2005
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 9:11 am
Billy Mays has been found dead in his home: LINK to Tampa Bay Online
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 9:57 am
I read the article. That is too bad.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 10:24 am
Sad for his family.
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Pamplemousse
Member
09-28-2003
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 3:25 pm
sorry couldn't get the link to post but it has been reported Gale Storm passed away at age 87
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 3:27 pm
I remember Gale Storm in My Little Margie
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 7:59 pm
Pitchmen's Billy Mays has also died. What a terrible month so far.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 11:35 pm
Our 11pm news tonight noted that Billy Mays had been on a flight yesterday that had a very rough landing and they showed him talking about something hitting his head. So I guess they are wondering if that might have triggered something that led to his death overnight.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 4:05 am
Seamonkey I was thinking the same thing after I heard he had been on that plane!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 6:20 am
Comedian Fred Travalena dies of cancer Comedian and impersonator Fred Travalena died Sunday afternoon after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 66. Travalena -- known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces" -- died at home in Encino, California, surrounded by family, according to his publicist. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2002 and prostate cancer in 2003. Following five years' remission, the lymphoma returned in 2008. "Since that time, he has been in and out of treatment, consisting of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation," spokesman Roger Neal said. During Travalena's 40-year career, he entertained audiences with impressions of celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Bob Hope. He was a regular on the "Tonight Show," with Johnny Carson. Travalena is survived by his wife of 39 years, Lois; sons Fred IV and Cory; daughter-in-law, Kelly; and a granddaughter. Private services will be held this week, with a public memorial service to be announced later.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 6:56 am
I hadn't heard his name in ages! He was such a fixture on shows when I was a kid.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 8:38 am
FRED TRAVALINA
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 9:29 am
I remember him also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 9:55 am

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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 10:07 am
Pitchman Billy Mays Had Enlarged Heart Product pusher Billy Mays had an enlarged heart and likely died over the weekend of a pulmonary embolism, or blocked artery, a medical examiner told reporters on Monday. There was no sign of head trauma. He was 50. Dr. Vernard Adams told reports that Mays' heart weighed 500 grams, or about 17.6 ounces. A typical male heart weighs about 10-12 ounces. The "heart disease that was found was certainly capable of causing the sudden death that he experienced." There was no indication of drug abuse, prescription or otherwise. Further test need to be made and the official ruling of cause of death won't be available for several weeks, Adams said. Mays told his wife, Deborah, he didn't feel well when he went to bed Saturday night. In the morning she found the booming-voiced OxiClean pitchman unconscious. Earlier in the day, he said he was hit on the head when the airplane he was riding in had a rough landing at Tampa Bay's airport. However, doctors found no evidence of head trauma during the autopsy. Link is to popeater.com
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 10:21 am
Yep, nothing to do with head trauma, though if he was walking with that problem, the excitement of the landing could have sent adrenaline flowing, perhaps that exacerbated things.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 6:19 pm
I loved Fred, I grew up with my parents watching him. We all loved him. That pic above looks different than I remember him looking though.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 6:31 pm
They interviewed Billy May's brother on a local station today. The brother grinned and said that Billy always said "I don't yell, I project." He certainly was know for that projected voice.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 7:07 pm
When he wasn't performing, Billy was actually very quiet and in many ways, almost shy. Hard to believe, but true. I had a very strong feeling the plane incident had nothing to do with his death.
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-16-2005
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 7:25 pm
Yankee- Didn't you say up earlier in the thread that you were just with Billy Mays this past week or weekend? Did you work with him?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 7:27 pm
Seems to have just been a coincidence, though I guess if you have an existing heart condition, who knows what stress could trigger? I'm sad for his family and for a man who certain seemed to be sweet when off camera. But I still don't want to see replays of his pitches because THOSE I found incredibly irritating and cause to reach for the rmote to mute or fast forward!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 7:27 pm
Yes, I was with him last week when he was in Los Angeles. He wasn't feeling well and was very quiet, nervous about his hip replacement, which was going to be today.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 8:48 pm
Since watching his show, Pitchmen, I loved Billy Mays and it breaks my heart that he is gone. He seemed like such a genuinely nice man who wanted to help people.
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