Chad- I too am a hater of commercials, and normally skip past them on the old DVR, but you have to admire the technical magic of the direct marketing adds. They have it down to a science. Watching “Pitchmen” really hammers home how much work goes into it. And in Billy Mays case, they don’t sell some of the crap others do. They wisely chose to push quality and value, instead of quantity and flash.

And Oxyclean REALLY works! (Unless you leave the top off and let it sit for ages in the closet, then it isn’t much better than sand. Like food, it needs to be kept fresh)

That’s sad, and I get it. Because, you are a great man.

No sarcasm intended.

I was thinking of someone else

You are right, Trog. Billy Mays was and is a “blue-collar” hero. Comparing him to MJ or Farrah is like apples and oranges. I mean, BM was not one who commanded the world’s attention, and yet he was a great example of how we should be.

That said, because he wasn’t as famous, his life has not been dissected like the others in question.

But, I’m with you. People should still care.

Not one single comment, yet we have raging arguments over on the Michael Jackson hero-worship threads.

Cmon, folks! Billy Mays worked hard and was successful. THAT is what the American Dream is all about! He did it without getting arrested, sued or accused of heinous crimes! Let’s talk Billy!