Matt & Dani

Out of all the recent celebrity deaths... Ed, MJ, Farrah... Billy's death makes me the saddest. As you probably know, Billy Mays was a master pitchman of various products including OxyClean, Zorbeez and the Awesome Auger just to name a few. Many of us know him from his loud late night infomercials that would come on just as we were falling asleep. Recently the Discovery Channel (best channel ever) created a new show called Pitchmen that featured Billy and his long time friend and business partner Anthony 'Sully' Sullivan. Their show showed us the process of finding an inventor/invention and turning it into a household name/product. Apart from the business side of the show, we also got to see the personal sides of both Sully and Billy which is what I loved. Throughout the season we got to meet his family including his wife, daughter and son Billy Mays III who worked beside his father on many commercials shoots as a production assistant. I guess that's what makes his death all the more sad, knowing how close he was to his family and learning what a great guy he really was. R.I.P. Billy, we'll miss you. -M