Billy Mays. That magnificent beard. That magnificent son of a bitch. Dead at 50. I know some people that were hit harder by this news than the deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, and David Carradine combined.
The awesome pitchman of the AwesomeAuger. The mighty bearded master of the Mighty Putty. The originator of the OxiClean and OrangeGlo. No longer with us. “But WAIT, THERE’S MORE!” Actually Billy, there is no more this time. If we call now, all we get is the memories of your screaming through my TV trying to get me to buy the Big City Slider. It was great late night TV when your options are watching Cradle 2 The Grave on TNT for the 87th time, or the Astros replay of them getting shut out again. It’s too bad we won’t get any new ads with Mr. Mays, I was really looking forward to him starting to tap into the RonCo demographic. GreatestGriller? Bionic Blender? Those would have been great products. Farewell Billy.
On another note, I’ve been listening to Sporting News Radio so I have an idea of what to expect when 1560 picks them up later this year. So far, Todd Wright is Luis Scola. Jason Goch is Brian Cook. I’m hoping Tim Brando doesn’t turn out to be T-Mac… which is what I’m lead to believe he is. Here’s some tidbits from Goch’s show:
- “Everyone says soccer is gonna take over the 3 major sports” – No one says that.
- “I like my prime rib well done. People say that takes away all the flavor, I just throw some salt on there” – There are no words.
I hope Frankie The Bull’s Recap fills your 3 hour spot, Mr. Goch.
Edit: I had to include this. Sums up exactly what I imagined would happen…
Somewhere at the Pearly Gates, St Peter is listening to someone shout… HI, BILLY MAYS HERE… 🙁 http://bit.ly/NTbEi #fb
— Mig #BTSOOEveryone (5-1) (@migemunderscore) June 28, 2009
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