Posted on 07/01/2009 4:42:56 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
"Hi, Billy Mays here!"
Unfortunately we won't be able to hear Billy Mays say that again in person but that recorded line is destined to live on for as long as there are people. The untimely death of Billy Mays inspired numerous accolades from around the country including this tribute video, one of many that you can find on YouTube. However, in contrast to the almost universal admiration of Mays, there was one discordant note sounded on the opinion page of the Christian Science Chronicle in the form of this sneering column written by one Darryl Campbell. You can almost hear the elitist condescension dripping as Campbell looks down his haughty nose at Billy Mays:
It's almost impossible to go a full day without hearing the words "Hi, Billy Mays here" at least once. For over a decade, Billy Mays pitched everything from laundry detergents to Mighty Putty, Hercules Hooks to health insurance, to the television-viewing public. He was neither an inventor-salesman like Ron Popeil nor a celebrity endorser like Suzanne Somers; instead, he used his talent for working a crowd and an infinite capacity for shouting (he insisted that it was "projecting") in order to become the best-known and by far the loudest practitioner of the old-school hard sell.
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Jesus night lights has to be pitched in Spanish when your audience is mostly Spanish speaking and understand little English.
You have a great one too Alfa6. Take care...
Christian Science Chronicle?? LOL This moron could not even follow his own link. There is no such publication.
heheheheh...... : )
Look, there are many reasons for me to be disgusted at the CS Monitor now, but this article is not one of them.
My mistake. Corrected to Monitor on original article.
It also struck John Stossel as sneering.
agree 100%
saw Billy on the CNBC special about infomercials
he was one hard working guy, and all capitalist
RIP
OH well, I guess I just did not care for Billy Mays all that much.
BTT
Billy started with nothing and worked his ass off.He made himself a success,which is what capitalism is about.Unfortunately,that system is being demolished and replaced with social collectivism.
Ed McMahon
Billy Mays
Karl Malden (American Express)
Been a bad week for pitchmen -- Mr. Shamwow here should be making an appointment for an EKG if he's been paying attention.
He was a nice man with a nice family. He worked hard, was very generous and appreciated the success he attained.
I would have loved to meet the man. He seemed very genuine, even when pitching products.
What’s not to like?
The funny thing is, that I saw one of his commercials tonight and he was actually not all that bad either.
If you noticed him yelling at you, he had your attention. That is the only think he wanted.
The new show "Pitchmen" details the pains these guys take to make sure the items they're hawking really work.
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