Billy Mays, was a great man, He could sell an electric toaster to a desert island, I swear it! He was always in your face "Projecting" some new item. His characteristic voice and no-holds-barred speaking manner made people listen whether they wanted to or not. I was one of the "or not" types. I used to whine "Stop screaming at me!" every time he was on, and race to see how fast I could change the channel.

For the longest time, I've always thought that Billy Mays was "The Baldwin Nobody wanted" He would totally fit in with that clan; Bad actor, perfectly manicured beard (amazing he never marketed a device for that in his long career as a pitch-man), always hooking up at parties.. anyhow.

Apparently the Baldwin estate put out a press release stating "No, he's not one of ours, and we wouldn't want him if he was. "

Let's hope that heaven didn't say the same thing.

You'll be missed, Billy!