Billy Mays died!
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:40:13 -0600, Jim Macey >
wrote:
>sf wrote:
>> Oh, come on George. He was a caricature of the pitchmen at county
>> fairs and they sell a lot of product.
>> (snip)
>>
>No, sf, he wasn't a "caricature" he was a real pitchman at county fairs,
>state fairs, Atlantic City, etc., where he honed his craft for many
>years; then from exposure in those areas, he was spotted and hired by
>one of the shopping networks (which are also real pitchpersons) and
>the rest is history.
>
Thanks! I didn't know that.
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