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billy mays was a pitchman “with confidence!”

Monday, June 29th, 2009

I always thought Billy Mays was cool and kitschy; hey, he was so good at his job that he made me believe I couldn’t live without OxyClean (turns out he was right – that stuff really does work). It wasn’t until my eight year old daughter, Stella, became obsessed with him that I really started paying attention, though. Stella called herself “Billy Mays’ Number One Fan,” and I don’t think she was kidding. She referenced him at least 10 times a day, recorded every episode of “Pitchmen” and did a fantastic impression of him. She thought he was handsome and smart. Billy Mays made my little girl happy, and that made me happy, too.

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