Toby Keith Passes Away

[Von Halen]

The Red Solo Cup dude is gone at 62. Was dragged to one of his concerts by a female once. It was horrible. The music sucked and he was hammered. He was a funny motherfucker on stage that night though. Would have been a better show if he had just done stand up comedy.

[twonabomber]

I didn't know he was 62. Thought he was closer to my age.

My sister in law would always go to his shows and do the meet and greets. My brother wouldn't go see that garbage, either.

I think the only thing I dislike more than Dave Grohl is cuntry music. Give me a day or two and I will probably find something else I dislike.

[Kristy]

In a recent interview with the Oklahoma City television station KWTV, Mr. Keith, who played a run of shows in Las Vegas in December, said he was still in treatment. “Cancer is a roller coaster,” he said. “You just sit here and wait on it to go away — it may not ever go away.” He said that his Christian faith was helping him get through the treatment and the potential dark outcome.

Nothing eradicates cancer like Christian faith, is there?

[Nitro Express]

Meh. Just another rubber stamp cowboy manufactured by the Nashville Machine. Johnny Cash, Buck Owen’s and Hank Williams were real country music. It pretty much went to shit in the 80’s.

[DLR Bridge]

I was just at his Oklahoma restaurant this past Friday. We’re all drinking, having a good time, then someone from our group mentioned he had stomach cancer. It was almost like one of those SNL Debbie Downer sketches. I knew nothing about him, only of him.

[Nitro Express]

Country western was not my thing but my mom’s side of the family had real cowboys in it. My grandfather used to break horses and he had a finger missing because it got caught between the saddle horn and the rope when he roped a calf. The only time you did not see him with a Stetson hat is when he was sleeping. He would hang his hat on a nail in the wall. When he died his hat hung up on that wall as long as my grandmother lived.

[Nitro Express]

If you have never rode a bucking horse for fun you aren’t a real cowboy. Anyone can buy a big hat, a big belt buckle and some boots.

[FORD]

I guess he really won't ever smoke weed with Willie again now.....

[Nickdfresh]

Not a huge country fan but this sucks. I didn't realize he had stomach cancer. I think one of his former bodyguards opened a pretty good BBQ restaurant not far from where I used to live in the southern tier of NY...

[Kristy]

Was in the grocery store earlier and they were playing his hits like it was his funeral or something.

[Fairwrning]

I would out smoke Willies' old ass...

[Fairwrning]

62 is rough though..dude had lost a ton of weight

[Nitro Express]

Toby Keith with Sammy Hagar in 2007.

Ed and Al hated every other band — everybody else sucked. When I hear a musician I like, I want to embrace him, bring him backstage, make him welcome. I brought Kenny Chesney backstage on that tour and took him to meet Eddie. Eddie shook his hand and turned around. "I gotta take a shit," he said. He walked into the john with the guy standing right there.

Another time, Toby Keith came to see us in Oklahoma City, not far from his hometown. I decided to do his "I Love This Bar" during my acoustic segment and Toby would walk out midway through the song and sing the rest of it with me. Toby told me that while he was waiting backstage, Eddie cornered him and tried to keep him from going out: "Why would you want to go on with him?" Ed asked. "Why didn't you come out with us?" "You didn't invite me," Toby said. "I'm inviting you now," Eddie said. "Why are you wearing that cowboy hat?" "I'm a country guy," said Toby. "No, it's because you're bald," said Eddie.

Toby walked out onstage halfway through the song and the place exploded. Eddie went crazy the rest of the night. He destroyed his dressing room after the show. His son, Wolfie, was in my dressing room, scared and crying.

[Nitro Express]

Toby hung around Sammy Hagar. That’s probably what gave him the cancer.

[DLR Bridge]

Well, that’s certainly not a very good Ed story. Of course, he was hanging out in the pits of hell at that time, but still…

[Catfish]

He put that pig Hagar into his dumb solo cup song. Anyone who is friends with him deserves to die!

[Seshmeister]

Well, that’s certainly not a very good Ed story. Of course, he was hanging out in the pits of hell at that time, but still…

These stories came from Hagar though so who knows how true any of it is.

[Nitro Express]

It’s from Sam’s book Red.

[DLR Bridge]

Oh I know, and it is a book full of shit, but the dialogue tracks with the Ed of that time.

[FORD]

[Rikk]

I don't celebrate anyone's death. I've seen enough death in my life to never be happy...even if I don't like the person. (OK, well, I did raise a glass in glee the night John Wayne Gacy was executed...but usually...)

But yeah, that kind of music goes over my head.

BUT I never say "I hate country music" only because Johnny Cash is one of my favorite artists in history. I put Johnny Cash up there with prime-era Dave. Merle Haggard is also fucking awesome. Some of those classic country stars. Patsy Cline was also super-talented.

But the new country shit does nothing for me. But, hey...sad shit. Dying of stomach cancer at 62 sucks. (It's also supposed to be one of the most painful ways to die...I remember reading that Dio's last days were fucking terrible.)

[Rikk]

"Toby walked out onstage halfway through the song and the place exploded. Eddie went crazy the rest of the night. He destroyed his dressing room after the show. His son, Wolfie, was in my dressing room, scared and crying."

Jesus Christ...even if this story is true...Sam actually wrote that down and let the public read this story.

NO FUCKING WONDER Alex hates him so much. You'd think Wolfgang would hate him too for saying such awful shit about his dad...but it looks like Wolfgang has the same lack of integrity Sammy does.

[Nitro Express]

Jesus Christ...even if this story is true...Sam actually wrote that down and let the public read this story.

NO FUCKING WONDER Alex hates him so much. You'd think Wolfgang would hate him too for saying such awful shit about his dad...but it looks like Wolfgang has the same lack of integrity Sammy does.

Dirt sells. $ammy likes $$$$$$$. I wouldn’t trust that guy. It was obvious Ed had problems. Yeah you don’t sell dirt on friends like that.