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Should’ve be a cowboy….
RIP Toby Keith
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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The man gave a lot of his time and talent to entertain and support those in service of our country.
Always gave a damn about others. This is absolutely true.
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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Maybe they'll stop playing his sh Itty music now.. I guess we found a Dixie Chicks fan! You are making my point for me. He made low brow s hit music for retards.
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The wife drug me to see TK and a big tall fella by the name of Trace in Omaha several years back. He put on a great show. They both did.
Cancer sux.
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Maybe they'll stop playing his sh Itty music now.. I guess we found a Dixie Chicks fan! You are making my point for me. He made low brow s hit music for retards. Very sad, do you all think this fellow can dig himself out of the hole he dug? Pretty sad posting crap on the occasion of a persons death.😳
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So long to a man who loved his country. +1.
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Toby Keith came through Taji Iraq with Ted Nugent in 2004 - they were coming into Iraq straight out of Afghanistan and had been traveling 16-20 hours at that point with Baghdad as the final destination for that night.
They landed late, started the show late - and then played an extra hour or more closer to two hours - "just because" they wanted to. We were running the flight to Baghdad for them, so holding the helos wasn't a problem.
I learned a couple things that night -
1. Regardless of the politics - both went above and beyond to ensure that they were there to break up what was a long tour with a personal connection to the troops.
2. We had no idea how may guitars were deployed with our soldiers - they sat and signed probably 120-150 instruments after the show - and didn't quit until the last one was done.
I got escort them out to the flight line and to the pad for lift-off, we were about 10 minutes late notifying the UH-60 crews, and VBC in Baghdad was having issues with indirect fires - so everything went into "on hold" phase at the pad.
Both entertainers were smoked - they'd just added another 4 hours or more onto the 20 they'd already been through, and still had to get into VBC for the night. We're standing at midnight-30 in 85 degree heat, battel rattle, and listening to thumps in Baghdad from the rockets.
Toby still made a point to walk to every solider on the pad and shake their hand and tell them that they were doing good and were great Americans. You could feel the fatigue coming off him in waves, but he never once acted like "THE GUY" that had pretty much just won every award possible in Nashville 2-3 weeks prior. It was a special night many, and very personal look at an entertainer that went further than he had to, when he didn't have to.
Ted Nugent did the same - he only wanted a bottle of water to refill his canteen before the flight, and made sure that he made the rounds as well. Both of them could have cut the visit much shorter and stayed closer to the schedule - but they didn't. They stayed there for the troops and made it work.
My picture of Toby will be standing there in the dim light our flashlights, hands in his pockets, that crushed cowboy hat on his head, rocking the OTV vest, and so tired he can only mumble by the time the aircraft arrived at the pad.
I don't think he cared much for meeting the brass - but he'd make every effort possible to ensure a young troop in any uniform had a chance to meet him, and to tell that troop that he supported them.
YMMV
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Yeah, heard that about 5 am this morning... Only 62. Last couple months, when I saw a pic of him I didn't even recognize who it was.... RIP, TK...
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Toby Keith came through Taji Iraq with Ted Nugent in 2004 - they were coming into Iraq straight out of Afghanistan and had been traveling 16-20 hours at that point with Baghdad as the final destination for that night.
They landed late, started the show late - and then played an extra hour or more closer to two hours - "just because" they wanted to. We were running the flight to Baghdad for them, so holding the helos wasn't a problem.
I learned a couple things that night -
1. Regardless of the politics - both went above and beyond to ensure that they were there to break up what was a long tour with a personal connection to the troops.
2. We had no idea how may guitars were deployed with our soldiers - they sat and signed probably 120-150 instruments after the show - and didn't quit until the last one was done.
I got escort them out to the flight line and to the pad for lift-off, we were about 10 minutes late notifying the UH-60 crews, and VBC in Baghdad was having issues with indirect fires - so everything went on phase at the pad.
Both entertainers were smoked - they'd just added another 4 hours or more onto the 20 they'd already been through, and still had to get into VBC for the night. We're standing at midnight-30 in 85 degree heat, battel rattle, and listening to thumps in Baghdad from the rockets.
Toby still made a point to walk to every solider on the pad and shake their hand and tell them that they were doing good and were great Americans. You could feel the fatigue coming off him in waves, but he never once acted like "THE GUY" that had pretty much just won every award possible in Nashville 2-3 weeks prior. It was a special night many, and very personal look at an entertainer that went further than he had to, when he didn't have to.
Ted Nugent did the same - he only wanted a bottle of water to refill his canteen before the flight, and made sure that he made the rounds as well. Both of them could have cut the visit much shorter and stayed closer to the schedule - but they didn't. They stayed there for the troops and made it work.
My picture of Toby will be standing there in the dim light our flashlights, hands in his pockets, that crushed cowboy hat on his head, rocking the OTV vest, and so tired he can only mumble by the time the aircraft arrived at the pad.
I don't think he cared much for meeting the brass - but he'd make every effort possible to ensure a young troop in any uniform had a chance to meet him, and to tell that troop that he supported them.
YMMV Great story, thank you. And RIP Mr. Keith
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Maybe they'll stop playing his sh Itty music now.. I guess we found a Dixie Chicks fan! You are making my point for me. He made low brow s hit music for retards. Seriously, learn to STFU.
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RIP sir.
I liked his music even tho he was an Obama voter
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Toby Keith came through Taji Iraq with Ted Nugent in 2004 - they were coming into Iraq straight out of Afghanistan and had been traveling 16-20 hours at that point with Baghdad as the final destination for that night.
They landed late, started the show late - and then played an extra hour or more closer to two hours - "just because" they wanted to. We were running the flight to Baghdad for them, so holding the helos wasn't a problem.
I learned a couple things that night -
1. Regardless of the politics - both went above and beyond to ensure that they were there to break up what was a long tour with a personal connection to the troops.
2. We had no idea how may guitars were deployed with our soldiers - they sat and signed probably 120-150 instruments after the show - and didn't quit until the last one was done.
I got escort them out to the flight line and to the pad for lift-off, we were about 10 minutes late notifying the UH-60 crews, and VBC in Baghdad was having issues with indirect fires - so everything went on phase at the pad.
Both entertainers were smoked - they'd just added another 4 hours or more onto the 20 they'd already been through, and still had to get into VBC for the night. We're standing at midnight-30 in 85 degree heat, battel rattle, and listening to thumps in Baghdad from the rockets.
Toby still made a point to walk to every solider on the pad and shake their hand and tell them that they were doing good and were great Americans. You could feel the fatigue coming off him in waves, but he never once acted like "THE GUY" that had pretty much just won every award possible in Nashville 2-3 weeks prior. It was a special night many, and very personal look at an entertainer that went further than he had to, when he didn't have to.
Ted Nugent did the same - he only wanted a bottle of water to refill his canteen before the flight, and made sure that he made the rounds as well. Both of them could have cut the visit much shorter and stayed closer to the schedule - but they didn't. They stayed there for the troops and made it work.
My picture of Toby will be standing there in the dim light our flashlights, hands in his pockets, that crushed cowboy hat on his head, rocking the OTV vest, and so tired he can only mumble by the time the aircraft arrived at the pad.
I don't think he cared much for meeting the brass - but he'd make every effort possible to ensure a young troop in any uniform had a chance to meet him, and to tell that troop that he supported them.
YMMV Thanks for sharing!
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Never listened to him, but I hate to hear
of anybody with cancer.
It's pure evil Yep.
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Maybe they'll stop playing his sh Itty music now.. I guess we found a Dixie Chicks fan! You are making my point for me. He made low brow s hit music for retards. Very sad, do you all think this fellow can dig himself out of the hole he dug? Pretty sad posting crap on the occasion of a persons death.😳 I haven't said anything negative about the person. Just what he did for a living.....now the fanboys, yes. I wish for his and his families sake he had taken better care of himself throughout the years.
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Place his ashes in a red solo cup. RIP Toby.
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Maybe they'll stop playing his sh Itty music now.. You are a piece of Sh 1t. I never said I was glad he died, it's too bad his alcoholism finally caught up to him. But his music is low brow garbage. He was smart enough to capitalize on dumb people's love of war and fake Patriotism Even though he capitalized well before 9/11.
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Toby Keith came through Taji Iraq with Ted Nugent in 2004 - they were coming into Iraq straight out of Afghanistan and had been traveling 16-20 hours at that point with Baghdad as the final destination for that night.
They landed late, started the show late - and then played an extra hour or more closer to two hours - "just because" they wanted to. We were running the flight to Baghdad for them, so holding the helos wasn't a problem.
I learned a couple things that night -
1. Regardless of the politics - both went above and beyond to ensure that they were there to break up what was a long tour with a personal connection to the troops.
2. We had no idea how may guitars were deployed with our soldiers - they sat and signed probably 120-150 instruments after the show - and didn't quit until the last one was done.
I got escort them out to the flight line and to the pad for lift-off, we were about 10 minutes late notifying the UH-60 crews, and VBC in Baghdad was having issues with indirect fires - so everything went on phase at the pad.
Both entertainers were smoked - they'd just added another 4 hours or more onto the 20 they'd already been through, and still had to get into VBC for the night. We're standing at midnight-30 in 85 degree heat, battel rattle, and listening to thumps in Baghdad from the rockets.
Toby still made a point to walk to every solider on the pad and shake their hand and tell them that they were doing good and were great Americans. You could feel the fatigue coming off him in waves, but he never once acted like "THE GUY" that had pretty much just won every award possible in Nashville 2-3 weeks prior. It was a special night many, and very personal look at an entertainer that went further than he had to, when he didn't have to.
Ted Nugent did the same - he only wanted a bottle of water to refill his canteen before the flight, and made sure that he made the rounds as well. Both of them could have cut the visit much shorter and stayed closer to the schedule - but they didn't. They stayed there for the troops and made it work.
My picture of Toby will be standing there in the dim light our flashlights, hands in his pockets, that crushed cowboy hat on his head, rocking the OTV vest, and so tired he can only mumble by the time the aircraft arrived at the pad.
I don't think he cared much for meeting the brass - but he'd make every effort possible to ensure a young troop in any uniform had a chance to meet him, and to tell that troop that he supported them.
YMMV Thanks for sharing! Ditto
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MARCEL: Sad that such a talent should pass away so young!
May he rest in peace.
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He was a good patriot and by all accounts a good man - RIP.
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