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
He had stomach cancer, dumbass.
And you don't think guzzling jack daniels for decades had anything to do with that? Ok....
It's too bad he went so young...relatively...
So every person that gets cancer is an alcohol abuser? Ok...
Some people don't seem to understand that cancer doesn't care how "healthy" one lives their life. Many alcoholics live to a ripe old age, same as smokers...and some of the healthiest eating people on earth die young of cancer...hell even many young people that have never drank or smoked in their lives die of cancer...
Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.
We saw him years ago, not too long after I came back from Bahrain. It was a spectacular show and when he sang “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” you couldn’t hear somebody yelling at you from a foot away. Goosebumps! 🇺🇸
RIP
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I saw him in Bahrain on a USO tour...soon afterwards SPECOPS Killed OBL. We joked amongst ourselves that it took Toby Keith, under the cover of a USO tour to kill that son of a b!tch.
I've found it's just best to put the idiots on ignore when they make posts looking for attention...Like the Fat Lady who sings too loud in church to try to atone for years of gluttony.
"Put none but Americans on guard tonight." -George Washington
"...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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
This great story is the impression that I got from Toby. It is good to hear that he was everything we thought he was. Good to hear that Ted was a stand up guy as well. Hard to replace these good Americans!
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
This great story is the impression that I got from Toby. It is good to hear that he was everything we thought he was. Good to hear that Ted was a stand up guy as well. Hard to replace these good Americans!
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
Sign of a person of zero character/ integrity that typed what you did. What a low life, good grief a person suffered and died . . . I know it’s all about you and you unbiased views.
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.
Don’t bother trying to explain yourself. Now we know what you think and who you are.
BTW, when you’ve already dug a hole deeper than your head, might as well stop and STFU. But rodents like you just keep digging. It’s in their misbegotten DNA. When it’s your turn we’ll see how you’ll face it. Doubt it’ll be like a man.
I don’t like to get into these stupid exchanges but you’re so far over the top it’s almost impossible to ignore. That’s the button I just pushed on your worthless drivel.
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty of give me death! P. Henry
Jerksome Handjob, you are a despicable low life scumbag, not to mention extremely judgmental of people you don’t know. You better watch out for mouth cancer; you already have diarrhea of the gums.
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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
Sign of a person of zero character/ integrity that typed what you did. What a low life, good grief a person suffered and died . . . I know it’s all about you and you unbiased views.
lets get real here...a lot here say the same crap about other singers/actors etc that are on the other "side". dems are pos, dems are traitors etc. I say that about dems, who has a dem for a friend? as far as I understand toby was a dem, obama supporter...so why is he being put on a pedestal now?.....bob
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
Sign of a person of zero character/ integrity that typed what you did. What a low life, good grief a person suffered and died . . . I know it’s all about you and you unbiased views.
lets get real here...a lot here say the same crap about other singers/actors etc that are on the other "side". dems are pos, dems are traitors etc. I say that about dems, who has a dem for a friend? as far as I understand toby was a dem, obama supporter...so why is he being put on a pedestal now?.....bob
He left the Democratic Party over a decade ago and was a registered independent. But who cares, he had a tough battle and died and last time I checked wasn’t a criminal. It’s ok to say a prayer for him no matter his political affiliation. “JH” is still an idiot, period end of story.
Toby, was a Okie first and foremost, loved his state and its people, OU fan to the end, real cowboy when young, football player, even simi pro, tough man, and most of all like most Okies, worked in oil patch as a rough neck, hardest work you can do. He was a NO bullshhhit kind of man, he did his career his way, hated corruption Nashville, couldn’t stand executives and brass, that’s why he was so highly thought of here in Oklahoma, he was just like all of us, married 40 years same woman, never heard of him being in trouble other than snatching someone up and shaking them a little, he could and would handle business. I take my hat off to a real Man, not a puss behind a keyboard like JH, I would love to meet you sometime, boy.
F cancer. Way too young. Not a huge fan, but I respect a guy who wears his partiotism on his sleeve and doesn't care who knows it. Plus he got those Dixie Chicks panites in a knot - never forget the dike singer with FUTK written on her shirt at some awards show. I bet he's still living in her head rent free. He also made me laugh now and again - take a listen below. Godspeed, TK.
I see where all the Dixie Chicks fans around the world are celebrating Toby’s death, with FUTB shirts on, they can’t make them fast enough, JH your the Dixie of the Fire now, how’s your pussy feel , little bitch !! A lot of yellow dog Democrats in OK, when the shiit goes down we will all be shoulder to shoulder fighting the hordes in Oklahoma when it happens. 77 counties and all Red.
I see where all the Dixie Chicks fans around the world are celebrating Toby’s death, with FUTB shirts on, they can’t make them fast enough, JH your the Dixie of the Fire now, how’s your pussy feel , little bitch !! A lot of yellow dog Democrats in OK, when the shiit goes down we will all be shoulder to shoulder fighting the hordes in Oklahoma when it happens. 77 counties and all Red.
Oklahoma is a massive s hithole. "Yellow dog democrats" = dipsh its
I knew him as a kid. We were in the same class in elementary school. He was a good guy then. I haven't talked to him since the early 70’s. It’s a little strange when someone you knew became so talented and famous. I enjoyed his music and appreciated the way he stood up for things I believed were important. His death definitely reminds me of my own mortality. RIP, Toby.
Deadlines and commitments, what to leave in, what to leave out...
I knew him as a kid. We were in the same class in elementary school. He was a good guy then. I haven't talked to him since the early 70’s. It’s a little strange when someone you knew became so talented and famous. I enjoyed his music and appreciated the way he stood up for things I believed were important. His death definitely reminds me of my own mortality. RIP, Toby.
His “How do ya like me now “ comes to mind from your post.
Rest in Peace, Toby. An thank you for your unflinching patriotism.
I'd be curious to know how many of us have put Jackson Handjob on "ignore" after his outrageous posts. It should be done across the board. Send the scum a message.
Maybe they'll stop playing his sh Itty music now..
There is always one a-hole that just has to has to comment when he should have kept his thoughts to himself. I liked his music and will miss him. RIP Toby.
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To the guys that say he was a democrat you might want to back that up a little. This is him singing at Trumps inauguration!!!
"However, in a 2017 interview with The Atlantic, he said the decision to play was a matter of duty rather than tacit support toward Trump, saying if "the president of the frickin' United States asks you to do something and you can go, you should go..."
"I performed at events for previous presidents [George W.] Bush and Obama"....
"Keith was a registered Democrat until 2008, when he re-registered as an independent, telling the Chicago Tribune in 2016, "I was a Democrat my whole life."
This stuff really isn't difficult to find..lol all are excerpts from news articles that took me 10 seconds to find.
The country needs a few more Toby Keith's running around right now. Never ever question where his loyalty was "His Country" regardless of what his voter registration was. Man was a patriot through and through.
The country needs a few more Toby Keith's running around right now. Never ever question where his loyalty was "His Country" regardless of what his voter registration was. Man was a patriot through and through.
To the guys that say he was a democrat you might want to back that up a little. This is him singing at Trumps inauguration!!!
"However, in a 2017 interview with The Atlantic, he said the decision to play was a matter of duty rather than tacit support toward Trump, saying if "the president of the frickin' United States asks you to do something and you can go, you should go..."
"I performed at events for previous presidents [George W.] Bush and Obama"....
"Keith was a registered Democrat until 2008, when he re-registered as an independent, telling the Chicago Tribune in 2016, "I was a Democrat my whole life."
This stuff really isn't difficult to find..lol all are excerpts from news articles that tool me 10 seconds to find.
The entertainment industry is historically left leaning. Not a big Jimmy Olsen scoop there.
So... in 2008, Toby wised up, left the demoRats behind, and became an Independent.
I say... Congratulations to him for wising up.. He wasn't the first, and there are thousands more still wising up every day. Watch some YouTube and you will get a feel for just how many.
And I personally do thank him much for his dedication to our peeps in the sandbox over the last 2 decades. I can't say I was a big Toby Keith fan, because I wasn't. Just not that into country. Nothing against Toby Keith.
So you say his music was simplistic. Ohhh-kaaay. Ever heard of a little band called Black Sabbath?
RIP, Toby Keith. A decent man gone too soon.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
To the guys that say he was a democrat you might want to back that up a little. This is him singing at Trumps inauguration!!!
"However, in a 2017 interview with The Atlantic, he said the decision to play was a matter of duty rather than tacit support toward Trump, saying if "the president of the frickin' United States asks you to do something and you can go, you should go..."
"I performed at events for previous presidents [George W.] Bush and Obama"....
"Keith was a registered Democrat until 2008, when he re-registered as an independent, telling the Chicago Tribune in 2016, "I was a Democrat my whole life."
This stuff really isn't difficult to find..lol all are excerpts from news articles that tool me 10 seconds to find.
The entertainment industry is historically left leaning. Not a big Jimmy Olsen scoop there.
So... in 2008, Toby wised up, left the demoRats behind, and became an Independent.
I say... Congratulations to him for wising up.. He wasn't the first, and there are thousands more still wising up every day. Watch some YouTube and you will get a feel for just how many.
And I personally do thank him much for his dedication to our peeps in the sandbox over the last 2 decades. I can't say I was a big Toby Keith fan, because I wasn't. Just not that into country. Nothing against Toby Keith.
So you say his music was simplistic. Ohhh-kaaay. Ever heard of a little band called Black Sabbath?
RIP, Toby Keith. A decent man gone too soon.
I'm just here pointing out facts. Mr gittr wanted evidence to back it up that Keith was a democrat and that I did. If facts make you mad, sorry.
Ps "Simplicitic" would be a complement for his music.
lets get real here...a lot here say the same crap about other singers/actors etc that are on the other "side". dems are pos, dems are traitors etc. I say that about dems, who has a dem for a friend? as far as I understand toby was a dem, obama supporter...so why is he being put on a pedestal now?.....bob
Objectivity is too much for this crowd. I mean after all he got hammered and sang songs about sticking boots in azzez and stuff! #merica lol
To the guys that say he was a democrat you might want to back that up a little. This is him singing at Trumps inauguration!!!
"However, in a 2017 interview with The Atlantic, he said the decision to play was a matter of duty rather than tacit support toward Trump, saying if "the president of the frickin' United States asks you to do something and you can go, you should go..."
"I performed at events for previous presidents [George W.] Bush and Obama"....
"Keith was a registered Democrat until 2008, when he re-registered as an independent, telling the Chicago Tribune in 2016, "I was a Democrat my whole life."
This stuff really isn't difficult to find..lol all are excerpts from news articles that tool me 10 seconds to find.
The entertainment industry is historically left leaning. Not a big Jimmy Olsen scoop there.
So... in 2008, Toby wised up, left the demoRats behind, and became an Independent.
I say... Congratulations to him for wising up.. He wasn't the first, and there are thousands more still wising up every day. Watch some YouTube and you will get a feel for just how many.
And I personally do thank him much for his dedication to our peeps in the sandbox over the last 2 decades. I can't say I was a big Toby Keith fan, because I wasn't. Just not that into country. Nothing against Toby Keith.
So you say his music was simplistic. Ohhh-kaaay. Ever heard of a little band called Black Sabbath?
RIP, Toby Keith. A decent man gone too soon.
I'm just here pointing out facts. Mr gittr wanted evidence to back it up that Keith was a democrat and that I did. If facts make you mad, sorry.
Ps "Simplicitic" would be a complement for his music.
I'm not mad. Just having some respect for a fallen fellow Patriot.. even if it took him til 2008 to get there. Not unique, by any measure. Lots of others have come over, too. The more, the merrier. MAGA.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
Morewood; Good evening to you sir, I hope you all are having the winter you need and can live with down there and you're all well.
I too enjoyed his music over the years and also hopes he RIP.
When my good wife got home tonight, we were briefly chatting about the day and she'd heard a blurb on the radio news regarding how he'd made a lot of his wealth not only through singing but as a restauranteur, starting his own record label and real estate investments as well.
Not that money is everything for sure Morewood, but I also note he and his wife married in '85 and he fully adopted her daughter. They also had two kids together and if any of them are in the news very often I've missed it.
Anyways sir, being married to someone for nearly 40 years and having a hand at raising 3 seemingly productive replacements, well that's not nothing, as some BC rednecks such as myself might say.
1) TK was smart enough to recognize an unfilled niche, and was talented enough and had sense enough to fill it and make likely make some very good money off of it. And 2) JH isn't smart enough to recognize a dry hole, thinks he has the talent to make something of it, and doesn't have the sense to know when to stop digging.
1) TK was smart enough to recognize an unfilled niche, and was talented enough and had sense enough to fill it and make likely make some very good money off of it. And 2) JH isn't smart enough to recognize a dry hole, thinks he has the talent to make something of it, and doesn't have the sense to know when to stop digging.
Bingo!!! JH is the new asshat of the Campfire and he wins by a mile.
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
AH64, same experience here. I saw a few singers come to Iraq, particularly the larger bases like Al-Asad. I appreciate them all. However, Toby Keith showed up one night at Camp Fallujah. Nobody comes to Fallujah. I didn't have time and honestly not that interested at the moment to go see him. If I remember correctly it was a small indoor meet and great or acoustics event because you were not having a concert here. Anyway, the next morning in the dark about 0530 I'm going to the dfac and I go in but hold the door open behind me for the next guy. Well [bleep] it's Toby Keith. By himself. I decided let the guy eat in peace. He said thanks Sir, I said no problem. He was behind me in line the whole time just never wanted to bother him for autographs or whatever.
Anyway whatever music you like, I respected him for that. God bless him and his family. Oh and [bleep] cancer!
1) TK was smart enough to recognize an unfilled niche, and was talented enough and had sense enough to fill it and make likely make some very good money off of it. And 2) JH isn't smart enough to recognize a dry hole, thinks he has the talent to make something of it, and doesn't have the sense to know when to stop digging.
Bingo!!! JH is the new asshat of the Campfire and he wins by a mile.
Agreed, and that's saying something.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
1) TK was smart enough to recognize an unfilled niche, and was talented enough and had sense enough to fill it and make likely make some very good money off of it. And 2) JH isn't smart enough to recognize a dry hole, thinks he has the talent to make something of it, and doesn't have the sense to know when to stop digging.
Bingo!!! JH is the new asshat of the Campfire and he wins by a mile.
The fact my opinion ruffles your feathers so much is the best part. Bunch of softies around here
1) TK was smart enough to recognize an unfilled niche, and was talented enough and had sense enough to fill it and make likely make some very good money off of it. And 2) JH isn't smart enough to recognize a dry hole, thinks he has the talent to make something of it, and doesn't have the sense to know when to stop digging.
Bingo!!! JH is the new asshat of the Campfire and he wins by a mile.
The fact my opinion ruffles your feathers so much is the best part. Bunch of softies around here
I just call them like I see them, and you my friend are a classless fool, too stupid to realize what he’s saying. Keep digging, you’re doing great work today.
1) TK was smart enough to recognize an unfilled niche, and was talented enough and had sense enough to fill it and make likely make some very good money off of it. And 2) JH isn't smart enough to recognize a dry hole, thinks he has the talent to make something of it, and doesn't have the sense to know when to stop digging.
Bingo!!! JH is the new asshat of the Campfire and he wins by a mile.
The fact my opinion ruffles your feathers so much is the best part. Bunch of softies around here
I just call them like I see them, and you my friend are a classless fool, too stupid to realize what he’s saying. Keep digging, you’re doing great work today.
1) TK was smart enough to recognize an unfilled niche, and was talented enough and had sense enough to fill it and make likely make some very good money off of it. And 2) JH isn't smart enough to recognize a dry hole, thinks he has the talent to make something of it, and doesn't have the sense to know when to stop digging.
Bingo!!! JH is the new asshat of the Campfire and he wins by a mile.
The fact my opinion ruffles your feathers so much is the best part. Bunch of softies around here
I just call them like I see them, and you my friend are a classless fool, too stupid to realize what he’s saying. Keep digging, you’re doing great work today.
Be outraged
I admire your dedication to stupidity. Pity it isn’t an Olympic event, gold for sure. You tell em Barney.
1) TK was smart enough to recognize an unfilled niche, and was talented enough and had sense enough to fill it and make likely make some very good money off of it. And 2) JH isn't smart enough to recognize a dry hole, thinks he has the talent to make something of it, and doesn't have the sense to know when to stop digging.
Bingo!!! JH is the new asshat of the Campfire and he wins by a mile.
The fact my opinion ruffles your feathers so much is the best part. Bunch of softies around here
I just call them like I see them, and you my friend are a classless fool, too stupid to realize what he’s saying. Keep digging, you’re doing great work today.
Be outraged
Toby Keith made this world a better place. What have you done?
To the guys that say he was a democrat you might want to back that up a little. This is him singing at Trumps inauguration!!!
"However, in a 2017 interview with The Atlantic, he said the decision to play was a matter of duty rather than tacit support toward Trump, saying if "the president of the frickin' United States asks you to do something and you can go, you should go..."
"I performed at events for previous presidents [George W.] Bush and Obama"....
"Keith was a registered Democrat until 2008, when he re-registered as an independent, telling the Chicago Tribune in 2016, "I was a Democrat my whole life."
This stuff really isn't difficult to find..lol all are excerpts from news articles that took me 10 seconds to find.
Hell, I grew up in a democRATic household. I identified as a democRAT up until around 2000. However, I quit voting democRAT in 1980. My folks identified as democRAT right up until they died in 2019 and the end of 2023. However, they voted for the Republicans from 1980s also.
Carter changed both my and my folks attitudes, but then that is also when the entire democRATic party started changing. My folks weren't LBJ Johnson fans. They voted for Humphrey, only because they hated Nixon in 1968 and 72. They held their nose when they voted for Humphrey in 68.
If you were our age range, and were from the south, you grew up as a democrat. But as the party changed and embraced communism and socialism, life took a left turn. Today's Republicans are more like what Democrats use to be and no one is really like Republicans were like in the 1950s.
But Toby Keith was a patriot, like many folks from Oklahoma would be. Patriotism and Party affiliation are not necessarily, hand in hand with folks who are patriots.
Rest in Peace Toby. You won't be forgotten for quite a while.
Sad the Good Lord took you home so early in your life. But then Mr Handy makes a good point. Filtering a bunch of booze thru your stomach and liver, not forgetting some drugs also, the music crowd likes to do, takes a toll on a body, regardless if you are a patriot or not.
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