Toby Keith: The Missing Philadelphia Lampshades
At one of the concert venues in the greater Philadelphia area, two lightbulbs are burning with missing lampshades.
Why? We had a party. Toby Keith had a party.
At a Toby party, there are no rules.
Usually, these soirees happened after a show and lasted well into the night. Music, singing, dancing, and carrying on. Oh, I forgot whiskey and tequila.
Toby could have as many as 10 people on his bus burning off steam to release stress from being on the road. Many of these people knew how to have fun. Toby had many friends. Celebrities, major league sports figures, songwriters, and other country stars would come after the show to talk or have a few drinks.
David Wells of the New York Yankees was a frequent guest. He would visit, have a few drinks, and disappear leaving us to talk about his perfect game or his Babe Ruth hat. He once wore Babe Ruth’s actual 1930s hat in a game during a game in 1997. He was fined $25,000. He had paid $35,000 for it.
Mrs. Razz and I, being big Yankee fans, were always happy to see him. He was always willing to talk about Mr. George Steinbrenner or Derek Jeter. He asked about radio, and we’d talk about bands.
One night after a few drinks and someone dancing with a lampshade on their head, He signed it for my nephew Brendan. It holds a special place in his home.
A year or so later…
David excused himself early from the party as Toby recalled the lampshade autograph. Toby insisted on us having one for ourselves. So, he unscrewed one from the lamp on the table and signed it to my wife Kelly. He wrote “Kelly, Boomer Rocks. Toby Keith”.
Yes, Boomer does rock. He sold Babe Ruth’s hat at auction for $537, 278.
As for the lampshade signed to Mrs. Razz, it’s missing. We are only missing one. The concert venue is missing two.
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