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Posted on 7/2/19 at 9:50 am to ExtraGravy
J. Hooks wehen they were on 99.5 when it was classic rock. No idea what hes up to now... W&J were great as i grew up, didn't care for where the show went in mid 2000s but they were hard to top in their prime. RIP.. Time to say bye bye, billy ed. 
Posted on 7/2/19 at 9:50 am to Tiger Prawn
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It wasn't exactly "sudden" considering he hasn't been on the show for at least around a month.
I understand that, but the press release used those terms.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 9:54 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
RIP sir!
Posted on 7/2/19 at 9:54 am to dukesilver72
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RIP.. Time to say bye bye, billy ed.
and I will not forget, boys & girls, to... eat it everyday
Posted on 7/2/19 at 9:54 am to 777Tiger
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sounds like it might have been the big C
And he was notoriously jaded about cancer treatment after his son. He felt doctors focused on the bottom line ($$$) rather than outcome.
He may have delayed treatment for something because of that. Certainly, folks noticed an accommodation for his illness at least back to the April (or even March) timeframe where they were cutting out at 9 and sneaking a best of hour there.
It's not like they were lazy - they've been gutting up before 4 am for almost 40 years. John was doing double duty, driving from the show to run his radio station in Beaumont in the afternoons.
If there is a lesson out there is - 18-hour days, while perhaps lucrative, are probably not the best things for your health.
But, a great voice and a great wit. He will be missed.
RIP John Walton.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 9:55 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Damn, sad news. Listened to them as a little kid with my Dad on the way to school up until about 5 years ago when I left Houston. Very talented guys .... Walton RIP
Posted on 7/2/19 at 9:57 am to Ace Midnight
I got tired of their schtick after high school, but I listened to them every day back then, and even some into adulthood before I just couldn't take the same formula every day. But for what they were, they were entertaining. And JW had a great voice for radio.
RIP.
And frick you, cancer.
RIP.
And frick you, cancer.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 9:59 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
I’ve been listening since The Old Storyteller was on the show. I always knew this day would come......
Long live the archives!!!!!! I wish I had every show on tape, as I’d start over from day one, and get another 30 years of entertainment!!!!!!!
Long live the archives!!!!!! I wish I had every show on tape, as I’d start over from day one, and get another 30 years of entertainment!!!!!!!
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:13 am to dukesilver72
"The dark one" had one of the all time best lines when they referenced Marc Morial at the Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame premiere in New Orleans. Walton asked Hooks if he went to the parade (which featured Morial riding up front with Mickey Mouse) and Hooks replied, "Yeah, I saw the big, dopey black rat in the front...and Mickey was next to him." 
RIP, John.
RIP, John.
This post was edited on 7/2/19 at 10:16 am
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:17 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
RIP Walton... the early to mid-nineties wouldn't have been the same without you.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:19 am to mikelbr
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I was a dedicated listener back in the 90s and loved their skits, Friday Funny Songs day, etc.
I go back to the 80's, Mr. O, Mr. Kenneth, Billy Ed Hatfield and Abdul Camel Jockey. Also story teller and the a-hole song on Friday's among others.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:21 am to Ace Midnight
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If there is a lesson out there is - 18-hour days, while perhaps lucrative, are probably not the best things for your health.
No, the lesson is that in life, you do what you want to do until you die. That's just how Walton lived his life.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:22 am to JPinLondon
quote:Exactly. I expect a little ire when it's in response to people who hate our way of life and no longer beat around the bush about it.
I would counter that based on the derangement of the Left, based on the violence of Antifa/SJWs, and the push to socialism, and away from free speech... those old guys were ahead of their time to criticize what they observed the last 10-12 years.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:30 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Damn this sucks. Johnson and Kenny just isn't the same. I hope they keep the show going though.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:31 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Bye. Felicia
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:35 am to mikelbr
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I know they went off the rails with politics in the last 10-12 yrs but I was a dedicated listener back in the 90s and loved their skits, Friday Funny Songs day, etc.
yeah I quit listening to them when they turned into a Fox News show.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:35 am to mikelbr
Johnson was also the Ole Story Teller, and The Movie Ninja
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:36 am to EastBankTiger
I was there! Good times!
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:37 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Wow. I had no idea that it was that bad. Damn.
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