The death of Toby Keith leaves me, like so many events at my age, with mixed emotions. At only 62, he feels like an older contemporary now. But back in college when I came to adore Toby, he was a sexy, older singer that made me feel woo'd and charmed when he sang about wishing he was a cowboy. He was a country boy that seemed both innocent and world-weary with dreamy eyes and a deep vibrato. I just knew that his hands were rough from work but his heart was warm. It had to be. On "He Ain't Worth Missing" he gave us girls hope for the next terrible boy that would only break our hearts again. And boy, were we ready for it! He made us want to give that good friend a try.....the boy we kept pushing to the waiting line. Maybe he could be the one! Later as an adult and a divorcee, his lament of a lost marriage in "Who's That Man" cut me right to the quick. Even though Toby was married to his wife, Tricia, since the 80's he...