Rack Em Rack is really sick
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We are working on a new animation for superdeluxe.com and we wanted to get Rack ‘Em Rack to do one of the voices. So a few weeks ago we decided we would go out and track him down. We spent several hours going by his usual hangouts and asking around. Most people in Athens don’t know him by Rack Em Rack (a nickname that we gave him) or even Willie. Everyone here calls him “Chicken”. After many conversations and a lot of misinformation we finally found a group of people downtown that seemed to know what they were talking about. They said that Willie had gotten really sick and had moved into an assisted living facility. Now we’ve heard many rumors about all of our guys over the years so we don’t believe anything until we’ve seen it.
Roger and I headed over to this facility to see if he was really there. We asked at the front desk if they had a Willie James Huff and the guy said he didn’t. We were relieved that he wasn’t there because everyone we’d seen so far looked to be in pretty bad shape. As we were turning to leave he said that we may want to double check in the back to make sure he wasn’t there. We did just that and the nurse said he actually was in there. She led us to the cafeteria we she said he was having dinner. I was hoping that they had another Willie Huff, but it was Rack Em. He was excited to see us, but he was defiantly not his usually happy and energetic self. Apparently he has a very serous condition and has been given six months to live. I was crushed by this news. Willie may have had is faults, but he is a great guy. I spent thirteen hours in the car with him when we took him to NYC to be on the Stern show. I’d never seen anyone so excited to see New York. Within few hours he knew the streets better than we did. We left the facility really bummed out.
We returned the next day to bring him some DVDs and T Shirts. He seemed to be doing much better and even felt up to doing the voice over for the animation. I started to think that he may not be that sick, but his nurse said that’s how it goes with his condition, there are good days and bad days. As he was recording the voice over I couldn’t help but think that this may be the last time we ever get to work with him.
Most people have only seen the first video that we shot with Willie, but that was over seven years ago. He really cleaned up his act since then. He stopped drinking and doing all of the other things that weren’t great for his health. If you have seen the job interview prank you can tell how much he has changed, but still remained funny.
Willie has made millions of people laugh over the years and has inspired many people to do their own Rack Em tribute videos on You Tube. We were trying to think of the best way for Willie’s Fans to bring a little happiness into the time he has left. If you are a fan of Willie’s and you want to do something I think the best thing you can do is write him a letter. Tell him how he made you laugh. Tell him how you and your friend quote him all the time. Tell him how you were having a bad day and you watched one of his videos to cheer you up. This guy has had a hard life, but I can tell you for a fact that he loved making those videos with us and he loved making people laugh.
-Waco and Roger
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May 15th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Honestly, this man is one of the funniest people I’ve ever seen. I love this man to death and I don’t even know him. My friends and I quote his phrases atleast 10 times a day and it never gets old. Willie, myself and millions of others love you to death. Get well soon.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
what is wrong with willie???
May 16th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
We love willie with like everything in us we’ve been watching his video’s forever now he always makes us laugh and we quote him constantly like:
“HELLO! YOU WANNA FU** MEH?!”
“I WANNA STICK MY DI** IN A BIG BOWL OF PUDDIN”
“I, I WANT TO SUCK, YO DI**”
God, everything about his videos makes me happy, he’s pretty much the greatest
when things seem to be the worst his videos are the only thing to make me laugh, he’s such a character and most definitely one of a kind
no one can honestly be as funny as him
he’s amazing
Love,
Kim and Jess
May 18th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
It is very dissapointing to hear that Willie is really sick. I hope he gets better, and he gets to go on with his life..he has a lot going for him. Get well Willie!!!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
i am so sad that willie is sick! my friends and i love him! Every time we watch his videos we die out laughing. It never gets old! we are constantly saying quotes from his vidoes, and every time we eat we always say when you beat the georgia bulldog, ya gonna feel the bulldog bitttee. i sure will miss him!! get well =]
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July 18th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Thats really upsetting news.
Rack’em Willy is the man.
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July 25th, 2008 at 12:13 am
I just hate to tell ya’ll this but willie is dead. He died about a month ago.
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