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TITLETOWN - A Decade Long Celebration Of The Greatest Achievement In College Athletics History => Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball => Topic started by: HawaiiCat on March 03, 2012, 01:09:17 PM
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Just got word that Shwan Alkhatib (A.K.A. Fatty) passed away yesterday. Nobody seems to know how it happened, but his brother found him already gone.
Schwan spent the last few months of his life working tirelessly to find doctors and treatment options for older brother, who is fighting cancer. Schwan put his own life on hold to move closer to his brother during the treatment process. The Alkhatib family has been dealing with the illness of one son for a while now, but the death of another is just too much to imagine. When remembering Fatty, think of his family as well.
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Just a sick feeling right now
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:frown:
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Never meet him in person. But wish I would have.
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He kicked my ass at tennis in high school on a regular basis.
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Never meet him in person. But wish I would have.
same.
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whoa. He was younger guy too. Mid twenties?
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whoa. He was younger guy too. Mid twenties?
yeah. tragic stuff.
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:frown:
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Maaaan, I didn't even know the guy, but his EMAWness always got me pumped for games/gave me hope that we had a chance. To say he'll be missed here is an understatement, prayers to his family.
Paint Heaven purple fatty!!
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Is this some kind of a sick joke?
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there has never been a better kstater. as kstaters, as townies, as kansans and as people, we are less than we were.
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there has never been a better kstater. as kstaters, as townies, as kansans and as people, we are less than we were.
well said sys.
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there has never been a better kstater. as kstaters, as townies, as kansans and as people, we are less than we were.
Perfectly said.
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Is this some kind of a sick joke?
No
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Is this some kind of a sick joke?
If only...
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there has never been a better kstater. as kstaters, as townies, as kansans and as people, we are less than we were.
/ripfatty
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Is this some kind of a sick joke?
No
Okay, now I believe this is true.
Wow.
:frown:
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RIP Fatty, you left a mark here we'll all remember.
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RIP Fatty.
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The last time I talked to Fatty was back in May. I told him not to buy the Bottomless Cup at the Student Union.
He did the math and agreed it was an awful buy. :frown:
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Rest in peace, my friend.
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Wasn't he living in the Bay Area, or was he back at K-State? I think he was a fellow computer engineer. Will be missed, even though I didn't know him personally. :frown:
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Updated above, but just in case you didn't see it...
Schwan spent the last few months of his life tirelessly working for his older brother, who is fighting cancer. The Alkhatib family has been dealing with the illness of one son for a while now, but the death of another is just too much to imagine. When remembering Fatty, think of his family as well.
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Wasn't he living in the Bay Area, or was he back at K-State? I think he was a fellow computer engineer. Will be missed, even though I didn't know him personally. :frown:
He was still a grad student at K-State, but he had moved to the bay area temporarily to help his brother.
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Thinking that Fatty should get a board here named after him... hang a banner... something, anything.
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Updated above, but just in case you didn't see it...
Schwan spent the last few months of his life tirelessly working for his older brother, who is fighting cancer. The Alkhatib family has been dealing with the illness of one son for a while now, but the death of another is just too much to imagine. When remembering Fatty, think of his family as well.
sickening, just effing sickening.
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Thinking that Fatty should get a board here named after him... hang a banner... something, anything.
This times 1000
RIP Fatts.
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Tragic. Can we get some part of the west stadium expansion named in memory?
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I'm sick right now. :cry:
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Thinking that Fatty should get a board here named after him... hang a banner... something, anything.
it's just not enough...but ya
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Dang. Very sad. RIP Fatty.
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This just means we'll have to win the Phillips and the whole damn NCAA tournament for fatty.
Bye fatty. R.I.P.
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Horrible news to learn of. RIP Fatty
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I just keep getting sadder and sadder. Fatty was truly an amazing person.
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I just keep getting sadder and sadder. Fatty was truly an amazing person.
Agreed. This is devastating.
Those closer to the situation: Please let us know what we can do to help. I know I can't do much, but I'll do what I can.
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It is a sad day. I'm glad I got to attend a game with fatty this year. It was a good day.
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I had the honor of meeting Fatty at MHK one evening along with another fellow goemawer. Could not have been a nicer guy. He complimented some of my posts, coming from him, that meant the world. RIP FATTY.
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:cry:
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Wow, unreal. :frown:
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I just keep getting sadder and sadder. Fatty was truly an amazing person.
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RIP Fatty
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I still can't believe this news. Tragic when someone so young has their life cut short.
He also went to away games like mad. Not quite on Weird Robert levels..but his ROAD EMAW was legit.
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RIP Fatty
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Ugh, rough ridin' shitty news. I used to know a couple of his siblings...great people.
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This is truly tragic. Fatty wasn't just loved on this site, but all of the other schools BBS's.
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Every post was a gift. :cry:
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wow what shocking news. He was a great K-Stater and a great board member. I can't remember him ever having anything but great, fun posts.
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The last two pics he sent me. He was at Stanford. We were joking about how bad they were academically...
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he titled this one, "goEMAW in the Stanford library!?"
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HawaiiCat does the family have any ideas on the cause or are they going to have to wait for the process?
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Sorry, SD. I feel awful for those of you who knew him personally.
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Tigerboard calling him a douche. Just disgusting what level's they will sink to.
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I personally didn't know him, but my bro was pals with him thru tennis and stuff. RIP Fatty :(.
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Tigerboard calling him a douche. Just disgusting what level's they will sink to.
good. he owned them. their reveling in this just proves that.
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It's been posted in other threads about F3, but the mods are going to be organizing tribute(s) to Shwan.
We'll post details and how everyone can be involved and lend support.
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T&P Fatty
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Tigerboard calling him a douche. Just disgusting what level's they will sink to.
Meh, I don't think anyone should give a crap what they think. That, and eff them.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzeg2nOnxkg
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Tigerboard calling him a douche. Just disgusting what level's they will sink to.
good. he owned them. their reveling in this just proves that.
yeah, i didn't realize he had so many posts over there.
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Terrible. bbs legend
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I'm sick. R.I.P. Fatty, you were a great guy.
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Simply one of the best, most talented Wildcats ever. Nobody could out-wit him. RIP.
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Good men die, but death cannot kill their names.
RIP Fats
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R.I.P. fats.
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Awful, awful news. I saw Fatty at the library several times a week last year and I always wanted to talk to him, but I was always too scared. Looking back on it, I wish I would have. :frown:
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I had the honor of meeting Fatty at MHK one evening along with anotherllow goemawer. Could not have been a nicer guy. He complimented some of my posts, coming from him, that meant the world. RIP FATTY.
That was me. I'm sad
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Sad news. Loved the videos.
RIP.
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Heroes live forever, but legends never die. :lynchmob:
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:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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I ran into him at the last nebrasketball game in lincoln. He was popping his big 12 shirt and yelling "IN YOUR FAT FACES!!!". It was beautiful.
So sad.
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RIP fatty. :cry:
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man, this sucks. FFF was cool...I actually ran into him and Saul on other boards long before here.
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Fatty was not only the greatest K-State fan on the planet, but he was a great person as well. His positive energy and his love for K-State inspired me to be a better person and a better KU fan. I'm really going to miss him. Thoughts and prayers with Shwan and his entire family.
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This truly sucks to hear and breaks my heart. RIP fatty
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Sucks to hear. Ts and Ps for FFF and family.
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heartbroken. RIP fatty4ksu
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Fatty was not only the greatest K-State fan on the planet, but he was a great person as well. His positive energy and his love for K-State inspired me to be a better person and a better KU fan. I'm really going to miss him. Thoughts and prayers with Shwan and his entire family.
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Thank you, Beams
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01/18/12 vs. Texas Bramlage Coliseum W (70-61, mcgruger dunk with 2 second left and every1 goes nuts)
I'll take 9it.
His final post. :cry:
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Bye FFF.
Safe travels to the next life my friend.
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That's terrible. He will be missed greatly. For those of us that have been around long enough we truly saw fatty grow up on these boards. He started on these boards at such a young age and he had become a legend. He was easily one of my favorite posters now and I had been wishing he would start posting more again. My thoughts go out to his family and friends including Tortuga/KK and the others on here that grew up with him.
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Man, just logged on after ESPN3ing the game to celebrate a little. Man, what a gut punch. Ts and Ps for the family.
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That's terrible. He will be missed greatly. For those of us that have been around long enough we truly saw fatty grow up on these boards. He started on these boards at such a young age and he had become a legend. He was easily one of my favorite posters now and I had been wishing he would start posting more again. My thoughts go out to his family and friends including Tortuga/KK and the others on here that grew up with him.
Absolutely one on the all time greats. Such a sad day. :cry:
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That's terrible. He will be missed greatly. For those of us that have been around long enough we truly saw fatty grow up on these boards. He started on these boards at such a young age and he had become a legend. He was easily one of my favorite posters now and I had been wishing he would start posting more again. My thoughts go out to his family and friends including Tortuga/KK and the others on here that grew up with him.
Absolutely one of the all time greats greatest. Such a sad day. :cry:
FYP. :cry:
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That's terrible. He will be missed greatly. For those of us that have been around long enough we truly saw fatty grow up on these boards. He started on these boards at such a young age and he had become a legend. He was easily one of my favorite posters now and I had been wishing he would start posting more again. My thoughts go out to his family and friends including Tortuga/KK and the others on here that grew up with him.
Absolutely one of the all time greats greatest. Such a sad day. :cry:
FYP. :cry:
Well done sir
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I was a blessed to have the chance to watch a few games with him. I'll never forget his sense of humor and passion. Ts and Ps Tortuga and all the other peoples lives he touched. I'll miss his optimism most. Being a kstate fan, its pretty hard to stay positive, he couldnt have been a better emaw'r. His spirit will last forever. Goodbye Fatty.
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No single poster has meant so much to a fanbase in the existence of BBS'ing.
RIP fatty.
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HawaiiCat does the family have any ideas on the cause or are they going to have to wait for the process?
They don't know right now. His brother came back from a chemo treatment and found him, already gone. His sister says there weren't any health concerns, and that this is a total shock. Family is devistated. I'll see if I can get info on where they are holding ceremonies so people can send a note. Fatty was Muslim, so keep that in mind if you decide to send a gift. I don't know what is acceptable and what isn't.
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They are having the funeral in California. I doubt anything will be held in KS since all of his family is in California now.
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Just heard about Fats. So sorry. I always enjoyed his work. Thoughts to his family, thoughts to you fellows.
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:kstatriot:
Wish I would have had the pleasure of meeting him. Truly a K-State legend
RIP Fatty. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends
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It was an honor to watch the Nebraska game with him in lincoln last year. My most recent PM is from him. R.I.P. you are still my role model.
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Fatty was the reason I joined ksufans over 5 years ago. Very sad to hear he passed away. There was nothing better than receiving a compliment from fatty, which he did often. I'm going to miss you fatty!
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so sad. RIP :kstatriot:
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This is just awful. Rest in peace, Shwan.
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a great tennis player, the greatest bbs'er, thoughts and prayers for Shwan and his family
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Fatty was the first poster I ever recognized/revered over at ksufans. his video's gave me goosebumps. his fandom was unmtached. RIP Fatty :combofan:
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So sad. Greatly respected him. Unlike most of us on here, he can't (won't) be replaced.
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It will be a shame if he doesn't get an article from at least one k-state beat writer. He was an eminence grise behind so much emaw culture.
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Very sad. Feel so bad for his fam and friends. Not much is more unfair than death at such a young age. I just can't imagine....
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Forget Poster of the Year, Poster of the Decade. fatty may have been Poster of the Century.
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There are no words :frown:
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Fatty, "the very best". He will be missed.
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FFF was the reason i started posting on KSU BBS's (ksufans). Now it just won't be the same
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Thoughts and prayers to FFF and his family.
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Should permanently rename the football board as a tribute to shwan imo.
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Any other former ksfers here who discovered message boards just after he left and were mystified by both the trail he left and the random appearances? He was Kurtz.
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Should permanently rename the football board as a tribute to shwan imo.
This.
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:(
rest in peace fatty.
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Just wanted to say RIP Fatty. I was always fond of your posts on Hornfans and the Shag. Hook 'em, Fatty!
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RIP Fatty. You were an idol to many a KState fan
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RIP
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Maybe put something like this
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in the banner. Use, change or do what you will, mods.
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So many fond memories of Fatty. RIP, friend.
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Never met Fatty but he was an inspiration.
His posts were so fun and optimistic that I felt I knew him and wish I truly had.
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Quite simply, the K-State message boarding community would not be what it is today without Fatty. Not even close.
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RIP Fatty. Thoughts are with your family and friends tonight.
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i didn't know him personally or anything but as others have said i really liked his optimism and sense of humor also the great youtubes. would have loved to watch a game with him. thoughts and prayers out to his family and friends. :kstatriot:
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Quite simply, the K-State message boarding community would not be what it is today without Fatty. Not even close.
Without question. And with that small community being the group buying the hushpuppies, so to speak, Fatty's role becomes even more evident. He was a salesman, maven, and connector all rolled into one.
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I never met fatty. I wish I had. I always wanted to.
Very few people can transcend normal BBSing and create an iconic identity, but he did it.
KSU lost one of it's best representatives today. Simply awful.
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I had the honor of meeting Fatty at MHK one evening along with anotherllow goemawer. Could not have been a nicer guy. He complimented some of my posts, coming from him, that meant the world. RIP FATTY.
That was me. I'm sad
My bad, we both had the privilege of getting to know FFF. Thinking about you Fatty :( thanks for everything.
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:frown:
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Good tribute thread from ShaggyBevo:
http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/showthread.php/107357-RIP-FattyFatFat-aka-Fatty4KSU
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Good tribute thread from ShaggyBevo:
http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/showthread.php/107357-RIP-FattyFatFat-aka-Fatty4KSU
Great link.
I'm sure he's warning his heavenly rivals of the pain coming their way when Jordy Nelson dies.
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It was an honor to watch the Nebraska game with him in lincoln last year. My most recent PM is from him. R.I.P. you are still my role model.
He was incredible that game. I remember him yelling at Nebraskans after the game in the concourse about how much he'd miss the $10 tickets and the free wins. Prayers to his family.
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I was Shwan's TA for chemical analysis at State. Great student, and such a lively personality. I'll always remember his first question for me - it wasn't anything about chemistry, it was "do you know who OJ Mayo is?" (this was right during the middle of GRCOAT).
so sad.
i saw these posts right after the game today and was just in shock.
T&P's to all his family and friends.
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I was Shwan's TA for chemical analysis at State. Great student, and such a lively personality. I'll always remember his first question for me - it wasn't anything about chemistry, it was "do you know who OJ Mayo is?" (this was right during the middle of GRCOAT).
lmao
:lol:
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The Phog:
He's trolling the angels now. RIP, fatty.
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=172&f=2488&t=8762214&p=1 (http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=172&f=2488&t=8762214&p=1)
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you'll have to sit by me. 1st to pm.
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I didn't have many personal interactions with fatty, but even so I felt like I knew him. I remember him as a young poster (he and others like Torguga were sort of the Winters of the early 2000s), then the videos, then the optimistic fan we've seen the last several years. I have always had an extra measure of respect for those fans that stuck with basketball and liked to post about it when being a K-State basketball fan was hard. By the time BBSing came around it was easy to be a football poster, but basketball was different. GPC had a free board for a time devoted to basketball, called the "Ahearn board", but like Altman, Asbury, and Wooly, it went away. A dozen or so of us were regulars, and when it died most migrated to other places with what I'm sure most thought was a foolish hope for the future of K-State hoops. The losses continued to mount and the disappointing season piled up, but a few of us remained, and fatty was one of those.
It was spring break, March of 2006 when much of that changed. I remember being in Bramlage and seeing him. There was an surreal excitment for fans like us, and we listened with hope as Bob Huggins was introduced that day. We talked about the anticipation of finally having some hope for basketball. It was a good day.
There were some other interactions through the years. A time or two at the westside Dillons for a quick conversation about K-State sports. The Central Florida football game when I got a call from a strange number (it ended up being fatty's) that ended up being from my wife and youngest son. They were sitting elsewhere in BSFS when the weird weather hit and were alright; somehow they ran into fatty and he let them use his phone to give me a call.
But then came that post and I thought going to a game with fatty sounded like a great time. I was not disappointed. Back and forth discussion about great moments of Wooldridge ball and the joy that the last couple years had brought. Memories of Snyder's first set of great years and the pride K-State football brought at the time. Little did I know that not only would I not ever have a chance to enjoy a game with him, but more importantly never would fatty get a chance to enjoy a game at the OOD, a place he had likely been hundreds of times.
Today I brought my 8 year old with me, and we sat in those same seats that I sat with fatty in a few months ago. A fellow goemawer told me before the game what he knew and I didn't really want to believe it. I only got confirmation after the game started. It was bittersweet watching with my son, hearing him enjoy going back and forth from his iPod to watching the game to finding his favorite player JO and remembering the game I got to watch with fatty. But I thought as I watched that fatty would've wanted me to enjoy the game and to cheer. So I did.
Fatty loved K-State, but more importantly he loved what K-State sports did for people. We talked quite a bit about our families that warm December night and even though our backgrounds were dramatically different, both of us came from families where sports (specifically K-State) brought us together in ways nothing else could. Sure, there were down times as a K-State fan, but the highs and what they did for K-Staters were special. The bowl games, the Big 12 title, Beasley and Bill beating KU, the Xavier thriller, and countless more. Only things like these could bring together people like fatty and I. Fatty had a knack for understanding this like few others fans; the things that make K-State and its fans special.
Its for this fatty will be extremely missed. Its a sad day to be EMAW, we've lost not just a good one, but one of the best.
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I first encountered fatty on the gpc free board. He got under my skin at first, but I think we found common ground while discussing dippin dots. I think he also had socks there such as mcdonaldsscoreboardupdate. He has been an inspiration to me and he will be missed.
RIP fatty
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I will never forget the time he and I sat around listening to other schools' (is that right?) fight songs and critiquing them.
I always loved his pop-ins into my office and our walks around campus loudly talking/arguing about k-state sports.
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you'll have to sit by me. 1st to pm.
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I didn't have many personal interactions with fatty, but even so I felt like I knew him. I remember him as a young poster (he and others like Torguga were sort of the Winters of the early 2000s), then the videos, then the optimistic fan we've seen the last several years. I have always had an extra measure of respect for those fans that stuck with basketball and liked to post about it when being a K-State basketball fan was hard. By the time BBSing came around it was easy to be a football poster, but basketball was different. GPC had a free board for a time devoted to basketball, called the "Ahearn board", but like Altman, Asbury, and Wooly, it went away. A dozen or so of us were regulars, and when it died most migrated to other places with what I'm sure most thought was a foolish hope for the future of K-State hoops. The losses continued to mount and the disappointing season piled up, but a few of us remained, and fatty was one of those.
It was spring break, March of 2006 when much of that changed. I remember being in Bramlage and seeing him. There was an surreal excitment for fans like us, and we listened with hope as Bob Huggins was introduced that day. We talked about the anticipation of finally having some hope for basketball. It was a good day.
There were some other interactions through the years. A time or two at the westside Dillons for a quick conversation about K-State sports. The Central Florida football game when I got a call from a strange number (it ended up being fatty's) that ended up being from my wife and youngest son. They were sitting elsewhere in BSFS when the weird weather hit and were alright; somehow they ran into fatty and he let them use his phone to give me a call.
But then came that post and I thought going to a game with fatty sounded like a great time. I was not disappointed. Back and forth discussion about great moments of Wooldridge ball and the joy that the last couple years had brought. Memories of Snyder's first set of great years and the pride K-State football brought at the time. Little did I know that not only would I not ever have a chance to enjoy a game with him, but more importantly never would fatty get a chance to enjoy a game at the OOD, a place he had likely been hundreds of times.
Today I brought my 8 year old with me, and we sat in those same seats that I sat with fatty in a few months ago. A fellow goemawer told me before the game what he knew and I didn't really want to believe it. I only got confirmation after the game started. It was bittersweet watching with my son, hearing him enjoy going back and forth from his iPod to watching the game to finding his favorite player JO and remembering the game I got to watch with fatty. But I thought as I watched that fatty would've wanted me to enjoy the game and to cheer. So I did.
Fatty loved K-State, but more importantly he loved what K-State sports did for people. We talked quite a bit about our families that warm December night and even though our backgrounds were dramatically different, both of us came from families where sports (specifically K-State) brought us together in ways nothing else could. Sure, there were down times as a K-State fan, but the highs and what they did for K-Staters were special. The bowl games, the Big 12 title, Beasley and Bill beating KU, the Xavier thriller, and countless more. Only things like these could bring together people like fatty and I. Fatty had a knack for understanding this like few others fans; the things that make K-State and its fans special.
Its for this fatty will be extremely missed. Its a sad day to be EMAW, we've lost not just a good one, but one of the best.
Great story _FAN
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Thanks for sharing, _FAN
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Yeah FAN, I thought I was done crying. :frown:
I'm a mess.
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I really hope that people who know his family find some way of showing them these threads. Hopefully the understand what he meant to the sports culture and how many people he impacted.
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Great post, _FAN. Made me bawl.
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The Phog: He's trolling the angels now. RIP, fatty.
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=172&f=2488&t=8762214&p=1 (http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=172&f=2488&t=8762214&p=1)
WutevrDood
Re: fatty fat fat - RIP
He was a treasure and will be missed.
kinds struck me with the way being treasured is tossed around here.
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I was Shwan's TA for chemical analysis at State. Great student, and such a lively personality. I'll always remember his first question for me - it wasn't anything about chemistry, it was "do you know who OJ Mayo is?" (this was right during the middle of GRCOAT).
lmao
:lol:
Simply incredible, that is what made him so amazing.
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He's the reason I make terrible Kansas State videos. Very sorry to hear this, RIP.
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Reading FAN's post reminded me of a lot of good times trading barbs with Fatty. Decided to look back and see if I had any of his emails saved, and sure enough we were talkative back in '05 and '06! :) A lot has changed since those days of Wooly and I've not run in the same circles or been nearly as involved in KSU sports as I was back then, but I've always followed Fatty and his videos.
FAN, it's wild to remember what he was like 10 years ago. Unfortunately, I've not followed his posts as much in the last 5 years. Sounds like I missed out.
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RIP fatty. :cry:
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It really is strange how you can not think about something for 10 years, then one picture can bring it back. Prior to today I didn't know that Fatty was Alkathib. Someone posted his picture and I immediately had a flashback to him walking around tennis tournaments holding his racket flat against his chest as if he was crossing his arms and making smart ass comments. Our coach would see me talking to him and he would yell at me "God damnit, why are you over there laughing with Alkathib when you know he is going to kick your ass in about 10 minutes." It should be noted that I haven't played HS tennis in 10 years.
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Tigerboard calling him a douche. Just disgusting what level's they will sink to.
Meh, I don't think anyone should give a crap what they think. That, and eff them.
SEC trader bastards. Make snide remarks about a beloved EMAW'er before his blood has turned cold. Heartless, just heartless! :curse: You know what I'm going do for Fatty... :pray:
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Tigerboard calling him a douche. Just disgusting what level's they will sink to.
Meh, I don't think anyone should give a crap what they think. That, and eff them.
SEC trader bastards. Make snide remarks about a beloved EMAW'er before his blood has turned cold. Heartless, just heartless! :curse: You know what I'm going do for Fatty... :pray:
FWIW, he hated BigXII traitors. Probably wouldn't give a crap.
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I haven't been on this board as long as most of you and don't know any of you personally, but fatty's reputation preceded him. His work was always talked about on other boards as if he owned the sport of bbs'n. His posts always made me smile and brought out my EMAW.
For those of you that knew him personally, I'm truly sorry for your loss.
RIP F3 :combofan:
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Texas fan in Wisconsin. Mostly lurking on Horn boards since the earliest days of posting. Rarely post anywhere because so much of the Internet is a vast wasteland.
fatty was a guy whose stuff was always appreciated. He struck me as humble, smart, and a darned funny guy. Even when K-State was kicking our pants in virtually everything it could, he was always a pleasure to read. He didn't really seem to take himself seriously at all, but knew that so many others would, and so many of them fell for his posts. Most of all, he seemed like a great sport, the kind of guy who you'd want to have a beer with after the game no matter the score.
Even if you don't believe, you gotta wonder if God was letting K-State win all those games against us just to remind everybody to be more like fatty.
Texas fans occasionally flash a hook 'em as a sign of respect while injured opponents are down. Here's one for you, fatty and family.
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Wow, this is the first time I've been on this board today and this is the last thing I expected to see.
Fatty was my favorite poster. RIP
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I can't believe this. I never met fatty but I felt like I knew him. He is 100% the reason I ever started making videos. I remember after posting my first few videos anxiously waiting to see if he would post his approval of them. He was my idol. I'll miss you, friend.
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Wow, this is the first time I've been on this board today and this is the last thing I expected to see.
Fatty was my favorite poster. RIP
Tell me about it. I was on the FB board earlier and making asinine posts, not knowing that Fatty is gone... to a better place I hope. RIP Fatty
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I remember when i first found kstate message boards in high school, probably '98 or '99, (k-statefans), fatty was there then, he was already something special, everyone knew who he was. 13 years later, holy crap, i'm 28 now, i just assumed fatty was without a doubt older than me, and to find out he's not is what hurts the most. no one deserves to die that young, especially someone this loved. this is a tragidy. and i know his family doesn't care about any of this, but he touched so many. just a special guy. sad sad day. RIP fatty.
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Been around the boards a long time and F3 has without a doubt made me laugh more than any other bbs'r over the years.
A true EMAW legend. RIP Fatty, you'll be missed. :cry:
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fff and I sparred on bbs's because he was from Iraq and my brother was in the military and fighting in Iraq.
One day, the day of the first MOAP (at daris's crib), I met him and realized he was cool. Then, the football UCLA MOAP, when I was carrying my very young and very cranky daughter (born the day of the Xavier X2 overtime basketball game) and I was totally spent, carrying an infant all over the parking lot, it was hot, my wife was mad, my new kid was bawling, when I got the pak. fff saw me and my daughter and said "Limestone, you must be so proud" with a great smile on his face.
That guy. I mean....I am not religious but pretty sure he is...just fine tonight.
Such a bad day for EMAW.
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and i know his family doesn't care about any of this, but he touched so many.
They actually do. And to whoever was hoping that someone showed his family these threads, don't worry. At the very least his oldest sister has seen them. Tonight she posted on her facebook wall three different threads: goEMAW's "Farewell Fatty" thread, goEMAW's "Crap I'm Going To Miss About Fats" thread, and the Phog thread. I think they appreciate it.
I will go out and play some GO-rilla tennis as soon as possible. Helicopter tennis may also be involved. (<---Elite, insider-y MHS Tennis references)
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i feel bad even posting in this thread because not only did i not know fatty, i consider myself the biggest emaw of my group of friends, but when compared to fatty i'm really nothing. how can a fanbase lose one 25 year old, and still lose so much emaw? how will that much emaw ever be replaced? it can't, what a loss.
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I never knew fatty fat fat except through his posts here and at other bbses. I guess I'm like the consummate lurker, having been around many Big XII message boards but never really feeling the need to post (or even register an account, most of the time). I've been lurking around here and other KSU/Big XII boards for years. Obviously, I can't draw upon any personal experiences with FFF, but I can say that he is the most entertaining poster that I have ever seen on any board, and that the enthusiasm and zeal he had for the Wild Wild Cats literally oozed through each and every post. He's the guy that really sticks out in a sea of BBSers. And after reading most of the stories in this thread, every belief I've had about FFF has been confirmed.
The man was a true EMAW, and someone that we should all aspire to be like.
Cheers to you, FFF. I never knew you. I wish I had, and I hope you're looking down at your cats and smiling. :emawkid:
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I never knew fatty fat fat except through his posts here and at other bbses. I guess I'm like the consummate lurker, having been around many Big XII message boards but never really feeling the need to post (or even register an account, most of the time). I've been lurking around here and other KSU/Big XII boards for years. Obviously, I can't draw upon any personal experiences with FFF, but I can say that he is the most entertaining poster that I have ever seen on any board, and that the enthusiasm and zeal he had for the Wild Wild Cats literally oozed through each and every post. He's the guy that really sticks out in a sea of BBSers. And after reading most of the stories in this thread, every belief I've had about FFF has been confirmed.
The man was a true EMAW, and someone that we should all aspire to be like.
Cheers to you, FFF. I never knew you. I wish I had, and I hope you're looking down at your cats and smiling. :emawkid:
thx
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I never knew fatty fat fat except through his posts here and at other bbses. I guess I'm like the consummate lurker, having been around many Big XII message boards but never really feeling the need to post (or even register an account, most of the time). I've been lurking around here and other KSU/Big XII boards for years. Obviously, I can't draw upon any personal experiences with FFF, but I can say that he is the most entertaining poster that I have ever seen on any board, and that the enthusiasm and zeal he had for the Wild Wild Cats literally oozed through each and every post. He's the guy that really sticks out in a sea of BBSers. And after reading most of the stories in this thread, every belief I've had about FFF has been confirmed.
The man was a true EMAW, and someone that we should all aspire to be like.
Cheers to you, FFF. I never knew you. I wish I had, and I hope you're looking down at your cats and smiling. :emawkid:
I hope they can do him proud. He deserves it.
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I am very sorry to hear this. His posts were always a bright spot here, his passion contagious, his sense of humor, refreshing, his ability to set a mood with a single, short post, one-of-a-kind. My prayers are with his family.
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It says a lot about a guy, that he could leave his mark on so many people that he never even met. I am one of those people. I have lurked on the boards for a long time and have enjoyed fff for just as long. He was clearly just as good of a person as he was K-State fan. And he is in the Top 5 of fans that I have ever met or not. Prayers for his friends and family. I can't imagine their pain considering how I feel.
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I only met Fatty once, at the first MOAP. After our intial greeting, he began to lecture me about my bbs attitude. I believe during this lecture he used the phrase "jackass" which is why his post about me a short while back made me laugh. In hindsight, he was just asking me to embrace my inner EMAW.
I don't know why these things happen, why the best of us pass so early sometimes. I half expected to see his passing on ESPN's scroll. What makes people like Fatty the best is that in their passing we remember so vividly their living. If we are to try to draw meaning out of tragedy, I think - maybe hope is the better word - that fatty's passing will remind the rest of us to take time to cherish those things we value the most. Wife, kids, friends, family...EMAW. Beacuse that's what he did in life. So yesterday, I called my mom just to talk, told my wife I loved her out of the blue, hugged my kids a little harder....and usually, when the game is well in hand, I flip the channel to something else, but yesterday I didn't, I watched to the end and because I did, I got to see Jamar hit that and1 for his final shot...and I fist pumped my ass off . I made it a point to cherish it all. If only for a day.
RIP FFF
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Damn first my friend andrew breitbart and now fatty what the hell. RIP TRIPLE F
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damn, I really really didn't want this to be true. I can't imagine somebody that this community could miss more. FFF was a bbs prodigy who had the ability to rile up grown men while still in middle school. He may have the single greatest influence in creating whatever it is we do here. So many of us watched him grow up, while still somehow following his lead. I feel robbed today. It's not ever going to be the same.
Thoughts to his family today...and to Kat Kid. My heart really breaks fro Kat Kid. :frown:
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Yes, Ts and Ps for Kat Kid too, everybody. :cry:
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Yeah FAN, I thought I was done crying. :frown:
I'm a mess.
This. I never knew the guy, but he definitely made everyone here more of a fan than they already were. It will never be the same around here. We lost THE bbs legend. RIP fatty.
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I don't have any great stories about fatty, but I think my brief interactions are quintessential "fatty".
Like many of you, I never got the chance to meet fatty, but it was obvious he was a brilliant, hilarious, and amazing person. We were facebook friends - fatty was always the best at crafting the most awkward birthday greeting imaginable, but the closest we had ever come to real-life meeting was with my brother. He found my brother on the KSU campus, awkwardly introduced himself, and said "Your brother is a BBs legend". Fatty is just so good at writing, being EMAW, and being funny that it honestly made me feel about as good as you can for message boarding prowess.
Then late last year I moved to the Bay Area, where fatty was spending a great deal of time helping his brother get through his cancer treatment as most of you now know. I got the following PM:
let's go:
http://www.kraftbowl.org/
though i'm sure with your family you can't go.
Of course I was in before I knew the teams - I couldn't imagine a better first fatty meeting than seeing the worst bowl-eligible BCS teams in a San Francisco baseball stadium. So how would we get tickets?
oh yeah, we would totally scalp. I own the black at&t park scalpers.
OK, the day just got better. I was so excited. I didn't post on the main boards but in any time there was a chat or turntable session I tried to brag about it. Still, at this point, we'd only interacted on the computer. The night before the game I got a call from fats. He tried to make it seem like he was awkward, I guess as a defense mechanism or something, but in reality he wasn't awkward at all (if he didn't want to be). We talked about life in the Bay, his story of meeting Jim Leavitt at a Sharks game and going into "fatty mode" in front of his family, games at Maples Pavilion (he had just gone to Stanford-Bethune Cookman and of course loved it), and life in general. Unfortunately, he couldn't make it to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl because his brother's condition had worsened and he couldn't be that far away for so long. He tried to get me to go to the game at Stanford that day (he had a twinge of hope in his voice), but I couldn't make it. Still, he was like, "well, I think I'm going to take next semester off to help my brother, so we'll have lots more opportunities to get together." I left the conversation with a HUGE smile on my face - I was so happy to get to know fats better, even though the circumstances weren't ideal.
We tried to meet up when CU came to town, but he was just too involved with his brother to make it happen. I invited him to Mitch Richmond bobblehead night, and he sent me his last PM with a touch of fatty sadness:
we are periodically traveling to NYC to see a specialist so i'm here, and then not here like a sine wave. won't be there that date. we need to see the golden state/minny or NYC game for billy/beasley
hope to do more with you soon
sorry it didn't happen. I'll miss you, fats.
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Gawd, these stories are killing me. I lost a friend 2 1/2 years ago at the age of 28 that like this was completely out of the blue. Reading these stories and looking back at fatty's posts has me bawling and I didn't even know him. Sucks so bad that we can be taken at such a young age and so often it is completely unexpected.
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like a sine wave :lol:
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When i first heard the news, i was in a sort of shock. Mainly hoping it wasn't true. Like most here, i didn't have the pleasure of meeting him, like i wish i did.
After the game yesterday, i had an hour drive home to visit the parents. It's not a bad drive, usually jamming out to my ipod...yet all i could think about on the drive was his postings and videos. Then logging in this morning, reading all the great stories about him, i am unable to keep from crying. How can someone affect another person this much without actually meeting them?? That was the power and ability Fatty had. It was unrivaled and unmatched.
Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.
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I think it's going to be hard to be a jackass around here from now on--even in jest.
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I think it's going to be hard to be a jackass around here from now on--even in jest.
I have faith in you, kougs.
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I think it's going to be hard to be a jackass around here from now on--even in jest.
I have faith in you, kougs.
I prefer to think about how fatty was the only poster around who could actually make me optimistic for each football season. The board would be mired in a bunch of random off-topic discussions in July, and he would cut through it like a knife with a "let's talk depth chart!" thread. That signaled the beginning of football season to me, every season.
I'm really going to miss that.
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fff and I sparred on bbs's because he was from Iraq and my brother was in the military and fighting in Iraq.
One day, the day of the first MOAP (at daris's crib), I met him and realized he was cool. Then, the football UCLA MOAP, when I was carrying my very young and very cranky daughter (born the day of the Xavier X2 overtime basketball game) and I was totally spent, carrying an infant all over the parking lot, it was hot, my wife was mad, my new kid was bawling, when I got the pak. fff saw me and my daughter and said "Limestone, you must be so proud" with a great smile on his face.
That guy. I mean....I am not religious but pretty sure he is...just fine tonight.
Such a bad day for EMAW.
Thanks for sharing. That's a great story. We need more people like that.
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i'm 37 and can easily and honestly say that in my lifetime, i've never met anyone like fats. he was simple and complex at the same time and you would just be in awe as he worked the room or group of people that he was with.
i watched the oklahoma state game with him and some other goemawers on tv this past year and have never enjoyed a sporting event as much as i enjoyed that one. never. his energy and passion was infectious. he said some somewhat personal things to me during that game that made me feel good and also made me think about myself and life in general. it subtly changed how i post and my outlook on sports and life.
his bbsing skills were so far ahead of the rest of us that he's almost like some artist that was so far ahead of his contemporaries and doing things in such a different way that his work wasn't fully appreciated until years later when society had caught up and was able to appreciate it. he was that good.
i heard about the news yesterday while getting ready to attend the funeral of one of my best friends dad who also passed away quickly and unexpectedly. i wasn't able to process it until late in the night and have spent all morning and early afternoon thinking about it. it's not fair and i'm simultaneously angry and sad. 99% of living people are just so incredibly average and uninteresting. i'm finding myself wishing over and over that one of those people would've died instead of shwan. the world lost yesterday.
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Thank you for sharing that RD
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He's at the OOD in the sky now. Miss you already FFF.
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his bbsing skills were so far ahead of the rest of us that he's almost like some artist that was so far ahead of his contemporaries and doing things in such a different way that his work wasn't fully appreciated until years later when society had caught up and was able to appreciate it. he was that good.
He set the standard for rebel board humor, and I haven't seen anyone do it as well as him in his prime. I can't imagine what it was like for him to be coming up with that stuff at such a young age when very few appreciated it. Very well said RD.
I'm upset that I didn't make the effort to watch the game with you guys. I think this is a wake up call that I need to make time for getting out to share good times with fellow EMAWs. Please count me in for the next one.
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RIP Fatty, prayers with you and your family. Wish I would've known you.
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When Pete was recruiting me to ksufans.com (and for that matter, bbs'ing), fff was one of his selling points:
"By the way....have you discovered ksufans.com yet? The messege boards on there are the holy grail of irreverant KSU banter. Catzacker (:katpakhead:) is a regular. So is Fatty Fat Fat, the legendary ksu youtuber. Very good stuff. And Free."
At first I was simply amazed by the sheer volume... but it wasn't long before I started to realize the subtle elegance of his bbs'ing. It was seldom that a fff post would be more than two or three sentences, but it was alway said just enough.
:fatty:
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At first I was simply amazed by the sheer volume... but it wasn't long before I started to realize the subtle elegance of his bbs'ing. It was seldom that a fff post would be more than two or three sentences, but it was alway said just enough.
:fatty:
He was a magician with words. Like you said, his posts weren't long, but he was able to make great points with them. I wish I would have been able to meet him.
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I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this, it's a very new and confusing thing. I guess I am in shock of how much I miss someone I never met, never spoke to, never saw a picture of, never heard their voice or anything. It's surreal. It's like I don't really believe it to be true, like I am still expecting to see a thread from him later this week about the Big 12 tourney or our NCAA seeding.
Yet despite all that I did feel like I knew him. Obviously not personally, but I guess I knew a part of him. I readily admit that I'm a 'poster snob' at times, in that I often play favorites to threads started by posters I like, and Fatty was at the top of the list. As soon as I saw a thread from Fatty I clicked it. And like many on here, we learned to recognize a Fatty post.
When I first stumbled onto ksufans.com 5 or 6 years ago, I quickly recognized him as one of, if not the best poster, and certainly my favorite. I saw how he could dominate a thread, and I remember hoping he'd respond to a post of mine, as it would feel like a stamp of approval. Seeing a post where Fatty had 'quoted' me was awesome, lol, like I was worthy or something. It sounds so silly now that I see it typed out, but it was true.
As a K-State fan I believe they'll win a championship one day, some day. I'm sadden by the fact I know Fatty won't be here to experience it with us.
I know this place will go on, but it's never going to be the same.
For those of you that really knew him, thoughts and prayers, and especially to his family. #ForeverEMAWFattyRIP
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I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this, it's a very new and confusing thing. I guess I am in shock of how much I miss someone I never met, never spoke to, never saw a picture of, never heard their voice or anything. It's surreal. It's like I don't really believe it to be true, like I am still expecting to see a thread from him later this week about the Big 12 tourney or our NCAA seeding.
Yet despite all that I did feel like I knew him. Obviously not personally, but I guess I knew a part of him. I readily admit that I'm a 'poster snob' at times, in that I often play favorites to threads started by posters I like, and Fatty was at the top of the list. As soon as I saw a thread from Fatty I clicked it. And like many on here, we learned to recognize a Fatty post.
When I first stumbled onto ksufans.com 5 or 6 years ago, I quickly recognized him as one of, if not the best poster, and certainly my favorite. I saw how he could dominate a thread, and I remember hoping he'd respond to a post of mine, as it would feel like a stamp of approval. Seeing a post where Fatty had 'quoted' me was awesome, lol, like I was worthy or something. It sounds so silly now that I see it typed out, but it was true.
As a K-State fan I believe they'll win a championship one day, some day. I'm sadden by the fact I know Fatty won't be here to experience it with us.
I know this place will go on, but it's never going to be the same.
For those of you that really knew him, thoughts and prayers, and especially to his family. #ForeverEMAWFattyRIP
This is exactly how I am feeling. My feelings can't be put to words any better than this.
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I never met Fatty, but I thought the guy was brilliant. Most amazing was the respect that all of the other great bbs'ers gave him. It was kind of like even though they knew they were good, they knew he was better.
Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. No one will have the words to make something like this easier for you, but everyone wishes they could come up with them.
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I was out of town all weekend but received several texts/calls informing me of this bad news. I haven't had a laptop so I was left to think about my memories of Fatty. Here are just a few of the great interactions I have had with him.
When I first got on the message boards, I asked WAKS who this Fatty guy was. He told me that his name was Sean/Shawn and that he went to school with me. For the life of me I could not think of a Sean who had as much EMAW as this poster. However, after just a couple posts I got my first PM, “Hey, this is Schwan…from the tennis team.” (Like I knew any other Schwans).
When we finally broke the streak at Bramlage, Fatty traded me his ICAT ticket for one of my family’s seats because he was “done” waiting in line for good seats. He watched us beat KU with WAKS and my mother. I am pretty sure that his rabid support of our team and mockery of surrounding KU fans traumatized my poor mother. I told Fatty that and I could see the pride in his face.
I have several stories about meeting Fatty at sporting events and such, but my favorite interactions were seeing him around town. To me Fatty was the quintessential stop and chatter. He would always stop me and ask what I thought our conference record would be or talk about all things EMAW. What I loved most about these meetings was feeling like a big shot when I would run into him when I was with someone who lurked or posted here and I could say “Oh hey this is Fatty. :gocho:”
The world lost a lot of EMAW this weekend. Schwan, you will be missed.
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However, after just a couple posts I got my first PM, “Hey, this is Schwan…from the tennis team.” (Like I knew any other Schwans).
Ha, that's great.
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A true hero. He made my life better without ever knowing me. Thank you, fff. I love you.
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I remember running into him at Hale once towards the end of Wooly's final season, and complaining about Wooly and talking about replacements. He kept talking about Huggins which was cometely crazy to me. I kept telling him no way were we gonna get him.
Next time I saw him was a couple months later and a few days after we hired Huggins, there was a crazy rain storm and I cut through the engineering building to avoid the rain. I heard someone say "hey" from behind me, turned around saw Shwan, and then we both immediately started cheering loudly. After we both stopped he proceeded to tell me all about GRCOAT, which was completely new to me. That was probably the most excited I've ever been about kstate basketball. Shwan was the best at making you excited about kstate.
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:thumbs:
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I saw the news Saturday on Twitter during the game, but didn't (want) believe it. Popped in on chat, had it confirmed, and just sat, stunned, at my keyboard. Nothing I could think of made sense to type. Nothing really does still.
Add me to the list of "never met him in real life" folks. I PM'd with him a couple of times, and did manage to get one of his multi-audio track DVDs, and loved the hell out of the thing. I wish I could have gotten more of those.
He always seemed aware of how ridiculous all of this stuff is; caring about these games, talking about them, message boarding about them; but he also knew that it didn't matter how ridiculous this stuff was, it was still important. So many of his posts were like that, ridiculous, and yet earnest at the same time. That's a hard thing to pull off. But he always did.
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JMART :thumbsup:
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I didn't know him nearly as well as a lot of the elites on here, but the fact that I got to spend my first EMAW game with him is very special to me. I wish I could've seen more with him. It seems a little weird at first to be so upset over the death of someone that I'd only hung out with a few times, but the more I think about it the more it makes sense.
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Who cares if you didn't know him? If you want to feel sad about it, feel sad. He was obviously an amazing person. It's hard to find people in the world like that. It's okay to feel sad that the world lost one of the few, really GREAT people left. Hopefully seeing the results of his actions will inspire more people to live their lives like his. I'm jealous I never met him in person, but I feel proud to have had the interactions with him that I did.
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GBBSOAT
RIP
:bball: :combofan: :lynchmob: :ksu:
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Count me in as another lurker who seldom posts. I had an unusually busy weekend and didn't get my usual goEMAW fix. I dropped by and read the comments after hearing this on KFH this morning. Thank you, MIR, for taking the time to call Sports Daily today and deliver the sad news and well done tribute. Upon hearing this I'm not surprised to see I'm not alone in how I feel. In the off-season before football, I'd play Fatty's videos to get geeked up for the season (for some reason, analysis of 2 star recruits and the action packed spring games wasn't enough for me). As has already been stated, his posts were enjoyable. No doubt, his contributions made football and basketball season more entertaining for me, win or lose. It's inspirational to hear how he impacted so many lives in several different ways. I am sad for his family, and for those of you who were lucky enough to know him on a personal basis.
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there has never been a better kstater. as kstaters, as townies, as kansans and as people, we are less than we were.
deserves a requote
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Hearing of Fatty passing has made me miss trolling. It's been years. ...maybe it's time to go get GPC.com all riled up again. :gocho:
I think it's what he would have wanted.
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I had the opposite relationship with Shwan aka F3. I met him in middle school when our parents would get together. I heard the news from am mutual friend, searched for more info on the internet and saw this thread. I had NO idea the impact he had on so many people. I appreciate reading your comments. Thank you!
Also, it is probably known to you all but is there any way we could raise more awareness to the www.goEMAW.com/fatty.html link? Hope to be there for the first home game in September to honor our legendary friend. R.I.P Fatty.
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F3's impact was so broad. I'm on a fairly active car forum and I got a PM about it.
#593384 - 43 minutes 25 seconds ago RIP fatty4ksu
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Damn I'm gonna miss that guy... you and he are among the only EMAW guys I interacted with on sports forums and he kinda made me feel less over being owned by KSU.
Sad that he passed so soon, isn't he a few years younger than you?
Dude is a big time Texas fan, great sports fan in general too. The reach of Fatty.....man oh man could that guy BBS.
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I had the opposite relationship with Shwan aka F3. I met him in middle school when our parents would get together. I heard the news from am mutual friend, searched for more info on the internet and saw this thread. I had NO idea the impact he had on so many people. I appreciate reading your comments. Thank you!
Also, it is probably known to you all but is there any way we could raise more awareness to the www.goEMAW.com/fatty.html link? Hope to be there for the first home game in September to honor our legendary friend. R.I.P Fatty.
:thumbs:
Yeah, we'll take whatever anyone has to offer to raise awareness. We have some things in the works for sure.
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i got thinking about the internet today, and it occurred to me just how often we take for granted its power and influence and reach. i mean, think about it: a guy named shwan alkhatib, who goes by the moniker "Fatty," has been on the minds of hundreds of thousands of people - not just in manhattan, where he was enormously popular and well liked, but also in lawrence and austin and college station and columbia (and palo alto?), where he was almost unanimously hated.
well, i shouldn't say hated. i've read through a few threads on a few boards, and the comments are overwhelmingly nice. it's apparent that Fatty commanded a certain respect from everyone who interacted with him (even his most vocal critics.)
i attended a church event on saturday, the same day that Fatty was found dead, and tim tebow was the speaker. tebow spoke about his football career, of course, and he even demonstrated "tebowing." but he spent much of his time talking about how blessed he is to have his current platform, which allows him to do so many of the things that he's always wanted to do.
i did not know this, but tebow's favorite thing to do - the thing that gives him the most satisfaction - is speaking to death-row inmates. he said he speaks to them quite often and had planned to visit with a few of them during his stay in las vegas.
"i can't even explain the feeling i get," tebow said. "it's incredibly satisfying to bring peace and joy and comfort to people who are otherwise lost or hopeless or depressed or frustrated."
when he said that, i began to think about the internet, and Fatty in particular.
a guy named shwan alkhatib has had, what, 25,000 message board posts? fifty-thousand? one-hundred thousand? and these message board posts have been read by five or 10 million people? twenty-five million people?
a guy named shwan alkhatib has posted, what, 25 youtube videos? fifty? one-hundred? and these videos have been watched by millions? commented on by thousands?
a guy named shwan alkhatib has been one of, what, a half-million k-state graduates? a million graduates? and his influence was so strong, so profound, that people are talking realistically about the possibility of 'FFF' being placed on a football uniform or helmet?
it goes to show you that you don't have to be tim tebow to have a positive effect on peoples' lives and to bring joy to others. yes, it's easier when you have fame and money and a built-in platform, but it certainly isn't necessary.
the internet is in and of itself a platform - and fatty utilized it, took advantage of it, and left a pretty incredible legacy.
kind of neat, no?
:ksu:
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My take away from that is that fatty was at least as skilled at what he did, as a Heisman Trophy winner is at football.
Like the man says at the end of Ratatouille, not everyone can message board, but a great message boarder can come from anywhere.
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My take away from that is that fatty was at least as skilled at what he did, as a Heisman Trophy winner is at football.
Like the man says at the end of Ratatouille, not everyone can message board, but a great message boarder can come from anywhere.
Best player on the best team. Your analogy rings true.
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i got thinking about the internet today, and it occurred to me just how often we take for granted its power and influence and reach. i mean, think about it: a guy named shwan alkhatib, who goes by the moniker "Fatty," has been on the minds of hundreds of thousands of people - not just in manhattan, where he was enormously popular and well liked, but also in lawrence and austin and college station and columbia (and palo alto?), where he was almost unanimously hated.
well, i shouldn't say hated. i've read through a few threads on a few boards, and the comments are overwhelmingly nice. it's apparent that Fatty commanded a certain respect from everyone who interacted with him (even his most vocal critics.)
i attended a church event on saturday, the same day that Fatty was found dead, and tim tebow was the speaker. tebow spoke about his football career, of course, and he even demonstrated "tebowing." but he spent much of his time talking about how blessed he is to have his current platform, which allows him to do so many of the things that he's always wanted to do.
i did not know this, but tebow's favorite thing to do - the thing that gives him the most satisfaction - is speaking to death-row inmates. he said he speaks to them quite often and had planned to visit with a few of them during his stay in las vegas.
"i can't even explain the feeling i get," tebow said. "it's incredibly satisfying to bring peace and joy and comfort to people who are otherwise lost or hopeless or depressed or frustrated."
when he said that, i began to think about the internet, and Fatty in particular.
a guy named shwan alkhatib has had, what, 25,000 message board posts? fifty-thousand? one-hundred thousand? and these message board posts have been read by five or 10 million people? twenty-five million people?
a guy named shwan alkhatib has posted, what, 25 youtube videos? fifty? one-hundred? and these videos have been watched by millions? commented on by thousands?
a guy named shwan alkhatib has been one of, what, a half-million k-state graduates? a million graduates? and his influence was so strong, so profound, that people are talking realistically about the possibility of 'FFF' being placed on a football uniform or helmet?
it goes to show you that you don't have to be tim tebow to have a positive effect on peoples' lives and to bring joy to others. yes, it's easier when you have fame and money and a built-in platform, but it certainly isn't necessary.
the internet is in and of itself a platform - and fatty utilized it, took advantage of it, and left a pretty incredible legacy.
kind of neat, no?
:ksu:
Yes!
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By what means did he die?
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By what means did he die?
Don't think it has been made public.
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As another member of this community who never had the pleasure to meet him, I can only tell you that I've been/had EMAW in me my whole life. Only when I saw his now famous video "The Birth Of Kansas State Football, did I know that somebody else had it in them also.
And F3 had EMAW more. And he lived EMAW better than anybody. If I could possibly express in words how that video made me feel inside.... well I just can't. It's not something easily put into words. I'll just use F3's own words:
"For good people, who deserve good things.. if only for just a day".
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Let me know (if you want) if you have a geographically atypical minor influx of views on the "fatty" memorial page. Trying to get something started among some folks that might be interested.
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http://www.kstatecollegian.com/student-obituary-1.2713738#.T1rCpjH2YTY
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Student obituary
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Published: Friday, March 9, 2012
Updated: Friday, March 9, 2012 02:03
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Shwan Kassim Alkhatib died unexpectedly in New York City, on March 2, 2012, while attending to his brother Weesam, who is undergoing chemo therapy. He is survived by his parents Kassim and Sorkel Alkhatib of Woodland, Calif.; his brother Weesam of Palo Alto, Calif.; as well as his sisters Aveen of London, Canada and Cheen of Dallas, Texas.
Shwan was a 2004 graduate of Manhattan High School, where he was also a four-year letter winner on the tennis team. Following high school, Shwan went on to K-State and graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 2009. Soon after, Shwan pursued a master's in electrical engineering, also at K-State. However, as family comes first, Shwan put graduate school on hold over the last six months to take care of his brother Weesam. Shwan had recently been inspired, like his brother, to become a doctor.
Shwan loved his family, K-State sports, tennis, airports and making people laugh. To many K-State supporters and Big XII fans, Shwan was known as "fatty" or "fatty4ksu" from his writing and Youtube videos online. He was also widely known for his wit and the videos he created, which have been watched by thousands of people and truly captured the essence of what it means to love K-State. Shwan was always a fan of the "underdog" and it was only natural that he fell in love with the K-State community as they did with him. To Shwan, K-State was a school full of his kind of people: hard-working, friendly, caring and most importantly, compassionate. In the days since Shwan's passing, the response from K-State fans has been overwhelming.
Shwan always seemed to find the best in others and would let them know it; this was Shwan's way to make their day and consequently his, too. That's what Shwan did, he brought out the best in people, if they knew it or not, and it was truly a gift. His enthusiasm and joy was infectious and will be missed not only in the K-State family, but also around the world. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, people contribute to a memorial project dedicated to his brother's treatment. Family really was first to Shwan, and that's what he would have wanted. Online donations are being collected at goEMAW.com/fatty.html. Cards or checks can be mailed to Dickinson County Bank, P.O. Box 217, Enterprise, Kan., 67441. Checks can be made payable to: Shwan "Fatty" Alkhatib Memorial Fund.
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I feel like he should be honored at the first game next year. Also, have his family (if capable) recognized on the field.
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:thumbs:
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ugh i've been away from the board and am just now seeing this. incredibly sad. lots of prayers to the family. theres no doubt i got hooked into ksu messageboarding because of fatty's work. his videos, humor, in your face style, positive manner, it all added up to the best in messageboarding and K-State fandom. RIP buddy.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lriCu1TQr88
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:thumbsup:
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:thumbs: that's nice.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lriCu1TQr88
that makes me hate Whyatt so much less.
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I just saw that fatty's brother has passed away. My heart breaks for their family.
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I just saw that fatty's brother has passed away. My heart breaks for their family.
Jesus Christ. That is terrible. Thoughts and prayers for that family.
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:frown:
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open your hearts and your paypal accounts (http://goEMAW.com/fatty.html)
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I just saw that fatty's brother has passed away. My heart breaks for their family.
As a parent, I love my kids more than I love myself; more than I love my wife; more than I love anything on this planet.
As a parent, there isn't anything I wouldn't do, anything I wouldn't give up, anything I would do without for my children.
As a parent, to outlive one of your children is beyond the worst possible thing, to outlive TWO of your children is impossible to comprehend.
I am sick for his family and my heart truly goes out to them. This is absolutely tragic.
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Awful
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I figured that enough time had past that I could pay my respects for Fatty. As a KU fan, we have been the butt of some of his best work but he did make me laugh. The dude had a mad sense of humor and I will miss his contributions.
To read of his brother's passing is pretty disturbing. Burying your children is maybe the worst thing imaginable to me and to have to do it twice in such a short time is more than I can comprehend.
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I'm sad that fatty and now his brother has passed i pray for his family. Dear god let fatty parents and family be embraced by your love and let their suffering be eased. May the soul of fatty and his brother be welcomed and blessed for all time, Amen.
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http://vascular.stanford.edu/
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sheesh. those two awesome people are gone and we're all still here. makes ya wonder.
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Been brain storming a few ideas to pay tribute to Fatty at "Fan Appreciation Day"
The obvious one will be having the AD play Birth of K-State Football on the big screen before the game. If I remember it was something that Fatty wanted but knew would never be done.
Other ideas would be:
Student section holding up large cardboard panels spelling out Fatty4KSU
The football players wearing "FFF" on there helmet or uniforms
Shawn's parents toss the coin at the start of the game.
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Just to let everyone know what we are kind of planning, we are going to set up a summer event in Manhattan to raise money for the fatty fat fat fund. We may also do something at one of the football games. This is going to be an ongoing philanthropy even after whatever memorial is complete. We will let everyone know once we have dates. Hopefully we can pick a time that works for most people.
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summer event in Manhattan to raise money for the fatty fat fat fund.
:emawkid:
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http://vascular.stanford.edu/
Holy crap thats an impressive life
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Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out with the event.
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Unbelievably tragic. My heart aches for that family.
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man...
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One year ago tomorrow we lost him. I remember I found out right before the game and watched the entire game while taking/making calls with everyone on here. The game was so surreal. RIP friend.
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I remember seeing that on my twitter TL while in Section 17 right after warmups and thinking it had to be a joke.
Sad.
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and here we are tied for first
#fattytakethewheel
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and here we are tied for first
#fattytakethewheel
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:frown:
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and here we are tied for first
#fattytakethewheel
Maybe #fattytakethewheel was never meant to be a football national title, maybe it was to be dual Big 12 champions :surprised:
#fattytakethewheel
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One year ago tomorrow we lost him. I remember I found out right before the game and watched the entire game while taking/making calls with everyone on here. The game was so surreal. RIP friend.
it's been a horrible year.
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:bawl:
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Talked a lot about the charity at Emerson Biggins pak last night. RIP fff
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Can't think of anyone who made me more welcome on this site... but not too welcome... for a non-KSU fan, if you know what I mean. I don't know a Cyclone fan who hadn't seen his "Nebraska's 8 turnovers vs Iowa State," much less an ISU fan who didn't love that video. I'm positive he's up there painting heaven purple... I just hope he leaves a nice McDonald's-colored corner in the back of the room for me. RIP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyzCw6y1yYU
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Miss him. :frown:
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One year ago tomorrow we lost him. I remember I found out right before the game and watched the entire game while taking/making calls with everyone on here. The game was so surreal. RIP friend.
i hated that morning so badly. RIP.
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was such an odd/horrible feeling. i didn't know the guy in real life, felt weird to be impacted so much by someone i had never formally met in the real world. but it was real.
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This guy ;)
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I didn't know him and I don't think liked me as a poster but i never took it personally and loved him as a poster and person.
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I don't think I ever posted this last year, but I met him when we had a class (lab) together back in 2008 I think. I didn't know who he was at the time but apparently he knew who I was, and as I was browsing ksufans during class he PM'd me asking "How do do you problem #4?" I turned around and he was like 2 rows behind me waving me over. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I don't think I ever posted this last year, but I met him when we had a class (lab) together back in 2008 I think. I didn't know who he was at the time but apparently he knew who I was, and as I was browsing ksufans during class he PM'd me asking "How do do you problem #4?" I turned around and he was like 2 rows behind me waving me over. :lol: :lol: :lol:
:)
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I don't think I ever posted this last year, but I met him when we had a class (lab) together back in 2008 I think. I didn't know who he was at the time but apparently he knew who I was, and as I was browsing ksufans during class he PM'd me asking "How do do you problem #4?" I turned around and he was like 2 rows behind me waving me over. :lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol:
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I don't think I ever posted this last year, but I met him when we had a class (lab) together back in 2008 I think. I didn't know who he was at the time but apparently he knew who I was, and as I was browsing ksufans during class he PM'd me asking "How do do you problem #4?" I turned around and he was like 2 rows behind me waving me over. :lol: :lol: :lol:
:D
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I don't think I ever posted this last year, but I met him when we had a class (lab) together back in 2008 I think. I didn't know who he was at the time but apparently he knew who I was, and as I was browsing ksufans during class he PM'd me asking "How do do you problem #4?" I turned around and he was like 2 rows behind me waving me over. :lol: :lol: :lol:
This is an enjoyable story. :D
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I don't think I ever posted this last year, but I met him when we had a class (lab) together back in 2008 I think. I didn't know who he was at the time but apparently he knew who I was, and as I was browsing ksufans during class he PM'd me asking "How do do you problem #4?" I turned around and he was like 2 rows behind me waving me over. :lol: :lol: :lol:
that's great hemmy :D
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Oh man, should I just go to bed or pour another NB Trippel?
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This is my first post on goEMAW.
I went to a mens basketball game in Norman in 2010. Denis and Jake were doing their usual dominating stuff and the fans all moved down behind the KState bench. It was awesome and we won the game fairly easily. Probably one of my top 10 most memorable basketball games of my semi young life.
After it was over we were leaving and some OU student comes over and is yelling "Do you know FattyKSU?" and "Where is fattyksu?".
I just said "man I don't know who you are talking about" and walked off. Much to the OU fans chagrin.
He was acting like lives were at stake or something. Anyway I wasn't really on any message boards at that point of my life and I didn't really know what the hell was going on. It wasn't until about six months ago that I found out who he was talking about but needless to say FattyKSU made an impact... even on hardcore Sooner basketball fans.
I still wonder what he would have said to Fatty? I also wish I would have said I was fatty just to see what would have happened.
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This is my first post on goEMAW.
I went to a mens basketball game in Norman in 2010. Denis and Jake were doing their usual dominating stuff and the fans all moved down behind the KState bench. It was awesome and we won the game fairly easily. Probably one of my top 10 most memorable basketball games of my semi young life.
After it was over we were leaving and some OU student comes over and is yelling "Do you know FattyKSU?" and "Where is fattyksu?".
I just said "man I don't know who you are talking about" and walked off. Much to the OU fans chagrin.
He was acting like lives were at stake or something. Anyway I wasn't really on any message boards at that point of my life and I didn't really know what the hell was going on. It wasn't until about six months ago that I found out who he was talking about but needless to say FattyKSU made and impact... even on hardcore Sooner basketball fans.
I still wonder what he would have said to Fatty? I also wish I would have said I was fatty just to see what would have happened.
great first post. thank you.
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Reading the posts in this thread makes me wish I had joined this site long before I did. More than that, however, reading this thread makes me wish I had been privileged enough to have met and to have known Fatty.
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Fatty has taken the wheel so hard this KSU Athletic season. When Rod's shot went in that is the first thing I thought about. Also the poster Spaces was sporting his fatty4ksu shirt today!
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I wish I had the privilege of meeting Fatty. When Baylor turned the ball over and Rod hit that shot...I knew that was Fatty's way of BBSing with me. #FattysGotThisOne
You are still missed.
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#FattyFest champion @PurpleBear4 was wearing his fatty shirt all day. :dance:
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We should schedule a game on this day every single year. :bill:
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:D 'ing down on us.
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Dude that How Do You Do Problem #4? story is incredible.
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After it was over we were leaving and some OU student comes over and is yelling "Do you know FattyKSU?" and "Where is fattyksu?".
I just said "man I don't know who you are talking about" and walked off. Much to the OU fans chagrin.
He was acting like lives were at stake or something. Anyway I wasn't really on any message boards at that point of my life and I didn't really know what the hell was going on. It wasn't until about six months ago that I found out who he was talking about but needless to say FattyKSU made an impact... even on hardcore Sooner basketball fans.
I still wonder what he would have said to Fatty? I also wish I would have said I was fatty just to see what would have happened.
ou posters loved fff. it used to annoy me because i spent a lot more time and effort posting there, and i liked ou hoops a lot more than fff. the great thing about fff is that he somehow knew, or guessed, that it pissed me off and he'd hit me with it whenever he needed to.
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Important to remember why we are here.
We are close to making it over the finish line to finishing this room guys, we really need your support.
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there has never been a better kstater. as kstaters, as townies, as kansans and as people, we are less than we were.