Faithful readers of this website know our love and appreciation of Bill Walton. Just last week we ran down some of the epic pearls of wisdom from the big redhead that we’ve been blessed with throughout the years in our Top 15 quotes from Walton. There is simply nobody in the broadcasting world quite like the UCLA legend. And in a world where so many of our ex-athletes and analysts are cookie cutters, Walton’s uniqueness is second to none. It’s like Confucius and Da Vinci decided to join forces and reincarnate in the form of the world’s greatest and tallest Grateful Dead fan.
Last night, Walton was reunited with Dave Pasch on the call for a cross-conference matchup between Wisconsin and California. And whether Bill got into the holiday egg nog a couple days early or spent a few extra hours in his backyard teepee, he was in rare form. Even by his quite lofty standards. Below are some of the highlights. As always, these are Real Tweets from Real People…
This is what constitutes Bill Walton's "play of the millennium" these days. http://t.co/mGHfj87HQq https://t.co/LTvMCGqFTW
— SB Nation (@SBNation) December 23, 2014
Dave Pasch: "Didn't you listen at halftime?"
Bill Walton: "I was thinking about cheeeeeeeese."
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) December 23, 2014
Bo Ryan = The Great Gatsby in Bill Walton's mind. I'm a little concerned.
— AreaRED (@AreaRED) December 23, 2014
Bill Walton "what's the difference between a tv timeout and a regular timeout?" @DavePasch We call the time out" Walton "you did?" #goodtv
— Mike (@givemikeacookie) December 23, 2014
Bill Walton is incredulous about the existence of TV timeouts because they totally would have interrupted his Grateful Dead concerts.
— Avinash Kunnath (@avinashkunnath) December 23, 2014
"School wasn't really Jerry's thing." – Bill Walton on Jerry Garcia. Gold. #GratefulDead
— SpartanBen87 (@SpartanBen87) December 23, 2014
Bill Walton is now just reciting miscellaneous facts about the state of Wisconsin.
— Fouad Egbaria (@Fouad_Egbaria) December 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/SconnieRob/status/547236122146131970
Bill Walton doesn't like TV timeouts. He likes cheese. And outdoor showers.
— sam antha (@SamanthaGrace9) December 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/jolevick/status/547239016039723009
https://twitter.com/uwsteph/status/547237531457433601
Bill Walton at his Bill Walton-est tonight. Talking about missing his dog's birthday party…"Sent me pictures, he was having so much fun."
— Cartmaniak (@Cartmaniak) December 23, 2014
"Everything is awesome forever" -Bill Walton signing off the UW/Cal game
— Paul of the Garden (@pdesj) December 23, 2014
