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He wanted to know what Hood thought of the comedian who had just performed. In the 28 years that they had worked together at Laffs and Bynum鈥檚 comedy club in New Mexico, he had come to value Hood鈥檚 opinion.

鈥淚 came out of the showroom Friday and looked around for Hoodie,鈥� Bynum said. 鈥淭hen I realized, he鈥檚 not there.鈥�

Gary 鈥淗oodie鈥� Hood died Friday morning at home of apparent natural causes after years of battling diabetes. He was 67.

Bynum鈥檚 assistant Kimmy Gabany discovered Hood at his home after he failed to show up for his regular Friday morning radio gig with The Frank Show on 96.1 KLPX, Bynum said.

Hood was the face and voice of Laffs since 2008, when he came to work for Bynum. But his relationship with 蜜柚直播 went back to the 1980s, when he moved here from Los Angeles to work the regional comedy circuit that included Laffs here and in New Mexico.

Since returning here for good, Hoodie worked in the Laffs office, emceed shows and occasionally performed during open mic nights. In 2011, he co-headlined a show with national touring comic Matt Golightly 鈥� his first headlining gig in decades, he said in a Star interview.

Hood鈥檚 biggest impact at the club was mentoring new comedians.

鈥淗oodie showed me the rule of three: the importance of being clear and concise, how to utilize cadence in a joke, the difference between a comic and a comedian, why taking risks is necessary in finding my voice, and always leave the (expletive) mic stand where you found it,鈥� said comedian Josiah Osego. 鈥淎s far as I鈥檓 concerned he鈥檚 still the father of 蜜柚直播 comedy, at least he was for me.鈥�

Osego was among the handful of comedians enrolled in Hood鈥檚 weekly comedy workshops, where he taught them the art of timing and how to write and deliver jokes. For a stretch of time a few years ago, he invited his students to his home for a weekly dinner that he prepared himself. He tried to make the meals healthy to comply with his diabetic diet.

鈥淭hese boys eat so much fiber,鈥� Hood said at a dinner in 2013. 鈥淚 tell these guys, 鈥榊ou鈥檙e eating like a 63-year-old diabetic鈥�.鈥�

Henry Barajas attended Hood鈥檚 classes and the dinners and forged a deep friendship with his mentor. When Barajas moved to Los Angeles last year, Hood would call him on Sundays 鈥渢o talk about life, comedy, politics, and comic books,鈥� he said.

Barajas last saw Hood on June 4, when they played a show together at Laffs and Barajas had to introduce Hood at the end of his set.

鈥淚 told the packed crowd, 鈥榊our next comic is the godfather of 蜜柚直播 comedy, and he鈥檚 my mentor and friend,鈥� Barajas said, recalling how Hood hugged him and told him, 鈥淚 love you, boy.鈥�

蜜柚直播 comedian Nancy Stanley recalled how the Chicago native at one of her early shows in 2011 lectured her 鈥渙n the evils of exceeding one鈥檚 stage time, which I then promptly did,鈥� she said.

A few months later when she was hanging out at the club, Hood surprised her with an offer for a guest set that night.

鈥淒o you think I鈥檓 ready?鈥� she asked him.

鈥淣o,鈥� he told her, 鈥測ou鈥檙e not. But I don鈥檛 like this crowd very much, so you鈥檒l be fine for them.鈥�

Stanley has since become a regular at the club on open mic nights and other events.

鈥淵ou鈥檇 walk offstage and into the booth and then you would know, from the look on (Hood鈥檚) face or the first words from his mouth if you had done a good job,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be a long walk off the stage and past the booth. In a very real sense, I won鈥檛 know what kind of comic I am without him.鈥�

Hood had battled the effects of his diabetes the past several years, including undergoing several foot surgeries. Eight months ago he had to have the toes removed from one foot and spent time in a nursing home to rehabilitate.

Bynum said a memorial event will be held at Laffs at 6 p.m. June 26 鈥� a day that Hood had penciled in to hold a memorial for the late 蜜柚直播 comedian Walt Maxam, who died in 2014.

鈥淗e was going to do a memorial for Walt that day, and now we鈥檙e going to do a memorial for Hood,鈥� Bynum said.