[MRCboicgy]

So the Hip have a special place in my heart - well, just one song actually. It's one of those things where you can take a song and really personalize it. I think the Hip, even though I'm far from a super fan, are great at providing songs that you can relate to yourself or your situation.

When I was younger, I lived in Okotoks, I think longtime people on here know that, and so 15 years ago it felt much farther away than it does now. Anyway, started college in 2003 and drove into town every day for class. It was then when I was finding myself so to speak, and one of my friends told me that Bobcaygeon was secretly about a gay cop (more as an urban legend, pre-Youtube or being able to verify it online), so in my mind I it made that - figuring it probably wasn't true, but it still took that to heart: living out in the country, having to travel just to be near someone and/or where I could actually be myself.

Whether it was true or not didn't matter to me, because in my mind, that was the song was to me. I'd actually choke up a bit every single time it came on it because that's what I created in my mind. It was super personal.

Fast-forward to a few years ago - can't remember where, but I saw a post online where Gord confirmed it was true, like this:


And the song meant that much more to me.

I hope to get one last shot to be there in person. Thanks Gord.