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Old 03-06-2013, 06:48 PM   #1
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Old 03-06-2013, 06:51 PM   #2
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I was just thinking the other day that it was crazy that this dude was still alive.
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Old 03-06-2013, 06:53 PM   #3
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I was just thinking the other day that it was crazy that this dude was still alive.
You jinxed him.
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:01 PM   #4
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I just saw this. There goes an icon and national treasure.

(I mean, his legacy is still both of those of course)
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I recall having to sing Bud the Spud in music class when I was youngerl. Loved that song. Can't stop singing it now.
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:10 PM   #6
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my stompin tom story..saw him in concert when i was 18, i got him to sign my sneaker and he took it, held it up to his nose and said 'you're from moncton arent you? he was a great man.
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:12 PM   #7
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I still kick myself for not seeing him in concert about 9 years ago. Rest in peace.

You can't mention Canadian folk or country music without his name near the top of the list. Sad to hear he is gone.
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:15 PM   #8
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:16 PM   #9
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RIP. A Legend, to be sure.
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:20 PM   #10
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tillsonburg! my back still aches when I hear that word...
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Margo's got the cargo, bye and Reggie's got the rig.....
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:25 PM   #12
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You can better server yer country/ by livin' somewhere else

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Old 03-06-2013, 07:30 PM   #13
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Call me crazy, but moment of silence around rinks this week? Tonight at the Dome even? Maybe a flag or two lowered?

Like I said, crazy.
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Old 03-06-2013, 08:17 PM   #14
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Truly a Canadian legend and one of my all time favs. RIP.
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Old 03-06-2013, 09:27 PM   #15
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Tom left us all a letter a few days before he died:

Hello friends,
I want all my fans, past, present, or future, to know that without you, there would have not been any Stompin' Tom.
It was a long hard bumpy road, but this great country kept me inspired with its beauty, character, and spirit, driving me to keep marching on and devoted to sing about its people and places that make Canada the greatest country in the world.
I must now pass the torch, to all of you, to help keep the Maple Leaf flying high, and be the Patriot Canada needs now and in the future.
I humbly thank you all, one last time, for allowing me in your homes, I hope I continue to bring a little bit of cheer into your lives from the work I have done.
Sincerely,
Your Friend always,
Stompin' Tom Connors


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Old 03-06-2013, 09:42 PM   #16
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If this can't get you going....




I remember watching this as a kid.




Another good one

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Old 03-06-2013, 09:47 PM   #17
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One of the last true Canadian music icons. You could never have heard the guy perform in your life, and you would still say, "That's that Canadian sound."

RIP Stompin Tom, I've sang your Hockey song hundreds of times.
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When I was a kid we had this 79 GMC van that my parents bought to move stuff. It had a 8 track player, and came with a stompin tom tape. Later on hockey road trips it was always Stompin Tom playing in a van full of kids. One time it broke down on the Coquihalla, and my brother and I hitched a ride to go get my Mom and some tools to fix it. My Dad managed to fix it, and as we were about to leave he pulled up on the drive way. One of the kids remarked, You should have seen us we were like the Flying CPR!
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Old 03-06-2013, 09:57 PM   #19
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Goodbye rubberhead....so long boob.

These are a couple of my favorites of his. Always, always have had a soft spot in my heart for this old coot.



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Call me crazy, but moment of silence around rinks this week? Tonight at the Dome even? Maybe a flag or two lowered?

Like I said, crazy.
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A 19,289 person sing-a-long to the Hockey Song would be more appropriate. IMO
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