05-24-2016, 05:26 AM
|
#2
|
|
Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
|
###### ###### ######
|
|
|
|
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to ricosuave For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 05:47 AM
|
#3
|
|
Uncle Chester
|
Jesus. That's horrible news. Hang in there Gord.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to SportsJunky For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 06:04 AM
|
#4
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
|
 Wow, I've seen them I don't know how many times live. Incredible band. Very sad to hear.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to habernac For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 06:21 AM
|
#5
|
|
Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Calgary
|
Well, this sucks.
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 06:28 AM
|
#6
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
|
####...
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 06:33 AM
|
#7
|
|
Franchise Player
|
One last tour apparently. There's no way they can go on without Gord.
__________________
But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. That's the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, leads to liberation and dignity. -Ricky Gervais
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to metallicat For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 06:36 AM
|
#8
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
|
####ing cancer. Ugh.
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:00 AM
|
#9
|
|
First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: The Armpit of BC: Trail
|
NO!! I always wanted to see The Hip live, and now I'll probably never get to. Absolutely one of my favourite musicians of all time.
__________________
Disregard any and all THANKS I give. I'm a dirty, dirty thanks-whore.
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:15 AM
|
#10
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
|
What is going on this year with musicians dying? Terrible news as that's way too young. What's the scope of their last tour?
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:16 AM
|
#11
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
|
Dave Bidini
2 mins ·
so many things to say about our friend and his difficult time, but the word that keeps finding me is love; over and over again, love; love shooting into the sky; bursting into fireworks; raining over us; love for gord; love for his friends and family and band; love. say it.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to habernac For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:20 AM
|
#12
|
|
Formerly FlamesFaninChina
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Thailand
|
Terrible news. One of my favourite bands
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:25 AM
|
#13
|
|
Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
|
Just...brutal
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:25 AM
|
#14
|
|
Franchise Player
|
Really sad news.
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:30 AM
|
#15
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
|
We were front row at the outdoor show they did here at Fort Calgary a couple of years ago. Gord was his usual crazy self. He was 3 feet from us at one point, he jumped off stage and we had to hold back a crush of people trying to touch him. It was 30+C and his white shirt was transparent he was sweating so much. Incredible entertainer. I was looking at a concert shirt just yesterday, smiling that it was now 20 years old.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to habernac For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:34 AM
|
#16
|
|
First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The centre of everything
|
DAMNIT!! I've seen these guys probably 10x. One of the best live acts and easily a top 3 Canadian band of all time (for me any ways). Very sad news.
FAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to FLAMESRULE For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 07:52 AM
|
#17
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Behind Nikkor Glass
|
Not cool at all. 
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 08:17 AM
|
#18
|
|
First Line Centre
|
really feel like i took the opportunity to see them each year for granted.
__________________
is your cat doing singing?
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 08:18 AM
|
#19
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
|
I'm so mad at cancer right now. I wish I could go and punch cancer square in the dick.
Gonna have to find a way to make it back to Canada to see one of their last shows. This band is the soundtrack of my youth.
__________________
"You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Cali Panthers Fan For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-24-2016, 08:32 AM
|
#20
|
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by habernac
We were front row at the outdoor show they did here at Fort Calgary a couple of years ago. Gord was his usual crazy self. He was 3 feet from us at one point, he jumped off stage and we had to hold back a crush of people trying to touch him. It was 30+C and his white shirt was transparent he was sweating so much. Incredible entertainer. I was looking at a concert shirt just yesterday, smiling that it was now 20 years old.
|
I was there too, that was a hell of a show.
Canada is losing one of our best. Sad to hear.
I'm gonna fire up a couple Trag albums tonight.
__________________
Pylon on the Edmonton Oilers:
"I am actually more excited for the Oilers game tomorrow than the Flames game. I am praying for multiple jersey tosses. The Oilers are my new favourite team for all the wrong reasons. I hate them so much I love them."
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to IliketoPuck For This Useful Post:
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:23 PM.
|
|
The Final Hip tour and reminiscing about Gord Downie
