I never realized how emotionally attached I was to Gord and the Hip until today. Whether I was happy or sad, a long road trip or just doing the dishes, Gord and the Hip were always there. Sad day. RIP Gord you were a Canadian Legend.
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FU Cancer! I was pretty much prepared for this and I'm so glad I caught 3 concerts on the last tour. You were the King of Canada good sir. I listen to you daily and will never stop doing so. RIP
Sadly, today marks the beginning of a new era. Last summer I wrote of our nation in transition with an unfortunate destination on the horizon. For a long while now, culturally, we have been carried on the back of a man whose art exemplified what it meant to be Canadian. I will never really be able to articulate just what that means but most people reading this will know the exact feeling.
This morning as we learn the news of the loss of Gord Downie we arrive at that horizon. We are a nation no longer in transition. We all have our moments with this man and going forward we must reflect on how he warmed us with melody, words and actions. Celebrate what he has shared with us and let it inspire you.
Today an icon passed from living to legend. Remember the man, emulate the legacy.
RIP Gord Downie
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I didn't see their last show. I will forever kick myself for that. But the last 1 I did see was front row at Fort Calgary. It was hotter than Hades. He went on an epic rant during the intro to Grace, too.
"The water is so room temperature, I can barely feel it in my mouth"
It's on iTunes, part of the Now For Plan A deluxe edition. He makes fun of Calgary a little but I still love it.
What else is there to say? We'll miss you, Gord.
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I didn't see their last show. I will forever kick myself for that. But the last 1 I did see was front row at Fort Calgary. It was hotter than Hades. He went on an epic rant during the intro to Grace, too.
"The water is so room temperature, I can barely feel it in my mouth"
It's on iTunes, part of the Now For Plan A deluxe edition. He makes fun of Calgary a little but I still love it.
What else is there to say? We'll miss you, Gord.
You feel that? Thats the summer time!
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More than a few tears shed around the household this morning.
My better half is a rather big Gord Downie fan, and this one hit her hard even though it was inevitable.
I asked when the news first came out that he was fighting a battle he could never win, what it was for her that drew her so deeply in and she embraced him/them so closely. She replied, (paraphrasing) "I have never met the man and I dont know him, but he sure seemed to know me and kept writing me poems through his music that always made me think".
That always struck me as really poignant, very cool, and so very raw.
RIP Gord, and thanks.
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My first encounter with how much The Hip would come to mean to me was McMaster University in fall '88. I didn't attend that concert, I didn't really know who they were; I strongly recall the people coming back from it absolutely raving about how good it was. Then I recognized it was The Hip who were performing those songs I was hearing so often - Highway Girl, Last America Exit, Smalltown Bringdown. I still love that EP. It's different than the sound they eventually found, but then I am different today than I was then, too.
When "Up to Here" was released it was instantly massive, being played at every gathering. The Hip already seemed like the biggest act around, but maybe that was just on campuses and schools. I don't think they had really hit the national consciousness yet. Road Apples just added to the Hip playlist and seemed to instantly get radio airplay. Fully Completely made them truly a Canadian phenomenon.
Frosh Week concerts, Canada Day festivals at Molson Park in Barrie, Another Roadside Attraction at the Markham Fairgrounds. Waiting in line to pick up "Live Between Us" when it was released at midnight.
The Hip has just always seemed to be woven into my life. And it will always be that way, there just won't be any new threads woven into that tapestry.
Goodbye Gord.
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