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Old 05-24-2016, 05:03 AM   #1
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Crap year keeps getting worse for our entertainers!

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Old 05-24-2016, 05:26 AM   #2
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Old 05-24-2016, 05:47 AM   #3
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Jesus. That's horrible news. Hang in there Gord.
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Wow, I've seen them I don't know how many times live. Incredible band. Very sad to hear.
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Well, this sucks.
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Old 05-24-2016, 06:28 AM   #6
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Old 05-24-2016, 06:33 AM   #7
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One last tour apparently. There's no way they can go on without Gord.
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####ing cancer. Ugh.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Terrible news. One of my favourite bands
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Really sad news.
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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.
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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.

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really feel like i took the opportunity to see them each year for granted.
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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.
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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.
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