Tragically Hip - Sad news from The Hip camp

[Howlinwolf]

Sad news from one of Canada's greatest bands ever: The Tragically Hip. Frontman / singer Gord Downie has terminal cancer.

Thoughts and prayers go out to him and his band mates....

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.2647922

[blackwll]

I was sad to see that. Leader of a great band. He will be missed when he passes.

Going out like the Living Bubba, tho.

[blessedcurse]

This one is hitting hard. So much of my life's soundtrack is from Gord and this band.

Indeed, the nation took pause today.

[Bill in CT]

This is sad news. During my recent trip to Canada, I bought 2 Tragically Hip CDs to add to my collection - Road Apples and Day For Night.

The last tour dates were announced today. They go on sale June 3 at 10 am local time for each show.

Victoria, July 22. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
Vancouver, July 24. Rogers Arena​.
Edmonton, July 28. Rexall Place.
Calgary, Aug 1. Scotiabank Saddledome.
Winnipeg, Aug 5. MTS Centre.
London, Aug. 8. Budweiser Gardens.
Toronto, Aug 10 and Aug. 12. Air Canada Centre.
Hamilton , Aug. 16. FirstOntario Centre.
Ottawa, Aug. 18. Canadian Tire Centre.
Kingston, Aug. 20. Rogers K-Rock Centre​.

[blessedcurse]

Thinking of Gord Downie tonight and his brothers in arms as they take the first steps and play the first notes of this, their last waltz. A Living Bubba....courage, my word, indeed.

[chuckrh]

I hope Gordon gets some peace & happiness during this tour. Phenomenal band. Due to Seattle's proximity to Canada, we got several outstanding & memorable shows over the years.

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

http://www.salon.com/2016/08/23/the-tra ... y-goodbye/

[ramonz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvBBIUkdxs

I don't have words, but my buddy said this: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas

[Rocky]

Absolutely fucking heart breaking. I kinda wish I hadn't seen this.

[Duke Silver]

Absolutely fucking heart breaking. I kinda wish I hadn't seen this.

yeah me too. that was heavy.

[Tequila Cowboy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvBBIUkdxs

I don't have words, but my buddy said this: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas

Yeah. Wow.

[Beebs]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvBBIUkdxs

I don't have words, but my buddy said this: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas

Brutal

"No dress rehearsal. This is our life"

[blessedcurse]

There were gatherings across the country for Saturday night's final show. I was a local eatery which borders a small park in the small town near where I live - the owners raised a sail on the side of the restaurant and streamed the CBC broadcast of this show (which was commercial and commentary free - the CBC walked away from substantial advertising money just to bring it to the masses in its true form). The sound and a video were amazing. Maybe 500 people from all walks of life - all singing, dancing, hugging and weeping. I cannot think of anything else comparable. Beautifully intense outpourings of love both on and off stage.

You don't have to be a fan to respect the enormity of the occasion and how quintessentially Canadian those 3 hours were. I consider myself blessed.

[Clams]

There were gatherings across the country for Saturday night's final show. I was a local eatery which borders a small park in the small town near where I live - the owners raised a sail on the side of the restaurant and streamed the CBC broadcast of this show (which was commercial and commentary free - the CBC walked away from substantial advertising money just to bring it to the masses in its true form). The sound and a video were amazing. Maybe 500 people from all walks of life - all singing, dancing, hugging and weeping. I cannot think of anything else comparable. Beautifully intense outpourings of love both on and off stage.

You don't have to be a fan to respect the enormity of the occasion and how quintessentially Canadian those 3 hours were. I consider myself blessed.

Wow. So sad. Thanks for the report, BC.

[chuckrh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvBBIUkdxs

I don't have words, but my buddy said this: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas

Brutal

"No dress rehearsal. This is our life"

wow. i don't know what to say. i'm totally gobsmacked.

[Blammo]

Man, if that doesn't hit you in your soul, you need to turn in your human card.

[dime in the gutter]

tragically hip.....

guess they understood when naming the band.

[Zip City]

that was tough, but that is one brave dude. I can't imagine putting yourself out like that

[Iowan]

I have a lot of family in Canada and they all worship the Hip.

I'm starting to get it. Gord Downie is the man.

[Smitty]

I read like a third of Canada watched the show. That's amazing.

[PonyGirl]

I watched that last Hip show. It was the first time I ever saw them live. They have an undeniable amount of great songs, but they were never really my thing. That show blew me away and I can say it was the bravest, most pure and honest performance I have ever seen and I've probably seen a thousand rock shows. At times it was hard to watch, but I am so grateful that I got to see it. In a facebook, instagram, twitter, reality TV, world, Gord Downey showed us something we needed to see; what it looks like when someone lays themselves bare and exposes their true humanity and vulnerability, while maintaining their integrity. I have so much admiration and respect for Gord Downey right now, it hurts.

I spend a lot of time in my car listening to the CBC. I both live and work in the city, but my horse lives in the country. He's a competition horse, so he has to be in a program to maintain his strength and fitness and so do I, so I'm not up there flopping around, interfering with him while he tries to be good at his job.

So I'm basically a commuter, who spends a lot of time crying in her car. The CBC can be so deadly, whether they are broadcasting an environmental scientist, who snorkels in her spare time, talking about how all the coral around the Christmas Islands is now dead or they are interviewing a lady who lives on a lake that has just been contaminated by a huge amount of mining waste and she is describing how she just watched 2 otters slowly die in a panic, from poisoning. But probably the worst, most demoralizingly, sobby CBC moment in my car was when they read the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Residential Schools.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_ ... ool_system:

What the fuck Canada? I am so ashamed.

Gord Downey is all over this. During his last show, he called out to our Prime Minister, who was in attendance, to "make it right," and he's currently involved in this amazing project about a young boy who died fleeing a residential school. Gord Downey is killing me with his incredibleness these days. What an amazing person.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/gord ... -1.3804422

[beantownbubba]

In a facebook, instagram, twitter, reality TV, world, Gord Downey showed us something we needed to see; what it looks like when someone lays themselves bare and exposes their true humanity and vulnerability, while maintaining their integrity.

Nothing to add to that. As always PG, well said and heartfelt.