Gord Downie has died

[swamp]

www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entertainment/tragically-hip-frontman-gord-downie-dies-at-53-1.3637357

Gord Downie, the front man for the Canadian band The Tragically Hip, has passed away at the age of 53 from glioblastoma.  

Ive seen him perform a few times.  Great shows, great songs.  He will be missed. 

[mollyc]

I was wondering if you had heard. Glad I was able to see the band live when they were in town

[Miss Tequila]

I've never heard of him or the band but that is way too young to die

[Tiny]

It is sad news. I thought Tragically Hip was alittle better known... There wasn't much press for what I thought was a popular 80's band.



"New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim"

[swamp]

They were based out of Kingston Ontario so they're like a hometown band for me.

[weltschmerz]

Over three decades, the Tragically Hip released 14 studio albums, the majority of which topped the Canadian album charts and were eventually certified Platinum (their first three LPs all went Diamond). The band also earned 16 Juno Awards – the most ever for a band and the fourth-most ever for an artist – picking up their last two in April for Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year for Man Machine Poem. But the band's greatest accomplishment may be transcending their status as a key Canadian cultural touchstone to an integral part of the country's identity. In 2013, the band was featured on a set of postage stamps and in July, they received the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest honors.

www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tragically-hips-gord-downie-dead-at-53-w504219

Rest in Peace, mon ami.

[weltschmerz]

[swamp]

Oct 18, 2017 14:46:17 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Over three decades, the Tragically Hip released 14 studio albums, the majority of which topped the Canadian album charts and were eventually certified Platinum (their first three LPs all went Diamond). The band also earned 16 Juno Awards – the most ever for a band and the fourth-most ever for an artist – picking up their last two in April for Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year for Man Machine Poem. But the band's greatest accomplishment may be transcending their status as a key Canadian cultural touchstone to an integral part of the country's identity. In 2013, the band was featured on a set of postage stamps and in July, they received the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest honors.

www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tragically-hips-gord-downie-dead-at-53-w504219

Rest in Peace, mon ami.

CHEZ 106 out of Ottawa is all Hip until Monday. 

[Jaguar]

Go Well Gord, you will be missed, but I thank you for the wonderful music.

[Jaguar]

Cancer fucking sucks shit, it truly really does.

[weltschmerz]

The place of honor that Mr. Downie occupies in Canada’s national imagination has no parallel in the United States. Imagine Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Michael Stipe combined into one sensitive, oblique poet-philosopher, and you’re getting close. The Tragically Hip’s music “helped us understand each other, while capturing the complexity and vastness of the place we call home,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement on Wednesday. “Our identity and culture are richer because of his music, which was always raw and honest — like Gord himself.”

www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/arts/music/gord-downie-tragically-hip-dead-final-album.html

"The Man Who Walks Among The Stars"
-His Assembly of First Nations name

[MarleyKeezy78]

Sorry to hear this   One of my uncles died from a glioblastoma, it was a rough year