Tragically Hip aptly named.

[Lancecastor]

Hip frontman Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer.

Good news is... They're going on tour till he croaks!

http://www.thehip.com

 

[Lancecastor]

It was in Bobcaygeon
Where i saw the constellations
Reveal themselves
One star at a time.

Too bad you couldn't all be Canadian, even just for a day.

 

[Lancecastor]

http://www.maplemusic.com/assets/product_images/hip_crest_sticker.jpg

 

[Lancecastor]

They shot a movie once
In my hometown

 

[Lancecastor]

Well, I think that there's a problem here
Her voice just don't sound right
But I left myself on her answering machine
Said, "I'm back in town tonight"
I feel I've stepped out of the wilderness
All squint eyed and confused
But even babies raised by wolves
They know exactly when they've been used

 

[Aphro]

Aw, shit.

 

[Lancecastor]

Aw, shit.

Probly explains his wackiness... Its likely been there for decades.

Maybe the tumour was the real star?

Ever spend any time with him one on one?

Guy was/is crackers.

 

[Aphro]

Probly explains his wackiness... Its likely been there for decades.

Maybe the tumour was the real star?

Ever spend any time with him one on one?

Guy was/is crackers.

Um. No. Never sat down with the guy or anything. Not all of us break bread with the moderately rich and famous.

I feel like there's a little bit of crazy in all great geniuses though.

Dude is only 52 and has four kids. I wonder how his wife feels about the farewell tour. You would figure he would want to spend his last days with family, not living in hotel rooms.

Guess I better source some tickets for this summer...

 

[Lancecastor]

His wife is a breast cancer survivor, so it's not their first roundup.

I DJ'd an afterconcert party for them one time as a favor to the hosts, who wanted to "party with the hip".

I wasn't a big Hip fan at the time, so I brought my records and played what I wanted to play.

These three guys Gord, Paul and Bobby kept bringing me beers all night and hung out enjoying my record collection. We had a great chat for hours. Cool guys.

Party went till 3 or 4 and when it was all over, the hosts were pissy at me for "hogging the hip" all night.

I was like "what the fuck you talking about; they weren't even here"

That's when I realized I'd mixed up the Tragically Hip with Blue Rodeo.

 

[Lancecastor]

Gord's brain cancer is the biggest news story in Canada today.

Their Last Tour dates will be announced tomorrow.

 

[lovecraft68]

Seems fate has it in for the music legends this year