![]() Gord Downie was a wonderful example of " courage" and " grace, too" We're hurting today, but also grateful and celebrating a great run of music and a life well lived. There may be a lot of bandwagon jumpers on social media today singing his praises, but I knew a lot of hard core fans (and I was one myself) Gord and The Tragically Hip meant so much to so many. We didn't bother him other than to smile and say Hi and raise our glass to him, but that was enough (speaking of Gord Downie as a music fan, you should hear The Tragically Hip's cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "Black Day In July" they made that song their own with that cover) Just a humble down to earth guy and so sweet to us. ![]() I got to say Hi to Gord after a Merle Haggard show at Massey Hall in 2006 he was there as a fan and at a local pub for a beer with his friends after the show. When I saw them in late 1996 at Maple Leaf Gardens, they were the greatest band on the planet that night (no kidding!) They were perfect " that night in Toronto". They had great, catchy melodies and intelligent, fun lyrics that were great to sing along to. The Hip were a dynamite, no frills 'rock and roll' band. I saw them many times over the years since 1993 when they played with Midnight Oil (one of my favourite bands at that time) Since '93, I saw them at just about every venue in this city (The Molson Ampitheatre, The Air Canada Centre, Maple Leaf Gardens, Fort York.) If you were 18 or over in 1989 and liked Rock music (and listened to FM radio here), you likely loved The Tragically Hip. ![]() They have literally been the soundtrack to our lives in this city (and country for that matter) if you're a certain age. Our US friends on this forum likely have no idea just how big this band was here since 1989. have been calling in to the CBC and AM640 to talk about what Gord and The Tragically Hip meant to them. View original blog post here: Flyers Goal Scored By.Even though we all knew here in Toronto that one day this would come, we're all still really shaken here by this sad news.Įvery radio station today that matters here has been playing The Hip's music and lots of fans and musicians, critics, etc. That kick in last night's fight is the definition of Busch League. And unfortunately, despite what I had hoped could be phased out, the comparison to Avery appears to be a fair one. To put it in perspective, Sean Avery notched a career high of 28 points as a 24 year old. 30 points in an NHL season would be quite a milestone for the 22 year old, and quite a testament to his off-ice work ethic. After last night he has 12 points in 30 games and 71 penalty minutes. He's been putting up points in succession recently, and even though he's played all over the lineup this season, was playing with the second line last night. Httpvh://Downie, who has earned praise recently from head coach Rick Tocchet as being one of the Lightning's better forwards, looks to be putting together a decent season in sunny F-L-A. Not even a slew foot, but a legitimate foot on foot kick. Check it out at around the 40 second mark: I really don't know how to start this post, so let me just get to the point - Steve Downie tried to kick Ryan Stone's leg out from underneath him in a fight last night in Tampa.
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