Gone Home to Bobcaygeon

Gordon Downie, front man for the seminal group The Tragically Hip, finally died of the brain cancer that was afflicting him. It was not before he led one final triumphant tour with the Hip and led the way for the rest of the country to come to terms with our treatment of indigenous peoples.

"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."
--New York Times obituary.

Sorry, World. Canada is closed today due to a death in the family.

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Comment by Safe Bet's Amy on October 19, 2017 at 10:39am: R.I.P. Gordie...

Comment by Arthur James on October 19, 2017 at 10:54am: `
SQUARE BACK.WHY?
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I WAS GONNA SAY.
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knock knock
who knocking
Handiman.
Handiman who

I handyman who
try to fix broken
doorbells and the
door locker if broke.
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I bring a key maker
and ... RIP. Death
is a Sudden Wakeup.
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at ba funeral read...
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Our duty is wakefulness,
the fundamental condition
of life itself. The unseen,
the unheard, the untouchable
is what is what weaves the
fabric of our see-able universe
together.
Robin Craig Clark
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Comment by M. C. Sears on October 19, 2017 at 12:13pm: Great guy and artist also a great town...may he Rest In Peace

Comment by Boanerges on October 19, 2017 at 3:00pm: Thanks for putting that up, Amy. I should have thought of it myself. An homage to Ontario's cottage country and proof of how good he and the Hip were.

Thanks, Art, for stopping by. It's appreciated.

Hi, MC. Yes to all of that. (Where have you been?)

Comment by Arthur James on October 19, 2017 at 3:15pm: `
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Comment by Arthur James on October 19, 2017 at 3:15pm

Comment by Arthur James on October 19, 2017 at 3:18pm: `blog acts odd..
if hacked from
insider
OUT SALON
HACKERS?
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wise...

Comment by Steel Breeze on October 20, 2017 at 5:30am: R&L..

Comment by Boanerges on October 21, 2017 at 1:56pm: Thanks again, Art.

And also to you, Steel, for the rate.

Downie was a one-off, FM. He made no secret that he was dying of brain cancer, instead using it as a spring-board for a number of noble causes, such as the aforementioned reaching out to First Nations. His foundation has already raised more than $1.5 million for cancer research. Oh yeah -- and the music was pretty damned good, too.

Comment by Arthur James on November 14, 2017 at 4:22pm: `

Why front page of

Our?

Salon

goe blank huh?

koshersaalami?

Maba?

Maybe ya's figure

and tell Ya's notion?

the snooper say WTF!

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