sullysue Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I'm heartbroken. :( http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/tragically-hip-frontman-gordon-downie-has-terminal-cancer/ar-BBtpweK?li=BBnb7Kz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) I thought they were just an alternative Canadian band. This is all over cnn and Rolling Stone now. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tragically-hip-singer-gord-downie-diagnosed-with-terminal-brain-cancer-20160524 http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/24/entertainment/gord-downie-tragically-hip-cancer/ Edited May 24, 2016 by Boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 This is sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Terrible news, The Hip are truly a canadian institution, I have seen then countless times, and i am sickened by this news.------Gods speed Gordie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 :( I'm at a loss for words. If I die of vanity, promise me, promise meIf they bury me some place I don't want to beYou'll dig me up and transport me, unceremoniouslyAway from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag treesWhispers of disease and the acts of enormityAnd lower me slowly and sadly and properlyGet Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrinx Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Terrible and upsetting news. And they are going to do one last tour. I am not sure I want to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Devastating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) :( I'm at a loss for words. If I die of vanity, promise me, promise meIf they bury me some place I don't want to beYou'll dig me up and transport me, unceremoniouslyAway from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag treesWhispers of disease and the acts of enormityAnd lower me slowly and sadly and properlyGet Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy Only way is to sing through this terrible news... Singing Hundredth Meridian now... :( Edited May 24, 2016 by Gabrielgil513 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Tragic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Wow very sad. Im a huge fan and very shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 According to the New York Times, The Hip have sold more albums in Canada than Rush and U2. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/arts/music/canada-reels-at-cancer-diagnosis-for-the-tragically-hips-gord-downie.html?_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 More tributes are pouring in from Billboard, People magazine, the LA Times, the Irish Mirror and The Guardian. Everybody loves Gordie. :)http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7385022/tragically-hip-gord-downie-terminal-cancer-farewell-tour-2016http://www.people.com/article/gord-downie-terminal-brain-cancer-tragically-hiphttp://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-tragically-hip-cancer-20160524-snap-story.htmlhttp://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/lead-singer-iconic-band-tragically-8037789https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/24/gord-downie-tragically-hip-brain-cancer-diagnosis-concerts-tour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrinx Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I heard that the cancer is in an area that directly affects speech. The chemo and radiation reduced it in size and he has a window of opportunity where he can still sing. This has really made me sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 http://www.tsn.ca/fully-completely-1.494972 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 http://www.tsn.ca/fully-completely-1.494972 Enjoyed article, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I wasn't sure about travelling for this show, then yesterday they announced four more shows, including one on my birthday. There is no way I'm missing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) They added 4 more dates to the tour. I'm just wondering if Gord will have the strength and energy to play so many nights. He is dying after all. Edited May 31, 2016 by Boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) I wasn't sure about travelling for this show, then yesterday they announced four more shows, including one on my birthday. There is no way I'm missing it. I agree. I am driving from NYC area to Ottawa. After about ten US small venue shows over the years, I would really like to get the full arena experience with so many Hip fans. The emotion will be very unique . They added 4 more dates to the tour. I'm just wondering if Gord will have the strength and energy to play so many nights. He is dying after all. Very courageous of Gord to want to do these shows. It's only 15 shows with days off in between all, and mostly multiple shows per city. His Dr seems confident he is healthy now for them. Seems Gord wants to see Canada at least one more time. Edited May 31, 2016 by Gabrielgil513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 The Hip once opened for Rush. I did not know that. When I saw Rush in 2007, There was no opening act (thank God). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 The Hip once opened for Rush a long time ago. I did not know that. When I saw Rush in 2007, there was no opening act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Neil Peart asked them to open for Rush on the Roll The Bones tour in an attempt to make them big in the U.S. but they turned it down because they were promoting Road Apples and writing Fully Completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Neil Peart asked them to open for Rush on the Roll The Bones tour in an attempt to make them big in the U.S. but they turned it down because they were promoting Road Apples and writing Fully Completely. They probably didn't want to be labeled exclusively Canadian touring with another Canadian band, because they toured with Page-Plant here in the 90s. Not sure they are compatible fully with the Rush crowd. Now if Neil Young called... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Neil Peart asked them to open for Rush on the Roll The Bones tour in an attempt to make them big in the U.S. but they turned it down because they were promoting Road Apples and writing Fully Completely. They probably didn't want to be labeled exclusively Canadian touring with another Canadian band, because they toured with Page-Plant here in the 90s. Not sure they are compatible fully with the Rush crowd. Now if Neil Young called...That's what happens when you go to Counterparts. Don't believe anything you see or hear from there. LOL :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 The Hip once opened for Rush a long time ago. I did not know that. When I saw Rush in 2007, there was no opening act. That's what I get for going to Counterparts. I have been misinformed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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