tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post8650110528110373503..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Gord Downie and the Spirit of Chanie WenjackSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-67105962083588228632017-10-20T06:31:54.715-04:002017-10-20T06:31:54.715-04:00https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/7660678-tear...https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/7660678-tearful-pm-pays-tribute-to-gord-downie/<br /><br />"Clement also called on the government to consider a state funeral for the iconic singer."<br /><br />http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/post-try-explain-rest-world-canada-melted-death-rock-singer/<br /><br />http://www.torontosun.com/2017/10/18/ahead-by-a-century<br /><br />If you agree a state funeral for Gord Downie would be appropriate, contact the PM and the Liberal Party:<br /><br />justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca, assistance@liberal.ca, libinfo@email.liberal.ca, info@liberal.ca<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80423404775619931312017-10-19T22:06:21.156-04:002017-10-19T22:06:21.156-04:00CBC Radio Q: Gord Downie (1964-2017)
http://www.cb...CBC Radio Q: Gord Downie (1964-2017)<br />http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/wednesday-oct-18-2017-gord-downie-1964-2017-1.4353354<br /><br />LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE 1:18:32<br /><br />Music from today's episode<br />http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/thursday-oct-19-2017-sarah-gadon-alan-doyle-and-more-1.4358215/music-from-today-s-episode-1.4358222<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72624536145100245992017-10-19T20:13:56.926-04:002017-10-19T20:13:56.926-04:00The comments below the YouTube video are sickening...The comments below the YouTube video are sickening. The Internet was a mistake. Nothing could be more directly opposite to the humanitarian mission of Gord Downie than the digital peanut gallery calling Trudeau anti-gay slurs and accusing him of politicizing Gord's death for personal gain.<br /><br />RIP Gord. Canada <i>is</i> in good hands. The Internet, not so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56202035892740481712017-10-19T17:55:10.756-04:002017-10-19T17:55:10.756-04:00Tragically Hip's Gord Downie Dead at 53
http:/...Tragically Hip's Gord Downie Dead at 53<br />http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tragically-hips-gord-downie-dead-at-53-w504219<br /><br />http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-tragically-hip-10-essential-songs-w435104<br /><br />http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/tragically-hip-canada-waves-goodbye-to-a-national-treasure-w429650<br /><br />https://nytimes.com/2017/10/18/arts/music/gord-downie-tragically-hip-dead-final-album.html<br /><br />[snip]<br /><br />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.”<br /><br />Not hip, just tragic: Five of Gord Downie’s best lyrics about life and death<br />http://nationalpost.com/entertainment/music/not-hip-just-tragic-five-of-gord-downies-best-lyrics-about-life-and-death<br /><br />Long Time Running will be airing on CTV on November 12th at 8pm ET and will air commercial free on CraveTV starting November 13.<br /><br />CTV Presents the World Broadcast Premiere of The Tragically Hip Tour Documentary LONG TIME RUNNING, November 12<br />http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ctv-presents-the-world-broadcast-premiere-of-the-tragically-hip-tour-documentary-long-time-running-november-12-644379373.html<br /><br />Long Time Running - OFFICIAL TRAILER HD<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb6k4Oo3jJ8<br /><br />Long Time Running - OFFICIAL TRAILER 2 HD<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isGyCHpdaY4Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61333573360083941672017-10-19T14:38:31.868-04:002017-10-19T14:38:31.868-04:00Gord was a 21st Century trapper where the mind is ...Gord was a <a href="http://thinkingaboot.blogspot.ca/2017/10/rip-gord-downie.html" rel="nofollow">21st Century trapper</a> where the mind is the pelt, and you dont have to wonder what Pocahontas felt.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62755431262123193772017-10-19T10:24:48.943-04:002017-10-19T10:24:48.943-04:00Agree about Gord's legacy and courage. Just on...Agree about Gord's legacy and courage. Just one thing: precious cultures. There were many different cultures and ways of life in what is now Canada before Europeans came along. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-17984573620649141782017-10-19T09:30:08.952-04:002017-10-19T09:30:08.952-04:00Thank you for a very touching post Simon.
I can p...Thank you for a very touching post Simon. <br />I can picture Gord and Chanie walking towards the setting sun, free from the pain of their mortal existence, with all of eternity to sing and love and laugh as they so rightfully deserve.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com