Scotty12 Wrote:This was posted on facebook by a Kingstonian
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rocking the adidas. Thanks for sharing that.
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Jeff Lemire
Amazing
I feel here, here and here.
I hurt here, here and here.
Don't know if the link will work, but very nice from The Buffalo News:
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“Music brings people together. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in.”
– Gord Downie
And what a success you are, Gordie.
Peace and love to family and friends. And to you fine people here on the Hipbase.
sullivand Wrote:"It's cool man. You can go. Everything's cool. Don't worry."
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well, that did it.
I wasn't going to post this...but, on Monday my ex messaged me. She works at a school in Calgary, and they were flying Mike Downie in to do a Chanie Wenjack workshop. The school was paying for his flights, for his accommodations...everything. The students had been doing Wenjack-themed modules in their classes. And then Mike cancelled, with apologies, and said he'd be back as soon as possible. That afternoon I ran into one of the band's managers at the doctor's office; we chatted for a bit, I said I was looking forward to Gord's album, and he said, "Oh yeah, that's gonna be a real heartbreaker." And I mean...both of those things could've been nothing. But they gave me a bit of a queasy feeling. I don't know if they softened the blow - I don't think they did - but they at least very sort of kind of mentally prepared me for today.
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if i stay numb long enough, maybe it will be like it hasn't happened.
who is gonna tell the stories Gord told? It's like a light in my life has gone out.
i know he was ready--Gord was always ready--but if there was ever a person i wished more time & joy & pleasure for, it's Gord.
Just heard on the radio. I feel so alone...already. He understood so much about life and the world. God I hate this. Today's gonna be a huge struggle. Thank you so much Gord for everything.
Thanks for all the great memories Gord
Sad day, indeed
That last tour is etched into my memory forever - the courage, passion and love in the room was a never to be experienced again event
What a beautiful last 17 months of life...
RIP Gord, thank you for your brilliance.
We are all sad today but I believe once some time has passed we will all be even more grateful for what Gordie gave us and left for us and grateful for the opportunity to see him live and share his music.
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"Rock 'n' roll is not unlike love," Gord told music writer Michael Barclay in 2000. "You find it oddly strangely comforting that no matter how old you get, when it comes to matters of the heart, you're always 15 inside. I know an 85-year-old with boy trouble. That's a strange and comforting thing to me. As we move towards resolution and understanding and greater serenity in all aspects of our life, love's pretty elemental and that's nice to know. I think rock 'n' roll is the same. I don't pretend to understand it; it feels confusing and frightening and wonderful."