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Having been to see the boys numerous times and on both sides of the border, I've noticed a difference between American Hip Heads and Canadian Hip Heads.
No, it doesn't have to do with "Eh's" or what they drink, it has to do with Mr. Baker.
Now, perhaps it's because in the States you've had a few famous Robert's: Kennedy, Frost etc... and because here in Canada we love our Bobby's: Orr and Borden (PM on the $100 bill, "it's all about the Bob's.")
But I've noticed that Yanks call the long haired wonder: Robbie, while Canucks call him: Bobby.
Hmmmm... I blame the school systems.
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Don't forget College in the states and University in Canada
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Sandwich in U.S. and Sangwich in Ca.
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I asked him which he prefers, and he said whatever. Rob, Robbie, Bobby. As my son is named Robbie, I introduced them one day, Robbie Baker thought it was just fine that I call him Robbie. But now my nine year old wants to be called Robert! Go figure!
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I noticed when I was in States the the Hip fans at the show were calling them T-HIP, when everyone I know in Canada just calls them the HIP.
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This is interesting. I noticed I call him Bobby, but it is because when I first got into the Hip and was trying to find out their names, someone had told me or I had read somewhere that it was Bobby. So maybe it all depends on where ya get your info. For the record, my middle name is Robert...
And Stephen, you forgot Bob McKenzie!!
*Goooo-Roo-Goo-Goo Goo-Goo-Goo-Goo*
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ANY way you slice it.-------ahem********* ROB baker**** is the (not so) secret weapon in the tragically hip.------I love all of this band ,but rob is the man.
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i call him bobby........and he calls me.........well he doesn't call me anything.
in the buffalo area..........they are the hip.
when i have had one to many beers i call myself tragically gip.
or as my first name is phil and my nickname is phipps i use
tragically phipps.
I call him Rob and I call Gord Sinclair 'Sinclair'.
It's amazing how many different names Rob has yet we don't call Johnny 'John' or the Gords 'Gordie'
CHOM out of Montreal sometimes calls them the "T Hip", that would be how I got my screen name! I just call them "the Hip"
BTW, I've heard them say Johnny was in grade 13, is that a joke because he failed his senior year, which is the 12th grade here or do you count kindergarten as grade 1?
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In Ontario, we used to have grade 13, or your OAC (Ontario Academic Credits). It was eliminated a few years ago and now Ontario just has grade 1-12. So it was no joke, most people prior to 2002 had to take grade 13 (OAC).
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