Gord
I was probably too young when they first started playing, not exposed and part of the phenomenon that were the Tragically Hips. I don't think that anybody really knew, how much they were going to mean to us. No one really saw coming, the impact that Gord Downie was going to have on our lives. I feel privileged, lucky and honoured today to have witness part of this journey. Gord Downie's late journey, was one that most of us will most likely experienced privately, with our close family and friends. It is pretty amazing, that through his illness, he decided to instead care only for himself and be afraid of what was to come, to offer it to the world, to Canada and to the community. He devoted himself to shine the light on the northern & aboriginal community of our great nation. A community that has been neglected by all of us. I'm not an expert and I certainly don't have all the facts to speak at length about this, but from my soul, I can see how our fellow Can...