rip Gord Downie

Tributes were coming in hot and heavy. Wasn't the best singer or songwriter, But I would be lieing if I said I was not influenced by the Tragically Hip in some way . I remember The Hip performing at the Canada 125 party in the 90's. A few times through his set, he said "happy stupid day" to the audience, and I always remembered being upset when he said that. And just recently, while driving in my car, it occurred to me why he said that. I didn't go to any of the final shows, but I did check out what songs he did as his closers and what he began with. Always close with Ahead By a Century. That is what they call in the business a crowd pleaser.