The hip

I watched the show. As a 70 year old it didn't do much for me, ( couldn't understand a word :) ) BUT, To see a man love music that much as to do a show when dying can't help but be very touching. To see the love the crowd had for him was amazing.

I don't think that any fan of The Tragically Hip could have watched that concert from start to finish and kept a dry eye.

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Originally Posted by Oddmott

Also key to point out that the show was completely off the cuff and unscripted, and - most importantly - produced by a 3rd party company.

CBC just agreed to air it. They didn't have their hands on the technical, artistic or political details of what we viewed.

Probably why it was so awesome.

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Exactly and that time slot straight from start to finish 11:17 with no commercials during the peak of there Olympic coverage. Even only had a cam on trudope when Gord addressed him. Good job by the crew and good on the CBC for doing it

Also the blimp in coverage was a drunk fan who fell and unhooked the feed for a few moments lol

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Originally Posted by GW11

Trudeau and CBC aside, that was probably one of the best three hour events I've ever watched on TV. Like many of you, being 40, The Hip was the soundtrack of my late teens and early 20's.

Great show, well done Gord....

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I didn't really care for the endorsements either but I agree with the idea that it was his show and his right to speak his mind.

I watched it with my wife(Canadian) in the spirit of a Canadian Icon and a National block party.

I have empathy for Gord, his family, friends and fans. I wasn't familiar with their music or history yet it was obvious to me that this moment was special to Canadians and I certainly support that.

During the concert, Gord took a political moment for the PM which I don't agree with but I might have done the same for Conservatives given the pulpit.

I pray he and family find peace and comfort in the end.

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Originally Posted by Sharon

I watched the show. As a 70 year old it didn't do much for me, ( couldn't understand a word :) ) BUT, To see a man love music that much as to do a show when dying can't help but be very touching. To see the love the crowd had for him was amazing.

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If you can get a hold of a few of their CDs or studio songs you should - much easier to understand. This is just Gord being Gord.

We had a neighborhood party that day and projected it onto a friend's garage w/ a sub cranked. Was awesome.

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If you can get a hold of a few of their CDs or studio songs you should - much easier to understand. This is just Gord being Gord.

We had a neighborhood party that day and projected it onto a friend's garage w/ a sub cranked. Was awesome.

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I think it needs mentioning that he (Gord) was probably up there performing while under the influence of pain meds, poor guy. He sounded rough but as you suggested, when you know the songs and have been a fan for years you could still apprecitate what he was doing. I noticed he never took his hat off as well, likely to hide scars/cuts.

Also, as mentioned about the CBC covering the entire 3 plus hours without commercials, especially during the olympics, looked good on CBC.

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Originally Posted by last5oh_302

I think it needs mentioning that he (Gord) was probably up there performing while under the influence of pain meds, poor guy. He sounded rough but as you suggested, when you know the songs and have been a fan for years you could still apprecitate what he was doing. I noticed he never took his hat off as well, likely to hide scars/cuts.

Also, as mentioned about the CBC covering the entire 3 plus hours without commercials, especially during the olympics, looked good on CBC.

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We watched it up at the trailer just outside of Kingston this weekend. Felt really bad for Gord trying to do his best. The Truedope plug wasn't necessary and we could hear the entire trailer park who was also watching scream in disbelief(anger) when the camera man panned over to Trudope.

Both my wife and I didn't really realize the impact it had on us watching it. We both spent the next day really depressed, bummed-out, and just plain sad. Even though we weren't die-hard fans, the music brought back a lot of good memories from the past 30 years of our lives. So very sad to think that 30 years of good music and great friendship will soon be over. Kinda like losing a bit of your childhood innocence. Sounds corny, but that's how I feel, even at 51. Doesn't seem fair, but then again it's life. Really sad to hear him wishing us all a good life, knowing that he's about to face the end of his. The fans in the audience just looked plain "lost" at the end of the encores. A loss for us all when he's gone.