• Gord Downie, Tragically Hip singer, has terminal cancer
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[QUOTE]Gord Downie, the lead singer and lyricist of the iconic Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip, announced this morning he has terminal brain cancer, but still plans to join his bandmates of more than 30 years for a summer tour. Downie was diagnosed with the disease in December, the statement says. "Since then, obviously, he's endured a lot of difficult times, and he has been fighting hard. In privacy along with his family, and through all of this, we've been standing by him." Downie, 52, and Laura Leigh Usher have four children.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gord-downie-cancer-1.3596839"]Source[/URL]
Man, this was terrible news to wake up to today. The Hip are true Canadian icons.
:( Going to have to see them no matter what now, since they're doing a farewell tour this summer.
The fact that more people are probably going to try and see them on this upcoming tour because of this makes their name kinda ironic. Don't mean to sound cold, shit sucks.
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