End of an era

This morning, a part of myself, died. As I awoken to the news that Gord Downie had passed away from glioblastoma (brain cancer), at the age of 53. Just 6 years older than I am. Upon hearing this, I broke down and cried for several minutes, holding Venus, my oldest Queen, to my chest. One way or another, the Tragically Hip have been part of my life, since 1991, when my then roommate introduce me to them, as we were both students at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Just before they released Fully Completely. Hard to believe 26 years have passed since then.

I found myself going over past events in my life, as their songs provided the soundtrack to this, in my mind. Some of these events, I am still trying to work my way through. May your death been peaceful, Gord. For your legacy will live on, with your music and poetry. Thank you for the gift that you have left behind.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gord-downie-obit-1.4359906

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhpezwGtDEg (my favourite Hip's song)