LuckyLuciano Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 18 minutes ago, J.R. said: Just delete the offending posts IMO. At best it's trolling, off topic and/or lacking substance. Also, always remember Mark Twain's famous argument quote Propaganda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 13 hours ago, Mustapha said: Not all of us are into hero worship. I personally don't care either way, but I will speak up when I see nasty replies. Why enter the thread? It's a tribute thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 On August 3, 2016 at 11:27 AM, J.R. said: They played Fiddler's Green eh? Damn, been wanting to hear that in concert for years now and no luck. I know they'd been playing it once in a while in recent years but still never lucked out to hear it myself. Glad you got to enjoy it live. I'll live vicariously.... You know the final on Saturday is being broadcast live on CBC and CBC's YouTube channel, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 On August 3, 2016 at 0:10 PM, elvis15 said: Some of the images from the Hip's social media after the Sunday show: The Hip always seem to have the best light show in the business, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 On August 2, 2016 at 8:54 PM, Jimayo said: Ah no, not don't watch the show. Don't look at them as they enter the building. Don't look at them when they are walking around before the show, don't look at them as they enter and exit the dressing room. Were those instructions from the band? Or your employer? That just seems so far out of character for TTH to come down so heavy as that. I encountered them whilst working at WOMAD in Redmond in '98 as they prepared for an interview and had quite the opposite experience. I I think the general consensus is that they're the well-earned face for Nice Guys In Rock. But, if your experience ran counter to that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 2 hours ago, Fakename70 said: You know the final on Saturday is being broadcast live on CBC and CBC's YouTube channel, right? Yup. Still not the same as seeing it live, in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Very emotional about all of this. Going to watch with my good friend, Lager Hog/Captain Bob as we've shared a love of the Hip together over time. Hard to imagine this is it. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2016/08/gord_downie_the_dying_singer_of_the_tragically_hip_was_a_canadian_s_canadian.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elvis15 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 From my fellow Pen High graduate (class of '94!) and college writing class alum, Shane Koyczan: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 6 hours ago, Fakename70 said: The Hip always seem to have the best light show in the business, don't they? It was definitely well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Oh man, Elvis, that one got me right in the feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Shane has a way of doing that. Master of words and their delivery, he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimayo Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 6 hours ago, Fakename70 said: Were those instructions from the band? Or your employer? That just seems so far out of character for TTH to come down so heavy as that. I encountered them whilst working at WOMAD in Redmond in '98 as they prepared for an interview and had quite the opposite experience. I I think the general consensus is that they're the well-earned face for Nice Guys In Rock. But, if your experience ran counter to that... From my boss, but not his instructions(he was very apologetic that we were being humiliated like that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Jimayo said: From my boss, but not his instructions(he was very apologetic that we were being humiliated like that). So how, then, do you know it wasn't your boss' way of maintaining a level of professionalism? That he was just making sure of that? Because there are some who would get a little starstruck. For, these being his words (not theirs), you can't really pin it on them with certainty or with such a bold statement like they were rude. Its a little different that he told you this and that it wasn't them telling you this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 3 hours ago, J.R. said: Yup. Still not the same as seeing it live, in person. True. But, unless you've already got your ticket... Way back in the year of our Lord and Saviour 1982, you'll recall - I'm assuming you're old enough to remember this - The Who's "farewell tour", no? The final date was at MLG, but it was also broadcast live on CCTV all over North America. PPV, too, I think. I caught it at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, and, for me - I was 12 at the time - it really was just like being there. For those, such as yourself, who possibly loathe the idea of watching it on the small screen or a computer monitor (or smartphone, like yours truly), it'd be nice if there were a CCTV option such as what The Who offered in '82. Maybe even make it a benefit for a local charity of some form in each city showing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 And I will add that my cousin (head of ICM for a time) HAD to relay that to people in relation to stars because it starts with a look. Then a wave. Then a "can you sign this?". Then you have "security" distracted and, by way of that, inefficient at their jobs. Leaving opportunity for something to happen. It takes a special kind of person to "get" that and BE able to accept the "don't look at" rule. It's for a reason, not out of vanity or arrogance. You're in place to do a job and be watching others, NOT the band. So this comment: Ah no, not don't watch the show. Don't look at them as they enter the building. Don't look at them when they are walking around before the show, don't look at them as they enter and exit the dressing room. ...didn't come "from" the band, but your boss? So it doesn't come from a place of rudeness, more, an expectation of sorts. Perfectly reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimayo Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 7 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said: So how, then, do you know it wasn't your boss' way of maintaining a level of professionalism? That he was just making sure of that? Because there are some who would get a little starstruck. Yes, to keep their employees professional they told them they had to AVERT THEIR EYES from the band at all times. You are reaching. And I didn't even tell you guys everything that happened that gave me a low opinion of them. That was just one thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, Jimayo said: Yes, to keep their employees professional they told them they had to AVERT THEIR EYES from the band at all times. You are reaching. And I didn't even tell you guys everything that happened that gave me a low opinion of them. That was just one thing. Well the band won't likely attack anyone/themselves? So yeah, you're likely there to watch the activity/crowd surrounding the band. And don't bother...this isn't the time/place. Really inappropriate...the guy is dying? Picked a bad time for this.... Awful, show some compassion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimayo Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 5 hours ago, debluvscanucks said: Well the band won't likely attack anyone/themselves? So yeah, you're likely there to watch the activity/crowd surrounding the band. And don't bother...this isn't the time/place. Really inappropriate...the guy is dying? Picked a bad time for this.... Awful, show some compassion? Uh no, we get stationed everywhere. In the back, by the dressing room, backstage. And no, it doesn't work that way. Would you show compassion for hitler(no, I'm not saying they are hitler, it's hyperbole to make a point). Dying doesn't change anything you've done, and I see no reason to pretend someone was a good person if they weren't. I don't know them that well but they certainly left a bad taste in my mouth when I had to put up with some prima donna bull$&!#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 With all due respect, who really cares about whether or not The Tragically Hip were, or are, assholes? I bet 95% of everyones favourite bands/musicians are jerks. I also know that the majority of most bands do not write their own riders and tour "needs" - it's management who does that. I doubt many bands/artists even read them. If Jimayo's experience is legit (and I have no reason to doubt it), I bet it's an anomaly, because you cannot find a single website out there with people calling out the band for being needy assholes. But you can find boatloads that state the opposite. And these are guys who have been touring around Canada for many years - and what is Canada if not a home to many, many, many people who demand modesty and reject any airs of artistry? If these guys were scummy, it would have been "a thing" long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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