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  • toolie
    toolie Posts: 397
    Thanks for the heads up, just ordered one of each! I went to a Calgary and Edmonton show on that last tour, and am looking forward to framing the stubs with these posters like I do for my PJ shows. 
    Happy Canada Day!!! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 f
  • toolie
    toolie Posts: 397
    This is from an interview last night with Sirius XM the surviving members did. 


  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,997
    toolie said:
    This is from an interview last night with Sirius XM the surviving members did. 


    can't wait
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,997
    willbarclay said:
    Just an Fyi, Hip posters back in the shop. Only the 2 from the last tour but still...
    thanks dude. just bought em both. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    to steal a line from jason...
    it gets easier, but it never gets easy  :(
  • toolie
    toolie Posts: 397
    helplessdancer said:
    to steal a line from jason...
    it gets easier, but it never gets easy  :(
    I’ve been listening to that song a lot lately. Such a good record all around. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,766
    Hip fans, check out this cool page that, in part, honors Gord Downie- very cool!


    And, if interested, check out the Artists Against Racism thread in AMT.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • toolie
    toolie Posts: 397
    My posters from the 2016 tour just arrived - the bus one is awesome. Can't wait to get them framed and on the wall!
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,997
    toolie said:
    My posters from the 2016 tour just arrived - the bus one is awesome. Can't wait to get them framed and on the wall!
    mine too. gonna frame them in one frame with my autographed card and a picture from the winnipeg show. gonna have to save up. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • DarthMaeglin
    DarthMaeglin Toronto Posts: 3,033
    Nice tidbit in today’s email, lol!


    "The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."

    10-30-1991 Toronto, Toronto 1 & 2 2016, Toronto 2022
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,997
    it's really sad that it took gord's death to make them stop for a second and take a dip into the archives. would have been awesome to have some old material for anniversary box sets and have them perform some never before heard tracks. 

    still very excited about this though!
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • toolie
    toolie Posts: 397
    I’m stoked for that little nugget. Can’t wait to see what comes out of these!! 
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,997
    man, the Hip merch train really is in full swing. gives me a strange feeling. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • toolie
    toolie Posts: 397
    edited August 2020
    Ya I hear that. Adirondack chairs? They seem to be badging everything they can. 
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,949
    I imagine it's tough on the surviving members of the band and Gord Downie's family.   The Hip were big in Canada, but not so big anywhere else.  There's only so many places to play here, and how many times you can tour them.   I'm guessing they had a decent amount of money, but maybe not a lifetime supply of it?   Now, trying to find other ways to generate cash flow?    That's going to be hard, live shows is the best way to earn a living :(
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,997
    Zod said:
    I imagine it's tough on the surviving members of the band and Gord Downie's family.   The Hip were big in Canada, but not so big anywhere else.  There's only so many places to play here, and how many times you can tour them.   I'm guessing they had a decent amount of money, but maybe not a lifetime supply of it?   Now, trying to find other ways to generate cash flow?    That's going to be hard, live shows is the best way to earn a living :(
    yeah, i factored that in, but man, they toured relentlessly, selling out arenas for the last 20 years. but slapping your name on bluetooth speakers just reeks overkill. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • RoeDawg13
    RoeDawg13 Posts: 255
    All the albums are up in 24bit FLAC now. HD Tracks, 7Digital, Qobuz... decent sale going now too.
    I am wired and fading...
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,997
    brianlux said:
    Hip fans, check out this cool page that, in part, honors Gord Downie- very cool!


    And, if interested, check out the Artists Against Racism thread in AMT.

    cool, thanks Brian
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,949
    edited September 2020
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Zod said:
    I imagine it's tough on the surviving members of the band and Gord Downie's family.   The Hip were big in Canada, but not so big anywhere else.  There's only so many places to play here, and how many times you can tour them.   I'm guessing they had a decent amount of money, but maybe not a lifetime supply of it?   Now, trying to find other ways to generate cash flow?    That's going to be hard, live shows is the best way to earn a living :(
    yeah, i factored that in, but man, they toured relentlessly, selling out arenas for the last 20 years. but slapping your name on bluetooth speakers just reeks overkill. 
    They did, but they could only play big venues in Canada and usually only in the big cities.  Even then, I saw them do theatre shows here and there in Canada.  There's only so many places to play here.   Most of the time outside of Canada was playing theatres and clubs.  I feel like they made a modest amount of cash, but not on the same level of bands who can play arenas/stadiums worldwide.

    It is rough seeing bands hawk merch, but the thing bands make the least amount of money on now is music, which is even sadder :(


  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,997
    Zod said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Zod said:
    I imagine it's tough on the surviving members of the band and Gord Downie's family.   The Hip were big in Canada, but not so big anywhere else.  There's only so many places to play here, and how many times you can tour them.   I'm guessing they had a decent amount of money, but maybe not a lifetime supply of it?   Now, trying to find other ways to generate cash flow?    That's going to be hard, live shows is the best way to earn a living :(
    yeah, i factored that in, but man, they toured relentlessly, selling out arenas for the last 20 years. but slapping your name on bluetooth speakers just reeks overkill. 
    They did, but they could only play big venues in Canada and usually only in the big cities.  Even then, I saw them do theatre shows here and there in Canada.  There's only so many places to play here.   Most of the time outside of Canada was playing theatres and clubs.  I feel like they made a modest amount of cash, but not on the same level of bands who can play arenas/stadiums worldwide.

    It is rough seeing bands hawk merch, but the thing bands make the least amount of money on now is music, which is even sadder :(


    100%. i think they'll be releasing box sets of each record as the years go by. road apples seems to be first up. maybe because there seems to be so much unused material? they could open up the live vault, hosting it on their site, and make a killing. being renowned for the live show like they were, people would flock to buying those up. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



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