NP - NetFlix "Long Time Running"

[David Morris]

Not a Canadian.  Former stepson (a curious term) took me and his mom to see
them way back when.  We loved them.
David Morris

On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 4:44 PM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the explanation, Jerky!
>
> No wonder I didn't understand. (What a relief!!)
>
> I HAVE heard of the band and have always liked their name but no way would
> I ever think of them as TH !
>
> So, are you telling me David Morris is Canadian?
>
> -Allan in WV who is still trying to rap his mind around the idea that
> Charley Patton was very much an Indian. (according to Howlin' Wolf and
> others)
>
> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Allan, it's a documentary about "Canada's band", the Tragically Hip,
>> which was fronted by the very colorful and strange Gord Downie, who passed
>> away this year after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer.
>>
>> There really is no analog in American culture for what the Tragically Hip
>> represents to the average Canadian, particularly those of us of a certain
>> vintage, who, like me, were able to see them very early on at a university
>> beer garden for a buck admission, while a once-in-a-decade blizzard raged
>> beyond the windows. Afterwards, friends and I drank and played pool with
>> Gord and his bandmates.
>>
>> Within a year of that show, the Hip's second album exploded in popularity
>> and they became a genuine phenomenon, selling millions of albums in Canada
>> and pretty much nowhere else, reversing the traditional Canadian success
>> story (Neil Young, RUSH, others) of having to make it elsewhere before
>> getting any respect at home.
>>
>> The documentary goes a long way towards explaining the band, and Gord's,
>> potent mystique.
>>
>> I leave you with one of my favorites of their early work, the terribly
>> sad Fiddler's Green, written to honor the death of Gord's young nephew, who
>> suffered from a congenital heart condition. It went unplayed at live gigs
>> for decades because Gord couldn't get through singing it without weeping.
>> It's so fucking beautiful.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoXM95WyJjM
>>
>> Jerky
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 5:23 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm streaming it.  Probably not on disc yet.
>>>
>>> This is a heroe story.  GD was a troubadour.  And a brave man.  As a
>>> longtime fan, the songs bring back many memories.  He was a treasure.
>>>
>>> David Morris
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 4:02 PM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry to be lazy, David, but could you provide a little more
>>>> information so I know if it's worth a trip to NetFlix to check it out?
>>>>
>>>> -Allan in WV where we still talk to NetFlix through the TV
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 4:56 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Both a tribute and an account of triumph.
>>>>>
>>>>> I saw TH many times in Boston in the early 90s, often in small clubs.
>>>>> Gord was way coked, and fantastic!  He is also fantastic in this film.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
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