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  tab request: I'll Believe In You

Posted by: Kashmir Bebop
09-06-2009, 06:02 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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does anyone know where there's a decent tab for I'll Believe In You?

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  Random Paul Facts (Plus Poll)

Posted by: Lizard King
09-06-2009, 05:16 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Its a tough call...

Anyone know any good Paul Facts?

I heard Paul's watch doesnt have numbers, it just says 'time to kick ass'

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  Opening act?

Posted by: DasHipsInWpg
09-06-2009, 04:42 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Anyone know who is opening for the Hip this week in Winnipeg? Tickets say 8pm start, any idea what time they hit the stage?

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  What to do in Vancouver this weekend?

Posted by: VioletLite
09-06-2009, 01:05 PM
Forum: Non Tragically Hip Discussion
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Any tips? I have a buddy in town from Guelph and am trying to be a gracious hostess. He spent a couple of days in Seattle and now we are heading north before he flies out home tomorrow night.

Gimme gimme some suggestions. He's Canadian so I am not getting him excited about anything he hasn't seen before.

Throw me some ideas, left coasters!

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  London, UK. Who's going?

Posted by: MattyM
09-06-2009, 06:16 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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So, I'll be there with Emma. Zenith and his good lady too, no doubt, but who else is coming to town for this. It's a little early, but I thought it might be nice to try and arrange a meet up.

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  FS 2 tickets Winnipeg Sept. 11

Posted by: bauer
09-05-2009, 03:42 PM
Forum: Ticket Exchange
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Hey Gang,

I can't make it out there so I have to give up my tickets to the show.

Sept 11, 2009
portal 2
row 6
seats 27, 28

my guess is these seats will be in front of Robbie.

face value: $102.25 each

can do paypal or money transfer.

PM me

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  8 reasons why Tragically Hip are Canada's ultimate band

Posted by: Shane Kroeker
09-04-2009, 06:33 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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http://www.winnipegsun.com/entertainment...6-sun.html
Tragic Magic
Eight reasons why Tragically Hip are Canada's ultimate band
By LINDSEY WARD
Last Updated: 3rd September 2009, 1:47am

By complete accident, I have recently become one of countless Tragically Hip loyalists in this country.

Mainly, it's because my significant other has recently become one of said loyalists, and can on go for days about how the Kingston, Ont., rockers -- frontman Gord Downie, guitarists Paul Langlois and Rob Baker, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay -- rule the world (or at least his world).

In fact, he's even got me believing The Hip -- who play four mostly sold-out gigs at Centennial Concert Hall next week in support of their 11th studio album, We are the Same -- are second to none as far as musical talent goes in our home and native land.

Don't tell him, but I'm starting to think he's right. Especially after he gave me the following eight reasons why, after 26 years, The Hip are the best Canadian band of all time.

1 | They know their hockey

The Lonely End of the Rink, Fifty Mission Cap, Fireworks -- off the top of my head, those are just three of many Hip songs that reference the nation's most beloved sport. Once a minor-league goalie, Downie clearly knows a thing or two about the good ol' hockey game -- Fifty Mission pays homage to Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Bill Barilko, who scored the game-winning goal to win the 1951 Stanley Cup before dying in a plane crash. Lonely End premiered on Hockey Night in Canada, Fireworks mentions the Canada-Russia Summit Series of '72, and so on. What could be more Canadian than that?

2 | They're down with Bubbles ...

... And the rest of the Trailer Park Boys, as well as Don Cherry. All of the Can-pop icons appeared in the video for The Darkest One (gotta love Cherry's role as the fried chicken delivery man), while the Hip cameoed on the series finale of TPB. Way to appeal to the hoser crowd, eh?

3 | They've sold albums -- without selling out to the Yanks

The Hip are tops on the Canadian charts, but elsewhere -- well, not so much. Despite their mid-1990s U.S. breakthrough after Day for Night was released (remember that Saturday Night Live episode with Dan Aykroyd, and their gig at 1999's Woodstock?), the guys have kept relatively close to home, playing smaller club gigs in the U.S. and Europe -- as opposed to the huge arena shows they typically play here. That's not to say they don't draw crowds outside of Canada; they're just able to do so without losing the respect of their homeland fans or their rootsy rock roots. And that's more than we can say for some of our glossier exports (cough cough, Shania, cough Celine, cough Nickelback).

4 | They pay attention to Canadian history

While Downie is known for his frenzied live performances, his work isn't done when he leaves the stage. He has carefully constructed lyrics about war for tracks like Nautical Disaster -- which is about the Battle of Dieppe, where many Canadian soldiers lost their lives attacking the German-occupied port on the coast of France. And then there's David Milgaard -- a Winnipegger whose wrongful conviction for the rape and murder of Gail Miller was tenderly honoured in ballad Wheat Kings. Late author Hugh MacLennan also gets his due in hit rocker Courage. Let's face it: Gord's done his research.

5 | Their sound is like no other

When I turn on the radio, I can't tell my Nickelback from my Theory of a Deadman from my Three Days Grace. Is it just me, or do a lot of charting CanRock bands these days sound exactly the same? And yet, none of them sounds like The Hip. Not even close.

6 | Their tunes are a must for any road trip

Perhaps no track captures the melancholic spirit of the prairies like Wheat Kings. And what wholesome Canadian woman doesn't like imagining she's the subject of Highway Girl? Toss in Last American Exit, Locked in the Trunk of a Car, At the Hundredth Meridian and Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man and you've practically got yourself a soundtrack for your next cross-country drive.

7 | They've got twice as much Gord per capita

For some reason, one of my fondest memories from the 2005 Juno Awards in Winnipeg was The Hip being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and Rick Mercer commenting about how Canadian it is for a band to have not one but two guys named Gord. Couldn't have said it any better myself.

8 | They go good with beer and camping

Before you hammer in those tent pegs, before you reach into the cooler for that first beer, it's an unwritten rule that you set the mood with the sounds of The Hip. I'll admit that, after a while (and a few cans), those sounds start blending together. But at the very least, they drown out the buzz of the 6,000 mosquitoes that have accompanied you.

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  The sadies- 1000 cities falling TAB?

Posted by: rowdy-raddi
09-03-2009, 04:40 PM
Forum: Non Tragically Hip Discussion
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hey there,

i was wondering if anyone could help me figure out some chords to fit with the song "1000 cities falling (part 1)" by The Sadies.

i found a youtube link of the song.
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ive been trying to figure it out but ive not been able to throw it together at all. maybe somebody with a well trained ear could take a stab at this! thanks alot!

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  Future Dates for the Maritimes?

Posted by: Gusthepolarbear12
09-03-2009, 09:34 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Hey Im moving out To Halifax going into my first year at Dal. Just wondering if anyones heard any future plans or rumours for some more maritime shows?

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  Fantasy Hockey + The Tragically Hip = The Hip League!

Posted by: GratefulGordie
09-02-2009, 05:31 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Come join The Hip League fantasy hockey!

Now in its third year, The Hip League will get underway when the puck drops on Oct. 1. Teams must be named after a Tragically Hip tune.

Click on the direct link below to sign up:
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League ID: 98175
Password: canada

If you know someone else who wants to join, feel free to send this along. The draft will held in late September.

-gg

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