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  Anyone going to the Aspen Show tonight?? Boulder tomorrow?

Posted by: TrooperV
10-15-2007, 10:08 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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I am ............ :jump :lol: :jump :thumb:

I am currently in a hotel in Rifle, Colorado about to start driving to Aspen for the show tonight. I live in Boulder, CO but took two days off of work for the shows in Aspen and in Boulder and am truly excited and honoured to see my favorite band play tonight. woo hoo

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  Hip Tracker - hacked by Da Fog

Posted by: vremster
10-13-2007, 05:21 AM
Forum: Download & Trading Central
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Apologies if this isn't the place to post this but I can't see anywhere else. When I log-in to hiptracker the following message appears (also had a PM to same effect):

This site was hacked by: Da Fog

Anyone know what's happening? Sorry I'm not much of aa techie although I do know what hack means!

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  Aspen Daily News-Canadian Beatles and the Maritime Elvis

Posted by: NegPhil
10-13-2007, 02:19 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Aspen Daily News
Canadian Beatles and the Maritime Elvis
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Jason Hood - Time Out Music Columnist

Fri 10/12/2007 06:01AM MST

To many Canadians there are only two indigenous bands of note: From the mid-'70s to the late-'80s it was Rush and from the later-'80s to the present it has been The Tragically Hip. Of course there have always been pugnacious fans of Canadian artists like Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, The Barenaked Ladies and Anne Murray, but Rush and The Hip are national treasures akin to Elvis Presley here in the States or the Beatles in England (or to a lesser extent, Bjork in Iceland).

For those of us who can remember the birth pangs of the alternative music movement, The Tragically Hip was like a collective firstborn; the fraternal sibling of The Pixies, Husker Du and The Replacements. Their sound was then and has always been fresh, adventurous, bold and haunting like a dream, both strange and erotic.

Those early days of alternative radio as pioneered by the still influential KROQ in Los Angeles will forever stay with me. They represent, for millions, the heady days of summer and slumber and of thinking you were at the forefront of a cultural revolution. This fair was not for the weak of heart; it was music that groomed a generation of forward thinkers and idealists as well as cynics, clackers and slobbering, ne'er-do-well alt-geeks like myself and my good friend, Jimmy the Pitbull. The Hip was part of that experience.

The Tragically Hip will be playing Aspen's Belly Up on Monday, Oct. 15.

The band was formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1983 and by 1987 they had released their eponymous E.P., The Tragically Hip." There was an immediate visceral response to their sound and steadily increasing buzz about their weird and wild live performances. It was a word of mouth and shared cassette campaign that led The Hip to release their much-anticipated full-length album "Up To Here."

"Up to Here" is awash in gritty thick guitars and the passionate nuanced vocals of Gordon Downie. And while there is not a song on the album one might skip, the third track, "New Orleans is Sinking," is a standout. Recorded 15 years before the Hurricane Katrina disaster, "New Orleans" is an eerie forecast of that city's catastrophic flood. On the track Gordon Downies' voice is reminiscent of dark balladeer Nick Cave and when he sings "My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in? New Orleans is sinking man and I don't want to swim," it is hard not to get a lump in your throat. From the beginning of the song, the guitar sounds like a parade of bubbles dancing up from an Atlantic on the rise. The steady rhythm of bass and drums could be the terrible crumble and crack of a levee breaking. Just as powerful as the recording is the re-shot video that captured the brutal, sad aftermath of government incompetence and Mother Nature's cruel wrath.

The attraction of the sea in all its horror and glory is a recurring theme in The Tragically Hip's lyrics. Like the now defunct dancehall punk band, The Murder City Devils, The Hip have a penchant for maritime lore and nautical chanty's that invoke the tragedies and romance of sea faring angels and devilish rapscallions.

Vocalist Gordon Downie is indeed a gifted lyricist. He truly knows how to spin a yarn. Turns of phrase and poetic license make for enjoyable reading, as well as intense listening pleasure. But it is in The Hip's live shows where Downie truly lets his imagination roam.

Incorporating stream-of-thought rants, antidotes and accents, it sometimes sounds (and looks) as if he is suffering from Tourette Syndrome. The stories he tells in his digressions read like a compendium of modern literature. Oftentimes they are autobiographical mini-stories, which are of course completely fictional. One story involves him getting his arm ripped off while working as a diver in an amusement parks killer whale tank. Another story tells how he tied his friend to the railroad tracks but was unable to rescue him from the oncoming train. Yet another has him rescuing a family trapped in their car at the bottom of a frozen lake. These tales go on and on and he never repeats them. Every Tragically Hip show is a completely unique experience; a trick that has kept them relevant for more than 20 years.

I believe wholeheartedly that catching The Hip in such a small venue will be one of my great concert experiences. I hope you all will come and share the spectacle with me.

Also, just announced local rockers and all around good guy and gal The Friendly Dictators will be playing a free show at Belly Up on Friday, Oct. 19. Come check ‘em out. You won't regret it.

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  GeoTag Your YouTube Hip Clips

Posted by: laliber
10-12-2007, 09:36 AM
Forum: Non Tragically Hip Discussion
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October 11, 2007
New YouTube Layer in Google Earth
Google has added a new layer today to Google Earth's Featured Content layer folder. The layer allows you to view YouTube videos which have been geotagged (some of you may remember Google added the ability to map your YouTube video back in June). I predicted then that we would see a layer allowing us to see YouTube videos in GE, and here it is! NOTE: as you zoom in closer to a place - more YouTube placemarks appear. This is to attempt to keep the view from being too cluttered. There are a LOT of videos already geotagged. You can watch surfers in Tahiti, Penguins in Antartica, and lions in Africa. Amazing stuff!

Important caveat: on Windows you can view the video embedded inside the placemark description bubble (GE version 4.2+ only), but with the Mac or Linux you will have to click on a screenshot from the video and view the video in your browser instead. Embedded flash apps like YouTube videos only work with Windows at this time for GE 4.2.

If you want your YouTube video to appear you need to map its location and allow embedding of your video. Google will periodically update the layer to show the latest videos (based on past experience with other layers this may happen every 30 days or so).

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  Hip in Groningen, NL Video (World Container)

Posted by: jnhalperin
10-12-2007, 04:40 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Just threw this together. Check it out!

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  Blogspot.com- Syd & Astrid's UK Adventure/Tragically Hip

Posted by: NegPhil
10-12-2007, 12:51 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Blogspot.com
Syd & Astrid's UK Adventure
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Sunday, 23 September 2007
Tragically Hip

On Friday the 21st a group of us went to see the Tragically Hip play at the historic Astoria. Its a small venue (capacity of 2000) at Tottenham Court Road. The show was a blast! When we first arrived we were expecting to see loads of Canadians standing in line -- but for some reason all of these Germans were asking us if we had extra tickets -- this seemed a bit strange. After being asked several times I said to one of them if they were here for the opening act, or actually knew/liked the Hip. Communication was an issue, to the point where I showed them my ticket and pointed at the text "The Tragically Hip" to which they looked dumbfounded. Turns out we were standing in a huge line as the "Astoria 2" -- about 20 feet down from where we should have been "queueing" up.

Anyhow, the whole show was general admission and we ended up about 20 feet from the stage for the whole show with access to the bar (through the crowd). Most English don't even know who they are, so we were right pumped to pay £25 to see them up close! He played a bunch of hits including poets, ahead by a century, bobcaygeon, and the infamous new orleans is sinking - to which the crowd went absolutely wild!!! They didn't play nautical disaster, which is a shame, but they rocked the night nonetheless. The theatre was completely full of proud Canadians and a few English that were dragged there by their canuck mates. Gordon Downey danced erratically but had so much energy at his age that it was amazing to watch. Gord is definately a weird dude Smile[/code]

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  I put it off, I put it off, I put it off again...

Posted by: nohochin
10-11-2007, 10:08 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Sorry, but I can't contain my excitement to the "review" section. The SF show was great last night, first song of the encore was "Put It Off", which made my day/week/month.

I got some great pictures and videos, which I will hopefully have up in the next few days...

Of note is a video of Put It Off. Unfortunately real vid cams were not allowed last night, so it is with my regular digital camera, but still awesome.

;-)

Nick

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  The Hip and High School Football

Posted by: 131NC
10-10-2007, 03:42 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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An old teacher friend of ours wrote this column. He is a coach and an old Hip fan from way back in Buffalo. He moved down to NC in the late '90's and we saw some great club shows in Charlotte and Winston Salem on the PP tour. He has since moved back to NY, to teach.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.brcs.wnyric.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=1838&sc_id=1191193888#pitem1578">http://www.brcs.wnyric.org/education/co ... #pitem1578</a><!-- m --> Thanks Bill. Hope you all enjoy.

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  San Diego Show Cancelled

Posted by: Hugh23
10-09-2007, 08:53 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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From TheHip.com:

San Diego Saturday October 13th at 4th & B is Cancelled

Posted on: 10/09/2007

We regret to inform our fans in San Diego that our show on Saturday October 13th at 4th & B will be cancelled. Ticket holders may go to place of purchase to receive a full refund.

This situation is entirely beyond the control of the band. The venue's Entertainment License has been revoked and is currently not able to host live shows of any kind.

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  at the quinte hotel

Posted by: TMAES
10-09-2007, 08:49 PM
Forum: Download & Trading Central
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I've been trying to get a hold of the pink pop NOIS and the at the quinte hotel video. I see old links to this stuff but nothing current. Can anybody help me out with these?

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