I originally published this article at YMC the day after The Tragically Hip's final concert aired on the CBC in August 2016. It went viral across Canada, with over 73,000 shares on Facebook alone. I wrote it from the heart, and it remains one of the things I've written that I'm most proud of. On the anniversary of that concert, I've decided to bring it home and have it live on my site where it belongs. And tonight, you can be sure I'll be listening to The Hip and remembering. None of us is …
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