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Gord Downie, Peace

by DragonflyBlog, Memories 18 Oct 201723 Feb 2019No Comments

I just wrote a blog post yesterday, but wanted to quickly honor Gord Downie, amazing singer and man who died yesterday from brain cancer. He cared deeply about the environment and social justice. I am not going to write about his life, just briefly what his music meant to me. I am too choked up …

On Music, Camping, and Divergence

by DragonflyBlog, Place, The Trail 24 May 201623 Feb 2019No Comments

First, happy birthday to Bob Dylan! Second, I was very sad to hear today that Gord Downie, lead singer of the Tragically Hip, has announced his diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. I met him a few years ago when the non-profit I worked for had a booth at one of his performances. Later we had …