#GordDownie

A photo of ours that shows me and my daughter standing in front of the Big Fiddle on the boardwalk in Sydney, NS

The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #77/250: Trick Rider by Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles…Family Road Trip Edition: Part VIII

by Tom MacInnes
September 30, 2024March 4, 2025
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#Music, Family, Life and Everyday Happenings, Music from The Great Canadian Road Trip, The Tragically Hip

The first seven (yikes!) posts in this series can be found here, here, here, here, here, here and here. As my eighth day on the road began, I was greeted… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #77/250: Trick Rider by Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles…Family Road Trip Edition: Part VIII

A publicity still of singer Gord Downie pulling down a torque while wearing gloves and a demin jacket.

The Tragically Hip/Gord Downie: Song #9- Trick Rider

by Tom MacInnes
October 15, 2019July 7, 2024
#Music, Family, Life and Everyday Happenings, The Tragically Hip

This is one post in a series. Each post will focus on one song by the Canadian rock n’ roll band The Tragically Hip. I am a fan, not an… Read More »The Tragically Hip/Gord Downie: Song #9- Trick Rider

Throw Your Arms Around Me

by Tom MacInnes
March 25, 2019March 11, 2023
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#Music, Family, Life and Everyday Happenings, The Tragically Hip

We all have a song that we sing with our hearts, as much as we do, our mouths and lungs. This post is about those songs and the singers who sing them.

Leaving For School

by Tom MacInnes
October 1, 2018September 27, 2023
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Family, Life and Everyday Happenings

AUTHOR”S NOTE: This is a repost of an article that was written in 2018. My mother is 87 years old. Her mind is still sharp and she will make you… Read More »Leaving For School