RIP Stompin' Tom

[MIGMaster]

Hard to believe - I guess I just assumed he and Tommy Hunter would live forever !   :'(
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/03/06/stompin-tom-obit.html

[Centurion40]

Heard it on Q104 this morning.  A sad day for Maritimers.  Should be a provincial day of mourning in Anne-of-Green-Gablesland.

[Barthheart]

Passing of a true Canadian Icon.  :'(

[Barthheart]

His family posted this final message he had to his fans:
"Hello friends, I want all my fans, past, present, or future, to know that without you, there would have not been any Stompin' Tom.

It was a long hard bumpy road, but this great country kept me inspired with its beauty, character, and spirit, driving me to keep marching on and devoted to sing about its people and places that make Canada the greatest country in the world.

I must now pass the torch, to all of you, to help keep the Maple Leaf flying high, and be the Patriot Canada needs now and in the future.

I humbly thank you all, one last time, for allowing me in your homes, I hope I continue to bring a little bit of cheer into your lives from the work I have done."

[MIGMaster]

My favourite lyrics - from Bud the Spud

"And the cops have been looking for the son of a gun that's been ripping the tar off the 401"