Gord Downie performs with band members Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair, Johnny Fay and Rob Baker at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre to kick off the band's farewell tour. ( KEVIN LIGHT / REUTERS )During The Tragically Hip’s summer tour, near the end of each show, Gord Downie stands alone on stage for a fleeting moment that feels like an eternity. The band that has touched the hearts of a nation started out as some high school pals conspiring in a basement over 30 years ago. This relationship between a million hearts and Downie’s singularly fertile mind was not forged in a cynical marketing suite. And it happened because high school pals conspired in a basement more than 30 years ago and then punched out five straight No.

Source: thestar August 19, 2016 09:56 UTC