Farewell to Bud the Spud ... :-(

[Pixilated]

Stompin' Tom Connors dies at 77

Another Canadian icon gone.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw7rzpvDvS0

He was a genuine Canadian legend.

You will be sorely missed, sir.


EDIT: I was thinking about him this morning, trying to come up with a way to describe his appeal... He was Canada's Johnny Cash. He represented a part of and a time in Canada where people who worked hard with their hands to put food on the table were respected, where it was all right to get a little rowdy on the weekends, and damn it, a hockey game had a good fight or two in it. He was all about the blue collar (or in our case, plaid).

I really can't think of anyone in Canada who could represent that now.

[Ree]

I wasn't particularly fond of his music, but there was something about the guy.
He was the same guy after years of fame as he was before the fame.

Not a pretentious bone in his body.

He had a rough life, having spent years in foster care, but he rose above it.

I loved the fact that he loved his country so much and sang and wrote about the typical Canadian things, and gained a huge fan base as he did it.

I was listening to an interview with Ronnie Hawkins (another Canadian entertainer) where he talked about Stompin' Tom playing at a college a few years ago. Ronnie said he was worried that Tom wouldn't be well received, but his fears were unfounded. He was a huge hit!

He was unique, and we may never see that type of entertainer again.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Funny bit: someone one asked him about the "stomping". He said it was just a stage he's going through.


He used to auction off the boards that he used to stomp on and couldn't use anymore, giving the money to charity.

[lordlundar]

Funny bit: someone one asked him about the "stomping". He said it was just a stage he's going through.

And those stages were never the same after.