Stompin' Tom Connors

swamprat69er · 03-06-13, 10:16 PM

Stompin' Tom Connors died today at home in Halton Hills, ON of natural causes at the age of 77.

http://www.cp24.com/canadian-music-l...dead-1.1185268

http://www.cp24.com/canadian-music-l...dead-1.1185268

Rest in Peace Tom

u crank · 03-07-13, 05:45 PM

A true Canadian original and a legend.

When I first 'escaped' to Toronto in the early 70's I stayed with my Aunt and Uncle for a while. One night they took me to The Horseshoe Tavern to see Connors. As a long haired rock and blues lover, I had no idea who he was. We sat three feet from the stage and the wood chips from his plywood stompin' board would fly up on our table. After his set my Uncle bought him a beer and he sat with us for a while. I was thinking, who is this cowboy?

Later in life I came to have a great appreciation for Tom, his unique music and his fierce Canadian pride. You can't go to a hockey game in this country without hearing this song.

Rest in Peace Tom.

swamprat69er · 03-07-13, 06:10 PM

I swilled many a pint in the Horseshoe.

My favourite Stompin Tom song.

ReallyDedPoet · 03-07-13, 06:12 PM

Great Canadian who spoke his mind about what it meant to be one.

Gone but never forgotten.

03-06-13, 10:16 PM	#1
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Stompin' Tom Connors Stompin' Tom Connors died today at home in Halton Hills, ON of natural causes at the age of 77. http://www.cp24.com/canadian-music-l...dead-1.1185268 http://www.cp24.com/canadian-music-l...dead-1.1185268 Rest in Peace Tom __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-07-13, 05:45 PM	#2
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	A true Canadian original and a legend. When I first 'escaped' to Toronto in the early 70's I stayed with my Aunt and Uncle for a while. One night they took me to The Horseshoe Tavern to see Connors. As a long haired rock and blues lover, I had no idea who he was. We sat three feet from the stage and the wood chips from his plywood stompin' board would fly up on our table. After his set my Uncle bought him a beer and he sat with us for a while. I was thinking, who is this cowboy? Later in life I came to have a great appreciation for Tom, his unique music and his fierce Canadian pride. You can't go to a hockey game in this country without hearing this song. Rest in Peace Tom. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

03-07-13, 06:10 PM	#3
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I swilled many a pint in the Horseshoe. My favourite Stompin Tom song. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-07-13, 06:12 PM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Great Canadian who spoke his mind about what it meant to be one. Gone but never forgotten. __________________ Back in the Day