I did not have a great day today. On the way into work I learned that my favourite band of all time, The Tragically Hip, lost their amazing lead singer Gord Downie.

This band essentially defined my university experience. They got big (Fully Completely, Day For Night) just when I started school. We played their music All. The. Time. At every party, in every room, at every event, The Hip were there. They quickly became "my" band; I followed all their news and knew all the songs....

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So we could celebrate our 11th (holy smokes!!) anniversary, my parents took the girls overnight yesterday. We hadn't made any plans but we decided, on the spur of the moment, to go to

Bumbershoot and to spend the night in Seattle. After finding an amazing deal on parking (only $10 for the day), we got in around 1:30 and sat by the fountain to figure out what we wanted to do/see/hear. The band that was playing while we were planning was called Whalebone and they were just OK…a good...

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So, as I bought the latest Barenaked Ladies and Tragically Hip music, I realized that I haven't bought very much new music in quite a while. My last new music was The Killers' previous release, which I am quite enjoying.

So, do any of you, my most loyal readers, have any suggestions of new music that I should listen to?

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It is really scary how easy it is to buy music from the iTunes Music Store. I heard that Apple was offering $1 off any album that contains a grammy winning song, so I checked out the Grammy winners (easy to find button in the store) and discovered two albums that I wanted.

Two clicks later and they are in my library and I am out $18. Sheesh...this could be dangerous.

Oh ya, the music I downloaded was Maroon5's latest and Green Day's American Idiot. Both are very catchy.

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