We just got back from a concert at the Air Canada Centre. It was a free concert performed by none other than the Tragically Hip (pretty much Canadian royalty).

It was put on by Goodlife Fitness to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

The concert was free, but you had to win tickets by contest or have them given to you by favour via a personal trainer. Either way, only clients, affiliates, and their families were invited to see this. (But I'm sure others got their hands on tickets via "other" means.)

The Hip rocked. As a Kingston boy, I was glad to see my kin do their thing. I'm both sorry and glad to say that this is the first time I've seen them perform live. (I've only been to a handful of concerts.) It's amazing how well they sound live. Downie's lyricism is nothing short of pure performance. And he didn't stand still once during the entire show, which, from what I've heard, is par for the course. Actually, his presence and movements...