![]() More information can be found on the "By the Numbers" Facebook page. "It was used as a beer design that was sold across the country, it has t-shirts, masks, we have stickers going right now, canvas prints, all again, raising funds for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada." Lead singer of rock band The Tragically Hip, a group that has received more than ten JUNO Awards. "Since then, the poster has been used to raise funds predominantly for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada," said McGuire. McGuire says the first place the poster was used to raise funds was the "In Gordon We Trust" website, which raised money for the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation - where Downie was being treated at the time. "So, anytime Gord said a number, I yanked it out of the lyrics and threw it in the design." In 2016, Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie shocked fans when he announced he had terminal brain cancer, and later in the year the band set out on a cross-country tour. He was an actor and writer, known for Jumper (2008), One Week (2008) and Ararat (2002). "'By the Numbers is a design that utilizes every numerical reference in every Tragically Hip song," he said. Gord Downie (1964-2017) Gord Downie was born on 6 February 1964 in Amherstview, Ontario, Canada. Gord Downie passed away October 17 th, surrounded by friends and family. That's when McGuire created a poster called "By the Numbers." "In 2016, when I found out that Gordon was diagnosed with brain cancer, I was floored," said McGuire. Gordon Downie, lead singer and lyricist for the popular Canadian rock band, The Tragically Hip, will release his first solo record, 'Coke Machine Glow in Spring 2001. A Nova Scotia graphic designer and Tragically Hip fan has raised thousands of dollars for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada with a special tribute to Gordon Downie.Įrin McGuire says he knew instantly he wanted to help raise funds and awareness when he learned of Downie's diagnosis. With just the sparse backing of acoustic guitars, minimal drums and some pianos here and there, Gord Downie took the ticking time he had left in this world. ![]()
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