'What does the Tragically Hip mean to you?': Fans respond

With the Tragically Hip endingtheir emotional Man MachinePoem tour in their hometown of Kingston, Ont., tonight,CBC News asked fans some local and others who came from across Canada (and even the U.S.) to write down three or four wordssumming up their feelings to thisquestion:

Sisters Kim and KellieElliotfrom Toronto saw the band play in Ottawa, but said they couldn't pass through Kingston without stopping at the K-RockCentre, where the Hipwill perform tonight.

The Toronto yogis said they neededtoheartheir GPS say "continue on to Tragically Hip Way."

Cousins RaffiBuzbuzianfrom Guelph, Ont., and Kingston residentLisa Kelianare longtime fans.

Fan forum

Trenton, Ont., residentLindsey Whiteis part of a Tragically Hip fan forum and met some of the other members for the first time in Kingston this weekend.

Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson said support for the Hip is not just about the music but also about their heavy communityinvolvement.

Brothers Martin and Chris Kus have seen six shows between them.

'Hip it out'

Kingston residentCheryl Como,a fan since before the Hip was famous, said she will bein the city's central Market Square to "Hip it out" on Saturday,

Dana Seaton and Kaila Carrollcame in from Rhode Island. Seaton said a friend introduced him to the Hip on a drive from Buffalo, N.Y., to Squamish, B.C., and he has been hooked ever since.

Daniel "Chico" Good, security supervisor at city hall (and local DJ), has known the band for over 30 years, starting when they played in local bars including the LakeviewManor, where he worked.

OK, it was only supposed to be three or four words, but we'll cut Judi Wyatt, Gord Downie's former high school English teacher, a bit of slack.

The tour finale gets underway at 8:30 p.m. ET. Watch live on CBC-TV and online

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