This week, it's part 1 of my discussion with Phil Stacey about how we deal with losing musicians we love.

Show notes:

• Gord Downie died a few weeks ago

• Many high-profile music deaths in last few years

• Musicians are getting older, but also some tragic deaths

• Phil: Elvis Presley's death was memorable

• Lennon's death was shocking

• Phil: Cobain and Jerry Garcia's deaths hit hard

• Jay: The plane crash that killed Randy Rhoads stands out

• Lemmy, Bowie and Prince all died within a few months of each other

• Chris Cornell's death earlier this year came as a surprise

• Many big-name musicians died this year: Gregg Allman, Tom Petty, Chuck Berry, Grant Hart, Walter Becker

• You tend to dig into the back catalog

• Bowie's death kicked off a rough 2016 for music fans

• Losing Prince was a gut punch

• Jay: Saw the Tragically Hip many times over the years

• Downie released a posthumous double album

• Very captivating live performer

• Watched a lot of concert videos and documentaries on YouTube after he died

• Downie focused on indigenous people's rights in his last few years

• To be continued

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.