# RIP Stuart McLean **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960 "2017-02-16T02:57:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/1 "2017-02-16T02:57:13Z")
Having enjoyed The Vinyl Cafe for many years, the CBC show, the books, the live show once way back when… Canada has lost its most esteemed raconteur today. I’m sure many will be saddened to hear it. I am too – Dave, Morley, Sam and his characters will live on for many years. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/2 "2017-02-16T03:01:17Z")
He announced a hiatus in November for advanced melonoma. I had a university friend die from that. Awful disease, sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/3 "2017-02-16T03:15:05Z")
I will miss him and the show. One of my weekend pleasures. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/4 "2017-02-16T03:18:39Z")
This really hit me. I read one of his books when I worked at CBC, and then followed his podcast. My daughter and I listened to his CD set on a road trip, and she fell in love with his stories as well. Such a loss. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/5 "2017-02-16T03:18:40Z")
Ah, man, such sad news. Everyone I know is totally bummed! ---
**Author:** ![GinoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@GinoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GinoC)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/6 "2017-02-16T03:56:05Z")
He was a brilliant humorist and a national icon. He will be sorely missed. ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/7 "2017-02-16T04:26:48Z")
I can remember telling friends how I was looking forward to him getting older. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/8 "2017-02-16T05:51:21Z")
I still remember so fondly when he’d come in and talk with Peter Gzowski on “Morningside”. This is so sad. ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stuart-mclean/779960/9 "2017-02-17T20:00:50Z")
To all of Canada: Those of us from the “Way Upper Left Coast” will miss him, too. Thank you, CBC, for years of pleasure.