Stereotypical answer is Canadians are restrained. But not so with death of famous person (say, Jack Layton).
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Biggie was Pet, but that wasn't universal. We love to pull our heroes down. When Gretzky goes someone will complain he was pampered floater.
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My sense is that a lot of educated urban types found him super annoying and that his base of support was much greater in smaller centres.
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My suspicion's that his fan base skews older, and may not be so inclined to voice its sadness publicly on social media (or publicly at all).
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I'd one-up that, his fan base skews older so his passing gave them pause to contemplate on their own mortality (at least it did for me)
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how many of us heard the news (and dealt with it) in our cars? Sitting in the car to hear the end & not really believing it's over.
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Was it muted? I didn't think so. Not at the grieving level of Gzowski perhaps...but up there. I miss him.
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He was much-loved but in more personal way than (e.g.) Leonard Cohen. We felt like we knew Stuart (& him us), but were fans of Cohen's work.
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Perhaps the answer to your puzzle lies in the ratings of Vinyl Cafe.
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