Many years later, Barilko’s sister and her family were living in Mississauga when they heard that someone had written a song about Bill. They’d never heard of the band, who were going to be playing a concert at the nearby Hershey Centre. Anne decided that maybe she should drop by and say hello.

She arrived at the rink late in the afternoon and got the attention of a security guard who didn’t believe her story until she produced a birth certificate. “Just a minute,” he said.

The guard returned and led her backstage to meet the nice young men from the Tragically Hip, who had just completed their sound check.

They invited her to come back for the show that night. No thank you, Anne said. She had to get home to make dinner for her husband.