Final hurrah?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="final">final</span> <span word="hurrah">hurrah</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> (<span word="Darius">Darius</span> <span word="Rucker">Rucker</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="Hootie">Hootie</span> & <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Blowfish">Blowfish</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>, <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 24, 2013):</p><p><span word="Rocker">Rocker</span>-<span word="turned">turned</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Darius">Darius</span> <span word="Rucker">Rucker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reunite">reunite</span> <span word="Hootie">Hootie</span> & <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Blowfish">Blowfish</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>/<span word="songwriter">songwriter</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="Rolling">Rolling</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="hurrah">hurrah</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="bandmates">bandmates</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hiatus">hiatus</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Rucker">Rucker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quits">quits</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span>, <span word="basically">basically</span>.</p><p><span word="Hurrah">Hurrah</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="make">make</span>. <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="says">says</span> “<span word="Hurrah">Hurrah</span>” <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="hurra">hurra</span>”. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> “<span word="Hurrah">Hurrah</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span>.</p><p><span word="Final">Final</span> <span word="hurrah">hurrah</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheering">cheering</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> (<span word="last">last</span>) <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>.</p><p><span word="Final">Final</span> <span word="hurrah">hurrah</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="last">last</span> <span word="hurrah">hurrah</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Edwin">Edwin</span> <span word="O">O</span>’<span word="Connor">Connor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Hurrah">Hurrah</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1956. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="hurrah">hurrah</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="hurrah">hurrah</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>) <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="singers">singers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sportsmen">sportsmen</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="hurrah">hurrah</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singers">singers</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sportsmen">sportsmen</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="boots">boots</span> (<span word="soccer">soccer</span>), <span word="rackets">rackets</span> (<span word="tennis">tennis</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sneakers">sneakers</span> (<span word="basketball">basketball</span>).</p>
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