Neil Peart Completely Dominates Subway Busker With 20 Bucket Setup (joke article)

[KenJennings]

https://thehardtimes.net/music/neil-peart-completely-dominates-subway-busker-with-20-bucket-setup/

 

Neil Peart Completely Dominates Subway Busker With 20 Bucket Setup

 

 

By Mike Amory | August 24, 2018

 

NEW YORK — The 42nd Street/Times Square subway station was tight on space early yesterday evening after Rush drummer Neil Peart set up over 20 plastic buckets for a crowd-stopping performance, according to several eyewitness reports.

 

 

“I was by the 7 train stairway, just doing my thing, when I look over and see an elderly Canadian man absolutely obliterating these buckets in a way I did not think was possible,” said saxophonist and regular subway busker Howard Richards. “The dude had it all — a standard plastic bucket, paint cans, empty cat litter containers… some guy even accidentally kicked over one of those giant McDonald’s cups, and he incorporated it into his solo with no hesitation.”

 

“When I saw the little hydraulic stool spinning him around to different sections of buckets, I knew I couldn’t compete,” he added. “I mean, who the f**k is going to toss me a dollar when you can watch this guy pound out the intro to ‘One Little Victory?’ I just walked my ass over to Port Authority, where I belong.”

 

Not everyone, however, was impressed by Peart’s grandiose performance.

 

“There were, like, 7 million buckets all piled up, like, two feet from the stairs,” said Fort Greene resident Kristen Nguyen. “I tripped over one and missed my f***ing train. I mean, it’s rush hour, you know? Get the f**k out of the way! The homeless problem in this city is really out of control.”

 

In discussing his impromptu performance, the celebrated drummer offered only humility.

 

“I am always looking to improve my craft. Back in the ’90s, I studied Buddy Rich and experimented with a new drumming grip to incorporate into my repertoire,” Peart explained. “Now that I’m retired, that doesn’t mean my love of drumming has stopped: I’m a wanderer and a searcher at heart, and there’s no place I’d rather show my appreciation for and dedication to the craft than in one of the busiest subway stations in the city, during the least convenient time for everyone. It’s the least I could do.”

 

At press time, Peart was preventing the doors on a Bronx-bound 1 train from closing as he attempted to set up his buckets inside the train car.

[blueschica]

"busiest subway station during the least convenient time . . " The writer knows their Neil! :)

[edhunter]

Looks legit to me...

[Fordgalaxy]

I think "joke article" wasn't really necessary. Clearly it's a joke because he doesn't have his rotating platform.

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

Well, Neil can scratch one more thing off of his bucket list.

[Wil1972]

Well, Neil can scratch one more thing off of his bucket list.

 

Hahaha!! :-D

[treeduck]

[blueschica]

Well, Neil can scratch one more thing off of his bucket list.

:lol: You made me laugh out loud for the first time this week!

[Permanent-Rush]

"Totally tubular"

[snowdogged]

Well, Neil can scratch one more thing off of his bucket list.

From the looks of it, his bucket list is much bigger than most people's,

[Fordgalaxy]

Well, Neil can scratch one more thing off of his bucket list.

From the looks of it, his bucket list is much bigger than most people's,

 

Women drummers might say he's compensating.

[snowdogged]

Well, Neil can scratch one more thing off of his bucket list.

From the looks of it, his bucket list is much bigger than most people's,

Actually, this just reminded me of a thread I started as few years back.

http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/96410-my-bucket-list/page__hl__%2Bbucket+%2Blist

[ytserush]

Onion would have written this much better.

 

The guy who faked the Oswald photos even did a better job than this and he didn't have technology on his side.

[thizzellewashington]

The article was funny but the photoshop is awful.