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Trunk is doing a 3 hr all Rush show on Fri 12-21-12 with a call in interview with Alex. You can listen on Q104.3.com or on iHeartRadio.com . 11pm to 2am

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Hey folks. Been awhile, and this is just a drive by, but I wanted to stop in and wish all my old friends here a very Happy Holiday Season. :) Me and CeeJ have been great. We're winding down the last few months before we can buy our RV and live on the road permanently. Got about six or seven months left before that begins, and we can't wait. Been living on the road, off and on for the last few years, but I'll be getting a nice retirement package soon, and will make it a permanent endeavor. Talk about stress relief, eh? So most of our online time these days is spent at Facebook, where we're either just having fun, or working on our photography and travel pages. Feel free to look us up at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joness-Journies/105882906147113 and share in the past and coming adventures. Haven't seen a tour since S&A, but we plan on doing a few for the second leg of CA's. Hope to see some of you out there again. Happy Holidays.

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OMG THIS JUST IN!

HAPPY RUSH DAY!! F*ck those pesky Mayans trying to steal Rush Day's thunder! F*ckin' Mayans, always at it.

6:15 AM EST. Happy RUSH Day! :) I think I'm still here...still too early to tell.

Here is the latest picture of my little girl Sophie. http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/ILsnwdog/sophie_12-12_zpsa2bd41bf.jpg

Back in the very early 80's when I got into this band I would never have imagined that in 2012 I'd be celebrating such a great year for Rush: - first and foremost, the release of Clockwork Angels where the majority of Rush fans accept this release as one of their best in many years - an extensive tour that again the majority of fans see as Rush still playing at an extremely high level of their game - a tour that is recorded for an upcoming DVD (another item that we will have for life when we want to revisit the tour) - confirmation of further 2013 dates - miscellaneous goodies (the novel, re-release of 2112, string section etc.) - a nomination and then confirmation for the RRHOF (again the majority are thrilled about this despite the 14 year late snub we have endured) A shout out to all the great fans who also made this year happen with their devotion to the band we still have so much reason to love.

Did you guys see this article from NPR that Rush just posted on Facebook? It's great! http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/12/18/167554155/loving-rush-with-all-my-heart-and-brain

Twenty albums in, you have to ask: what’s left for Rush to prove? A band that have already been through and gotten over their ‘questionable’ period, characterised by excessive synthesizers and the sudden mastery of levitation, in record time and returned to that driving proggy rock that defined classics like 2112 and Moving Pictures. Since the hiatus and return of legendary drummer Neil Peart after a huge personal tragedy, the band has cautiously returned to recording music, in the form of 2002′s Vapor Trails and Snakes And Arrows five years later. Both albums were distinctly Rush and both contained some great tracks, but they weren’t quite the return to form that fans had been waiting for. The build up to Clockwork Angels was taken at a leisurely stroll as well. Five years have passed since their previous release, with the only real murmur of new material coming in the form of the Caravan EP which featured slightly differing versions of the opening two tracks here. With time came impatience and with impatience came expectation — but the most glorious or cynical thing (depending on your outlook) about being a band as a big as Rush is that even if Clockwork Angels was sub-par, enough fans would champion it as the second coming just because of the name on the front. Thankfully, Clockwork… is nothing of the sort. In fact, it marks the return of the kings of prog-rock, giving them another album to really act as a jewel in their crown. Based around the story of a young man and his changing attitude towards life and the infamous Watchmaker who keeps track on all that happens in this steampunk world, Clockwork‘s concept isn’t an essential part of enjoying it, each and every track can also be enjoyed as a standalone piece outside of the context. For instance, ‘BU2B‘, on the surface, tells only of the upbringing of the main protagonist but can also be taken as an interesting insight into the subjects of fate and karmic retribution, only cementing Neil Peart’s status as a legendary lyricist. However, it’s the music that makes the biggest impression. Whether it be the obnoxious grooving stride of ‘Seven Cities Of Gold‘, the pulsing rock of ‘Caravan‘ or the relatively straight-forward anthem in ‘The Wreckers‘ — the band’s bass driven prog never becomes anything less than stunning. Every nuance and rhythmic flourish is measured and thought out, with each member bouncing off each other perfectly and showing the kind of unspoken teamwork that can only come about from nearly 30 years of playing together. ‘Headlong Flight‘ is a perfect example that brings to mind some of the bands early 80′s, lengthier material, while maintaining an uptempo feel and still providing plenty of moments for instrumental wizardry. Other highlights include ‘Carnies‘, a track that could’ve gone horribly wrong considering it’s unfortunate and cheesy ‘carnival’ theme. Instead, barring the unnecessary introduction, Rush manage to create one of the biggest riff driven tracks on the album, that switches seamlessly between surging, bluesy riffs and tasteful, delicate leads courtesy of the oft-neglected Alex Lifeson. Also, the version of ‘BU2B‘ contained here isn’t far removed from it’s original, only containing an additional acoustic intro, but it is by far the stand out track. The main riff sounds monstrous and when completed by the relatively frantic guitar playing and Geddy Lee’s distinctive vocals, it’s compelling in a way that urges you to reach for the repeat button the moment that last vocal harmonies fade away. Clockwork Angels is nothing short of a masterpiece — a real tour de force of what progressive rock is and how it should be done. Anyone who would call themselves a fan of Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Primus or any number of progressive bands would do themselves well to get immerse in the latest release of a band that arguably inspired them all. So what do Rush have left to prove? Well, nothing to anyone but themselves. To prove that, even with an average age of 59, they can still outdo many of those bands that call themselves fans and they can still exceed expectations when needed. Rush’s Clockwork Angels gets… 5/5 http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2012/07/03/rush-clockwork-angels/#more-29821 :smoke: :clap: :guitar: :haz: :rush:

Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places (gum chewin' streetwalker) "Louie!!!"

I loved it, in fact I could not believe it was over so fast. I would go see it again...today...I just might.

dat mah phone

http://youtu.be/Cu-uvoJbS8Q THE RUSH MEGA MEDLEY PROJECT - I MOVIE

It will be about Clockwork Angels! :angel: :angel: :angel: :angel: It could be! Wilson is a big time RUSH fanatic! :haz: Haha! It wouldn't surprise me at all!! When will Steven Wilson produce a Rush record? He's probably licking his chops! He should have produced CWA, as much as I loved the album CWA sound like you're listening to it through a brick wall.... That would not happen with SW at the helm

11:27 UTC (GMT) ---- 06:27 EST. My coffee maker shut off!!! Oh, no, wait. It's been on for two hours, so I had to turn it on. Never mind. Well, I guess I have to go work today. Good thing I didn't clear out all of my accounts and quit my job. ;)

05:50 ET. Only 22 minutes to go! Everything ends at 11:12 UTC (GMT) At least at get my morning coffee and get to read TRF. Not a bad way to go, I suppose. Eeeek....now it's 05:51 :)

Nearly 1:30 am Pacific and I'm still here. Though I heard a rumor about Daleks showing up in England.... http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/laserspray/internet%20stuff/smilies/emoticon-tv-012.gif

That's a great tat, AFF! Very tasteful and classy. I have the amalgamation symbol, too, but with the "3R" with it. I love mine - glad you love yours, too. :)

Great read. The best Rush fan base description I've read.

Disc Golf is the mutual "awesome" game of choice between all of my friends. I personally love throwing tomahawk style. It's just so savage, it's enjoyable. I wouldn't say I'm good...

Check out my S3 battery life after I froze the crap out of all the useless bloatware: http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/barney_rebel/Screenshot_2012-12-20-09-10-50.png

I did back in MD near College Park at a 18 hole coarse with my daughter. It was a ton of fun and we even played it with speed running the entire coarse till we finished. I wished they had courses down here in South Florida Palm Beach county.

It's pretty fun to play. If you get the throwing techniques down, it becomes more than just a "game of frisbie".

Look here (scroll down): http://www.oocities.org/gfiocco/-rushmidi.html

I think I've figured this out. If you take the name John Harrison, and start with the Ha from Harrison, HA. (John rrison) Then add the N from the end. HAN. (John rriso) Then start with the remaning SO form the end. HAN SO (John rri) Flip around the J at the start of the name, so it becomes an L. HAN SOL (ohn rri) Tack on the remaining O from the beginning. HAN SOLO (hn rri) Now, we're got the name HAN SOLO... but that's not enough. We still have the letters HNRRI, hopefull these point to some other clue, e.g. the name of his ship. So, let's borrow that E.G. and plug it into the HNRRI... Now we have HNRRIEG. Scramble it around, and we can make the word "HERRING"... which is a fish... but also a bird. A bird... like a falcon... the Millennium Falcon! But the writers had said this would be a canon Trek character... but wait! http://eggpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_First_Contact_-_Millenium_Falcon http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120105222714/eggpedia/images/6/66/AkiraFalcon-STFC.jpg Seems pretty canon to me! So, now we know. John Harrison is HAN SOLO, arriving in the Millennium Falcon to screw around with Kirk or something... I dunno...

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I heard that the delayed of the 2nd leg tour dates is due to RUSH being caught up in litigation concerning Neil's trampling of a dwarf with his BMW motorcycle. Any confirmation of that rumour?

awesome song:

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I almost never listen to T4E or RTB. Besides that, everything else is fair game. I got into this compilation CD making phase a few years back, so I have like 5 Rush compilation CDs, covering different eras. One is all epics, I entitled 'Waltz Of The Shreves': 2112, Jacobs Ladder, CygnusX-1, Hemispheres, Xanadu, and La Villa Strangiato. Thats a lot of epicness packed into 80 minutes!

I keep 5 RUSH CD's in my car-Caress of Steel, 2112, Hemispheres, Different Stages, Retro 3(hey, got it for $1). For shorter jaunts-DS and R3 can be pulled out. The other three are reserved for 30 minute-plus drives. Doesn't seem right listening to those on the local trip to the market. Reminds me of the film "liberty Heights," which takes place in the 50's. There is a scene where a kid is being driven somewhere and arrives at his destination. Even though he should get out, Frank Sinatra is on the radio. He won't get out of the car until the song is over saying something like "you just can't walk out on Sinatra." Sort of the same thing for the other three albums. ;)

I've got my iPod on shuffle through the studio albums at work for 9+ hours a day. In two days I can cycle through the whole library.