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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/spiritcreekmountain/IMG_20140408_140648.jpg This is me a month ago. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/spiritcreekmountain/IMG_20140507_140829.jpg Out on my run on Tuesday. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/spiritcreekmountain/IMG_20140507_143133.jpg Beautiful day it was.

Yes, and I wonder if you could get one of those special parking permits as well. Does that particular permit allow you to park in front of Geddy's house? ;)

Don't you hate it when Rush fans rate other Rush fans fanship?

I agree, and I think in 1975 I would have been apoplectic about it. But I still think Xanadu is more of a masterpiece.

When when was better.... :)

CoS used to consistently rank at the bottom of the list for me, but these days it's probably in my top 10. I love how lean yet tough the guitar is on that record. Alex was able to achieve a much stronger and punchier guitar presence with far fewer guitar tracks than he can these days.

I concur! That's because we are a couple of "classics". ;)

I'm not sure I fully understand the part in bold, but does it mean something about it's too late? Love the expression though :) That's pretty much what it means—it's easy to squeeze the toothpaste out but almost impossible to get it back in. So, one the toothpaste has left the tube the damage has been done and cannot be undone.

God Bless You Narp!

Man, I thought this thread was an outlet where I can freely admit that I like a band, that most people would not like, safely here without getting bagged on it and this is the reponses I got? I'm a bit disappointed.

What did you write, and did you write it right? I asked her about one of her favorite movies and it just kind of rolled from there. I don't know what I did right this time (I'm net dating at the moment if you didn't know :) ) but it sure works. She's really easy to "talk" with and that's a nice exchange ;)

Because I drank them all.

I equally hate when folks call themselves Rush fans when they only really like Rush to Power Windows. Faux fans.... :sarcastic:

Would you get a Geddy seeing eye dog? I wonder if insurance would cover that?

Who the hell is looking at the wine? Any time I'm around Geddy I develop tunnel vision. That happens to me at every gig. I try really hard to look at the others at least some of the time, but I seldom succeed. I refer to that as "Geddy-blindness."

An ode to the late Edie Sedgwick: Edit: It's "Edie (Ciao Baby)" by The Cult. (I still can't embed YouTube videos)

Who the hell is looking at the wine? Any time I'm around Geddy I develop tunnel vision. I'm with you, Gangst, but someone here wants to know why the wine bottles were taken out of the avatar picture. We'll leave it to Eagle to explain it to him. :rfl: I see Geddy and my brain is all like "most beautiful man eva, right ahead..." And then I'm pretty sure my eyes get glazed over and I just look like a damn fool.

Who the hell is looking at the wine? Any time I'm around Geddy I develop tunnel vision. I'm with you, Gangst, but someone here wants to know why the wine bottles were taken out of the avatar picture. We'll leave it to Eagle to explain it to him. :rfl:

Who the hell is looking at the wine? Any time I'm around Geddy I develop tunnel vision.

My wife and I in Thailand, December 2010: http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/RodrigoAltaf/Thailand_zps4a85eff3.jpg

Er.... uh... well I believe I'm too vertically challenged to become a model. I'm only 5'4".. Thanks to all the wonderful compliments. You really know how to brighten a Gals day. :)

I don't think there is just "one" song that is the greatest. Impossible. But here are some that I think are on a different level than everything else out there... YYZ - Rush Natural Science - Rush Time and Motion - Rush Headlong Flight - Rush Rave Down - Swervedriver Black Metallic - Catherine Wheel Love To Love - UFO Oblivian - Mastodon Unsung - Helmet Sin City - AC/DC Debonair - The Afghan Whigs

I thought the title was "Don't let your son go down on me".

Beautiful may be an understatement..... :) Isn't she gorgeous?

Beautiful may be an understatement..... :)

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Has anyone ever told you that you have quite a unique way of handing out a compliment? :lol: ;) ;)

I concur!

I'm enjoying a vacation day from work today. I went for a lengthy walk (with a couple more scheduled later today). I visited a health food store and bought some groceries to try to get my vegetarian/gluten free/dairy free menu going. And of course, I'll be watching some of the Players, the Jays and perhaps some hockey later today. :dweez:

I would think that would induce you to stand, not sit. (Thank you) Truth is I never considered it. I may take that up for advisement. My wrist not bending may not be such an issue standing. Never considered it to be honest. I think I will go though a "dry run" or two so to speak before attempting the real thing. Thanks man for the clue. This may be a game changer..... :cheers: Standing should require less wrist action. Whether you can go back to your natural dominant hand or stay a southpaw, I suspect your wrists may thank you. Or just buy a blow-up doll... you changed the subject on me, right? Couldn't resist the lowest common denominator could you?.... Never can! I gotta stop hanging around Sheldon

Yes, Alex just built a new multi-million dollar house a couple of years back. Geddy is (last I heard...not that I am a stalker or anything) still in the same house he and his wife bought back in the mid '80's. I, personally, prefer Geddy's cellar. It just seems more...I dunno...genuine? Like he has it there because he REALLY loves wine and not just so he could look like the upper 1%. Just my humble opinion. I prefer Geddys too. Much more inviting. Could have something to do with the owner too. :)

No, I don't know. I do love doing the playful thing with my partner; flirting and teasing while we are not in a position for things to go any further. I have that build up for a good part of the day...then, the love making is a little more intense and, quite frankly, fun (although, sex is like pizza...even when it's not that good, it's still kinda good and I'm glad to have it. :P ). It's nice when that happens, but it just doesn't happen very damn often. I'm usually happy if foreplay is more than the guy grabbing a handful of my breasts and giving them a squeeze. This. I also love that feeling when I turn to see my partner staring at me with the most ethereal look on his face. It's been years since I've seen that... :( I miss it. Sometimes a sweet text can also just set the stage for an awesome home coming. No pun intended. To be wanted, desired and loved are some of our basic needs as human beings. I crave it. Hell, that's probably why I cave every time my ex comes around doing the "I miss you" bit. My brain knows he just wants to get laid, but that stupid urge kicks in and I get lost in his desire for me, even if it's just for a couple of hours. Silly and stupid...absolutely. But, he keeps coming back to me, which in my primitive brain means that I am desirable. That one instant can offset ten rejections. I wish people would realize how powerful those feelings can be in a relationship. Ok, I'm rambling. Maybe it's time to get some rest. It's been a busy week.

God damn, I'm sorry. If I went through half the shit you have, I'd be four times a bigger shit than you than I already am (that was a bathroom math problem and a heartfelt assessment of your positive nature).

No, I don't know. I do love doing the playful thing with my partner; flirting and teasing while we are not in a position for things to go any further. I have that build up for a good part of the day...then, the love making is a little more intense and, quite frankly, fun (although, sex is like pizza...even when it's not that good, it's still kinda good and I'm glad to have it. :P ). It's nice when that happens, but it just doesn't happen very damn often. I'm usually happy if foreplay is more than the guy grabbing a handful of my breasts and giving them a squeeze. This. I also love that feeling when I turn to see my partner staring at me with the most ethereal look on his face. It's been years since I've seen that... :( I miss it. Sometimes a sweet text can also just set the stage for an awesome home coming. No pun intended.

You beat Sheldon to it, so he had to resort to that EPIC gif. :P

Alex's looks bigger but it could just be the perspective of the picture.

Why can't you just pick an album like everybody else?

I have the weirdest boner right now.

I'm sorry to read that you had to go to the ER and you still have health issues to resolve. I wish you the best and hope you get better soon, Bro!

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Remarkably stocky for 6' 3", square shouldered, balding giant, hair flowing in the wind, bright eyed, pert, young for his age but oh so old in so many ways. Funny, you look much shorter than that to me. Are you slumped forward in your chair at all? Say, why don't I take the boxes off and Vanilla get up out of the trench? Good! Now we're getting somewhere. Now, here's the start of the movie...I see snow. White snow! :codger: In the frozen land of Nador, they were forced to eat Robin's minstrels ... And there was much rejoicing http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/party/party0003.gif I object strongly to the obvious lavatorial turn this thread has already taken. :finbar: I mean it'd take the glamour out of being a pilot, wouldn't it, ha ha, flying around the world sitting on a toilet. That's Mr Kamikaze, the pilot, he's very nice really, but make sure he stays clear of battleships. I don't know whether I can, sir... he's in a state of Itsubishi Kyoko McSayonara. It's the fifth state that a Scotsman can achieve, sir. He's got to finish himself off by lunchtime or he thinks he's let down the Emperor, sir. Ah-hah! ... Well that's it, you see. That's how it starts. You see Scottishness starts with little things like that, and works up. You see, people don't just turn into a Scotsman for no reason at all. Always popular with the crowd, is the Scotsman with Nae Trews exhibit, and this year's no exception. Full frontal nudity - never. What do you think, Barbara? Yes. Nudge nudge. Snap snap. Grin grin, wink wink, say no more A series of photographs which could add up to divorce, premature retirement, and possible criminal proceedings for a company director in Bromsgrove. He's a freemason, and prospective Tory MP.. that's Mr S. of Bromsgrove...£3,000 to stop us from revealing your name, the name of the three other people involved, the youth organization to which they belong, and the shop where you bought the equipment. Having once identified a mason immediate steps must be taken to isolate him from the general public. Having accomplished that it is now possible to cure him of these unfortunate masonic tendencies through the use of behavioural psychotherapy. First with bombs, and rockets destroying their homes, and then when they run helpless into the streets, er, mowing them down with machine guns. Er, and then of course releasing the vultures. They bombed Cairo, Bangkok, Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Harrow, Hammersmith, Stepney, Wandsworth and Enfield... But always it was the wrong place. We've been mentioned on TRF? This is a particularly auspicious occasion for us this evening, as we have been told that Her Majesty the Queen will be reading the thread tonight. We don't know exactly when Her Majesty will be looking in. We understand that at the moment she is reading 'The Only Spam Thread', but we have been promised that we will be informed the moment that she changes thread. Her majesty would like everyone to behave quite normally but her equerry has asked me to request all of you at home to stand when the great moment arrives. I hear the NHL threads are doing well this year, and so are the mangoes. ;)

Here in San Francisco you can't walk down the street without running into crowds of them :| http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/ob/hip2.jpg

But whose is bigger?

No, I don't know. I do love doing the playful thing with my partner; flirting and teasing while we are not in a position for things to go any further. I have that build up for a good part of the day...then, the love making is a little more intense and, quite frankly, fun (although, sex is like pizza...even when it's not that good, it's still kinda good and I'm glad to have it. :P ). It's nice when that happens, but it just doesn't happen very damn often. I'm usually happy if foreplay is more than the guy grabbing a handful of my breasts and giving them a squeeze. Speaking as someone who has been on his own waaay to long I say that men should be more appreciative of foreplay. I sure as hell miss it. Speaking as a woman who has been on her own for a while now, I say that women shouldn't be so quick to pass on intimacy with their partner. It amazes me how I can talk to some men and they tell me that it has been months (or, in some cases, YEARS) since they had sex with their wife because she's just not interested. I guess I'm a woman who never had that problem. In fact, I am almost ALWAYS more aggressive in the sex department (as far as initiation, experimentation, etc) than my boyfriend/husband. Wether it is sex or other ways of showing, I do feel it's important that couples make sure they each feel appreciated and wanted in a relationship. In whatever way they do it. :)

You're right, it is. I love that dark wood. His floor is nicer too.

Geddy's is cool... http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/coverpics/CityBitesAprMay2005b.jpg But Alex's is much nicer ;) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/article13545905.ece/BINARY/w620/lifeson18re13.JPG

Wow you guys don't really understand Hipsters here. I am not one myself, but Hipsters are like second hand smoke to me. I have some friends and a cousin who are, and more importantly I listen to stuff that Hipsters listen to (basically if the website Pitchfork reviews it, it's probably hipster approved). Playing a hipster all of these 70s power trio songs will just solidify them as another 70s band to them. Hipster music is generally unique in that it has something distinct to it, NOT THAT RUSH IS NOT DISTINCT! But that their 70s stuff does contain things that you could find elsewhere (space effects on 2112 for example are not unique to that song alone). Meanwhile the whole purpose for Hipsters to exist is to enjoy something mainstream, before it theoretically becomes mainstream. This is not possible with Rush, as none of their songs at the moment are recent releases, so therefore, they must be exposed to what would be perceived to be hipster approved for the time frame. The Basic rule is, pick Rush songs that have don't get played on the radio, but in you're mind should have. Having said that, we as Rush fans do want to demonstrate the enormous sound that they produce, and their musical skills, so some compromise must be reached. Some other key points about Hipsters, 1. They might act like it, but they are not all masters of music theory, simple music can catch them so they call it brilliantly unique, and complex music can off put them, so they call it simple. This is not a rule, but take their theoretical opinions with a grain of salt if you don't know their background well. Focus on their personal opinions 2. Being a Hipster has a lot to do about pride and self worth. Again this is not a rule, as I know many that are not so high headed, but the average hipster loves to boast their knowledge of bands you have never heard of, and then brush them off when (more often if) they become popular. To the average hipster, if you can hear them in a regular radio rotation, they have sold out. There are exceptions to this rule however (Radiohead is probably the worlds most popular hipster band, just as Rush is the most popular cult band). 3. Try to figure out what the popular hipster music of the area is, and base you're decision on what to play on that. Hipsters like whats popular at the time, so appeal to that. You could hit the jackpot, and the newest retro trend is prog rock, or synth rock or something. Finally, as a suggestion for what to play, from first hand experience, playing a hipster a rush album for the first time. I thought quick about what would both get the general picture of what rush is while appealing to his interests (for which, we listened to a lot of Animal Collective during the same trip, a band which like Radiohead has survived becoming popular while still being hipster-friendly) for which the album... Permanent Waves ...seemed like the best choice. It starts with a familiar song with good instrumental and sonic qualities that are distinct. Freewill presents their performance abilities, Jacobs Ladder will appeal for its odd characteristics and 3 distinct sections, Entre Nous for it's relative "Not for Radio" sound, Different Strings satisfies the minimalism component, and Natural Science provides the electro-acoustic component. The Album received the hipster sign of approval, not that he rushed out to buy the album, but he did not compare it to anything "better" or immediately switch topics to other music after hearing it. I would also suggest playing the Clockwork Angels live album do demonstrate their live capabilities, it has a really good mix of obscure songs on it, and the large amount of new material compared to playing a hits set would be greatly appreciated. Also I suggest Xanadu, the Fear series, Marathon, and Presto (the song) to cap it off. Hope that helps.

Gonna see Slash and Myles in July , they're opening for Aerosmith.

No, I don't know. I do love doing the playful thing with my partner; flirting and teasing while we are not in a position for things to go any further. I have that build up for a good part of the day...then, the love making is a little more intense and, quite frankly, fun (although, sex is like pizza...even when it's not that good, it's still kinda good and I'm glad to have it. :P ). It's nice when that happens, but it just doesn't happen very damn often. I'm usually happy if foreplay is more than the guy grabbing a handful of my breasts and giving them a squeeze. Speaking as someone who has been on his own waaay to long I say that men should be more appreciative of foreplay. I sure as hell miss it. Speaking as a woman who has been on her own for a while now, I say that women shouldn't be so quick to pass on intimacy with their partner. It amazes me how I can talk to some men and they tell me that it has been months (or, in some cases, YEARS) since they had sex with their wife because she's just not interested. I guess I'm a woman who never had that problem. In fact, I am almost ALWAYS more aggressive in the sex department (as far as initiation, experimentation, etc) than my boyfriend/husband.

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