BigBob

That was beautiful and fitting

Thanks for sharing this moment!

I remember Rushgoober too! He got a lot of folks riled up and left a few years after I started visiting TRF. No diss intended, I just remember it because I was new to the site. I remember Rushgoober too! He got a lot of folks riled up and left a few years after I started visiting TRF. No diss intended, I just remember it because I was new to the site. His music progressive rock knowledge was unreal. I remember he would post lists of his favorite songs and albums and it completely changed my view of music. Would love to seem him come back.

Well, this was fun catching up with everyone, but the American Honey has taken its toll on me tonight. Good Night to all my Rush friends! Signing out from the great state on North Carolina

:hail: :hail: :hail: hehehe

21:12 to all my fellow friends on the West Coast. Before I give my toast, I have favor, can some of you in the hollywood area get a biopic going for Neil Pert, starring Tom Hanks! Drink Up! TO NEIL!

21:12 to the frozen mountain tops in the Mountain Time Zone. 2nd glass of American Honey, and jamming to Moving Pictures. TO NEIL!

Getting close for the toast of my fellow Mountain friends!

I was impressed by Neil's drumming (he was the best drummer ever), but it was his lyrics was I related to the most. I thought that was his true genius. Lyrics such as: You can choose from phantom fears And kindness that can kill I will choose a path that's clear I will choose free will Really kicked my ass into full gear and set me on the path to the man I am today! What are some ways Neil's/Rush's lyrics inspired you?

Dude, don't beat yourself up with this kind of thinking. I know when I heard that they were done touring, I completely shut myself off from the Rush community. It was like I just didn't care about them anymore. Now I've been kicking myself for taking those actions and having those thoughts. Tonight I'm celebrating the life of someone who was one of us. An outcast, a misfit, someone who felt, experienced the same things I felt, and some how was able to put coherent words to them. TO NEIL!

I think I discovered this site in 2011. It was so refreshing seeing that there was a group of people who enjoyed the band as much as I did! I remember when Clockwork angels was coming out. Wow the excitement on this site, back then! The music of spheres forum is my favorite. I learned of so many great bands from those topics! It's sad that it took the death of a truly great person to bring back to this community, but I am glad to see so many familiar names! Where's Rushgoober?

La Villa Strangiato

This is true! Glad that there's a community like this, where everyone can share their grief and their memories. Forgotten how much Rush has affect my life but others as well

:hail: maybe I'm drinking a little to much. God, I miss these emoticons on the rush forum!

Time stands still for friends in the Central Time Zone. Drinking American Honey listening to Hemishoeres now. TO NEIL!

Wow these lyrics now just took on a completely different meaning for me

Jacobs Ladder: Follow men's eyes As they look to the skies The shifting shafts of shining Weave the fabric of their dreams Every time I hear these words, I feel so inspired.

Playing Farewell to Kings, drinking American Honey. Damn I'm tearing up right now. TO NIEL! The greatest of all time!

I can’t help imagining the following scenario: Scene: Heaven, The Afterlife, Elysian Fields, Valhalla Jesus: Oh My ME!!! Look over there, look who just walked in through the gates, it’s NEIL FREAKING PEART!!! Buddha (fanning self): I can’t believe it! Zeus: Think he’ll sign an autograph? Odin: For us, sure! Of course! Of all his fans, no one can say we aren’t the biggest! (Group of deities heads in Neil’s direction. Neil spies them and cringes). Neil, muttering as he tries to evade the Fangods: Oh cripes, not THIS shit again! Where’s the Praetorian Guard? Oh f**k, that’s right, they’re not dead yet. Bastards. Jesus et al: Neil, Neil, you’re the greatest drummer ever! Neil: Go away Allah: Come on, please sign my book! Neil: No. Leave me alone. I’m not famous anymore. Now go away! Buddha: Play Tom Sawyer!! Apologies if this offends. I need a little gallows humor to cope. Brilliant

Neil's lyrics affected my life for the better. I remember when I was 24 years old living in my parents house with no real direction in life. Then I really listened the words of Freewill. And for once I felt like I could take control of life. Instead of waiting for opportunities or what ever to come my way, I took control of life. A real turning point in my life. It was also so refreshing to see some one who was a celebrity who shared the same beliefs I had with religion. I'm just so depressed right now, cause he was such a huge part of my life.

It's been years since I've loggee in on here. I'm down.

After the passing of Greg Lake, I just listened to his "I Believe in Father Christmas" song. I was wondering if there any good prog rock artists who have made Christmas songs? I think Ian Anderson made one?

He had one of the best voices in prog rock I think. And his seamless switches from bass to guitar just blow me away. To be in a band that contained the greatest keyboardest of all time, and one of the best drummers, and still not be outshined by them really shows how great of a musician he is. I think my favorite performance is his guitar solo in Tarkus. One of the most underrated guitar solos. Today I'm gonna listen to some King Krimson and ELP. RIP and thanks for all the great memories.

1) Hemispheres - RUSH 2) Permanent Waves - RUSH 3) Grand Illusion - Styx 4) For Girls who grow plump in the night - Caravan 5) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield 6) Abbacab - Genesis 7) Man Machine - Kraftwerk 8) Wish you where here - Pink Floyd 9) Masque - Kansas 10) Days of Future Past - Moody Blues

Hooked on a feeling, the "Oogashaka" version