Thunder Bay Rush

Just a bunch of dirty guys hanging out… and there’s BabyCat… I still want to marry her.

Also known as a “schlong.” You’re extra welcome…

Sorry Babycat… I only want to marry you…

Whoa… looks wicked! Scallops look SO good! You wouldn’t marry me by any chance, would ya????????

Gangst’ – Gangst’ - Gangst’… There is a HUGE difference between having a thing for a celebrity where it would be impossible to actually connect with and start something that would screw up a marriage. If you had these feelings with someone who you work with or the guy across the street, well that could be a problem and one your husband SHOULD worry about. But in this case… your husband needs to relax (and maybe grow up a little bit.) My ex GF had a wicked thing for Jon Bon Jovi. She made it clear to me that “If I ever get the chance, I’m gonna bang, blow him, squeeze his balls, sit on his face and even take it up the hoop for him. Then I’d do it all over again!” None of this bothered me because it could never happen. Harmless really. (Hey, wait a second here… I just realized something. She wouldn’t take it up the hoop for me! I should call today her and give her shit…)

I’m actually surprised they’re going out again so soon (2015.) They’ve been touring nearly nonstop since 2002. Not complaining though…

Gangster>>>>>> Yeah you got what you deserved. I don't know any other man that would be promised... what she promised you... and then decide to watch a movie first. Good point, Gangst’ old buddy, but I think her tummy was already full from eating dinner. She needed a little time to let her food digest to make room for the… um… ya know.

Babycat, will you marry me? Then, I will show you…

Janie, that sounds amazing… simple is always better. Love, love, love salmon. We catch them fresh from Lake Superior. Chinook salmon… SO good.

And, wouldn’t it great if they DIDN’T play Tom Sawyer, Spirit, Limelight or 2112? I could live with that because it would cleat some room for some seriously underplayed, ultra-wicked Rush tunage. Would love to hear Cinderella Man… and ANY part of Lamneth, even just an instrumental section.

I’ll be living in New Brunswick by then, so let’s hope for another Halifax show. That’ll be a four drive. No sweat, since I’m used to driving to Winnipeg or Minneapolis to see them and both of those drives are 8 hours. I’d shoot a fawn in the face just to see Jacob’s ladder this time around.

Let’s hope they do at least more album and a tour, even a short one.

Moose tenderloin tonight… grilled on high heat, of course. Medium rare. Plus, some fried Cremini mushrooms in olive oil, butter, garlic and oregano… and a fresh salad of course. I’m getting ready for spring… (f***ing winter!)

I like reading Neil’s posts because he’s Neil. And I am a big fan. Plus, the guy’s a hell of a writer.

Dude, I’m totally with you on the analog stuff. Some of this digital shit is way too much for me… I wish I had kept all my old vinyl LPs.

I agree… and for a guy who is known to be very private, it’s nice to see him opening up a bit. I couldn’t be happier for him with his new family and all. I could NOT imagine losing a wife and a child in the same year. I noticed that he is starting to talk about those times a bit more these days.

I just read Neil’s March newsletter. I can’t understand some of the criticisms in here… some people are never happy.

Narp>>>>>>> It seems like at least you have had others to compare it too..... :) She made up for it the next night when I ordered a REALLY good pizza…

I see a lot of the names in here have something to do with Rush. But, many do not. Explain the origin of your profile name and explain how it ties into to the coolest band on the planet, if it does. Mine – Thunder Bay is a city that I live 35 miles from… and the rest… well, duh. When I move to New Brunswick this summer, I’ll have to change my name I guess. If this is in the wrong section, someone could move it…

I remember years ago, living in Toronto and trying to “make it” in the music biz… all of the prog guys (me included) always thought that if a song was shorten than 8 minutes and didn’t have at least 3 different time signatures in it, it was dog shit. Then I started listening to bands like Teenage Head and The Pretenders and Gary Numan… (but not for long!)

I made scallops one night for this old GF of mine… I made them with a simple maple / honey glaze. After she ate them she told I was getting the best blow job of my life that night… So, after we ate, we started watching a movie and… wait for it… I fell asleep. And so did she, goddam it! If I was a smarter man, I would have popped the in movie after I received the “best blow job of my life.”

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Hemispheres is the best Rush album ever. Every bar of every song is top shelf. But, the suite itself… effing rules ALL prog rock epics including: Supper’s Ready and Close to the Edge.

For me, it’s still hard to beat the Live bootleg in St Louis, 1980. Someone from this site (I forget who, shamefully) was cool enough to mail me a CD of that show. I listen to it twice a week. Rush is great in both studio and on the stage, but if I had to pick one – stage. Nothing like Rush live… but, if I may… BEFORE 1983. Thank you!

To my utter shock, I’ve actually read some books this winter, about 15 or so. (Maybe the constant 30 below weather had something to do with it.) Some murder mysteries, a few bios, some history, some basic prose stuff and a few non-fiction titles. Maybe I’m just not too bright, but does anyone else hate it when authors use insanely huge words that the vast majority of the readers wouldn’t know their meaning? I started reading “The God Dellusion” and after 20 pages I had NO idea what the hell the dude was talking about. So I stopped reading it. I just finished reading “Canada” by Richard Ford. Although there were few words I didn’t know the meaning of, finally, I thought, here is a book filled with simple “normal” words. And I read the entire book. It’s at the point with me now, that whenever I read (most) books that it seems that the author’s main objective is to show to everyone how smart he/she is. All this does is ruin the book in my opinion. For the record, I didn’t take literature in college. But, I’m not a cement-head either. Hemingway was known for his simple prose writing. Maybe I’ll start reading his books again…

I remember seeing them play this song on the Signals tour in Toronto. The crowd went mental. It went over very well… !!