Thunder Bay Rush

Holy Christ... look what I've started...

Agreed... DW sucks.

Hey, Rushchick… I can see why your bank account needs a break! Holy Rush shows all over the place! I hope Geddy was happy to see your breasts (different thread, of course!) Wow, now that’s a Rush fan!

I never thought Keith Moon was all that great… showman and maniac, yes. None of his playing is hard to duplicate at all. I could play the drums along to any Who song when I was 15. For some reason, Carl Palmer is often left off of these lists…

Fake titties I don’t get it. Women spend BIG $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ just to make their headlights bigger… I used have a GF back in 2000 and she had a pair 38 DDs… $8,000 worth. It was almost like she was saying, “Hi everyone – look at my tits.” She was two months behind on her mortgage, but she had these huge cans sticking out of her shirt… at all times. We would go out for dinner and her tits were so big that they’d arrive about ten minutes before we would… personally, I think they were weird and gross. They were hard as bowling balls. And, aren’t they a health hazard? I spent two days in Hollywood, CA, back in 2010. I walked up and down Sunset Blvd for a couple hours one day. Every single woman I saw had fake knockers… and lips… and … and … ? Why?????????????????????????????

I think I have to agree with you… you made some valid arguments. Buddy, no doubt was the King of rudimentary drumming. What he could do with a four piece kit and three cymbals was shocking. (A one handed buzz roll for starters.) John Bonham was unbelievably skilled too, also on the small set (with just one bass drum.) I never thought he was THAT good until I really started watching him during his solos... wow! He was doing things integrating his bass drum and hands long before anyone else had ever even seen that kind of thing. Neil is not a skilled as Buddy, but they are oranges and apples. Could Buddy play rock like Neil? No, of course not. Could Neil play like Bonham? I say yes. He has been a huge figure in the industry for 40 years, has inspired more modern drummers than anyone (including me when I was a kid) and he can play his ass off. I could watch his solo in Rush in Rio over and over… that solos is maybe the best rock drummer solo of all time. When he was 25 or so, he was one of the best rock drummers anywhere. Look at him now… There are others who are (I hate to admit this) actually better players than Neil, like Thomas Lang, Dave Weckl, Tony Royster Jr. Mike Portnoy and Bill Bruford, just to name a few. But, none of those guys has done what Neil has done in the overall picture. Not even EFFING close.

Took me a minute or so to get that one... funny as hell though. Nice job.

Get her a 100 year old wood burning cook stove, like mine. Then, send her up to my house to cook for me... would like to post a picture but can't figure out how...

Jesus... I would hate to get hit in the face by one of them...

Hey, I’m in! No dope, temper or cell phone for me… but, can you at least make us a pile of hot wings or something? (And, I’ll cancel the order for the strippers.)

I agree, we men have it pretty easy – accept for one thing. Last month I had to go for the “man check.” That’s the one where the dude says “okay, turn on your side, face the wall.” I swear to God that SOB had a thumb the size of a Budweiser can. Still walkin’ kinda funny.

I wouldn’t mind seeing a few different songs here and there… simple ones that wouldn’t require any specialized video synchronization or lighting effects… or major rehearsal. I doubt Neil has a lot to do with it. It’s a band decision. One good thing about a consistent set list is that the show goes off without a screw up 99 % of the time. I don’t know how Dream Theater does it – changing songs from night to night, especially considering how complex their music is. Beyond me…

Nice job! I was going to get into how to make a Bechamel sauce, with a roux and milk… you saved me the time. Bechamel Sauce – plus cheese. Everyone – the above post is correct and it will work. The guy is obviously a cook or a maybe even a chef!

Like a few of you said, that shit isn’t (“ain’t” if you’re from Texas) even real food. I think Cheez Whiz has more food value than Velveeta and that’s not saying (“sayin” if you’re from Canada) much. If you like that kind of creamy cheesy stuff, make a cheddar cheese sauce. It’s SO easy… just make it really thick. Then, “dip away.”

Eagle… nice. LOVE it!

I’ve reading most of this thread and there are some very good points / ideas. I now have it figured out… and if this doesn’t work, we’ll go with the strippers I proposed earlier on. All shows would be booked into huge stadiums, one each in Cleveland, Seattle, London and Rotterdam. The final stadium show is in Toronto. Then, the FINAL show is at Massey Hall, stripped down somewhat. I would bet a million dollars each show would sell out in days. Then, we go back to my house for the strippers…

This is when Rush was at their absolute BEST! I remember watching that video on Canadian TV back in ’79. I was amazed… Then I went downstairs to practice.

Who’d a’thunk that a thread beginning with a discussion about Pop Tarts would end up with 7 pages (and counting) posts… Add to that – we’re now into dogs eating cat shit, dogs eating their own shit and licking their own balls… O Henry bars… that look like a piece of shit with peanuts in it. Now it’s Schultz from Hogan’s Heros. GREAT show. Almost as good as All in the Family. Let’s talk about Eggos now… or, those big-ass waffles with the ice cream they have at Denny’s. Holy shit…

That’s it… I’ve settled it. The last show will be at my place in Kaministiquia, Ontario. I have 160 acres, so there’s lots of room… I’ll build a big ass stage… with a roof in case it rains. I do live off the grid though, so I’ll be bringing in a huge diesel generator. Oh, and you’re all invited… In case the boys don’t show up, I’ll have 12 strippers standing by… just in case.

If you go to the YouTube, you’ll find some great vintage Max footage… there’s one from Barrie, Ontario, from about 1980 – 81. But, I still say, there was NOTHING like Max live. I might dare say even better than Rush. Not a fair comparison, because they are two different bands. But, holy shit – Kim Mitchell was something to see on the stage. He was about 6’3” and he weighed about 50 pounds or so… ribs sticking out… but what a guitar player! I remember listening to a radio interview back in probably ’79 and it was either Frank Zappa or Alan Holdsworth who said that Kim was one of the best in the world.

Time to highjack this threat one more time… (Now, Eaglemoon made the Tootsie comment, not me!) I remember when my girls were young and I was taking them to swimming lessons very Saturday. One time, the life guard dude blew the whistle – “everyone out.” There was a Tootsie Roll floating around in the shallow end. Only it wasn’t a Tootsie Roll. Nor, was it an O Henry bar.

I’m so sorry… this is all MY fault… talking about dogs eating shit, et cetera… (I thought the dogs licking their own balls comment was pretty goddam funny though!)

The whole album is great, IMO. “Light rock?” Can’t be serious…

I pretended to be Brad Pitt once so I could nail Angelina Jolie. And it worked!!! (She was WILD in the sack…)

I feel bad for you, Ganst’ and any other women out there who go through crap like this. All these birth control hassles just so your men have a place to park their truck at the end of the day… All I know is that women got ripped off in the “girl vs boy” department. Periods, pills, giving birth (shit, that must hurt!), weight gain, hormone stuff, tampons (and occasionally losing the string), maxipads, nursing babies, cleaning up baby puke, having to wear those great big “period panties.” All we men have to do is walk around with our man-gear ready for action… And, it’s so much easier for us men to take a pee in the bush. Hang in there…