Wil1972

I concur.

I've always loved this one.

Right something good out of something bad.

Please don't make this about politics.

I still cannot bring myself to spring for stuff I already own for the little I don't even though I would love to have it. I satisfy myself by watching it on YouTube.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/8548288/rush-music-streams-surge-neil-peart-death

Yes. This is all so sad to take in. Very sad and perhaps too soon but not surprising given the extreme degenerative nature of the disease. If it's true, I don't have a problem with Sully sharing it. Given the sudden announcement, we all have some curiosity about Neil's final years. Sully doesn't have anything to gain by disclosing this, so I'd give him a pass. Given the collective emotional state we're in, it's easy to have a quick temper so don't take it out on the messenger. Maybe he should have waited until a more appropriate time to reveal details. Seems too raw now to think of Neil that way. It's a tad insensitive.

Yeah I just posted that in the Neil tribute thread. He probably should have left out the part about Neil's condition. I agree.

Yea I cried the first day I found out. Neil was an inspiration. For 30 years I have been a fan.

I don't expect to hear anything anytime soon - if at all - from Ged nor Al. And that's their right.

My wife and I have discussed this and I think I agree with that assessment.

Here is the FB page where I saw this, from a Police tribute band: https://m.facebook.com/roxannepolicetribute/photos/a.201907927110215/465274300773575/?type=3

I saw today Amazon Audible is offering free downloads on Neil books through the 28th.

This is awesome!

Well... I listened to some Rush on the way home from work today. It was a mix of live recordings only. And I did okay. Felt good. I think coming here has helped too. Y'all have been my grief therapy. It is much appreciated.

That's cool!

I asked my wife over the weekend, who is s psychologist, why Im so bummed about Neils death. Ive never met him. He likely wouldnt want to have met me as he was very private. She said, its both part of your childhood thats now gone, and also pushes your own mortality into the forefront. Im in my late 40s and my kids are growing up so fast. And she is right. And it sucks. I mentioned something similar to this on a post I made to my store's FB page (I manage a drum shop). I never understood why people would get so upset when a celebrity passed away until now. One of my customers commented on it and said "We don't cry when someone "famous" passes away because we felt like we knew them. We cry because they helped us get to know ourselves." Both he and your wife are absolutely correct. That's a great quote.

The Yes Album

No way I can watch this right now. Maybe one day...

Exactly. I have come to the realization that Neil I believe came to appreciate how fans felt about his drumming and his writing but only loathed the idol-worship, which I know I'm guilty of but that's human nature. I think Neil truly liked being liked for what he did; for a job well done, the way you would appreciate a mechanic or a doctor. But we don't put those people on pedestals -- they are "nobody's hero". Neil didn't want to be a hero, just someone who shared himself through music. So you are right. He was more open than most realize.

My wife and I listened to Rush this evening for about an hour or so. Then it became suffocating; the sadness, the grief... We turned it off and found something to watch on TV. Now she is asleep and I'm lying here in bed looking for solace in the empathy and understanding of people I've never met as I hurt for someone I've never met. Virtuality indeed... Tired of death. But as we advance in years it's inevitable that death will impact life more frequently. More immediately. Whether it's a loved one or a drummer in a rock band. I need to close my eyes and sleep. PS - Lorraine, my wife appreciated your thinking of her. She wanted me to send her regards the next time I commented.

Still processing it today... Think I can listen to them without bursting into tears. This band meant so much. I feel like a piece of myself died.

Give Kena my regards, Will Will do. Thanks. :-)

Goddammit don't make me cry anymore tonight...

Haven't been here in awhile. Came back to join my Rush family tonight as we mourn. My wife -- also a fan -- and I are deeply gutted. Love to all. RIP Neil