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Rush were (are?) big SCTV fans, which was a Canadian sketch comedy show. There were several references to SCTV on the early 80s albums (the Borough of Shmenge on Signals comes to mind, referencing "the Shmenges", a Lawrence Welk take-off). And then there was the Bob and Doug album, the aforementioned Count Floyd video, and Eugene Levy revisiting the Rockin Mel Slurrup character for the R40 encore video.

No Fall thread? Quite a colourful "band". This one wandered into my head today while taking a walk. And what a walk it was! Disinformation! Dissolve formation!

Just having a lazy evening here in PP. Celebrating a day of decent activity with a Purple Jesus, essentially grape drink and vodka, which I put in the freezer until it was slushy. Yum! Had an interesting visit to a bar the other evening. I'm not into bars at all, but felt like having a gin and tonic after a long sweaty walk. Yes, there were bar-girls, but being a good boy (for the most part), I had my drink outside by the street as opposed to indoors where you can paw at the ladies if you so desire. Anyway, just sitting there people-watching, and having a fun conversation about nothing at all with a couple of the staff, when Foreigner 1 appears. He looks like a cross between Tony Perkins and Steve Carrell, but with a Bill Haley "kiss-curl", and has a slightly dazed look. He stands outside the bar proper, next to an ATM machine, and begins to tell me a bit about himself, before moving into descriptions of various STDs. Yay! Tell me more about HPV if you please, good sir! He eventually wanders away, thanking me for some unknown reason. I'm just about to sip my drink when Foreigner 2 staggers out of the inner bar and makes a beeline towards me. Why me? Is it my Electromagnetc field or some damn thing? Perhaps I look like someone who loves to be talked at. I dunno... Foreigner 2 is a typical old sozzled guy with leathery skin, matted hair, unshaven, with a strange green stain beside his mouth. He asks where I'm from and begins to tell me that he's a "low level crime lord" and is a frequent traveller to Asia. Then he rambles on about Asia, as he is an "expert". He then somehow forgets where he is, and thinks he's in Thailand; and for some reason he tries talking to a bar-girl in very loud and very poor Malay. He then latches onto another very sassy bar-girl who immediately puts him in an expert arm-lock. After being released, he doesn't miss a beat and begins to tell me about gonorrhoea (can't/won't quote him due to this being a relatively wholesome forum). Wtf? I decide it's time to move on. I finished my drink, said my goodbyes, and left the bemused staff to figure out the stained and sozzled stranger. An odd night! It's interesting what people will tell a total stranger. Maybe they just want to speak English with someone, or perhaps just feel a need to confess things to an impartial listener? Or maybe bonding over STD talk is the new thang.

Nice to see some love for Here Again, one of my faves! Love that doomy, melancholy scalar riff, played rhythmically straight over Rutsey's swinging drum pattern. Powerful stuff.

Whaaaat? Can it be? Did I have a dream, or did the dream have me? Rushhead666 has given VT a second chance, and he kinda likes it! I will have to give Steely Dan and jazz-fusion a second chance...no,sorry. Can't go there. I guess I'll have to give Clockwork Angels a second chance then! Cheers to open minds and open ears, and to quote Didacts and Narpets: "Listen!"

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Hot as fug! 31 but feels like 36. Ahhhhh...I love it! (For non-metricians, this is 87.8 but feels like 96.8)

Secret Touch has some pretty good drumming. Some understated but nifty double-bass in the middle, and what sounds suspiciously like NP improvising near the very end. A powerful track with a dark undercurrent. I'm glad that you gave this recording another chance, and it's cool that you're kinda digging it! There's some great energy on VT, and it rocks hard for the most part. But then again, my wife is the bigger Rush fan in our house, so what do I know? :D Secretly touched; Happy Jack(ass)

And you're pretty cool for being a new guy on the block. I'm hanging tough. Step by step, I'm facing the music. Marky Mark E Smith, Kid New On Block Haha! You lost me there! I was thinking "Hang Tough" by TESLA. And "Face The Music!" Signed, ELO I was running with the "new kid on the block" theme, and then made a sharp detour into nonsense, and then collapsed with an ill-advised acronym.

Is "Rush" the name of Rush's debut album? a) yes b) no c) John Rutsey I'll take 'c' for 200, Alex!

And you're pretty cool for being a new guy on the block. I'm hanging tough. Step by step, I'm facing the music. Marky Mark E Smith, Kid New On Block

I really hope you aren't being serious here. I don't know myself.. The movie Black Swan is a highly praised movie that I think sucks. It does have one scene that I think you'd like though...it involves Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and some ecstasy. He's watching it tonight now... :tsk: What? She's only offering up a friendly game of rock, paper, scissors. I know you're joking but... Funnily, I was going to say she was doing JUST that (called 'Janken' out here) but I didn't think anyone would believe me. This IS often what J-girls look like before playing. It's not too dissimilar at all. They play Janken so often and in all situations (school, work, parties, etc.) here that it may seem strange to us westerners. Example: I was at a department store last weekend and there were store items you could win if you beat the shop staff 5 times in a row. The cute little shop staff assumed I didn't know what Janken meant so she did that little jerk off motion to make sure I knew what game we were about to play. Unfortunately, we only played rock, scissors, paper. I wouldn't doubt that this is nothing more than a Janken gesture but done as a joke for unknowing and dirty minded westerners. Would that be pronounced "yanken" by our Nordic brethren?

She looks good for 68! Are those dentures? She is 58............... She looks good for 68! Idiot... You don't have many friends, do you? Not on TRF. We're not real enough for him apparently.

Mr. Owl ate my metal worm. :(

I'm amazed how you are a new guy on here yet totally get me!!! LOL! I love palindromes!!!! RACE CAR The Soundgarden EP title is the best one EVER!!!! Do you know it??? My favorite anagram is from FUNERAL! REAL FUN!!!! Candygram for Mongo............. Fur Lane is a street in the red light district of Amsterdam. It's also one of Beethoven's finest piano etudes.

wow. didn't expect or mean for a little Wikipedia information to provoke that sort of response, I'm pretty sure many Thai people would disagree with your brainwashing comment, btw. As you said: "I hate the premise of what the monarchy represents, but I have a lot of love for our Queen Elizabeth." Perhaps that's also what many Thais are feeling. I'm not in love with the old Thai king by any means, but there are many, far worse examples of human behaviour in SEA. Interestingly enough, I was just in Thailand, and am now in Cambodia. A very complicated place indeed. Sorry if I caused offense Steve Smith. I sure like your drum videos though! Too bad you had to say something foolish and negative about our admin (whose name comes from a Rush lyric btw) who is a very patient and tolerant person.

'Earl's real.' Not quite a palindrome. Real Earl Ear ale Lear Era are Error...error. Stop the humanoid.

Moron. Idiot. Fart Idol worshipper. (er, Fart Idolatrist?) (Just poking a bit of fun here Zumba, nothing here to get excited about...other than Mila Kunis. Meow!) She rips ass while she shreds guitar. She's big into leather, and so is Zu Zu. (hey, the leather makes for nice fart acoustics too) The leather also holds in (or at least funnels away) any embarrassing lactose intolerance issues.

Omg, you guys are killing me! (Wipes tears of laughter from eyes)

Re: Thai King, Bhumibol Adulyadej had been king since 1946 (70 years!) and made great efforts to get out of the palace and see his "people". He appeared to be quite open-minded, which is a rarity, not only for kings! He was also a musician, interested in science and technology, and wrote a book about his favourite dog (Biography of a Pet Dog). That's pretty awesome, at least to me. The dog book is very sweet, and includes pictures of the king in regular clothes, contentedly hanging around with his pooch. Here's a good quote from the man himself: "Actually, I must also be criticized. I am not afraid if the criticism concerns what I do wrong, because then I know. Because if you say the king cannot be criticized, it means that the king is not human. If the king can do no wrong, it is akin to looking down upon him because the king is not being treated as a human being. But the king can do wrong." I think the new king is going to have a rough go of things. He seems more interested in himself than others, but time will tell I guess. Criticism must be able to be taken as freely as it's given. That goes both ways.

I always hear "flaunt the fruits of noble barf". But clearly I am an idiot. :D

She looks good for 68! Are those dentures? Sorry, but she does look good for 58! That's one of the reasons I was in lust with her, she was the same age as me in '76! http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Diff%20guitar%20banana.gif Whoa, is she a different age from you now? :smoke:

Walking across the street in Vietnam is still worse I think. HALF speed ahead but no pausing or you're dead meat. Thank god I was stoned most of the time or else it would've been scary I dunno, there's a real sense of traffic chaos here that I haven't experienced as intensely elsewhere. As usual, the largest vehicle has the right of way. Maybe because of my size, they see me as a car, or possibly a small bus. I know HCMC has insane traffic, especially in the Saigon district, but there's something just a bit more wild, or untamed here. At least to my occidental eye! You're absolutely right about 'half speed ahead, no pausing'! And when those motorcycles approach, keep one (occidental) eye on them, and one eye on where you're going. If they know where you're heading, they can avoid you, but if you stop suddenly, then look out! It's not like they want to hit you, just get the hell out of their way. Here, I find it's best to finish one's walks before midnight as that's when the rich kids start ripping around the city in daddy's Lexus. And these guys don't stop, they just flash their headlights like mad, lean on the horn, and pedal to the metal! If they run anyone over, papa will take care of it and make it disappear. Watched a crazy fkr race through this area last night, just after I got in. Full speed ahead all the way. Scary. I remember reading somewhere that PP/Cambodia experience ridiculous amounts of traffic accidents and fatalities every day. No surprise there, sadly. Indonesia was pretty tricky for walks, depending on where you are. At least there's a lot of gridlock there, so it's easy to scamper across many streets. Kuala Lumpur I think was the most frustrating, due to many motorcyclists turning the sidewalks into another lane! Stoned walking here is either for the very brave, or the very stoned. I'm not sure where I fall, but probably not with the brave! Stoned tuktuk rides are much more pleasant. Might take one of those later on. :smoke: West bishes, and thanks for reading my crap! The Occidental Tourist

Still in Phnom Penh, and still loving it. I keep thinking "hmm, maybe I should head out of the city for a couple of days" but all needs seemed to be fulfilled here. Getting some work done too, which I was concerned about. Had several epic walks, and more delicious food. Had Khmer grilled chicken last night that came with the most delicious black pepper dipping sauce. My god it was good. Washed it down with a tasty banana shake, and then checked out another interesting 2nd hand book store. In their biography section, they had NPs "Roadshow" book (hardcover). Weird to find 2 NP books in 2 different 2nd hand bookstores here! Picked up 2 more books to add to the pile on my nightstand. Return to Canada scenario: Customs Officer: Do you have anything to declare? Me: Just a few books, couple of DVDs. CO: But it says here that you've been away for a month. Me: Yeah, but I spent most of my money on tuktuks and prostitutes. CO: Gonna have to check your luggage sir. Me: But there are no tuktuks or prostitutes in there. Not enough room. CO: All right wise guy, drop your trousers. Me: Not again! Walking here is pretty reasonable, despite the heat and oft-times insane traffic. To cross the road here, you have to keep your eyes to the front, both sides, and behind you, as motorcycles are coming from all directions. And always assume that someone is going to turn directly in front of you, or is going to emerge from the alleyway that you're passing. It's pretty wild crossing some of the main roads here! Never a dull moment!

"A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved." - K Vonnegut "There's only one rule that I know of...God damn it, you've got to be kind." - KV