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OP here. Thanks for your great comments. I think perhaps what I meant (now I have thought about it some more!) was if the two guys were to put a project together then this guy would be an interesting fit. Under no circumstances would I expect/want it to be "Rush3", or to play any Rush music.

Not under any circumstances am I suggesting that Rush should/could move on with a different drummer. But I have just been turned on to this guy and am almost in tears at what a "fit" he would be:

Made me laugh. Like the weather makes a difference to air drumming, which I would suggest, is largely an indoor sport! Or are you anticipating folks jogging in parks suddenly cracking out a fill mid-stride? I'd like to see that come to think of it. :)

Hey Earl, nothing wrong with being single in fact it rocks! You get to play Rush whenever you want, sit around in your shorts and drink beer and fart whenever you want! Society puts this expectation on us that we should be "coupled", our friends all get coupled and you feel the pressure. But I think that we are first and foremost individuals, making OUR way in life,not someone else's way. Remember when you "swaggered out of the schoolyard, waiting for the world's applause"? Well, now is the time to find that swagger again my friend and take on the world on your terms. Love yourself, love life, find poontang where you can and above all else love RUSH!

I recently paid a visit one evening to where Neil worked in London, The Great Frog in Ganton Street in Londons Soho district and where I believe this photo was taken. The shop is still there and has barely changed since it opened although it's closed for renovation at present. I stood outside for a few minutes and took in the street scene and reflected that this place would have been an important part of Neil's formative years trying to scrape a living with no idea that in just a few years how his fortune would change to become a music legend. Made me think about blue plaques! I wonder if we could get a blue plaque there? (For those unfamiliar: https://openplaques.org/). We would need confirmation that he did work there. Obviously the shop would have to agree If it is a listed building that could be more difficult. We would have to crowdfund it How cool would it be see a plaque "Neil Peart 1952 - 2020 Drummer. Considered by many to be the world's greatest rock drummer worked here in 197?"

Incredibly moving. Damn those onions. It has triggered me to share my story: about 15 years ago I was in my forties, slave to my job, trying to cram my "life" into the weekends. Yes, I was caught in a ticking trap, I'd sold my soul to rats. Life was passing me by, old friends were growing older, the innocence had slipped away. This song crystallised those thoughts and energised me into finding a way out. It took me about a year from that moment of clarity to bring my plans to fruition: I cut down to working three days a week. Yes, money was a struggle but to be able to lay on the grass and look at the clouds instead of sitting in my car, and getting stressed out by the photocopier toner needing changing was payment enough. I was a changed man, so much more relaxed and, unexpectedly, much more confident; I felt superior in many ways, so delighted with myself for taking the path less travelled. Through it all was my mantra "Time Stand Still". I even had it written on the whiteboard in my kitchen. Thank you Neil, thank you.

Brings it all back again, I wish it wasn't true :( Only thing about that video is it needs to be slower so you can read the tributes. I listened to The Pass earlier, which is one of my favourites due to the hooky melody (rare for Rush) and, of course, wonderful storytelling.

And easy work for interviewers, they would ask a question and twenty minutes later he would still be answering it :)

Just watched Beyond the Lighted Stage too, the first real go at listening or watching anything Rush since the news. It was very hard and I am in pieces again. I think what is most upsetting is that what shines through that film is the incredible friendship of the three of them, and all I could think about was how devastated Alex and Geddy must be. This doesn't get any easier. Just needed to share with you good people.

I love this forum! :) OP started with telling us that Neil was featured in the latest Prog magazine, and now we are talking about the quality of acting in the Rocky films!

Of course the A-Team came AFTER Rocky 3. This is because Rocky 3 made Mr. T a star. Rocky 3 came out in summer ‘82. A-Team aired in ‘83. That’s how fast and big Mr. T ballooned into a household name. Soon, the big man appeared on Diff’rent Strokes and even had his own cartoon. Hell, Mr. T even showed up on Silver Spoons almost immediately after Rocky 3 BEFORE A-Team. Rocky 3 even made a bigger star (in every sense) in Hulk Hogan. I stand corrected. I got into the A Team sometime in the eighties but had never heard of Rocky films at the time, never seen any to this day neither!

Boy has this thread rambled off it's original post! Love it! I am fairly sure that The Hoff was solely responsible for the Berlin Wall coming down (or is that just in his mind?). He made a significant contribution to crap TV with Knight Rider, and how can we forget Baywatch! Ohh, those orange swimsuits (not his, or Hobie's)... The Germans still love their metal, many an older rocker is still big there. My old friend David Reece (Bangalore Choir, Accept) continues to do some solid work there. I remember seeing The Scorpions warming up for Ted Nugent (!) at the Hammersmith Odeon, London back in the day - they rocked. The main difference as far as I can tell between Airwolf and Blue Thunder is that one of them had a turd playing cello on a lake. Magnum were (are?) an underrated band. I've seen them a few times over the years and they always rocked. Love Tony Clarkin's guitar tone. My son loves Magnum the ice cream. Surely The A-Team came long before Rocky III? There, have I covered everything? Oh, yes, I have just ordered a copy of Prog magazine:)

Great, but I wonder how Prog magazine feel about having their copyright ignored and their work uploaded to a website?! I have just ordered a copy of the magazine.

I have never had a problem with RTB. Like all eagerly awaited new releases from the Holy Trinity I didn't like it at first listen! But then me and my three Rushhead buddies applied our tried and tested "new Rush album listening technique": Play it through several times and start to get the anticipation of " a good bit coming up". Play it through more times and start to get a sense of each song's structure. Now, time to listen through just listening to the drums - much air drumming required. Now, listen just to the bass, just to the guitar... By now we have an in-depth understanding of the songs, possibly find bits stuck in our heads (tough, as Rush were never big on melodies). And from then on every listen is a totally immersive joy! What other band makes you work so hard? Why did we do it? Because the care and craftsmanship that went into making the music deserved it, simple. Me and those three buddies are white-haired and grandparents now, and rarely see each other, but we will forever share the bond that the Rush listening experience gave us and when the terrible news broke we were all over email to each other. Perhaps I have just accidentally described why this band mean so much to their fans.

Signed!