Pags

Yes. I keep it to the left of the hi hat pedal, and is completely independent of the base drum pedals.  At present, I have a cowbell on it I hit with my left foot but I've been tired of having the cowbell there and want it paired up with it's brother on the actual kit again. Plus, I had an old LP hi-hat tambourine but it broke. So, perfect time to get a cheap replacement and switch things up. And, I ways hated it on the hi-hat.

 

I called a local music shop and he was like, "Hey, better to experiment and go for it than not to try it."

 

I agree.

The question is simple. Will this work if mounted on a foot pedal instead of on a hi-hat? uWill it take the impact of the bass pedal?

 

Thanks!

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0745BNCSP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AKM33YJGBLTPH&psc=1

 

 

Okay so for the first time in years I've been watching this again, and for anyone who has been interested in pictures of Neil there are hundreds and hundreds in here - both with the band and on his own. I have to admit, once it got to the last segment and ending it made me tear up. It has an entirely new meaning and impact now.

I'm glad I stopped in long enough to read this. It gives some solace at time of great sadness and loss.

 

The Upside. It was very good.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1987680/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_19

 

PAGS <3

Hail to the Queen!

So, I haven't been here in quite awhile, but on this sad day, I couldn't think of a place I'd rather be than TRF. This was my first online home filled with fellow Rush fans. Me and my wife, CeeJ, made so many lifelong friends due to this place. REAL LIFE friends as well as online friends who've we stayed in touch through different mediums since meeting here, sharing our love for the greatest band of all time.

 

So after an all night binge of listening to Rush, still going on btw, and mourning this great loss, I decided to check in here and share in the grief, as well as share in the past interactions we had with all you wonderful folks. It's been very therapeutic in only a brief time. We've been smiling and laughing at some of the craziness we were a part of over the years. What a crazy place this could be. After being a Rush fan since I was in sixth grade, I always felt alone, or in a very small minority of music fans that "got it". Finding this place finally made me realize i wasn't alone in it all. The great people here got me through a lot of bad times in my life, and ultimately that is all due to Rush being the band they are, and the people who respond to their greatness.

 

We share in this tragedy and loss today, but we are so grateful for the music and the lyrics that Neil conveyed to us that brought us all together. No matter what anyone on here disagrees on, we're ALL united in our common love for the incredible gift of music they've given us. So let's try to rejoice a bit in that.

 

My condolences to all my fellow Rush "geeks" during this terrible time. I love ya's all. <3

 

I think about you and CeeJ a lot! I miss you guys. I miss the old days of TRF. It was so amazing and fun.

The old days of TRF. Sheesh! It sounds like some legendary time in the days of yore. :D

 

A few of us had nothing better to do and never left :P

 

Cool to see many of you old schoolers roaming the halls :cheers:

 

 

Interesting the things death brings about. Long forgotten friends and albums sales to name but 2.

 

I’d say “long gone” friends, not “long forgotten”. But I totally hear you

I'd 2nd that. There have been very close friendships created on the board that have continued off the board. But like goose said, this is a wake and it's drawn us all here. Exactly how it should be. This is the first time I've had that 'old' feeling when being here. It's nice.

So, I haven't been here in quite awhile, but on this sad day, I couldn't think of a place I'd rather be than TRF. This was my first online home filled with fellow Rush fans. Me and my wife, CeeJ, made so many lifelong friends due to this place. REAL LIFE friends as well as online friends who've we stayed in touch through different mediums since meeting here, sharing our love for the greatest band of all time.

 

So after an all night binge of listening to Rush, still going on btw, and mourning this great loss, I decided to check in here and share in the grief, as well as share in the past interactions we had with all you wonderful folks. It's been very therapeutic in only a brief time. We've been smiling and laughing at some of the craziness we were a part of over the years. What a crazy place this could be. After being a Rush fan since I was in sixth grade, I always felt alone, or in a very small minority of music fans that "got it". Finding this place finally made me realize i wasn't alone in it all. The great people here got me through a lot of bad times in my life, and ultimately that is all due to Rush being the band they are, and the people who respond to their greatness.

 

We share in this tragedy and loss today, but we are so grateful for the music and the lyrics that Neil conveyed to us that brought us all together. No matter what anyone on here disagrees on, we're ALL united in our common love for the incredible gift of music they've given us. So let's try to rejoice a bit in that.

 

My condolences to all my fellow Rush "geeks" during this terrible time. I love ya's all. <3

 

I think about you and CeeJ a lot! I miss you guys. I miss the old days of TRF. It was so amazing and fun.

The old days of TRF. Sheesh! It sounds like some legendary time in the days of yore. :D

Over an hour in on the audio version. Listening here. Great fun. :)

 

Wish the video was still around because I'd love to see it. Lots of praise for it in this thread. YouTube probably wouldn't block it now (hopefully). How about a re-upload, Pags?

 

The video was originally posted in the OP of this thread back in 2012 and the audio medley was made around 2008. My, how the years fly by.

That sucks they blocked the video. It's just music and visuals, it's not like I'm profiting from it. If someone knows of another place other than YouTube I could upload it too, let me know. Until then, I have some other videos that don't appear to be blocked. This one is YYZ which is lifted from the Medley video. Check it out. :cheers:

 

https://youtu.be/zT5ukyCsI-8

 

Try re-uploading it to YouTube. They may block it again but it's worth a shot. If not, Maybe try something like Vimeo. Their free accounts have size limits on their uploads and I'm not sure if your video would exceed it, but it might be worth looking into.

It took a while to figure out how to download the file, but finally found it. I re-uploaded it and made it unlisted so only those with the link can view it. So this is just for us now. Hopefully that will keep the video from being flagged again. We'll see.

 

Spread the word.

 

https://youtu.be/-kqYLlVlSJU

 

Nice! We'll see how long YouTube keeps it up.

 

I edited the link in your opening post, too.

Thanks. I thought enough to change the link in my signature, but never would have thought to do it on the opening post.

Over an hour in on the audio version. Listening here. Great fun. :)

 

Wish the video was still around because I'd love to see it. Lots of praise for it in this thread. YouTube probably wouldn't block it now (hopefully). How about a re-upload, Pags?

 

The video was originally posted in the OP of this thread back in 2012 and the audio medley was made around 2008. My, how the years fly by.

That sucks they blocked the video. It's just music and visuals, it's not like I'm profiting from it. If someone knows of another place other than YouTube I could upload it too, let me know. Until then, I have some other videos that don't appear to be blocked. This one is YYZ which is lifted from the Medley video. Check it out. :cheers:

 

https://youtu.be/zT5ukyCsI-8

 

Try re-uploading it to YouTube. They may block it again but it's worth a shot. If not, Maybe try something like Vimeo. Their free accounts have size limits on their uploads and I'm not sure if your video would exceed it, but it might be worth looking into.

It took a while to figure out how to download the file, but finally found it. I re-uploaded it and made it unlisted so only those with the link can view it. So this is just for us now. Hopefully that will keep the video from being flagged again. We'll see.

 

Spread the word.

 

https://youtu.be/-kqYLlVlSJU

This place has been a look back at TRF history the past two days. So many familiar names stopping in, saying hi, paying tribute. So good to see you all. :cheers:

:cheers:

Over an hour in on the audio version. Listening here. Great fun. :)

 

Wish the video was still around because I'd love to see it. Lots of praise for it in this thread. YouTube probably wouldn't block it now (hopefully). How about a re-upload, Pags?

 

The video was originally posted in the OP of this thread back in 2012 and the audio medley was made around 2008. My, how the years fly by.

That sucks they blocked the video. It's just music and visuals, it's not like I'm profiting from it. If someone knows of another place other than YouTube I could upload it too, let me know. Until then, I have some other videos that don't appear to be blocked. This one is YYZ which is lifted from the Medley video. Check it out. :cheers:

 

https://youtu.be/zT5ukyCsI-8

Oh Lorraine... :(

"Some are born to move the world. To live their fantasies."

 

~NEP 1982

 

So as this sad news settles in about Neil's passing, I still can't believe he's gone. As scores of people are digging through their old collections to play their dust covered cassettes and albums of Rush songs, or calling to Siri or Alexa to play Rush (which I think is great), for me it's just another day of listening to the band I've listened to practically every day for the past 30 years. But now I'm listening to certain songs with a different sense of meaning or significance, and I can't help but find tragic irony to this song, Losing It. I was talking about this with 1-0-0-1-0-0-1. He found the connection to the first verse, the dancer, to Neil's chronic tendonitis. It became too painful for Neil to continue playing at the level he would demand of himself, and it forced him into retirement. For me, I found the connection to the second verse, the writer. For a man who could have (should have) had the time to write more, Neil was stricken with a disease that left him unable to. Tragic irony. Eerie foresight. Call it what you will. All I can say is that I'll always attach Neil to this song every time I listen to it from now on. Something I never could have imagined.

 

To Neil... "For you the blind who once could see, the bell tolls for thee."

 

https://youtu.be/jEagi9co0Ko

 

Hey everyone :)

Pags, I see you are in the swing of the festive season too! The hat is just the right dash of color needed on your avatar! :)

I'm very thankful I took my 16 year old daughter to see the show. She was born in the wrong decade; loves Rush, The Beatles, Zeppelin, and countless other 'classic' rock bands. She was blown away by the music, the precision, the spectacle, the light show... all of it. There were many times during the show I looked to my right and watched her watch, not knowing for sure but being pretty certain this would be it. My last, and her one and only. It meant a lot to me that she got to experience it.

 

Still don't know what Neil is or is not going to do, and how many times that decision may change. Can't worry about it, really. Nothing goes on forever, and this band has given me so much over the years. My perspective will change from wondering what's coming next to just appreciating all the great things that are already there.

I've met Hatchet Pete. He's a legend.

Met the banned Cozy Toes/NikkiSlikk at a couple of gigs and occasional poster Slim.

I bet Cozy isn't even 10% the bastard that he was on here.

 

Nick's a good guy.

I don't doubt it. But he was highly successful at being a bastard on here.

I wouldn't doubt it either. All we had to go on was how he treated people here, and regardless of the different monikers he was using that aspect was always consistent. One thing is clear, some of the closest friends I've made from the board started out at odds with me because of their ability to rattle the cage. No one should judge a person based on how they're perceived online.

Yeah, for the most part, I can agree with that. It's also why I first said "...isn't even 10%...". But on the other hand, if someone represents themselves in a certain way, what other conclusion can readers come to?

 

Agreed. I've never understood how or why if is that people 'present' themselves as a certain kind of personality if that's not really how they are. Just...be who you are. Right?

I can't say I understand that either. I agree with both you and Johnny. I try and do my best to remember that in order for the communication to be complete, the person presenting themselves only accounts for 50% of that communication while the other 50% is how the reader interprets. In many cases that interpretation is spot on with how it was presented, no issue there. In many cases though, that interpretation can be way off mark. All the same, after twenty or more posts presented in the same way the perception is much clearer. If they are coming off like a jerk that consistently, that's exactly what they were going for.

I've met Hatchet Pete. He's a legend.

Met the banned Cozy Toes/NikkiSlikk at a couple of gigs and occasional poster Slim.

I bet Cozy isn't even 10% the bastard that he was on here.

 

Nick's a good guy.

I don't doubt it. But he was highly successful at being a bastard on here.

I wouldn't doubt it either. All we had to go on was how he treated people here, and regardless of the different monikers he was using that aspect was always consistent. One thing is clear, some of the closest friends I've made from the board started out at odds with me because of their ability to rattle the cage. No one should judge a person based on how they're perceived online.

What I want to know is what happened to so many of these old members who had thousands of posts. They just left and never came back?

 

I found another thread today started by Groupie Barbie that, once I got the joke :| , is hysterical, but most of those who posted in it aren't here anymore, and it's not members with just a few hundred posts either - these are men with close to 20,000 posts.

 

It just makes me sad that the place has changed so much.

I'm still here from time to time, although I participate very little and don't moderate like I used (and should). Could be a nice thing for some when I pop on, an aggravating thing for others. :) I can't speak for anyone else who may not be around like they once were, but from my perspective it's just how life ebbs and flows and brings people to and from. Life circumstances are my own reason. Some of those curve balls can really steal away the joy in wanting to do much of anything. Nowadays if I browse through the board there are so many members I don't know and I just don't have the time or energy to become as deeply a part of things as I used to. But there is always love for this place. Always.

 

But that's so sad to me although I understand and can fully appreciate that you do have more important things in your life. :) I know about those curve balls too and how they can steal away the joy of wanting to do things.

There are a gazillion pics and videos in the deep crevaces of this forum of the varous get togethers and concert meet-ups. A thousand funny stories and of course the famous Exxon tailgate party. Good times.

So true. If you weren't a TRFer 7-11 years ago, it'd be next to impossible to find those threads simply because you wouldn't know where to look.

 

Here's what I found:

 

http://www.therushfo...eet-that-trfer/

Great link! :cheers:

 

Here's a link to a post from Pagscon '08. Lots and lots of pics and great stories from an amazing week all with people from this site.

http://www.therushfo...00#entry1382299

' timestamp='1311342782' post='2340423] QUOTE (sundog @ Jul 22 2011, 09:35 AM) QUOTE (tick @ Jul 21 2011, 11:47 PM) QUOTE (Pags @ Jul 21 2011, 10:52 PM) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/paganoman/Pagscon/pagscon055a.jpg

 

This is one of my favorite pics.� From the tailgate party before the Rush concert at PNC Arts Center in New Jersey - nearing the end of the amazing Pagscon, 2007 weekend.

 

From left to right:

 

Myself

Met him at birth.�

 

CeeJ (standing)

The first time I met CeeJ was in Tick's backyard.� I knew in an instant that she was an incredibly special person - and that if my wife would ever meet her they would become instantly bonded.� I was right.

 

Owlswing (Mrs. Pags)

First time I met Owlswing, she hated me - but at least she thought of me.� It wasn't until years later that...

 

Slacker (seated in van, with hat and sunglasses)

First time I met Slacker was when he answered his front door.� I met him, Tick, and Necro there for a kick ass night in Rockaway, NY.� I hope everyone in the world gets to meet Slacker at least once in their lifetime.� Your life will be forever changed.� He's just that awesome.

 

Geds (knealing in forefront)

The first time I met Geds was when he came to New York and we met up in Manhattan on what was probably one of the coldest nights of the year in February.� A KILLER night, that was.� I really like this guy a lot and miss getting to pal around with him.

 

GG (seated in center of van)

The first time I met GG was when she arrived at our home with her son for Pagscon, 2007.� She is so kind, and instantly you wished she and her family lived up the street from us so she could be around all the time.

 

1-0-0-1-0-0-1 (seated in van with white hat)

The first time I met 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 was when he arrived at our home for Pagscon, 2007.� If you think he's a great guy on this board, you're right.� But that's nothing compared to the guy I got to know off this board.

 

Necromancer (knealing with black shirt)

The first time I met Necro was on Slacker's back deck, before heading out to the bar.� What a night.� And what a great friend he has become, as well.� I love this guy.

 

Ladirushfan80 (far right)

The first time I met Ladi was that same February evening when it was freezing in NY.� It was such a memorable night for everyone.� Ladi is just the coolest.� And she kicks ass.� Literally.� Took Necro down for the count on Coney Island beach.�

 

I can't believe this picture is from 4 years ago already.�

 

 

 

edited to correct horrible spelling.

 

Sure, pick a picture without me in it!

 

 

 

Yup - we aren't in that one either.

 

 

 

That's because this is from Pagscon 2007. I haven't posted from 2008 yet.

 

That's coming next.

 

So JohnnyBlaze posted a link to this thread and reading through it was awesome. But I came upon a post where I told @sundog I would post a certain pic and I never did. So I'm making good on that. Here it is! and more!

 

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q275/ceejspics3/100_0621.jpg

 

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q275/ceejspics3/IMG_0889.jpg

During the S&A show at PNC in 2008

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/paganoman/Pagscon%20II%20-%2008/DSCF2741.jpg

The Famous Exxon Tailgate!

What I want to know is what happened to so many of these old members who had thousands of posts. They just left and never came back?

 

I found another thread today started by Groupie Barbie that, once I got the joke :| , is hysterical, but most of those who posted in it aren't here anymore, and it's not members with just a few hundred posts either - these are men with close to 20,000 posts.

 

It just makes me sad that the place has changed so much.

I'm still here from time to time, although I participate very little and don't moderate like I used (and should). Could be a nice thing for some when I pop on, an aggravating thing for others. :) I can't speak for anyone else who may not be around like they once were, but from my perspective it's just how life ebbs and flows and brings people to and from. Life circumstances are my own reason. Some of those curve balls can really steal away the joy in wanting to do much of anything. Nowadays if I browse through the board there are so many members I don't know and I just don't have the time or energy to become as deeply a part of things as I used to. But there is always love for this place. Always.

 

But that's so sad to me although I understand and can fully appreciate that you do have more important things in your life. :) I know about those curve balls too and how they can steal away the joy of wanting to do things.

There are a gazillion pics and videos in the deep crevaces of this forum of the varous get togethers and concert meet-ups. A thousand funny stories and of course the famous Exxon tailgate party. Good times.

I finally figured out why Pags came back today. :codger:

 

To celebrate Tick's anniversary. :)

 

But, where's Tick?

Facebook tells me he's making goofy faces and drinking beer at a Rangers game.

Tells me the same! And it being Tick's anniversary is a completely fortunate coincidence. :D

Meanwhile, after months of not posting I wrote up some killer post about VT and it got buried from all this crap!

 

This post? That post is killer! Killer, I tells ya!

It is, dammit! lol I figure if I start acting like a petulant child I'd get a better response. :boohoo:

 

You want lessons Pags my man?

You're on!

Ok.

 

Listen up you idiots. Back in the day a guy going by the name MusicInTheAbstract (MitA) had a site where he posted all kinds of Rush oddities many of which he had salvaged himself using his own audio prowess. Any how, he, unlike some of the morons on here, knew that the original Vapor Trails release was f***ed up so he put hours and hours into putting it right - obviously he couldn't fix the shite songs on there just the shite production.

The site isn't up at the moment but undoubtedly there are some here who have a rip/copy of his handiwork. Meanwhile all those who think the original production is good can go f**k themselves.

 

 

 

 

Done.

Other than the 'shite songs' part (because I love them)...