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522 ExcellentAbout CygnusX-1Bk2
- Birthday 12/23/1966
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Location
Concord, CA
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Interests
Sound Design & Effects for games and picture (my main gig). Music (sometimes more than a hobby, it's paid the bills at times).
Sound recording, which is also my job.
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Gender
Male
Music Fandom
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Number of Rush Concerts Attended
50
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Last Rush Concert Attended
August 1, 2015 Los Angeles, CA
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Favorite Rush Song
Natural Science, Hemispheres, Jacob's Ladder
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Favorite Rush Album
Tie: Hemispheres and Permanent Waves
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Best Rush Experience
My dear friend Adam winning Neil's kit in 1982
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Other Favorite Bands
Beatles, KISS, Yes, Who, Iron Maiden, Police, Ben Folds Five
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Musical Instruments You Play
Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
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The Enquirer has been right about many stories and scandals including Bill Cosby, Rush Limbaugh drug addiction, Steve Jobs diagnosis, OJ's shoes, John Edwards, Gary Hart, etc as well as other celebrity deaths including MJ before anyone else. There are many ways to prove them wrong but no one has. The Daily Mail has picked up the story. There are plenty of reports that this was not an overdose or suicide. There are "inner" circle people that knew this was coming. This is more plausible to me than overdose. How many Prince songs are about f***ing? Seriously? I would venture around 90-95%. He knew this was coming.
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Not an overdose clearly stated. The Enquirer story says he was diagnosed with HIV in the 90's which developed into full blown AIDS about 6 months ago. He refused treatment because he felt that his veganism and prayer would cure him. He was addicted to Percocet but that's not what killed him.
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Flu like symptoms are symptoms of AIDS. Dude had a LOT of sex with tons of women. Granted he was reportedly revived for opioid overdose on the plane ride, but multiple sources are saying he was diagnosed. That would explain some of his last few public relations whack-a-mole instances earlier this year.
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National Enquirer's next cover story is that Prince was diagnosed with AIDS six months ago and refused treatment.
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Reports coming in about possibly AIDS related.
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Paul Stanley has had 3 hip replacements in total. I always equated Prince to Paul Stanley. Both Purple, both seriously danced in high heels, flamboyant guitar players, etc. I remember seeing Prince for the first time on American Bandstand lip-synching Controversy which had just come out. When I was in high school I worked at a roller rink and Prince was ubiquitous at the time. I think I rebelled against his popularity but couldn't help but recognize his talent and ability. Now I see that he was truly a musical monster with little rival. Dude was flat out amazing. I've got a video game he put out in the mid 90's. Super cheap QuickTime thing but it was very cool. I'll have to boot up an Windows machine and take a look at that thing. Did anyone see the photo of himself that he published earlier this year? It was like a passport photo or something, just out of the blue. I thought that was odd, not the he wasn't odd in general. Seems like he had PR in motion to prove he was still in good health. He was the first artist to have complete artistic control of his records, at the age of 19. That is something in itself. Didn't realize he and Michael Jackson were the same age either. The world is a more interesting place for having Prince Rogers Nelson in it. The world just got a little less interesting.
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Why be negative or positive when not merited? Why dwell on either? Rush may not be machines but they gained a reputation for being machine like. Especially Neil. They set a certain standard that they (and many of us) hold themselves to. Perhaps "true" Rush fans have followed the band for decades and find it difficult to accept the aging of their rock star heroes. Alex and Neil openly admit to physical difficulty. Certain songs have been left of setlists because Geddy acknowledges that he cannot sing things they way he used to. Real fans know the ins and outs of the music and when details are glossed over or outright changed they are put under a microscope and debated. That is the entire point to being a fan in the first place. Not to merely sit back and love everything without discrimination. I learned how to be discriminating by listening to Rush. It's part and parcel of the Rush fan experience.
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I can do just about anything in ProTools. :) Don't blame ProTools if guys can't play a clean take anymore. Sometimes the best "takes" are made of several passes at a part. For what it's worth the killer Al solo's on Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures are composites of multiple takes most notably Freewill. This was around the time he started doing that. There was no ProTools in 1979, just a good old 24 track tape machine (potentially tied to another 24 track machine). The only difference is it's faster to do it ProTools than it was bouncing track to track on a tape machine.
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There is a show here tonight but I am going tomorrow which will be the second show of the tour.
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As a drummer who plays a lot of bass and guitar and a bit of keyboards I have to go with guitars because they are the difference maker. Rock and Roll is all about the guitar. There are whole video game franchises based around guitars. There are chain stores built around selling guitars. Sure they sell basses, drums and keyboards too but the place is called Guitar Center. Sure it began as a keyboard place but once the Beatles showed up they became Guitar Center. The Beatles set the standard with 2 guitars, bass and drums. Guitars above all else are the root of rock and roll.
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Adding the first Boston album to the list. Also: Eagles: Hotel California One of These Nights Fleetwod Mac: Rumors Fleetwood Mac Ozzy: Blizzard of Ozz Diary of a Madman Police: Outlandos d'Amour Regatta De Blanc Zenyatta Mondatta Ghost in the Machine Synchronicity Steely Dan: Aja Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak Pete Townshend: Empty Glass Dave Brubeck Quartertet: Time Out Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo's Factory Willy and the Poor Boys
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Rush: Hemispheres Permanent Waves Moving Pictures 2112 Power Windows Caress of Steel KISS: KISS Dressed to Kill Alive! Destroyer Rock and Roll Over Beatles: Please Please Me A Hard Day's Night Sgt. Pepper Help Revolver Magical Mystery Tour With the Beatles Abbey Road The Who: Quadrophenia Tommy Who's Next Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden Killers Maiden Japan Number of the Beast Piece of Mind Powerslave Yes: Close To The Edge 90125 Yesshows Fragile Pink Floyd: Animals Wish You Were Here Dark Side of the Moon That's what I can think of now...
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He had transplants years ago. 90's/2000's. They didn't stick. He still had a bald spot and you could see the man made line of hair on top. Looks like he's been wearing a piece for a good while now.
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I listened to the CDs first then the bluray. I was pleasantly surprised with both. The cymbals on the first kit can get a little lost but that's on the recording end.