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  1. Metaldad, Man, I was really sorry to read this. I dont get on TRF much and this is the first post I saw. God bless her, and you and your family. She did well, youre a great guy. PTA
  2. QUOTE (Natch @ Mar 16 2012, 01:10 PM) Hey folks, I haven't been around here much lately. Just wanted to stop by and say hello. I thought I'd resurrect this thread since I am really grateful it's Friday! Amen, brother. We need to get together soon
  3. So yeah, I dont post often. But driving home tonight listening to Signals remaster from the Sector 3 box set, I felt compelled to come right to the computer and opine. Now I was Christmas shopping online, and not overtly looking to buy myself something, but that darn Amazon.com has a way of suggesting things that it knows I like, right? So yeah in a moment of weakness I bought Sector 3. Yes, yes, I want Sectors 1&2 of course (Christmas hints, people!) but Sector 3 was beckoning to me mostly because I have long thought that Signals would be just so much more awesome if it (the original release) didnt sound like it had been recorded through cheesecloth. As much as I love Signals, I felt I would love the remastered release all the more. Boy, was I right. Now I read only bits and pieces of reviews online about the Sector sets, and in particular, Signals on Sector 3. A few people's opinions were that not only was the audio remastered, but there were "alternate" versions used for the vocal tracks as well. To this point I state no actual knowledge of truthfulness, but in listening to it tonight as well as last night on a "good system" (my imac and Sennheiser HD850's) Ive come to the glorious conclusion that Signals sounds unfuckingbelievablydelicious. Listening to The Analog Kid (digitally, ironically) I was just lost in sonic heaven. Gone is the cheesecloth, the muddiness and the lack of crispness Ive always wanted to hear in those songs and there are just some wonderfully mixed, crisp and rich takes on some of my favorite music, from a very memorable time in my life. I couldnt help but sit there, holding the "mini vinyl cd sleeve", flipping through the reanimated liner notes and listening to the songs over and over while thinking about that moment I first opened the Signals package and heard the first few notes of Subdivisions, quite literally "lit up with anticipation"..... and its funny how I recalled exactly where I was and exactly what I was doing. Funny how that happens, and so very cool when it does. After checking out PW and GUP, I can say with certainty that this was my most worthwhile Rush-related purchase (probably since I picked up the remastered Hemispheres CD) and that even for someone without a professionally-trained ear and the most expensive equipment in the world, it just sounds so obviously different to me. I truly wasnt expecting it to sound radically different. I guess in a world of iTunes downloads and EPs, Ive actually gotten away from listening to music this way. Ive gone and ripped my CD collection to iTunes and to my various portable devices, where I listen to them perhaps rather indifferently in a way. Take some time to hear theses songs in the Sector collection, I would love to hear your thoughts.
  4. QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Sep 29 2011, 03:37 PM) QUOTE (PassTheAmmunition @ Sep 29 2011, 04:27 PM) I'm going to be pised if I find that the 3:30am replay didnt air. I only caught the last 25 minutes of the show (that was aired) but I will say this with all sincerity - I have NEVER, EVER, seen them play Working Man quite like that before, jaw-dropped the entire final 2 minutes of that song. Unfortunately, they didn't replay it at 3:30, or at any time since the first showing last night. [spockvoice] Dammit, Jim! [/spockvoice]
  5. I'm going to be pised if I find that the 3:30am replay didnt air. I only caught the last 25 minutes of the show (that was aired) but I will say this with all sincerity - I have NEVER, EVER, seen them play Working Man quite like that before, jaw-dropped the entire final 2 minutes of that song.
  6. Thanks everyone for the moral support! Last night was back-to-school night and I had a chance to meet with his teacher after the general presentation when we broke into classroom visits. She pulled me aside and told me that had I never told her that my son was formerly in such a small class and that we had transitional worries, she would have NEVER KNOWN. She said he is completely well-adapted, outgoing and friendly and (she said this with all sincerity) an amazing reader. She said that of the 22 students she tested for GRL exam, he is one of the strongest. She said that whatever school he was at previously, really instilled some great reading skills (credit to him for the interest) and that the only thing she said that she has to do with him is find a way to suppress his urge to write everything in cursive (they arent really getting to cursive until later) but that he really is doing excellent. I left beaming, of course. :-)
  7. Ok - so here's the update: Today was my son's first day of second grade at the public school. He rocked it. Like out of the park rocked it. Today was an emotional and great day for us. Rewinding a bit...as summer drew to a close and Sept neared, my wife and I started discussing the impending transition to this school. As his routine broke with the cooler weather and it was time to clothes shop (and school supply shop) we started talking it up a bit. In the last week of August, the new school held a "scavenger hunt" inviting all the new students to come to the school for a few hours in the afternoon to hunt for hidden treasures around the school and in so doing, make new friends, what a fantastic idea. We had heard from our neighbors that the principal, a man new to the position in the past 3 years, was a real genuine and unique person. He had an affinity for personalized attention, and he made a real impression on our neighbors when he came from another school. On scavenger hunt day, we brought our son to the school and he was very very excited. Within 2 minutes he met two kids that were also in his class and were new to town and lived only a few blocks from us. Together, they roamed the halls looking for clues and stickers to fill a treasure map and in so doing, learned the layout of the school floors, classrooms, gym, cafeteria, etc. What an ingenious idea. I had never met the principal before, nor had my wife. He called our home a few nights before the scavenger hunt to introduce himself, which was very unexpected. Due to work meetings on the day of the scavenger hunt, my wife and I had to take seperate cars to the school and I arrived a bit later. The school was mobbed with parents and kids and teachers. As I walked through the front door, a man standing there asked if he could help direct me to where it was I was going. I told him I was looking for my wife and son and he immediately said that I must be Aidan's father and that he was on the second floor meeting his new teacher, and he walked me up and we chatted. He introduced himself as the new principal. I was very surprised at this man's personal effort. I was not expecting that. On the walk up he asked me a few things about my son - was there anything I wanted him to know, things that concerned me, etc. Just really made me feel like we made the right choice. So the kids had the time of his life and stayed about an hour after the scavenger hunt just playing with the new kids in the playground. Fast forward to this morning and my son literally jumped out of bed and shouted "Its second grade time!" and was dressed faster than Ive ever seen him dressed and ready to go. We walked with him to school and on the way, ran into our neighbors and their kids and the 7 of us walked the few blocks together. We watched him go in and he never looked back, backpack slung over his shoulder. Like I said, he rocked it. Came home talking a mile a minute about his day, so excited. This is going to be good for him, I feel it. I really feel that his world is opening up. Thanks everyone PTA
  8. QUOTE (Derek Haas @ Sep 1 2011, 02:13 PM) Sorry it took so long... I'm still not sure I have permission for this... but here's the link: Don't Look Back. me likey!
  9. combine this thread with a frozen margarita. thats like pepsi and mentos right there
  10. i consider myself fortunate to have found this place, but more than that, to have made some very great friends as a result of TRF. I belong to many forums, but this is family. Thanks and congrats on 7 years.
  11. Derek, Thanks for checking in here and letting us be a part of this, very cool of you. I'm hoping you get the logistics worked out, but in the meantime it is great to hear how this came about. Not to gush about Alex, but yet another example of how great this guys is (as well as Geddy, in terms of sharing themselves publicly) Neil, well we all kind of already understand that whole thing - respect in a different way, for sure. I'm wondering if Alex's antics cracked up any of the people he was performing with to do this effort. Safe money is on YES Thanks again for bringing this here
  12. QUOTE (treeduck @ Aug 11 2011, 02:24 PM) All I know is it compromised and ultimately curtailed the boxing career of former world welterweight champion James "Buddy" Mcgirt. In his last few years all he had was a weak left jab and no left hook. He often wasn't able to jab at all and had to lead with right hands, but he still managed two close fights with Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker... Yeah well my boxing career has never really been in question... I'm more into "unboxing" lol
  13. Thanks Draco - a few people have told me that surgery is a tough recovery. I have a general good feeling about my PT as this place specializes in sports injuries and the therapist really knew the symptoms well. He evaluated me "high" on the scale of treatable, provided I follow a regimen he is now putting together. Session 1 was an hour evaluation followed by 45 minutes of therapy and very low-level manipulation of the area. The scope and surgery sound like something I definitely wasnt to avoid
  14. QUOTE (Khan @ Aug 11 2011, 01:58 PM) I've found that a lazy, sedentary life style which avoids any kind of injury is best.... lol. if i told you how this happened you might have to reevaluate even laying on the couch
  15. So I'm in my first week of PT for a torn rotator cuff in my left shoulder. Ive been to two orthopaedists and gotten two somewhat different view on what to expect. Was wondering if anyone out here has gone through something similar and if so, did you have successful rehabilitation or require surgery. Recovery? I've been diagnosed with a tear, but my first session with the PT was last night and he seemed to think that if its torn, its not as severe as some he's seen based on my current (limited) range of motion. The scans did not show any calcification of the joint or visible degeneration. Its just freaking painful.
  16. Hey SS happy bday hope its a great one!
  17. QUOTE (laughedatbytime @ Jul 26 2011, 10:37 PM) I have two experiences that you may find helpful. I was (and still am) painfully shy. I went to a smaller pariochial school K-8. It was outstanding academically and I enjoyed going there. BUT, it did not prepare me for the outside world well at all. Our high school was not at all strong academically, so fortunately I didn't have to struggle with academics at the high school level (though I was woefully unprepared for college). However, dealing with rampant drug use, out of control classrooms, and cliquish (sp?) classmates made every day pretty much a terrifying experience. Meanwhile, I sent my son to a somewhat larger pariochial school for pre K, kindergarten and 1st grade. Things were made more problematic by the fact that he has mild Asperger's. When my job moved prior to his second grade year, we moved to Minnesota and put him in public school. It was a slow transition, and there were some rough times his first few years, exacerbated by his Asperger's as well as the fact that his mom and I are divorced so there were frequent trips back to the area he was born. However, he is now flourishing academically in his new school environment, and holding his own socially--he seems to have fully adapted to his new surroundings, and was even sad to see middle school end. I took from these experiences that the earlier the transition takes place the better, because if you start out in a smaller circle, eventually, whether that is later in school or when you begin your career, you will almost certainly end up in larger groups, and adapting is easier the earlier it occurs. In any case, good luck with your decision as it unfolds...looks like you're on the right track...I think it's the right one...and best of luck to your little guy!!! Thank you for telling me your story. I dont know how I missed this post, but somehow I did. Some of the things you mentioned really hit home, especially the point about academically being in a position where you were doing very well, but ill-equipped perhaps to handle the jump to HS.... that was our single biggest consideration actually. We know he is very bright and he is doing very well with reading and we are making the assumption that when he transfers now (2nd grade) his ability to assimilate to that environment will be less overwhelming then if he remains somewhat sheltered in the k-8 school and then has to eventually transition to a larger school. He may always be shy, and we are completely happy if that is just his personality. But I think this way he at least has the opportunity to break out of that shell, should he chose to Thanks again L@BT
  18. DO take time to read the label on the prep kit (you'll have plenty of time to do this as you sit in the bathroom just looking for things to read after youve read the shampoo labels, toothpaste labels, and air deodorizer can for the six hundredth time) "May cause loose stool" LOL. Seriously, it said that on the RapidPrep kit I was given. Really? Drinking 48 ounces of salt water and comet cleanser MAY cause a loose stool?? Whodathunkit
  19. QUOTE (Pags @ Jul 29 2011, 02:32 PM) Killer weekend. I want to do it all again! you have to be one of the cool TRF members to be able to go, sorry haha be careful what u wish for
  20. bumping this thread just for its epicness. no other reason. really! (really) really!
  21. Always reminds me of vacations and kicking back with my wife on Martha's Vineyard. Like listening to Buffet, you just cant have any anxiety in your body when you hear his voice. Hell of a songwriter.
  22. I have been blessed to have met some really great people. Just real kind, down to earth people. Had such a great time discussing music, laughing, having some drinks and talking about our mutual passion..... Oh yeah, none of those people were from TRF.
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