GeminiRising79

How mind-numbing is it to have to read stuff like "I had a dream about Alex's toilet" or "I named my baby after Geddy's puppy"?

QUOTE (Show Don't Tell @ Apr 7 2008, 04:22 PM) BTW - Worst. Thread. Ever. http://www.squishedfrog.com/images/comicbookguy.gif How so? Because it doesn't fall within the norm of what the average Rush fan asks?

QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Apr 4 2008, 04:18 PM) Gemini...seriously dude. You've got to stop reading so much Penthouse Forum. The last time I read the Penthouse forum was probably 1980! And those of you who are quick to judge and label me a closet homosexual, lighten up and relax a little. Sexual humor never hurt anyone other than those overprotective of their sexuality.

QUOTE (PariahDog @ Apr 4 2008, 03:57 PM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Feb 27 2008, 06:02 PM)Alex: So fat that he's changed the shape of his face...man, this guy used to be so angelic looking, now he looks like an angry redneck country-music singer. Neil: Ageing quite badly in the face, plus a real piss-poor attitude Ged: He's holding his age pretty well but never was quite the looker. GeminiRising, I think you would still jump at the chance to do any one of them. Gemini isn't the only thing Rising when you look at the back cover of 2112. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/makalu/toss-off_smiley.gif Back in the day I would have gone for a nonhomosexual 2-guy-1-girl threesome with ease. Imagine tag-teaming a hot 18 year-old groupie with your guitar-God hero (Alex in this case). Those would surely make for some epic memories! I'd be singing: Sweet memories I never thought it would be like this Reminding me Just how close I came to missing I know that This is the way for me to go You'll be there When you know what I know and I know! (no homo)

QUOTE (apetersvt @ Apr 4 2008, 02:02 PM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 4 2008, 12:39 PM) QUOTE (MacBob @ Apr 3 2008, 10:22 PM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 06:28 PM) Since bisexuality was in vogue back when Rush was popular in the 70's, does anyone think that there were/was a sexual relationship between any of the boys? Alex sure looked like a fairy princess at some points along the way, as well as Geddy. For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies. Please don't flame for this is a legitimate question. Thanks. Ehh, what 70s was this? The 1870s? Outside of Bowie and the androgyny scene surrounding early glam bands I would hardly call it a trend. It doesn't really matter one way or the other, but having been there I would hardly call it some kind of fad that people jumped on. Sadly in most of North America any hint of being anything but straight would buy you a free ass kicking (at the minimum). I'm going to have to agree, this might be the worst thread ever, but I'll still contribute because I am part of the problem on occasion. Without even thinking about it I can name two artists who had their careers ended because the sexuality was questioned, Peter Frampton (for appearing with the BeeGees in the Sgt. Pepper movie) and Billy Squire (for frolicking in pink silk sheets in his Rock Me Tonight video). Rod Stewart's career took a nose dive after the legendary "stomach pumping" rumor and only made a come back as a crooner appealing to soccer moms and grandparents. Sadly I know a couple people who sold all their Queen and Judas Priest stuff when their respective front men came out as gay. There wasn't anywhere near the public tolerance for gay or bi-sexual behavior in the 70s that there is now. It is far from a perfect world, but there is a lot more tolerance, or at least a lot less overt hatred, than there was back in the 70s. This doesn't make it right, but it is the way it was. Come to think of it, this question would stand up far better if we were talking about 80s pop with Boy George, that dude from Dead or Alive, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the now out Michael Stipe, etc... There still wasn't a ton of tolerance, but androgyny and 80s pop go together like Bowie and Jagger... The greater point to focus on, as a couple others in this thread have mentioned, is that it is an irrelevant question. I'm a fan of the music and don't much care what artist do in their personal lives. Deliver me good albums and solid live performances and I will pay you, contract fulfilled. Interesting stuff. Elton was pretty flamboyant back in the 70's and destroyed everyone in terms of sales and popularity. There was no doubt he was a flamer. Whether my question is relevant or not in the vast scheme of things, I couldn't care less. This thread reflects my personal question of interest. There are some people who will want to know which fingers/which hand/at what angle does geddy scratch his nutsack with, but that is their personal interest and I think its perfectly fine if someone wants to know. Screw what the consensus thinks. Screw what the consensus thinks? Other than the fact that repeated comments such as you are describing can be offensive and deemed as sexual harassment. It's very difficult to offend me, but others might be. Sexual harrassment? Where did you extract that figment?

Well, I'm sure its not impossible under certain specific circumstances.

QUOTE (MacBob @ Apr 3 2008, 10:22 PM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 06:28 PM) Since bisexuality was in vogue back when Rush was popular in the 70's, does anyone think that there were/was a sexual relationship between any of the boys? Alex sure looked like a fairy princess at some points along the way, as well as Geddy. For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies. Please don't flame for this is a legitimate question. Thanks. Ehh, what 70s was this? The 1870s? Outside of Bowie and the androgyny scene surrounding early glam bands I would hardly call it a trend. It doesn't really matter one way or the other, but having been there I would hardly call it some kind of fad that people jumped on. Sadly in most of North America any hint of being anything but straight would buy you a free ass kicking (at the minimum). I'm going to have to agree, this might be the worst thread ever, but I'll still contribute because I am part of the problem on occasion. Without even thinking about it I can name two artists who had their careers ended because the sexuality was questioned, Peter Frampton (for appearing with the BeeGees in the Sgt. Pepper movie) and Billy Squire (for frolicking in pink silk sheets in his Rock Me Tonight video). Rod Stewart's career took a nose dive after the legendary "stomach pumping" rumor and only made a come back as a crooner appealing to soccer moms and grandparents. Sadly I know a couple people who sold all their Queen and Judas Priest stuff when their respective front men came out as gay. There wasn't anywhere near the public tolerance for gay or bi-sexual behavior in the 70s that there is now. It is far from a perfect world, but there is a lot more tolerance, or at least a lot less overt hatred, than there was back in the 70s. This doesn't make it right, but it is the way it was. Come to think of it, this question would stand up far better if we were talking about 80s pop with Boy George, that dude from Dead or Alive, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the now out Michael Stipe, etc... There still wasn't a ton of tolerance, but androgyny and 80s pop go together like Bowie and Jagger... The greater point to focus on, as a couple others in this thread have mentioned, is that it is an irrelevant question. I'm a fan of the music and don't much care what artist do in their personal lives. Deliver me good albums and solid live performances and I will pay you, contract fulfilled. Interesting stuff. Elton was pretty flamboyant back in the 70's and destroyed everyone in terms of sales and popularity. There was no doubt he was a flamer. Whether my question is relevant or not in the vast scheme of things, I couldn't care less. This thread reflects my personal question of interest. There are some people who will want to know which fingers/which hand/at what angle does geddy scratch his nutsack with, but that is their personal interest and I think its perfectly fine if someone wants to know. Screw what the consensus thinks.

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Very nice, thanks.

Sean Connery: "whats the difference between Alex Trebec and a mallard with a cold?" Alex Trebec: "I don't know" Sean Connery: "one is a sick duck and I dont remember the rest but your mother is a whore." This is hilarious. Where's it from?

QUOTE (HigherWater @ Apr 3 2008, 02:01 PM)Funny. I always thought Rush fans were a little bit different--A little smarter. This is just GARBAGE. It's not funny, it's just sad. Most Rush fans are no different than the typical, pathetic Star Trek fan. I'm sure the Rush boys have had a few laughs with each other about some of you guys. I've seen some of the RushCon video musical performances and they raise the hair on the back of my neck...Computer-nerd looking miscreants destroying perfectly good Rush songs while ridiculous jerk-offs in the audience sit around air-drumming. Some of the most sickening and funny things I have ever seen. So yes, I am different.

QUOTE (Janie @ Apr 3 2008, 09:21 AM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 09:28 PM) Its funny you bring up Alex here, because I just remembered something about him that I thought was very peculiar. Back in '81... It occurred to me that Alex might be bisexual... So there you go, maybe he has tendencies, who knows, but it was kind of creepy seeing Alex check my friend out in this fashion. So it's a free-for-all with Alex? Maybe he's just really, really, really horny. Did your friend flirt back? I mean, seriously, the chance of a lifetime. Early 80s, rock star, drugs. Life is about experiences my friend. LMAO

QUOTE (Storm Shadow @ Apr 2 2008, 11:10 PM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 10:40 PM)Silly homophobes. No one said anything remotely homophobic in this thread. Sorry if I find it amusing that you've made 43 posts and 2 of those are topics you've started about Rush and gay sex. Sorry though, I'll let you get back to your Geddy fantasies in peace. They didn't say it but they reacted pretty strongly to the idea their idol may be bisexual.

Its funny you bring up Alex here, because I just remembered something about him that I thought was very peculiar. Back in '81, I went to the Capital Centre in Largo, MD to see the Moving Pictures tour with a bunch of friends. We saw the first show (of two) and then showed up the next morning to see if we could get lucky and see/meet any members of Rush. Well, lo and behold, here comes Alex with his RC airplane, walking toward the larger part of the parking lot. I, as well as my friends were in shock because we really didn't think we would get much of a glimpse of any of them. So Alex goes about flying his airplane around and pretty quickly it ends up in a tree (a mighty oak?). Some fan decided to go climb the tree to retrieve it. While he was doing so, Alex was talking to his friend and watching the guy climb the big tree. I, like any other infatuated teenage fan would do, just stared in awe of Alex. I had never ever been this close to a real rock star. I had only seen Alex, prior, on the albums and magazines, so I was completely awestruck--I'm sure many of you may relate to this. I really couldn't believe I was actually standing 5 feet from him. I wanted to observe every thing about him, since I was so impressed by him. One of my friends was standing with me during this time--A really good looking kid who was an amazing guitar player. I noticed that Alex kept staring at him in the face. It was no coincidence because I was observing everything Alex was doing. It was pretty bizarre seeing Alex staring at my friend like he was. He couldn't keep his eyes off him. It then occurred to me that Alex might be bisexual (especially since I was pretty confused the first time I saw him looking like tinkerbell in one of the Rush album covers that I owned...I had thought at the time:"My God, not Alex!"). So there you go, maybe he has tendencies, who knows, but it was kind of creepy seeing Alex check my friend out in this fashion.

Thanks to those who didn't flame. Those of you who say it could never happen are in denial. Anything goes in rock n' roll, especially in the 70's. And I am NOT gay nor have I ever had a gay experience. The post I made last month was for fun. Silly homophobes.

Since bisexuality was in vogue back when Rush was popular in the 70's, does anyone think that there were/was a sexual relationship between any of the boys? Alex sure looked like a fairy princess at some points along the way, as well as Geddy. For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies. Please don't flame for this is a legitimate question. Thanks.

I'm sure you can include virtually every Canadian band

Well, even if I was bi I'd have no interested in sleeping with any of them. I don't hold others above myself, for one. Plus, the boys are looking more and more unsavory. Alex: So fat that he's changed the shape of his face...man, this guy used to be so angelic looking, now he looks like an angry redneck country-music singer. Neil: Ageing quite badly in the face, plus a real piss-poor attitude Ged: He's holding his age pretty well but never was quite the looker. No insult to anyone who thinks differently.

I know that many of you would certainly go for it... Booze mixed with the intense euphoria of being in the presence of a Rush God. I'm sure many of you guys would never admit to it, which is certainly OK. Sheesh, as good as Alex looked back in the late 70's, early 80's I wouldn't have done it, but would have subconsciously considered it because I held him to such a high level...man, he was everything I wanted to be back when I was 19.

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I want to see what people think since so many posters here are completely enraptured and infatuated by Rush and their music. I'm not one of them, for the record. Nonetheless, it would by a hilarious situation to be in and certainly memorable even if you went slogging home in 5 miles of snow.

Ok, now try to keep an open mind here by what I'm about to suggest. First, choose the Rush member you primarily gravitate to, for whatever reason(This would be a member that you are mostly in awe of (if you are equally in awe of 2 or more, exclude yourself from this test). The setting: Lets say you happen to be out one night at a Toronto lounge/bar off of Younge Street (in close proximity to Massey Hall) with the Rush member you are in utmost awe of, and his wife. After having a few drinks and strong conversational bonding, the said Rush member looks at his watch noting that the time is already 21:12. He subtly suggests that you join him and his wife at his sprawling suburban Toronto mansion. He says that he will drive since his Audi/BMW is better in the voluminous amounts of snow that has recently fallen from the bruised and sullen stormclouds above. You agree and gingerly hop in the back seat and take in the surreal experience, whilst caressing the rich Corinthian leather and shining steel of the interior. After arriving at the mansion, the three of you entre the main den, sipping cognac (or perhaps The MacCallan) on the large C-shaped couch that encompasses the cozy, roaring fireplace that is automatically actuated by the bristling energy given off by human proximity. In a dreamlike state, you gaze up at the wall and see the gold and platinum records and the vast collage of Rush album covers. You see a magnificently stuffed animal in the likeness of the Snowdog. You see the work of gifted hands that grace this strange and wondrous land. It dawns on you that you're living every Rush fan's dream. The said Rush member then suggests that you join him and his wife upstairs in the Master bedroom. You gaze up at the spiral stair, and then to the Rush member where you notice his hungry eyes, and open mind. Are you prepared to indulge in both sides of the hemispheres or do you politely decline, suggesting that the hour is late and you feel you've got to move, (yes, you do?) Or do you proceed, tricked by circumstances?