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QUOTE (IChoseFreeWill @ Mar 25 2011, 06:05 AM) Fig Newtons You know those don't really count as fruit, right? I allow myself only one diet soda per day. The rest of the day I drink water (not counting the occasional beer on bowling nights and wine every so often). To transition, I started drinking Vitamin Water Zero. The only flavor I haven't liked is the lemonade. A woman I work with drank seltzer water with a bit of lemon squeezed into it. That way, she got the carbonation but not the sugar & chemicals.

My tickets for April 17th arrived on Saturday (3/26).

What sort of unforseen circumstance would be acceptable to you? I did read on RIAB that Toledo had to be postponed because of the April 1 /2 postponement. If the venue had to postpone for some reason, or maybe there was some sort of equipment issue that couldn't be resolved before the show, saying something along those lines would probably appease most fans. But really, if the band had to postpone for a personal and/or medical reason, they don't "owe it" to you to tell you why. And it would violate the US HIPAA laws...which apply to everyone in the US, citizens or not. I'm not saying that fans don't have the right to be ticked that the shows were postponed. I'd be, especially if I couldn't make the rescheduled show. But to say that we are owed an explanation?

I needed that laugh today!

I'm sorry to hear this. But you have to do what is best for you and for Alex. You're a mama bear...you'll do just fine.

QUOTE (Spike @ Mar 2 2011, 08:10 PM) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/mamidmmk/Rush_Misc/Geddy/gedtennis87.jpg I'm not real fond of the mullet days Geddy. But those are some nice gams he's got there.

I rarely buy anything at a concert simply because I don't want to have to set it down and risk losing it or it getting damaged. The last thing I bought at a concert was a t-shirt for my mom. I actually snuck out of the venue (or rather...snuck back into the venue) in order to put it in our motorcycle saddlebags.

QUOTE (1 of the 7 @ Jan 25 2011, 08:48 PM) QUOTE (Jaye @ Jan 25 2011, 02:20 PM) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Jett_Moonwing/Geddy602.jpg Does anyone besides me want to tell the woman in front of Geddy, "OMG stop staring into space and LOOK UP!" *THUD* Maybe she has to look away because her ticker just can't handle the hotness that is Geddy Lee. In which case, she should just give me her spot because I'd certainly put it to good use.

QUOTE (Janie @ Jan 10 2011, 02:52 PM) On RIAB there's a new interview with Alex Lifeson and there's one little blurb that I thought you Geddy Gals would find interesting. I had no idea about this. New Lifeson Interview "Geddy has a flat in London that he bought earlier this year so he intends to spend a lot more time there." In related news... QUOTE The FAA reports an unusual increase of air travel from the US to England by women traveling alone. All seem to suffer from a type of salivary gland disorder as evidenced by the trails of drool that they leave behind.

QUOTE (YYZrocks @ Jan 9 2011, 07:52 PM) Ok, which one of you created this quiz? Are you obsessed with Geddy Lee? I got a 48 too. Huh...thought it'd be higher than that. But I laughed about the description (spelling mistakes aside): QUOTE You are OBSSESSED! You have become totally overpowered my his Gedness!!! Swallowed by his Gedsome force...OH BABY! No go look at your favorite Geddy pics! He he he...you said swallowed!!

QUOTE (Rushchick10 @ Dec 14 2010, 04:43 PM) I'll bite! (oh, don't EVEN get me started! ) http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs321.ash2/60100_1638106520378_1468216679_31671748_5764584_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs318.snc3/28566_1501037453737_1468216679_31298262_3570086_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs391.snc3/23824_1424532501161_1468216679_31120536_2592653_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs328.ash1/28566_1501037373735_1468216679_31298260_5393687_n.jpg Nom nom nom....

Yeah, I go away on girls' weekends too. 1. Every mother's day to a B&B with 3 other girl friends 2. A weekend in August at one of my closest girlfriends' cabin in northern MI (800 pudding shots, 2 cases of beer each - all of it gone by Sunday morning, tubing down the Au Sable River...and we're banned from the only bar in town. Man, it's a great time! ) 3. A 4-7 day trip with my bowling team each summer. It really does help me recharge and enjoy my family time that much more.

QUOTE (briremo @ Oct 12 2010, 11:07 AM) As far as going away, I would love to get her away! Our kids are 12 & 14 and she has litterally been away from them three times in that time. We have frequent flyer miles, we have the resources for a little get away but she just won't do it. She says we can do that after the kids are gone. And look, I love spending as much time as I can with the boys, they are a blast, but seriously. One weekend in 14 years? We need some time away for the two of us. OK, you have 100% of my sympathies there. You are right...one trip alone in 14 years is not enough. My hubby & I try to get away for weekends alone at least twice a year. Before our second daughter was born, we went away on extra looong weekends together to reconnect. We are in the process of planning a long weekend to Vegas for our 15th anniversary next May. (Hoping to put the sin back in Sin City. ) And as for her comment that you can do all that after the kids are gone... Well, by then it might be too late. You need to reconnect now. Because when the kids are gone, you may just find that you have nothing to do with each other anymore. Yes, it's great that you take family vacations together. But quite frankly, I think its good for kids to see that Mom & Dad love each other enough to want to spend time alone. Could you have a very trusted friend of hers watch the kids and arrange a night or weekend away? Book a nice hotel room - even if it's local - schedule spa treatments, dinner at some place fabulous, go watch a dreaded chick flick (if those are your wife's style).

QUOTE (realomind @ Oct 6 2010, 05:20 AM) "we've been smoking Lebanon" I always hear that, or "breathing smoke in Lebanon." "The sky is BITCHING violently..."

QUOTE (Rushchick10 @ Oct 12 2010, 06:56 AM) Of course, Alex could have sensed that I was a Geddy girl right off the bat... Well, maybe if you hadn't shoved him out of your way to get to Geddy. Just kidding!!

QUOTE (briremo @ Oct 11 2010, 08:25 PM) SHe does ride an emotional roller coaster, but she is not bi-polar. My mother is and I'd know it when I see it. I'm not bipolar either, but I live on that emotional rollercoaster. I take a mild medication to make those hills not quite so steep and it's actually helped my hubby & I to be intimate more often. Seriously, I could have gone the whole rest of my life without it up until last December when I got my meds. One thing you need to do is to stop saying/thinking "I stress about money as much as she does, but I'm still horny." Men and women traditionally handle stress differently. Men will use sex as a release of stress, but many women cannot even begin to think about sex if they are under any stress. It's a vicious circle, because I know full well that sex is a tremendous stress reliever. But I often find it hard to just let myself relax & enjoy it when I'm thinking "Did I remember to make the car payment? What did Sue at work mean when she said anyone could do my job? Am I going to get that project done on time? Did the kids get their homework done? Was that a noise I just heard outside?" I am in a position of leadership where I work and I often bring mental baggage home with me. I try to leave it out in my truck, but late in the evening after our daughters have gone to bed, it lets itself out of the truck and into the house. As for increasing a woman's libido, there are some not-fully tested meds on the market. But the only thing that has been proven to increase libido is testosterone...which is the whole reason men are typically more horny than women. Now, your wife could go on a testosterone treatment but you both might end up fighting for mirror time to get rid of that 5 o'clock shadow. (My own husband once said "I'll give you a shot of testosterone...just bend over for about 5 minutes." ) You say that your kids are teenagers and therefore are stress-free, but that may not be the case for your wife. As for those band booster packages...maybe you can campaign for one of the other boosters to take some of those duties. Your wife might be trying to be all things for everyone, and unfortunately we sometimes lose sight of the one person that sometimes needs us the most. In the end, this is going to have to be a conversation between you and your wife. Choose a time when she's not likely to be as confrontational or thinking that you are talking about it just to get some. And always use "I" statements, not "you" statement. I feel like we have drifted apart and I miss the intimacy that we used to have. And sometimes I feel bad about myself because I feel like you don't want me. You never want to have sex anymore and you make me feel like crap.

QUOTE (briremo @ Oct 11 2010, 03:16 PM) I stay in shape, work out almost daily, so I'm not some disgusting toad. I try to make things 'fun' in the romance department but it always falls 0n deaf ears or disinterest. Obviously, I don't know you or your wife. But this first comment made me think of a good friend of mine. Her hubby also works out daily...to the point that it is his priority and he becomes quite an ass if he doesn't get his work out. (OK, he's quite an ass 24/7 but it's even worse if he doesn't get to work out.) Try to take a step outside of yourself and think about how you act regarding your workouts. You should definitely be commended for working out daily, but hopefully you shrug it off if you just can't do it some days. The second comment up there pertains to something RushChick said. Your idea of "fun" may be different than your wife's. Ask her what she'd like, what she'd think is "fun". Of course, many women are too embarrassed to admit to things - so just try to be patient with her answers.

QUOTE (briremo @ Oct 11 2010, 03:16 PM) and she's too busy to cheat on me And there, Sleepless, I think you may have answered your own question. She's mentally & physically exhausted. Do you have children? Does your wife work outside of the home? Does your attempt at rubbing her neck or feet typically result in your hands wandering elsewhere? Or do you give her the massage and then go about your own business? You may shower her with a million compliments each day, but does SHE feel that way about herself? And when the deed does happen...is she getting "her's"? If your answer is yes, are you sure that she is? (There's no shame in admitting that she may not be...it took my hubby 10 years to find the right buttons to push and he wasn't a virgin when we met.)

I started coloring my hair when I was in my early 30's. From birth (or rather 3 yrs old because I was a baldy) until after my first daughter was born, my hair was naturally pale blonde - platinum when I was young, darkening just slightly as I got older. I used to be so precious about my hair - proud that I never colored it. But each of my pregnancies sucked more & more of the "Marilyn Monroe" out of my hair. My natural color is now a dishwater blonde. For the last 6 years, I usually go light in the summer and add lowlights in the winter. I have to go reddish for lowlights though because the gold colors absolutely do not show up. I joked with my stylist that maybe I should go red for this winter...he & the hubby were both ok with that. And I might be too. After all, it's just hair. If I don't like the result, I can just cut it, color it or cover it. Here is a pic of my daughters. My hair was naturally the color of my older daughter's up until I was 32. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs484.ash1/26494_366625980819_526420819_4810300_1839679_n.jpg ETA: You can see what my looks like now, not so naturally, if you click on my profile.

QUOTE (Rushchick10 @ Oct 7 2010, 07:01 AM) But, of course, I always love me some Geddy, ala carte! http://media.nj.com/entertainment_impact_music/photo/75570446em002-rush-in-concejpg-659757163c969b3f_large.jpg http://www.dabelly.com/images/RU-GEDDY08E.jpg With a big ol' dollop of whipped cream...

QUOTE (danielmclark @ Oct 5 2010, 08:50 AM) "I think we should legalize marijuana in this country so potheads have nothing to talk about ever again. You are so annoying." - Daniel Tosh Starting a thread like this is like walking into a school PTA meeting and saying, "You know what I find obnoxious? Kids." Even though I don't do drugs (have in the past, tried just about everything except pot), pot smokers at concerts really don't bother me. #1: They tend to try to be discreet about it. By this, I mean they aren't waving their lit joint around in the air. Even when they hold it at their sides, they keep it tucked in. I've gotten burned by tobacco cigarettes at concerts before because the douche beside me wasn't paying attention to where his lit cigarette was going. #2: Pot smokers are, by & large, friendly and like to share. Sure, they may keep trying to pass you the joint but at least they are offering. When was the last time the stranger sitting next to you said "Hey, I bought an extra beer...want it?" Plus, I've met more than my fair share of angry, beligerent drunks...but never an angry pot smoker. I don't know that there's an age cut-off that I'd assign to how old is too old to do drugs.

QUOTE (Rushchick10 @ Sep 24 2010, 05:53 AM) http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f238/MiriyaB/Geddy_at_game.jpg Wow...I- uh...yeah. That picture took my breath away. Good Lord that man is something else.

QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Sep 20 2010, 12:27 PM) QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Sep 20 2010, 12:20 PM) wtf is a mini tour anyways? I think that's when you go to see these guys: http://www.theblogmocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/minikiss-band.jpg Damn...I needed that laugh today. Thank you!

Hey, I wanna be in on this NWW front row thing too!! After seeing them (or rather, Geddy ) from the front row in Sarnia, I don't think I can go back to seeing them from farther back. I've got a friend in NYC that would also go - after Sarnia, we said our next concert "date" has to be Toronto. I've been a fan since the early 80's but didn't go to my first Rush concert until CP. I bought the tickets for my then boyfriend (now hubby) because he kind of liked their music. And he did admit that they put on a good show. (He had and still has nothing good to say about Primus because of that tour.) He has historically been my date to Rush shows and it has always bothered me that the guys around us assumed that he dragged me there...when it's always been the other way around. Since R30, I've seen them three times with my very good friend that lives in Manhattan - herself also a long time Rush fan. She came to Detroit to see them for R30 with me and all of the men around us was amazed. Seemed to have spread like wildfire that there were 2 chicks there - with no "attached" men in sight. I did see a lot of women at the Sarnia show. Some were obviously fans and a great many were obviously not. Most unfortunate though was when I learned from the young drunk girls behind me that they were just there because they had passes for the whole music festival and really couldn't wait for the Black Eyed Peas concert that Sunday.