Smudger

QUOTE (Steevo @ Jun 21 2008, 05:07 PM) Saw him once, pretty good. The prog piece was always his best. In a brit comedy called Black Books too which is okish. Not sure how it would translate to the US. He's coming down later this year but can't really afford it this time Black Books is bloody brilliant. Dylan Moran is a genius, he gives me a real wide-on

QUOTE (gleamingalloyaircar81 @ Jun 10 2008, 01:07 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 10 2008, 11:57 AM) QUOTE (Smudger @ Jun 10 2008, 07:09 AM) QUOTE (J0N @ Jun 10 2008, 08:58 AM) You probably would of got away scott free if you hadn't gone off on one saying that if no cop had ever pointed out you were in the wrong, which you were, then he must be wrong. Please JON it is "You probably would have got away scott free" that is such a distressing error for me to see. My ten year old is always making the same mistake, even though I beat his buttocks with a whippy cane - luckily hubby has very little to do with the child, and I can get away with it. The educational system in Britain really is ruined, in my day we were made to eat chalk dust for mistakes like that, and it never did us any harm Is this sarcasm, or are you actually saying you hit your child with a cane because of a grammatical error? What do you do if he spills paint on the carpet, hack off a limb? Blessed be? I don't think so. Wow Smudger you really are showing your ass in this thread. Sorry, only hubby sees my ass. OK I may have gone a tad over the top in what I writed, but altering number plates is a bug-bear of mine, and I just want to emphasis why you don't meddle with them OK? Rush may be the best Rock band out there, but they aren't worth breaking the law for. OK? And to Mr Gotten, gotten is an archaic form of English, and is not a necessary, what is necessary is to use "would have" and not "would of" because "would of" is completely meaningless. If I were to attempt to correct everybody's spelling and grammar, it would be a truly unforgiving and thankless task

QUOTE (J0N @ Jun 10 2008, 08:58 AM) You probably would of got away scott free if you hadn't gone off on one saying that if no cop had ever pointed out you were in the wrong, which you were, then he must be wrong. Please JON it is "You probably would have got away scott free" that is such a distressing error for me to see. My ten year old is always making the same mistake, even though I beat his buttocks with a whippy cane - luckily hubby has very little to do with the child, and I can get away with it. The educational system in Britain really is ruined, in my day we were made to eat chalk dust for mistakes like that, and it never did us any harm

QUOTE (mazyyz @ Jun 10 2008, 07:04 AM) QUOTE (Smudger @ Jun 10 2008, 04:46 AM) QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Jun 9 2008, 06:14 PM) QUOTE (rushfanNlv @ Jun 9 2008, 07:11 PM) QUOTE (Klom Dark @ Jun 9 2008, 02:42 PM) QUOTE (Smudger @ Jun 9 2008, 05:19 PM) QUOTE (mazyyz @ Jun 9 2008, 03:03 PM) QUOTE (Rushian King @ Jun 9 2008, 02:33 PM) Frankly, tampering with your plates should allow the cops to give you one truncheon shot. I hope the judge is as harsh as possible on you. Sorry. Wow....what a dick! If you have a child, I hope you see it run over and killed by a hit and run driver. You see the plate on the car, take it down and report it to the Police. The plate has had it's lettering tampered with, the rozzers can't trace it, your child's killer cannot be found. That is a good reason why plates shouldn't be tampered with. Dick. Blessed be. What kind of a spastic ridiculous statement is that? The guy puts a question mark on his license plate and you want his child ran over? Where's the symmetry in that? You are quite the sheep there, now ain't ya? To be clear, he want's the guy who called the other guy a dick to have his child killed, not the original poster. I think the question is why does he want anyone's child killed? there has been plenty of time to edit or explain and.....nothing. I'm sorry, I'm a busy housewife, and I stand by what I said. It may seem a trivial thing, but altering licence plates coudl have serious consequences. Too many people just don't think. People, keep your plates clean and don't alter them, it's not worth it. A child's life is worth more than a Rush related plate surely? I'm glad in Britain we nore or less have to accept the plates you are given. I can and do report people who deliberately alter their plates to look like something else. I'm no fan of the pigs, but sometimes they happen to get things right. Blessed Be. You're an idiot. Blessed Be. And presuming that you are an American, here is a phrase based around how you speak: You are in denial of your idiocy. For when I run into you my plate is YS06DFT

QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Jun 9 2008, 06:14 PM) QUOTE (rushfanNlv @ Jun 9 2008, 07:11 PM) QUOTE (Klom Dark @ Jun 9 2008, 02:42 PM) QUOTE (Smudger @ Jun 9 2008, 05:19 PM) QUOTE (mazyyz @ Jun 9 2008, 03:03 PM) QUOTE (Rushian King @ Jun 9 2008, 02:33 PM) Frankly, tampering with your plates should allow the cops to give you one truncheon shot. I hope the judge is as harsh as possible on you. Sorry. Wow....what a dick! If you have a child, I hope you see it run over and killed by a hit and run driver. You see the plate on the car, take it down and report it to the Police. The plate has had it's lettering tampered with, the rozzers can't trace it, your child's killer cannot be found. That is a good reason why plates shouldn't be tampered with. Dick. Blessed be. What kind of a spastic ridiculous statement is that? The guy puts a question mark on his license plate and you want his child ran over? Where's the symmetry in that? You are quite the sheep there, now ain't ya? To be clear, he want's the guy who called the other guy a dick to have his child killed, not the original poster. I think the question is why does he want anyone's child killed? there has been plenty of time to edit or explain and.....nothing. I'm sorry, I'm a busy housewife, and I stand by what I said. It may seem a trivial thing, but altering licence plates coudl have serious consequences. Too many people just don't think. People, keep your plates clean and don't alter them, it's not worth it. A child's life is worth more than a Rush related plate surely? I'm glad in Britain we nore or less have to accept the plates you are given. I can and do report people who deliberately alter their plates to look like something else. I'm no fan of the pigs, but sometimes they happen to get things right. Blessed Be.

QUOTE (mazyyz @ Jun 9 2008, 03:03 PM) QUOTE (Rushian King @ Jun 9 2008, 02:33 PM) Frankly, tampering with your plates should allow the cops to give you one truncheon shot. I hope the judge is as harsh as possible on you. Sorry. Wow....what a dick! If you have a child, I hope you see it run over and killed by a hit and run driver. You see the plate on the car, take it down and report it to the Police. The plate has had it's lettering tampered with, the rozzers can't trace it, your child's killer cannot be found. That is a good reason why plates shouldn't be tampered with. Dick. Blessed be.

1) What was the the very first song of theirs you ever heard, 2112 2) When was it, 1976ish 3) How old were you, and 13ish 4) Where were you at the time? My parent's front room- which is round the back Blessed Be!

The Bloke above speaks wisely. Licence plates are there for a reason, here in the UK if I see somebody wjo has a plate with ilegally spaced plates then I inform the Rozzers. It's not big and it's not clever.

QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ May 22 2008, 04:49 AM) Because, as Rush 'Groupies', we've all got a better chance of talking to Neil than him. Remember, it's better to be a groupie than a stalker Neil speaks to nobody, not even his wife - not unlike my hubby come to think of it - not Geddy, not Alex, not Gump, not Prattorian, not even Chuck Norris. Peace

QUOTE (Pagon @ May 20 2008, 07:26 AM) i'm sure np says hi to people all the time. Er, no, he doesn't. Bet he doesn't even talk to his wife. My bloke doesn't

QUOTE (PariahDog @ May 19 2008, 05:41 PM) QUOTE (rushfr:CP @ May 15 2008, 01:49 PM)QUOTE (Kroy Wen @ May 15 2008, 11:04:46 AM) When you engage a person (a stranger in these instances) you are giving them a response. This response, from a "normal Joe" is called common courtesy, but when it comes from a celebrity/recognizable person, it is often mis-interpreted as an invitation for further engagement (which is exactly how the person in the initial story took it, when it was only intended as common courtesy). So you (as a celebrity/recognizable person) are faced with a choice EVERY TIME someone shouts out your name as if they know you personally...ignore them and hope they go away (which they usually do if you ignore them) or try (yet again) to be nice and normal and courteous and run the risk (the very likely risk) that they will take that as a green light for further conversation/engagement. All those who keep saying all Neil needs to do is say "Hi," please reread this quote. I wonder how Neil would go on in a country like Austria, where everybody greets you with a "Gruss Gott", does he ignore each and every one of them in case even in a backwards central european country one of them is a Rush fan intent on using his "Gruss Gott" as a starting point for a grilling?

QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ May 17 2008, 04:27 PM) QUOTE (Smudger @ May 17 2008, 04:41 PM) The Bafut Beagles was one of my set texts at O-Level What does this mean? It means that it was a book I had to study for my 'O'-levels, examinations we took aged 16 in Britain, although thinking about it, it could well have been something we read before then. It was written by a chap called Gerald Durrell, and is well worth checking out.

QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ May 17 2008, 09:04 AM) QUOTE (Smudger @ May 17 2008, 09:59 AM) And he's a less than good lyricist. Give me an example of who you consider to be a better than good lyricist please. Jon Anderson - Complete and utter Cosmic Bollocks, but it works Lips - Complete and utter bollocks, but it works

QUOTE (hope70 @ May 17 2008, 09:02 AM) QUOTE (Smudger @ May 17 2008, 08:59 AM) QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ May 17 2008, 08:55 AM) Neil's a good drummer and he's a good lyricist. But that's all. Well, he's a better than good drummer, but not as good as he was- technically he may be better, but there isn't the exuberance there used to be IMHO. And he's a less than good lyricist. My life certainly would not be enhanced by any sort of meeting with him. And you're on this board for what reason? To find out what's happening in the world of Rush, give my opinions on what I like about Rush, and to see what other people think of Rush. I've given some of my thoughts on Neil, these are my opinion.

QUOTE (Merely Space @ May 17 2008, 11:24 AM) I found The Masked Rider very interesting, and I haven't touched a bicycle in decades! Of the 2 NEP books I've read, The Masked Rider is the best. If only because he mentions the Fon in Bafut (The Bafut Beagles was one of my set texts at O-Level) His writing styles, a bit dry.

QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ May 17 2008, 08:55 AM) Neil's a good drummer and he's a good lyricist. But that's all. Well, he's a better than good drummer, but not as good as he was- technically he may be better, but there isn't the exuberance there used to be IMHO. And he's a less than good lyricist. My life certainly would not be enhanced by any sort of meeting with him.

QUOTE (mazyyz @ May 16 2008, 08:05 AM) First we don't know all the facts, but aside from that, let's stop kissing Neil's ass. I understand the guy has been threw a world of shit, but he is not the only one in this world who has suffered a loss. It doesn't give him any right to snub someone. A simple "hello" is not asking too much. Secondly, when you are famous, that is the price you pay. When you have made millions off of your fans because of a unique talent you have, the least one can do is acknolwledge those fans. Neil has, how shall I phrase it, well, been "offhand" to his fans since well before all the problems with his personal life. He alludes to this in Limelight with "I can't believe a stranger is a long awaited friend". I can understand his reluctance to interract with people, who only want to interract with him because of his fame, but these approaches are a natural corollary of his fame, but surely just a quick nod and an "I'm doing fine man, but I'm in a hurry" would reflect better on him and hopefully give the fan a little warm glow inside.

Politeness costs nothing Mr Peart. When this chap said "How's it going Neil" all you need have done is say "Fine, now I'm just a bit busy, but nice to see you" then move on. It takes up two seconds of your time and leaves a happy punter. Having said that, this fellow should never have said "Hey Neil" before that, that sounds a bit rude. One thing's for sure, being a "Gobby cow" as hubby puts it, should I ever see Neil out in the wild, I;m going to go and talk at him, whether he says anything back or not

I think I shall give this month's charitable donation to a diabetes charity. RIP John, I was saddened to hear this news.