Saint NIck Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 After a great day at work, I get home and receive a text message from my parish priest Father Chris: "...Hey Nick I flipped on the radio and switched stations and ran right into the middle of RUSH - Tom Sawyer. Well, naturally I thought about you instantly...".Many, if not all, of my friends know how obsessed I am with RUSH; they always tell me '...when they hear RUSH on their radio, they think of me...'.Even in the sadness, when we all learned of Neil's passing; many posted onto my FB page, telling me '...you're the first person I thought of...'.No, I'm certainly not the biggest RUSH fan there is; I've only gone to 13 shows since PRESTO; I have the albums, the cd's, the dvd's & blu-rays and will get whatever they choose to release in the future.Yet, being a drummer, everybody knows how much Neil means to me; and not just his drumming, but his words and his philosophy that will live on forever.My loved ones = relatives & friends, love to bash me about RUSH 'cause they know how much Geddy, Alex & Neil have meant and always will mean to me. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Thats a great story. Thank you Saint Nick. Rush On and keep playing those drums. :hi: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 After a great day at work, I get home and receive a text message from my parish priest Father Chris: "...Hey Nick I flipped on the radio and switched stations and ran right into the middle of RUSH - Tom Sawyer. Well, naturally I thought about you instantly...".Many, if not all, of my friends know how obsessed I am with RUSH; they always tell me '...when they hear RUSH on their radio, they think of me...'.Even in the sadness, when we all learned of Neil's passing; many posted onto my FB page, telling me '...you're the first person I thought of...'.No, I'm certainly not the biggest RUSH fan there is; I've only gone to 13 shows since PRESTO; I have the albums, the cd's, the dvd's & blu-rays and will get whatever they choose to release in the future.Yet, being a drummer, everybody knows how much Neil means to me; and not just his drumming, but his words and his philosophy that will live on forever.My loved ones = relatives & friends, love to bash me about RUSH 'cause they know how much Geddy, Alex & Neil have meant and always will mean to me.I think your words are testimony to what Rush means to all of us here on the forum, and the impact they have had (and continue to have) on our lives.I remember when Neil passed even my poor old Mum, who knows nothing about rock music , rang me to say that she had heard that 'one of the chaps from that band you like so much, had passed away'.Rush is a band that binds us together as brothers and sisters across the globe. :Alex: :Neil: :geddy: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I think any day is a good day to reflect on the band. Thank you for sharing Saint Nick. Difficult to measure degrees of "fandom". By numbers? By relatable feelings? Cheers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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