You know you're a Rush fan when...

[fledgehog]

Let's see how many original, funny ones we can come up with

 

1. You can accurately remember Geddy Lee's birthday faster than you can your own

2. You can accurately spell and pronounce Zivojinovich

3. You go nuts over all Rush references, no matter how minor

4. You go nuts over non-existant Rush references (e.g. "she said 'territory'! or an alphabet poster reading WwXxYyZz)

5. "Geddy's voice is just an acquired taste"

 

feel free to add ...I'm not going to use up all my ideas on the first post...

[The_Enemy_Within]

GREAT IDEA!

 

You know you're a Rush fan when...

 

1. You've memorized Alex's, Geddy's, and Neil's birthdays, but don't even know your own friends/familys birthdays.

 

2. You get excited over soup.

 

3. You know what a shrimp cot is.

 

4. You frequently quote Rush lyrics/songs

 

5. You think jazz is weird.

 

6. You mention Rush at least 15 times day.

 

7. You always want to kick someone's ass if they make fun of Geddy in ANY way.

 

8. You want to have an airplane made out of beef.

 

9. You wish the alphabet ended not in only "y, z" but "y, y, z."

 

10. You smiled, laughed, and shook your head yes to every one of these.

 

 

[Earthshine]

You know you're a Rush fan when:

 

 

1. You have to listen to them more and more and go out and get all their

albums and DVD's.

 

2. You want to listen to the bands and musicians who have influenced

them.

 

3. You buy any magazine that has them mentioned in it, however so

small.

 

4. You become interested in checking out books by Ernest Hemingway,

F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Dos Passos and others.

 

5. You watch The Twilight Zone.

 

6. You take an interest in Buddy Rich and Big Band Music!

 

7. You check out the music of bands that have opened for Rush to see

what the combination of them and Rush may have been like.

 

8. Your girlfriend/boyfriend tells you its either her/him or going to a

Rush concert. You go to the concert.

 

9. Your wife/husband tells you to "grow up" and stop listening

to/watching/going to see Rush and being such a fanatic to the band

or she/he will file for divorce. You call your lawyer.

 

10. You fly to Brazil (or anywhere over 5,000) miles to see Rush!

 

11. You go to Canada to see Lakeside Park, Massey Hall, the Laurentian

Mountains and Le Studio.

 

12. You start having soup at least once a week!

 

13. You line-up for tickets at least 12 hours before Rush tickets go on

sale.

 

14. After buying a new Rush album, you go home and immediately and

listen to it with headphones on while reading the lyrics.

 

15. You keep all the Rush t-shirts, tour programs and ticket stubs no

matter how old they are.

 

16. You buy all solo albums and side projects by Alex, Geddy and Neil.

 

17. You are inspired to learn to play guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, or

sing even if you never previously have in your life.

 

18. You can sing to and know the lyrics to every Rush song.

 

19. You can air drum any of Neil's drum fills.

 

20. You name your pet or pets after Alex, Geddy, or Neil or a Rush song

title!

Edited August 1, 2006 by Earthshine

[rushfanNlv]

When you go to Disneyland and get "RUSH" put on your Mickey Mouse Ears.

 

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[priest_of_syrinx]

QUOTE (fledgehog @ Jul 31 2006, 09:43 PM)

1. You can accurately remember Geddy Lee's birthday faster than you can your own

It's pretty easy to say them at the same time: July 29th

 

Let's see...

 

1. When it's somebody's turn in a board game with dice, you say "Roll the Bones!" every time.

2. When you're in a huge room that echoes, you say "Test for Echo!!!"

3. If you go to a magician just to hear them say Presto

4. If you accidently call the brand of your soap "Caress of Steel"

5. You freak out at anything related to the number 2112

6. When you talk about monarchy, A Farewell To Kings immediately comes to mind.

7. If you know what Neil says at the beginning of Alien Shore

8. If you can name all studio Rush albums forwards and backwards without faltering.

9. You lose a pet and your Rush collection in a fire and you cry about your Rush collection more than the pet.

10. You spend more than 5 hours a day on TRF or Counterparts

11. If you go to a Blue Jays game just to see Geddy

12. You giggle when somebody says "I'm doing the best I can"

13. You accidentally call Behind Blue Eyes "Beneath, Between, and Behind Blue Eyes"

14. You can mouth the narration to The Necromancer

15. You can mouth the narration to Double Agent.

16. You frantically look in your crayons for The Color of Right

17. When you do the Limbo at a party, you play Limbo on repeat.

18. You start humming Turn The Page when you're supposed to turn the page when you're reading a book in unison in class

19. You start humming Between The Wheels when you see roadkill

20. You think of the song Tom Sawyer before you think of the book.

[The_Enemy_Within]

QUOTE (priest_of_syrinx @ Aug 1 2006, 02:47 PM)

QUOTE (fledgehog @ Jul 31 2006, 09:43 PM) 1. You can accurately remember Geddy Lee's birthday faster than you can your own It's pretty easy to say them at the same time: July 29th   Let's see...   1. When it's somebody's turn in a board game with dice, you say "Roll the Bones!" every time. 2. When you're in a huge room that echoes, you say "Test for Echo!!!" 3. If you go to a magician just to hear them say Presto 4. If you accidently call the brand of your soap "Caress of Steel" 5. You freak out at anything related to the number 2112 6. When you talk about monarchy, A Farewell To Kings immediately comes to mind. 7. If you know what Neil says at the beginning of Alien Shore 8. If you can name all studio Rush albums forwards and backwards without faltering. 9. You lose a pet and your Rush collection in a fire and you cry about your Rush collection more than the pet. 10. You spend more than 5 hours a day on TRF or Counterparts 11. If you go to a Blue Jays game just to see Geddy 12. You giggle when somebody says "I'm doing the best I can" 13. You accidentally call Behind Blue Eyes "Beneath, Between, and Behind Blue Eyes" 14. You can mouth the narration to The Necromancer 15. You can mouth the narration to Double Agent. 16. You frantically look in your crayons for The Color of Right 17. When you do the Limbo at a party, you play Limbo on repeat. 18. You start humming Turn The Page when you're supposed to turn the page when you're reading a book in unison in class 19. You start humming Between The Wheels when you see roadkill 20. You think of the song Tom Sawyer before you think of the book.   Oh my God, that was so funny, and SO true! Did you write the Geddy one for me?!

[YYZ Working Man]

when you do this

 

[The_Enemy_Within]

You know you're a Rush fan when...

 

1. You buy movies just because they have a Rush song in them.

 

2. You get excited when you see a lock and key.

 

3. You'd ask someone for a roadmap to Jupiter.

 

4. You've found yourself being stared at for air drumming to a Rush song.

[YYZ Working Man]

When you set up your drums on a plank of wood with trees in the background in your pool and ask someone to take a picture before the the whole thing caves in.........

 

When you try to fit in to your signals tour concert t-shirt that was bought in 1982 (medium )so its skin tight but you think you are cool...

When choosing a puppy you pick a white one and name him snow dog

You try to grow your nose like Geddy Lee's

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The_Enemy_Within]

QUOTE (YYZ Working Man @ Aug 1 2006, 03:36 PM)

When you set up your drums on a plank of wood with trees in the background in your pool and ask someone to take a picture before the the whole thing caves in......... When you try to fit in to your signals tour concert t-shirt that was bought in 1982 (medium )so its skin tight but you think you are cool... When choosing a puppy you pick a white one and name him snow dog You try to grow your nose like Geddy Lee's

[*Limelight*]

You know your a rush fan when:

1. A rush song comes on and your air bassing, drumming or gutiaring to it

2. When Red Sector A comes on your the only one who knows what it means

3. You around in your rush shirt and people ask you who are rush?

4. (For The girls) You dream about how good looking the members are.

5. (Guys) Your the only one who knows just what rush song to play when the girl your trying to hit on wants to hear rush

[The_Enemy_Within]

QUOTE

1. A rush song comes on and your air bassing, drumming or gutiaring to it

 

Yes!

 

QUOTE

2. When Red Sector A comes on your the only one who knows what it means

 

Pretty much!

 

QUOTE

3.  You around in your rush shirt and people ask you who are rush?

 

Yep, always..

 

QUOTE

4. (For The girls) You dream about how good looking the members are.

 

Oh God yes!

 

 

QUOTE

5. (Guys) Your the only one who knows just what rush song to play when the girl your trying to hit on wants to hear rush

 

Aw

[priest_of_syrinx]

QUOTE (*Limelight* @ Aug 1 2006, 05:16 PM)

You know your a rush fan when: 1. A rush song comes on and your air bassing, drumming or gutiaring to it

I do that EVERY song

 

1. When a Menard's commercial comes on and they sing the jingle, "Save big money at Menard's!" You suddenly sing the entire Big Money song, rests included, a capella in perfect pitch.

2. You get angry when you see "power windows" on a car description, but it doesn't come with the CD

3. You often wonder if you dog would rather be a tortoise from Galapagos or a span of geological time

4. When you see Before and After shots, you immediately listen to the entire self-titled Rush album.

5. You miss your overnight shift just to watch Replay X3 all the way through

6. You immediately think of the album Presto when you see a rabbit.

7. You now suggest your kid kicks a skull instead of a can, just for a good photo opportunity.

 

[The Rocinante]

This threads makes me feel better about myself

[YYZ Working Man]

 

When you set up your drums on a plank of wood with trees in the background in your pool and ask someone to take a picture before the the whole thing caves in.........

 

I actually tried this - all i got was a picture of the drums sliding off thplatform and me trying to grab them - what a joke -

dont try this at home

[Kid_Gloves]

You've tried to make airplanes out of beef.

 

 

[Kid_Gloves]

QUOTE (priest_of_syrinx @ Aug 1 2006, 08:15 PM)

2. You get angry when you see "power windows" on a car description, but it doesn't come with the CD

 

[Kid_Gloves]

QUOTE (*Limelight* @ Aug 1 2006, 05:16 PM)

4. (For The girls) You dream about how good looking the members are.

 

[fledgehog]

QUOTE (Kid_Gloves @ Aug 3 2006, 02:46 AM)

You've tried to make airplanes out of beef.

...I'm guilty

 

 

 

[SpiritofRadio]

1. You own every single damn rush DVD, even though it's the same thing about ten times through (and it's good each time!)

 

2. You picked up bass because of Geddy Lee, and then realized how f***ing hard it is, especially his licks.

 

3. You start playing air drums to a Rush tune, and everyone else thinks you are crazy (chances are, you ARE crazy)

 

4. You sit and watch each cd in the TRF banner and can predict each album that's coming up, along with the year the album came out

 

5. You used the song "Beneath, Between, and Behind" to help you memorize your prepositions in school

 

6. Geddy's voice isn't that bad, is it?

 

7. You have EVERY single Rush DVD sitting next to your computer, and all of them are on your iPod

 

8. You drive two hours JUST to see the three guys on lawn seats

 

9. You can identify a Rush song/show simply by the guitars/basses Geddy and Alex are playing

 

10. You rejoice when you go to Rush concerts to find out that you aren't the only people who do these things mentioned

 

11. Neil is the best drummer, hands down (he is!). And no bassist will ever out-bass Geddy (they won't!).

 

12. Any minute reference to Rush makes your day

 

13. You wonder how the hell they make those sounds on the records, only to figure it out when you see them live

 

14. You sing the instrumentals, just like the crowd in Rio

 

15. You have more Rush on your iPod than you do videos (Rush videos count as Rush, not videos)

 

16. You are listening to Rush as you read/type this and are playing air instruments/singing between points. Crap, this thread is distracting me from watching the Pass in full screen!

[The Rocinante]

QUOTE

1. You own every single damn rush DVD, even though it's the same thing about ten times through (and it's good each time!)

 

um....yeah

 

QUOTE

2. You picked up bass because of Geddy Lee, and then realized how f***ing hard it is, especially his licks.

 

ummm......yeah i tried once

 

QUOTE

3. You start playing air drums to a Rush tune, and everyone else thinks you are crazy (chances are, you ARE crazy)

 

mostly nobody is around

 

QUOTE

4. You sit and watch each cd in the TRF banner and can predict each album that's coming up, along with the year the album came out

 

WHo on this forum CAN'T do that?

 

 

QUOTE

5. You used the song "Beneath, Between, and Behind" to help you memorize your prepositions in school

 

umm...no

 

QUOTE

6. Geddy's voice isn't that bad, is it?

 

No, it's unique

 

QUOTE

7. You have EVERY single Rush DVD sitting next to your computer, and all of them are on your iPod

 

Not me!

 

QUOTE

8. You drive two hours JUST to see the three guys on lawn seats

 

....?

 

QUOTE

9. You can identify a Rush song/show simply by the guitars/basses Geddy and Alex are playing

 

of course, who can't?

 

QUOTE

10. You rejoice when you go to Rush concerts to find out that you aren't the only people who do these things mentioned

 

I've never ben to a rush concert

 

QUOTE

11. Neil is the best drummer, hands down (he is!). And no bassist will ever out-bass Geddy (they won't!).

 

^a true fact

 

QUOTE

12. Any minute reference to Rush makes your day

 

pretty much

 

QUOTE

13. You wonder how the hell they make those sounds on the records, only to figure it out when you see them live

 

okay

 

 

QUOTE

14. You sing the instrumentals, just like the crowd in Rio

 

umm....sometimes

 

QUOTE

15. You have more Rush on your iPod than you do videos (Rush videos count as Rush, not videos)

 

Yes

 

QUOTE

16. You are listening to Rush as you read/type this and are playing air instruments/singing between points. Crap, this thread is distracting me from watching the Pass in full screen!

 

It's like you know me

[Kid_Gloves]

QUOTE (SpiritofRadio @ Aug 3 2006, 11:01 PM)

14. You sing the instrumentals, just like the crowd in Rio

Guilty to almost all, especially "singing" the instrumentals.

 

One night my friend and I "sang" La Villa Strangiato in it's entirety.

 

It was intense.

 

But fun as hell.

[The_Enemy_Within]

You know you're a Rush fan when...

 

1. You've been stared at in stores for singing Rush songs too loud.

 

2. You're friends come over, you insist on playing Rush the whole time whether they like it or not.

 

3. You've actually gone on a Witch Hunt

 

4. You have memorized The Boys In Brazil documentary word by word.

 

5. You can answer any question you're asked with a Rush lyric/quote.

 

6. You have your very own Rush theme song.

 

7. You've given people you know their own Rush theme songs.

 

8. You accidently call someone Geddy, Alex, or Neil.

 

9.

 

I just did this yesterday:

 

It's raining/thundering/lightning and when lightning strikes you yell, "DID YOU SEE THAT 'CHAIN LIGHTNING?!'

 

 

[The_Enemy_Within]

... When you stay up past 3am posting on TRF

[deadwing2112]

You know your a true Rush fan when...

 

You sweat harder then Alex at a concert.

You bought Rush's discography on tape and vinyl just because you can.

You can sing the solo from I Think I'm Going Bald.

The Boys in Brazil from Rush In Rio changed your life.

You know you will cry when Rush does there last tour.

Rivendell is an amazing song!

You celebrate Bastille Day.

Had your own roadtrip to Lakeside Park.

You compared Anthem the book to the storyline of 2112.

Your 2112 post on any forum is a reason to celebrate.

You can air keyboard any Rush song.

You own all of the Rush compilations even though you already have them on cds.