-D-RocK- Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Roadshow - completed in four days. I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I'm working part-time at Borders right now, and somebody bought "Roadshow" today. "Good choice," I told her. "Is it a gift for somebody?" "Yeah, it's a gift." "So you're not the Rush fan?" "Well, I like Rush," she said. Then I told her that the book was on my Christmas list this year, too. I'll probably get it. My favorite was "Traveling Music." I think the books are getting better, with more Rush and music talk, and less of the boring travelogue stuff: rock formations, trees, plants, bird watching, the history of small towns passed through, etc. Yawners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Want2bLikeBrutus Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Dec 18 2006, 11:17 PM) I'm working part-time at Borders right now, and somebody bought "Roadshow" today. "Good choice," I told her. "Is it a gift for somebody?" "Yeah, it's a gift." "So you're not the Rush fan?" "Well, I like Rush," she said. Then I told her that the book was on my Christmas list this year, too. I'll probably get it. My favorite was "Traveling Music." I think the books are getting better, with more Rush and music talk, and less of the boring travelogue stuff: rock formations, trees, plants, bird watching, the history of small towns passed through, etc. Yawners! I guess I have a bit of the travel bug myself. If time and money were no object, I'd love to recreate (most) of the GR trail. The variety of places and landscapes and cultures within our own borders and continent is so diverse and unexplored. While I dont always agree with some of Neil's observations on the people (taken with a grain of salt from the tragic POV they were made under) his vivid descriptions of the scenery is almost as good as being there. I enjoy the histiorical parts of TM as a Rush fan but I want more of the travelouge stuff. I thought Roadshow was a nice balance b/w the two. Definitely didnt last long enough. Blasted through it in about 3 days. More Neil MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melll Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 The one I'm most interested in is Roadshow, as I want the insight into Rush on the road, however there are some abominable reviews on Amazon: Click I'm big enough to go past these points of view, but I did find the negative reviews interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 I just received "Roadshow" for Christmas, so I began reading it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 QUOTE (Melll @ Dec 24 2006, 01:29 PM) The one I'm most interested in is Roadshow, as I want the insight into Rush on the road if your looking for insight on rush on the road, forget it, but if you want neil to read church signs that he passes by on his motercycle to you then this is the book for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 QUOTE (tick @ Dec 25 2006, 01:20 PM) QUOTE (Melll @ Dec 24 2006, 01:29 PM) The one I'm most interested in is Roadshow, as I want the insight into Rush on the road if your looking for insight on rush on the road, forget it, but if you want neil to read church signs that he passes by on his motercycle to you then this is the book for you. "Traveling Music" actually contained a lot of interesting personal information, including a biographical chapter (which was an extended version of Neil's "Port Boy's Story" newspaper article) and a chapter about Neil's experiences in London as a young man (we knew he had spent time living there, but here - at last - he gives us the details). I'm not sure yet how much interesting Rush-stuff is available in "Roadshow"; I just began reading it. But I'm with you - more personal Rush and Neil Peart information, please, and less 'travelogue' stuff; I can only read so many paragraphs about rocks, trees, foliage, birds, and the histories of small towns he passes through. Yawn. (And motorcycle maintenance ain't too interesting, either.) Generally speaking, I think his books are moving in the right direction content-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodys hero Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 I heard a radio interview with Neil when the book was released and the DJ commented on how personal he got with the info that he provided on the band. I have had the book since Sept. and I still haven't had that much chance to get to it, because of illness. I too like to read info on the band as there is so little released for us fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
different strings Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Well I am about a third of the way through GHOST RIDER and I am enjoying it quite a bit. I like Neil's story telling style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arleen2112 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 QUOTE (tick @ Dec 25 2006, 01:20 PM) QUOTE (Melll @ Dec 24 2006, 01:29 PM) The one I'm most interested in is Roadshow, as I want the insight into Rush on the road if your looking for insight on rush on the road, forget it, but if you want neil to read church signs that he passes by on his motercycle to you then this is the book for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadwing2112 Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 16 2006, 01:58 PM) QUOTE (deadwing2112 @ Dec 16 2006, 01:42 PM) I'm almost done with TM. Less then 100 pages left. You're taking your time with that... Took a long time to finish it, just for you treeduck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospective Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Dec 18 2006, 11:17 PM) I'm working part-time at Borders right now, and somebody bought "Roadshow" today. "Good choice," I told her. "Is it a gift for somebody?" "Yeah, it's a gift." "So you're not the Rush fan?" "Well, I like Rush," she said. Then I told her that the book was on my Christmas list this year, too. I'll probably get it. My favorite was "Traveling Music." I think the books are getting better, with more Rush and music talk, and less of the boring travelogue stuff: rock formations, trees, plants, bird watching, the history of small towns passed through, etc. Yawners! Uhm... it's not a book about Rush.. it's a book about Neil's travels. Any of the books he's written... Traveling Music... Ghost Rider... Masked Rider... all of those are about his travels. Edited January 3, 2007 by Retrospective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospective Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well, they're all great books. Extremely well-written. I would recommend them to anyone who likes Rush, Neil, and insightful writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyt Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 i think this is a true statement: N E NEIL is better than no neil. i think this is a false statement: N E RUSH is better than no rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riv Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Dec 19 2006, 07:17 AM) I'm working part-time at Borders right now, and somebody bought "Roadshow" today. "Good choice," I told her. "Is it a gift for somebody?" "Yeah, it's a gift." "So you're not the Rush fan?" "Well, I like Rush," she said. Then I told her that the book was on my Christmas list this year, too. I'll probably get it. Wow, what a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Dec 25 2006, 01:11 PM) I just received "Roadshow" for Christmas, so I began reading it today. I received a Borders gift card for Christmas and purchased Roadshow and what I thought was a greatest hit Cheap Trick cd, it was but all live versions of songs(Silver) didn't have anything on front or back cover that told this!!! Even though it was a gift card dissapointed could of got RoadShow cheaper at Rush backstage club. Received several history books for Christmas so I'll probably get to Neils book around late spring, just in time for new RUSH cd... I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 New Rush Backstage Club contest QUOTE The latest Rush Backstage Club contest is finally up. The winner of the Autographed Neil Peart poster was Cheryl Banas from Illinois. Here are the new contest details from the site: This is the hardcover edition of Neil's book The Masked Rider. Neil has autographed the inside of this book. This contest closes on February 15th, so get your entries in now! Our system only accepts one entry per email address. Good luck! Thanks to reader Charles K for the heads up. http://www.rushisaband.com/images/200702/387.f.jpg www.rushisaband.com Rush Backstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I've only read Ghost Rider and I thought it was a dud. Horrible ending. I especially don't like the way he takes jabs at Americans. I dig Neil but he's crossing the line sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Here's an interesting notice about "The Masked Rider": QUOTE To anyone who bought a copy of The Masked Rider in Milwaukee on the 30th Anniversary Tour. "A new trade paperback edition of my first book, The Masked Rider, was put on sale for the first time at the Marcus Amphitheatre in Milwaukee on June 7th, 2004. After the show, when I had a chance to look over the book carefully, I realized it had been produced with serious flaws (no photos, wrong maps, various typographical and design errors, missing portions of text). I immediately stopped its sale and had the rest of the printing destroyed, but I feel bad for the unfortunate few who bought copies that night. A corrected second edition has now been produced and put on sale, and I would like to replace those first defective paperbacks with an autographed hardcover copy of the proper new second edition. Please send your defective copy to the address below, and we will make it right." With apologies, Neil Peart Showtech Merchandising Inc. 1011 Upper Middle Road East, Suite C3 Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6H 5Z9 www.by-tor.com If I had one of the "defective copies," I would keep it and just buy another copy. How rare are these going to be some day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 QUOTE (liquidcrystalcompass @ Feb 10 2007, 05:12 PM) I've only read Ghost Rider and I thought it was a dud. Horrible ending. I especially don't like the way he takes jabs at Americans. I dig Neil but he's crossing the line sometimes. I pretty much agree with this. I find it interesting that he eventually married an "all American girl". Anyway, after reading some of Neil's books I definately changed my opinion of him. I still respect him, but he's been knocked down a notch or two. I no longer see him as a "genius" like I did in my younger days. Now he's just another person whose opinions I don't necessarily agree with or take at face value. That being said, he's a pretty good drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Neil certainly can be judgemental, even in a superficial manner based on someone's appearance(overweight people). But alot of this could be from the pain and anger he was struggling with at the time. Who knows Neil's not someone I would want to hang out with and probably disagree with many of his ideas of life. But that's not the real relation is it? I'M a fan.... Good enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I have no interest at all in ever meeting Peart. My fav in the band is Geddy, but I think I'd rather hang w/ Big Al if it ever happened. With all of the Rush stuff, I wonder where Peart is at w/ his writing right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The O' Sullivan Factor Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Wait, which book does he jab at Americans in? I just got "Travelling Music" and am really enjoying it, but I'll make that one my next purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 QUOTE (Sleepless Wind @ Sep 25 2006, 01:26 PM) Masked Rider is my favorite. Discovering Neil having a sense of humor was the best. I mean, Pee Wee Herman, come on. You have to read it to find out! NICE AVATAR!!! Did you make that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 QUOTE (The O' Sullivan Factor @ Feb 24 2007, 11:49 PM) Wait, which book does he jab at Americans in? I just got "Travelling Music" and am really enjoying it, but I'll make that one my next purchase. "Ghost Rider." He has some words about fat and lazy Americans. Some fans were upset about it and subsequently gave the book - and Neil's perceived snobbery - bad reviews on bulletin boards and on Amazon. Personally, it didn't bother me at all. He's kinda right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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