Seemingly Strange question...

[Ya_Big_Tree]

So I suppose looking at someone of the same gender now means you are gay. Honestly whether or not some is straight gay or bi has no effect on the music that they make. I think we should just leave peoples private lives private and focus on the music. I agree, that some people should just lay off the fan fiction for a while.

[Stormtron]

Caress of Neil

 

[MakeHaste]

What is this, the Weekly World Newspaper?

 

Next you'll be telling me that Geddy is married to BatBoy.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/penguin_xvi/batboy2.jpg

[theworkingman]

QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ Apr 3 2008, 06:34 PM)

So I suppose looking at someone of the same gender now means you are gay. Honestly whether or not some is straight gay or bi has no effect on the music that they make. I think we should just leave peoples private lives private and focus on the music. I agree, that some people should just lay off the fan fiction for a while.

[Weakly Criminal]

QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Apr 3 2008, 12:59 PM)

QUOTE (Godeater2112 @ Apr 3 2008, 07:53 PM) QUOTE (Weakly Criminal @ Apr 2 2008, 08:29 PM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 05:28 PM) For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies. And you felt it necessary to point this out because.......?   Personally, I think you're a repressed Rush groupie wannabe. You'd have done better with the Village People, Freddie Mercury or Elton.   Hope you don't think that I 'flamed' you, but then how can you flame a flamer? Yeah I heard he has been lurking in the "Geddy is Hot" thread lately. So I cross indexed those time frames with the typing characteristics of his posts during the same time and... well lets just say...   The analysis concluded that he is a "one armed man"? WTF? Apparently my humor is lost on some, even with an emoticon to try and help. Nice 'The Fugitive' reference though.

[GeminiRising79]

QUOTE (Janie @ Apr 3 2008, 09:21 AM)

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 09:28 PM) Its funny you bring up Alex here, because I just remembered something about him that I thought was very peculiar. Back in '81... It occurred to me that Alex might be bisexual... So there you go, maybe he has tendencies, who knows, but it was kind of creepy seeing Alex check my friend out in this fashion. So it's a free-for-all with Alex? Maybe he's just really, really, really horny.   Did your friend flirt back? I mean, seriously, the chance of a lifetime. Early 80s, rock star, drugs. Life is about experiences my friend. LMAO

[GeminiRising79]

QUOTE (HigherWater @ Apr 3 2008, 02:01 PM)

Funny. I always thought Rush fans were a little bit different--A little smarter. This is just GARBAGE. It's not funny, it's just sad.

Most Rush fans are no different than the typical, pathetic Star Trek fan. I'm sure the Rush boys have had a few laughs with each other about some of you guys. I've seen some of the RushCon video musical performances and they raise the hair on the back of my neck...Computer-nerd looking miscreants destroying perfectly good Rush songs while ridiculous jerk-offs in the audience sit around air-drumming. Some of the most sickening and funny things I have ever seen. So yes, I am different.

[ifloveremains]

I guess it's something to speculate, but I personally don't care. One of them could breed llamas for all I care, as long as the music is good!

[thesweetscience]

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 3 2008, 09:12 PM)

So yes, I am different.

you can say that again!

[GeddysMullet]

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 3 2008, 09:12 PM)

QUOTE (HigherWater @ Apr 3 2008, 02:01 PM) Funny. I always thought Rush fans were a little bit different--A little smarter. This is just GARBAGE. It's not funny, it's just sad. Most Rush fans are no different than the typical, pathetic Star Trek fan. I'm sure the Rush boys have had a few laughs with each other about some of you guys. I've seen some of the RushCon video musical performances and they raise the hair on the back of my neck...Computer-nerd looking miscreants destroying perfectly good Rush songs while ridiculous jerk-offs in the audience sit around air-drumming. Some of the most sickening and funny things I have ever seen. So yes, I am different. I'm disappointed in this post. I was hoping for something a bit more mental.

[MakeHaste]

QUOTE (ifloveremains @ Apr 3 2008, 05:18 PM)

I guess it's something to speculate, but I personally don't care. One of them could breed llamas for all I care, as long as the music is good!

Not only do I agree with this statement, but I also really like your avatar!

 

 

Pokemon rocks.

[ifloveremains]

Gotta catch 'em all!

[GeminiRising79]

Sean Connery: "whats the difference between Alex Trebec and a mallard with a cold?"

Alex Trebec: "I don't know"

Sean Connery: "one is a sick duck and I dont remember the rest but your mother is a whore."

 

This is hilarious. Where's it from?

 

[ifloveremains]

Saturday Night Live, right? One of the "celebrity jeopardy" skits.

[GeminiRising79]

Very nice, thanks.

[MacBob]

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 06:28 PM)

Since bisexuality was in vogue back when Rush was popular in the 70's, does anyone think that there were/was a sexual relationship between any of the boys? Alex sure looked like a fairy princess at some points along the way, as well as Geddy.  For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies.  Please don't flame for this is a legitimate question. Thanks.

Ehh, what 70s was this? The 1870s? Outside of Bowie and the androgyny scene surrounding early glam bands I would hardly call it a trend. It doesn't really matter one way or the other, but having been there I would hardly call it some kind of fad that people jumped on. Sadly in most of North America any hint of being anything but straight would buy you a free ass kicking (at the minimum).

 

I'm going to have to agree, this might be the worst thread ever, but I'll still contribute because I am part of the problem on occasion.

 

Without even thinking about it I can name two artists who had their careers ended because the sexuality was questioned, Peter Frampton (for appearing with the BeeGees in the Sgt. Pepper movie) and Billy Squire (for frolicking in pink silk sheets in his Rock Me Tonight video). Rod Stewart's career took a nose dive after the legendary "stomach pumping" rumor and only made a come back as a crooner appealing to soccer moms and grandparents. Sadly I know a couple people who sold all their Queen and Judas Priest stuff when their respective front men came out as gay. There wasn't anywhere near the public tolerance for gay or bi-sexual behavior in the 70s that there is now. It is far from a perfect world, but there is a lot more tolerance, or at least a lot less overt hatred, than there was back in the 70s. This doesn't make it right, but it is the way it was.

 

Come to think of it, this question would stand up far better if we were talking about 80s pop with Boy George, that dude from Dead or Alive, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the now out Michael Stipe, etc... There still wasn't a ton of tolerance, but androgyny and 80s pop go together like Bowie and Jagger...

 

The greater point to focus on, as a couple others in this thread have mentioned, is that it is an irrelevant question. I'm a fan of the music and don't much care what artist do in their personal lives. Deliver me good albums and solid live performances and I will pay you, contract fulfilled.

Edited April 4, 2008 by MacBob

[WCFIELDS]

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 3 2008, 08:12 PM)

QUOTE (HigherWater @ Apr 3 2008, 02:01 PM) Funny. I always thought Rush fans were a little bit different--A little smarter. This is just GARBAGE. It's not funny, it's just sad. Most Rush fans are no different than the typical, pathetic Star Trek fan. I'm sure the Rush boys have had a few laughs with each other about some of you guys. I've seen some of the RushCon video musical performances and they raise the hair on the back of my neck...Computer-nerd looking miscreants destroying perfectly good Rush songs while ridiculous jerk-offs in the audience sit around air-drumming. Some of the most sickening and funny things I have ever seen. So yes, I am different. .........that was funny!

[thesweetscience]

QUOTE (ifloveremains @ Apr 3 2008, 10:17 PM)

Saturday Night Live, right? One of the "celebrity jeopardy" skits.

that is correct.

[wrekinboy]

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 06:28 PM)

Since bisexuality was in vogue back when Rush was popular in the 70's, does anyone think that there were/was a sexual relationship between any of the boys? Alex sure looked like a fairy princess at some points along the way, as well as Geddy.  For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies.  Please don't flame for this is a legitimate question. Thanks.

I don't care and it doesn't matter....

 

....but the back cover of 2112 is one of the gayest pictures in the history of rock, no question.

 

[Del_Duio]

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 06:28 PM)

Since bisexuality was in vogue back when Rush was popular in the 70's, does anyone think that there were/was a sexual relationship between any of the boys? Alex sure looked like a fairy princess at some points along the way, as well as Geddy. For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies. Please don't flame for this is a legitimate question. Thanks.

Not like I have anything against anybody but why do these threads keep popping up?

[GeminiRising79]

... Edited April 4, 2008 by GeminiRising79

[GeminiRising79]

QUOTE (MacBob @ Apr 3 2008, 10:22 PM)

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 06:28 PM) Since bisexuality was in vogue back when Rush was popular in the 70's, does anyone think that there were/was a sexual relationship between any of the boys? Alex sure looked like a fairy princess at some points along the way, as well as Geddy.  For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies.  Please don't flame for this is a legitimate question. Thanks. Ehh, what 70s was this? The 1870s? Outside of Bowie and the androgyny scene surrounding early glam bands I would hardly call it a trend. It doesn't really matter one way or the other, but having been there I would hardly call it some kind of fad that people jumped on. Sadly in most of North America any hint of being anything but straight would buy you a free ass kicking (at the minimum).   I'm going to have to agree, this might be the worst thread ever, but I'll still contribute because I am part of the problem on occasion.   Without even thinking about it I can name two artists who had their careers ended because the sexuality was questioned, Peter Frampton (for appearing with the BeeGees in the Sgt. Pepper movie) and Billy Squire (for frolicking in pink silk sheets in his Rock Me Tonight video). Rod Stewart's career took a nose dive after the legendary "stomach pumping" rumor and only made a come back as a crooner appealing to soccer moms and grandparents. Sadly I know a couple people who sold all their Queen and Judas Priest stuff when their respective front men came out as gay. There wasn't anywhere near the public tolerance for gay or bi-sexual behavior in the 70s that there is now. It is far from a perfect world, but there is a lot more tolerance, or at least a lot less overt hatred, than there was back in the 70s. This doesn't make it right, but it is the way it was.   Come to think of it, this question would stand up far better if we were talking about 80s pop with Boy George, that dude from Dead or Alive, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the now out Michael Stipe, etc... There still wasn't a ton of tolerance, but androgyny and 80s pop go together like Bowie and Jagger...   The greater point to focus on, as a couple others in this thread have mentioned, is that it is an irrelevant question. I'm a fan of the music and don't much care what artist do in their personal lives. Deliver me good albums and solid live performances and I will pay you, contract fulfilled. Interesting stuff. Elton was pretty flamboyant back in the 70's and destroyed everyone in terms of sales and popularity. There was no doubt he was a flamer.   Whether my question is relevant or not in the vast scheme of things, I couldn't care less. This thread reflects my personal question of interest. There are some people who will want to know which fingers/which hand/at what angle does geddy scratch his nutsack with, but that is their personal interest and I think its perfectly fine if someone wants to know. Screw what the consensus thinks.

[TheRocinanteKid]

QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 4 2008, 06:39 PM)

QUOTE (MacBob @ Apr 3 2008, 10:22 PM) QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Apr 2 2008, 06:28 PM) Since bisexuality was in vogue back when Rush was popular in the 70's, does anyone think that there were/was a sexual relationship between any of the boys? Alex sure looked like a fairy princess at some points along the way, as well as Geddy.  For the record, I am not gay nor do I have any homoerotic fantasies.  Please don't flame for this is a legitimate question. Thanks. Ehh, what 70s was this? The 1870s? Outside of Bowie and the androgyny scene surrounding early glam bands I would hardly call it a trend. It doesn't really matter one way or the other, but having been there I would hardly call it some kind of fad that people jumped on. Sadly in most of North America any hint of being anything but straight would buy you a free ass kicking (at the minimum).   I'm going to have to agree, this might be the worst thread ever, but I'll still contribute because I am part of the problem on occasion.   Without even thinking about it I can name two artists who had their careers ended because the sexuality was questioned, Peter Frampton (for appearing with the BeeGees in the Sgt. Pepper movie) and Billy Squire (for frolicking in pink silk sheets in his Rock Me Tonight video). Rod Stewart's career took a nose dive after the legendary "stomach pumping" rumor and only made a come back as a crooner appealing to soccer moms and grandparents. Sadly I know a couple people who sold all their Queen and Judas Priest stuff when their respective front men came out as gay. There wasn't anywhere near the public tolerance for gay or bi-sexual behavior in the 70s that there is now. It is far from a perfect world, but there is a lot more tolerance, or at least a lot less overt hatred, than there was back in the 70s. This doesn't make it right, but it is the way it was.   Come to think of it, this question would stand up far better if we were talking about 80s pop with Boy George, that dude from Dead or Alive, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the now out Michael Stipe, etc... There still wasn't a ton of tolerance, but androgyny and 80s pop go together like Bowie and Jagger...   The greater point to focus on, as a couple others in this thread have mentioned, is that it is an irrelevant question. I'm a fan of the music and don't much care what artist do in their personal lives. Deliver me good albums and solid live performances and I will pay you, contract fulfilled. Interesting stuff. Elton was pretty flamboyant back in the 70's and destroyed everyone in terms of sales and popularity. There was no doubt he was a flamer.   Whether my question is relevant or not in the vast scheme of things, I couldn't care less. This thread reflects my personal question of interest. There are some people who will want to know which fingers/which hand/at what angle does geddy scratch his nutsack with, but that is their personal interest and I think its perfectly fine if someone wants to know. Screw what the consensus thinks. I agree with you here actually. Sure I made fun of you and the thread in general on another page but I did stand against the people who called it totally pointless and sick. I have no problem with a thread like this, certainly makes things more lively and beats yet another "Dream setlist" thread.

[PassTheAmmunition]

QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Apr 4 2008, 09:38 AM)

QUOTE (ifloveremains @ Apr 3 2008, 10:17 PM) Saturday Night Live, right? One of the "celebrity jeopardy" skits. that is correct. Is that the same episode where Norm Macdonald plays Burt Reynolds and writes and says he'll take "swords for 500" (S-Words)?? That was a classic episode

[Hemispheric Waves]

QUOTE (PassTheAmmunition @ Apr 4 2008, 01:25 PM)

QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Apr 4 2008, 09:38 AM) QUOTE (ifloveremains @ Apr 3 2008, 10:17 PM) Saturday Night Live, right? One of the "celebrity jeopardy" skits. that is correct. Is that the same episode where Norm Macdonald plays Burt Reynolds and writes and says he'll take "swords for 500" (S-Words)?? That was a classic episode Turd Ferguson.