Pete Bondurant Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) Hello, and thanks for accepting me here. I thought it would be appropriate to introduce myself officially. I'm a 41-year old man from Finland (pardon for my possible bad English, as it is not my native tongue), living with my wife and four kids (aged 12, 10, 8 and 4). The oldest daughter of mine lives already on her own, she's 21. I work as a school teacher, and whenever I have free time I read a lot, listen to music (and sometimes play myself) and spend time with my family, doing whatever it is families do. My first favourite bands were probably AC/DC, Motörhead, Whitesnake and such as a kid in the early eighties. Then, in 1984, I saw a video on tv, where three guys played a hypnotic song that had something special in it. Strange rhythms, a funny singing voice... The announcer said the band was called Rush and the song The Enemy Within. Next day I went to the local record store, bought Grace Under Pressure (as a cassette tape, I didn't have a record player back then) and that was the beginning of a love story. Nowadays, besides Rush, I listen mostly to stuff from the 60's and 70's, for example Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Grateful Dead... Very few "new" artists have caught my attention ("new" meaning someone from my generation or younger!) Musically I think I was born 15 or 20 years too late... Would have loved to see Hendrix and Zeppelin and The Who at their prime playing live - and also Rush in the 70's. Damn. Wish I had a time machine. Looking forward to spending nice moments around this forum. At least there is a lot to read here, lot of catching up to do. Perhaps I have something to say as well, occasionally... I wish you all nice everything, and success in whatever it is you're doing now or in the future! Edited July 7, 2015 by Pete Bondurant 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome to the forum, Pete. Your story sounds very familiar. I think a lot of Rush fans can relate to it. I understand what you mean about the time machine. I would love to go back and see a lot of the bands I missed when I was younger, or was too young to see at the time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 :hi: Welcome to The Rush Forum! :hi: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome, Pete! I hope you will enjoy your time here. I've found it to be a great place with plenty of nice and interesting members! :cheers: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome to the family! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome to TRF :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome fellow Earthling! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsonmistymemory Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) Welcome to the outskirts of the Milky way. Better people, better food, and better beer Edited July 7, 2015 by Crimsonmistymemory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hi Pete from Finland. Hows the weather over there? Is it summer? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome Pete! I hope Rush decide to tour Europe for all the great fans they have there. I'd like to visit Finland someday. You mention English is not your native tongue, your post was well written. Some of us like to joke and use sarcasm, so if you read that someone is being a jerk in a post 90% of the time it is an attempt at humor. 10% of the time it is someone being an ass. We do really enjoy the music the band have given us through the years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stone and a hard place Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Greetings and Salutations! you sound like a kindred spirit. Welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome, any fan of James Ellroy is a friend of mine. Err and Rush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I thought Zelix had returned under a new user name. Or America was back. :) Welcome, Peter, to TRF! http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/hand-gestures/audience-clapping-smiley-emoticon.gif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 :hi: Welcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome to TRF. Hanoi Rocks?.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 :hi: Welcome Pete :cheers:. Musically I think I was born 15 or 20 years too late... Would have loved to see Hendrix and Zeppelin and The Who at their prime playing live - and also Rush in the 70's. Damn. Wish I had a time machine. I agree with you there :) apart from in my case it's about 45 years. Although I do like quite a lot of new rock and metal bands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Okay, Pete. You must be initiated. Are you or are you not part of the 90%? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Bondurant Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks everyone! Hi Pete from Finland. Hows the weather over there? Is it summer?Sort of. In the Bible it rained 40 days and 40 nights, it was called apocalypse. Up here we call that summer. Welcome Pete! I hope Rush decide to tour Europe for all the great fans they have there. I'd like to visit Finland someday. You mention English is not your native tongue, your post was well written. Some of us like to joke and use sarcasm, so if you read that someone is being a jerk in a post 90% of the time it is an attempt at humor. 10% of the time it is someone being an ass. We do really enjoy the music the band have given us through the years.I too like to think I use sarcasm. Usually my humour is drier than James Bond's Martini... Welcome, any fan of James Ellroy is a friend of mine. Err and Rush.Touché, you got me. Welcome to TRF. Hanoi Rocks?....Depends on the sauce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Bondurant Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Okay, Pete. You must be initiated. Are you or are you not part of the 90%?I guess that's up to you to find out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Okay, Pete. You must be initiated. Are you or are you not part of the 90%?I guess that's up to you to find out.Okay, you're in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Okay, Pete. You must be initiated. Are you or are you not part of the 90%?I guess that's up to you to find out.Okay, you're in. Quite right. Only a 90%er would give an answer like that. :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Oooooooo yeah! I love the smell of new forum buddies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip65 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) :hi: It's all in good fun.* Enjoy! * or should be Edited July 7, 2015 by toymaker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I too like to think I use sarcasm. Usually my humour is drier than James Bond's Martini... We'll get along well then! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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