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Speaking of old Rush groups, does anyone remember The National Midnight Star? I was a member of that back in the 90s.

 

I didn't know about this place until I saw the link to it in some Rush related thing I was reading online. I lurked for a bit but then joined not too long after that.

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Who are you?? :huh:

 

Ken McNutt II

 

I used to get grief from people because my 2nd favorite band is Dream Theater. It's all good though, I can handle it.

 

Don't worry about that, plenty of Dream Theater fans here. Just head over to the "Music Of The Spheres" section. They have their own thread that's 230 something pages long.

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Who are you?? :huh:

 

Ken McNutt II

 

I used to get grief from people because my 2nd favorite band is Dream Theater. It's all good though, I can handle it.

So you're used to defending Mike Portnoy's tantrums, hospital adventures and twitter antics??

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"So you're used to defending Mike Portnoy's tantrums, hospital adventures and twitter antics??"

 

 

 

Portnoy is usually the hardest to defend out of the five. He has surprised me (in a bad way) many times with his judgement over the years. Great drummer though.

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Speaking of old Rush groups, does anyone remember The National Midnight Star? I was a member of that back in the 90s.

 

I didn't know about this place until I saw the link to it in some Rush related thing I was reading online. I lurked for a bit but then joined not too long after that.

 

I remember that site!!!

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The only group I remember posting to before this was amr (alt.music.rush) though I was aware of other groups. Amr was actually the reason why I paid for an internet connection even though technically I was on the internet a couple of months before it began. I lurked for a couple of years but my first post was on 3-19-93. I found it on google news and here it is (a little embarrassing actually). Here's the original post and then my reply:

 

I am very curious of other's views on my favorite band. So I'm conducting a

small personal poll. Please take a few minutes to respond, it would be most

appreciated. I will compile the results after my spring break(in Rivrndale),

and post the results on April fools day, then it can all be a joke.

Thanks for you help,

Eric Moore.

1. My favorite era of RUSH music is,

a. Rush-Fly by Night-Caress of Steel-2112

b. Farewell to Kings-Hemishperes-Permanent Waves-Moving Pictures

c. Signals-Grace Under Pressure-Power Windows-Hold Your Fire

d. Preto-Roll the Bones

2. The First RUSH song I remember hearing is ______________.

3. The First RUSH album I bought was _______________.

4. My favorite movement of The Fountain of Lamneth is,

a. In the Valley

b. Didacts and Narpets

c. No One at the Wheel

d. Panacea

e. Bachuess Platuea

f. The Fountain

g. I'm not familiar with the piece

h. I don't like the piece

5. I would rank RUSH as the ____th best band I like.

6. I would rank a RUSH concert as the _____th best concert I've been to.

7. What I like best about the music is,

a. The Lyrics

b. The Guitar

c. The Bass

d. The Drums

e. The Synth

f. The Whole

8. What song would you request if given the chance.

9. When I'm at a RUSH concert I prefere to,

a. Sit and Watch

b. Stand up

c. Stand up only if my view is blocked

d. Dance along

e. Sing along

f. Head bang

g. Jump on stage

 

10. My favorite special effect during a concert is _________.

And again thanks, and feel free to suply your own answers and comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. (b) Moving Pictures is the greatest album (cd) of all time!

2. I remember hearing 'Fly By Night' & 'Sprit of Radio' before I knew who

Rush was. '_Tom Sawyer_' was the first song I actually connected

the band to.

3. The first record I bought was _Tom Sawyer_ as a 45.

4. (b) Didacts and Narpets -I'm a drummer - nuff said

5. The best band that ever (will ever?) walked the face of the Earth!

6. The P/G tour was the best out of 7 Rush concerts I've seen, which for me

is tied for first with the American Rock Festival in Kalamazoo

summer '84 (7 bands in 12 hours), but that's a whole other story!

7. (f) Everything about the band I think is the best, especially the fact

that after the Nth time hearing Rush you pick up on new things!

8. Favorite song to request: Tom Sawyer. The most perfect song ever.

(How did it get beat by YYZ in the song wars?)

9. None of the above: My favorite thing to do at Rush concerts is play

air drums!

10. My favorite part of the Rush concert is the effect of Neil's

drum solo on my brain!

Cool fact I did not know before reading _Visions_:Rush used to warm up for

Kiss when they were about the hottest thing around. (What a double bill

that would have been.)

Greatest dream tour for this fall:Dream Theather/Eric Johnson/RUSH

 

 

Ken McNutt II

Senior Computer Tech.

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I was on the NMS too!!! It was actually my first experience in any kind of social network. We should start a topic to find out who else in TRF was in it too.

 

Yeah, i've got a feeling that some of us encountered each other on that long before we came here and don't even realize it.

 

I was a much different poster back then though. I was a teenager and very angry and rebellious. So my posts on TNMS probably wouldn't even sound like they were coming from the same person who's typing right now.

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Portnoy is usually the hardest to defend out of the five. He has surprised me (in a bad way) many times with his judgement over the years. Great drummer though.

Neil Peart is getting that way. ;)

 

Welcome dude.

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