Tombstone Mountain Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/YBG%20cover%20limo_zpss22jvmtj.jpgAn open letter to Neil my drinking partner and drum guru: So here it is. The end. Time for one door to close, and another to open. The Yukon Blade Grinder dialed me up, and told me about the scenario. I just couldn't leave them hanging, so here goes. Saturday you will play the Forum in that dangerous shithole known as LA. The last Rush concert will bring many to tears...out of love...and from a love lost. It seems in music, as in life, when the last note is played or the final breath is drawn, we sit in shock over the finality of it all. No doubt to be the case here. Forty years of sweat. Forty years of joy. Forty years of tendinitis development. It all hurts. So soak it in. I remember laying my sticks down on the floor tom after my final concert with Genesis. Elation wouldn't be a good word to describe my feelings. Relief was more like it. I did my bit for the band, and was ready to move on to other pastures to see what lay beyond my purview. Something else was out there and I needed to find out for myself what exists "beyond the cymbals". Boy was I an idiot. I missed my friends. Your gig is a gravy train on biscuit wheels old chap. Don't let it go. Persevere until you drop. You've got a full tank, as witnessed from this tour. The tabloids raved about the band. Not one ill review to be found, except one on some website called "The Rush Forum"...written by a complete tosser. Don't quit and let your belly hang over your belt. I know the story of "being" there for your family. I respect that so much Neil. I respect it so much that I think you should put their asses on a tricked out bus, and take them with you to see America again and again. But that's just me, your friend Phil. Do us a favor. Stay in the game. Play when you want to play. Record when you want to record. Never give up performing with Alex and Geddy. What you have is too special. Your little one will certainly miss her Uncle Dirk and Uncle Lerxt. Wouldn't want to deprive her of that now would you? Take it from me, a man who left his mates to put on his Mr. Jangles dancing shoes. Sure I made millions. I sold more records than when I was with Genesis. Made the papers and everything. To this day I still ask myself "What if"? Don't be that guy.http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/phil%201_zpsdeavcm8h.jpgYour friend and fellow drummer,Phil P.S.--Where's that double bass pedal I loaned you back in 2005? I need it. P.S.S.--You must visit Goatnut,TN...there's this really cool cave. Edited August 1, 2016 by 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 fixed photo link 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Listen to Phil, Neil. Listen to Phil! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 You are a freaking genius! You know that? No homo... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 :haz: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Wooohooo. More than great, as always. CU tomorrow, dude. :cheers: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thats awesome :haz: Now go get you kids a dog. :P 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condemned2bfree Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 This is very good, I like the sentiment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersyl Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Give them a year, and they will all reconvene at the brand new refurbished Le Stu-Stu-Stu-dio! :) 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 You are a freaking genius! You know that? No homo...So none of this then?http://bossip.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/77103473.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 trying to figure out where sheets of double glazing come into all this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 trying to figure out where sheets of double glazing come into all thisI don't there's an answer for you on this one dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Neil's been a closet Phil Collins fan for years. He's known to be heard singing SusSudio in the shower. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/YBG%20cover%20limoq_zps9gfyizis.jpgAn open letter to Neil my drinking partner and drum guru: So here it is. The end. Time for one door to close, and another to open. The Yukon Blade Grinder dialed me up, and told me about the scenario. I just couldn't leave them hanging, so here goes. Saturday you will play the Forum in that dangerous shithole known as LA. The last Rush concert will bring many to tears...out of love...and from a love lost. It seems in music, as in life, when the last note is played or the final breath is drawn, we sit in shock over the finality of it all. No doubt to be the case here. Forty years of sweat. Forty years of joy. Forty years of tendinitis development. It all hurts. So soak it in. I remember laying my sticks down on the floor tom after my final concert with Genesis. Elation wouldn't be a good word to describe my feelings. Relief was more like it. I did my bit for the band, and was ready to move on to other pastures to see what lay beyond my purview. Something else was out there and I needed to find out for myself what exists "beyond the cymbals". Boy was I an idiot. I missed my friends. Your gig is a gravy train on biscuit wheels old chap. Don't let it go. Persevere until you drop. You've got a full tank, as witnessed from this tour. The tabloids raved about the band. Not one ill review to be found, except one on some website called "The Rush Forum"...written by a complete tosser. Don't quit and let your belly hang over your belt. I know the story of "being" there for your family. I respect that so much Neil. I respect it so much that I think you should put their asses on a tricked out bus, and take them with you to see America again and again. But that's just me, you friend Phil. Do us a favor. Stay in the game. Play when you want to play. Record when you want to record. Never give up performing with Alex and Geddy. What you have is too special. Your little one will certainly miss her Uncle Dirk and Uncle Lerxt. Wouldn't want to deprive her of that now would you? Take it from me, a man who left his mates to put on his Mr. Jangles dancing shoes. Sure I made millions. I sold more records than when I was with Genesis. Made the papers and everything. To this day I still ask myself "What if"? Don't be that guy.http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/phil%201_zpsdeavcm8h.jpgYour friend and fellow drummer,Phil P.S.--Where's that double bass pedal I loaned you back in 2005? I need it. P.S.S.--You must visit Goatnut,TN...there's this really cool cave. Is Phil replicating Geddy's raccoon hat hairstyle? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/YBG%20cover%20limoq_zps9gfyizis.jpgAn open letter to Neil my drinking partner and drum guru: So here it is. The end. Time for one door to close, and another to open. The Yukon Blade Grinder dialed me up, and told me about the scenario. I just couldn't leave them hanging, so here goes. Saturday you will play the Forum in that dangerous shithole known as LA. The last Rush concert will bring many to tears...out of love...and from a love lost. It seems in music, as in life, when the last note is played or the final breath is drawn, we sit in shock over the finality of it all. No doubt to be the case here. Forty years of sweat. Forty years of joy. Forty years of tendinitis development. It all hurts. So soak it in. I remember laying my sticks down on the floor tom after my final concert with Genesis. Elation wouldn't be a good word to describe my feelings. Relief was more like it. I did my bit for the band, and was ready to move on to other pastures to see what lay beyond my purview. Something else was out there and I needed to find out for myself what exists "beyond the cymbals". Boy was I an idiot. I missed my friends. Your gig is a gravy train on biscuit wheels old chap. Don't let it go. Persevere until you drop. You've got a full tank, as witnessed from this tour. The tabloids raved about the band. Not one ill review to be found, except one on some website called "The Rush Forum"...written by a complete tosser. Don't quit and let your belly hang over your belt. I know the story of "being" there for your family. I respect that so much Neil. I respect it so much that I think you should put their asses on a tricked out bus, and take them with you to see America again and again. But that's just me, you friend Phil. Do us a favor. Stay in the game. Play when you want to play. Record when you want to record. Never give up performing with Alex and Geddy. What you have is too special. Your little one will certainly miss her Uncle Dirk and Uncle Lerxt. Wouldn't want to deprive her of that now would you? Take it from me, a man who left his mates to put on his Mr. Jangles dancing shoes. Sure I made millions. I sold more records than when I was with Genesis. Made the papers and everything. To this day I still ask myself "What if"? Don't be that guy.http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/phil%201_zpsdeavcm8h.jpgYour friend and fellow drummer,Phil P.S.--Where's that double bass pedal I loaned you back in 2005? I need it. P.S.S.--You must visit Goatnut,TN...there's this really cool cave. Is Phil replicating Geddy's raccoon hat hairstyle?Actually that is the cap of choice here in Goatnut,TN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/YBG%20cover%20limoq_zps9gfyizis.jpgAn open letter to Neil my drinking partner and drum guru: So here it is. The end. Time for one door to close, and another to open. The Yukon Blade Grinder dialed me up, and told me about the scenario. I just couldn't leave them hanging, so here goes. Saturday you will play the Forum in that dangerous shithole known as LA. The last Rush concert will bring many to tears...out of love...and from a love lost. It seems in music, as in life, when the last note is played or the final breath is drawn, we sit in shock over the finality of it all. No doubt to be the case here. Forty years of sweat. Forty years of joy. Forty years of tendinitis development. It all hurts. So soak it in. I remember laying my sticks down on the floor tom after my final concert with Genesis. Elation wouldn't be a good word to describe my feelings. Relief was more like it. I did my bit for the band, and was ready to move on to other pastures to see what lay beyond my purview. Something else was out there and I needed to find out for myself what exists "beyond the cymbals". Boy was I an idiot. I missed my friends. Your gig is a gravy train on biscuit wheels old chap. Don't let it go. Persevere until you drop. You've got a full tank, as witnessed from this tour. The tabloids raved about the band. Not one ill review to be found, except one on some website called "The Rush Forum"...written by a complete tosser. Don't quit and let your belly hang over your belt. I know the story of "being" there for your family. I respect that so much Neil. I respect it so much that I think you should put their asses on a tricked out bus, and take them with you to see America again and again. But that's just me, you friend Phil. Do us a favor. Stay in the game. Play when you want to play. Record when you want to record. Never give up performing with Alex and Geddy. What you have is too special. Your little one will certainly miss her Uncle Dirk and Uncle Lerxt. Wouldn't want to deprive her of that now would you? Take it from me, a man who left his mates to put on his Mr. Jangles dancing shoes. Sure I made millions. I sold more records than when I was with Genesis. Made the papers and everything. To this day I still ask myself "What if"? Don't be that guy.http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/phil%201_zpsdeavcm8h.jpgYour friend and fellow drummer,Phil P.S.--Where's that double bass pedal I loaned you back in 2005? I need it. P.S.S.--You must visit Goatnut,TN...there's this really cool cave. Is Phil replicating Geddy's raccoon hat hairstyle?Actually that is the cap of choice here in Goatnut,TN Gotta kill it and make it yourself right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/YBG%20cover%20limoq_zps9gfyizis.jpgAn open letter to Neil my drinking partner and drum guru: So here it is. The end. Time for one door to close, and another to open. The Yukon Blade Grinder dialed me up, and told me about the scenario. I just couldn't leave them hanging, so here goes. Saturday you will play the Forum in that dangerous shithole known as LA. The last Rush concert will bring many to tears...out of love...and from a love lost. It seems in music, as in life, when the last note is played or the final breath is drawn, we sit in shock over the finality of it all. No doubt to be the case here. Forty years of sweat. Forty years of joy. Forty years of tendinitis development. It all hurts. So soak it in. I remember laying my sticks down on the floor tom after my final concert with Genesis. Elation wouldn't be a good word to describe my feelings. Relief was more like it. I did my bit for the band, and was ready to move on to other pastures to see what lay beyond my purview. Something else was out there and I needed to find out for myself what exists "beyond the cymbals". Boy was I an idiot. I missed my friends. Your gig is a gravy train on biscuit wheels old chap. Don't let it go. Persevere until you drop. You've got a full tank, as witnessed from this tour. The tabloids raved about the band. Not one ill review to be found, except one on some website called "The Rush Forum"...written by a complete tosser. Don't quit and let your belly hang over your belt. I know the story of "being" there for your family. I respect that so much Neil. I respect it so much that I think you should put their asses on a tricked out bus, and take them with you to see America again and again. But that's just me, you friend Phil. Do us a favor. Stay in the game. Play when you want to play. Record when you want to record. Never give up performing with Alex and Geddy. What you have is too special. Your little one will certainly miss her Uncle Dirk and Uncle Lerxt. Wouldn't want to deprive her of that now would you? Take it from me, a man who left his mates to put on his Mr. Jangles dancing shoes. Sure I made millions. I sold more records than when I was with Genesis. Made the papers and everything. To this day I still ask myself "What if"? Don't be that guy.http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o371/x1yyz/phil%201_zpsdeavcm8h.jpgYour friend and fellow drummer,Phil P.S.--Where's that double bass pedal I loaned you back in 2005? I need it. P.S.S.--You must visit Goatnut,TN...there's this really cool cave. Is Phil replicating Geddy's raccoon hat hairstyle?Actually that is the cap of choice here in Goatnut,TN Gotta kill it and make it yourself right? Real men do...like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Come on man, it's 2016. Real men buy the China made ones at Walmart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadbrother Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Tony has a really cranky look on his face in that picture. Did Mike fart or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Tony has a really cranky look on his face in that picture. Did Mike fart or something?They look really happy though right? Finding that pic was a goldmine for the YBG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Neil's been a closet Phil Collins fan for years. He's known to be heard singing SusSudio in the shower. :musicnote: There's a girl that's been on my mind....All the time...Su-Su-Sudio" :musicnote: Who the hell names their kid "Sussudio"? :P Edited July 30, 2015 by Xanadu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 This is very good, I like the sentiment.It felt like the consensus around here. Phil was able to articulate it better than say, TonyR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Shirtless Jeff Bridges from the Mayan Ruins Like this POST. TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW...OWW...OWWWWW http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag153/Freedom80065/jeff_zpsstigbxqg.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Shirtless Jeff Bridges from the Mayan Ruins Like this POST. TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW...OWW...OWWWWW http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag153/Freedom80065/jeff_zpsstigbxqg.jpgThere's just an empty space...http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/drums/images/img25.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) As always a big thank you to x1yyz for the incredible cover. They're always interesting and fun to dissect. Edited July 31, 2015 by Tombstone Mountain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Wooohooo. More than great, as always. CU tomorrow, dude. :cheers:Man it's gonna be incredible. Prepare for the time of our lives.http://orig01.deviantart.net/f560/f/2012/017/2/b/bromance___yaoi_by_animanga_chan-d4moave.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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