robertrobyn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 http://www.neilpeart.net/index.php?cID=285 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Everything that is most excellent, wonderful and irritating about Peart's writing and indeed about Peart himself all wrapped up in a short essay. What beautiful writing about having a day off in the southwest and being able to relax at the end of the day, watching trains go by. I do honestly love to read his writing about places I have been. How wonderful of him to be kind to a fellow motorcyclist and welcome him as a friend, but what is the point of saying the traveler pronounces "English" as "Engrish?" It's not amusing, it's dated and insensitive. And now that Peart has finally met someone who truly doesn't know who he is, he suddenly wants the person to find out, to make the encounter "sweeter". Nice writing, but I don't quite get it. However, just my opinion, and I should probably give more leeway to someone who is, from all that we know, winding up a major part of their life and figuring out what the next part will be like. I think I need a Snickers! Edited January 26, 2016 by blueschica 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Great little story, thanks for posting Rob. :cheers: The Macallan, out of a plastic cup, and on ice? No glass, no class Neil. :smoke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjnev Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I wish Neil a healthy happy life post :rush: ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Damn, does this mean he was in my neck of the woods and I missed him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Is he preparing lyrics for a new RUSH album? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Ok Neil. Glad you're enjoying life. We all know you're just waiting for Alex and Geddy to say the word. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Is he preparing lyrics for a new RUSH album?Bingo. Treeduck sees the pattern. You know stuff is getting real once he starts rowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Neil needs to drop all this ironic Bubba crap. Neil is trying offset his snob image by associating himself with butt chasing prison laundry boys. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredtamasrule Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 And now that Peart has finally met someone who truly doesn't know who he is, he suddenly wants the person to find out, to make the encounter "sweeter". Nice writing, but I don't quite get it. No shit. The contrarian Cornelius summed up in a nice, little essay. Weirdo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Ah, Nagoya. Just a couple of hours from me by train. Or an hour by Shinkansen/bullet train. Don't see how Mosbach, who apparently spent a few years in Japan and traveling Asia, confused the Nagoya flag (which looks like a red, slightly wavy capital "A" without the middle horizontal bar) with the Korean flag: http://www.ata-k4k.com/old_page/images/South-Korean-flag.jpg Also, I have to question Peart's questioning of that dude's English saying that he struggled even though he had "studied at a school for 3 months". "Studying English" in Japan for 3 months could easily mean a mere 6 lessons...but more than likely means JUST 12 lessons. How do I know? It's my job. One hour lessons once a week is fairly common. Sure, I'm nitpicking the article. But hey, of all the things Peart could've written about, he wrote [albeit just a mention] about some traveler's "Ingrish" (as Peart directly states) instead of some intrepid J-guy bicycling solo through the southwest with little to no English whatsoever. Meh. I think he could've found something more interesting to write. Ah well, I'm not a big fan of reading about sage and rocks anyway. I didn't expect any Rush news but I was expecting...I don't know...something. Edited January 26, 2016 by JohnnyBlaze 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I just think it was nice of him to buy the man a room. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThanksRUSH Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 http://mineichi.blog52.fc2.com/blog-entry-25.html?sp Scrolling down on the page you'll find the photos of Michael and Neil. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 http://mineichi.blog...ntry-25.html?sp Scrolling down on the page you'll find the photos of Michael and Neil. Cool to see the other biker's view of this. Thanks! I love his photos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I just think it was nice of him to buy the man a room.It was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) http://mineichi.blog...ntry-25.html?sp Scrolling down on the page you'll find the photos of Michael and Neil. Cool to see the other biker's view of this. Thanks! I love his photos!deleted Edited January 26, 2016 by That One Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Next Rush Album title: Spreaking Engrish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) http://blog-imgs-80.fc2.com/m/i/n/mineichi/P7271448.jpg Kind of blurry...much like the elusive Big foot or Loch Ness photos. :) Edited January 26, 2016 by ReGorLaTroy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 http://mineichi.blog...ntry-25.html?sp Scrolling down on the page you'll find the photos of Michael and Neil."He is Michael's friend. HIs nick name is Baba.( He was one of famous people in the earth.)" :rfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 http://mineichi.blog...ntry-25.html?sp Scrolling down on the page you'll find the photos of Michael and Neil."He is Michael's friend. HIs nick name is Baba.( He was one of famous people in the earth.)" :rfl:Computer-generated online translation. Can smell those things a mile away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Another fun little read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Rather enjoyed that one. Especially love the fact the pic of Neil did indeed make it onto the internet. What I think is more important than Neil spending what is, on his income, a novel amount of money for a stranger, was the fact he took the time to spend time with and get to know that stranger. Kind of throws a wrench into the whole "Neil is a d*ck" routine, yes? Maybe, just maybe, he is indeed human. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coventry Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Neil needs to drop all this ironic Bubba crap. Neil is trying offset his snob image by associating himself with butt chasing prison laundry boys. Seriously. His idolatry of Brutus grew false after a while. I know, I know; I'm not privy to his friendship - and Lord knows I have some sketchy friends, too. Still. Sometimes I wonder if Brutus is simply another persona of Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) I just think it was nice of him to buy the man a room. I think it was too, I just didn't quite get why he was hoping the traveler would find out who he was. Rereading this again tonight, maybe Neil is going to become more relaxed as the touring winds down and/or finishes? I dunno. Edited January 26, 2016 by blueschica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I just think it was nice of him to buy the man a room. I think it was too, I just didn't quite get why he was hoping the traveler would find out who he was. Rereading this again tonight, maybe Neil is going to become more relaxed as the touring winds down and/or finishes? I dunno. I took Neil to mean that if the guy found out who he was, he might be pleasantly surprised that "Hey, I met a famous rock star!" And maybe even, "Neil's not the dick that everyone makes him out to be", especially since he follows that up with saying if the guy finds out finds out, it would be "a little sweeter twist if someday Mine knows the background to the story of our encounter.." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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