[My Favorite Headache]

Incredible story....

[Skooz]

Dang. I never knew this.

I first heard Rush in 1975 and wore out their first few albums. I had no idea.

[thoughtomator]

Great story... really inspiring.

[Born Conservative]

Oh, so THAT'S where you got your Freeper name from.

Thanks for posting this; I was a Rush fan back in high school (late 1970's), althought I guess not that much of a fan, because I don't remember "My Favorite Headache"; Red Barchetta was one of my favorite tunes by Rush.

[TheSpottedOwl]

I've never been a fan of Rush, but Geddy Lee's story is truly incredible. Bless him and his family.

[Reagan Disciple]

I have never heard a Rush song that I didn't like.

These guys are consummate musicians and Neil Peart is the best rock drummer to ever play. I like the more recent releases (Presto, Counterparts, Roll the Bones....Vapor Trails) - I listen to them more then say Signals or Hemispheres.

I always though Red Sector A was akin to communists but I given when Grace Under Pressure was released in 1986, but I guess I didn't pay close enough attention.

I'm going to see them in NYC in August. I've been to four concerts in my life (lame) and three have been Rush. Awesome!

[God bless Texas]

I first heard Rush in 75 and nearly fell out of my chair. I promptly went out the next day and bought every album they had ever put out. They are my favorite rock band of all time, even beating out P. Floyd. Thanks for the info on Geddy.

[badbass]

I wonder if Geddy has heard of the organization "Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership"? I bet they could use a spokesman of his stature!

[HairOfTheDog]

Ping

[aught-6]

Perfect timing. I just saw them last night in San Diego.....as awesome as they were the previous 2 times I saw them.

Favorite album...Moving Pictures.

[ryanjb2]

If Geddy Lee is Jewish, how come his songs are so anti-God?

[bondserv]

I hope Geddy and his family get to know their Messiah Jesus Christ, before they pass on.

The Prophecy of the Holocaust and it's subsequent freeing of the Jews to form the Israel we know today.

“She didn’t believe [liberation] was possible. She didn’t believe that if there was a society outside the camp how they could allow this to exist, so she believed society was done in.”

Ezek 37:11-14
11Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

But the Lion of the tribe of Judah gave prophecy to those with ears to hear.

Luke 21:29-31
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

[VOA]

The rise in anti-Semitism in Canada, Lee says, “is upsetting to all of us. … There
is no such thing in the homes of Holocaust survivors as ‘It can’t happen here.’
They always feel it can happen again. My mother [has] never felt secure again.”

And seeing how a recent poll finds that something like 40% of Canadian teenagers consider
the USA the most evil country on earth (cited on today's Michael Medved Show)...
odds are things are gonna' get worse in Canada before they get better.

[spiffy]

I saw Rush several times, one of those times was the Moving Pictures tour. I hadn't bought the album yet, so all of the Moving Pictures stuff was new to me. I remember hearing The Camera Eye at the concert and it was the strangest thing... After hearing it once live, I felt like I knew the song by heart. Usually new stuff at a concert doesn't leave such an impression on me. It was awesome.

I saw Kansas a few years ago, opening up for the Alan Parsons project. I like a lot of Kansas stuff, but they were kind of sad to watch. They looked old, sound wasn't that good, wasn't too exciting. Alan Parsons, however, put on one of the best shows that I've seen.

[koolaidsmile]

Alex Lifeson changed his name too. He was born Alex Zivojinovich. Heres' an interesting article: Alex Busted PS. I loved the episode of "Trailer Park Boys" he had a role in. Real Funny!

[unixfox]

And the meek shall inherit the earth.

2112

[dennisw]

stellar!!!!

[The Libertarian Dude]

The anti-third-party types here who might think Rush is okay, might be reminded that their drummer and chief lyricist, Neil Peart, is a big fan of Ayn Rand.

Hate to rain on your Post Toasties...

[exDemMom]

I can't say I've ever heard Rush (the band); I can't say I haven't heard them, either, but wow, what a story.

The current wave of anti-semitism really has me concerned.

[perfect stranger]

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