I lost my father to lung cancer last month.
Same exact situation as Rush.
Rush even shared a birthday with my Grandma and I was a literal Rush baby.
Rush's first national show was August 1, 1988 and I was 37 days old. My mom used to listen to Rush's rewind at night while she was up with me waiting for my Father to get home from work.
Failing to hold back tears.
You are my younger son’s age! Your mom raised you right!
I started listening to him shortly after 60 Minutes did a segment on him in the very early 1990s. I was still in high school. After that 60 minutes segment aired, I quickly discovered which local radio station carried his show - I was hooked. I listened to his show all through my undergrad years, and through grad school. I didn’t listen to him as much in the last few years (that is no reflection
on him, but my work environment).
I looked forward to his show, because it was more than just news, but three hours of good humour. I always got a smile on my face when his bumper music started the show. I have a lot of good memories of walking across campus and listening to his show through the headphones on my Walkman-style radio.
Fare thee well, Rush, you are greatly missed.
When I was in high school, I actually had his book “They Way Things Ought to Be” on my Christmas List. I still have that book, and I think it may be time to take it off the shelf and re-read it. I devoured that book in high school.