Posted On: Thursday - April 3rd 2025 7:09PM MST
In Topics: Music University Trump The Neocons World Political Stupidity
I really need a couple of solid hours to finish the JFK, Jr. post. No, posts don't usually take nearly that long, especially anecdotal posts like this one.
Has anyone else seen this? It's only one house (so far) that has the flags of The Ukraine and Canada hanging on poles off of the porch supports. It's the same house mentioned in this post of last summer in which we noted that these people bought a brand new Ukrainian flag. (Gotta support the team!)
Why the Canadian flag? I'm sure the PS reader has an idea, but let me go back to many, many years ago for an anecdote. I visited a friend in college's dorm room one time and noticed he had a huge Canadian flag on the wall. (It might not have been THAT big, as the rooms were really small.) The guy didn't sound Canadian, though I may have never met a Canadian at that time. He sounded, well, normal.
"I didn't know you were from Canada." "No, I like Rush." This wasn't about the late jolly Conservative AM radio personality but the band out of Toronto*. (In fact the former may not have been on the radio yet.) Whaaaa? "But, but", I thought, "Rush is from Canada. You love Rush. (Who didn't?) Does that necessarily mean you love Canada, enough to have its flag on your dorm room wall?" We'd both taken the SAT's, so I mean...
He was just a big fan. I'm glad for his fandom too, as he did turn me onto this band, one I regret having never seen in concert.
The deal with the flags at this nearby house is something like the opposite end of that. "We HATE Trump! Trump HATES Canada." (No, not really, as his levying of tariffs is strictly business, deal-making, and influencing - without the Making Friends and ... part.) "So, we LOVE Canada. Oh, Canada, Oh, Canada, thy candles shine so brightly... , wait, no." These people don't love Canada. They have no reason to. Flying that flag is just a stupid ridiculous gesture, designed to impart to us the information that President Trump is a bad guy.
We already know the house is full of anti-MAGA warmongering NeoCons from their Ukraine flag.** What's next? Thankfully, Trump got us out of (again) the Climate Calamity™ based Paris Accords. How about the French tri-color flag next? Does NATO have a flag? If so, surely they need that one. It's a must-fly.
One day on the campus at some outdoor event that Rush fan, named Jeff, I just recalled, put his walkman headphones on my head and said "You gotta listen to this!" It was a tape of Moving Pictures from some years ago, and I got a taste of Tom Sawyer and Limelight. Wow! Even without Geddy Lee's bass guitar - these were no modern Bose headphones - that was some great stuff ... but it didn't induce me to buy a Canadian flag for my dorm room.
We've featured Red Barchetta already more than once, so here's Limelight:
I can't do it - I can't listen to this on small computer speakers! I hope you can play it loud somewhere.
* Hence their instrumental song YYZ for the IATA code for Toronto Pearson Airport. I had no idea what that means for many years too - there was no internet! Since we have it now, I just learned this:
"YYZ" is an instrumental titled after the IATA airport code for Toronto Pearson International Airport; its rhythm is that of the letters "YYZ" in Morse code. ( ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ; ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ; ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄)Pretty cool!
** By the way he's been acting in foreign policy, they may want to reconsider.
Comments:
Adam Smith
Friday - April 4th 2025 3:26PM MST
PS: A quick edit...
𝐼𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑅𝑢𝑠ℎ 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒)...
Should read:
It might not be for everyone (as it's not very Rush like)...
Cheers! ☮️
𝐼𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑅𝑢𝑠ℎ 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒)...
Should read:
It might not be for everyone (as it's not very Rush like)...
Cheers! ☮️
Adam Smith
Friday - April 4th 2025 3:23PM MST
PS: A Rush Post! GTFIH!
A little Rush guitar trivia...
http://www.freddysfrets.com/hentor.htm
https://lerxstamps.com/limelight-guitar/
A few Rush songs you might not have noticed...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YQkRFzOMEQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImWZ7iazWvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yz1l1dF6UA
Did you know that Alex and Geddy each made a guest appearance on an I Mother Earth album?
I Mother Earth - Like a Girl (Featuring Aleksandar Živojinović)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_hcwHKB-zM
I Mother Earth - Good For Sule (Featuring Geddy Lee Weinrib )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ErJi_fO4Q
Alex Lifeson was also invited to record a pair of songs on Edwin's Better Days album.
Edwin - Light Reflects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYgDPyIS7yY
Edwin - Eyes Of A Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuPs4oxrzk0
Something a bit different and quite exciting*...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envy_of_None
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL9wVZEkQts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bGz50FkQ0g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-auAxRx99gA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkygBAs_Z0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeQqcaZm5ws
*To me anyway. It might not be for everyone Rush like) but as a long time Alex Lifeson fan I'm super excited to hear his new music.
There's also this interesting little nugget...
https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/products/today-was-yesterday-featuring-alex-lifeson-cd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJVBMwfWDHc
And As I feel I've gone a bit off the rails here...
(and because I'd feel remiss if I neglected to include this)
Something that sounds a bit more Rush like but isn't really Rush...
https://tinyurl.com/4pj5mvyd
So Happy Friday everyone! ☮️
A little Rush guitar trivia...
http://www.freddysfrets.com/hentor.htm
https://lerxstamps.com/limelight-guitar/
A few Rush songs you might not have noticed...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YQkRFzOMEQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImWZ7iazWvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yz1l1dF6UA
Did you know that Alex and Geddy each made a guest appearance on an I Mother Earth album?
I Mother Earth - Like a Girl (Featuring Aleksandar Živojinović)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_hcwHKB-zM
I Mother Earth - Good For Sule (Featuring Geddy Lee Weinrib )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ErJi_fO4Q
Alex Lifeson was also invited to record a pair of songs on Edwin's Better Days album.
Edwin - Light Reflects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYgDPyIS7yY
Edwin - Eyes Of A Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuPs4oxrzk0
Something a bit different and quite exciting*...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envy_of_None
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL9wVZEkQts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bGz50FkQ0g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-auAxRx99gA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkygBAs_Z0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeQqcaZm5ws
*To me anyway. It might not be for everyone Rush like) but as a long time Alex Lifeson fan I'm super excited to hear his new music.
There's also this interesting little nugget...
https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/products/today-was-yesterday-featuring-alex-lifeson-cd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJVBMwfWDHc
And As I feel I've gone a bit off the rails here...
(and because I'd feel remiss if I neglected to include this)
Something that sounds a bit more Rush like but isn't really Rush...
https://tinyurl.com/4pj5mvyd
So Happy Friday everyone! ☮️
Moderator
Friday - April 4th 2025 9:03AM MST
PS: I had no idea either about that, Mr. Hail. I'll check out Mr. Brimelow's tariff article and more. I'd thought that maybe he was tired of the whole political scene, but, nope, never give up!
That goes for VDare too. It's needed now more than ever. (Like Richard Nixon in '72?)
That goes for VDare too. It's needed now more than ever. (Like Richard Nixon in '72?)
Hail
Friday - April 4th 2025 7:53AM MST
PS
On the tariff debate: Peter Brimelow's view:
https://www.peterbrimelow.com/p/hmm-pats-protectionism-has-risen
(I have only recently become aware that he started a personal website for his scribblings, now that VDare has been laid to rest.)
On the tariff debate: Peter Brimelow's view:
https://www.peterbrimelow.com/p/hmm-pats-protectionism-has-risen
(I have only recently become aware that he started a personal website for his scribblings, now that VDare has been laid to rest.)
Moderator
Friday - April 4th 2025 5:50AM MST
PS: Ha, I enjoyed that one, Alarmist ("Take Off"). Favorite of 28 comments, by one DonkMeister:
"This is more Canadian than Shania Twain drinking a maple syrup-flavoured Tim Hortons whilst driving a moose-drawn Zamboni around a hockey rink."
Now what would the "Newcomers" that fill up half of Toronto think of Rush, much less of Bob and Doug MacKenzie. It's all gibberish to them, no matter how good their command of English.
I'll check out your 2nd one shortly.
"This is more Canadian than Shania Twain drinking a maple syrup-flavoured Tim Hortons whilst driving a moose-drawn Zamboni around a hockey rink."
Now what would the "Newcomers" that fill up half of Toronto think of Rush, much less of Bob and Doug MacKenzie. It's all gibberish to them, no matter how good their command of English.
I'll check out your 2nd one shortly.
Moderator
Friday - April 4th 2025 5:43AM MST
PS: SafeNow re playing it loud. You linked me to the oldest "Hear & Soul" song of the 2 we know about.(?) That's a good example of music you don't have to listen to on high volume. All 3 are, I'd say. Perhaps that's the case with all Pop music, before you break out the Hard Rock out of that category (if it is in it to begin with).
I bring up an example: Gerry Rafferty.* I have put about 10 of his songs on this site, mostly early on, when I'd just pop in songs unrelated to any posts, with not much commentary. I'm a BIG fan. I'd guess that I know more of his music than 99.99%. (99.999?)% of Americans. I claim he had (he died a decade or so ago) the best male voice EVER in pop music.
I found that it still was nice to hear his songs at pretty high volume on descent - old fashioned Hi-Fi (not Wi-Fi!) speakers even though it is all soft pop music. Nowadays, the nice headphones play the lower range pretty well, but small iPhone/built-in computer speakers (and the old Walkman headsets with the foam around a little teeny tweeter) don't. But, you don't HAVE TO hear the low end, to still appreciate this pop music.
Rush, Zeppelin, etc, well, I really need to feel the bass guitar move around organs in my torso or it's not rock! I want to FEEL it. Just imagine that great guitar riff from Alex Lifeson here, in time with Geddy Lee's bass guitar and Neil Pert's bass drum, enough to drown out all else, as that song starts off, after that first few seconds of intro. There's nothing like it.
And, my hearing is still great! This is after hearing all that loud rock music over the years and being around screaming jet airplanes too. I don't even use the foamies any more. It's not THAT loud really,... wait...
* Though even some mild fans would know these, one has to include his small groups/duets The Humblebees and Stealer's Wheel, as they are basically Gerry Rafferty songs, IMO.
I bring up an example: Gerry Rafferty.* I have put about 10 of his songs on this site, mostly early on, when I'd just pop in songs unrelated to any posts, with not much commentary. I'm a BIG fan. I'd guess that I know more of his music than 99.99%. (99.999?)% of Americans. I claim he had (he died a decade or so ago) the best male voice EVER in pop music.
I found that it still was nice to hear his songs at pretty high volume on descent - old fashioned Hi-Fi (not Wi-Fi!) speakers even though it is all soft pop music. Nowadays, the nice headphones play the lower range pretty well, but small iPhone/built-in computer speakers (and the old Walkman headsets with the foam around a little teeny tweeter) don't. But, you don't HAVE TO hear the low end, to still appreciate this pop music.
Rush, Zeppelin, etc, well, I really need to feel the bass guitar move around organs in my torso or it's not rock! I want to FEEL it. Just imagine that great guitar riff from Alex Lifeson here, in time with Geddy Lee's bass guitar and Neil Pert's bass drum, enough to drown out all else, as that song starts off, after that first few seconds of intro. There's nothing like it.
And, my hearing is still great! This is after hearing all that loud rock music over the years and being around screaming jet airplanes too. I don't even use the foamies any more. It's not THAT loud really,... wait...
* Though even some mild fans would know these, one has to include his small groups/duets The Humblebees and Stealer's Wheel, as they are basically Gerry Rafferty songs, IMO.
The Alarmist
Friday - April 4th 2025 3:26AM MST
PS
Rush. Hmmm ... Geddee Lee. Didn’t he do that Racialist song, “Great White North” with Bob and Doug Mckenzie???
https://youtu.be/3-bAMoZtzy0
Bonus track: How to beat the Russians
https://youtu.be/RkXWiUfMp_s
Fun fact: The Alarmist dated a woman who once dated Rick Moranis. Shortly afterwards, he expatriated from North America.
🕉
Rush. Hmmm ... Geddee Lee. Didn’t he do that Racialist song, “Great White North” with Bob and Doug Mckenzie???
https://youtu.be/3-bAMoZtzy0
Bonus track: How to beat the Russians
https://youtu.be/RkXWiUfMp_s
Fun fact: The Alarmist dated a woman who once dated Rick Moranis. Shortly afterwards, he expatriated from North America.
🕉
SafeNow
Friday - April 4th 2025 12:51AM MST
PS
“ I can't do it - I can't listen to this on small computer speakers! I hope you can play it loud somewhere.”. - Mr. Moderator
First, thanks, as always, Mr. Moderator, for introducing this child of 60s / early 70s pop to musicians I had never heard before.
But now let’s get to the above quote. I think this is fascinating as it bespeaks a difference: I can’t think of a single song from my era about which someone would say that. Modern songs are volume-dependent!? (But you could point to the fact that in classical music, we sometimes see the “composer’s “forte” (= “play loud”) instruction.
“ I can't do it - I can't listen to this on small computer speakers! I hope you can play it loud somewhere.”. - Mr. Moderator
First, thanks, as always, Mr. Moderator, for introducing this child of 60s / early 70s pop to musicians I had never heard before.
But now let’s get to the above quote. I think this is fascinating as it bespeaks a difference: I can’t think of a single song from my era about which someone would say that. Modern songs are volume-dependent!? (But you could point to the fact that in classical music, we sometimes see the “composer’s “forte” (= “play loud”) instruction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdwTRBwT1IY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKxsXDXds-E
But seriously...
It's time for bed...
☮️