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Errors-To: email@example.com Reply-To: firstname.lastname@example.com Sender: email@example.com Precedence: bulk From: email@example.com To: rush_mailing_list Subject: 03/04/91 - The National Midnight Star #184 ** Special Edition ** ** ____ __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ** ** / /_/ /_ /\ / /__/ / / / / /\ / /__/ / ** ** / / / /__ / \/ / / / / /__/ / \/ / / /___ ** ** ** ** __ ___ ____ ** ** /\ /\ / / \ /\ / / / _ /__/ / ** ** / \/ \ / /___/ / \/ / /___/ / / / ** ** ** ** ____ ____ ___ ___ ** ** /__ / /__/ /__/ ** ** ____/ / / / / \ ** The National Midnight Star, Number 184 Monday, 4 March 1991 Today's Topics: RUSH Frequently Asked Questions List ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 91 07:47:45 PST From: firstname.lastname@example.com (Dan Delany) The RUSH Fans Digest Frequently Asked Questions List: Updated Mar 1, 1991 This file contains questions that seem to crop up frequently in the Rush Fans Digest. It will be posted on or around the first of each month, or whenever too many of these questions start to pop up in the Digest. If you received a copy of this file in email, other than as a part of a Digest, it is probably because you asked one of these questions. If you want a copy of the current version of this file, email me and I'll send you the most recent version. (Polyslo users: look in ~ddelany/Info/faql - it's world readable!) If you have any suggestions for additions to the list or corrections, please send them to me at email@example.com and I'll add them in. I'd appreciate it if people who submit questions submit anything they know about possible answers, since I don't have all of the answers myself! For information on the Rush Fans Digest (The National Midnight Star), please send mail to: firstname.lastname@example.com. DISCLAIMER: The information in this file is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but I'm not perfect. If you have an answer to one of these questions that doesn't match the one given here that you can verify, let me know, and I'll put it in! Anyway, on to the questions... What albums has the band released? A more complete version of this discography is available for FTP at vacs.uwp.wisc.edu. (184.108.40.206) {according to email@example.com, at least. I haven't looked.} These catalog numbers are the ones I read from my CDs & videotapes. I don't know LP/cassette/laserdisc catalog numbers. Mercury 822-541-2 (1974) [AAD] Rush Mercury 822-542-2 (1975) [AAD] Fly By Night Mercury 822-543-2 (1975) [AAD] Caress Of Steel Mercury 822-545-2 (1976) [AAD] 2112 Mercury 822-552-2 (1976) [AAD] All The World's A Stage Mercury 822-546-2 (1977) [AAD] A Farewell To Kings Mercury 822-547-2 (1978) [AAD] Hemispheres Mercury 822-548-2 (1980) [AAD] Permanent Waves Mercury 800-048-2 (1981) [ADD] Moving Pictures Mercury 822-551-2 (1981) [AAD] Exit...Stage Left* Mercury 810-002-2 (1982) [ADD] Signals Mercury 818-476-2 (1984) [AAD] Grace Under Pressure Mercury 826-098-2 (1985) [DDD] Power Windows Mercury 832-464-2 (1987) [DDD] Hold Your Fire Mercury 836-346-2 (1989) [ADD] A Show Of Hands Atlantic 7 82040-2 (1989) [DDD] Presto Mercury 838 936-2 (1990) Chronicles Additionally, several collections are available: {sorry - no catalog numbers, as I don't have these.} Archives (includes _Rush_,_Fly By Night_, and _Caress Of Steel_) _RUSH_ Through Time _Everything Your Listeners Ever Wanted To Hear By Rush But You Were Afraid To Play_ - this collection was targeted at radio stations. It was never officially released, and is extremely rare. It's a selection taken from FBN, CoS and 2112. _Rush - Profiled!_ - This CD was released to radio stations and is rather rare. It contains things like band members saying "Hi, this is * of Rush, and you're listening to radio magic." (Paraphrased from memory.) It also contains quite a few tracks of band members answering questions. The questions are printed in the liner notes, so a DJ can ask a question and play the CD of the appropriate person answering that question. * The Anthem release of ESL, available in Canada is [ADD], but the US CD is [AAD]. Are any videotapes of the band available? Polygram Music Video 60285 (1981) Exit...Stage Left PMV 60607 (1986) Grace Under Pressure Tour (includes the video for _The Big Money_) PMV 0741 760-3 (1989) A Show Of Hands (The laserdisc version includes _Lock And Key_, which isn't on the videotape version.) PMV 60466 (1985) Through The Camera Eye (video compilation) includes: Vital Signs Tom Sawyer [live, from Exit...Stage Left] Subdivisions Countdown Distant Early Warning Afterimage The Enemy Within The Body Electric PMV 082 765-3 (1990) Chronicles (video compilation) includes: Closer To The Heart [live] The Trees [live] Limelight [studio] Tom Sawyer [live, from ESL with some minor changes] Red Barchetta [live, from ESL] Subdivisions [from _Through The Camera Eye_] Distant Early Warning [from _Through The Camera Eye_] Red Sector A [live, from the p/g tour video] The Big Money [the shortened MTV version, not the complete one from the p/g tour video] Mystic Rhythms Time Stand Still Lock And Key Are these tapes available on laserdisc? I don't know about Chronicles, but the other 4 of them are. What songs has the band made videos for? A Farewell To Kings Closer To The Heart % Xanadu Circumstances The Trees % Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer [live, from ESL] %# Red Barchetta [live, from ESL] % Limelight % Limelight [live, from ESL] Vital Signs # Subdivisions %# Countdown # Distant Early Warning %# Afterimage # The Enemy Within # The Body Electric # The Big Money %& Mystic Rhythms % Marathon [live, from ASoH] Time Stand Still % Lock And Key % Show Don't Tell The Pass Superconductor % These videos appear on the _Chronicles_ videotape. # These videos appear on the _Through The Camera Eye_ videotape. & This video appears in it's complete form on the end of the _Grace Under Pressure Tour_ videotape. The shortened MTV version appears on the _Chronicles_ videotape. Can anyone list everything else that the members of Rush have ever appeared on? This is not a complete list. Please send me your additions! "Universal Juveniles" by Max Webster (Rush in "Battlescar") 1980 (ANR-1-1027 Anthem)
"Great White North" by Bob and Doug McKenzie (Geddy singing "Take Off") 1981 (ANR-1-1036 Anthem) "Vignettes" by Marie Lynn Hammond (Lee on 2 tracks) 1983 (BTR 1002 Black Tie Records) "Boys Brigade" by Boys Brigade (Lee produced) 1983 (ST 12278 Capitol) "We Are the World" by USA for Africa with Lee in Northern Lights singing "Tears are Not Enough" 1985 (40043 Columbia) "Alien Shores" by Platinum Blonde (Alex on 2 tracks) 1985 (PCC-80105 Columbia) "Champion" by Jeff Berlin (Peart on 2 tracks) 1985 (Passport Jazz PJ 88004 A) "Beyond Borders" by Canadian Guitar Summit (with Alex) July 1987 Guitar Player Magazine (flexidisc) "Pieces of Eight" (Peart percussion complilation) May 1987 Modern Drummer Magazine (flexidisc) "Serious Business" by Greenway (Alex doing solo in "In the Danger Zone") 1988 (81827-1 Atlantic) "Clean Slate" by Clean Slate (Alex produced) 1988 (ANM-1 5002 Anthem) (5 song EP) "Dream on the Horizon: A Tribute to the Olympic Spirit" by The Big Picture 1988 (WSC-331 Chartwell Records) (Alex on 2 tracks) "Smoke on the Water" (Mega-Rock Re-Mix)/Paranoid, by Rock Aid Armenia and Black Sabbath, (Alex on guitar) 1989 UK ARMENT 001, ARMENTR 002, ARMENT 002 "Lost Brotherhood" by Larry Gowan (Alex on all tracks) 1990 (80160 Anthem) CASSETTES: "Star Jam Series: Neil Peart Style" "Starlicks Guitar Lesson: Alex Lifeson Style" In the January 1986 issue of _Modern Drummer_ magazine, while discussing his appearance on the Jeff Berlin album, Neil says that he "...did a similar thing with a musician named Ken Ramm in Toronto. That record was released in Canada." What was the first single released by the band? The A side was a cover of a Buddy Holly song called "Not Fade Away." The B side was a Lee/Rutsey song called "You Can't Fight It." These songs are not on any Rush albums. I just bought the CD of and it's missing a track! Is a complete version of this CD available? No. But if you absolutely have to have everything on CD, the 2 missing tracks are on _Chronicles_. What is Battlescar/Max Webster, who plays on it, what is the label/catalogue number for the Universal Juveniles CD? Where can I write to get it? Max Webster is a Canadian band that used to open for Rush. Battlescar is a song from their _Universal Juveniles_ CD that was done as a duet of the 2 bands. Max Webster - Universal Juveniles 1980 Mercury SRM-1-3855 [6337 144] Distributed by Polygram Distribution, Inc. Polygram 810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 Write: Anthem Records Oak Manor P.O. 1000 Oak Ridges, Ontario Canada L0G 1P0 One more note: "Battlescar" has a subscript: "recorded live July 28th, 1980 Phase One Studios -Toronto-". Have any books been written about the band? Rush - Visions: The Official Biography (c) 1988 By Bill Banasiewicz (The B-Man) ISBN: 0-7119-1162-2 94 pages From: Omnibus Press Distributor: Music Sales Corporation 24 East 22nd Street New York, NY 10010 Success Under Pressure (c) 1984 By Steve Gett ISBN: 0-89524-230-3 48 pages From: Cherry Lane Books 110 Midland Avenue Port Chester, NY 10573 Rush (c)1982 By Brian Harrigan ISBN: 0-86001-934-9 80 pages The Putnam Publishing Group 200 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 Somebody posted
- in the Digest. I missed it - could somebody please send me a copy? Does anybody have the lyrics to
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- in? This list isn't complete, and it probably contains errors. Let me know, so I can fix them! Item Issue ---- ----- Neil's reaction to the Digest 5 Analysis of "The Pass" 21 Neil's editorial on Satanism 22 A Nice Morning Drive 34 Grace Under Pressure tour book 42 Permanent Waves tour book 48 1978 Article/Story on Rush 59 Alex interview: Music Express #132, 1989 62 "Kubla Khan" 64 Modern Drummer interview with Neil (Dec 89) 68 HYF tour book 69 Rockline interview 4/30/90 72 Peart Q & A 74 Definition of "peart" 80 Chronicles essay 81 "Kubla Khan" 88 Rush special from "The Source" 91 _Success Under Pressure_ (Part 1 of 4) 93 _Success Under Pressure_ (Part 2 of 4) 94 _Success Under Pressure_ (Part 3 of 4) 96 Anniversary issue (Part 1 of 2) 98 Anniversary issue (Part 2 of 2) 99 _Success Under Pressure_ (Part 4 of 4) 101 Interview with Alex 11/20/90 107 Updated Rush tour dates listing 108 "In The Studio" interviews/MP era 110 _Rolling Stone_ interviews: 5/15,80,6/26/80,5/28/81 114 Guitar World, March 1990 118 1978 _Sounds_ article 121 Rolling Stone album reviews (Hemispheres,PeW,ESL,Signals,p/g,PoW,ASoH,Presto) 123 Dec 18, 1983 _Sounds_ article 125 "The Source" interview: 2/27/83 131 Modern Drummer interview with Neil (April 84) 134 Moving Pictures tour book 136 Neil Peart drumset giveaway from _Modern Drummer_ 3/87 142 Neil Peart: "The Quest For New Drums" (5/87 MD) 145 Neil Peart: drumset giveaway results (10/87 MD) 145 Neil Peart: "Getting The Drum Part" (8/88 MD) 145 Neil Peart: "A Real Job" (2/87 MD) 151 I've been seeing used in the Digest. What does it mean? FBN Fly By Night COS Caress Of Steel ATWAS All The World's A Stage AFTK A Farewell To Kings PeW Permanent Waves {PLEASE! NOT just PW!} MP Moving Pictures ESL Exit... Stage Left GUP Grace Under Pressure p/g Grace Under Pressure PoW Power Windows {PLEASE! NOT just PW!} HYF Hold Your Fire ASoH A Show Of Hands TTCA Through The Camera Eye {rare, but it shows up} IMHO In My Humble/Honest Opinion WRT With Respect To ORQ Obligatory Rush Quote AHO: Anyone Heard Of... ALTP: Avoid It Like The Plague BBB: Blah, Blah, Blah BFD: Big F*ckin Deal BJ: (I assume you guys know this one... ;-)) BMA: Blew Me Away BTW: By The Way CIU: Crank It Up! DAU: Donning Asbestos Underwear EMOMC: Even More Obligatory Musical Content FIOTNC: Frisbee It Off The Nearest Cliff GAALMAYS: Go Away And Leave Me Alone You Slimeball GMAW: Gave Me A Woody GSM: Good Sex Music ICF: I Can't Find... IGAGBAYCDTI: It's Got A Good Beat And You Can Dance To It IHRI: I Highly Recommend It IMHO: In My Humble Opinion IMHTTO: In My Holier Than Thou Opinion IMO: In My Opinion ISTBO: It Sucked The Big One LTIS: Listen To It Stoned MMG: Makes Me Gag MMW: Made Me Wet (female version of GMAW) MOMC: More Obligatory Musical Content NAFW: Not Another Flame War!! NFP: No Flames Please NIDPA: No! I Don't Play Accordian NKOTB: No Kissing Or Tongue Badminton OMC: Obligatory Musical Content ONNATT: Oh, No! Not Another Top Ten PMO: Piss Me Off POS: Piece Of Sh*t RCS: Real Cool Shit SJA: woj ;-) TAV: Take A Valium TBE: Their Best Ever TOS: Totally Orgasmic Shit WOM: Waste Of Money WFM: Works For Me I've heard about the "Rush Backstage Club." What is it, and how do I join? It's an outfit that sells Rush souvenirs (t-shirts, posters, etc) and occasionally releases a newsletter. (I'm not a member, so I don't really know. Could a member send me some details?) To join the backstage club, just send $11.95 ($9 to join plus $2.95 shipping and handling) to: Rush Backstage Club 1055 E. Tropicana Avenue, #580 Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 Membership obligation is to purchase 1 item of merchandise each year to stay on the mailing list. Also, they will answer any inquiries if you include a self addressed stamped envelope. For those international people, pay in U.S. money (NO CASH!!!) and include postage coupons with information requests. What is the marital status of the band members? In _Visions_, there is a group picture of all 3 band members and their wives. What are the birthdays of the band members? Geddy Lee July 29,1953 Neil Peart September 12, 1952 Alex Lifeson August 27, 1953 What are the real names of the band members? Geddy Lee Gary Leibovitz {This continues to be debated in the Digest, but there seems to be more written evidence for "Leibovitz" than "Weinrib." I don't want to seem rude, but this will only get changed if somebody can quote a written source or an interview of some kind. Sending me email saying that "My friend told me that his name was..." doesn't cut it as proof. Looks like a good Rockline question to me!} Neil Peart Neil Peart Alex Lifeson Alex Zinovinojivic How is "Peart" pronounced? It rhymes with "near." Does anybody have an address I can use to write to the band? This address was posted to the Digest, but I can't vouch for the correctness of it. RUSH 41 Britan St. (#200) Toronto, ON M5C 1R7, CANADA The Backstage Club will probably forward mail as well. _Modern Drummer_ magazine will forward mail to Neil (or other drummers, for that matter!) Modern Drummer 870 Pompton Avenue Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Who says
in ? Neil does the narrative during "The Necromancer". Neil does the "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation - We have assumed control" bit at the end of "2112". The deep voice at the beginning of "Cygnus X-1" is none other than Terry Brown. Neil says "Subdivisions" in the song of the same name, even though Alex is shown in the video and does it live. Alex says "That's nice" at the end of "Chain Lightning". We don't know who says "I will be the judge" and "Give the jury direction." {I _think_ it's Alex, since it sounds similar to "That's nice," but I don't know for sure.} What is a Lerxt? A Lerxt is an Alex Lifeson. Where did the name "Rush" come from? Paraphrased Background: In August of 1968 the band's formal lineup was Alex on guitar, John Rutsey on drums, and Jeff Jones on bass and vocals. They got a job to play at the "Coff-In", a coffee house in the basement of an Anglican Church [Great name, eh?] for $25/night. " The band was excited, but they had a big problem. While they had been dreaming of playing, they had neglected to come up with a name for their group. So a few days before the gig they sat around in John's basement trying to come up with an appropriate monicker. They weren't having much luck when John's older brother Bill piped up, 'Why don't you call the band Rush' and Rush it was." -- from _Visions_ Whatever happened to John Rutsey? "John's still around. I see John quite often. He gave up playing shortly after he left the band and went into bodybuilding. He competed on an amateur level for a while, doing that for a few years, and has sort of been in and out of that, but he still works out, and I work out with him a few times a week at a local gym - at a Gold's, here in Toronto." -- Alex Lifeson, in the 2/6/89 Rockline interview Where did By-Tor's name come from? RUSH's road manager, Howard, came up with the title at a party. There were two dogs at the party, one was a german shepherd and the other was a tiny white nervous dog. Howard used to call the shepherd 'By-Tor' because anyone that walked into the house was bitten. The other dog was a snow-dog (white...). So from that night on Howard called the pair of dogs "By-Tor and the Snow Dog." -- from firstname.lastname@example.com In "By-Tor And The Snow Dog" By-Tor is the bad guy, but he's a hero in "The Necromancer." What happened? When asked about this on Rockline, Geddy said something along the lines of, "He saw the light." Neil once commented, "I guess he's like all of us - sometimes good, and sometimes he's bad!" Where did the story of _2112_ come from? 2112 is _very_ loosely based on _Anthem_, by Ayn Rand. Much of Neil's early work was influenced by Rand. I read that "Xanadu" was based on a famous poem. Does anybody have a copy? The poem is "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Your local library probably has a copy. It appeared in the Digest issue #88. Has anybody noticed that you can hear part of the 1812 Overture in _2112_? Yes. Where does the name 'Rocinante' come from? It was the name of Steinbeck's motor home in _Travels With Charlie_. It was also the name of Don Quixote's horse. What does "La Villa Strangiato" mean? 'Weird City' is a rough translation of the title. The song itself is based on several of Alex's nightmares and some cartoon themes. Much of this music can be heard on a CD called ""The Carl Stalling Project". Where do the different parts of "La Villa Strangiato" start/end? This chart was made up by Brad Armstrong <email@example.com>. Thanks, Brad! La Villa Strangiato (An exercise in Self-Indulgence) Studio Live I. Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds! 0.00 0.16 II. To sleep, perchance to dream... 0.27 0.49 III. Strangiato theme 2.00 2.18 IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland 3.16 3.36 V. Monsters! 5.43 6.09 VI. The Ghost of the Aragon 6.09 6.30 VII. Danforth and Pape 6.45 7.07 VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves 7.26 7.48 IX. Never turn your back on a Monster! 7.52 8.14 X. Monsters! (Reprise) 8.03 8.24 XI. Strangiato theme (Reprise) 8.17 8.40 XII. A Farewell to Things 9.21 9.14 Why was the headline on the newspaper on the cover of _Permanent Waves_ blocked out? "There are always the inevitable last minute crises, such as the Chicago Daily Tribune being still so embarrassed about their 'Dewey defeats Truman' error of more than thirty years ago, that they actually refused to let us use it on the cover!" -- Neil Peart, in the _Permanent Waves_ tourbook To clarify this: When Truman ran against Dewey for President, Truman lost in most of the states with early returns. So, it looked like Dewey was going to win. The Tribune released an early morning paper the next day with a 'Dewey defeats Truman' headline. What is the "words of the profits" quote in "The Spirit Of Radio" about? It's referring to "Sounds of Silence." Here are the lyrics: Sounds of Silence: "And the sign said the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, And tenament halls And whispered in the wells of silence" Spirit of Radio: "For the words of the profits were written on the studio wall, Concert hall, And echoes with the sound of salesmen..." What is "Free Will" about? "The song is about freedom of choice and free will, and you believing in what you decide you believe in." -- Geddy Lee, in the 12/4/89 Rockline interview Where is "Lotus-Land?" "Lotus-land as it appears in 'Free Will' is simply a metaphor for an idealized background, a 'land of milk and honey'. It is sometimes also used as a pejorative name for Los Angeles, though that was not in my mind when I wrote it." -- Neil Peart What building is on the cover of _Moving Pictures_? The building pictured is the old Parliament building in downtown Toronto. It is several blocks south of the Toronto Planetarium surrounded by a park. There is a multilane road that splits into two multilane roads to run around both sides of it and joins up again on the south side. The entrance on the cover is on the south of the building. My _Moving Pictures_ CD is missing the first half second or so from "Tom Sawyer". Can I get a new one? Yes. Here's the address {perhaps an old one; it was good a few years ago} for PolyGram QA : Jeanie Whitaker Polygram Distribution, INC. Quality Assurance 6220 Churchman Bypass Indianapolis, IN 46203 (317) 788-9913 Who is Pye Dubois? Pye Dubois was the lyricist for Max Webster. "Tom Sawyer" began life as a Max Webster song called "Louis The Warrior," but Pye gave the lyrics to Neil after "Battlescar" was recorded. Pye also helped Neil write "Force Ten." What is a barchetta? Barchetta is Italian for little boat. The history of the Ferrari barchetta: (note the lower case b, it designates a body style like coupe, spyder, cabriolet or berlinetta, not an actual model name) Ferrari 166MM - V-12, 1995cc, 60x58.8mm, 140 bhp @ 6600 rpm, CR 10:1, single ohc per bank, Weber carbs, 5-speed gearbox integral with engine, double wishbone front suspension, rigid axle rear suspension. First shown at the Turin Salon in November of 1948. It's simple but effective barchetta styling became greatly admired and many times copied. The MM designation was added to the 166 model number to designate the 1948 victory of a 166 in the Mille Miglia. A total of 46 166MMs were built in Series I & II between 1948 and 1953. 25 of the series I cars (1948-1951) carried the barchetta designation, none of the Series II cars were barchettas. Ferrari 195 Sport - V-12, 2431cc, 65x58.8mm, 180 bhp @ 7000 rpm, CR 7.5:1, rest same as above This car had essentially the same engine as the 166MM bored out to 65mm. The body was very similar to the 275S discussed below. As a hybrid prototype, it is not known exactly how many of these cars were made. Probably at least one barchetta (certainly no more than three) were made in 1950. The one known barchetta finished second in the 1950 Mille Miglia. Ferrari 275S - V-12, 3322cc, 72x68mm, 270 bhp @ 7200 rpm, CR 8:1, rest same as above A prototype of the type 340 America series of cars, only two were made in 1950. Both cars, in barchetta configuration, entered the Mille Miglia in April but retired the race with clutch problems. Ferrari 340 America - V-12, 4101 cc, 70X68mm (?), 220 bhp @ 6000 rpm, CR 8:1, rest same as above This car was a downsized formula 1 racer with a smaller displacement than it's 4.5 liter F1 counterpart. These cars evolved into the 342 America as the GT version and the 340MM as the sport. Of the 25 340s produced in 1951, 7 were touring barchettas. Ferrari 225S - V-12, 2715 cc, 70X58.8mm, 210 bhp @ 7200 rpm, CR 8.5:1, rest same as above Considered as the final link to the extremely successful 3-liter 250 series of cars, 20 225Ss were built in 1952, but only 1 in the barchetta configuration. Since only 35-37 barchettas were built between 1948 and 1953 under various model numbers it's not surprising that few people were even aware they existed. Source: "The Complete Ferrari" by Godfrey Eaton 1986 by Cadogan Books Ltd. {Ironically, 2 of my friends (who don't know each other) who are from Italy have independently told me that it's pronounced 'barketta,' with a hard 'ch' sound.} What does "YYZ" mean? YYZ is the transmitter code for Toronto International Airport. Every airport is assigned a unique 3 letter code, and that code is always being transmitted so that pilots can tell,roughly, where they are and verify that their navigational radios are tuned properly. These codes are also written on your luggage tags when you fly. The intro to the song is Morse code for "YYZ". How does Neil play plywood? "Well you wear gloves so as not to get splinters, you take a piece of 1/4" plywood, and smack it down HARD on the top of a wooden stool. Very demanding, technically - took years of practice." -Neil Peart Near the end of "The Camera Eye," there are some mumblings that I can't quite make out. Does anybody know for sure what is being said? No. {The first time I posted this FAQL, I received no fewer than 8 emails from people who claimed to know exactly what is being said there. Unfortunately, none of them agreed with each other, which tells me that at least 7 of them were wrong, so I'm only going to change this answer if somebody can come up with proof that they are right, such as an interview or magazine article.} Who is T.C. Broonsie? Terry Brown. Who is the writer in "Losing It" about? Neil discusses this song in _Modern Drummer_ magazine, in the April 1984 issue. The writer represents Ernest Hemingway. The dancer "...drew a bit from that film with Shirley MacLaine called _The Turning Point_..." Who is Count Floyd? He was a character on the Canadian TV show SCTV. {similar to "WKRP in Cincinatti", but a TV station.} The Count Floyd character had a show that featured really bad movies. {movies so bad that even Elvira wouldn't show them.} Is that crackling noise about 10-20 seconds into "Distant Early Warning" on the _Grace Under Pressure_ CD supposed to be there, or is my copy defective? It's supposed to be there. There is a rumbling at that point on the _A Show Of Hands_ CD and on the _Grace Under Pressure Tour_ video, but people without subwoofers may be unable to detect it. Who was Absalom? He was King David's favorite son, who rebelled against his father, and was killed by Joab, according to my trusty Websters. There is also a Faulkner novel called _Absalom, Absalom!_ To quote Neil: "Before I ever knew who or what Absalom was, I always loved the sound of it. I had thought perhaps it was an ancient prayer or something. There is a book by William Faulkner called _Absalom, Absalom_, which, again, I loved the sound of. I wanted to put it in the song, as a play on words with "absolute" and "obsolete", but I thought I'd better find out for sure what it meant. So I called my wife and asked her to look it up in the encyclopedia. When I learned the real story, and its Biblical roots, I decided that it was still appropriate, as it was the ultimate expression of compassion, which is what the song was really about. "Absalom, Absalom. My son, my son. Would God I had died for thee." (Now don't anyone go reading any religion into that!)" Who is the boy in the "Distant Early Warning" video? He is Geddy's son, Julian. What songs make up the "Fear" trilogy? The "Fear" trilogy consists of: Part 1: The Enemy Within (Grace Under Pressure) Part 2: The Weapon (Signals) Part 3: Witch Hunt (Moving Pictures) Has this trilogy ever been performed live? Yes. It's on the _Grace Under Pressure Tour_ video. Why do the songs appear in reverse order? "It's really kind of strange how it turned out, and it's not meant to be as mysterious and clever as it looks. It was more accidental. At the time of _Moving Pictures_, I had actually sketched out each of the three songs in my notebook and talked to the other guys about them and what I was going to go for, but the easiest one for me to clarify in my mind and in words was 'Witch Hunt,' because it was the simplest concept to deal with, and then 'The Weapon' came next because my thinking led up to that point, but in fact a couple snatches of lyrics and even both of the verses for 'The Enemy Within' were written as long ago as that, and all of the titles and everything were fixed on, and what I wanted to write about, but 'The Enemy Within' was the most difficult one to deal with, so it ended up being the last one done, so they happened to go in the order 3-2-1." -- Neil Peart, in an interview on KGB 101 FM, San Diego: 10/2/84 What is the Omega Concern? As Alex realized that he had to play acoustic guitar for some Rush tunes and then quickly switch to his electric (Closer to the Heart, etc.), he crafted a stand (actually an attachment to a Tama Titan cymbal stand) that holds his acoustic in an adjustable playing position. He soon began to sell this as a product (1st to Music Emporium) under the company label "The Omega Concern." Apparently, Alex's "company" also made Geddy a light-up lyric stand and Neil got a newspaper/book holder so he could read while he eats breakfast. What do the three spheres on the _Hold Your Fire_ cover represent? "It's so difficult to describe the album cover because you want to leave a little bit of mystery, and you want it to be interpreted by the person who is holding the thing in front of them. So I'm really not going to say too much about what the cover says to me, but it's nothing extremely mystical or anything. It has nothing to do with brown rice." -- Geddy Lee, on Rockline 10/5/87 How many Rush symbols are there in the _Hold Your Fire_ inside photo? the fire hydrant from "Signals" the TV from "Power Windows" the clock indicating 9:12 (21:12 military time) the number 15 on the main building... in the "Hold Your Fire" tour book, they mentioned that this was their 15th album to date. the juggler is clearly holding his fire. at the very far left, underneath the chains is a trunk with the logo from their first album. This was spotted on a 12 inch picture disk from the album. It cannot be seen in many other versions of the picture. The Chinese neon sign above the restaurant reads "Tai-Shan". A friend told me that the car is a Mercury, but I don't know this for sure. Look right off of the juggler's right shoulder in the open window. There is someone's hand shown holding a pistol. In one of the upper right hand windows of the right hand most apartment building you can see part of the head and crown of the Statue of Liberty who we all know holds a burning torch in her right hand. How did Pye Dubois come to be involved with "Force Ten"? What does the title of that song mean? "It was more or less an afterthought in the writing stage. We took two months to do all of our writing and preproduction, you know, preparation for the making of the record, and we had nine songs, and we had about a day and a half left of time booked before we were supposed to leave and get ready to make the record. And our producer and all of us were pushing for ten tracks on the album, and some lyrics had been submitted to us by a friend of ours, Pye Dubois, who co-wrote 'Tom Sawyer' with us in years gone by. And Neil was able to put some of his own thoughts to one of the songs that he had an present it to us in the morning of the last day that we were there, and we loved the results, so we got together and brainstormed for about 2 or 3 hours, and we had Force Ten." -- Geddy Lee, on Rockline 10/5/87 What film are the clips in the "Lock And Key" video and the _A Show Of Hands_ laserdisc, just before "Lock And Key," from? It's called _The Last Mile_. What is Tai Shan about? Tai' Shan (from Hold Your Fire) is the name of an actual "holy mountain" in China. The mythical (?) emperor Huang Ti had so much power that he was able to summon all the spirits of the world to him on top of Tai' Shan to proclaim his power. Legend has it that if you climb to the top of this mountain and "raise your hands to heaven," you _will_ live to be at least 100 years old. Neil wrote these lyrics while sitting at the top of the mountain. What is happening during the "censored" section of the Show Of Hands video? "That's kind of a joke, but it doesn't seem like many people are getting that joke. Actually, Alex, at certain parts of that song, would just start rambling into the microphone -- all kinds of various nonsense, and it actually never got recorded anywhere. So no one had any idea, including him, what he had actually said. But we loved the shot of him just ranting into this microphone, so we decided we would put up this bogus 'radioactive' warning about the fact that we had 'censored' what he had said, and we thought we did it in kind of an obvious way -- it looked like it was phony, because we put the radioactivity symbols right on the screen, but nobody seems to be getting that." -- Geddy Lee, in the 12/4/89 Rockline interview In the _A Show Of Hands_ video, does Geddy really say "Catch a fish?" Yes, he does. Nobody knows why. In the _A Show Of Hands_ video, has anybody noticed that Alex's guitar keeps changing? Yes. This has been discussed several times in the Digest. The _A Show Of Hands_ video was filmed during a 3-night concert series at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. Test footage was shot the first night. The majority of the video comes from the second night, but several shots were used from the third night's performance. In some cases, this was because the shots taken on the second night weren't quite right, but in a few places, like the beginning of _2112_, it was Geddy having fun in the editing stage. What is "Chain Lightning" about? "I'm a weather fanatic - I really love weather, and I watch the weather and look for a good weatherman. And, one night I was watching it, and there are two incidents in that song that are synchronicity to one weather report, where the weatherman showed a picture of sun-dogs, and described them, and they are just two little points of light that appear at sunset, often in the winter when the sky is clear and crystalline, and they are like little prisms, and they sit about ten degrees north and south of the setting sun, and they are just beautiful little diamonds of light, and often-times there's a circle of light -- one line, that connects them. So they are a really beautiful natural phenomenon, and I love the name too. 'Sun-dogs' just has a great sound to it. And in that same weather forecast, the weatherman announced a meteor shower that night, and so my daughter and I went out on the lake in the middle of the night and watched this meteor shower. So the whole idea of the song was response and how people respond to things, and it's a thing I've found a lot in travelling around the world, too. It's not enough just to travel and see things. You have to respond to them -- you have to feel them, and a lot of the thrust of that song is how things are transferred, like chain lightning or enthusiasm or energy or love are things that are contagious, and if someone feels them, they are easily transferrable to another person, or in the case of watching a meteor shower, it's made more special if there is someone else there. 'Reflected in another pair of eyes' is the idea that it's a wonderful thing already, just you and the meteor shower, but if there's someone else there with you to share it, then it multiplies, you know, it becomes exponentially a bigger experience, so response is a theme that recurs in several of the songs and was one of my probably dominant sub-themes in the writing." -- Neil Peart, on the _Rush - Profiled!_ CD What is the song, "Anagram (for Mongo)" about? "It doesn't really say one thing; it says a bunch of little things, and I think that's OK as long as it sounds good. You know, as long as it rolls off the tongue kind of thing? So I think different songs are different exercises, to a degree, and I think that if they feel like exercises, then there's something wrong with the song. But if they can slip by in a kind of cohesive and fluid way, or if the effect is to be disjoint, and sometimes that's what you're after. Sometimes you want it to be jarring and disjointed and nonsensical. I think it depends on what you're trying to do, and whether you've achieved it in your mind, and whether it actually worked, and 'Anagram,' I think, did work, even though it's a game - the whole song is a game. The choruses are quite smooth and quite interesting, and they have a nice sound to them and they kind of mock the whole song itself, so I think it was effective there." -- Geddy Lee, on the _Rush - Profiled!_ CD What does (for Mongo) after "Anagram" on the "Presto" album mean? It's a joke from the movie _Blazing Saddles_, referring to the "Candygram for Mongo" scene, according to Geddy on Rockline 12/4/89. When is the next album coming out? "We've been working for about two weeks now, we're working on the new record, we'll be working until probably the middle of December and take a break then, get back into it in the new year, start recording the end of February and hopefully finish by the end of June, take a few weeks off in the summer, and then possibly start touring some time in the fall next year." -- Alex Lifeson, November 20, 1990 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto ############################################################################## Please send me your suggestions for additions or corrections. "All the world's a stage | email@example.com And all the men and women merely players: | Daniel Alan Delany They have their exits and their entrances; -- Wm. 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Harvard inducted 14 new members to the Varsity Club Hall of Fame May 3 (David Silverman).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – 14 former Harvard student-athletes were inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Harvard Club of Boston May 3.
Elissa Hart-Mahan '98, Daniel Ezra '98, Brian Ralph '98, Michael Zimmerman '92, Tasha Cupp '98, Michael Ferrucci '98, Thomas Blake '98, Mike Kiedel '98, Ivy Pochoda '98, Michal Gattnar '98, Thomas McLaughlin '98, Andrew Rueb '95, Allison Feaster '98 and Matt Birk '98 were all welcomed into the Hall of Fame at the 47th induction ceremony, while Mike Giardi '94 served as the master of ceremonies at the event.
Hart-Mahan is the first former women's volleyball player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. A four-year letterwinner for the Crimson, Hart-Mahan earning first team All-Ivy League honors in 1996 and 1997. She also set the career record for blocks (287) and solo blocks (142) while ranking second all-time in kills (1,398). She also holds the school single-season records for kills (511), solo blocks (53) and total blocks (138), which helped her earn the Mary G. Paget Prize and the Harvard-Radcliife Foundation for Women's Athletics Prize as a senior.
Ezra helped guide the men's squash team to four consecutive national championships and Ivy League titles between 1994 and 1998. The two-time Ivy League Player of the Year won the 1996 individual national championship, while placing second his other three years at Harvard. He was also named to the All-Ivy League first team and NIRSA All-Tournament four times and to the All-America first team three times.
Ralph was the catalyst for the most successful teams in not only Harvard baseball history but Ivy League history, as well. The 1997 Ivy League Player of the Year helped lead the Crimson to a program and Ancient Eight record 36 wins in 1997. His 21-game hit streak was a school record at the time and he also tied the single-season home runs with 10 in 1997. Ralph ranks tied for seventh career home runs (18) and is tied for third in single-season hits (64). The two-time All-Ivy first-team selection also helped lead the Crimson to victories over Nicholls State and Tulane in the 1998 NCAA Regional.
A three-time First Team All-Ivy selection in singles and a four-time choice in doubles, Zimmerman was a key contributor during the dominant run of men's tennis in the 80s and 90s. During his time in Cambridge, the Crimson was consistently ranked in the top-15 nationally and won four consecutive Ivy League championships between 1989 -1992. The 1989 EITA Ivy League Rookie of the Year was also tabbed twice as the EITA Ivy League Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992, and he was named an All-American in doubles (1991 and 1992) and singles (1992).
Zimmerman qualified for the NCAA singles championships three straight years, and he also reached the ITA National Indoor Doubles Championships finals. Additionally, he was named the ITCA Region I player of the Year after winning the ITA Northeast Regional Indoor Championship.
On the softball diamond, Cupp did it all for the Crimson. The 1998 Ivy League Pitcher of the Year led Harvard to a perfect 12-0 mark during conference play her senior season en route to the Crimson's first Ancient Eight title and NCAA tournament appearance. Cupp helped Harvard top Holy Cross and crosstown rival Boston College in the tournament before the team fell to Oklahoma in the regional. A four-time All-Ivy Selection (First Team 1998, Second Team 1995-97), she holds the program records for wins (59), shutouts (17) and innings pitched (563.1). She still ranks in the top-10 in 12 different pitching categories, including ERA (1.80) and strikeouts (475).
Ferrucci established himself as one of the best attackmen in the history of Harvard lacrosse. The 1998 All-New England Player of the Year ranks second all-time in career goals (131), seventh in assists (79) and third in points (210). He was a First Team All-Ivy selection in 1998 and a second-team pick in 1996 while also earning All-America Honorable Mention status both years. A two-time recipient of the Harvard Lacrosse Outstanding Player Award, he guided the Crimson to an at-large bid in the 1996 NCAA Tournament, which saw the Crimson top Hofstra, 15-12, in the opening round.
The 1997 EITA/Ivy League Player and Sportsman of the Year, Blake, continued the dominant lineage of the men's tennis team. An instrumental part of the Crimson winning four Ivy League championships during his time at Harvard, Blake earned the 1998 Regional ITA/Farnsworth Senior Player of the Year (Northeast), the 1998 Regional I ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship and the 1998 ITA Van Nostrand Award.
While he experienced great success during his senior year, also being named the EITA/Ivy Senior of the Year, he was an All-American in 1996 in singles and in 1997 in doubles, pairing with Mitt Arnold to earn a spot on the All-EITA First Team in 1997 after earning second-team honors the previous two seasons. Additionally, in singles play, Blake was a two-time All-EITA first-team selection in 1996 and 1997 and a second-team pick in 1995.
After spending his first two years at Florida, Kiedel transferred to Harvard and quickly made his mark in the pool and in the record books. His first year in Cambridge saw Kiedel earn first team all-conference honors in the 200 freestyle and the 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams. He went on to earn first-team accolades in the 100 and 200 freestyle, the 200 individual medley, the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 400 medley relay his senior year.
Kiedel set the school record in the 200 freestyle (1:34.94), and he also posted the second fastest time in the 500 freestyle. He won four individual conference titles during his time at Harvard and helped the Crimson win a pair of Eastern Championships. An All-American in three different events, he went on to swim for the German 800 freestyle relay team in the 2000 Olympics.
Pochoda's arrival in Cambridge coincided with one of the women's squash team's most successful runs. After being named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 1995, she went on to earn Player of the Year honors the following season. She was a four-time First Team All-America and All-Ivy selection, and she went on to conclude her career with an individual national championship in 1998. A two-time captain, Pochoda, guided the Crimson to three team national championships and Ivy League crowns.
In just two years at Harvard, Gattnar made his mark on the fencing program. A transfer from Lawrence College, he placed seventh and 11th in the epee nationally to earn All-America and All-Ivy honors in 1997 and 1998, respectively. Gattnar was also the 1998 IFA Champion in the epee, while, in 1997, he helped the Crimson place eighth nationally and win the IFA Championships. Prior to attending Harvard, he won the NCAA National Championship in 1995.
McLaughlin excelled on the soccer pitch in leading the Crimson to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in 1994 and 1996. He holds the school record for assists in a season (15) and is third all-time in career helpers (25). The 1997 Ivy League Player of the Year was also selected to the All-Ivy First Team twice and the All-Ivy Second Team once. In 1996, he guided Harvard to a postseason win over Boston University, 3-2, en route to the second-most points in a single season (41). After he finished his career at Harvard, the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer selected him in the third round of the 1998 MLS Draft.
Current men's assistant tennis coach Andrew Rueb made an impact on the courts long before he picked up the coach's whistle. A two-time EITA/Ivy Player of the Year selection, Rueb was a key component of three Ivy League titles during his playing days. The John M. Barnaby Most Valuable Player Award winner as a freshman, Rueb went on to be ranked as high as 34th in the country as a junior. During his senior season, he went undefeated in competition and was named the EITA/Ivy Senior of the Year and the Region I ITA/Farnsworth Senior Player of the Year, reaching the round of 32 in both singles and doubles at the NCAA Championships. Rueb was also a two-time GTE District I Academic All-American in 1994 and 1995, and he received the John P. Reardon '60 Award, which is given to the male senior athlete who exemplifies scholarship, character, leadership and athletic ability.
Feaster rewrote the Harvard women's basketball record books, as, perhaps, the greatest women's basketball player in Ivy League history. A three-time Ivy League Player of the Year and four-time first team All-Ivy selection, Feaster holds the Harvard records for career points (2,312), rebounds (1,157), offensive rebounds (440), steals (290), field goals made (771) and free throws made (472). She was named Ancient Eight Player of the Week 21 times, and she ranks second in points and third in rebounds and steals in conference annals.
The 1995 Ivy League Rookie of the Year led Harvard to three straight Ivy League titles and helped orchestrate one of the greatest upsets in NCAA tournament history when the No. 16 Crimson stunned No. 1 Stanford, 71-67, in the opening round of the tournament. Feaster was the 1998 Radcliffe Prize Recipient, which is given annually to the best senior student-athlete, before getting drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks fifth overall in the 1998 Women's National Basketball Association Draft. She played in the WNBA for 10 years and currently plays professionally in Europe.
Rounding out the honorees was former football standout Birk, who just retired from the National Football League after a stellar 15-year career. During his time at Harvard, he was a three-year letterwinner, who blossomed as a senior. In his final year, he was named to the All-Ivy, All-New England and All-ECAC first teams, anchoring an offensive line that helped the Crimson offense accumulate 4,236 yards en route to an Ivy League crown.
Birk was drafted by the Minnesota Vikingsi n the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, becoming just the 15th Harvard player to hear his name called. The 2011 Walter Payton Man of the Year and a six-time Pro Bowl selection, Birk retired a champion after helping the Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII.
The Harvard Varsity Club has been instrumental to the success of Harvard Athletics since it was founded in 1886. The Varsity Club preserves the traditions, fosters the ideals, and advances the interests of Harvard Athletics through a wide range of activities for our 20,000+ members. The selection and induction of Harvard's finest athletes into the prestigious Hall of Fame is one example of the many functions provided by the Varsity Club.


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Rollins, Phils have Texas-sized start in opener
Shortstop's grand slam part of big day for bats to pick up Lee in win
ARLINGTON -- Anybody who saw the Phillies play the past five weeks in Spring Training watched an offense that could not score, much less string together quality at-bats against pitchers seemingly destined for Triple-A.
The Phillies did not score a single run in their final three Spring Training games.
But on Monday, they knocked out 17 hits in a 14-10 victory over the Rangers on Opening Day at Globe Life Park, the most runs they have scored in their season opener since a 19-17 victory over the Boston Beaneaters in 1900.
Guess Spring Training doesn't mean diddly?
"You said it," Jimmy Rollins said with a smile.
Rollins ignited Monday's offensive attack when he crushed a grand slam to right field in the second inning against Rangers right-hander Tanner Scheppers, who was just the second pitcher since 1945 to make his first big league start on Opening Day. The blast gave the Phillies a 6-0 lead.
It was the 200th home run of Rollins' career.
"I guarantee you he wasn't thinking about a home run right there," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said.
Well …
"I was in the dugout right before that, and was like, 'It would be cool to have your first hit be a grand slam on Opening Day,'" Rollins said.
It helped bail out Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee, who allowed 11 hits and eight runs in just five innings to become the first Phillies pitcher to allow eight or more earned runs in a start and earn a win since Dick Ruthven on Aug. 31, 1981. Lee also became the first pitcher to accomplish the feat since Tampa Bay's Jeremy Hellickson on May 17, 2013, and the first National League pitcher to do it since San Diego's Woody Williams on April 7, 2001.
"I'm not happy with the way I pitched," Lee said. "I'm proud of the way we swung the bat."
The Phillies' offense owed Lee at least one. He has had some of the worst run support in baseball since he re-signed with the Phillies in December 2010, ranking 81st out of 84 qualifying pitchers with a 3.74 run-support average.
"In a lot of ways, maybe he had a game like this coming, because run support has been a problem a little bit in the past," Sandberg said.
But the offensive showing probably surprised more than a few outsiders. The Phillies scored the fourth-fewest runs in baseball last season and posted a .632 OPS in Spring Training, which was the lowest mark in baseball.
"They don't need to be," said Ryan Howard, asked why the bats weren't there in Spring Training. "They need to be there when we needed them to be there, and that was today. We needed them to be there today."
It was 7-7 in the fifth when Sandberg had John Mayberry Jr. pinch-hit for Tony Gwynn Jr. with runners on first and second and one out. Mayberry ripped a double to left-center field against Rangers left-hander Pedro Figueroa to score both runners to give the Phillies a two-run lead.
"It just seemed like a scoring type of a day," Sandberg said, explaining the early move to the bench. "He came through in the clutch."
The Phillies scored four more runs in the sixth, including a solo home run from Marlon Byrd, to make it 13-8. Cody Asche, who made his first Opening Day start, hit a solo homer in the eighth to make it a four-run game.
The Phillies needed just six innings to score 10 runs Monday. They needed 81 games to score 10 runs in a game last season.
A big day Monday hardly means it will continue throughout the next six months. But it is a start, and an important one for a team that has heard a lot of criticism from not only fans and media, but knowledgeable scouts and front-office executives who watched it play this spring.
"There was a lot of stuff being said in the offseason," Howard said when asked if this game made a statement. "I'll leave that to you guys."
Rollins let his bat talk Monday. Sandberg benched him three games in Florida because of an issue he had with him during Spring Training. A report then surfaced that stated the Phillies would absolutely love to trade him as soon as possible.
Rollins hit just .173 (9-for-52) in the spring.
"It wasn't any different for me," Rollins said about Spring Training. "I just had three days off back-to-back-to-back. Other than that, it was a normal Spring Training, getting your work in, taking your ground balls, getting your swings, some controversy -- pretty normal stuff."
Rollins couldn't care less about the criticism. He has been in Philadelphia way too long to let those things bother him.
"Once you get outside the clubhouse, if you have a good game, they are going to love you, and if you have a bad game, eh, they might not love you so much," he said. "As long as the players in the clubhouse respect me -- and I respect them and care -- that's what it's all about. You have to have that mentality in this city. If you're soft, they'll wring you out. And my momma didn't raise me to be no soft dude."
Rollins hit the ball hard Monday. So did his teammates. They hope it is the start of something.


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Now that the pizza has your attention – BakersCalc v2 is officially out! It's been rewritten from the ground up to be more lightweight, efficient, and user friendly. [continue reading]
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Disclaimer: I am an opinionated New Yorker who takes his pizza seriously. A little too seriously.
Great, now that that's out of the way we can now get into a little bit of back-story. It was roughly two years ago, I was in the kitchen of my parents' house when I came across some of my brother's left over dough. I whipped up what I thought was a decent pie and sent a picture to him, feeling proud of my creation. Little did I know that his response would ignite my motivation and determination for the perfect homemade pizza, but most importantly to outdo him.
"It looks good, but mine are better."


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Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 2015 Comes Roaring!
Chevrolet has been around enough number of years to know the tricks of the trade. The American company has a tight grip on what makes people go gaga. Some times, interestingly, it doesn't have to be a well-engineered beauty or a sturdy beast. Some times it just has to be a piece of information that sparks conversations, awe and leads to uncontrollable curiosity. And everyone knows curiosity is the fuel that keeps the motor world running. So, we can safely conclude that it is one helluva stage for the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 2015. We just can't wait for the curtains to be raised!
The most important story that has come floating our way is that the new Chevrolet baby, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 2015 is likely to be a mid-engined creation! This little piece of information was enough to get motor enthusiasts all excited and amazed, at the same time! Who would have seen that coming? And for all those who are discarding this as one of the many rumors traveling the town, several sources have confirmed unanimously that the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 2015 is indeed going to be mid-engined. Like that wasn't thrilling enough, some wise man went ahead and sprinkled the rumor with more spice. Going by that, Corvette C8 is likely to have its engine fixed in the middle! Before you can catch your breath, there are many who even set their eyes on its rendering that has been carried out by none other than Tom Matsumoto.
In Chevrolet world, there is never a dull moment. For all of us here who have been following the happenings in the company would agree that the flurry of new stuff never takes a break here. Which is why we might have another sccop for you. Yes, you bet, as exciting as the previous one or who knows spicier and more exciting. So, while you have your heart racing over the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 2015, get ready to be hit by another big news. Very recently, Chevrolet bought the name Zora and specified it was going to be used for automobiles! So, you have all the right to take a big leap, jump beyond 2015 and stand face to face with a creation by Chevrolet that is called Zora!
Though there are no confirmations from the company really, we have heard that it comes in the wake of honoring the great man who contributed to making Chevrolet what it is today! If that is true, we must say we are truly impressed with the company's honorable intentions. What a great thought that is going to give us a great creation, too! And, wait, now we get the whole mid-engined stuff that has come up. Zora, in his times, was of the view that mid-engine offered low polar-moment of inertia, which was vital for the functioning of a sports vehicle!
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It also made me realize that Spring has apparently sprung, at least in my neck of the woods. Being on the tail end of the Easter season, we've all been hearing and talking a lot about renewal and rebirth. I've been spending so much time these past few weeks baking for Easter and posting about it, that I never had time to properly welcome Spring.
Later, as I was stopped at a red light while driving to my office, I took a good look around. I was surprised at what I saw. Almost overnight, an explosion of new growth had occurred. There was a profusion of pink, gold and violet surrounding me. Sure, living in Florida means that something is always blooming, but this was much more pronounced. The fuschias of the bougainvillea, the peaches and yellows of the hibiscus and the lavenders of the jacaranda seemed so much more vibrant than the day before. The sky was bluer and the sunlight was.....well, it was abundant! It was like all of nature woke up after a long, restorative nap.
Pasta primavera is an Italian dish that consists of pasta and and assortment of fresh seasonal vegetables. The word primavera, in fact, means Spring in Italian. Any vegetables can be used in this dish, but I like it best with a variety having an array of bright colors and textures. I julienned most of them to facilitate quicker cooking, and because I think they're pretty that way. You can certainly just slice them up any way you like.
Since this was to be a one dish dinner, I also added some gorgeous, plump sea scallops to it. I have also prepared this recipe using shrimp and chicken, but yesterday, the scallops won the draw.
So here you have it - Pasta Primavera With Scallops - my homage to Spring!
1 lb. pasta of your choice (I used linguini.)
Fill a large stock pot with water and bring to a boil. When boiling, add asparagus and fresh peas, if using, and blanch for 1-2 minutes. Fish out the vegetables and "shock" in a bowl of ice water. Drain and set aside. Then, cook pasta until al dente. Drain pasta and toss with a little olive oil to keep it from sticking and clumping. Set aside.
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil and 2 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove to a large lowl and set aside.
Turn the heat to medium-high, add a little more oil and butter and add the scallops, in a single layer. Saute until lightly carmelized, about 1 minute per side, depending on the thickness of the scallops. Remove to a plate and set aside.
Add wine and broth to the skillet and bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits. Reduce heat to medium and keep to a low boil until liquid is reduced by about 1/2. Add half and half, salt, pepper and nutmeg, stir and continue to simmer a few minutes until cream begins to thicken.
Add vegetables and scallops back to the skillet and heat through. Toss with pasta and top with lemon zest and herbs.


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Jacqueline Gomez was excited for prom, showing her friends her dress, asking advice on how to do her nails and getting ready for a night of celebration.
But something went wrong. The 17-year-old's body was found just before 11 a.m. Saturday in a room at the Hyatt Hotel at 425 N. Sam Houston Parkway E, where Aldine ISD's MacArthur High School held its prom the night before.
Gomez and her date spent the night of prom at the hotel, 15 miles north of downtown. According to police, the next morning, her date called 911 and told dispatchers Gomez wasn't breathing.
Rescue crews found her body, police said.
Gomez's friends are still trying to process the loss of their friend they had just celebrated with.
"It's shocking," said classmate Leandra Mendez, 19, who was with her at prom Friday. "I can't believe it. I mean, really, I can't believe it.
Talking about dresses
The girls spent the week leading up to the party talking about their dresses and all the details that go with prom.
Gomez confided to her friends that she planned to spend the weekend with her date - believed to be a former classmate - at the hotel, news that worried Mendez and friend Justice Gonzalez, 17.
"Me and Justice were telling her, 'Please don't go,' " Mendez said.
On Friday, she arrived around 8 p.m., wearing a light-colored dress speckled with silver sequins. She'd gotten her nails done, and her hair made up, hanging off of one side.
"Everything was going well, she was sitting at the table with us," Gonzalez said.
Gomez, a tall, slim, dark-haired girl, had struggled with school as a sophomore, Mendez said. But she'd had made it through her senior year, and was planning to take classes starting this summer at Lone Star College to become a pharmacy technician.
She spent a lot of her time working at the Kroger's on Aldine Mail Route Road in the store's pharmacy, Mendez said.
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Police said they are awaiting autopsy results, but that there were no signs of trauma and that her date has been cooperative.
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QBs: Packers offseason by position
Players under contract
Aaron Rodgers
Scott Tolzien
Unrestricted ree agents
Matt Flynn
Seneca Wallace
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The good news: While Rodgers missed essentially eight games with the fractured collarbone he suffered on the opening offensive series of the team's Nov. 4 loss to the Chicago Bears – and the team went an anemic 0-4-1 over the next five games, including that loss – he did no further damage to the injury upon his return and should be able to have a completely normal offseason training regimen. Rodgers, who turned 30 in December, firmly believes that he needs optimal offseasons to continue to play at his customary level as he gets older.
"Motivation has to come from within, and the best players in this league, the guys that last the longest are self-motivated players," Rodgers explained. "You have to put in the time in the offseason, you have to put in the time after work during the season. The offseason's very important.
"I felt really last offseason that I had to work just a little bit harder to get into the kind of shape I wanted to be in. It's going to be building off the gains I made last year, eating right. When you eat right, you not only have more energy and you feel better, but that's the biggest way to get into the kind of shape you want when you pair that with a good workout program. I'm going to be doing that. [I will] also focusing on a couple of other areas, flexibility being one of them, so I might run into you at the Yoga spot."
Rodgers was elusive when asked whether his collarbone was 100 percent healed in his return for the regular-season finale – when he threw a game-winning, last-minute, fourth-down touchdown pass to Randall Cobb that sent the Packers to the NFC North title and a playoff berth – but he admitted that there was significant risk in coming back earlier than he did.
"I think what most people didn't understand about this injury is, it's not just displacement [that was an issue]," Rodgers said. "If you reinjure it it's a displaced collarbone and you have surgery and a plate inserted, three months later, there's a lot of complications that could have come with it. The rehab is more like five months, which puts you missing organized team activities potentially or at least (individual position workouts). Then you have the complications with a plate being in your collarbone. There's still opportunity for non-union, where the bone doesn't necessarily come all the way together."
Now, Rodgers won't have to worry about any of that.
"The collarbone's feeling good. I obviously just had two games instead of 17 in a row to wear on me, but this is going to be an important offseason for me to come back," he said. "I'm going to set some really high expectations for my physical conditioning. I'm going to be 30 as we start the season, but I'm expecting to be in phenomenal shape come August, and I expect big things out of our team. We need to improve on both sides of the ball. There's a lot of tough decisions coming up with some free agents, but I control the shape that I'm in and my mental status. And I'm going to be ready to play and I'm going to be in good shape."
The bad news: It's hard to imagine a team being more ill-prepared for the loss of their star quarterback than the Packers turned out to be. First, they overestimated the talent of primary backup Graham Harrell, who'd been the No. 3 quarterback in 2010 and 2011 before ascending to the No. 2 job in 2012. They also invested an entire year and all of training camp in B.J. Coleman, a 2012 seventh-round pick who spent all of his rookie year on the practice squad. By late summer, the Packers realized that neither player was good enough. They quickly came to the same realization about Vince Young, whom general manager Ted Thompson brought in midway through camp even though he'd been available in March and might've had at least a fighting chance of showing something had he had more time to learn the Packers' complex offense.
"If there was fault, it's mine," Thompson admitted after final cuts, absolving all three of their own faults.
The problem, of course, was that cutting all three quarterbacks meant taking what they could get before the season began, and that led to the signing of Wallace to the 53-man roster and Tolzien to the practice squad. While they appear to have a player with genuine potential in Tolzien, one has to wonder if the team learned its lesson from the events of 2013. For 20 years, they'd gotten almost uninterrupted elite quarterback play from two guys who'd missed a combined ONE game due to injury from 1992 through 2012 – Rodgers, with a 2010 concussion. Did they take their good fortune for granted? Only Thompson can say for sure. The guess here is that they won't make the same mistake again.
The big question: It was hard not to be impressed with what Flynn did after he took over midway through the Nov. 24 game against Minnesota – leading the team to a 26-26 tie against the Vikings and one-point victories over Atlanta (Dec. 8) and Dallas (Dec. 15), all in come-from-behind fashion. (He also engineered a fourth-quarter comeback in a Dec. 22 loss to Pittsburgh at home.) But now what? Flynn said in December that he would be open to returning as Rodgers' backup, but as an unrestricted free agent (again), he also would jump at an opportunity to start and prove that his career won't be defined by his failures in Seattle and Oakland.
"There's always going to be – I don't know how I'm going to feel in a couple months – but I know there's definitely going to be a part of me that would love to stay here," Flynn said before the regular-season finale against Chicago. "It's comfortable, and I love it here. There's definitely going to be some soul searching that I'll have to do after the season."
Offseason outlook: As if Rodgers' injury wasn't enough, the very next week, Wallace suffered a torn abductor muscle on the opening series against Philadelphia. That thrust Tolzien into the fray, and while he did OK all things considered, in the time before Flynn ignited the team against Minnesota, Packers coach Mike McCarthy looked as if he'd aged 10 years. The struggle of starting four different quarterbacks in a single season clearly wore on the eighth-year head coach, and while he never came out and said it, it seems reasonable to assume that McCarthy never wants to go through a season like 2013 again.
Thus, it would make sense for the Packers to bring back Flynn, who's now proven in two separate stints that he can handle the job if Rodgers goes down, and continue to develop Tolzien, who has the smarts as well as the strong arm to someday be that reliable backup. Whether that day could be Opening Day 2014, well, that's what training camp is for. But there's no doubt that the former University of Wisconsin starter would benefit from McCarthy's annual quarterback school which is still extremely valuable even with the constraints of the current collective bargaining agreement. Tolzien showed some impressive flashes when he was playing – including repeated on-the-money deep balls against the New York Giants on Nov. 17 that were overshadowed by his interceptions and the ensuing loss – and did so with zero offseason work in the Packers' offense and not a single snap of a Green Bay play in training camp.
At the same time, Flynn shouldn't be expensive to retain, and while he could be viewed as the new Doug Pederson to Rodgers' Brett Favre – a backup quarterback who's most vital role on the team is being the starting QB's best pal – he also proved he can win games when called upon. Sure, he – along with the rest of the team – was putrid in Detroit on Thanksgiving, but the rallies he had against the Vikings, Falcons, Cowboys and Steelers proved he can do the job. One can only wonder what he might have done had the Packers moved on him on Oct. 7 when he was cut by Oakland. It was only dumb luck that the Buffalo Bills cut him just in time for the Packers to nab him after Rodgers went down. A quarterback room of Rodgers, Flynn and Tolzien would be ideal for Rodgers.
"We like Scott," offensive coordinator Tom Clements replied when asked if he could see the team developing Tolzien long-term. "He is a hard worker, he's always here, he's intelligent, he works at it. So he certainly has that capability."
Meanwhile, that quarterback room will have Alex Van Pelt – instead of Ben McAdoo – at the front of it after McAdoo left to become the New York Giants' offensive coordinator and Van Pelt shifted from running backs coach to quarterbacks coach. Having played the position in the NFL as a backup for nine seasons in Buffalo, and having coached it with both the Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the transition should be seamless.
"[Van Pelt] and I have been good buddies from his first day here. [Former Bills quarterback] Ryan Fitzpatrick and I are friends in the league, and Ryan got to play for Alex. From the start I've heard good things about him," Rodgers said. "Alex gets the game, he played the position. … I know it's going to be a really smooth transition, and we'd have a lot of fun together."
Next: Running backs.
– Jason Wilde