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On Mar 16, 4:09 pm, Howard Kveck <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <rcousine-E04A03.08554416032008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]>,
> Ryan Cousineau <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > Howard Kveck <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > In article
> > > <[email protected]>,
> > > Kurgan Gringioni <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > Rush hates John McCain.
>
> > > True - for now. It won't be long before he's supporting McCain just like
> > > he would
> > > any other Republican candidate.
>
> > > On the other hand, maybe Bill meant the band Rush...
>
> > Totally true. Neil Peart was making phone calls in support of Ron Paul.
>
> > Freewill!
>
> > Actually, considering how much trouble candidates get in for picking
> > thematically inappropriate theme songs, one of Rush's instrumental works
> > might be a reasonable choice.
>
> > I wouldn't recommend YYZ, but the 2112 Overture might reinforce the
> > libertarian credentials of any candidate.
>
> I'd have to say that if any candidate used a Rush song for their theme music, I'd
> be pretty likely to *not* vote for 'em. I recognize that Rush are good musicians, but
> I don't like their songs.
That's because you live in the safety of the herd. You've never been
cast out or been a misfit -- Subdivisions is best as a metaphor:
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Subdivisions -- neil peart
Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border
In between the bright lights
And the far unlit unknown
Growing up it all seems so one-sided
Opinions all provided
The future pre-decided
Detached and subdivided
In the mass production zone
Nowhere is the dreamer
Or the misfit so alone
Subdivisions ---
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions ---
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth
Drawn like moths we drift into the city
The timeless old attraction
Cruising for the action
Lit up like a firefly
Just to feel the living night
Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight
Somewhere out of a memory
Of lighted streets on quiet nights...
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> Anyway, there's so many Canadian bands that I like better:
> the Guess Who, the Diodes, the Pointed Sticks, DOA, the Subhumans, Personality
> Crisis, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Atomic 7, among others.
Personality Crisis is named after a New York Dolls song, so it is only
nominally Canuckian.
> In article <rcousine-E04A03.08554416032008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]>,
> Ryan Cousineau <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > Howard Kveck <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > In article
> > > <[email protected]>,
> > > Kurgan Gringioni <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Rush hates John McCain.
>
> > > True - for now. It won't be long before he's supporting McCain just like
> > > he would
> > > any other Republican candidate.
>
> > > On the other hand, maybe Bill meant the band Rush...
>
> > Totally true. Neil Peart was making phone calls in support of Ron Paul.
>
> > Freewill!
>
> > Actually, considering how much trouble candidates get in for picking
> > thematically inappropriate theme songs, one of Rush's instrumental works
> > might be a reasonable choice.
>
> > I wouldn't recommend YYZ, but the 2112 Overture might reinforce the
> > libertarian credentials of any candidate.
>
> I'd have to say that if any candidate used a Rush song for their theme music, I'd
> be pretty likely to *not* vote for 'em. I recognize that Rush are good musicians, but
> I don't like their songs.
That's because you live in the safety of the herd. You've never been
cast out or been a misfit -- Subdivisions is best as a metaphor:
----------------------
Subdivisions -- neil peart
Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border
In between the bright lights
And the far unlit unknown
Growing up it all seems so one-sided
Opinions all provided
The future pre-decided
Detached and subdivided
In the mass production zone
Nowhere is the dreamer
Or the misfit so alone
Subdivisions ---
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions ---
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth
Drawn like moths we drift into the city
The timeless old attraction
Cruising for the action
Lit up like a firefly
Just to feel the living night
Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight
Somewhere out of a memory
Of lighted streets on quiet nights...
----------------------
> Anyway, there's so many Canadian bands that I like better:
> the Guess Who, the Diodes, the Pointed Sticks, DOA, the Subhumans, Personality
> Crisis, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Atomic 7, among others.
Personality Crisis is named after a New York Dolls song, so it is only
nominally Canuckian.
