Hes hilarious!....Peart especially..... Gone....but Never Forgotten!

His laugh and smile was so sweet.

I was thinking the same, he was such a sweetheart of a man

Never Forgotten you mean

who?

That would be me! est. 1977

Me

2020...2010......2000....1990.....1980 right to 1974

Yes back in 74

My mother passed away in September & as I was going through her storage, crying & mourning the loss of such an amazing person, I asked her for a sign that she knew how much I loved & missed her, as I was opening one of the last boxes. Right there on top, was the Rush star man concert t-shirt from the 2112 tour, my very first concert from when I was in junior high school. It was/is in pristine condition, since I must have only worn it a few times. Of course it’s about 3 sizes too small, but I knew right away that it was her way of giving me a hug. I had no idea she had kept that, or why she did. I used to drive her crazy playing their albums loud enough for the neighborhood to hear, (I mean it’s Rush, you gotta crank it!) But that made them even more special to me, than they already were, & that’s saying something because anyone who knows me, knows they’re my all-time favorite band. That t-shirt is now on a shadow box, hanging the wall of our game-room. When my BFF from back them, who went to that concert with me, as well as many more, called me & said “sweetie, I don’t how to tell you this, but Neil....”.... we both cried & tried to comfort each other, as though he were a close friend or family. That’s what it felt like. She & I both get it, while others may think we’re crazy for being so emotional about a rockstar whom we never actually met, but reading these comments, I’m so glad we’re not the only ones.

That's exactly what I felt as I watched this. As we get further on from his passing, it's so affirming to have this example of him and his friends and colleagues just having unalloyed fun. Good call.

It's heartwarming to see. I think this footage was recorded for their documentary (beyond the lighted stage) where we saw the double tragedy Neil went through. It's great seeing him here content and laughing his ass off with his 2 best mates.

It was my first takeaway from this thread ❤

@@andrewhoag6167 uuuugh… let’s not call them “colleagues” … only pretentious Ivy league fucks refer to each other as that. And I like to think and believe that these three are WAY more in touch with reality than some Ivy league secret society schmuck

So genuine. I recently read Ghost Rider. Makes me smile to hear Neil so happy. RIP Professor.

We all get old , it doesn't mean we become boring , Rush will always be brilliant, we all age bro including yourself,

Have you not seen this documentary?

absolutely!

He was a treasure on the skins. But what kind of man would seriously write the lyrics to The Larger Bowl and yet bring new life into such a horrible world? I don't mean to be a jerk, but what happened between Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows to make him go from writing the lyrics to One Little Victory to those of The Larger Bowl?

@@Torgo1969 Seems like an obtuse question. Just because he can see the troubles others go through, just because he himself went through dark times, doesn't mean one can't find their own happiness.

I'm merely a decent human being, good thing being a good drummer is not as important whew!

Prog rock? They aren’t Yes or Genesis. Early Genesis blows and Yes is marginally good. Rush created music far beyond lame prog rock; more like metal hidden within some of the best songs ever written.

At a minimum be required to go on a national television show and give a detailed explanation why they gave this a thumbs down just prior to being drawn and quartered.

Yeah, I want the full-dinner director's cut :D

Amen brother. I'd loved to join you. We'd close the place down...no joke!

@@robertayling4375 I disliked it because Alex Lifeson was a cad during that whole Buffy Sainte-Marie/Um Thurman situation. A complete bounder.

A thumbs down shouldn’t be arrest it should be execution in this case love those guys sure miss rush

Me too.I've just watched it again. I could almost recite the whole thing from memory but it still makes me laugh and cheers me up.

I enjoy this video too and watched several times. These are not only 3 of the best musicians out there, they are 3 of the best people out there. RIP Neil Peart, thank you for creating a way of music that will nary be repeated.

same here

Amen brother! Agree 110%!

I do the same.

Always

I love watching this. Wish I was with em.neil almost spit his wine out laughing. Lol

Iain O'C Absolutely ❤️

in a hundred years, when they, and we, are all gone our descendants will watch this, and THEY will be able to laugh without crying a little bit US, we will have to cry a little bit too

I'm OK with death. It's a consequence of being alive and life is good. I'm just not ever ready to feel people's absence after they die.

His laugh is intoxicating.

Same..such great HUMANS...

@@julioerit Me too

Yeah, same here

I’ve been crying and watched this video again to laugh 😆. They are such great friends. Now I’m crying again 😥

oh shut the fuck up

I hear you.

he suffrered badly from his braincancer,he had enough to handle,R.I.P.

@@JimA-pp2nu knobhead

@@JimA-pp2nu You shut the fuck up

it's just a natural thing!

Yes Amazing

yeah, they probably didn’t realize it, it’s natural and part of how they relate to each other

Kurt Richard Tincher-Day holy crap, dude. Keen eye.

Kurt Richard Tincher-Day wow cool

+paula castro That is just the fucking best!! HA!!

that stupid fish cant half lick em skins though ,and aint too shabby at writing lyrics

I love how he writes these genius lyrics and that when he's normally talking... "What a stupid fish."

The way Neil says it is what makes it so funny...just great stuff.

They are such goofs together. Teddy and Alex are the originals, but Neil,picks up on their style of humor pretty well.

Never to play another Rush gig......sadness.

I know what it feels like. Especially now at 61. Several

Yes

Yes ...definitely sad for them both !!

Neil Peart was the humblest, most down to earth rock superstar imo

Neil’s laugh is funny lol

Wouldn't we all like to be in that position!?

I recall Bono saying something like that once during the Popmart tour. He'd come up with some wild idea to which the engineers would say that's impossible. Then he'd say "well, here's this (insert obsene amount) much money"...and the engineers would say ok...done!

Yes Michael. Meant to be 🙂!✌️

Ha! A fellow Rush fan I see. :)

hell ya

So beautiful

and these same friends are good folk

I've never been a waiter, I would absolutely hate being a waiter, but I would work that shift for free

What Hetfield, mustaine, lemmy weren’t there

As a waiter in NYC I have seen and even served a few celebs but I would have killed someone to serve them

@@a2eentertainment896 rock, not metal

Man I’d kill to have been that waiter.

Roy Clay I know same

They had like 10 bottles of wine. You would feel pretty relaxed too lol

Neil said that Alex was the funniest man alive. The three of them were blessed to find eachother and have a really amazing bond, and we are all blessed too witnessing their mastery. 🙏💗

Neil had a few pre dinner drinks.

@@derricklafrance9724 They all did!

Ox joke was really good too 😂😂😂😂😂

Pure fat, topped with a layer of fat.... arrrrggh!

I literally snorted when Alex said that! hahahahaha

Hmmm pork bellies ,, I knew it!

If I was their waiter I would have said "My deepest apologies! Mr. Pork Belly..."

When you take the piss out of your mates and they still love it, you know you have a special relationship.

You could just show me a video with them eating cereal and I would love it. They have such a great friendship. RIP Neil

raydersonnyrollie ...Also "Watching the grass grow "with Geddy & Alex would be funny & pretty entertaining too lol😂🤣

Love your profile pic

The professor smiled more in this video than he did on the R40 Tour. I know, I went to 11 shows the Summer of 2015. Best drummer ever!!

he's too smart for them

I love seeing Peart happy...he deserves it

Thank god he deserves it considering what he went through in his life

agreed but remember "in the mood?"

..well stated..

They weren't popular until the late 1990's.

Christopher Rizzo no, they started picking up after Fly By Night and 2112, and their peak as far as commercial success was with Moving Pictures in 1981. With Tom Sawyer, Limelight, Red Barchetta, and the rest.

chippledon1 but they do curse a little...☺️

Jeremy IKR

Jeremy -very well said.

Yes. Danforth Ave. here in Toronto is literally Greektown.

You were touched by greatness I hope you know that !!

You met a king

What a great story. So happy to hear my hero's treated you with kindness and respect. It is so disappointing then the opposite happens.

@@rm5157 Yep. Greektown is awesome. Toronto is a great city for food. You can get practically anything here. Shoutout to the back bacon sandwiches at St. Lawrence Market.

If that’s what you want to believe and of course it’s what they’d like you to believe as well… What else would it be recorded?

@@MakingFunofBusiness your comment is stupid. Do some research.

Not really, Neil joined the band years later in an audition. Even Geddy was not a founding member. They were bandmates first that became friends.

@@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691 they were friends for 40+ years....

Alex starting at around 6:35 had me gasping with laughter for a solid minute. Stolid Neil brutally cracking up over his dinner made it worse. Lerxst just kept saying funny shit! Alex: (suddenly gruff) I hate fuckin' watches! Neil: (openly lolling) How do you know what time it is?!? Alex: (sassy) I don't care about the time!

They were more than tipsy by the end.

i agree .definatly ...good clean intelligent bunch of blokes and lifelong friends enjoying their hard earned spoils in in life ... real musicians no bullshit

like i said...GREAT!!!!

+Jym Bee what is the purpose of your comment ?

ha, imagine having to hear the morons from GnR for the length of a dinner.

willvrb2 I like GnR but they wouldn't last 30 seconds at a table together

You took the words right out of my mouth manakin5. They seem so approachable and reverent to their fans.Always loved this band for their music and professionalism on the road and in their concerts. Never any drama on the news, just 3 guys going to their shows, working hard to please their fans, then driving to the next show. Been following them since I was a teen in the mid 70's. Unbelievable!

Me too!!

@Great White You lucky dog!

My friend grew up in Toronto. He had to hitch a ride to hockey practice and was lucky enough to have Geddy Lee pick him up and gave him a ride right to the rink. Was such a nice person he said.

shaking like tremolo Great story! Guy worth millions probably standing up for other customers

I have been a fan since the first LP. Yes, we bought brand new unopened vinyl records for less than $5 back then and had shitloads of them.

The first time I heard Tom Sawyer on the radio when it was released, changed my life more than any other song. I had been playing drums for a couple of years and I didn't have the first clue about how to play it at the time. My first Rush concert was Signals in 1982. The ticket was $12.50

@@kenmcnutt2 That's $36.75 in today's money. Not bad.

@@kenmcnutt2 ...Hemisphere's for me...1978...Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto...Green seats...$11.00....🎶🎸🎤

i am almost 40 and have listened to them for more than 20 years. I only just learned about Geddy Lee having an honorary exhibit in the Negro Baseball League Hall of Fame buying collections of signed Negro League baseball players and donating directly to the museum who did not have the ability to acquire em. They only thought he was gonna donate less than a half dozen. He got them between 200-400 signed baseballs

That's mainly for 2 reasons... 1) They are all 3 at the pinnacle of their instrument and 2) they have been friends for 45 years.

Lmao

I can see why Ace Frehley really loved hanging out with these guys🤣

FU-69 everyou

A beautifully comforting thing to watch isn’t it?

That's the beauty of they're relationship , no big heads here , guys that met in HS , and still joking and enjoying each other's company , like they were still teenagers , co workers and the best of friends , when Neil passed , they had no desire to play anymore , and went thru a hard time grieving Neil's death , that says it all , when he died a part of them died , rarely happens that way when a member of a band dies ,they usually go on , Rush didn't and never will , to try to replace Neil would be impossible , A marriage like that only happens once , if even that , R I P Professor 🙏🙏

Absolutely very humble gentlemen

@Noel Carvajal Absolutely!

Definitely !! 3 great guys, top notch musicians & all around good friends all these 45 years..RIP Neil..

I bet they left a large tip also.

True gentlemen.

I noticed that too. More so Alex.

It’s just the Canadian way😀

Yes a gentleman : )

We hope the pain is a little less each day, but that you keep the good memories of your friend.

@Andrea R - listen to the song Afterimage, from Grace Under Pressure. It’s about the loss of a close friend of the boys. It’ll make you cry, and rock, and soothe your soul, all at the same time. It perfectly describes the feeling. I lost one of my closest friends-like a kid brother, really-in 1985, and it was the saddest moment in my life. Remember all of the times you had together, and cherish the random dreams when you will see him again. (Oddly enough, they have been very rare, for me, and it always feels like he was really there.) Also, I just had a thought: write down every memory you have, now, while they’re still fresh in your mind. I wish I had started a journal back then, because I have forgotten so many things over the years! And, talk about him, often, with your mutual friends, and encourage them to share their memories and stories, and write them down, also. Preserve your memories while you can! If you believe that there is more after this life, then maybe your hope will be like mine: some day, when I pass away, I want to see him walk out of the mist to welcome me, saying, “You’re always late...I’ve been waiting for you!” 😜 And, give me the warmest, heartfelt, and tears-of-joy and laughter-laden, bear hug ever! For a while, you will continue to be incredulous at each occasion in which he would’ve been there, and you will always miss him, but it will hurt less and less over time. Just keep listening to Rush-you’ll always have their music to remind you. Hope that helps a little bit. P.S. My buddies and I couldn’t bring ourselves to look closely at his body in the open casket, but we could see-from a distance - that he had on a t-shirt. He was a huge football fan, and my mom said that it was a Raiders shirt! He was, of course, a huge Rush fan, also! If my memory serves me well, we thought that, maybe, it was a Van Halen T-shirt! Rock On always, my brother, Mike O’Hern!! 🤗❤️🤘🏻🎸 🥁 🎹 🎤🎸🤘🏻

Damn...thank you for sharing this! 🤟🏾

RIP Kev

As I have aged along with my favorite Rush songs I have felt more and more each year this band's songs transcend our mundane day-to-day existence. Anyone laying down to rest in the Earth and accepting the final fate - with Rush laying across his chest - is a hero to me. I look forward to being one with Kevin somewhere, some day. Perhaps you and Kevin will reminisce together, and perhaps someday I may join the two of you for those fireside talks.

Same here. Thanks guys for the awesome tunes, and the laughs. :-)

He laughs like a total nerd.

@@alwaysopen7970 - SO great!

I love Neil's laughing!

He shoulda made a joke about time stand still

*Proceeds to make an album called Clockwork Angels*

Fastbreak 383 beat me to it

I agree. He had a great laugh!

David P yes very

Elizabeth McLeod ikr

they are family after 40 years on the road........thats family

Lolol!!!!

Nathan Seybold Hey that's fake glass

"That's a Mayor Tommy Shanks move." too funny!

Nathan Seybold hey...that’s fake glass

Hahaha!!!!!

Lifeson doing the ketogenic diet before all of us!

Precisely, as Alex is a great cook ever since a young age..Fact!

it's quite refreshing for sure. They seem naturally at ease around each other. Although it helps when there's only three of you and everyone gets to share in writing royalties : )

I know what you mean. They are an extreme rarity when it comes to rock bands. Also not to mention they are still mentally and physically sharp. Unlike most their age who's bodies have been totally destroyed by all the drugs they did in their younger years.

No egos, no attitudes . I forever will be grateful to my friend who introduced me to Rush music in 1991.

Such a joy to watch. Makes ya feel good to see this camaraderie and genuine like for one another. Impossible not to smile and laugh along with the guys.

And this is with a camera next to them, I wonder how things go when there's no camera...

absolutely

Agreed, the Uma Thermos exchange has me in stitches every time I watch it.

Truth.

I hate fuckin watches

Look up his appearances on the awesome show Trailer Park Boys if you REALLY wanna see an alternate side to him lol.

SuperSparrow45 You're as strong as an Ox! (yeah and I look like one, too) Haha

i don't notice these things. i really don't. don't care. but i think that i am. 👍✌:)

@@myk4bz that explains Neil constantly laughing like a teenager who had his first bong session

@@s4lroachclip great analogy.

Yeah, the opportunity to just to sit with friends and have a meal and good honest conversation seems to be fleeting. People move, you start having family and everything seems to fade. Sad