RIP Neil Peart
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I have been a Rush fan for more years than I care to remember. I was 14 when I discovered Rush when I picked up their "Exit Stage Left" album. I'm now 50 and have adored this band all that time. I grew up listening to their music and played the drums because of Neil Peart. I have their tattoos on my arms dedicated to them. Gutted to find out he has passed away. "Suddenly you were gone From all the lives you left your mark upon...." #RIPNeilPeart Rush Drummer Neil Peart Dead at 67 - Rolling Stone[^]
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I have been a Rush fan for more years than I care to remember. I was 14 when I discovered Rush when I picked up their "Exit Stage Left" album. I'm now 50 and have adored this band all that time. I grew up listening to their music and played the drums because of Neil Peart. I have their tattoos on my arms dedicated to them. Gutted to find out he has passed away. "Suddenly you were gone From all the lives you left your mark upon...." #RIPNeilPeart Rush Drummer Neil Peart Dead at 67 - Rolling Stone[^]
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
Nice guy from what I have heard too :((
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Nice guy from what I have heard too :((
Neil was unlike any other rock drummer. He was quiet, softly spoken, introspective, articulate and loved reading books. The complete antithesis of a rock musician. He will be sorely missed :((
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
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I have been a Rush fan for more years than I care to remember. I was 14 when I discovered Rush when I picked up their "Exit Stage Left" album. I'm now 50 and have adored this band all that time. I grew up listening to their music and played the drums because of Neil Peart. I have their tattoos on my arms dedicated to them. Gutted to find out he has passed away. "Suddenly you were gone From all the lives you left your mark upon...." #RIPNeilPeart Rush Drummer Neil Peart Dead at 67 - Rolling Stone[^]
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
When the news came through on Friday people on my various social media feeds started posting about Rush - people I would never have considered to be Rush fans. Even some punk pages I follow wrote eulogies. Like many of them I can't say I have listened to much Rush recently (although I did have a 2112 revisit a couple of months ago) but Rush were a huge part of my musical upbringing - for several years in my late teens 2112, All the World's a Stage, Hemispheres, Farewell to Kings and Exit Stage Left were never far from my turntable.
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Neil was unlike any other rock drummer. He was quiet, softly spoken, introspective, articulate and loved reading books. The complete antithesis of a rock musician. He will be sorely missed :((
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
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Not only did he like reading books... he authored and co-authored both fiction and non-fiction
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I have two of his books and they're both excellent. Ghost Rider is particularly poignant and a real insight into a very private man who always shunned fame and recongition.
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
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I have been a Rush fan for more years than I care to remember. I was 14 when I discovered Rush when I picked up their "Exit Stage Left" album. I'm now 50 and have adored this band all that time. I grew up listening to their music and played the drums because of Neil Peart. I have their tattoos on my arms dedicated to them. Gutted to find out he has passed away. "Suddenly you were gone From all the lives you left your mark upon...." #RIPNeilPeart Rush Drummer Neil Peart Dead at 67 - Rolling Stone[^]
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
My first concert, July 5 1981 Alpine Valley Music Theater, the Moving Pictures tour. Will never forget it, Neal was THE guy to watch, good god what a monster! Saw them many times after that and never once did they fail to deliver the goods. A huge talent, a seemingly humble man, that will be sorely missed. It's hard to think that we'll never hear him play again. :((
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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My first concert, July 5 1981 Alpine Valley Music Theater, the Moving Pictures tour. Will never forget it, Neal was THE guy to watch, good god what a monster! Saw them many times after that and never once did they fail to deliver the goods. A huge talent, a seemingly humble man, that will be sorely missed. It's hard to think that we'll never hear him play again. :((
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
Same. I've seen Rush 4 times including their amazing Time Machine tour. Always put on a brilliant show. There were always far more air drummers at Rush shows that air guitarists. The eulogies coming out from other musicians and drummers is a testament to how highly regarded Neil was amongst his peers. A truly sad loss to music and the likes of which I doubt I will ever see in my lifetime again.
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter