RIP Neal Peart.

[Capt.Insane-o]

**** cancer

[CUDA]

RIP

a true Artist,

[largecar91]

One of the greatest drummers. Rush rocks

[CDave]

Rest in Peace Neal.

[RiverRat71]

In a way Neal is immortal. He will always be arguably one of the best & will continue to inspire & influence percussionists for as long as humanity remains. Just not physically possible to be much better. RIP Neal. RR

[rock]

RIP Neal. One of my favorite drummers and one of the best three man bands ever.

Rock

[CUDA]

"The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect / So hard to earn, so easily burned /
In the fullness of time, a garden to nurture and protect / The treasure of a life is a measure of love and respect / The way you live, the gifts that you give / In the fullness of time, a garden to nurture and protect.”
By any measure, Neil, you lived a life worthy of that love and respect.


Overview

A bold narrative written by a man trying to stay alive by staying on the move. Within a ten-month period, Neil Peart suffered family losses so devastating that they left him a ghost — physically a man but with nothing inside: no hope, meaning, faith, or desire to keep living. One year after the first tragedy, Neil was choosing between life and his own death. Finally, all he could decide was motion. He got on his BMW R1100GS motorcycle, and over the next 14 months, rode 55,000 miles, in search of a reason to live. On a journey of escape, exile, and exploration, he travelled from Quebec to Alaska, down the Canadian and American coasts and western regions, to Mexico and Belize, and finally back to Quebec. While riding "the Healing Road," Neil recorded in his journals his progress and setbacks in the grieving/healing process, and the pain of constantly reliving his losses. He also recorded with dazzling, colourful, entertaining, and moving artistry, the enormous range of his travel adventures, from the mountains to the sea, from the deserts to Arctic ice, and the dozens of memorable people, characters, friends, and relatives he met along the way, and who increasingly contributed to his healing and sense of meaning and purpose. He begins the journey with nothing, "the Ghost Rider." What he finally attains is joy, love, and indelible memories of the most extraordinary journey of his life. Ghost Rider is a bold, brilliantly written, intense, exciting, and ultimately triumphant narrative memoir from a gifted writer and musician, who started out as a man reduced to trying to stay alive by staying on the move. 2002 Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize finalist.


https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gho...art/1100438011

[CUDA]

https://youtu.be/auLBLk4ibAk

[Forkin' Crazy]

I saw them back in the 80's. Drum solo lasted for a loooooooooooooong time. He was the best!!!

[DangerNewb]

Favorite band by far. Got to see them several times including the R40 tour. Mid 60s dudes were still as good as ever. Sad to see one of them gone. Still hope Geddy and Alex play again.

RIP Neal.

[CDave]

I saw them back in the 80's. Drum solo lasted for a loooooooooooooong time. He was the best!!!

Me too, in Lafayette at the Cajun Dome. Steve Morse Band was the opening act, great show.