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Points: 1239 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2004 at 15:35

 totally agree with you on the investigating bands and coming away disaoppointed. Having met a number of them in a past life i came away with a little adage which i believe largely holds true:

'you don't have to be stupid to be in a rock band but it certainly helps'

or to put it another way, you should never meet your heroes by any means - even over the phone/internet/seance

Final thoughts on art/commerce? For me, I think the bottom line is, if I could make a living making music, why would I want to do anything else. Therefore I don't begrudge giving Alex Lifeson a few bucks for making his own dream real.

 
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2004 at 15:54

100% agreed there! I'd never wish to see Rush in financial straits, they've earned their success over long years of struggling. And if a multimillion dollar recording contract suddenly fell in my lap, I don't think I'd refuse...and you can be darn sure I'd get a financial and legal advisor who knew the business! Though hopefully I could maintain a little of my foolish idealism in the process...

 
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Points: 1239 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2004 at 16:02

ah yes, indulge that foolish idealism by opening a refuge for tired and emotionally needy supermodels or establishig a colony on Mars with the 85 billion dollars coined from adoring fans - that's my kind of artistic freedom heheheheh!

doh! now the truth comes out
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2004 at 16:37
Yep, my UFO suicide pornstar cult desperately needs donations
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Points: 1239 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2004 at 16:43

too right, screw rock n roll, the only way to get truly rich is to found a bogus religious cult!! Now where did i put that Tv aerial/divining rod/antenna of the gods.....
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2004 at 08:08
Originally posted by arcer arcer wrote:

Now where did i put that Tv aerial/divining rod/antenna of the gods.....

you dropped it right here:

http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/183_eltanin1.shtml
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Points: 890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2004 at 14:59
Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact.
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