** ____ __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ** ** / /_/ /_ /\ / /__/ / / / / /\ / /__/ / ** ** / / / /__ / \/ / / / / /__/ / \/ / / /___ ** ** ** ** __ ___ ____ ** ** /\ /\ / / \ /\ / / / _ /__/ / ** ** / \/ \ / /___/ / \/ / /___/ / / / ** ** ** ** ____ ____ ___ ___ ** ** /__ / /__/ /__/ ** ** ____/ / / / / \ ** List posting/followup: rush@syrinx.umd.edu Administrative matters: rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu or rush-mgr@syrinx.umd.edu (Administrative postings to the posting address will be ignored!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Midnight Star, Number 473 Friday, 24 April 1992 Today's Topics: Rush in Dayton, Ohio on 23 June, 1992 Re: the 'they' in ^Mission^ Concert info needed!!! Enemies Within Theft... Mission lyrics Re: 04/21/92 - The National Midnight Star #471 Non-Rush . . . Pittsburgh ticket questions The "they" question not answered and gif questions Shoreline confirmation?? and RUSH newsgroup Pittsburgh and Rush show Show "they" in "Mission" Is Shoreline cancelled? RE: the "they" in ^Mission^ Just announced: Rush at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, NY June 22nd! Geddy & Alex interview in Guitarist Magazine UK CD singles thought on the elephant butt... Rush Through Time JONES BEACH!!!!!!!! Shoreline Show and Bay Area Party Geddy Lee interview Rush at SPAC 6/22??? UK tour Vital Signs PZM SPAC (none) ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 15:20 EST From: AFTERIMAGE Subject: Rush in Dayton, Ohio on 23 June, 1992 Yes! It is confirmed. WTUE has announced that Rush will be playing at the E.J.Nutter Center on the 23rd of June. Mr. Big will be openning and tickets go on sale Saturday, 2 May. Hopefully the Nutter Center will not have sunk conpletely by then. :-) Waiting not-so-patiently in Dayton, Jason "You don't get something for nothing" - Rush ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 92 15:11:05 -0600 From: dpfay@cadehp1.eng.utah.edu (David Fay) Subject: Re: the 'they' in ^Mission^ Just thought I'd add my interpretation of the Mission... If you carefully read the lyrics, throughout the song Peart speaks about 'they'. My interpretation is that Peart is talking about the people through history who have 'held their fire', for example, Einstein, or any famous inventer for that matter. They were special, not because they are famous, but because they used some of that capacity we all have for greatness. They are the one's that are described by 'a spirit with a vision'. Peart, in the part about how their lives were 'exotic and strange' is saying how most people in the limelight usually wish they could be allowed regular lives, but are not destined for regularity. I personally think it's a great song, and it rings true to me. On another note, to the person who was interested in the Primus disc, I would recommend Sailing the Seas of Cheese. I have it and I like it a lot. Lastly, is there anyone out there who knows where Rush will play in Salt Lake City, UT? I am hoping for the Delta Center. I've also heard that Mr. Big will be coming with them instead of Primus. If anyone knows otherwise, please dispel this rumor; I'd like to see Primus in concert again! Well, that's about it... David Fay "Life is a Diamond we turn into Dust." -- Niel Peart ---------------------------------------------------------- From: Blake Butterworth Subject: Concert info needed!!! Date: Wed, 22 Apr 92 16:37:11 CDT How's it going everyone? I'm new to the mailing list and this is my first post...Anyway, I saw Rush play here in New Orleans in February, and I have to say that the show was really great. Even the opening act was good- Primus. To get to the point, I only live here during the school year because I attend Tulane. And the other day I saw from alt.music.rush that Rush will be supposedly playing in my home town Wichita, Kansas on the 24th of May. I was wondering if anyone can confirm this and if so when the day and time tickets gon on sale is. Thanks for any help. -Blake ---------------------------------------------------------- From: sl690632@EXPRESS.SSCTR.bcm.tmc.edu (Steven Marc Lovitt) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 17:21:18 CDT Subject: Enemies Within Anyone have any info about the bootleg "Enemies Within"? Thanks! Steven Lovitt sl690632@express.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 92 17:34:20 -0700 From: c9a-am@danube.berkeley.edu (Mikael Sheikh) Subject: Theft... Would you believe I was doing my laundry, went to my dorm-room to get some fabric softener, only to return and discover that someone had stolen my RTB concert T-shirt. Damn!!! Now I HAVE to see them again... So pleaaaassssseeee, if anyone knows if/when tickets are going on sale for the rumored May 31st concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, CA), maile me! Thanks, Mikael Sheikh sheikh@ocf.berkeley.edu ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1992 21:00 EST From: HADLEY@northeastern.edu Subject: Mission lyrics At the risk of being one of many... "They" in the last part of "Mission" refers to "...the ones without it" in the first post-bridge stanza. You know: It's cold comfort To the ones without it... I'm not going to waste your time by analyzing what "it" is, but I hope this answers your question. Your own analysis would be more important than mine, anyway. Thor Iverson ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: 22 Apr 92 21:06:48 EDT From: "Patrick C. Grant" <71371.3504@CompuServe.COM> Subject: Re: 04/21/92 - The National Midnight Star #471 To Mike Wientraub, Per ur request I couldn't come up w/any other band that has songs w/a SF theme. But I did come up with a couple more that Rush did. U can use Cygnus X-1 off the Farewell to Kings album. Also u can use the follow up to that one called Hemispheres on the album of the same name. Hope that helps ya with ur paper. Lemme know if helps. To Lyda, Mark ALexander, Per ur inquiry the "THEY" that is referred to is to all the creative persons that wish they could change who they were. Hope that helps u to understand the song more clearly.