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In reply to KidDoc • 3:48p, 6/24/24
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KidDoc said:
GeorgiAg said:
Also, I want to buy a manual gas car while I still can.
I had manuals for a long time until I got a Tesla Model S back in 2012 or so. Have a 2023 Corvette now and not stick but the double clutch transmission is pretty impressive. I use the paddles when I performance drive for fun.

I plan to keep it as long as I can get in and out of it as with all the EPA rules and safety sensors it may be one of the last great V8s.
Had a manual 280 Z in college. Loved that car. Got a Nissan Maxima stick as the first car I purchased on my own. Not a fast car but very practical. Still fun.

Had a Jag and a Porsche automatics with the paddle shifters. Those just don't do it for me.
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In reply to GeorgiAg • 4:57p, 6/24/24
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GeorgiAg said:
KidDoc said:
GeorgiAg said:
Also, I want to buy a manual gas car while I still can.
I had manuals for a long time until I got a Tesla Model S back in 2012 or so. Have a 2023 Corvette now and not stick but the double clutch transmission is pretty impressive. I use the paddles when I performance drive for fun.

I plan to keep it as long as I can get in and out of it as with all the EPA rules and safety sensors it may be one of the last great V8s.
Had a manual 280 Z in college. Loved that car. Got a Nissan Maxima stick as the first car I purchased on my own. Not a fast car but very practical. Still fun.

Had a Jag and a Porsche automatics with the paddle shifters. Those just don't do it for me.
Doesn't do it for Jay Leno either. I came very close to ordering a new Z after watching this. Enjoy!

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5:44p, 6/24/24
Outside of Limelight, my other favorite deep lyric song:

There is no political solution
To our troubled evolution
Have no faith in constitution
There is no bloody revolution

We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world
We are spirits in the material world
Are spirits in the material world

Our so-called leaders speak
With words they try to jail you
They subjugate the meek
But it's the rhetoric of failure

Where does the answer lie?
Living from day to day
If it's something we can't buy
There must be another way
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7:35p, 6/24/24
Neil Peart is one of my music heroes that I truly miss.
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7:40p, 6/24/24
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I cannot believe nobody has mentioned that the song was inspired by the futuristic short story "A Nice Morning Drive, " written by Richard Foster and published in the November 1973 issue of Road & Track magazine.

http://www.fiatbarchetta.com/links/nice.html
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9:13p, 6/24/24
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I highly recommend reading Geddy's book, if you are a Rush fan.

He gives a warning about Chapter 3, but read it.

His name came from a friend thinking his mom called him Gedy. She was saying Gary with a thick Polish accent.



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In reply to VegasAg86 • 9:55p, 6/24/24
Wow, I never knew that. No wonder he wrote about dystopian governments. His family saw first hand how they can turn on you and try to destroy you.
#FJB
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In reply to P.H. Dexippus • 9:57p, 6/24/24
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Here's a version of The Spirit of Radio the group released after the passing of Neil. Watch to the end.
Damn...gotta clean that ceiling fan. Think it just tossed down some dust in my eyes...
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In reply to EX TEXASEX • 11:59p, 6/24/24
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Wow, I never knew that. No wonder he wrote about dystopian governments. His family saw first hand how they can turn on you and try to destroy you.


It's an extremely interesting telling of the concentration camp experience. His parents lost a lot of siblings and other family members. Which means cousins he could have had were never born. I don't think I had ever thought about that.

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2:39a, 6/25/24
I saw Rush live only once back when they were doing their Time Machine Tour where they played the whole Moving Pictures album. This was in Vegas at the MGM venue. Place was packed, loud, exciting and those guys played for hours. Amazing concert.
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In reply to Rydyn • 7:43a, 6/25/24



Simultaneous air brake failure during Rush hour.


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10:03a, 6/25/24
Rush Rules!
"I always thought Roy Acuff was probably an *******. I’m a Hank Williams fan."

-Steve Earle
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In reply to G Martin 87 • 10:06a, 6/25/24
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G Martin 87 said:
GeorgiAg said:
KidDoc said:
GeorgiAg said:
Also, I want to buy a manual gas car while I still can.
I had manuals for a long time until I got a Tesla Model S back in 2012 or so. Have a 2023 Corvette now and not stick but the double clutch transmission is pretty impressive. I use the paddles when I performance drive for fun.

I plan to keep it as long as I can get in and out of it as with all the EPA rules and safety sensors it may be one of the last great V8s.
Had a manual 280 Z in college. Loved that car. Got a Nissan Maxima stick as the first car I purchased on my own. Not a fast car but very practical. Still fun.

Had a Jag and a Porsche automatics with the paddle shifters. Those just don't do it for me.
Doesn't do it for Jay Leno either. I came very close to ordering a new Z after watching this. Enjoy!


Very cool thanks. I told the local Nissan dealer to let me know when they get a manual in.
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In reply to GeorgiAg • 3:19p, 6/25/24
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GeorgiAg said:
G Martin 87 said:
GeorgiAg said:
KidDoc said:
GeorgiAg said:
Also, I want to buy a manual gas car while I still can.
I had manuals for a long time until I got a Tesla Model S back in 2012 or so. Have a 2023 Corvette now and not stick but the double clutch transmission is pretty impressive. I use the paddles when I performance drive for fun.

I plan to keep it as long as I can get in and out of it as with all the EPA rules and safety sensors it may be one of the last great V8s.
Had a manual 280 Z in college. Loved that car. Got a Nissan Maxima stick as the first car I purchased on my own. Not a fast car but very practical. Still fun.

Had a Jag and a Porsche automatics with the paddle shifters. Those just don't do it for me.
Doesn't do it for Jay Leno either. I came very close to ordering a new Z after watching this. Enjoy!


Very cool thanks. I told the local Nissan dealer to let me know when they get a manual in.
My barrier to going with Supra (which look and drive awesome) and 280z is I really wanted a hard top convertible that can also track. That really limits my options!

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3:59p, 6/25/24
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I'm getting old. I have a Boxster convertible but unless the weather is perfect I don't like the top down.
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