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Hundreds of shows, tens of thousands of miles, and a million memories — almost all good, and many spectacular, like the American West, the Brazilian rainforest, the Stelvio Pass, and the Yorkshire Dales. A more-or-less typical example of my touring life would be the U. Photo by John Arrowsmith. While the final echo of our burnout ending rings in the arena, and Geddy is still saying a grateful good night to the audience, I bow and wave and run offstage.

Through the dark backstage labyrinth, I follow the bobbing blue flashlight beam waved in my direction by the running shadow ahead — Michael, my American riding partner and road manager. He leads me to the bus, and I run onboard.

While I change out of my sweaty drumming clothes in the back, driver Malcolm gets underway. My riding partner in Europe and anywhere outside the U. After an hour or so, Brutus and I wander off to our berths, while Malcolm pilots the bus through the night, then parks at an agreed-upon dropoff point. After sleeping in a non-moving bus for another few hours, Brutus and I rise painfully early.

Retirement seems to agree with him. Posted 03 February - PM Great pic other than the dude to left smoking a cig and scratching his balls. Interests: Metal. I now have more photos of Neil smiling than Ritchie Blackmore doing the same. He looks fit,healthy. Posted 11 February - AM Over views for some serious boring news. Where is "The Good News First? R Flood , Neil Peart 12 replies views.

Reply to quoted posts Clear. Sign In Need an account? Register now! Wonderful tribute Mark. Thanks for putting this together and helping us remember Neil in so many different ways. I became a huge Rush fan in the late 70s and was later delighted to find out that Neil was also a hardcore cyclist and motorcyclist.

I was terribly saddened to hear of his passing, but it seems at this stage of my life many people I have admired are disappearing. Oops — Mark. Joe — musician, artist and avid motorcyclist. Perhaps a ride up to Huntsville this summer is in order, Editor mark? Canada Moto Guide is here to provide motorcycle news, reviews and features from a Canadian and often rather warped perspective.

Contact us: info canadamotoguide. Sign in. Log into your account. Forgot your password? As of , he is the second member of Rush to have died, following the death of original drummer John Rutsey who Neil replaced after the release of the band's eponymous debut album.

In spite of his considerable fame in the rock drummer community, Peart was known to be the most shy, reclusive and reserved member of Rush. Unlike Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, he had been very selective in socializing and giving interviews.

Those who knew Neil very well, even his Rush bandmates, have gone on record to say that he was a very private guy. Sign In. Neil Peart Trivia Is the drummer for the band Rush. Avid fan of BMW motorcycles. Dropped out of High School.

Close friends with actor Nicholas Cage. In addition to drumming for Rush, he is also the band's primary lyricist.