From: joemahoney1950@gmail.com   
      
   My lumpen lovers of the livid lichen, given how long Rush has been around, and   
   how prolific they were as writers and performers, one might think one knows   
   all there is to know about the band.  But just the mysteries of nature can   
   only be solved by God    
   and Religion, the mysteries of Rush can only be solved by yours truly, Pastor   
   Joe Mahoney.     
      
   One lingering mystery concerns the band's name.  How was it chosen?  The guys   
   themselves have striven to obscure the reasons.  Alex admitted it had   
   something to do with drug use (which drug?) -- but declined to elaborate.     
      
   Geddy said the name had something to do with a "feeling of excitement," but   
   declined to specify the source or exact nature of the excitement.   
      
   Neil was the most guarded of all.  He tried to dodge the question altogether,   
   saying the name had already chosen before he joined.     
      
   Here we must remember that Neil's guardedness arose from his being too frank   
   with British writer Barry Miles, in which he admitted to his worship of Ayn   
   Rand, his belief that hers is the only worthwhile philosophy, and to extreme   
   right-wing views all    
   around.  This led to criticism from the left-wing/Marxist media establishment,   
   and to Neil remaining silent and sulky for decades to come so that Rush would   
   not be blacklisted out of existence.     
      
   But Geddy's admission that Rush refers in part to a feeling of excitement   
   still provides a clue.  Where would these guys, who did not indulge in   
   groupies (ick!) or hedonistic behavior in general (aside from Alex' and his   
   unspecified drug) get their    
   excitement?     
      
   Well, they have all admitted to listening to the radio a lot.  So what would   
   they find on the RADIO to give them excitement and also inspire their name?   
      
   The answer, my dutiful congregants, is in RUSH LIMBAUGH'S radio show.  The   
   politics match.  The portliness matches.  And the NAME proves my theory beyond   
   any doubt.  They named themselves after RUSH Limbaugh.   
      
   But what about Alex and his statement that the name Rush also has something to   
   do with drugs?   
      
   My rectum-displaying fellators of the florid fungus, we need only recall that   
   Rush Limbaugh was caught (by the leftist media conspiracy) purchasing and   
   using MASSIVE quantities of Oxycodone some years back.  This is what Alex'   
   drug reference is about.     
      
   I can see from your nodding heads, your gaping, dribbing mouths, and your   
   beady, glassy eyes that you are mesmerized by dumb television -- no, by   
   today's Spiritual Sermon.     
      
   How about some ice cream?   
      
   Joe "spiritual not religious" M.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)