Does being best man at Ted Nugent's wedding count?

Eh, he gets a pass on that. One he's dead, but also he was from that time when being gay was just never talked about in America. That's not refusing to be enlightened, it's just a symptom of growing up in the time he did.

Money beats soul every goddamn time.

I've heard him saying stuff to that effect too.

He's been smart and almost agreeable on some issues. I can't say the same for pretty much anyone else on his channel. He's the one who I'm sincerely hoping has his Network moment at some point.

He's not too bad on Letterman either

Of the ones you have listed I've only seen Bad Santa, sadly. A Simple Plan is on Netflix that I hover around but usually watch something else instead. This shall change.

I forgot Angels In America in my previous post. That was very good, at the time HBO was truly on a roll.

That one doesn't get too much praise but I remember liking it too. It's a murderers row of actors, even in tiny bit parts.

I haven't seen the classics, but I mostly remember The Birdcage, Primary Colors and Charlie Wilson's War. Primary Colors might be my favorite of the three, a hell of a cast with a script that was about to be very relevant again. Probably why it wasn't a smash, people had enough of Clinton on their TV so they didn't…

He always looked younger, even in his later years to me for some reason.

The moment with Mrs. Krabappel in "Lisa's Substitute"?

Probably "Leave That Thing Alone" from Counterparts. It has a nice whip crack effect at one point that always sticks out for me.

The Police and King Crimson were big influences on Rush, so that's no surprise.

It'd be worse if he left negative feedback that was unwarranted.

I love Rush but when it comes to "prog" I think their influence is a little overstated. They only got better when they went in a more minimal direction and the song-writing took a more universal approach.

Snakes & Arrows might be my favorite post-80's record.

I just spent a few days taking in the recent Starless set and agree wholeheartedly about Wetton. Hell of a singer, too. It takes some real brass or confidence in your musical ability to be able to sing and play an instrument at the same time when you're in a band with the likes of Robert Fripp or Bill Bruford.

I watched the Beyond The Lighted Stage documentary the other day, spurred on by a Tweet from a film critic saying it was the 2nd best film about friendship behind Stand By Me. It could have been snarky, but that rings pretty true for me. Rush are a real band in a time when there seem to be fewer and fewer.

Keith Moon had some ridiculous kits from around that time, I think it was a point of pride that he had more drums than anyone.