# My life is now complete **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 27, 2002, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240 "2002-06-27T14:57:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/1 "2002-06-27T14:57:09Z")
**The Date** : September 28 **The Venue** : Verizon Amphitheater, Irvine, California **The Band** : _RUSH_ **The Concert** : Vapor Trails Tour **In the audience** : two SDMB posters known as **Heloise** and **Coldfire**. 😃 😃 😃 That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/2 "2002-06-27T15:05:10Z")
Wait… You’re coming back to the States? COOL!!! Oh yeah, Rush. Great. Have fun! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/3 "2002-06-27T15:15:49Z")
**Coldfire** , when you come back, do not use the pay phones in New Jersey. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/4 "2002-06-27T15:31:03Z")
**Honey** , I’m sure there’s a story behind that. Because otherwise, Jersey ain’t nowhere _near_ the Irvine Amphitheater (I refuse to call it Verizon! I won’t I won’t I won’t!!!) I’m smelling a SoCal DopeFest. Don’tcha think? ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/5 "2002-06-27T18:10:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scout1222 \* > \*\ ***Honey** , I’m sure there’s a story behind that. > > Because otherwise, Jersey ain’t nowhere _near_ the Irvine Amphitheater (I refuse to call it Verizon! I won’t I won’t I won’t!!!) > Don’tcha think? \*\* Yup…Here’s a [cite](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122591) ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/6 "2002-06-28T06:33:13Z")
Ooh, ooh, ooh! Mr. Spooks has been jumping out of his skin with excitement about the new Rush album (which he likes, by the way), and he has been bugging me for many months now to check online about the dates of the tour. He’s been a huge fan since Moving Pictures, and, being a drummer, idolizes Neil Peart. We have tickets for the August 21st show here in Albuquerque, and it seems like a nice venue, under the stars. **Coldfire** , if you could pick one song for them to play, which would it be? Mr. Spooks says he would pick “Xanadu.” Close second, “Jacob’s Ladder.” Have a wonderful time at the concert! Should I post the set list that they play here, or do you want to be surprised? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/7 "2002-06-28T09:57:00Z")
Sure, post the set list, that’s cool. What songs do I want them to play? Xanadu would indeed rock, but it might be a tad on the high side for mr Lee these days. Natural Science, Cygnus X-1, Jacob’s Ladder, Hemispheres, Cut to the Chase… there’s so much I want them to play! I mean, not ever having seen them live, I’d prefer if they would just play _all_ of their songs. I’ll bring extra sammiches, no problem. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/8 "2002-06-28T09:59:50Z")
And the new album indeed ROCKS! ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/9 "2002-06-29T01:37:36Z")
From Mr. Spooks to **Coldfire** : I was listening to Vapor Trails and I came to the song “Peaceable Kingdom”, and while I was listening to it I looked down at the CD booklet opened up, back side and front side facing up, and I suddenly realized that the two black streaks are the Twin Towers. Check it out for yourself, and tell me what you think. Notice the smudges that go through the upper part of the “Towers.” “A wave toward the clearing sky” “Swords against the kingdom” (planes) (Note tarot card, “The Tower”) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete/116240/10 "2002-06-29T11:26:56Z")
Don’t know about the front and back, that could be a coincidence. But Geddy and Alex have explained in interviews that Peacable Kingdom was written with 9-11 in mind. So the Tower tarot card definitely makes sense. “All this time we’re hoping and praying we all might learn While a billion other teachers are teaching them how to burn.” Indeed.