# Neil Peart is dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [January 10, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249 "2020-01-10T21:10:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/61 "2020-01-14T18:42:40Z")
FYI Sirius/XM is featuring Rush on channel 27 Brian ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/62 "2020-01-14T18:51:10Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I found his mom Betty’s Facebook page. She had last posted in 2017, but this implies that his parents are still alive. ☹ He knew all too well that nobody should outlive their children. According to one of the obituaries I read, at least his dad and all three of his siblings are still alive. Can’t remember if it said his mom is too. ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/63 "2020-01-15T15:52:34Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > We had a thread about which celebrity death will hit you the hardest. I have my answer. This one. This… ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/64 "2020-01-15T16:07:27Z")
> [@Dogginit](#): > > This… Same here. I’ve been surprised over the last few days how much I’ve been thinking about Neil. I can’t think of another celebrity death that’s hit me harder, or that I’ve grieved this much over. I think the only one that might rival Neil is when Alan Parsons goes (hopefully not for a good long time). ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/65 "2020-01-15T19:06:26Z")
I learned of Neil’s passing over the weekend while I was on the road, somewhere in Oregon. I got home Sunday late so was not really able to start processing things until Monday. To me, it’s like losing a friend from high school; someone you stayed in touch with over the years that reminded you of a different stage of life. The words, the music - fortunately we have all the recordings, interviews, and writings of this man. That his creativity is now silenced is sad, indeed. Neil left a positive mark on a lot of us. Thank you, Neil! ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/66 "2020-01-21T00:02:04Z")
Still in denial. Fake news and all that. Think I saw something about tour dates… ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/67 "2020-01-21T01:42:57Z")
[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.loudersound.com/amp/news/rushs-geddy-lee-and-alex-lifeson-send-thanks-for-outpouring-of-love-since-neil-pearts-death](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.loudersound.com/amp/news/rushs-geddy-lee-and-alex-lifeson-send-thanks-for-outpouring-of-love-since-neil-pearts-death) (sighs) (rewinds cassette of Caress of Steel, presses play) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/68 "2020-02-16T05:21:40Z")
Here’s a gorgeous remake of “Time Stands Still”. The band posted this to their own Facebook page. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aAPSK_cV5n0/maxresdefault.jpg "Time Stand Still") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAPSK_cV5n0) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/69 "2020-02-16T05:48:27Z")
Wow. Speechless. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/70 "2020-02-16T13:30:10Z")
My son’s third-grade (8-9-year-olds) music teacher is a Rush fan, and he’s teaching the kids “Closer to the Heart” — they’ll sing it on the spring concert, partly as a tribute to Neil. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/71 "2020-02-16T13:36:20Z")
[quote=“nearwildheaven, post:68, topic:846249”] Here’s a gorgeous remake of “Time Stands Still”. The band posted this to their own Facebook page. [/QUOTE] Wow. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/72 "2020-02-17T00:01:29Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > My son’s third-grade (8-9-year-olds) music teacher is a Rush fan, and he’s teaching the kids “Closer to the Heart” — they’ll sing it on the spring concert, partly as a tribute to Neil. Do I possibly see a viral You Tube video in the making, if someone posts it? 🆒 Here’s my favorite rendition of that song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MeCczUfCcsU/hqdefault.jpg "Rush - Closer to the Heart (Different Stages)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeCczUfCcsU) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/73 "2020-02-17T01:56:21Z")
For the record, I’m still not happy about this. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/74 "2020-02-17T12:38:44Z")
[quote=“nearwildheaven, post:72, topic:846249”] Do I possibly see a viral You Tube video in the making, if someone posts it? 🆒 Here’s my favorite rendition of that song. [/QUOTE] Nice. Hair up, hair down… This version deserves a mention over in that “best rock coda” thread. Snowboarder Bo, here’s what my high school friend, a Rush fan (and then-“bandmate” of mine, though he was the only real musician) just emailed me: “I saw your Facebook post on a cover of Rush: “Time Stand Still.” It was so sad to hear about Neil Peart. I mean, it was sad for me to know there won’t be more of his art in my future and for the loss of his friends and band-mates. But when you look at his output and impact, it was huge. He couldn’t ask for more in that department. Though I guess his personal life had some incredible tragedies (death of wife and daughter). Anyway, he lived a life to be celebrated.” ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/75 "2020-02-17T14:38:50Z")
[quote=“nearwildheaven, post:68, topic:846249”] Here’s a gorgeous remake of “Time Stands Still”. The band posted this to their own Facebook page. [/QUOTE] Listening to the song and the lyrics had me sobbing in the dark when my father died 30 years ago. It still hits me now. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/76 "2020-02-18T01:05:54Z")
Surprised to him mentioned in _Adventure Cycling_. He biked centuries between gigs and toured Cameroon and wrote a book about it. [The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masked_Rider:_Cycling_in_West_Africa) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/77 "2020-02-18T04:16:25Z")
Didn’t care for that cover. Sorry. Still wished I’d met him. Pretty sure I passed him on a dirt road while out dirt-biking. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/78 "2020-02-18T22:22:55Z")
[quote=“nearwildheaven, post:68, topic:846249”] Here’s a gorgeous remake of “Time Stands Still”. The band posted this to their own Facebook page. [/QUOTE] Wow, I prefer that cover to the original. And as a Youtube commenter mentioned, there are no drums. RIP Mr. Peart. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/79 "2020-02-23T01:43:05Z")
Here’s another drumless tribute to Rush, in this case filmed while he was still with us, that’s worth checking out. It’s “Closer to the Heart” performed on two harps by identical twins. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QHUPY6yN7_4/maxresdefault.jpg "Closer to the Heart (RUSH) Harp Twins, Camille and Kennerly") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHUPY6yN7_4) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249/80 "2020-06-07T23:33:03Z")
Part of Lakeside Park will be named after Neil. > **[St. Catharines naming Lakeside Park pavilion after late Rush drummer Neil...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/peart-1.5600017)** > > The city of St. Catharines, Ont., is naming a local pavilion after late Rush drummer Neil Peart and considering other ways to honour his legacy. Here’s the song, “Lakeside Park”. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I7X6IxKnOPs/hqdefault.jpg "Rush-Lakeside Park (Lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7X6IxKnOPs) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249.md?page=5)