Neil Peart, the virtuoso drummer and lyricist for Rush, died Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California, at age 67, according to Elliot Mintz, a family spokesperson. The cause was brain cancer, which Peart had been quietly battling for three-and-a-half years. A representative for the band confirmed the news to Rolling Stone.
Well there you are, I had just composed an typed in my story to my blog, and hey presto, it all went away. Bollocks.
Well our great namesake, and a drummer too, is gone to the great beyond.
Best si head for that far away place called dreamland. Hasta La Vista
