RUSH: Adam in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Hello.<\/p>\n
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CALLER: Hello, Rush. Thank you so much for taking my call. Merry Christmas — and, sir, you are definitely family to me. No, it\u2019s not Open Line Friday, but I need to tell you what I mean by family. I grew up a lifelong listener, thanks to my father, Jeffrey, and my grandfather, Monroe. We\u2019ve always listened to you, and my grandfather was fortunate enough to go see you live in your studio.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Oh, the TV show. Yeah.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Yeah! He passed away when I was in high school, and when I think of him, I can picture him clearly. I picture him in your studio looking up at the monitors like he\u2019s not supposed to, licking his lips. Three years ago, I was driving with my wife after a particularly rough year, turned on the radio, and you were there. I started to tear up, and my wife said, “What\u2019s going on?” I said, “It\u2019s because when I listen to Rush,” when I listen to you, “I remember my grandfather, and I remember my father,” who lives in South Carolina. Every time I hear you, it\u2019s all three together. Your voice, sir, transcends time and space.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Wow.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Whether you\u2019re listening in heaven or you\u2019re listening on this earth, we all thank you.<\/p>\n
RUSH: That is heart-stopping. That\u2019s incredible — and, you know, I happen to know what you mean, which is why it\u2019s so meaningful. I\u2019ve had similar things happen. Just a short example here. I remember… One of the things I like Mannheim Steamroller, I was in an airplane around Christmastime, and I was flying out to California. I had a Rush to Excellence Tour stop I had to do. My father had recently passed away.<\/p>\n
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I was thinking about him, and I\u2019m looking out the window. I\u2019ve got a window seat, and it\u2019s a crystal-clear night with the moon just as visible as it can be. And Mannheim Steamroller is on my tape deck. That\u2019s what we used back then to listen to music. There were no such things as iPods or things like that. So, I had marvelous remembrances of my dad while I\u2019m listening to Mannheim Steamroller.<\/p>\n
And it made me… Every time I heard Mannheim Steamroller, it\u2019s what made me think of my dad. We all have these connections. I am so honored and flattered to be yours that I… I\u2019m… I don\u2019t know what to say. I just have this profound appreciation. I\u2019m glad you got through, and I really, really do appreciate very much all of that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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