Important figures

One of the most important figures of my life is my Dad. My dad retired from the military after serving 20 years for the Navy. Whenever I’m in a tight situation, such as in car accident or life problems, my dad is there giving me guidance helping me become a better person. He always told me whenever I’m working, “Either do the work or don’t do it at all”. If it wasn’t what he said, I would have been promoted supervisor at my job. Through out my life, he taught he how important responsibility is towards anything.

Another important person in my life has to be my mother. She always loves me whether I do stupid things in my life. She taught me how valuable education is in life. She once told me, “Education is valuable and something that can not be taken back”. Sure, I do struggle sometimes at class, but whether I’m doing well or doing terrible, education is something I can not lose.

I honestly can not say I have any other people from my family that are really important to me. Both of my family sides live across the world. My mom’s side, all lives in Japan and my dad’s side, all lives in Virginia and Louisiana. Because of this separation, I hardly talk to my aunts, uncles and my grandparents. Hopefully, I will have the chance to see them all.

Reviewing a band

For this weeks blog, I want to talk about a band called Rush. Rush is a three piece band with Geddy Lee as the vocalist and bassist, Alex Lifeson as the guitarist, and Neil Peart as the drummer.  Rush was formed in 1968 at Toronto, Ontario with, Lifeson, drummer at that time John Rutsey, and bassist at that time Jeff Jones. Jones left the band for an unknown reason, later being replaced by Lee. Their first self-titled album, gained local popularity, but one of their songs, Working Man, was played at a radio station in Cleveland, Ohio. Instantly, they scheduled a tour in the United States. A few weeks before the tour starts, Rutsey had to leave the band due to health issues. Lee and Lifeson quickly held auditions and eventually selected Peart as their drummer. After the tour, Rush released their second album, Fly by Night, and managed to sell over one million record with their songs Fly by night and Making Memories. Their forth album 2112 (pronounced twenty- one twelve), managed top sell over three million albums in the United States only with their single; 2112, Temple of Syrinx, and Overture. They also released several other albums such as Moving pictures (selling over four million albums with their singles Limelight, YYZ and Tom Sawyer), Permanent Waves ( selling over a million albums with their singles The Spirit of Radio and Freewill) and Signals ( selling over a million albums with their single Subdivisions),

            If you never heard of Rush, I would highly recommend it. They are a rock band that influenced many bands such as Metallica, Rage Against the Machines and Dream Theater. The songs I would recommend listening to are Limelight, Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer, YYZ, and The Spirit of Radio. Over 40 years, Rush is still together, and currently creating a new album that is on the way.