felix'apprentice wrote:ha .. maybe rush has all the answers?? maybe if we play the album backwards and real slow ... lol. whos this nostradomus guy think he is anyways haha
He was only joking...its Rush 2112, not 2012.
Apparently, in 2012, the sun lines up with Earth and the center of the galaxy. This is something that only happens every 27,000 years or so. What I don't see is how this is supposed to be relevant to the wnter solstice, unless the date is just a coincidence. I can't imagine that there will be any shift in gravity that will bring disaster.
I think its just a bunch of hoopla to boost ratings on 2nd tier cable networks. 1st it was Reality TV and now its Reality Animation. Is that an oxymoron?
A culture that didn't even possess the wheel stopped their calendar at 2012? Fascinating. Did you every wonder why DMX stopped at 512 channels? Did you ever wonder why DMX needs 512 channels?
My bet is on the "Rise Of The Machines" theory. Makes for a better movie.
Could you imagine trying to run a light show using all 512 DMX channels without automation?
In all seriousness, from what I recall of the mayan 'doomsday' calendar and what we know about it, we're not even sure about much of its meaning.
If a majority of the calendar is on a cycle of repeats, why would the last column not repeat as well?
Occam's razor... Puttin' the smack down on garbage theory since the 14th century...
I mean really, how far does our current calendar go? Does that represent that we know the end of the world? What about the Chinese calendar? Isn't it completely different than ours? Time is relative. Calendars are an organizational thing.
DirtySanchez wrote:I like the b-sides "Lemon Light" and "Huckleberry Finn".
I also like the song on the 2012 Album on side two. I think Marilyn Chambers teamed up with Rush. It's called " On The Train To Bang Cock". I love that song
Hawk wrote:During my lifetime, the world was supposed to end about 20 to 30 times. Always from reliable sources who claimed to understand scriptures or some ancient mysticism.
Oh...and apparently Amy Winehouse is trying to adopt a child in whatever foreign country she's been hainging out in. When that happens, you can be assured the end of the world is soon to follow.
Who needs gold and diamonds when you can have chrome....
metalchurch wrote:I'm trying not to think about it.
But yeah I guess there's quite a few calenders that end on that date and on that year.
Rush even named an album after it:
Rush - 2012
It's a very interesting subject and I've seen a few segment on the History channel about it, but sadly I retain information about as good as a goldfish
(I watch it so much that it's nearly impossible to retain all that info)
I'm hoping that someone here goes all WIKI on us and sets this straight.
Wasn't the end of the world. Just a tale of totalitarian government. They dictate everything you do. God forbid you find a guitar. If you do, don't tell the Elders.
I will be giving out aluminum hats for this festive event. We may all luck out and see the great second coming of L Ron Hubbard as he comes in on his spaceship called Hale Bop .. That is if he is out of prison for tax evasion yet ..
well, i mean... depending on who wins the presidential election come 2012. if it's hilary, the world will end. nothing against women, just alot against democrats...
