Episode 18. Headlong Flight

RED ALERT! RED ALERT! We process our first genuine Case 2-1-1-2, with Jim “The Friendly Face” Brunke - Steam Punk, Rush Rat, and co-founder of Overtime Angels and the famed Rush Camps! Jim’s Rush journey is quite unlike any other. Having seen the band over 100 times up through R40, Jim’s a passionate guy with a big heart for helping people get a leg up. His philanthropic efforts aside, he’s been up close and personal with more Rushians than anyone we’ve met, having logged thousands of miles, domestically and internationally to see the band do that thing it does, even that thing dey doo in The Camera Eye -> New York to London…the guys is whacked…he’s personally known to the guys, yep, all of them, having spent time drinking with the two who like to socialize up on the train tracks around someplace in Toronto…and he’s got Ricky & Bubbles’ approval, eh!Talking with tour managers, having his personal pictures signed, talking up his effin hat, having Geddy ask him about his facial hair, pulling Alex’s finger (that’s what Bubbles said), having and incredible network of friends and the love of a woman, family, and community who’ve all scratched it live with him and Rush too, Jim is a man benefitting from them angels working overtime in his life, fo' sho…keeping the flame burning!We get into exactly zero news and have a great time getting into Chain Lightning – how are you supposed to answer goofy questions about guys you know?!?! His personal experiences are so numerous, and with his encyclopedic knowledge of set lists and when they did what live for the last 20 years, How Many Times Did They Play It was a cakewalk. The wheel is yet again touched by someone, giving us Headling Flight off 2012's Clockwork Angels, as song Jim's seen performed many times. As usual, we grab facts from rushvault.com, and name drop our sponsor, ⁠Danforth & Pape⁠⁠. It’s a New Year, so wrap that new you in a new Rush-inspired t-shrirt at D&P’s Facebook page!!The Scratch List - Scratch Yer Itch - LIVE!UK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Moving Pictures Scotland⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leoni Jane Kennedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠North AmericaUSA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YYNOT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Second Contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Solar Federation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rush Archives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mood Lifters⁠⁠⁠Canada⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New World Men⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠2112⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rush news, general nonsensical disorderly conduct, lack of regard for correctness or truth, and reckless endangerment of your whole-brain. This is the only podcast dedicated to increasing opioid release in your anterior insula, your anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and your posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), in addition to the basal ganglia and the thalamus...and all that that implies.  Some thick North Jersey accents and they give you some royalty-free sound effects and movie clips too - what more do you need to indulge your urge to scratch?!  Join us - you know where to scratch - blah, blah...RushRash. SCHATZ'S SCRATCH LIST - RUSH TRIBUTE BANDSScratch your itch to hear RUSH music played live by going to check out any of these great RUSH Tribute Bands - these bands are keeping the community and the music alive - the most current, curated, and rockin' list of RUSH Tribute Bands in the world! Yeah!⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here: ⁠Schatz's Scratch List⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠(And say it 5 times fast!)GO BONELESSCertified boneless in the state of Ohio by the Boneless Podcasting Network. Go Boneless. Boneless Makes a Better Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.