Several years ago, Neil Peart wrote Roadshow: Landscape with Drums, A Concert Tour by Motorcycle. His fourth book was well-received by fans, except for the part where Peart talks about encounters with the fans. Clarifying his point, the RUSH drummer and lyricist told Mark Goodman in an interview that he enjoys the “wonderful little… human to human” conversations and said that “999 out of 1000… are nice people.” What he dislikes are the unrealistic, over-the-top, “I’ve been waiting my whole life” (to meet you) type of encounters.
Some RUSH followers find this difficult to reconcile. (Neil should carry a sign with him, Writer/Observer at Work!!) My response has always been that these fans don’t seem to know just how good they got it with Peart. Through all the years, he has given the fans a lot of his time and talents with the interviews, his writings from the road and for the tour books, the live chat with the Drum Channel, the instructional DVDs, the four books and now his blog, where he reviews books, shares his travels and musings and now, his latest foray is cooking.
On the Fourth of July, Neil opened up Bubba’s Bar-n-Grill with recipes, photos and his commentary. RUSH fans in particular will enjoy the place mat with inside RUSH jokes. Foodies might not be impressed with the well, simpleness, of the recipes, but anyone who has ever watched Rachael Ray knows that “A great meal in 30 minutes” ain’t easy to pull off. (Much of the prep work is already done and have you noticed how she’s made progress during the commercials?? )
So way to go Neil, because it was high time for some recipes that are easy to make.
I decided to give one of Chef Peart’s recipes a try, the Salmon Teriyaki, which is one of our favorite meals. I made it his way, except I didn’t use soy sauce for the marinate. I usually do, but the place where we buy our fish offered it already marinated (chipotle-lime) today for the same price.
Anyway, it came out great.
Thanks
Bubba…
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