Adam in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Hello.

Hello, Rush. Thank you so much for taking my call. Merry Christmas.

And, sir, you are definitely family to me.

No, it's not open lines Friday, but I need to tell you what I mean by family.

Grow up lifelong listener, thanks to my father, Jeff Re, and my grandfather, Monroe.

We've always listened to you, and my grandfather was fortunate enough to go see you live in

your studio.

Oh, a TV show, yeah.

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's not supposed to look in his lips. Three years

ago, I was driving with my wife after a particularly rough year. I turned on the radio and

you were there. Started to tear up and my wife said, what's going on?

I said 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.

And every time I hear you, we're all three together.

Your voice, sir, transcends time and space.

Whether you're listening in heaven or you're listening on this earth, we all thank you.

That is heart stopping.

That's incredible.

And, you know, I happen to know what you mean, which is why

it's so meaningful. I've had similar things happen. Just a short example here. I remember one of the

reasons I like Mannheim's steamroller is I was in an

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