Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing RoadWithin a ten-month period, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. This memoir tells of the sense of personal devastation that led him on a 55,000-mile journey by motorcycle across much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again. Peart’s journey of self-exile and exploration chronicle his personal odyssey and include stories of reuniting with friends and family, grieving, and reminiscing. He recorded with dazzling artistry, the enormous range of his travel adventures, from the mountains to the seas, from the deserts to the Arctic ice, and the memorable people who contributed to his healing. Ghost Rider is a brilliantly written, and ultimately triumphant narrative memoir from a gifted writer and the drummer and lyricist of the legendary rock band Rush. |
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... dinner, and said, “Oh ... I'm okay.” Then I wrote in my journal: “Perils of solitude #1: People talk to you. I'd rather listen.” The next morning, I continued west across Ontario, on the road from dawn until late afternoon, pausing only ...
... dinner I toyed with the crazy idea of actually telling her the truth, “You know, you're a lousy waitress.” But, I noted, “Like so many other truths, pointless.” However, the music that was playing in the restaurant caught my ear. In ...
... dinner that night the three of us were limply goodhumored, and Selena kept teasing Brutus about his bad planning, and how tired and sore she was. Then, as we discussed the events of that day, Selena shook her head and said, “I can't ...
... dinner in Cabin Lounge, large whisky, decent Caesar salad, chicken on kaiser, red wine. Good music playing once again, Nirvana Unplugged. Makes me think of Kurt Cobain: he shot himself, left wife and daughter behind. Hard for me to ...
... dinner of margarita and enchiladas, then slipped off to my room for an early sleep, waking several times during the night with an upset stomach and troubled dreams. Sept. 3. Tok–Fairbanks. 66,627 (357 kms) [223 miles] Got to sleep for ...