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Modern Drummer Magazine A Celebration and Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Neil Peart Modern Drummer had been planning to bring back the world-renowned MD festival in 2020, and we were ready to put the plan into action. Then the world stopped due to COVID-19. After many discussions, we decided that instead of canceling the festival, we would change formats and produce a pay-per-view show. That would allow anyone to watch it on their TV, computer, or mobile device. The date we chose was September 12th, which is the late/great Neil Peart’s birthday. We also decided to combine the show with a...

Photo by Craig M. Renwick We all have bad days. Some stick with us forever. Some bad days effect millions of people at the same time. When JFK, MLK, RFK, and John Lennon were taken, it was a series of collective bad days. People remember where they were when great people die. When Lennon was killed millions of Beatles fans were in collective mourning, they still are.  I will never forget Friday January 10th. It was like most Friday mornings until I got a text from a drummer friend of mine. It read, “Did you hear that Neil Peart died?”