Michael Balarama wrote:
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>>Rush isn't all that bad a guy after all. He's a Pittsburgh Steeler
>>fan! :^)
>
> and he uses opiates to relax-

No, for pain management. That's the difference between his addiction and, for
instance, Al Franken's. Rush was legitimately taking medication and became
addicted; Franken's cocaine addiction was due to poor character (he hasn't been
funny since his rehab, but it's probably for the best).

> of course being a Steeler fan at this time-they
> both go together.

They didn't during the years Rush lived in Pittsburgh. The team that bears the
name "Steelers" now bears no resemblance to the Steel Curtain. More like a chain
link fence -- the low kind that little kids can leap over.