LOL!!! I hear ya. Now I never got the dry ice thing going, but yeah... I rocked out and saw myself on stage in huge arena's.
I got into Rush long after I started drumming and while I can totally appreciate Peart's chops, his playing made less of an impact on me compared to guys like Ringo, Richard Bailey, Narada Michael Walden and Simon Phillips.
I guess I'm in it for the groove, not the flash.
I'm fairly certain though that my dad gave me "that look" many, many times when I was younger - LOL!!