Textured vegetable protein

It's funny how when you're young you so desperately want to trumpet your musical passion to the world. For me, that was Canadian prog-rock trio Rush. I stencilled the logo from their 1989 album "Presto" onto my backpack. When "Nike" wore off the back of my high-tops, you can guess what four letters I replaced it with. The words "Rush are gods" came out of my mouth so often that a mate (who reads this site) tried it as the password to my computer account and gained access. From a "head shop", I got a patch with the band's name and symbol - a naked man confronting a pentagram - and had Mum sew it onto a plain black cap that I wore until it practically disintegrated. Later, I bought a Mr Men tee of Mr Rush, hoping peeps might begin referring to me as such. No-one apart from my flatmates even made the connection.