[Ten Million Band Geeks Can't Be Wrong]

This is one of the more entertaining R30 reviews I've read to date. It comes from Aye Aye, a contributor over at Weathered Living - a very cool site that describes itself as your local watering hole. He talks more about being a Rush "geek" than R30 - but that's ok because he does a good job of echoing the typical experiences and sentiments of many Rush fans out there (me at least). For example:

... It's not like I never leave the house without being draped in a Canadian flag and wearing a "Geddy Is My Homeboy" t-shirt (I strictly reserve that outfit for RUSHCON every year), it's just that I became a fan over half my life ago and I'm just not ready to end the relationship. I've made the commitment. But, I also understand that the criticism is justified. RUSH certainly isn't the coolest band in the world to be a fan of. I can't imagine some guy ending a date, inviting the lucky lady in for a nightcap, lighting candles and pouring a couple glasses of chardonnay, then cranking up Permanent Waves. Not exactly the best way to set the mood. Discussing the complexity of that album's opus, Natural Science, is a conversation about as socially acceptable as screaming racial slurs at the top of your lungs or farting in somebody’s face. You just don’t do it ...

I can definitely identify with that. :) Once a Rush fan, always a Rush fan. And I've gotten used to the fact that Rush is the type of band that you either love or hate - there's not much of a middle ground there.

Oh yeah - he reviews R30 too. Guess what... he likes it. Go figure. :)

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