First off, it's Bastille Day. So pop in the Caress of Steel CD, crank up the volume and sing along with Geddy:

There's no bread, let them eat cake
There's no end to what they'll take
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth
Wash the salt into the earth
But they're marching to Bastille Day
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize
Free the dungeons of the innocent
The king will kneel, and let his kingdom rise

Bloodstained velvet, dirty lace
Naked fear on every face
See them bow their heads to die
As we would bow as they rode by

And we're marching to Bastille Day
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize
Sing, o choirs of cacophony
The king has kneeled, to let his kingdom rise.

Lessons taught but never learned
All around us anger burns
Guide the future by the past
Long ago the mould was cast

For they marched up to Bastille Day
La guillotine - claimed her bloody prize
Hear the echoes of the centuries
Power isn't all that money buys

Ok. Now that we have that out of the way ... not only is it Bastille Day, but RushCon 6 kicks off tonight in beautiful Toronto, Ontario; the Mecca of Rush fandom. And I'll be there! I'm going to pack up my laptop and the hotel has free wireless, so barring any unforseen disasters, I should be able to blog from the Con. I'll also have my digital camera and designated cameraman (my brother). If you're going I hope to see you there - I'll drink a beer with you. I realize now that I should have made up a Rush is a Band t-shirt to wear or something - so people could spot me. I guess I could just write "RUSH IS A BAND" on my forehead ... but that would be overkill. Maybe for RushCon 7. Anyways - I look like that weird square headshot (that I really need to update) in the upper right of this page. However, my head is not actually square- it's triangular. And I'll be wearing my white 2112 tour-shirt (my kimono is in the wash). Enough already. The road beckons. See you in Toronto.

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