Time for some updates before the weekend shows in Virginia Beach and Bristow. If you haven't checked it out yet, there are a ton of great pics from the first 5 shows in the tour gallery now. Thanks to everybody who has uploaded their photos. I've also added a listing of YouTube bootleg videos to each tourdate. There are a lot of bootleg videos out there by now and more keep popping up. I also found this gallery of pics at filmmagic.com, this gallery at getty images and this one from LFI (thanks to Blabbermouth.net for the heads up).
Speaking of bootlegs, there are now 5 audio bootlegs from the Snakes & Arrows tour cataloged over at The Digital Rush Experience; 2 from opening night and 3 from Tampa Bay. If you've heard these boots, take a minute and visit the Digital Rush Experience to give your review. These boots are floating around the net at sites such as dimeadozen. And I'll also remind you that the DRE recently launched a Logo Store at Cafe Press with proceeds from the store going to the Epilepsy Foundation. So you can buy some cool merchandise and help out a good cause at the same time.
It's time for another poll. Last week I asked you what you thought of the setlist. 36% of you said that you loved it; 27% said they like it; 30% said it was just ok for one reason or another; 3.5% said they don't like it and another 3.5% hadn't seen it yet. This week's poll contains setlist spoilers so don't take it if you don't want to see the setlist. I'm asking everyone what they think the highlight of the setlist is excluding the Snakes & Arrows songs. So let us know what you think and take the poll (*** SPOILER ***).
If you haven't yet, be sure to enter the latest official Rush contest at Rush.net to win either front row tickets or a meet-and-greet. And don't forget to go vote for Rush in this Billboard poll. Thanks to you guys they're out in front with 42% now.
I'm happy to report that the Snakes & Arrows MVI is finally shipping! It's been confirmed that folks who ordered it through the Rush Backstage Club, Barnes & Noble and Best Buy have had their orders shipped. Not sure about Amazon or other vendors yet. I've also not received any word from anyone who has actually received it yet. As soon as I do I'll report all the details.
Snakes & Arrows fell one spot from #77 last week to #78 this week on the Billboard Album Charts in the US. I'm curious to see how the MVI numbers will affect its charting in the next week or two. Michael P alerted me to this short but positive review of Snakes & Arrows from the Washington Post.
Far Cry also continues to do well on the rock radio charts. It's at #4 on the MediaBase Mainstream Rock Chart, #4 on the Radio & Records Rock Chart and #7 on the MediaGuide Mainstream Rock Chart.
Now for some fun stuff. George alerted me to this June 13th entry in rock photographer Ross Halfin's online diary. He mentions drinking with Alex Lifeson in his younger days.
And Power Windows alerts us to this humorous video from the Windsor, Essex County & Pelee Island Convention & Visitors Bureau. It depicts a carload of friends crossing the border into Windsor and talking about their favorite Canadian song, one of which is Tom Sawyer.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone count themselves among the many friends of Rush. In their 1997 film Orgazmo there was a brief Rush reference. The scene was recentlyl uploaded to YouTube and you can check it out here.
Reader Brian T let me know that there was a Rush reference in yesterday's edition of the online comic strip Questionable Content. You can check it out here.
That's it for now. On to Virginia Beach for show #6!
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