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Neil Peart, Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson

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Updates and other random Rush stuff

Fri, Jun 27, 2008@9:30AM | comments removed/disabled

The tour is now in its final stretch; Rush heads east to play their last 16 shows beginning tonight with Summerfest in Milwaukee. Want to see photos from all the meet and greets on the tour? Just go to this link (thanks nposter). There are also a bunch of great fan photos in the tour gallery.

It was a somewhat quiet week for Rush news. The big news bullet dealt with Rolling Stone magazine printing an unprecedented 4-page, feature story on Rush in their latest issue. There were also reports of flying pigs and snowballs in hell. :)

In my last poll I asked everyone what they thought about Rush getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Most of you (about 44%) chose What a great achievement. It's really cool! and around 38% at least said I'm happy for them, but it's not a big deal. About 9% chose It's stupid. I hate Hollywood and the rest of you were either indifferent or couldn't care less. For this next poll I'll ask the same question but in regards to Rush's feature article in Rolling Stone magazine. So, what's your opinion? Take the poll and let us know.

This weekend there will be a VIP gala and dedication ceremony to celebrate the opening of the MotoStars: Celebrities and Motorcycles exhibit at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio. Neil Peart has donated one of his BMW GS motorcycles, a full drum kit and other memorabilia to the Museum.

Reader drummerboy let me know that the MuchMoreMusic series Listed featured a list of the top 20 Most Distinctive Voices In Music this week. Geddy Lee just squeaked in at #20.

Last week's online edition of Entertainment Weekly had a photo gallery in their Readers' Picks section titled 22 Rock Heroes You Just Don't Get. Rush was featured on the front page along with a classic picture of Alex and Geddy strutting onstage with their double-necks. Here's what the reader said:

Pink Floyd is the big one, I never got them. But Rush is the one that gets me in most trouble. I'm Canadian, and Canadians are supposed to love Rush. Sorry, but I can't stand them.

I fortunately don't have the problem of not getting Rush. Thanks to PhillyMike for the link.

GraphJam.com is a site I recently discovered which takes pop culture references and turns them into humorous graphs. Reader Scott in Pittsburgh located this pie graph of Places to be Living which contains a Rush reference.

MTV.com has a behind-the-scenes video of Weezer up on their website and the video starts with Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson making an attempt at playing the drum fill in Tom Sawyer. He comes close... but not close enough. Check it out:

Thanks to MitA for the heads up.

Have a great weekend!

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