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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Celebrate Rush Hashanah on VH1 Classic later this month

Posted at 4:53PM | comments (40)

UPDATE - 9/26@9:22AM: Here's the commercial promo that's been running on VH1 Classic (thanks Sean):

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UPDATE - 9/19@10:09PM: Here's the complete program schedule:

Monday 9/29

7-10pm: VH1 Classic in Concert- Rush, Rush in Rio
10-10:30pm: Hangin' With Rush
10:30pm-1:30am: VH1 Classic in Concert- Rush, R30
1:30-2:30am: Rush Videos
2:30-3am: Hangin' With Rush
3-6am: VH1 Classic in Concert- Rush, Rush in Rio

Tuesday 9/30

6-7am: Rush Videos
7-10am: VH1 Classic in Concert- Rush, R30
10-11am: Rush Videos
11-11:30am: Hangin' With Rush
11:30-2:30pm: VH1 Classic in Concert- Rush, Rush in Rio
2:30-3:30pm: Rush Videos
3:30-4pm: Hangin' With Rush
4-7pm: VH1 Classic in Concert- Rush, R30

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VH1 Classic will be airing a special in celebration of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah this upcoming Monday, September 29th called Rush Hashanah. From the press release:

"RUSH HASHANAH" - PREMIERES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, BEGINNING AT 7PM*

From sunset to sunrise on Monday, September 29 rock band Rush will celebrate the Jewish New Year, during "Rush Hashanah" on VH1 Classic. The 24-hour tribute to Rush will include two of the band's concerts including "Rush in Rio" and "R30" as well as past and present videos from band.

Cool. Thanks to kjosef for the heads up. :)

COMMENTS

#1 - Posted 9/11/08 @5:01PM by dogbone2112 [contact]

#1!!! Shalom

#2 - Posted 9/11/08 @5:02PM by Lerxst Is God [contact]

newbie gets 1st...woohoo

#3 - Posted 9/11/08 @5:02PM by keith 82 [contact]

I doubt I'll be 1st but thats really cool....... cant wait..................

#4 - Posted 9/11/08 @5:10PM by AFarCryfromFBN [contact]

Too Cool! I think it is time to get a DVR!!

#5 - Posted 9/11/08 @5:24PM by Chicagorush

oy veh

#6 - Posted 9/11/08 @5:28PM by slavetothehormone

And on the 29th- my mom's birthday. However, she's no Rush fan, so it'd be more of a birthday present to me...

#7 - Posted 9/11/08 @5:31PM by Rocinante [contact]

I wonder if it has anything to do with Geddy Lee bein' Jewish? Just thought that Iwould throw that out there

#8 - Posted 9/11/08 @6:15PM by mr soul [contact]

is vh1 classic the same as vh1?

#9 - Posted 9/11/08 @6:22PM by Will Collier [contact]

Mazel Tov! ;-)

#10 - Posted 9/11/08 @6:25PM by sandiegofotodude [contact]

Thanks Ed for all the updates.... now how about a reminder? You and Rush Rule!!!!!

#11 - Posted 9/11/08 @6:30PM by rushisgreat [contact]

Does anybody think that they could be hiding something from us... I for one smell a WORLD PREMIER!!! coming on!!!!

Maybe as a finale... 4 songs From S&A LIVE!!!

#12 - Posted 9/11/08 @6:32PM by idrum2 [contact]

Too bad for those few fans like myself who celebrate Rosh Hashanah and listen to Rush. (You can't watch TV on Rosh Hashanah according to Jewish law).

Oh well, I already have the DVDs. Sorry, but religion comes before Rush.

#13 - Posted 9/11/08 @7:41PM by PhillyMike [contact]

It's not called the High Holidays for nothing!

#14 - Posted 9/11/08 @8:22PM by Praetorian [contact]

3 Blank DVD's, Please!

#15 - Posted 9/11/08 @8:26PM by PetieLee [contact]

Too cool! A 24-hour rush of Rush! Yay! That only means more Geddy to savor!
link

Yay!

#11: rushisgreat - Wouldn't that be something if they showed the 4 "bonus" S&A Live songs? Woo Hoo!

Love da Geddy! Miss da Geddy!

#16 - Posted 9/11/08 @8:27PM by #1rushfan [contact]

First of all, Holy Crap. That is quite the tribute.
Mr. Soul...VH1 and VH1 classic are not the same. You must have a mega type of package with your cable/dish to get VH1 classic.

Rush is the greatest. Really.

#17 - Posted 9/11/08 @9:06PM by rocinante5m [contact]

Finally, some good news, YYYEEEEAAAHHH!!!!!

after getting bent over in court yesterday by the X and her evil attorney and all the lipstick, quakes and proton collisions this is great news.........being a jewish person myself i really appreciate the RUSH HASHANAH tribute......

Perhaps you're right Rushisgreat #11, that would be cool.....
Alex comes on the screen disguised as a rabbi sipping from a huge kiddush cup and says "this is for all of our Jewish friends, Happy New Year and we hope you enjoy these new live videos which will be on the new Rush DVD-LECHAIM!!!!".........how cool would that be....CHALLAH!!!

#18 - Posted 9/11/08 @9:25PM by I love Rush [contact]

#7...I'm sure it has lots to do with Geddy being Jewish.
I think it is so cool they're doing this!!!

#12...I am not Jewish....before I read what you wrote, I thought that exactly ("I thought Jewish people couldn't watch TV on Rosh Hashanah" what a shame that fans couldn't watch it!!)....but I agree idrum, religion before Rush.....

Lotsa Rush exposure lately.....oy, I think Rock and Roll hall of fame is next...good or bad (?)

#19 - Posted 9/11/08 @9:28PM by maestro [contact]

*** Off Topic ***

Greetings and Rehi One & All
Long time no-type! ;)

Just popped in for a moment to share an old bit of wit & wisdom...

link

Yes, we can be funny and serious at the same time;
We get to blow things up!

III.

#20 - Posted 9/11/08 @9:42PM by Kelly D [contact]

Oh HELL yes! What a great idea!

#21 - Posted 9/11/08 @9:43PM by I love Rush [contact]

yah, way off topic, but super gross eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww in that video, #19...at 2:03 is a faked photo of Bush in a thong.....GROOOOSSSS even though it's fake, just the thought makes me vomit

#22 - Posted 9/11/08 @11:56PM by scottw [contact]

What are they gonna do in December, Chaka Khanukkah?

#23 - Posted 9/12/08 @12:25AM by MiriyaB [contact]

OMG YES!!!!

So I wasn't the only one with the RUSH Hashanah pun on the brain! (Last year, when there was a show on that evening, I had thought about getting friends to take a banner/sign wishing the band a happy RUSH Hashanah ... besides, you know what they say: shofar, show good! ;) )

#12 idrum2 - yup, I'll be with ya on the no-Rush-on-Rosh-Hashanah bandwagon...

#22 scottw: lol! you may have a winner there--see if VH1 goes for it ;)

#24 - Posted 9/12/08 @7:53AM by tr1gger [contact]

That's sounds great and long overdue - does anyone know if the schedules for VH1 Classic are the same in Europe as the USA???

#25 - Posted 9/12/08 @8:56AM by freewilly [contact]

That's cool of VH1Classic, they 'should' broadcoast RUSH's set on Toronto Rocks (a.k.a. SARSStock) festival from 2003 too (about 35 minutes). It was recorded and broadcoasted live, I think by CNN but only two or three RUSH tracks appeared on the official Toronto Rocks dvd. A bootleg is existing of the whole set, look out for it! (if you know how to handle torrents, see link or link good luck.

#26 - Posted 9/12/08 @9:17AM by freewilly [contact]

PS very nice info about RUSH on that event: link

#27 - Posted 9/12/08 @10:20AM by Fiat

Stupid. A shameless PR stunt exploiting a band that has hammered organized religion on so many fronts. Yet everybody is lapping this up as if it's something wonderful. Stupid.

"His mind is not for rent
to any God or government"

#28 - Posted 9/12/08 @10:52AM by rocinante5m [contact]

uh, yeah, another PR stunt by the boys......man, they gotta stop with these stunts.....this one maybe worse then when they all showed up at the MTV Video Awards Show loaded and overweight and then stumbled on stage and tried to play Money for Nothing by Dire Straits........

2 each his own i suppose ?????

#29 - Posted 9/12/08 @11:25AM by Fiat

I'm not talking about Rush.

I'm talking about the pinheads at MTV/VH1 using Rush as a gimmick for a religious holiday.

Stupid.

#30 - Posted 9/12/08 @1:18PM by broughtbytheletterssssss [contact]

Happy Rush Hashana to all! Does it matter what is the reason to have a 24 hour Rush on VH1? As long as they have Rush on for us, they can have any reason they want!

#31 - Posted 9/12/08 @3:57PM by mommy_of_zuzu

Oy vey Ged's mom will be proud!

(I hope Ged pens an autobiography someday. His story is an inspiration for all children of Holocaust survivors and us all. Mazel Tov!)

They should have that sound bit from MiTa's site where Ged does the klemzer version of The Spirit of Radio.

#32 - Posted 9/12/08 @5:13PM by perfect sphere [contact]

Hashana Tova!!!

Rosh Hashanah is New Year's Day on the Jewish calendar.
Rush Hashanah on VH1 will be an over-the-top New Year's Day.

Idrum2, no Rush (on TV) on this most festive of Jewish holidays? For my somber Orthodox-Hassidim brethren maybe. It's not like they're running it on Yom Kippur, when even us Faithless Jews might take caution.

As a "gastronomic Jew" (non-religeous, but wouldn't turn down an invitation to a yummy high-holiday dinner), I would kvell (not kvetz) to celebrate the New Year (Rosh Hashanah) with Rush!

#33 - Posted 9/12/08 @5:17PM by perfect sphere [contact]

CHICKEN? MMMMmmmm, chicken. ...soup!

#34 - Posted 9/12/08 @6:07PM by Electric Brain Elderly [contact]

AWESOME!

#35 - Posted 9/12/08 @6:13PM by Rush Fan Since 1976 [contact]

Outfrigginstanding and about time... Rush desrved this years and years ago...

#36 - Posted 9/13/08 @12:48AM by Fiat

Sheep.

#37 - Posted 9/13/08 @9:34AM by theanalogkid [contact]

Fiat

How do you feel about the Hollywood Walk of Fame thing? To me, that's the joke. "Because Rush has meant so much to Hollywood."

I understand what you're saying. Why not just honor Rush on a random Monday (or whenever) and not linking it with a religious holiday. You do realize that the only reason they're doing it when they're doing it is to play off the band's and holiday's name. If it was a non-religious holiday that had Rush in its name, they would've done it then.

The way I look at it is that little by little Rush is getting more exposure and respect and I get a Rush fix for 24 hours. I'll take it...and try not to read too much more than that into it.

#38 - Posted 9/14/08 @7:17PM by idrum2 [contact]

#32 - To each his own perfect sphere, but Torah is Torah. Enjoy the special and L'shanah Tova.

#39 - Posted 9/16/08 @8:31AM by justme [contact]

Even though you don't watch TV on Rosh Hashanah, you can record TV on Rosh Hashanah and watch it after Yom Tov. There's no reason to miss this.

#40 - Posted 9/28/08 @11:34AM by The Weapon [contact]

What if Rush IS your religion?

it's mine :-D

RUSH IS A BAND

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