New Live Videos: 20 short bootleg clips from various tours July 24, 2006
I’ve just added 20 short bootleg clips to the Rush Live Videos page courtesy Leandroleg over at YouTube. The earliest is from 1976, the latest from 2004 and they run the gambit as far as quality goes. Unfortunately they’re only clips, not full songs; each runs about 1 minute or so. Even so, they’re fun to watch. You can check them all out here. Enjoy.
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The latest Rush strangeness from MitA July 23, 2006
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R30 nominated for several 2006 DVD awards July 21, 2006
Home Video: FogoLabs nets nine DVD noms 
The 2006 Annual DVD Awards ceremony will occur on August 8 in Los Angeles and be hosted by film critic Leonard Maltin. Montreal production house FogoLabs, who are reponsible for putting together the R30 DVD, received nine nominations; several of which are for R30. From Playback:
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New version of Windows codenamed Rush due out in 2112
Microsoft establishes 12 principles for Windows development
Mac users will particularly like this one. Microsoft has announced 12 principles by which the company will guide its development of the Windows desktop platform, starting with Windows Vista and beyond. The MacDailyNews puts its own spin on this news and comes up with the real 12 principles for Windows development. Rush fans will especially like principle #7:
Microsoft establishes 12 principles for Windows development
#7. We will travel to WWDC annually to see what we can steal learn from Apple for our next version of Windows, codenamed “Rush,” due late 2112.
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Crank calling Geddy Lee July 20, 2006
Too close for comfort
The Friendly Rich Show is a 75-minute stage show created by Richard Marsella and David Hannan. Over the last year they have been presenting the show on a monthly basis at Luna Lounge in Toronto. They’re bringing their show to Montreal for a week and there was a write-up on the show in the Montreal Mirror. Apparently these guys like to pick on Geddy Lee. In describing the “crank call” portion of the show the article states:
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2006 Rush Midwest TabCon details
I meant to post this a while ago but forgot. Sorry Rich! Anyways, the dates and participants have been announced for the 2006 Rush Midwest TabCon. The event will be held September 15-17 at St. Francis High School “Little Theater” in St. Francis, WI. For more information on what Rush TabCons are all about, visit the homepage here. You can also view a bunch of performances from past TabCons here.
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Rush featured in VH1’s I Love the 70s: Volume 2
VH1 recently launched Volume 2 of their hit series I Love the 70s, and a couple of episodes make mention of Rush. In the episode focusing on 1974, Alex Lifeson is named as one of the three “guitar gods” of 1974. In the 1976 show, when talking about laser shows, Rush is also mentioned and a short clip of the band is shown.
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Dream Theater/Tiles soundcheck Rush jam session July 19, 2006
Dream Theater / Tiles soundcheck Rush jam session
As I’ve mentioned before, prog-metal band Dream Theater are huge Rush fans and often play Rush covers during their live shows. They even performed an entire Rush tribute show last year in Chicago which, as I recently posted, will be available on CD and DVD soon. Another prog-rock band that are huge Rush fans is Tiles from Detroit, MI who have worked with former Rush producer Terry Brown. In 1999 Tiles toured with Dream Theater in Europe. I recently located a video on YouTube of a souncheck Rush jam session involving members of both bands. You can watch it here. The author explains the video:
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New Rush Backstage Club contest
Win An Autographed Replay X3 DVD!!
There’s another Rush Backstage Club contest. The winner of the last contest (Replay X3 Work Jacket) was Donald Sewell from South Carolina. Here are the details:
Win An Autographed Replay X3 DVD!!
Sign up to win an autographed Replay X3 DVD. This was signed by Geddy, Alex and Neil when they were recently in Toronto.Win An Autographed Replay X3 DVD!!
Good Luck!!Win An Autographed Replay X3 DVD!!
The winner will be announced on August 1st, 2006.
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RushCon article in the St. Catherines Standard July 18, 2006
Rolling his bones to a sacred rock ‘n’ roll location; Japan may be home, but Port Dalhousie is never too far away for Rush fan Seiji Harada
I found this article in the St. Catherines Standard online. In case you don’t know, Port Dalhousie near St. Catherines, ON is the childhood home of Neil Peart. RushCon’s Sunday activity was a bus trip to Lakeside Park (from the song) in Port Dalhousie. I was at RushCon but I didn’t make this event. Matthew Van Dongen of the Standard spoke with many of the RushCon entourage including Seiji Harada (who I had the honor of meeting Friday night) who comes all the way from Japan every year.
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