Rush Star Hollywood Walk of Fame Project May 12, 2008
I wanted to take a few moments to alert everyone to a campaign that’s currently underway to get Rush a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. If you are a Rush fan, it’s very likely you have heard the name Donna Halper. Donna is credited with discovering Rush while working at WMMS-FM in my hometown of Cleveland back in 1974. She was also pivotal in getting them signed to a record contract, and they dedicated their first two albums to her. Donna along with Rush fans extraordinaire Keith and Kevin Purdy are spearheading this project and have already received the blessing of the band and their management. They could also use some help from us - the fans. Since the nominations are reviewed in June each year, they are soliciting testimonials from Rush fans across the world about how the band and their music has played a positive and meaningful role in their lives. There is no format per se - emails, letters, etc. are fine. They simply need to be well-written and come from the heart. If possible, please send your testimonials to kdpurdy@hotmail.com by Friday, May 23rd so they can be packaged up and sent to the Hollywood Walk of Fame committee.
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Irvine open thread May 11, 2008
Date/Time: Sunday, May 11th @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 17
Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Place: Irvine, CA
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Las Vegas open thread May 10, 2008
Date/Time: Saturday, May 10th @ 8:00PM
Show Number: 16
Venue: Mandalay Bay Resort
Place: Las Vegas, NV
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Updates and other random Rush stuff May 9, 2008
Rush played their 2nd of 2 shows at the Nokia in LA last night and will head to Vegas and Irvine over the weekend before taking a 9-day hiatus. If you have photos from any of the shows that you’d like to share, you can upload them in the tour section. To view fan photos, check out the tour photo gallery. The Rush.com website has also been very up-to-date with adding great quality photos from shows to their Multimedia: Rush on the Road section.
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Los Angeles night #2 open thread May 8, 2008
Date/Time: Thursday, May 8th @ 8:00PM
Show Number: 15
Venue: Nokia Theatre
Place: Los Angeles, CA
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Los Angeles night #1 open thread May 6, 2008
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 6th @ 8:00PM
Show Number: 14
Venue: Nokia Theatre
Place: Los Angeles, CA
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The Great Rush Fan Challenge May 5, 2008
One of the many reasons I admire Rush so much is their tremendous generosity. They’ve used their fame to help out countless charitable organizations over the years, raising millions of dollars for those in need. So whenever I hear of a Rush-related charity or charity event I always try and give it some exposure on Rush is a Band. Rush fan and RIAB reader ReGorLaTroy was inspired by Rush’s recent donation to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort in New Orleans to put forth the following challenge to Rush fans.
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Concord open thread May 4, 2008
Date/Time: Sunday, May 4th @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 13
Venue: Sleep Train Pavilion
Place: Concord, CA
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Reno open thread May 3, 2008
Date/Time: Saturday, May 3rd @ 8:00PM
Show Number: 12
Venue: Reno Events Center
Place: Reno, NV
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Updates and other random Rush stuff May 2, 2008
The tour rolls on; Rush will play Reno and Concord over the weekend, then 2 LA dates, Vegas and Irvine next week before taking a 9-day break. Here’s a little preview article for the LA shows from The Press-Enterprise which includes a few snippets from an Alex Lifeson interview.
Yesterday was the first anniversary of the release of Rush’s 19th (18th if you don’t count Feedback) studio album - Snakes & Arrows. Last year right around this time I asked everybody what their favorite song off the album was. The winner was The Main Monkey Business with Armor and Sword a close second. I thought it would be interesting to ask this same question now that we’ve had a year to let the songs sink in. So what’s your favorite song off of Snakes & Arrows? Take the poll and let us know.
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