![]() ![]() Geddy began the book tour back on November 13th in New York City with Paul Rudd as guest interviewer. You can get full coverage of the evening's festivities in this post. George Stroumboulopoulos (aka Strombo) was introduced for the fan Q&A portion of the show, and he also had Alex come out for a spell to answer some questions. Al then interviewed Ged for the first half. When Alex came out and signed in as the guest interviewer, he wrote My Effin' Lifeson on the board, along with a string of randomly scattered blahs, as seen in this video. This would indicate that they plan to release this in some way at a future date. Fans were also greeted by signs around the venue saying that the show would be filmed, and there were indeed several cameras set up around the venue. Alex was known for having Barbie dolls on his side of the stage during Rush's last several tours as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the perceived lack of female Rush fans. Alex had been rumored as the interviewer for several weeks, and fans in attendance were given a hint when the doors opened and a Barbie doll was spotted sitting on the shelf between the 2 chairs on stage. Sadly Neil died on Jan 7th, 2020, but his legend will live on in the hearts and minds of all who he touched and inspired thru his work and life.Geddy Lee wrapped up the North American leg of his My Effin' Life spoken word book tour last night back home in Toronto at Massey Hall, where he recruited his BFF and band-mate Alex Lifeson as guest interviewer. He also is the first drummer in the Modern Drummer Legends Book Series, which contains all 10 of his Modern Drummer cover stories, transcriptions of Rush Songs, and so much more. Best Drum Recording of the 1980s, 2007, for “YYZ” from Exit… Stage Left. ![]() Best Instructional Video: 2006, for Anatomy of a Drum Solo.(* – As a member of the Honor Roll in these categories, he is no longer eligible for votes in the above categories.) 1986 Honor Roll: Rock Drummer, Multi-Percussion.Peart received the following awards in the Modern Drummer magazine reader’s poll: Neil Peart graced the cover of Modern Drummer a record 10 times, and he won a plethora of Modern Drummer Awards: Neil infused a plethora of drumming styles into his signature sound and his famously large 360 kits. Fun fact he also personally wrote back all the fans who ever wrote letters to Rush over the years (up until the Test for Echo Tour). He might even be one of the most well-read rock lyrcists, which was evident with all the themes he explored during his body of lyric writing. Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me! (2016, ECW Press, ISBN 9781770413481).Roadshow: Landscape with Drums – A Concert Tour by Motorcycle (2006, Rounder Books, ISBN 1579401422).Traveling Music: Playing Back the Soundtrack to My Life and Times (2004, ECW Press, ISBN 1550226649).Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road (2002, ECW Press, ISBN 1550225464).The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa (1996, Pottersfield Press, ISBN 1895900026).Neil was also a great author, penning 7 travel journal books (you can get the scoop on them in his Modern Drummer Legends Book), or we recommend buying any of them) they include: From 1974 to 2015 Neil Peart played 2,539 shows with Rush (last show was the R40 Tour at the Los Angeles Forum August 1st, 2015) capturing the attention of rock fans and the drumming community, with countless drummers naming Neil as a key influence on them. Rush made 19 studio albums together (selling 40 million records) and toured the globe for 40 years as progressive rock’s thoughtful power trio, picking up loyal fans worldwide one listen at a time (“and it echoes with the sound of salesmen”). Neil Peart, the legendary drummer and lyricist of Rush, played his first gig with Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee on August 14th, 1974 in front of 11,000 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena just two weeks after auditioning to be the drummer. ![]()
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