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June 5, 2008

Geddy Lee makes Donation to Negro Leagues Museum

There's a story in yesterday's Kansas City Star about Geddy Lee donating nearly 200 signed baseballs from his collection to the Negro Leagues Museum.
It’s among the largest single donations the museum has had, according to director of marketing Bob Kendrick. It also represents some history the museum didn’t previously have. “Some of these guys have been dead for some time, and we could not get these (signatures) before no matter what their significance was in the Negro Leagues,” he said.

Rush Donates 100K to Canadian Museum for Human Rights

From the Winnipeg Free Press:
The members of Canadian rock band Rush have donated $100,000 from the sale of tickets to last weekend's Winnipeg concert to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The three band mates -- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart -- also announced today they will be selling museum T-shirts at all of the remaining Canadian stops on their Snakes and Arrows Live concert tour, and donating all of the proceeds from those sales to the museum's $105-million private sector fund-raising campaign. "My band mates and I are proud to be associated with the creation of a Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg," Lee said in a written statement.
Quite cool! Word is that the shirts are already available for sale at the shows. Not sure if they'll have them for the US dates.

May 17, 2008

New Geddy Video at Rush.com

There's a new interview with Geddy over at Rush.com in the Multimedia: Rush Video section. He's interviewed while warming up for a show backstage.

Neil updates NeilPeart.net for May

Big update on Neilpeart.net on Neil's motorcycle travels in Puerto Rico, Florida, and the Southwest, along with assorted bits of news and lots of photos, as usual.

May 16, 2008

Neil Peart's Modern Drummer Ask a Pro columns

Andrew Olson's posted a bunch of Neil Peart's Modern Drummer Ask a Pro columns from 1982 to 1993. Worth reading, there's some good stuff there.

Original Rush Drummer, John Rutsey, Dies

Seen at rushisaband.com the other day. Official obituary is here at the National Post.

April 22, 2008

Geddy Lee and Bass Player Readers Choice Awards

Bass Player Reader's Choice Awards

Geddy pretty much wins the big awards in Bass Player Readers Choice Awards:

Best Album for Bass: Snakes & Arrows

Coolest Bass Line In A Song Released In 2007: Malignant Narcissism

Best 2007 Cover Feature: Geddy Lee, August ’07

April 21, 2008

Alex and Guitar Player 2008 Readers Choice Awards

Guitar Player 2008 Readers Choice Awards

Alex Lifeson wins for Best Article in 2007: Different Strings

Best Rock Guitarist: Alex Lifeson

Snakes & Arrows wins 2007’s Most Ferociously Brilliant Guitar Album

Way to go!