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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.

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.

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

Got this news a little late: Geddy was a judge at the Canadian Culinary Championships, according to this press release. More information is online at the Gold Medal Plates web site.

A guy's made a Geddy Lee Jazz Bass out of Lego and uses it as a Guitar Hero 3 controller. Photos are here.

Geddy spoke recently to Revolver magazine about Snakes and Arrows:

"It's hard to describe," said Lee. "It's big, it's bold, and I think it's some of the best work we've done in years. I'm really pleased with the quality of the songs, and there's lots of playing on it."

Turns out the making of Feedback changed their recording process a bit:

"...we played all together in the studio for a lot of the 'Feedback' stuff. That's something that a lot of producers had been pushing us to do for a while but which we hadn't done in years. It was great to turn off the click and just play — you know, not worry so much about being so, quote, metronomic — and that definitely carried over into this record."

More online here.

Geddy's birthday was back on July 29. He just turned 53. Buy yourself a Fender Jazz Bass, preferably the Geddy Lee Fender Jazz bass, to celebrate.