RUSH Gets A Star In Hollywood!

Canadian rock band RUSH received a star this morning on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honoring their presence as one of the biggest and most storied bands in Rock 'n Roll history. Forming over forty years ago, RUSH still releases albums and tours extensively to promote them and satisfy fans who continue to clamor, year after year, to see and hear them perform live.

Drummer Neil Peart is renowned for his talents on the skins but is also known for his reclusiveness, very often shying away from the attention of one of the world's biggest rock stars. While a disappointment, it also came as no surprise that Peart did not show up for the star ceremony. Two-thirds of the band did and it was exciting to listen to lead vocalist/bassist/keyboardist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson speak and express their gratitude to the fans who have made all of this possible for them. Lee described the ceremony in his speech as being "a beautiful, surreal moment".

After the speeches and posing with the unveiling of the RUSH star, Lifeson and Lee disappeared, going into an alley that was blocked from view by the assembled press. A few minutes later to the cheers of fans, Geddy Lee appeared and began signing autographs with a black Sharpie marker. I managed to get three in the crowd and my sister equaled my score. Lee worked his way over the crowd for a minute or so and then was done signing, disappearing to talk with the media. The crows began chanting, "Alex! Alex! Alex!" and he soon answered the call, appearing from the alley and immediately coming to the section where we were. I managed to get two items signed and my sister got one as well. Lifeson was friendly but did not sign long at all. Eventually, Lee re-emerged and signed a lot longer than the first time. We were fortunate to get three RUSH items with both of their signatures, including a whopping 15 autographs from Geddy Lee! We even scored pictures with the legendary front man, which was a challenge with the huge crowd. Lee took no more than four or five total pictures with fans so we were lucky. When my sister asked Geddy if she could take a photo with him he replied, "Sweetheart, anything for you".