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No.

 

I don't mean this sarcastically, but not unless they really need the money.

 

We know everything about Geddy he WANTS us to know. I don't think he's not going to tell us anymore.

 

Even though he's more affable, I think Alex is as private a person.

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I guess you mean an autobiography? Doubtful.

Yeah, unless they wrote a biography on someone else

 

hmm, I wonder who they'd write about http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/confused/confused0006.gif

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I guess you mean an autobiography? Doubtful.

Yeah, unless they wrote a biography on someone else

 

hmm, I wonder who they'd write about http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/confused/confused0006.gif

I actually considered that for a moment. I'm awaiting "Howard ungerlieder: a biography."

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"BY Alex and Geddy"? Highly doubt it.

 

However, I can imagine another biography on Rush sometime in the not too distant future. Though I'm not sure how many different ways you can tell the story of John Rutsey being the original drummer-2112 buying their freedom-Moving Pictures giving them mainstream success-etc.

 

IMHO, the most interesting story/stories to tell would be on their early tours with other bands. I thought the most fun part of the Beyond the Lighted Stage doc was that first part of the film that went into some of the touring details with Kiss, Max Webster, etc. I'd like to see someone dig even further and write about some of the high schools, bars, dives, and small arenas Rush played in the early 70s.

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No.

 

I don't mean this sarcastically, but not unless they really need the money.

 

We know everything about Geddy he WANTS us to know. I don't think he's not going to tell us anymore.

 

Even though he's more affable, I think Alex is as private a person.

 

That should read: "I don't think he's going to tell us anymore."

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Not unless Ray Danniels smells a fat advance check.

 

Seriously? What do you really need to know that you don't already know about them?

 

 

how they were as kids and when did they know they wanted to be professionals,how diden and now, their parents past effect them then and how it effects them now,if at all. was neal the only canidate o replace rutsey,all kinds of road stories with kiss,manfred mann.and all the other bands they toured with.

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I don't imagine there's a bunch of big exciting stories to tell since they weren't really partiers or single for that matter.
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I don't imagine there's a bunch of big exciting stories to tell since they weren't really partiers or single for that matter.

if there were interesting 'stories' (wink, wink), those are probably sworn to secrecy for eternity.
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I don't imagine there's a bunch of big exciting stories to tell since they weren't really partiers or single for that matter.

 

Are you joking? TRF got excited when Geddy & his daughter were on some dumb sitcom as extras a decade or so back. So, I think many here WOULD be interested in their thoughts on those early days.

 

 

[translated as: I totally hear you. There likely aren't any of THOSE "exciting" stories to tell. BUT Beyond the Lighted Stage didn't have any of THOSE exciting stories to tell either...yet it was exciting.]

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An autobiography is a self written account of the author's life - in other words, while we know Geddy as the mensch in Rush, he could write a book with only one chapter on the band if he chooses ..

 

I'm sure the man has enough interesting things to write about that don't directly involve Rush or go into detail about what bass strings he used on the Signals tour

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An autobiography is a self written account of the author's life - in other words, while we know Geddy as the mensch in Rush, he could write a book with only one chapter on the band if he chooses ..

 

I'm sure the man has enough interesting things to write about that don't directly involve Rush or go into detail about what bass strings he used on the Signals tour

 

bios are often written by other people

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I don't imagine there's a bunch of big exciting stories to tell since they weren't really partiers or single for that matter.

 

Are you joking? TRF got excited when Geddy & his daughter were on some dumb sitcom as extras a decade or so back. So, I think many here WOULD be interested in their thoughts on those early days.

 

 

[translated as: I totally hear you. There likely aren't any of THOSE "exciting" stories to tell. BUT Beyond the Lighted Stage didn't have any of THOSE exciting stories to tell either...yet it was exciting.]

 

Yeah but we've seen all that already.

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An autobiography is a self written account of the author's life - in other words, while we know Geddy as the mensch in Rush, he could write a book with only one chapter on the band if he chooses ..

 

I'm sure the man has enough interesting things to write about that don't directly involve Rush or go into detail about what bass strings he used on the Signals tour

 

bios are often written by other people

 

I understand that, but your question was "Should we expect a biography by Geddy and Alex"

 

And another person could write a book about, for example, Geddy's love of baseball or Alex's incident with his son and the police ..

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Everything that should really need to be known about Rush is in Beyond the Lighted Stage documentary from 7 years ago. I think it could easily be updated to include Clockwork Angels and R40, but other than that, you don't really need anything else.
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I don't imagine there's a bunch of big exciting stories to tell since they weren't really partiers or single for that matter.

 

Are you joking? TRF got excited when Geddy & his daughter were on some dumb sitcom as extras a decade or so back. So, I think many here WOULD be interested in their thoughts on those early days.

 

 

[translated as: I totally hear you. There likely aren't any of THOSE "exciting" stories to tell. BUT Beyond the Lighted Stage didn't have any of THOSE exciting stories to tell either...yet it was exciting.]

 

Yeah but we've seen all that already.

 

I'm not saying to repeat those same stories. I'm saying there are probably more. No way ALL of their 70s anecdotes were told in that BTLS segment. No way.

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I don't imagine there's a bunch of big exciting stories to tell since they weren't really partiers or single for that matter.

 

Are you joking? TRF got excited when Geddy & his daughter were on some dumb sitcom as extras a decade or so back. So, I think many here WOULD be interested in their thoughts on those early days.

 

 

[translated as: I totally hear you. There likely aren't any of THOSE "exciting" stories to tell. BUT Beyond the Lighted Stage didn't have any of THOSE exciting stories to tell either...yet it was exciting.]

 

Yeah but we've seen all that already.

 

I'm not saying to repeat those same stories. I'm saying there are probably more. No way ALL of their 70s anecdotes were told in that BTLS segment. No way.

 

So what kind of stories would you want to hear?

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They probably don't really see the need given how many fans have over the last several years dug into and exposed the minutia of Rush member's lives [*cough, cough, TRF, cough, cough*].

 

There's enough speculation there to fill many a biographical tome. All much more interesting, I'm sure Lee would be the first to admit, than the reality.

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They probably don't really see the need given how many fans have over the last several years dug into and exposed the minutia of Rush member's lives [*cough, cough, TRF, cough, cough*].

 

There's enough speculation there to fill many a biographical tome. All much more interesting, I'm sure Lee would be the first to admit, than the reality.

 

They seem pretty modest so they'd be near the last to think there's a story there.

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I don't imagine there's a bunch of big exciting stories to tell since they weren't really partiers or single for that matter.

 

Are you joking? TRF got excited when Geddy & his daughter were on some dumb sitcom as extras a decade or so back. So, I think many here WOULD be interested in their thoughts on those early days.

 

 

[translated as: I totally hear you. There likely aren't any of THOSE "exciting" stories to tell. BUT Beyond the Lighted Stage didn't have any of THOSE exciting stories to tell either...yet it was exciting.]

 

Yeah but we've seen all that already.

 

I'm not saying to repeat those same stories. I'm saying there are probably more. No way ALL of their 70s anecdotes were told in that BTLS segment. No way.

 

So what kind of stories would you want to hear?

 

The kinds of stories I haven't heard yet. :P

 

Not sure. But I wouldn't be looking for any groupie type tales (if those stories even exist).

I'd guess some of the late 60s to mid 70s conversations they had with other musicians, friends, and their parents were interesting. Maybe not to them. But hey, we're their fans. It was fun hearing about how much they got paid for that first gig at the Coff-in (or whatever it was called) and what they did with the earnings. It was also a good look into who they were at the time and where they wanted to go. Then you have the background setting of the late 60s to mid 70s in which these anecdotes took place. I just think there's something there.

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