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Rush gained entry following its first appearance on the ballot after repeatedly being left off the list since gaining eligibility in 1998, to the great consternation of the legion of Rush fans who cried bias against progressive rock. The long wait didn't seem to matter at Thursday's star-studded concert event, which ran over 5 hours. Peart, lead singer Alex Lifeson and guitarist Geddy Lee made up for lost time by launching into a rambunctious rendition of "Tom Sawyer" in front of more than 7,000 attendees.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.c.../#ixzz2QyibOM6J
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When I happen to tune into Fox News, all I hear is:
Blah, blah, blah...
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Hotel California came on the radio today, the music intro finished, but when the singing started, all I could hear was...
Blah, Blah, Blah....
Lerxst, what have you done to us.
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Unfortunately there is one thing that Rush being in the RRHOF will NOT change. It won't change pretty much every single article in existence mentioning these two things:
1. Nerds - nerd music, nerd fans, etc.
2. Geddy Lee's voice - banshee wail, shriek, high-pitched, etc.
But from now on, people saying that sound like this:
Blah, blah, blah...
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He cried?
The coffee was that bad, eh?
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Did the boys meet Oprah? What was she like?
Seriously, did Neil and wife actually arrive with her?
I just hope that in the HBO edit they cut to Jack Nicholson during Tom Sawyer as a cool grin appears and his eyebrows raise over his sunglasses.
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http://www.spin.com/...ign=spintwitter
Hell hath no fury like a Rush fan scorned. For over a decade, the cult of the Toronto prog-rock power trio has been waiting for their idols to earn ingress into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They have watched everyone from Alice Cooper to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donovan to Genesis, be feted by the industry cabal comprising the institution's voting panel. Last night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles was their time, they had earned this and they had the Rush baseball jerseys to prove it.
There's no such thing as a casual Rush fan (just read this list). It's like a bizarre bespectacled triangulation of the Grateful Dead, Star Trek, and Hawkwind. Nerds who worship power. They transformed what was nominally a celebration to honor Quincy Jones, Heart, blues guitarist Albert King, producer Lou Adler, Public Enemy, Randy Newman, Donna Summer and yes, Rush, into a holy grail deleted scene from I Love You, Man.
The ceremony included speeches and performances from Oprah Winfrey, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Usher, Harry Belafonte, Tom Petty, Gary Clark Jr., Booker T. & The MGs, Spike Lee, Dave Grohl, and Jennifer Hudson. Jack Nicholson and Russell "Rush" Simmons whooped in the audience. A surprise encore featured half the above names, plus Tom Morello and DMC, performing a cover of "Crossroads." But for 92 percent of the room only three men were fit to wield the Rush moniker: drummer Neil Peart, bassist Geddy Lee, and Alex Lifeson, the lead guitarist who no one ever really talks about.
Fans were boozy and bathed in fluorescent light, air-slapping the bass, and impatiently waiting for their heroes to earn long-awaited canonization. Rhinestone Rush shirts and Rush uniforms were ubiquitous. Merch lines were almost as long as the band's guitar solos. Bald ginger-bearded men breezed past in "Got Geddy" tees. A feeling of comeuppance was in the air. And when the group's chosen inductor, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, ruminated on the question of when exactly "Rush became cool," two bros in front of me ripped off their T-shirts, hugged, and high-fived.
While the Canucks monopolized the mood inside Nokia, the most memorable moments from the 28th annual ceremony arrived via artists who didn't write concept albums about a world ruled by the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx. The ceremony airs on HBO on Saturday, May 18, hopefully pared down from the four-and-a-half hour live version. In the interim, here's a breakdown of what went down on the night that Rush finally joined the ranks of John Mellencamp and the Dave Clark Five.
As I read this, all I hear is....
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH....
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It was brilliant performance art.
A commentary on acceptance into the club with Jimmy Page.... and Abba.
A commentary on Don Henley pompousness and Jan Wenner's little tourist trap memorabilia collection in Cleveland.
It was a big heartfelt thank you to the fans, while thumbing his nose at the establishment.
It was Rock and Roll, baby.
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It was performance art.
Brilliant performance art.
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Can't wait to the video tribute on HBO
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Go to 1:26 - what the f**k is this ass talking about?
"This is one of those inductions that's long overdue. In fact, it's shamefully overdue."
He's talking about Randy Newman.
Now, I dig Randy Newman -- when I'm at a Pixar movie with my kids. Or at the Hollywood Bowl; mellow adult listening faire. Randy Newman is getting in the RRHOF to add a little diversity. He's interesting and talented and respected—a songwriter who had 2 hits back in the 70's, one big hit in 80's that became the L.A. anthem, and a couple of quirky soundtrack songs. But ROCK AND ROLL??
My God, is Don Henley the biggest asshole or what?
"one of those inductions" as if people are tracking and categorizing inductions.
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Wow Oprah Winfrey is here for Quincy Jones!
Did Oprah, Quincy, Jack Nicholson all stay for the end?
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Bleh...
Blih...
bloh-bluh.
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Rush never gave a rats ass about the award and Alex's "speech" showed it!
But he did while saying thank you to the dedicated fans.
None of their speeches directly thanked the Hall -- just their friends, family, crew, and the FANS.
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Thank you for transcribing that!
But I think you got it wrong after the 'blah blah blah' it should be 'blah blah blah, blah. blah blah blah blah blah. BLAH!'
Just sayin'!!!
There are so many grammatical errors in that transcription - don't even get me started. Nice attempt, but could have used a few more editing passes before posting...
I was trying to be nice.. man, you're just brutal!!!
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Was that Alex's way of saying f*ck you to the RRHOF? That was amazing and hilarious. They won and accepted the award and still managed to make the fans happy who wanted them to refuse the award... that is if those people can be made happy.
Anyway, glad they got in, and in definitive Rush style! That should make for some interesting headlines...
I know, some people aren't getting it.
How do you both graciously accept an award, while mocking it?
How do you say, "This is a big deal to us, but why the f**k did Abba and Madonna get in?"
Lerxst is a comic genius—telling the story of wanting to tell the Hall to go f**k themselves, but then suiting up and showing up, gracious and humble—because the vindication means so much to the fans.
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The tweet from Billboard said the Lerxst speech will be the best reason to watch the HBO show. So they better leave it in.
If they cut anything, it will be TSOR.
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It's going to be another few hours until they get around to RUSH, so I'm going to go watch Hannibal and Elementary.
Fell asleep....
What did I miss?
Did Alex steal the show with his speech or something?
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Is Nick R. really playing?
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It's going to be another few hours until they get around to RUSH, so I'm going to go watch Hannibal and Elementary.
Grohl and Hawkins interview on inducting Rush into the HOF
in Rush
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The Kimonos were inspired.
But I bet standing there on stage during the 2112 Space Sound FX Intro, they were thinking, "Damn, I didn't know this space shit went of for this long."