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Ged got a bit emotional on the last show of the CA tour, so yeah that will probably happen, a song change other than Losing It probably not.

The last one..including Losing It.

Back in the day my older brother was convinced this was Alex's "coming out of the closet" song!

 

Oh I thought that was Tom Sawyer ;)

".after Neil went through his personal tragedies back in the 90's , I didn't think that we'd ever see them release another album as Rush, let alone tour again... At the end of every tour SINCE that time, I walk out of my show(s) thinking that it's the last time I'll see them"

 

 

Exactly...so thrilled this wasn't the case, and also that Neil did come back and Rush gave us a lot of new music and tours since that time.

I guess I was wondering if they kept the notes so the guys could read them at their leisure...

Oh wow JD I didn't know the back story on your picture. That is really cool.

as I posted on another thread

ok so one final thought on this. They have said this is likely the last major tour of this size, what I am thinking is that if they come back around in the spring of 2016, it is still the same tour( I know picking at straws), however, the last graphic is 40+...much like the time machine tour where the clock ran forward at the end instead of backward...well here's hoping anyway.

Well I was lucky to get front row in front of Alex this tour(first time closer than 10 rows), I have been a Geddy and bass fan since the beginning of time, but man seeing Alex play right in front of me really opened my eyes to the the amazing talent, more than ever, wow watching the fingers fly amazing, and also had a good view of Neil, wow. Upped my appreciation of all their talent one thousand fold.

 

Song wise

Camera Eye

Liked Cygnus without the lyrics(and I am a big lyric fan)

2112, I know I know they play this live alot, but being so close was amazing to watch live

Losing It of course, it was already a favorite but so happy I got to see it live it had to make the list.

Many of the other songs I already loved the studio version and was happy to see live or have already seen live and enjoyed.

ok so one final thought on this. They have said this is likely the last major tour of this size, what I am thinking is that if they come back around in the spring of 2016, it is still the same tour( I know picking at straws), however, the last graphic is 40+...much like the time machine tour where the clock ran forward at the end instead of backward...well here's hoping anyway.

Eagle, isn't Liam the one that sets up the stuff to sign and packs it back up to send...or do you think they have someone now who does just this?

 

FWIW the previous tour I sent a bit longer notes and got nothing back or the item but not signed, the one I got signed actually just had a couple lines on it. This tour same it was like 2 lines long, makes me wonder if the longer notes are take too much time...who knows, I really think a lot is luck of the draw.

 

So do you think the guys ever get a chance to read the notes?

not only what Chica said Lorraine but they had to round up a magical sharpie to sign it with, not the plain old black one I got :D

Well a picture of a signed album popped up on my twitter feed last night, and she gave details on how to do it, so it is much more widely known I think than previous years.

Eagle exactly that...people think it is their last chance. Sadly I am going to guess that they will have too much going on in LA to do this before the show...hopefully I'm wrong.

Well Bard you are the one that said he would take a long break from playing the guitar....I didn't say he was going to be touring in front of 20K fans, just that he was quoted as saying how much he loves to play so it is unlikely that he would give it up.

 

Fwiw some arthritis actually gets better with movement...I don't personally know about what Alex suffers from but in my case my knees feel a lot better on the weeks I move than on the weeks I don't.

Lorriane, I am guessing in recent years as more fans discover that they can do this that the number has crept up to 100 or more(I wouldn't be surprised) and that they sign maybe 20 or 30.

 

Now I am even more grateful than ever that mine got signed. :)

 

True, so so true!

"Alex is playing in pain. Rest assured, he'll be taking a nice long break from playing the guitar"

 

But I thought that the RS article quotes him as saying that is his favorite thing to do, kick back and just play for a couple hours every day.

Lorriane, I am guessing in recent years as more fans discover that they can do this that the number has crept up to 100 or more(I wouldn't be surprised) and that they sign maybe 20 or 30.

Bluechica, that is so awesome, and signed by all three, your nephew has one awesome aunt.

 

I agree I think the early ones got lucky this time, I thought for sure that mine would be way to early and end up on the bottom of a box and that they would pull from the ones on top and stop before they got to mine. I guess none of us really knows how it works, but again so glad they DO take the time to do this at all.

 

Xanadu, it might not have anything to do with what the item was, might just be bad timing.

I love how Neil signed right by the date

Kai I called Irvine they said they don't pass along mail to the acts...hope I'm wrong and you get something

 

Wow I feel extra lucky to have gotten mine back this time. I really think it is just luck

I tried 5 4 or 5 times last tour before I got lucky. Some stuff didn't even come back at all.

Ha you think you should be pissed I saw 3 shows in 3 different states for the CA tour and got the exact same setlist. No Middletown and no Body Electric but Limelight 3 times man I like that song but already had seen it live.

 

This tour 2 shows 2 states same setlist no One Little Victory no Distant Early Warning no Red Barchetta. ..... but I did get Losing it one of my favorites so worth the swap out IMHO.

 

Hey honestly just glad to still see them live and on fire

good luck to those who have shows left

As much as I would love that they continue to tour...I would rather as a long time Rush fan see them retire on top and happy to have been playing...nobody wants to watch them get old and crotchety on stage....well at least not more than Neil already has. :eyeroll:

I always wondered if they would do a show that was mainly instrumental to save Geddy's voice. After reading the RS article I doubt it though, didn't Alex or someone say that the instrumental heavy songs were tougher?