robertrobyn Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Do you think he has any other shoes?????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Enemy_Within Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Yes. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yvNeGaXsg_s/TEDv...TMtourgeddy.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realomind Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 You can't go wrong with some Chuck Taylors! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 i think the ct are made in indonesia now. they're incredibly uncomfortable for my feet but maybe they're good on stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMWriter Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I'm broke so I don't buy Converse.. but I buy shoes that look just like Converse, and they're currently sharpie'd the heck out of. I even have a couple Rush symbols on on side of the.. right shoe, I think. I should take pictures and put them up. 8DÂ They're fairly comfortable but too flat for me most of the time (i.e. during marching band season). Â And looking at photos.. yes, Geddy has plenty of shoes other than the Converse. But he wears them frequently, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rummut71 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 My old bass player had a shit ton of Chuck Taylors... Maybe it is a bass player thing. Â He had so many that he would go full 80's style and wear one color on one foot and a different one on the other. And it was never the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostworks Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 QUOTE (CMWriter @ Dec 4 2010, 04:00 PM) I'm broke so I don't buy Converse.. ^ which is hilarious, because 'back in the day' I bought my low top and hi-top Chucks for precisely the opposite reason (i.e. because I was broke)Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Geddy has stated that he originally started wearing them because of the pedals, but now anything else just feels wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 QUOTE (CMWriter @ Dec 4 2010, 04:00 PM) I'm broke so I don't buy Converse.. I don't buy them because I can't find them in size 15 And when I occasionally do find them, they look like clown shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostworks Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 QUOTE (rummut71 @ Dec 4 2010, 04:14 PM) My old bass player had a shit ton of Chuck Taylors... Maybe it is a bass player thing. He had so many that he would go full 80's style and wear one color on one foot and a different one on the other. And it was never the same! as a bass player I can vouch for their popularity amongst my low end brethren (though to be fair, I started out as a drummer ) I really had a thing for them in the late 80's/early 90's, and the fact that a Converse Outlet store was less than an hour from my house didn't hurt I got all kinds of bizarre Chucks: monochrome black leather hi-tops (loved those), hunter green w/tan rubber, monochrome white, and my favorites (the only ones I still wear) were monochrome black hi-tops with a boot sole/heel very odd, and I've never seen anyone else with them  I'll have to take a pic - I can't even find them through Google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lost Xanadu Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 QUOTE (Nate1647 @ Dec 4 2010, 04:20 PM)Geddy has stated that he originally started wearing them because of the pedals, but now anything else just feels wrong That actually makes alot of sense because those shoes are so damn flat.....maybe his feet formed to the shoes since he wears them alot so now he has flat feet and everything else feels uncomfortable? ...Not unless he had flat feet to begin with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostworks Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 QUOTE (ghostworks @ Dec 4 2010, 04:33 PM)... (the only ones I still wear) were monochrome black hi-tops with a boot sole/heel very odd, and I've never seen anyone else with them I'll have to take a pic - I can't even find them through Google http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e129/4WAT/VARIED/IMG00374.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rummut71 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 QUOTE as a bass player I can vouch for their popularity amongst my low end brethren (though to be fair, I started out as a drummer ) So you started out smart and slowly dumbed yourself down. At least you did not become a guitar player!  Even P.J. did not have a pair of those! He did have a pair of high rise red velvet ones though... I can't find an interwebz picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 I changed my avatar for the holiday season because I couldn't resist two cool things in one pic - the Grinch on what I now call "Geddy Shoes" The only ones I have are fakes, all black on the outside with hot pink on the inside and a pink and white almost Claddagh-style symbol on the side. Got them for my Geddy Halloween costume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Enemy_Within Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/Rush-Decals-Converse-C...=item5640c4b190 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldyLee Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 I'm a bass player too who also plays taurus pedals. I wear them because you can feel the pedals through the shoes. They're also more narrow than other shoes so you're less likely to hit 2 pedals at once. I've worn them for years for that reason. Never knew Ged wore them religiously until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespa2112 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Here is one of pics I took back on the SNA tour. http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd182/vespa2112/Geddys_Shoes.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Digital Man Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 I believe that Converse are only his stage shoes. Last month in London at the Geddy Q&A session he was wearing a pair of dark brown suede boots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 He doesn't look as stylish as he used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaylonJennings67 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Speaking as a former basketball player, they're HORRIBLY uncomfortable. But, I still like the look....just can't wear 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 QUOTE (WaylonJennings67 @ Dec 5 2010, 10:25 AM) Speaking as a former basketball player, they're HORRIBLY uncomfortable. But, I still like the look....just can't wear 'em I wore them when they were popular many years ago and they were loose fitting but don't support the feet very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 QUOTE (rummut71 @ Dec 4 2010, 04:14 PM) My old bass player had a shit ton of Chuck Taylors... Maybe it is a bass player thing. Maybe! I play bass, and I also like wearing Chuckie T's.   But Geddy has MANY different stage shoes. I get the impression he's worse than a woman when it comes to footwear. Two Geddy-related anecdotes come to mind: on his page of the Presto tourbook, he wrote something like "It's so hard to find good shoes, isn't it?" And in the Boys in Brazil documentary, there was that upset and panicky moment when he thought he'd left his stage shoes in the travel van. I think he changes his shoes often during the day, and he has several pair he considers JUST "stage shoes." The Converse All-Stars are in that mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnus_thegodofbalance Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 4 2010, 04:29 PM) QUOTE (CMWriter @ Dec 4 2010, 04:00 PM) I'm broke so I don't buy Converse.. I don't buy them because I can't find them in size 15 And when I occasionally do find them, they look like clown shoes That's the thing with Chucks. If you have big feet, they can look kind of goofy because they're so narrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Ditto the uncomfortable thing. Maybe its cause I weigh about twice what Geddy weighs. Also, I wear 13s and the Bozo comments would be coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 i wore them once around 90-91. i bought them in black because geddy wore them, than i realized how stupid i looked and never wore them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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