TheY2k Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Last year I hurd that Neil once said in one of his books that "if you send items to the venue they are playing at they will sign it and send it back". After the time machine tour ended I was determened to get my A Farewell To Kings vinyl album signed aswell as a Guitar Pickguard. Does anyone have any advice to making this happen? I know if you send it you say "ATTENTION RUSH/RUSH MANAGMENT" and have a pre-addresses pachage so they can return it back pre-addressed. Does anyone have any other advice, tips, or secrets I could know? What venues defently will and what venues that won't! Please help! Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Sneak onto Neils tour bus and wait in the shadows with a Sharpie...He loves that it's a sure way to get a personalized autograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yokkov Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Adding on to this, does rush ever use a tour bus? Because I know it's possible to kinda intercept the band between the back of the venue and the tour bus, if they use one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) If you choose to send an item to a venue here are a few rules to follow. 1. Send it far enough in advance to make sure it arrives before the day of the show, but not too far in advance that it gets tossed in a pile at the venue and forgotten about. 2. Be willing to lose whatever you send to the venue. There is no guarantee it will be returned to you, signed or not. 3. Don't send anything of significant value (re: rule 2) 4. A brief note is cool but don't write a chapter. 5. Remember, it's a crapshoot. You might win, you might lose. 6. Read rule #2 a few more times before you send off your item. and finally. 7. Don't forget to include your return address!!!! edit: I forgot to add that a SASE with proper postage is a realllly good idea. Edited May 5, 2012 by Snaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default236 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Try making a poster of some sort. Ir read this dad and his son had something on a poster and they got sticks and picks!! Now I'm determined to get a pick at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) yeah i sent a stamped addressed envelope and a biro to the uk sheffield arena on the roll the bones tour, together with a very short synopsis of a dream i'd had the night before and got it sent back with neil's autograph and a short personal message its still, and always will be, one of if not THE, most treasured possession i have.... was awesome when it arrived in the post and i still occasionally look at it now and think 'wow man Neil Peart wrote that for me' totally awesome Edited May 5, 2012 by lifeson90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I mailed my book about a week before the show. I sent it with a prepaid return address envelope . It was returned to me about a week after the show, i really did not believe Neil would sign it, but he did. It does work, good luck p.s. I put Att- Neil Peart / Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 So you put the address of the Venue? I may try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 OBNOXIOUS CORPORATE NAMED ARENA 2112 FINDING MY WAY MIDDLETOWN, U.S.A. 33333 ATTN: RUSH/DIRK, LERXST or PRATT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) Absolutely! I'm going to bring a pad, write (For Alex) on the front page, circulate it across the front row, aquiring everyones signature! Then I'm going to systematically hunt them down during 2013 shooting each and everyone listed on the pad in their Temples 21 times with a 12 millimeter pistol. Like this, they can't get front row on the R40 Tour, improving my chances! I'm crazy you say? Perhaps, but by writing this down now, here, I'll have an alibi for later! "I've been framed your honor!" Anyone at TRF could have read this and committed these heinous crimes! Edited May 5, 2012 by losingit2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchemingDemon Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (metaldad @ May 5 2012, 10:54 AM) I mailed my book about a week before the show. I sent it with a prepaid return address envelope . It was returned to me about a week after the show, i really did not believe Neil would sign it, but he did. It does work, good luck p.s. I put Att- Neil Peart / Rush Wow, is it really that easy? I have to try this But hmm.. what to send.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yokkov Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 QUOTE (SchemingDemon @ May 5 2012, 05:40 PM) QUOTE (metaldad @ May 5 2012, 10:54 AM) I mailed my book about a week before the show. I sent it with a prepaid return address envelope . It was returned to me about a week after the show, i really did not believe Neil would sign it, but he did. It does work, good luck p.s. I put Att- Neil Peart / Rush Wow, is it really that easy? I have to try this But hmm.. what to send.. I'm sure you guys think differently then me, but for me an autograph isn't really special unless I met the person that signed it. If I just sent in something to the venue and got it back with three signitures it would be cool yeah, but it wouldn't have the magic to me that it would have if I had met the person, so then it would seem much more personal, that autograph was meant for ME, not my name on a list of paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchemingDemon Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I was thinking of just printing out one of my favorite pictures of the band on good photograph-quality paper and sending it in with a short letter, hoping for autographs in return. I'd be completely satisfied with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly D Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I don't care for autographed stuff myself but I can reiterate the importance, previously stated above, of BEING WILLING TO LOSE YOUR STUFF IN TRANSIT. A friend of mine never got something of his back after he sent it to a venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 QUOTE (SchemingDemon @ May 5 2012, 05:40 PM) QUOTE (metaldad @ May 5 2012, 10:54 AM) I mailed my book about a week before the show. I sent it with a prepaid return address envelope . It was returned to me about a week after the show, i really did not believe Neil would sign it, but he did. It does work, good luck p.s. I put Att- Neil Peart / Rush Wow, is it really that easy? I have to try this But hmm.. what to send.. Yes, it was that easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Your right! Autographs mean more when you actually meet the person and see him signing your personal item. But if your sitting in the audience...YOUR THERE! So i would appriciate an autograph like that also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 QUOTE (Chicken hawk @ May 6 2012, 12:09 PM) Your right! Autographs mean more when you actually meet the person and see him signing your personal item. But if your sitting in the audience...YOUR THERE! So i would appriciate an autograph like that also! I agree 100% but there's just one detail missing. They only mean more if the experience was a good one. Michael Dorn signed my copy of season 4 of Star Trek DS9 (this is the first season he makes an appearance). The box is now hidden in a cupboard separate from the other seasons because of how much of an ass he was. I don't have the heart to sell/use/give it away because he did in fact sign it, but at the same time I want to send the disc back to him in 50 pieces where one of them is his signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxster Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioc Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 If I happened to meet them in a pub then talked over some beers, that would mean something to me. M&G feel too forced for my taste. I totally understand how exciting that still can be, but it's just not my thing. [sigh] Where's my thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Someone sent a new Roland drumhead for Neil to sign. Neil did one better - sent the fan one of the used drumheads from his kit, signed of course. Very thoughtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 QUOTE (Mara @ May 7 2012, 10:08 AM) Someone sent a new Roland drumhead for Neil to sign. Neil did one better - sent the fan one of the used drumheads from his kit, signed of course. Very thoughtful. But... But... I thought Neil was supposed to be a jerk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 QUOTE (Merely Space @ May 7 2012, 10:41 AM) QUOTE (Mara @ May 7 2012, 10:08 AM) Someone sent a new Roland drumhead for Neil to sign. Neil did one better - sent the fan one of the used drumheads from his kit, signed of course. Very thoughtful. But... But... I thought Neil was supposed to be a jerk... SHHHHH! He might read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew28 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 QUOTE (Snaked @ May 5 2012, 08:13 AM) If you choose to send an item to a venue here are a few rules to follow. 1. Send it far enough in advance to make sure it arrives before the day of the show, but not too far in advance that it gets tossed in a pile at the venue and forgotten about. 2. Be willing to lose whatever you send to the venue. There is no guarantee it will be returned to you, signed or not. 3. Don't send anything of significant value (re: rule 2) 4. A brief note is cool but don't write a chapter. 5. Remember, it's a crapshoot. You might win, you might lose. 6. Read rule #2 a few more times before you send off your item. and finally. 7. Don't forget to include your return address!!!! edit: I forgot to add that a SASE with proper postage is a realllly good idea. I would add to this, that you address it to Liam Birt, tour manager. That way the person in the mail room at the arena may think that it's actually something important (not to imply that your COS Gatefold LP isn't important). I've done it three times. The first, I got nothing back (sent an R30 Tour Book). The 2nd time I got the S&A CD booklet you see in my profile. The 3rd time I sent 2112 (with a silver sharpie) and Signals (with instructions to make it out to my brother). They did everything perfectly and even returned the silver sharpie. That's why they rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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