Rush Autographed Guitar to Be Auctioned for Diabetes Charity

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Hi Rush Fans.

I hope I am not posting in the wrong area. It's my first time here.

 

I live and work in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, a little town north of Toronto.

 

There is a couple here who got an idea to buy a guitar and get it autographed by one of their favourite Canadian bands and then donate the proceeds to a charity which was near and dear to them. They bought just one second-hand guitar which they wanted to have signed by one band but it just so happened that Goddo, another band of note in this region was playing locally. They signed the guitar. A second guitar was bought and it was signed by April Wine. This sparked a bigger idea. Why not go for the stars? The biggest band they could think of was Rush so they set out to see if Rush would sign a guitar. It wasn't easy because it takes a lot to meet anyone of their calibre in person, but they managed through Rush's management to get a guitar autographed. Some of the other autographs are from Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, April Wine, Goddo, Loverboy and Blue Rodeo. There is also a country stars guitar.

 

In total there have been 9 guitars autographed by Canada's hall of fame performers. One of them was sold immediately through the Canadian Diabetes Association. It had autographs by members of Loverboy, Journey and Pat Benatar and was sold for $4,000. The remaining 8 guitars will be auctioned off on Ebay. I am working with the founders of the charity to get all eight guitars listed on Ebay. There is a banquet here on the 24th of November in support of the effort.

 

The reason I am here is that I wanted to let you all, as fans of Rush, know that one of the guitars is signed by all three members. It will be for auction on Ebay later this week as soon as we can iron out some Ebay and Paypal requirements. There is a reserve bid on the guitar set by the band themselves. It has been an amazing learning experience to find out what it takes to get an official autographed anything from bands like these. Even more amazing is the fact that the charity founders had no experience in the music business yet they managed to get so many high profile names involved.

 

Anyhow, so I thought I would stop in and tell you about this. You can visit the official website to see the guitar: http://musichealsthesoul.ca/

The facebook group is here: http://www.facebook.com/MusicHealsTheSoul.ca

 

You can read the local news stories on the auction. It has become quite the talk of our little town. It's very exciting for the residents here. We haven't had this much excitement since the Stanley Cup came here in 2000.

 

http://www.simcoe.com/what%27s%20on/article/1515495--guitar-heroes-collect-signatures-for-charity

http://www.simcoe.com/news/article/1531563--rush-signs-guitar-for-diabetes-auction

http://www.ctvbarrie.ca/2012/11/friday-november-09-2012-ctv-news-at-6-webcast/

 

If anyone here is interested in bidding on the guitar or knows someone who is, I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. All proceeds from the auctions will go to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

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I am so pleased with the response so far for the Rush Guitar on Ebay. We've had almost 3,000 views and 26 interested buyers.

The auction ends on Sunday. I realize the price is rather high but it's set by Rush themselves (through their record label) and it's for a very good cause.

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Did I forget to post the link to the auction? My apologies.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/140890606965?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649