NaturalScientist75 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 What are some of the funniest or most insane things you have seen Alex do or say onstage over the past 4 decades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I think it was R30 in PA - was it LaVS? He was just ranting and mumbling on and on about nothing and the crowd would just mumble back at him in response. We did this for several minutes - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 First leg of the Time Machine Tour in Seattle. In 2112 on the "and the meek shall inherit the earth," line, he COMPLETELY butchered it, like not even close. Geddy stops mid line and goes "where are you?!," while laughing, and Neil counted them back in. Alex ran and hid behind his "amps," then came out and sat down on the riser for the whole first verse cause he was laughing so hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 When he bit the head off a bat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandydog Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 When he bit the head off a bat....That wasn't a bat. That was his sausage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch The Mystery Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Barclays Center, Brooklyn - 2012: Alex doing a funny dance twice during 2112 because his guitar stopped working all of a sudden! Someone caught it on camera :D Starts at the 4:30 mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDjM7iJclg 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryLee2112 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I don't know if this is funny but during the Summerfest show in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago, at the beginning of Carnies (between the carnival sounds and guitar intro) he was standing center stage and quickly ran to his pedal board to change effects. Don't know if that's funny or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootlegguy Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Barclays Center, Brooklyn - 2012: Alex doing a funny dance twice during 2112 because his guitar stopped working all of a sudden! Someone caught it on camera :D Starts at the 4:30 mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDjM7iJclgWhen wireless units fail, they fail bigtime! It's also suprising how long it takes a pro guitar tech to get him a replacement. 45 secs is an eternity in the middle of an encore song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxster Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushIslander Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) This was my view of Alex's "2112 Shuffle" in Brooklyn. http://s1075.photobu...tml?sort=3&o=32 Edited July 21, 2013 by RushIslander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfanforever! Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Alex making fun of the kissing lovebirds in front of me at the Grand Rapids show during Tom Sawyer! Absolutely Priceless!! C'mon, I wasn't the only one at the show...where's someone here that was there to back me up on this? I was doing this... :LMAO: :LMAO: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 funniest/ most insane? I heard he used to play this song called 'Roll the Bones'.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushCanuck Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Back in the 80's when they were doing The Weapon, Alex use to dance hilariously. He got down on the floor to 'breakdance' while video of the Count was saying 'look at him dance'. There used to be a real good homemade video of this on Youtube with Alex wearing splash pants, but I can't seem to locate it anymore. I loved that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack jaw gaze Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 When he shot himself after the Princess of Canada was kidnapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFEman Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Well I have a recording of the Puppets version of closer to the heart from Europe in 1992. Alex is talking to himself into the mic, basically. I also have a 1990 recording of In The Mood. They would always scream into the mics after the last chourus line. On top of that, I have a Closer To The Heart Rant from 1994, where Neil became Bob Barker. For Those who don't know who Bob Barker is, he fought Adam Sandler on a golf course in Happy Gilmore. Also in Philadelphia durring YYZ, Alex's wireless failed, and luckily it was fixed, but it was fixed JUST before the solo. It was kinda scary. Not to mention Alex's Paris Hilton Rant from Radio City Music Hall in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFEman Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Oh and also I saw this on youtube...In 1992, during the encore, just at the start of finding my way, Neil stood up and started doing windmills on is air guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE24 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Alex doing his 'soft shoe' in Cleveland last year: http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn108/hetfieldinn/Rush%20Cleveland/IMG_1711.jpg http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn108/hetfieldinn/Rush%20Cleveland/IMG_1687.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got rush? Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 During TM tour, what show I'm not sure because we seen so many in the past 3 years. but they played a short version to Bangkok. Alex got so into token off the fake joint his eyes rolled back in his head and sat down in front of his amps for at least 30 seconds. My wife really thought something was wrong. He is a funny one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprestobunnies Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) No contest. Edited July 24, 2013 by theprestobunnies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdhonda Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_mbYzM8axo No contest. Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_mbYzM8axo No contest. Close, but not really.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipJVO-2zib4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushCanuck Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Back in the 80's when they were doing The Weapon, Alex use to dance hilariously. He got down on the floor to 'breakdance' while video of the Count was saying 'look at him dance'. There used to be a real good homemade video of this on Youtube with Alex wearing splash pants, but I can't seem to locate it anymore. I loved that. the video I was referring to must have been a bootleg, but the Grace Under Pressure DVD version of the Weapon demonstrates what I find so funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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