toymaker Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 It's not that I have too much free time on my hands, but . . . well I guess tonight I do. This is maybe too personal a question, and not one that's easy to answer at any rate - unless maybe you use the handy-dandy Rush Expenditure Calculator below (this will return probably a very conservative estimate): # of LP records, cassette tapes, 8 tracks or CDs X $15 (just an estimation)# of VHS, laserdisc, or DVDs X $25 # of concerts attended in the 70s X $7 (on average)# of concerts attended in the 80s X $20# of concerts attended in the 90s X $40# of concerts attended in the 00s X $60# of concerts attended in the 10s X $100 (if you've paid loads for VIP tickets it'll be a different story!)# of concert T-shirts X $20 (just a rough average)# of concert tour books purchased X $15# of other concert related items purchased X $15 - take the total from concert related expenditures and add 35% for travel and food; also add ticket value and travel expenses to Rush conventions # of Rush books and calendars X $20estimate a value of other purchases (posters, mugs, keychains, buttons, framed pictures, playing cards, bobbleheads, miniature guitar replicas, extra-expensive books, rarities purchased on e-Bay, etc.- we even have Rush postage stamps up here in Canada) Shall we include signature musical instruments, guitar picks, drum sticks? If you're a musician, you probably would have bought something of equivalent value anyway. Include these only if you bought them because they were Rush related, but never play them? Magazines with Rush articles X $7? What am I forgetting? I'm not really being serious here. I have a comparably modest collection of Rush swag, but I think it would frustrate me trying to calculate it all - and it would probably freak me out a little bit, as well. I guess my point is that we have definitely shown our love for this band! And perhaps no matter how much of our hard-earned disposable income we have sunk into the careers of these guys, ain't it worth it in the end? Hours of entertainment, speculation, and anticipation, and boatloads of good friends. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Somewhere south of a million dollars. ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Somewhere south of a million dollars. ;)Yeah . . . you guys wrote this song and I liked it so much I bought it on cassette, on vinyl, on CD, again on CD, again on CD, again on vinyl, and I spent money to watch you play that song again and again and again, and I liked how you played it so much that I bought a video of you playing that song and then I bought a DVD of the same video for the better quality, and then I bought 7 more DVDs with you playing that song. I REALLY like that song!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Check out my photobucket. I have a real addiction with Rush stuff!!!!!!!!!!! Help!!!! http://s63.photobucket.com/user/huey0831/library/?sort=3&page=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Check out my photobucket. I have a real addiction with Rush stuff!!!!!!!!!!! Help!!!! http://s63.photobuck.../?sort=3&page=0 Nice pin/button collection! I like the Dirk, Lerxst, Pratt one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Check out my photobucket. I have a real addiction with Rush stuff!!!!!!!!!!! Help!!!! http://s63.photobuck.../?sort=3&page=0Did you buy all that stuff or are they just pics you've collected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Check out my photobucket. I have a real addiction with Rush stuff!!!!!!!!!!! Help!!!! http://s63.photobuck.../?sort=3&page=0Did you buy all that stuff or are they just pics you've collected?no everything pictured and listed I have in my collection!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 No idea. Been way too many years and too much stuff to remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Let's see, since 1980 I have spent ... somewhere between a hundred and a hundred thousand dollars. I have all the albums (at least once), some special edition things, books, videos, a used to buy a ton of magazines back in the 80s, posters, shirts, concert tickets, good concert tickets, travel to some concerts, etc. etc. But the memories I have are priceless :D 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Rough estimate puts me at about $650 considering albums, shirts, and tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Rough estimate puts me at about $650 considering albums, shirts, and tickets 650? That's nuthin'! Well, everything's on youtube "for free" anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Enough. I've spent enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Check out my photobucket. I have a real addiction with Rush stuff!!!!!!!!!!! Help!!!! http://s63.photobucket.com/user/huey0831/library/?sort=3&page=0I have a big problem, it seems to be getting worse. I would like to open my own Rush museum someday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Tens of thousands!!!!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Enough. I've spent enough. You're cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 My dad has bought CDs, tour books, and tickets so I don't think that really counts. He's seen them over 20 times so he's been pretty generous lol. For me, I guess a couple hundred, over time of course, but that's all memorabilia, even counting shirts that I've bought off of their official merch website. I'm gonna guess $200, maybe $250 or even $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 My dad has bought CDs, tour books, and tickets so I don't think that really counts. He's seen them over 20 times so he's been pretty generous lol. For me, I guess a couple hundred, over time of course, but that's all memorabilia, even counting shirts that I've bought off of their official merch website. I'm gonna guess $200, maybe $250 or even $300. Hmm...so basically, the amount one person could spend on one ticket, a meal before the show, a t-shirt or two, and a tour book. . . . are you sure there shouldn't be an extra zero or two in there? ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhealey Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Enough to buy a pretty nice car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh597/greyfriar2112/holyshit_zpsc64852b9.jpg 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Do I count the thousands of dollars in musical equipment (primarily guitars and amps) I have bought as a result of being inspired to play guitar by Dr. Lifeson?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh597/greyfriar2112/holyshit_zpsc64852b9.jpgtrust me I know what I'm doing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Do I count the thousands of dollars in musical equipment (primarily guitars and amps) I have bought as a result of being inspired to play guitar by Dr. Lifeson??I would say no. That's a different equation altogether, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driven_to_xanadu Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 This seems like a question for Zumbi..... For me, probably around $500. I have all the studio albums and most of the live stuff (CD and Blu Ray). I also have a framed poster of the band playing live circa 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 This seems like a question for Zumbi..... For me, probably around $500. I have all the studio albums and most of the live stuff (CD and Blu Ray). I also have a framed poster of the band playing live circa 1978 double necks, mirrored drum riser, Peart with sticks poised in the air, and someone giving the peace sign (or possibly the devil's horns sign) in the front row? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Started to do my own tally and had to stop. I got through the vinyl, the CDs, the Sector box set, the r40 box, the DVDs, some of the books . . . well over two grand just for the media and some of the accompanying stuff. Then there's tour stuff . . . ticket prices for me went up from about $16.50 the first time I saw them to over a hundred last time I saw them. But I gotta say . . . like everyone else I guess . . . well worth it. Kept me out of trouble and got me hooked on playing guitar and bass. That in itself can't be paid back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now