Tonight is the night. Tulsa, OK is the place. The opening night of the Rush R40 40th anniversary celebration tour! Even though this year is actually their 41st year. Who cares!
What do you think the chances are that I can pick up Jen, get to the airport, fly to Tulsa, get to the arena, scalp two tickets, and get to our seats by 7:00 local time? The chances are pretty slim, but we should do it anyway! WOOHOO!!
Just kidding.
We will be at the Boston and NYC shows. The final show of the tour is in Los Angeles. I’m trying to drop subtle hints to my beloved wife Jen that a trip to L.A. is a good idea. There’s also Toronto though. I’ve always wanted to see Rush play a hometown show.
I am a little disappointed in the band, to tell you the truth. In the past there have been a strange number of tours in which they were in New England within a day or two of my birthday. In 2013 they were at Mohegan Sun on May 9th, In 1990 they hit the mother lode of birthday shows. They were in Providence on the 7th, Hartford on the 8th, and Worcester on the 10th and 11th. I went on the 10th (I think). Add to that the fact that the Clockwork Angels tour in 2012 actually opened in Manchester, NH. Why then could they not have opened this tour in Boston on my birthday? Why? Especially since this is rumored to be either the final tour or the final tour of this magnitude. That would have been a pretty sweet Rush birthday present, don’t you think?
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