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Get Well Soon

We have a cat named Robin. She was not named after English guitar hero Robin Trower*.

Robin Trower had a US tour booked for this fall and he has a 50th anniversary expanded edition of his biggest record, Bridge of Sighs, due to hit the stores tomorrow. I did not buy tickets to his show in my neck of the woods, on October 5th (which is also my sister’s birthday), but I was thinking about it. Strongly. I saw him live once in 1988 (I think) and would love to see him one more time before he packs it in.

Unfortunately, just the other day he had to cancel the tour. He has a health issue that requires surgery and has the possibility of a long recovery period. It seems I may have missed my chance to see him one more time. Crud.

Get well soon, Mr Trower. Come back and see us soon, and maybe bring a Les Paul with you. I mean you used to play Gibsons back in your Procol Harem days. I know you’ve been pretty much 100% Strat since then, but maybe it might be fun to be nostalgic for the old days, eh?

*Robin the cat was not named after Robin Trower. She was named after Robin Sparkles.

Sadness of the Inevitable Sort

Im feeling a little blue right now.  If this is really the end for Rush as a touring act, then there are only two more shows.  They are just about to hit the stage in Irvine, CA, and then the final show is in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Is this really the end?  I knew it would come someday, but I guess I never really believed it.  They say they aren’t breaking up.  They say there will be more music.  They say there might be performance alternatives to big cross continental tours.  I sincerely hope so.

Still… Is this the end?

Tickets Acquired

In all the excitement over the announcement of Rush tour dates yesterday I totally missed the announcement of ticket pre-sales starting today!  I got word in time though.

Did I get tickets to the Boston show?  Yes.

Did I get tickets to the New York show?  Yes.

Did I get good seats to either show?  Well….

Eh, not so good.  Okay.  Not great.  We’re in the door though, that’s all that really matters.  I’ve had much worse seats, once in the back row at Mohegan Sun and once in the back row at SPAC, and still had my entire head rocked clean off.

We’re going to see Rush again!  Let’s celebrate!

Rush Tour Dates!

Christmas!
New Years!
Easter!
Birthday!

All rolled into one! That’s what today feels like, for Rush has announced new tour dates for 2015! It is Celebration Day! They are touring to celebrate their 40th anniversary even though this summer marks 41 years. Well… as long as they can still count to 7 and play Cygnus X-1 I will forgive their math error.

Here are the dates:

Date Location Venue Tickets
May 8, 2015 Tulsa BOK Center On sale January 30, 2015
May 10, 2015 Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena On Sale Soon
May 12, 2015 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center On sale January 30, 2015
May 14, 2015 St. Louis Scottrade Center On Sale Soon
May 16, 2015 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater On Sale Soon
May 18, 2015 Dallas American Airlines Center On sale January 30, 2015
May 20, 2015 Houston The Toyota Center On sale January 30, 2015
May 22, 2015 New Orleans Smoothie King Center On Sale Soon
May 24, 2015 Tampa Amalie Arena On Sale Soon
May 26, 2015 Atlanta Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre On Sale Soon
May 28, 2015 Greensboro The Greensboro Coliseum On Sale Soon
May 30, 2015 Bristow (DC Area) Jiffy Lube Live On sale January 30, 2015
June 8, 2015 Columbus Nationwide Arena On Sale Soon
June 10, 2015 Buffalo First Niagara Center On sale January 30, 2015
June 12, 2015 Chicago United Center On sale January 30, 2015
June 14, 2015 Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills On Sale Soon
June 17, 2015 Toronto (I) Air Canada Centre On sale February 6, 2015
June 19, 2015 Toronto (II) Air Canada Centre On sale February 6, 2015
June 21, 2015 Montreal Bell Centre On sale February 7, 2015
June 23, 2015 Boston TD Garden On sale January 30, 2015
June 25, 2015 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center On sale January 30, 2015
June 27, 2015 Newark Prudential Center On sale January 30, 2015
June 29, 2015 New York Madison Square Garden On sale January 30, 2015
July 9, 2015 Kansas City Sprint Center On Sale Soon
July 11, 2015 Denver Pepsi Center On sale January 30, 2015
July 13, 2015 Salt Lake City Maverik Center On Sale Soon
July 15, 2015 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome On sale February 6, 2015
July 17, 2015 Vancouver Rogers Arena On sale February 6, 2015
July 19, 2015 Seattle Key Arena On Sale Soon
July 21, 2015 Portland MODA Center On Sale Soon
July 23, 2015 San Jose SAP Center at San Jose On sale January 30, 2015
July 25, 2015 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena On Sale Soon
July 27, 2015 Phoenix US Airways Center On Sale Soon
July 30, 2015 Irvine Meadows Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre On Sale Soon
August 1, 2015 Los Angeles The Forum On Sale Soon

Opening night is my birthday. Too bad it’s in Tulsa, otherwise I’d say we should join the throngs of similarly obsessed fans and get ourselves there. But… it’s Tulsa. $5.00 says they did that on purpose. (sorry Oklahoma, said the proud Masshole)

Key dates:
June 23rd in Boston.  Obviously.
June 29 in New York. We’ve seen them at Madison Square Garden twice. How about Garden Grady #3?
June 17 and 19 in Toronto. I’ve always wanted to see them do a home town show.
July 25 in Las Vegas. I’ve always wanted to go to Las Vegas. Why not go for Rush?
August 1 in Los Angeles. They aren’t playing in San Diego. L.A. is as close as they get. Is it close enough? Yes!