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I loved learning about Geddy Lee and Rush. I chose the audiobook format for this book; it‘s so cool that Geddy narrates. The book illustrates the life of Rush, including how the band was initially formed, the resignation of their first drummer, how Neil Peart joined the band, and highlights from their impressive 40-year career. I included some cool videos in my full review.

Full review at https://abookandadog.com

Hubby‘s favorite band is Rush. We had a couple of roadtrips together recently and listened to Geddy‘s book. He read it himself, which was nice. I enjoyed his stories and how close the band is/was with each other. It was a bit long but otherwise a good read. I enjoyed the stories of his earlier years best.

As a 🇨🇦 I grew up knowing who Rush/GL are/were but I‘m not a heavy metal/progressive rock fan so I didn‘t know a lot about them. GL is a well read, well spoken, hard working, intense guy and this was really interesting to listen to - I feel like I need to listen to more than Tom Sawyer to understand GL more

The struggle is real while I continue to clean, purge, reorganize and listen. Best quote just came up, GL was talking about masking/vaccines and all the division they came with “I prefer to live in a world that gives a shit “ and that‘s it in a nutshell. I want everyone to have a basic quality of life = education, healthcare, childcare, senior care, support services. It does look better now - but the Easter table scape is still a work in progress

Dusting and reorganizing bookshelves ( some purging) to make room for more Louise Penny. My allergies have gone OFF! I need to remember to take allergy medicine 🤦🏻‍♀️

Next on audio. Already my mind is blown at how little I know

Geddy's memoir was all I expected and more. I wanted to learn more about his parents' experiences in the concentration camps, and was surprised at the amount of detail. It was very enjoyable to learn about his life in the studio and on the road with Alex and Neil. This book covers the highs of Rush's success and the lows of the passing of loved ones and personal struggles. A definite pick for Rush fans!

"You probably know me as Geddy Lee, but my birth name was Gershon Eliezer Weinrib, after my maternal grandfather, who was murdered in the Holocaust."

This one should be interesting.

#Rush
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

1. My goal was to read 75 books and I‘m getting close to 100, Covid over the holiday has helped me pad my total a bit. lol.
2. Tagged book was my only 5 ⭐️ for December. (Expected as I typically read a lot of holiday fluff)
3. I‘m hoping to start my year off with something from my #auldlangspine list, perhaps The Five.
@Eggs #Wondrouswednesday

Holy shit! My musical hero. I‘ve enjoyed his audio book so much but we could not get to a live event - so this zoom with the purchase of the physical book from an independent bookstore was a major win! I saw Rush with Primus (the moderator Les Claypool) opening in 1994 from the front row. Hand to my heart, I forgot the words to their songs. 😂💗 I was in awe.

Waiting for Getty and scored his new book! Any Rush fans around? #MGMNationalHarbor