Like Geddy said that they were, in fact, boring. No scandals, no headlines, no public drama (barring the incident with Alex on new Year's Eve). Just three talented guys who refused to give in or give up.
Oddly enough (and this is one hell of a stretch compared to your tale, Eclipse) I dated a girl back in school who had worked a few years earlier at The Percussion Centre--the drum company where Neil used to buy his gear.
When she found out I was a Rush fan (tho a bassist) she told me how, once, she walked into her office and found this tall, lanky guy just waiting for her, how he explained in very serious detail exactly what he wanted with his new drum kit...and then proceeded to talk to her for about a half hour about what was up with her, how she liked college, what she wanted to do, books she was reading, etc...
I naturally thought she was BSing me, until she pulled out a framed, signed polaroid of her and Grand Master Pratt, both smiling and leaning on a office desk. After we broke up, I seriously considered swiping it from her dorm room...
I guess that's how you know someone's the very best: they never have to act as if they are the best.
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imturk77
12 years ago
What incident with Alex?I,m a huge Rush fan and am just curious,I,ve never heard anything about this,Alex has always been a pretty wildncrazy guy but in a fun way.
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cygnusxjg
11 years ago
On New Year's Eve 2003, Lifeson, his son, and his daughter-in-law were arrested at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Naples, Florida. Lifeson, after intervening in an altercation between his son and police, was accused of assaulting a sheriff's deputy in what was described as a drunken brawl. In addition to suffering a broken nose at the hands of the officers, Lifeson was tased six times. His son was also tased repeatedly.
On April 21, 2005, Lifeson and his son agreed to a plea deal with the local prosecutor for the State's Attorney office to avoid jail time by pleading no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest without violence. As part of the plea agreement Lifeson and his son were each sentenced to 12 months of probation with the adjudication of that probation suspended.
Lifeson acknowledged his subsequent legal action against both the Ritz-Carlton and the Collier County Sheriff's Department for "their incredibly discourteous, arrogant and aggressive behaviour of which I had never experienced in thirty years of travel." Although both actions were initially dismissed in April 2007, legal claims against the Ritz-Carlton were reinstated upon appeal, and ultimately settled out of court in August 2008, with Lifeson and his son agreeing to a confidential settlement from Ritz-Carlton.
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