Hate Paris Hilton? Like to Laugh? Check this out...

[Dave2112]

Click the link below for a hilarious Lerxst rant about Paris Hilton. It takes a minute to get rolling, so watch the whole thing. (I've never used this server before, and it took me a second to figure it out. Basically, scroll down the page 'til you see the big screen. Then, just go to the buttons below the screen and click "Download" and it will open WMP and stream the clip.)

Enjoy!

http://www.compfused.com/directlink/4903/

 

[drew70]

Dude ought to stick to playing guitar.

 

[johnttickle]

That was great, thanks for the find.
I love the words, but man he can't sing.

Aloha,John

 

[Dave2112]

No, you're right, John...Lerxst can't sing for shit! That's the whole point of his rants...he's been doing it for the past two tours during La Villa Strangiato...the band never knows what he's gonna say, hell, he doesn't even know what he's gonna say until it happens. The crowd loves it and now they look forward to the "rant" almost as much as the drum solo. It's another two minutes of something different to give back to the fans.

The Paris Hilton rant has become famous among the many, and it cracked me up. Glad you enjoyed it.

 

[johnttickle]

Man I haven't seen them live in about 20years. I love Rush. You look like you love them too, thats great. I remember when Permanent Waves came out. I had just got my big Ludwig drum kit. It had six toms and seven cymbals. I played spirit of the radio over and over till I got evey drum fill just right. God seeing that clip you posted, I ran right to utube and typed in Rush. I can't believe some of the great shows they had on Youtube. They even had a old Fly by Night clip, from my time. Thanks Dave for giving me that urge to go to youtube and watch one of my all time favorite bands of all time.
Now if I could only get Geddys bass lines down. I had to put the bass down after too many blisters tonight from trying.

Thanks again Dave.

Aloha, John.

PS- YYZ is my all time favorite song of thiers. Natural Science is 2nd.

 

[Dave2112]

Yeah, tell me about it. I've been playing bass and keyboards for over 25 years and Geddy's lines are often....trying. Especially now since he's gotten all fusion-y and developed that "noisy bastahd" middle finger-strum thing.

If you'd like to see a neat YouTube clip of them in their heyday, type in "Rush 2112" and you should find an old balck-and-white clip of them in Passaic, NJ doing 2112 in its entirety back when Geddy could still sing it in the original key. Classic stuff.

Somewhere, there's a listing of all the Lerxt rants, some with clips. I see if I can dig up a link.

 

[PBL]

It pains me to do this, however I just can't help myself. Dave2112, in your signature, unless Rush secretly wanted to drive people like myself insane, it should be "Gilded Cage" not, "Guilded Cage". It's not just that it's a spelling mistake, but if you "guess" what "guilded" might mean the quote gains a false meaning.

 

[He-Man]

Speakin of Paris Hilton, anyone ever been to Universal Studios and saw that small show characters like Beetlejuice , Dracula and other monsters put on? I was watchin it on youtube and the guy playin Beetlejuice was walkin around, telling the audience about the show.

"We've got the Wolfman, we've got Dracula..Frankenstien, the BRIDE of Frankenstien...and for YOU, sir...Paris Hilton.."

Voice over the speakers: "Excuse me, BJ, but Miss Hilton just called and said she was "

Beetlejuice : "On her way, yeah, I know..."

Voice: "Unavailable."

BJ: "UNAVAILABLE?!!!...." *to the audience* "That's not the Paris Hilton I know "

lol Man I'm gonna have to go see that show one day (any show that features the Ghost with the Most cant be too bad. lol)

 

[Dave2112]

PBL, thanks. I hadn't noticed the typo. Nice catch.

I dug up a link to an HTML page of all the Lerxst rants, but they're just descriptives. However, a good many of them are on YouTube, from both the Vapor Trails and R30 tours. Also, there are some "Closer to the Heart" rants from the early '90's. Any search of Rush, Lifeson and/or rants should bring 'em up.

Lifeson's always been a bit of a head case. It's what makes him special. I remember back in '94 when Rush were being inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame, and the three of them got up to the stage after a long video montage of their careers, the many bands they'd influenced and such. ("I just can't believe you guys actually showed up for something like this! - Kim Mitchell) Neil Peart goes to the mike, and of course reads one of the most eloquent acceptance speeches ever. Geddy Lee goes next and profusely thanks Canada, the fans and all of that.

Lerxst gets up to the mic, pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket, scratches his head and says "Umm...two dozen eggs...a liter of milk..."

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