I managed to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on HBO this weekend, mot of it a second time. Great event.
And a great ending. The last group inducted, (or indicted as Cheech Marin put it), was Rush.
A wonderful induction speech by Dave Grohl, and Taylor Hawkins. That managed in a good humored way to say what was so special about Rush, and ask the question, why so long for the induction? And Neil Peart and Geddy Lee gave thoughtful speeches. Also, the crowd was loaded for the event with Rush fans. They were respectful, and supportive of the other artists, and seemed to have a good time, but when the Rush portion came, they went bonkers. I have not seen this happen before, and I go out of my way to see this event, as there are cool things go down constantly.
Then, the coupe de granny. Alex Lifeson's speech. It was all one word, blah. "blah blah blah" he started. And then kept on going. The first time through was funny, but I didn't get the full impact of it until I saw it again. He basically said what was on his mind, but in pantomime. He even "blahed" Geddy's vocals, and Peart's drumming. He was able to say, "what the fuck" without saying it. Then went on to finally getting the phone call, thanking everyone, and ending with the fans. And he runs no risk of being "quoted out of context". The second time through for me, got to the core of the genius of the speech.
I loved it.
And a great ending. The last group inducted, (or indicted as Cheech Marin put it), was Rush.
A wonderful induction speech by Dave Grohl, and Taylor Hawkins. That managed in a good humored way to say what was so special about Rush, and ask the question, why so long for the induction? And Neil Peart and Geddy Lee gave thoughtful speeches. Also, the crowd was loaded for the event with Rush fans. They were respectful, and supportive of the other artists, and seemed to have a good time, but when the Rush portion came, they went bonkers. I have not seen this happen before, and I go out of my way to see this event, as there are cool things go down constantly.
Then, the coupe de granny. Alex Lifeson's speech. It was all one word, blah. "blah blah blah" he started. And then kept on going. The first time through was funny, but I didn't get the full impact of it until I saw it again. He basically said what was on his mind, but in pantomime. He even "blahed" Geddy's vocals, and Peart's drumming. He was able to say, "what the fuck" without saying it. Then went on to finally getting the phone call, thanking everyone, and ending with the fans. And he runs no risk of being "quoted out of context". The second time through for me, got to the core of the genius of the speech.
I loved it.
