Below are a couple of items you might be interested in. I've highlighted both of these before, but because they've both changed I wanted to send out another note.
Rush auctions--My friend continues to post interesting Rush auction items. This week there are no less than 5 items, including one ticket to the Rush show in Seattle (White River). Most of these are ending either this Saturday or Sunday. You can look at the current status of the auction on this page: http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/rush_auctions.htm or view the items and their bids as of Friday, 5/25/07, 12:30 p.m. (PDT) here:
NeilPeartDrumsticks is sponsoring a Neil Peart Drumsticks 2007 contest. If you haven't entered yet, there's still time! Michael DF Lowe, who runs this site, has continued to add items to the contest, which closes on June 15, 2007.
Here's the third-place prize list, just so you can see all the stuff you could win. Go to NeilPeartDrumsticks.com to see the latest list of prizes.
One pair of Neil's current 747 drumsticks
One - Screened Pro-Mark T-Shirt
One - Embroidered Pro-Mark Hat
One - DRUM! June 2007 Magazine
Two - Pro-Mark Lanyards
Two - Pro-Mark Equipped Stickers
Four - Pro-Mark 50th Anniversary Stickers
One - 2007-08 Pro-Mark Catalog
While you're on the site, check out the article of Michael in the June 2007 edition of DRUM! magazine (the one with Neil on the cover).
Rush is a band has posted a few scans of recent NEP magazine articles that are worth checking out:
DRUM! magazine photos: I've been trying to find this issue for a while with no luck. But you can look at the accompanying photos in these scans. Subscribe to DRUM!
Motorcyclist Magazine artice: Includes some never-seen-before photos along with excerpts from "Roadshow." A nice sidebar called "Peart's Picks" catalogs the top 11 destinations from the R30 Tour. Finally, on the last page, Motorcyclist Editor-in-Chief Brian Catterson writes an interesting story about riding with Neil. Subscribe to Motorcyclist.
New Neil Peart book: The Roadshow Illustrated Companion
The Roadshow Illustrated Companion is scheduled to release on September 25, 2007. This book is available for pre-order and lists for $45.00.
Here's the info from Amazon:
Book Description A stunning companion to Roadshow: Landscape with Drums, The Illustrated Companion combines eloquent text with a range of full color photographs depicting the byways, bystanders, backstage hands, and other features of Neil Peart's ever-changing landscape as he journeys by motorcycle between dates on Rush's historic 30th Anniversary World Tour. Including concert photos taken by official Rush photographer Andrew MacNaughtan The Roadshow Illustrated Companion vividly chronicles Peart's ultimate travel adventure delivering a sublimely executed treatise on the art of travel.
The official "Far Cry" video is now available on YouTube. The video was directed by Chris Mills.
The reviews of "Snakes & Arrows" have been coming in over the past few weeks (mostly positive). I've been compiling them on my "Snakes & Arrows" page. Thanks to Rushisaband.com for tracking down many of these reviews.
While Geddy and Alex continue to do a lot of press for "Snakes & Arrows," Neil has also done some interviews. You can listen to a radio interview on IcebergRadio.com. There are also two interviews with Neil: Toronto Star: Closer to the Heart and Globe and Mail (although you now need to purchase the Globe story to read it all).
The highly anticipated "Snakes & Arrows" CD was released today. This is Rush's 23rd album (including live releases, but excluding compilations). Rush.com has been appropriately updated with "Snakes & Arrows" artwork (very cool!).
Once you click the "Snakes & Arrows" CD image, there are other clickable areas, including:
Lyrics
Photos (same ones that have been up on Rush.com for a while)
On the home page, I also noticed the photo gallery appears to be updated. I've seen most of the photos, but the interface is different.
Gallery page
On this site, I'm starting to add more content to my "Snakes & Arrows" tour page as it comes in. The latest addition is a "Snakes & Arrows" reviews feed on the top right (you can also view and save this as an RSS feed if you want: Snakes & Arrows RSS feed). I'll continue to update this page as more "Snakes & Arrows" news and information is available. The RSS feed for Snakes info is: Snakes & Arrows information.
