Episode 117. Red Lenses

In another absolutely unnecessary but deeply essential installment of Rush Rash, Chaz and Schatz discover what happens when your scheduled guest fails to materialize...and all that implies. It's a shorter episode!Spend an hour and they've covered reunion tours, social media hysteria, Geddy Lee's birthday, Solar Federation, RushFest Canada, RushFest Scotland, RushCon, Yeti mugs that definitely should've had Rush logos on them, the possibility of a United Nations of Rush podcasts, and whether inviting Geddy to your birthday dinner technically counts if his people never call you back.THIS WEEK'S SONGRed Lenses from Grace Under Pressure—one of Rush's quirkiest, most divisive deep cuts. That opens the door to Peter Henderson's lone turn in the producer's chair, Terry Brown's celebrated remix, the sonic identity of Grace Under Pressure, and whether one of Rush's strangest songs deserves more love than history has given it.There are birthday plans.There are podcast conspiracies.There is at least one joke that should probably qualify as a Canadian dad joke.No bones. Just Rush.SCHATZ'S SCRATCH LIST - RUSH TRIBUTE BANDSScratch your itch to hear RUSH music played live by going to check out any of these great RUSH Tribute Bands - these bands are keeping the community and the music alive - the most current, curated, and rockin' list of RUSH Tribute Bands in the world! Yeah!⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here: ⁠Schatz's Scratch List⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠(And say it 5 times fast!)GO BONELESSCertified boneless in the state of Ohio by the Boneless Podcasting Network. Go Boneless. Boneless Makes a Better Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.