UPDATE - 10/18@8:30AM: Here's Beverly RushGirl Wintjes appearing on PRI's The World to discuss RushCon and Rush's recent Rock Hall nomination. And here's Kevin J. Anderon's post-convention report that he posted to his blog yesterday.
UPDATE - 10/16@11:34AM: Here's a great article from The National Post covering the convention, including several interview snippets from convention attendees and organizers.
The 12th annual RushCon Rush fan convention kicks off tomorrow evening in Toronto and runs through the weekend. The guest speakers this year will be none other than Rush pyrotechnician/tour photographer John Arrowsmith, and Clockwork Angels: The Novel author Kevin J. Anderson. Events will include a bunch of fun Rush-themed games, a photographic tribute to the late Andrew MacNaughtan, Rush tribute band Lotus Land, a Rush charity auction to benefit CARE Canada and more! To top things off, Rush will be performing at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday and again on Tuesday. Neil Peart's 1974 Chrome Slingerland drum kit (aka Chromey) will also be on display. For complete information on all the events go here. Check in begins at 6PM tomorrow, Oct 13th at the Courtyard Marriot Hotel, 465 Yonge Street. Limited tickets are still available but online sales will stop tonight at midnight. After that you can only buy at the door, so register now! For all the details just go to RushCon.org, and be sure to follow RushCon on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on all the latest RushCon news. On a related note, Toronto's 94.9 The Rock is celebrating the convergence of Rush's Rock Hall nomination, RushCon and the upcoming Toronto Rush shows by declaring it Rush week (thanks bucklemyshoe). They are running a Rush Hunt contest where they are giving fans the chance to win tickets to see Rush's October 16th show at the Air Canada Centre and win all sorts of other Rush prizes too. From the station's website:
... The Rock's RUSH HUNT kicks off Tuesday, October 9th with Craig and Wendy. Listen for a new item each weekday, the first 94 people to bring all of our Rush Hunt items down to the Hard Rock Cafe, Dundas Square Saturday, October 13th have the chance to win some killer Rush prizes:
* One (1) Limited Edition Squier by Fender "Clockwork Angels" Jazz Bass '77*
* One (1) pair of tickets to the Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 show at the Air Canada Centre
* Two (2) spots (winner + guest) into Meet and Greet with members of RUSH before the show
* One (1) autographed lithograph by all members of the band
* One (1) Clockwork Angels Novel, written by Kevin J Anderson & Neil Peart
* One (1) pair of passes to 94.9 The Rock's presentation of RushCon at the Hard Rock Café -Yonge and Dundas Square October 13 - 14th, 2012Bonus: All non-winning Hunters will be entered to win a four-pack of tickets to see Rush at the Air Canada Centre, Tuesday, October 16th!
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