{"id":1496,"date":"2015-07-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2015\/07\/14\/rush"},"modified":"2021-09-25T05:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T12:45:50","slug":"rush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=1496","title":{"rendered":"Rush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My former CFO was a huge Rush fan, and was always going on the road to see their shows, raging on and on about how each one surpassed the previous concert.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I was never a big fan myself, but when their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rush.com\/tour\/rush40-tour\/\">R40 tour<\/a> came to the SLC, I decided to give it a whirl. I totally get the followings of Grateful Dead and Phish fans, so I thought that Rush fans must be onto something as well.<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ee1d5-img_0132.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ee1d5-img_0132.jpg?resize=640%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>What I didn&#8217;t realize is just how freakin&#8217; fantastic the show would be! The technics of the concert, from the lights and lasers to fireworks and cannon explosions, made it a true Rock &#8216;n Roll show.<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/af753-img_0168.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/af753-img_0168.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>You pumped your fists along with the beat, played air guitar and air drums alongside the band, and screamed like a kid in a candy store after each epic song.<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/c42a7-img_0175.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/c42a7-img_0175.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>It may have taken Rush forty years of touring and making albums for me to become a fan, but I know get why people say that seeing Rush play live is an unforgettable experience. 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