Posted by: webroach
This may be bad news for you Rush fans... - 05/01/2004 06:08
You know, I'm not a big fan of Rush, but from what I know of them, this doesn't really track...
Read aboot it at CNN...
Read aboot it at CNN...
Sounds like a silly little thing getting blown way out of proportion.After reading everything I can about it, this seems about right. Probably he and his family were loaded, and that’s no excuse to get violent, but it’s also not like it’s the first time someone’s gotten drunk on New Years Eve. I’ll bet he probably did hit the cop too; not a good decision, but seeing someone electrically shock your son would be hard to take passively.
One question: why aren’t all the stories simply using Alex Lifeson as his name?Because his name isn't Lifeson.
Because his name isn't Lifeson.I understand that (of course), I just don't recall a news report ever using a famous person's real name instead of a stage name. Of course that could just be an incorrect impression.
Now, Sting is a different story... he says his own mother calls him Sting.And Geddy Lee's own mother is the reason he started being called "Geddy" instead of "Gary".
I just don't recall a news report ever using a famous person's real name instead of a stage nameI do, lots of times. The biggest one I can think of is when Paul Reubens was arrested many years ago. It was reported the same way they reported Lerxst's run-in, with a clear description that Paul Reubens was Pee Wee Herman, then continuing to use his real name in the rest of the discussion.