#rush 2013

Geddy Lee told the crowd they were there to celebrate more than 50 years of music he, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart created together, while also paying tribute to their late bandmate. Peart’s presence was felt throughout the night, with multiple video tributes woven into the show.

The concert opened with “Xanadu” — the first time Rush has ever used the song as a show opener — and featured classics from across their catalog, including “Limelight,” “Freewill,” “The Spirit of Radio,” “Tom Sawyer,” “YYZ,” and “Working Man.”

Drummer Anika Nilles stepped into the role once occupied by Peart, while Aimee Mann joined the band for “Time Stand Still,” marking the first time she has reportedly performed the song live with Rush.

The show also included the first performance of “By-Tor & The Snow Dog” in more than 20 years.

Set List:

1. Xanadu

2. Limelight

3. Far Cry

4. Subdivisions

5. Freewill

6. Bravado

7. Caravan

8. La Villa Strangiato

9. Vital Signs

10. The Spirit of Radio

Set 2:

11. 2112 Part I: Overture

12. 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx

13. 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale

14. Distant Early Warning

15. Red Barchetta

16. Dreamline

17. Natural Science

18. Time Stand Still

19. Red Sector A

20. YYZ

21. The Garden

22. Tom Sawyer

23. By-Tor & The Snow Dog

24. Working Man

I know the scenes were wild - the way they keep using bug allegories 😆

But with other characters, they do use human terms. The whole tirade of the corrupt cop being in a threesome being interrupted by Jerry killing that rival gangster, for example (this book is relentless). And then there are those sxual assault scenes of different characters.

With Jerry being a sx addict and the book presenting a whole list of women he bangs, not to mention the multiple descriptions of his d*** for some reason, there is no way those scenes will not be included. It's part of his character. And there is an intimacy coordinator listed on IMDB. That said, I'm sure they will do it in a stylized way and not be straight up p*rn, if that's what you're worried about. 👀

But why would it be surprising to see Chris do that? He has done it before in movies, especially Rush, which has like 20 sx scenes of him:

Though the difference is that in Rush, he and the women are enjoying themselves. In Kockroach, he is very violent and aggressive toward them so it will be hard to watch for me.

I do wonder how much control he got in those scenes because he doesn't like doing them. But he has 0 creative control in this project since he is not a producer on it as he is on most projects these days + he came in at the last minute. All the scenes were locked in whatever way Channing agreed for. But still, he is Chris Hemsworth, he gets to have a say for sure.

Here's him w the producers on set:

Oh, hi! I love this question—I’ve been mulling it over all day. I know it’s impossible, but I would love nothing more than to see him portray Niki Lauda again. That was the role that kickstarted my obsession with Daniel, even though I’d already seen him in plenty of other things prior.

I think so too. It's genuinely such a challenging role. The entire time I was thinking how the heck is he going to do all this. I mean, the book starts with him chewing a guy's face like a monster (in hindsignt that should have prepared me for everything but hey).

That said, if he didn't get it for James Hunt and Doctor Dementus, then that just means the oscars don't consider him the way they do timothee chalamet and emma stone and epstein dicaprio. They move a finger and get nominated. Remember when brody used ai for his performance and still won last year. 🤡

Also, I think chris stepped in because otherwise this small production would have shut down. That's so nice of him.

The script was hot property at TIFF and the movie will be presented at Cannes. So what you're saying is totally true. This was too good an opportunity to pass up. Other productions can wait.

I'm sat for Mafia Boss Chris 😌