Episode 165 – Rush vs their reputation

Brian and Murdock get into a listener request asking them to figure out if the guys in Rush – Geddy, Alex and Neil – were always as nice to everyone as their reputation would imply.   Support the show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories   SHOW NOTES: Rush’s South Park Tom Sawyer Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh_9NY56Sxw https://www.talkbass.com/threads/is-geddy-lee-the-most-likeable-guy-in-rock.1388179/ https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-of-Geddy-Lee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geddy_Lee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Peart https://bravewords.com/news/how-neil-peart-s-disastrous-audition-for-rush-turned-into-the-final-piece-of-a-musical-puzzle-professor-of-rock-investigates-video https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band) https://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/5269-neil-is-standoffish-and-rude/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-was-neil-peart-embarrassed-around-rush-fans/ https://rockcelebrities.net/steve-lukather-recalls-rushs-attempt-to-sabotage-toto/ https://www.innerviews.org/inner/steve-lukather Alex’s version of the Runaways story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPpfoE0Jdmc The photo of The Runaways with Rush: http://news.2112.net/2010/01/joan-jett-bashes-rush.html https://rock929rocks.com/2019/10/23/joan-jett-had-some-feelings-to-share-about-rush/ The 1987 Joan Jett SPIN interview: https://www.spin.com/featured/joan-jett-good-music-may-1987-cover-story-the-promised-land/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rush/comments/xly41n/why_did_rush_and_the_runaways_hate_each_other_i/ https://forums.melodicrock.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=57462 https://bravewords.com/news/rush-more-details-surface-on-alex-lifesons-arrest