Geddy Lee's Effin' Life live on stage

March 17, 2024 7:19 AM

In Live at Massey Hall: Geddy Lee [55m, CBC], Geddy spends some time talking to his old friend Alex, and then reads a bit from his book. If you like this kind of thing, maybe you'll like this example of this kind of thing.
posted by hippybear (12 comments total)

I have his book on hold at the library. Huge wait list for it. I love how he set up this tour, with a different secret surprise guest-moderator at each stop. It seems like it must have been a fun evening.
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 8:03 AM on March 17

Hippybear - just a generic shout out to you for the really great stuff you have been finding and posting lately.
posted by wittgenstein at 9:00 AM on March 17 [3 favorites]

Geddy's book is a worthwhile read. He's of course uncommonly thoughtful for "a rock guy", and it's much more about humanity than anything puerile or scandalous.
posted by Claude Hoeper at 9:18 AM on March 17 [4 favorites]

So far the book is great. He’s a talented writer. Was not expecting the deep dive and family Holocaust history but it was really moving. I’m just now at the high school band stuff.
posted by caviar2d2 at 9:19 AM on March 17 [2 favorites]

I've been listening to the audiobook and loving the behind the scenes view of the music industry and how touring works (or doesn't). He's a really great storyteller.
posted by kokaku at 9:34 AM on March 17

I do like this kind of thing, thanks.
posted by Liquidwolf at 9:39 AM on March 17 [1 favorite]

Great book, great guy, great band.
posted by whatevernot at 10:59 AM on March 17

I enjoyed the book very much. I don't think he's as good a writer as Neil eventually became, but he did write about Rush (along with the rest of his life) rather than just whatever was on his mind, which was Neil's kind of thing. So that was fun.
posted by Daily Alice at 11:20 AM on March 17

Obligatory Trailer Park Boys scene.

NSFW
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 2:27 PM on March 17 [2 favorites]

If you have Spotify, his audiobook (read by him) is available there. I've been listening to it, but only when I go outside for a walk, to incentivize my walks.
posted by fings at 6:36 PM on March 17

Listening to effin' Geddy Lee narrate his own effin' audiobook is a delight. On numerous occasions I have found myself laughing out loud whilst on the elliptical at the gym.
posted by vverse23 at 8:38 AM on March 18 [1 favorite]

> laughing out loud

With fear and hope, presumably? And maybe a desperate plan?
posted by mpark at 10:51 AM on March 18 [5 favorites]