rush 197-2026 retrospective

Retrospective Rush 1982 and 2026

In 1982 a friend who heard I was photographing concerts had asked me about doing Rush for her as she loved the new album and I said that I wanted to see them too. She gave me money for the tickets, 4 rolls of film and developing. I keep the negatives and any extra prints and enlargements was extra. I was big fan of Rush since the album Fly by Night and with 2112 and it was goal to see them play the first side of 2112 which I heard they were doing this tour. I told her I Would get the tickets Ticketron as working part time at the food store and Carsons (Ticketron) was across the street and the boss would let us take off to stand in line for tickets, as it built loyalty plus it was in the morning grocery stores are slow in the morning. I had to work when the Rush tickets went on sale, so I asked the boss if I could come in after I get the Rush tickets and he said OK. They were going to be at Rosemont Horizon 3 concerts. They were appearing 3 nights 19th, 20th and 21st of Nov. I got pretty good seats, first concert but with a telephoto lens, I will get good shots no matter what. The Rosemount Horizon was the new venue to see entertainment and they had a accident in construction of it on installing the roof as the roof was a new type that was where it was held by all pieces holding itself up. Five persons were killed and many hurt. So when the Horizon finished construction and was open for business, it was having its first concert, Fleetwood Mac, (I was there to photograph the concert) there was a sense being of hesitation for some. For this Rush concert this would be the second time I would see a concert at the Rosemont Horizon after it was opened for business. For the Rush concert the joke was if Rush doesn't bring down the roof nobody can. We had got there a little early as Chicago has been a great fan of Rush so most of the people were true fans not a hot concert to say you were there the next day. The concert it self was great and they did the A side of 2112, overall a good mix of old and new including Fly by Night. Got some great photos and because it wasn't a date she welcomed me to walk around to get good photos and the same observation the larger the Camera Lens the less likely the Andy Fran (security) will say anything to me taking photos. We got our Rush T shirts outside after the concert. As the tradition stopping off at Taco Bell. Over the years, 40 plus, some people have reported some witnessing and reporting ghosts, unexplainable sightings and strange occupancies. The Rosemount Theatre is the place to see a concert a smaller place for up front kind of venue.....To be continued!

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