RUSH - Guitarist Alex Lifeson To Appear On The Rick Mercer Report
October 14, 2009, 14 years ago
According to Rushisaband.com, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson will soon be making an appearance on the Rick Mercer Report according to this Niagara Falls Review article. Alex and Rick Mercer were spotted earlier today filming a segment for an upcoming episode at Niagara Freefall Indoor Skydiving.
From the article:
When it came time for their 'man date,' Canadian comic Rick Mercer and rock legend Alex Lifeson went straight to the Honeymoon Capital. The odd couple were in town Wednesday filming a segment for The Rick Mercer Report, donning flappy flight gear to tackle the Niagara Freefall Indoor Skydiving. With cameras rolling, the duo floated atop 140 mp/h winds generated by a jet engine at the Stanley Avenue attraction.
"All we've been told is that it's harder than it looks," said Lifeson, who co-founded Rush more than 40 years ago with bassist Geddy Lee (drummer Neil Peart joined in the mid '70s). "It's the string that's over the jet engine that's disconcerting.""I just find standing over a jet engine disconcerting," added Mercer.
The segment finds Mercer and Lifeson hitting the town for a guys night out. Mercer had heard about the Niagara attraction from a coworker, and decided to freefall with the guy who riffed on "Freewill."
"Alex is apparently up for anything ... or crazy, I haven't determined yet."
The crew arrived in town just before noon and quickly shot the segment before either Rush or Mercer fans got wind.
