https://realrocklab.com/people/john-rutsey/Recent content in John Rutsey on Real Rock LabHugoen-usMon, 14 Sep 2026 17:24:36 +0000https://realrocklab.com/rush-fifty-something-tour-has-no-drum-solo/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:24:36 +0000https://realrocklab.com/rush-fifty-something-tour-has-no-drum-solo/<p><em>Geddy Lee gets asked the same question every night: is Neil &ldquo;with&rdquo; them? His answer involves a bird. The band&rsquo;s actual answer is an empty spot in the setlist. It&rsquo;s the rarest solution rock has ever found to an impossible problem.</em></p> <h2 id="the-bird-in-the-doorway">The bird in the doorway</h2> <p>A Toronto radio DJ, Joanne Wilder of Q107, asked <a href="https://realrocklab.com/people/geddy-lee/">Geddy Lee</a> the question everyone wants to ask and nobody quite knows how to phrase: do you feel like Neil is with you? Have you seen any signs?</p>