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Rush’s Geddy Lee Tells Dave Grohl What It’s Like Being the Son of Holocaust Survivors in From Cradle to Stage
While Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl and Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee would make a great super-group rhythm section, so far they’re only sharing an on-screen conversation with their moms. The chat was part of Grohl’s unscripted reality show From Cradle to Stage with his mom Virginia Hanlon Grohl. The Lee episode is the final show in the six-part series, and it airs on Thursday, June 10 on Paramount+. In it, Geddy Lee — born Gary Lee Weinrib — and his mom, Mary Weinrib, speak about their Jewish family history. “From a very early age, I knew my parents were holocaust survivors,” Lee says in the clip. On a lighter note, Lee’s mother, a petite woman with a blonde bob haircut, talks about seeing her son perform in the early days. When Hanlon Grohl asks Weinrib if she thought her son wo...
Geddy Lee Cutout Takes In Toronto Blue Jays Game
A smiling cardboard cutout of Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee joined other fans in the stands for a Toronto Blue Jays game at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York. The Blue Jays season ticket holder joins other rocking sports fans “attending” MLB games — including late Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul — whose cardboard doppelganger made an appearance at a Texas Rangers game this week. It’s not clear whether Lee himself was responsible for the cutout’s appearance in the States; the Blue Jays are playing in New York rather than their usual home in Toronto due to border-crossing health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. At the game, Lee wasn’t able to indulge in one of his hobbies due to his cardboard status: Lee is an avid collector of baseballs. His collection...
