The Top Ten Reasons to Feel Proud to Be a Fan of Rush

Reason #9

A writer for Sharp magazine made an interesting observation.  He said that Rush is like the musical equivalent of Star Trek:  wildly popular to a small, devoted and maybe even a bit disconcerting group of fans.

Remember William Shatner on Saturday Night Live addressing a group of Trekkies at a fan convention?

Chiding them for investing so much time and energy in a work of fiction, he bellowed, “Get a life!”

Yeah, it was funny at the time.

But look at what Star Trek has grown into over the years:  feature films that have done well at the box office, multiple television series on both broadcast networks and streaming services, video games on a variety of platforms, novels, fan fiction, graphic novels, comic books.

Today, the name Star Trek refers to what Wikipedia has summed up as “one of the most recognizable and highest-grossing media franchises of all time."

So saying that Rush and Star Trek have a lot in common,…that’s a huge compliment.  And it’s something to feel proud of your band about.

Oh!  And one other thing about Rush and Star Trek.  They both like to tell sci-fi stories.