Rushcon 9
"Elevate from the Norm"
Ninth Annual Rush Fan Convention
Toronto July 24-26, 2009

REGISTRATION OPENS AT WWW.RUSHCON.ORG March 11, 2009
Join hundreds of Rush fans from all over the world at the 9th annual Rush fan
convention – "RushCon" – to be held in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada July
24-26, 2009!
The organizers are doing things a little differently this year, putting the
optional fan trip at the beginning of the weekend rather than the end. This
year, the festivities begin on Friday night with an optional* fan BBQ and
bonfire welcome party held on the Toronto Islands! The "Open Sea and City
Lights" Bonfire BBQ begins at the Days Hotel, where fans will be transported by
bus to the lakeside docks, ferried over to Centre Island and treated to an
afternoon and evening of beach, bonfires and BBQ with plenty of music, games and
fun!*
Saturday morning kicks off RushCon's INTERNATIONAL FAN CONVENTION in the
Wellesley Room at the Days Hotel and Conference Centre – 30 Carlton St. Here
you'll have a chance to meet and mingle with fans from all over the world, shop
for rare and collectible merchandise, or test your knowledge against fellow fans
by getting involved in a variety of games, contests and events.

This year, fans be treated to two fantastic GUEST SPEAKERS:
Michael Mosbach – Michael has been the Security Director for the band Rush for
over 11 years, and through four extensive tours. Also known as "PRAETORIAN,"
Michael has been Neil Peart's riding partner since 2002- logging thousands of
miles and adventures across the U.S., Canada, South America, and Europe.
Through his many years as Rush's director of security, his close friendship with
Neil, and his seemingly endless miles of motorcycle travel with the elusive Mr.
Peart, Michael will no doubt have many illuminating tales to tell!
Martin Popoff – Canadian-born music journalist and critic who covers the genre
of heavy metal music, Martin is the senior editor and co-founder of Brave Words
& Bloody Knuckles (BW&BK) magazine. He has written over twenty books that both
critically evaluate heavy metal and document its history. One such book is
2004's "CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE: 30 Years of Rush at Home and Away", an
authorized biography of the band and it's longstanding career. Martin will
discuss his experiences writing his extensive Rush biography and his most recent
involvement working closely with director Sam Dunn on the soon-to-be-released
Rush documentary and full-length film.

The fun continues Saturday Night, where buses will transport you to an exclusive
private party featuring a carefully selected RUSH TRIBUTE BAND. Bands will be
selected by a panel of hard-core fans and the winner of this contest will be
announced on May 1, 2009. For information on how to submit your band for
consideration, please visit our website here.

Sunday, we continue with more games, events, speakers, a private tour of Anthem
Records and finally our annual CHARITY AUCTION featuring Rush memorabilia. Rare
and autographed items are sold to the highest bidder with 100% of the proceeds
to benefit the Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank. Over the years, Rush fans have
raised over $47,500 for the Daily Bread Food Bank of Toronto!
Donations of auction items needed! If you have any autographed, rare or
collectible "Rush" memorabilia you would like to donate to our charity auction,
please contact Holly Smith at auction@... All items donated will be
auctioned to the highest bidder with 100% of the proceeds going to the Daily
Bread Food Bank of Toronto.

RushCon is hosted by Force 10 Enterprises, a non-profit organization formed
entirely by Rush fans for Rush fans . Force 10 was formed exclusively to host
RushCon and ensure that each year the proceeds are donated to our designated
charity, the Daily Bread Food Bank of Toronto (http://www.dailybread.ca)

*(priced separately, includes transportation, dinner, and entertainment.)

Celeste L Mechanic
www.rushcon.org