Geddy or Gary?
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Topic: Geddy or Gary?
Posted By: spectral
Subject: Geddy or Gary?
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:23
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I was shocked to discover that Geddy Lee is in fact a great big Gary! Yes, the Rush bassist and singer's real name is Gary. It's up there with Marilyn Manson's real name of Brian and Peter Gabriel's real name of Hillary. It got me thinking. How many other prog musicians have changed their name and what is their former name?
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:26
I know he's not prog, but Cliff Richard's real name is Harry Rodger Webb... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:28
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He's not prog? Well why the hell not! Congratulations, The Young Ones, Devil Woman are as prog as Dream Theater or Yes IMDHO. ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
fandango wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:32
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Not prog BUT famous seventies wrestler ''Big Daddy'' real name is Shirlie Crabtree
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:35
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and, as I'm sure most of you know, Freddy Mercury = Farrokh Pluto Bulsara... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:35
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continuing this trend: John Wayne was actually Marion Morrison . ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:36
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Peter Gabrial is Hillary? ------------- 
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Posted By: bumheed7
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:50
the great reginald dwight everyone at a time when he was great ------------- Good Morning Carpark Fans 
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 16:52
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dont care about the names. mark twain is not mark twain sakii is deferent and i'm drunk
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 17:36
Peter Gabriel's full name is actually Peter Brian Gabriel, and Steve Hacket's is Stephen Richard Hackett. Phil Collins full name is Phillip David Charles Collins  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 17:38
I hope that was a joke, and if it is: ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 18:55
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Seriously? |
Posted By: Anonymous2112
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 21:24
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Alex Lifeson's real last name is some like Zahnarais or something like that
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Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 21:15
| His name is Zivojinovich (may have mis-spelled that). According to an interview with him (from the CD "An Interview With Kings"), it translates literally into "Life son". Polish if I'm not mistaken. |
Posted By: dropForge
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 02:14
Where have you been? Anyway, Geddy has never "changed" his name. "Geddy" is actually "Gary," as it was pronounced by his grandmother. Imagine a thick Yiddish accent. Geddy's surname is Weinrib, which he doesn't use professionally, while Lee is his middle name. Marilyn Manson's real name is Brian Warner, and the only reason I know this bit of trivia about that two-bit poser is because of an article I read in which MM made a huge deal about the public knowing his birth name. I could care less what the fool calls himself, though "P. Hallus" would probably a fitting pseudonym. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 03:43
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I always thought the Geddy was short for Giddeon. Lifeson is of Yougoslav origin, if I remember well an old thread (i also thought he was polish). Geddy Lee is of polish origin.
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 07:30
Geddy's names hasn't worried me - rather Otis P. Orridge's........
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 11:13
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Apparently, Alannis Morrisette used to be Alan Morris before..the 'change' Allegedly.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 16:28
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former wrestler ricky martel's real name is richard vigneault greg allman is gregory lenoir tory amos - myra ellen amos axl rose = bill bailey david bowie = david jones alice cooper = vincent furnier elvis costello = declan macmanus peter criss = peter criscuolo thomas dolby = thomas robertson dr dre = andre young bob dylan = robert zimmerman gloria estefan = gloria maria fajardo johnny halliday = jean phillipe smet Billy Idol: William Michael Albert Broad etc....
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Posted By: Single Coil
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 21:15
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That's a great CD, I love when they talk about the band's writing and rehearsing schedule! For some reason I wanna say he is Scandinavian??? ? ------------- If it's worth playing, it's worth playing loud! |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 23:32
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Tomorrow (29 July) is Gary/Geddy's birthday. Yay. |
Posted By: thepods
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 06:11
| Well, it's a bit trivial but Jon Anderson didn't change his name but he did change the spelling which was originally 'John'. |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 20:33
Really, you liked it? I thought it was one of the biggest wastes of money I've ever spent on a CD. You can barely hear anything, and the line of questioning, with a few exceptions, is pretty boring. As far as the origin of Zivojinovich goes, Sean Trane got it right a few posts above. He is of Yugoslav or Serb descent. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 20:42
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Alex is of Yugoslavian descent,but born in Fernie,British Columbia. Geddy,is as stated,Gary Lee Weinrib,born of Polish Jews who survived Auschwitz and moved to Toronto. |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 21:02
I never knew Geddy's parents and grandparents were in the Nazi camps until reading Bill Banasiewicz's (sp?) official bio of the band. His father, grandmother or grandfather (I don't remember which; it's been a while since I read it) died as a result of the internment. Every since learning that, I can't listen to the song "Red Sector A", without misting up a little bit. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 21:11
it's Gary Lee's birthday today!  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |