2.1.12 National Rush Day Wrap Up and American Idol Tryout

Today was Rush Day, February 1st, 2012 (2.1.12), a once in a lifetime occurrence as it will not happen again for another 100 years.  It was a popular day around the net, including various news stories from multiple sources, and culminated in the 2112 listening party hosed by RushCon and Rush Radio at tinychat.com/rushcon.

2.1.12 was also the day of the first known performance of a Rush song on American Idol.  Coincidence?  The song was of course "Tom Sawyer", sung by David Weed of Mountain Home, Idaho.  Unfortunately, David did not make it through to Hollywood, but it was satisfying to hear Randy Jackson say that the singer doesn't sound like Geddy, because Geddy "sounds really good".

Here's a collection of the features that appeared online today:

• These Go To Eleven: The 11 best Rush songs for 2.1.12 - The Denver Post
• It’s 2-1-12 So Crank Up ’2112′ For Rush Day! - GeeksOfDoom.com
• It's 2-1-12, or National Rush Day: Some of your friends and family will shortly lose their minds - Cleveland Plain Dealer
• Rush Day 2-1-12: Metal Historian Jeff Wagner on the Canadian Legends - Noisecreep.com
• Rush, '2112,' And My Missed Mobile Interaction - MediaPost.com
• Author Jeff Wagner Picks His Top 5 Rush Albums - Guitar World
• ‘Mean Deviation’ author Jeff Wagner celebrates ‘Rush Day’ with Cape Cod Rock! - Examiner.com
• Rush Baseball Cards - CardsThatNeverWere.com