When Neil was rehearsing with Rush for the SARS concert, he used Sabians the entire time. But when he went on stage, he used his Zildjians. ("That's the kind of guy Neil is.")
Neil signed 10 cymbals for the tour to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief.
The raffle was raising money for Katrina relief. They'd raised over $4000 so far. Some of the raffle items included:
An entire set of heads that they never put on Neil's kit (both sides).
A Pro-Mark gift certificate to create a signature series kit.
A DW 9000 single bass drum pedal.
A signed Paragon cymbal by Neil Peart (he signed 9 of these).
They also sold DW and Sabian posters ($2) showing Neil with the drums, and gave away Neil Peart cards.
One guy won about 7 sets of prizes, including Neil's signed cymbal, the DW 9000-series pedal, and the entire set of heads. People were jealous. When Bill asked how much he spent in raffle tickets, he said $400.
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