We saw Geddy Lee on his 2023 ‘My Effin’ Life Tour.’ Here’s what happened

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Geddy Lee toured all over the world with Rush from 1968 all the way to 2018 when the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band called it quits.Now, five years later, he’s on his first-ever book tour.Lee, 70, is taking his memoir “My Effin’ Life” on the road to venues all over North America up until Dec.

7.He kicked off the 14-show run at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Monday, Nov. 13 with a surprise special guest (!) and the New York Post’s own hard rock headbanger Holly Coley attended the show.Here are Coley’s takeaways from the show with one of the Great White North’s all-time greats.This was Coley’s first time at the Beacon and she immediately felt at home in the showroom.“Even though it has 2,000 plus seats, it felt really warm and intimate, especially in comparison to Madison Square Garden, Xfinity Theatre and other larger venues I’ve been to.”“The three-level auditorium has red curtains on the side, large golden Greek Goddess statues and elaborate murals,” she continued. “The word opulent comes to mind — but in a non-pretentious type of way. “The venue definitely set the tone for the evening.”As for the makeup of the audience, they were a bit older.“It was mostly folks in their 40s to 70s who were hardcore fans of Lee,” she shared. “There were a few 20-30 somethings but mainly a more seasoned crowd that were clearly old school rock fans.”Onstage, was an immaculate presentation waiting for Lee.“It was hard to miss the pair of white, oversized chairs with nailhead trim and a table between them complete with a stack of Lee’s memoir,” Coley described.“Behind the chairs, a screen flashed photos of Lee as a kid, playbills and handwritten notes.” That wasn’t what captured the audience’s attention, though.“The screen.