As Rush’s homestand in Toronto continues, Geddy Lee shared this spooky encounter with the spirit of Neil Peart
Folklore says that birds can be the spiritual manifestation of loved ones who have passed on. I myself had an encounter with an owl on my way to the cemetery after my grandfather’s funeral. And a bright red cardinal has been a regular visitor in my backyard since my father passed away in May. Now Geddy Lee has a story about a little bird.
This is what he told Joanne Wilder at Q107/Toronto.
“My door to my room was open a crack, and I don’t know if you’ve seen the posters [for Rush’s Fifty Something tour] that have two birds on a wire and the one bird is flying away.”
“I looked in front of me, on the floor, and there was a bird on the floor that looked just like that bird in the poster. I was kind of shocked. And, you know, I love birds, so I approached it, and it flew by me and flew into my bedroom and sat on the edge of my bed. And when I approached it, it was like it was looking at me, and then it flew out the door. So, I quickly ran to the computer and was texting Al this crazy story that had just happened.
“Now, I’m not a guy who believes in all that mumbo jumbo. But, it was a kind of remarkable moment, and as I was texting him, the bird returned and just stuck its head in the doorway, like to give me another nod. And then I said, ‘Okay, bye,’ and it flew away. It was a crazy, crazy [event].
