Alex Lifeson doesn't "want to drive around in a big car".

http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/19940100carstereoreview.htm

In 1994, they were already millionaires, and he's fixing up his 9 year old Merc...

I was at the TIFF premier after party/concert with the Burning Brides entertaining, Alex Lifeson from Rush joined them onstage and kicked all sorts of ass. The bass player from BB was GREAT!

Though I am not sure I would label him as "best guitarist" as suggested by the tags, he is extremely talented. He was invited to play among some of the world's greatest guitarists on Steve Vai's Christmas album "Merry Axemas". His rendition of "Joy to the World" sits comfortably with offerings from the likes of Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck and Alex Lifeson.

Thanks for posting.

They weren't washing machines, they were coin-operated Maytag dryers. Whenever they stopped, a roadie would go out and put quarters in them to get them going again. At the end of every show, the band would take the concert T-shirts out of the dryers and toss them into the crowd.

Geddy Lee jokingly claimed that they were there to add a "warm, dry tone" to his bass (and they are miked up as if they're amplifiers), but I think they were there just to visually balance out Alex Lifeson's Wall-Of-Amps on the other side of the stage.

Could Lifeson look any more 80's here?
Rolled-up suit jacket sleeves and white tennis shoes.

Rad.