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It has been 44 years and Rush is still alive. They are not one of those bands touring on pure nostalgia. They are not in concert to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a multi-platinum album. No, Canada’s glorious hard rocking, progressive metal band is back with their 19th album. Rush tickets are already on sale and selling well for the Clockwork Angels Tour. The tour begins in September, three months after the release of the album. On September 7, 2012 Rush will pull into Manchester, New Hampshire to play the Verizon Wireless Arena. The tour will take the band through 30 North American cities, ending on December 2, 2012 in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center.

The Dallas Cowboys knew they would have to play NFC East foes (arguably every match up is a rivalry game, so there is no easy division win), but I am sure fans were not expecting to have to open the season against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Really, this first quarter of the field pits the Boys up against the Seahawks in Week 2, the Bucs in Week 3, and the Bears in Week 4. These are not football team of the same caliber as the Giants, but they have been tough clubs to beat in the last few seasons. Dallas Cowboys tickets are going to sell out to the home opener at Cowboys Stadium, but Jason Garrett and Tony Romo could easily be playing this game under duress, with Jerry Jones stalking the sidelines demanding a win.

Not to be outdone by the Tony Awards, the Drama League has preannounced its nomination announcements. The Tony Awards may have Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons, but the Drama League has tapped Megan Hilty and Justin Long! Hilty and Long may not have quite the resume of the Tony announcers but they are quite vogue.

Nearly three years ago the band Aerosmith stood at a crossroad. Steven Tyler was refusing to be a part of a South American leg to their underwhelming tour, instead choosing to focus on an autobiography and his upcoming introduction as the newest judge on American Idol. Joe Perry and the rest of the group were so outraged they believed Tyler would leave the group, courting Lenny Kravitz to become the new lead singer and front man. In the end, Tyler would stave off departure rumors and Aerosmith’s future remained a fragile creature.

Most of the nation did not know it, but the New York Knicks had a must-win game this past Wednesday night. The basketball team, 4-0 under the new direction of Mike Woodson, traveled to Philadelphia to play the Atlantic Division’s current leader, the 76ers. The 82-79 win closed the gap from the number three spot to the number one spot in the division (and the number four seed in the Eastern Conference) to three games.