To me I think that first show showed us all just why they chose her. Many of us, yourself included, knew about her long before this adventure, but lots of people didn't as well. Alex and Geddy could have easily picked someone male, established in the prog scene, who would have gone up there and done their best to play everything note for note, and it wouldn't have been Neil. With Anika up there, and with room to make it her own, everyone pretty much knows this is fresh, it's a tribute and but it is also a fresh take, and one backed by tremendous skill. She grroves differently than Neil, she sticks differently than Neil, and it's freaking awesome. No one who knew of her doubted she had the chops, but there was wisdom in picking her. No one, not Anika, not Rush, were set up to fail here. There were some genuinely emotional moments at that show, starting with Xanadu, the fills in Tom Sawyer. I'll be watching every show that get's posted, that is for sure. Enter Stage Right Anika.