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For the 1996 – 1997 Test for Echo Tour, Lee's side sported a fully stocked old-fashioned household refrigerator.

For the 2002 Vapor Trails tour, Lee lined his side of the stage with three coin-operated Maytag dryers.

Other large appliances appeared later in the same space.

For visual effect they were " miked " by the sound crew, just as a real amplifier would be.

Rush's crew loaded the dryers with specially designed Rush-themed T-shirts, different from the shirts on sale to the general public.

At the close of each show, Lee and Lifeson tossed these T-shirts into the audience.

The dryers can be seen on the Rush in Rio DVD and the R30 DVD.

For the band's R30 tour, one dryer was replaced with a rotating shelf-style vending machine.

It too was fully stocked and operational during shows.

The vending machine can be seen on the R30 DVD.