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This is one of my favorite The Curtain With versions. Quite a...

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:39:00 -0400

This is one of my favorite The Curtain With versions. Quite a good “With” and wonderful show at my hometown venue taboot.

That version was from Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD, I recently returned to Merriweather for my first show there of any kind in 5 years. It was a different experience but it was very nice to see Matt from The Butter Room as well as some old friends who I had the pleasure of meeting at Merriweather 8 years ago for the first time.

Merriweather was not the best show for the boys of Phish in 2009, no one will argue with that, but none the less, they had their moments of phunky fresh face melting without a doubt. I enjoyed every second.

Merriweather has been a mainstay in my life and I’ve always had great luck meeting new people there who I always seem to maintain a friendship with.

Umphrey’s New Years 2005 - Aragon Ballroom, Chitown.

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:14:57 -0400

Umphrey’s New Years 2005 - Aragon Ballroom, Chitown.

A Great Piece of Wisdom

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:10:50 -0400

This was passed on to me by a friend while talking about our careers, education, life experiences, and where you’ll end up next. It came to mind tonight during conversation and I was able to pass it on to some people tonight. So I figured why not share it with everyone.

“The only reason a college degree truly matters is that it shows a potential employer that you are trainable”

A shot from the hip at IT, during Ghost.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:18:49 -0400

A shot from the hip at IT, during Ghost.

One of my all-time favorite shots from one of my all-time...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:17:51 -0400

One of my all-time favorite shots from one of my all-time favorite shows…Greensboro, NC - 3.1.03

Groovin at Alpine Night 2

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:15:57 -0400

Groovin at Alpine Night 2

Thoughts on Summer 09 thus far.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:28:58 -0400

To put it bluntly, the boys are clearly back. Trey most certainly cares again, and they are playing as good as they have in the last 10-15 years. As for the shows I’ve caught so far here’s the story:

Hampton was too strange for me. I only caught the last show (sunday - chiochankitmun FTW - Sean I will never forget that miracle.) but it was honestly a little too bizzarre for me to fully enjoy. Don’t get me wrong…I danced my ass off… but I couldn’t believe I was standing there, seeing these guys, on that stage, playing those songs, a little under 5 years after I thought I’d never be feeling “IT” again. I only truly felt “IT” once that night, maybe twice, but certainly as welcome a feeling as I’ve ever had.

Jones Beach night 1 was an unexpected and enticing treat that made me really realize that the boys were serious. The Cities melted my body into one sweaty oblivion with the funk that it brought to my brain. Everything was played great and I was so excited to see great phamily again. It was a rough daytrip from my house because of NYC traffic, but who cares, it was completely worth the almost 10 hours of driving and 5 hours of sleeping I did over a 24 hour period.

Alpine Valley - Where to begin. My first time at the mighty midwestern venue. My wife’s first show ever, #28 for me. I will never ever miss alpine again. It’s a truly fantastic place that holds a shitload of people who are all there to dance their asses off. The energy there was almost like a festival there were so many people, but it was far more manageable with 1/2 the crowd.

Night 1 had an odd start for us in the lot because our friends didn’t make it out of the clusterfuck of Chicago in a timely manner due to traffic so we were left to make new friends with the guys next to us in the lot. Nice fellas for sure. We shared our beers because they left their cooler at the hotel by accident. They shared their spirit, stories, and other hospitalities. The show was a crowd pleaser to say the least, it was almost like Phish played every possible singalong song they had. I really enjoyed my first Ya Mar since IT, my first Makisupa and also the Fire encore. That was a great bust-out.

Night 2. Wow. This was a great day from start to finish. Finally had all my phamily to celebrate pre-show with in the lot. Great live bluegrass from the trio in the car next door, and a little cooler day. Then phish opens the show with Brother, plays Funky Bitch, TMSIY>Avenu>TMSIY, Crosseyed & Painless, then we get an acapella encore and a kick ass Frankenstein with Trey on a 5 neck guitar. I’ll say it again. Wow.

I can’t wait for Merriweather for #30.