A chill show was just what the doctor ordered for this night as far as I was concerned. Deer Creek hosted a double bill of Dylan and Phil and Friends the previous night, it was absolutely hot as shit, and we had two more nights to go. No need to push too hard.
Granted, I was a high schooler attending my second show ever, so didn’t exactly have my fingers on the pulse of the fan base , but I don’t recall any grumbling in the campground afterward.
This run was my first phish camping experience and my first time seeing phish play a multi-night run in one venue. For somebody who had really only found the band a couple of years earlier, and seen maybe 6 or 7 shows total, this run was everything to me. At no point during these 3 shows was I anything other than overwhelmed with how incredible the experience was. For me, no return trip to DC would ever measure up.
I love these essays because, well, the last couple of years have allowed me to revisit my early phishing experiences in a thoughtful manner. The historical context of the band as it evolved during my phandom continues to be incredibly insightful. For me, the juxtaposition of Phish reaching a functional creative lull while I was still in the early stages of my love for the band creates some incongruous feelings about this period. At this point I'm still deeply smitten and yet the hiatus looms...
Thanks again for all of the work you put into this.
Edit: The etree description says, "I recieved the FM/ALD source in a trade almost a year ago, and only listened to sections of it as a result of the FM-interference, I hope you consider this copy worthy of listening all the way through."
A chill show was just what the doctor ordered for this night as far as I was concerned. Deer Creek hosted a double bill of Dylan and Phil and Friends the previous night, it was absolutely hot as shit, and we had two more nights to go. No need to push too hard.
Granted, I was a high schooler attending my second show ever, so didn’t exactly have my fingers on the pulse of the fan base , but I don’t recall any grumbling in the campground afterward.
This run was my first phish camping experience and my first time seeing phish play a multi-night run in one venue. For somebody who had really only found the band a couple of years earlier, and seen maybe 6 or 7 shows total, this run was everything to me. At no point during these 3 shows was I anything other than overwhelmed with how incredible the experience was. For me, no return trip to DC would ever measure up.
I love these essays because, well, the last couple of years have allowed me to revisit my early phishing experiences in a thoughtful manner. The historical context of the band as it evolved during my phandom continues to be incredibly insightful. For me, the juxtaposition of Phish reaching a functional creative lull while I was still in the early stages of my love for the band creates some incongruous feelings about this period. At this point I'm still deeply smitten and yet the hiatus looms...
Thanks again for all of the work you put into this.
BTW the recording on ReListen almost sounds like a SBD, or at worst, a FOB. Brings back sweeet sweet memories with the clarity one needs to remember 😈
Taper notes say it's a matrix, not sure how someone got the boards!
The SBD (or, actually, FM feed) for 7/11/00 is explained here: https://www.reddit.com/r/phish/comments/1kwspn0/why_are_they_not_releasing_past_shows/mumdrnf/. I assume the 7/10/00 show is the same.
Edit: The etree description says, "I recieved the FM/ALD source in a trade almost a year ago, and only listened to sections of it as a result of the FM-interference, I hope you consider this copy worthy of listening all the way through."
Restart the jam no mention of 7/3/00 sand? One of the best to ever do it.