TTE - no doubt. He grabbed the green guitar in Cincy and that was my signal to hit the very, very long line for the urinals.
I should note that it seemed like a lifetime out there waiting in line to go to the bathroom. TTE still wasn’t finished by the time I got back to my seat.
It all depends on where the bathroom is and how bad I have to go. Even if they are playing Mike’s or TTE (hehe, yes, I did just put those two in the same category ), I try to stick around and listen to what the boys are doing with it. You never know what they’re gonna play next. Who knows? They could stick a Magilla right in the middle of that TTE and if I was in the bathroom I would be pissed!
That said, sometimes ya gotta go. If that’s the case, it’s usually Mike’s, Maze, TTE, Limb by Limb or Bowie. Brian and Robert and Roggae are usually too short for a pee-break.
For me it’s very rare and I’m not sure I can remember me running off for a piss break during a Phish show. I mean, there’s a setbreak! Isn’t that what it’s for?
If I had to, it would probably be Horn or something like that which isn’t improved and is the same every time. Or maybe an overplayed new song like BOAF was.
I don’t drink a lot, so it’s not an issue usually. Also, I think I have a kickass bladder.
But I’d probably pick on something from Billy Breathes or Hoist, since those albums never sat well with me … or maybe Bug cuz I don’t like it. DWD, Wolfman’s, Julius, Character 0, Free, Theme … I could definitely see myself taking a break for those tunes. Sorry Hoist & BB fans. I can’t help it; it literally took me like … years to accept ‘Phish Lite’ after the intensely progressive and unique Junta thru Rift sequence.
In general though, the bathroom is a place I like to avoid at concerts. I don’t enjoy being crammed in a tiny smelly room with a hundred other guys, and everyone has to take out their penis.
I will admitt I had to leave during the YEM Vocal Jam in Cincy to use the restroom, I had drank like 5 bottles of water and just could not hold out any longer…
I drink lots of water during shows so it does get tough sometimes, but I can ussaly make it to Set Break or End of the show…
I have only 2 Phish songs I really can’t stand, so if they were played I would use that time to make a quick run…Those songs are Mexican Cousin and Friday…
Any sorry if this offends anyone, but you have to be crazy to hit up the can during TTE, even if you hate the song, it has to be better than standing in a 1,000 person line to go to the restroom…
Yea I too drink more water then beer at shows in general. Water goes thru me esp if I’m working up a sweat. Set Break is Key but a lot of times for me I will thy and time it for one song before (you know 70 mins in they start a song). Often times I’ll run up for a 2 min break and be back by the (generally extended) jam and then don’t have to deal with the lines.