Astral, Moma, and Zoot should be the big deciders of everything, they were the big contributors to the idea.
HELLS YEAH! i just heard the message! I wish i knew how to play chess!
Exactly what I was thinking. Guess I’ll have to run to Borders and get one of those “Chess for Dummies” books. 
astral… i sent you a pm on some logistics. well done everyone.
edit: oh and if people want to dig into some openings and develop some strategy, here 's a cool site.
I heard the message at like 6 pm today. i started spazzing in school. Hah hah. This is so fucking awesome.
I was going to use the upper register of my voice and identify myself as Ghost420, but it was full. :-/
Wow… I just got home from a LONG day of work, school, and getting the new Railroad Earth CD. I thought the RRE CD was gonna be the best part of my day… It was beaten slightly now 
Why won’t this smile leave my face?
fuck yea!!! i can’t believe gordo is gonna play us in chess!!! Count me in!
That’s awesome guys, this should be really cool.
SO, what does the message actually say? I haven’t called it.
yessssss!! I can hardly believe that you all got Gordo to actually play! Props to Astral and Moma!..
and btw, I got through–a shock to me–and left a really quick message in my high voice.
This is one hell of a surprise! I am both proud to say I am a member of this board and a fan of PHish. Not only do we get ALL of this great music, but members of the band want to hang out and play chess with us as well!!?! This has to be unprecedented.
Viva la Mike! Viva la Oh Kee Pa! Viva La Phish!
Well…the wind doth push me furthur from the shore…The moment has not ended!
Let the 9 week countdown begin!
HOLY… FUCKING… SHIT!
Haha, thats so cooooool! I’ll have to call and hear the message, the message I heard of his about about Utica!
This is what Phish is all about, folks: cool, unexpected crap. Remember that on the fall 95 tour, the band and audience each won a game. That means we’re playing for keeps here!*
*don’t be that guy who leaves a message for Mike saying that if we win Phish has to get back together. Be the guy who leaves a message on his machine saying you’re Bobby Fischer and you post.
holy shit…i never thought it would happen…its true, then…he must read this…
well done guys, he even said oh kee pa…
we started out cool and are even cooler now. Cletus is the man.
This announcement was so big that it brought Antellama out of hibernation!
I’m stoked…more details coming soon on how zoot and i are going organize this thing
THANKS ASTRAL!!!
Oh my god…this is pretty awesome! I definitely want in on the game. I never though that he would go for it personally. I thought it was a stellar idea, but that he would favor viewing things from afar rather than interacting in some way.
Boy am I glad I was wrong!!!
YES!!! I feel like a kid on Christmas morning…
Wow! I don’t play chess, but this is too cool! Did he get asked on his voice mail or does he frequent the OKP?