Well…if they don’t deserve it then nobody does.
My question…who do you think will induct them into the HoF?
My guess would be Carlos Santana.
My hope would be Prince with an epic Prince/Phish Tweezer -> 1999 (-w Vacuum Solo) -> Tweezer Reprise performance.
Look at the bands that have been getting in…yes, they will get in. It’s not really that exclusive anymore.
I wonder why Trey was chosen to induct Genesis? Maybe he is a huge Genesis fan…who isn’t??? 
Trey has made it clear how much he liked early Genesis, I think that helped get him to induct them.
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.08 cents?
Yeah,…Carlos is a good choice.
Him and Trey are pretty tight too. You can hear how big an influence Carlos is in Trey’s playing.
Carlos or Kid Rock is my guess.
I’ve read Kid Rock interviews where he mentions how much he loves going to Phish shows.
And it would be a more “modern” musician.
Jay-Z?
I don’t see how they are not inducted in the first year of being eligable. They have had too much influence not to be.
Their fests sparked how many other fests? They have influenced so many other bands, and have taken music to a whole new level. If they are not inducted the first year, well, the the Hall effed up.
As far as who inducts them:
Phil Lesh and/or Bob Weir
I think that woudl be extremly fitting, and very symbolic.
Also I think the music press is trying to push these guys (Trey, Derek Trucks, Mayer, etc.) as the “new” guitar gods, so they probably want to get Trey out there a little more, add some “legacy points” or something.
just my .02
WOO HOO!
We got a dime now… 
I didn’t think about Lesh.
That would be really cool for him to induct them.
I’m not so sure that having Phil and/or Bobby induct them is a good idea.
I know that Phil and Trey are homies and all, but it seems to me that The Phish have spent their entire career trying to distance themselves from the “Next Grateful Dead” persona.
And it seems that it would have all been for not to have members of the Dead be the ones to induct them.
Just another .02.
What are we up to now? .14?
<----------------this guy.
seems like just about everybody is getting into the Hall of Fame.
they’ll be in there. maybe a couple years after eligibility.
i’m calling Dave Matthews as presenter mumbling something about playing guitar.
Phish will be in for sure…
WHEN WILL RUSH GET IN?!?!?!?!?!? 
DMB with Phish doing Crash…
I’m with everyone here. They will for sure get in and they should be first ballot, but they won’t be.
I kinda don’t care to be honest…I guess I should…but the Rock and Roll HOF doesn’t seem like a big deal.
Hopefully after Yes. (“Beyond and Before”) 
Some other groups with debut LP’s released in 1989:
Skid Row
Extreme
Green Day (if they count EP’s as the debut release)
The Stone Roses
Nirvana
De La Soul
Nine Inch Nails
The Offspring
Mr. Big
Fugazi
Lenny Kravitz
More than a few 1st balloters there…
i just want everybody to know that i just looked it up and Mike Bloomfield has NOT been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
David Byrne would induct Phish.
I am with Sam on this one…I think David Byrne would do it…THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE! Then a C & P ->2001 throwdown.
Rush was inducted into the Canadien R & R HoF (of course), but I am anxiously awaiting the true induction.