That’s super cool. My ex used to say the same thing, and would come to shows just b/c I enjoyed them so much and she liked seeing me happy. It’d make me a little self-conscious once in awhile, though 
My wife will always be about 50 shows ahead of me! 
All that matters is the next show
Many of you have met my Wife, she rocks it for Phish and lets me plan the shows and the travel… I love seeing Phish with her!
She loves the boys. Not in the uberdork-fanboy way I do. But she loves music, loves to play music (piano and a bit of guitar), and loves Phish. We went to 12/3 at MSG together , which was the second week we started seeing each other and had a blast. We’ve even learned to play a couple Phish tunes together.
Being a piano player, she’s got a huge crush on Page.
I’m jealous of all you folks who’s found someone special to enjoy Phish with. I can only hope that when I find mine, he’s just as into them as me. Or at least, just as into good music.
^Well you know the perfect place to find him.
I have no other half, I’m a whole! 
you never know, maybe the 2010 summer tour is the time… Never know!
My wife said the other day, “You know, I bet I know 60 percent of Phish’s stuff now, but I still don’t know all the names or why people go nuts for certain songs.”
That’s better than nothin’. She’ll never be a head so that’s about as good as I’m going to get. She’s allowing the 32 year old kid she’s married to to traverse the country this summer in search of “hetty jams”, so you gotta hand it to her. She’s a keeper.
^ Amen Ben! Keep that one happy 
My wife was never into Phish in the sense that we are, but she liked their albums to have on around the house or in the car and stuff like that. She saw one show with me (my first, back in 96) and enjoyed it, but it was a bit “much” for her. But she tolerated my obsession and was pretty cool about it overall. Even though we split up 10 years ago, she still emails me articles or links to things about Phish when she runs across them, or asks about my tour plans every summer. 
Ben, your wife and my wife might be good friends over time, 
when we meeting up? My lil bro is moving from Iowa this summer so I might get down there soon…
Keeper - HELL yeah! My wife loves Phish, knows a good deal of the tunes and understands the scene but is ultimately a fan of GREAT Music anyway!
Great read!
Sounds like the first encounter will be at Toyota - very soon! Man, I can’t wait…
If you guys end up helping your brother move from Iowa make sure to stop through Davenport. If you dig on craft beer we’ll head down to the patio at Bent River in Moline, IL and tilt a few.
^Love a good beer!
Either way for sure in/at Toyota! Is your wife going there too?
If you go to Bent, tell my best friend Edub (bartender), or my also dear friend Lindsey that Matty Boyle sent you and there will be a hetty Uncommon Stout sitting in front of you on the house in NO TIME.
Dude, I drink with Lindsay almost every weekend. Just got hammered with her last Saturday evening on the patio out there, before work called me away. That’s always fun, getting called away to look at a bs network problem half-in-the-bag.
Yep, Laura will be with me! We’re hitting the Cubs/Brewers game up in Milwaukee on 6/10 and then driving down to Toyota the next day. We’ve got tickets in section 104, about mid-level it looks like. She can’t do huge GA floors like at Toyota so I had to get up in the stands. I’m cool with that.
Hmm, we are GA for Toyota, but I am wondering if the stands would have been better for my wife too…
My wife is totally on board with Phish. I took her to Hampton and that was it, she was hooked.
Bagged and tagged. It’s a beautiful thing
My spiritual health AKA sobriety if that’s what I’m into at the time comes before her, children, before everything else. Phish is my spiritual sacrament, and if some little bitch is going to be so egocentric and selfish as to try to prevent me or anyone else from doing what they love, for whatever reason it is, they need to go find some other asshole’s dick to suck that she earned. I mean if they don’t like the music, cool whatever, but if they won’t even go to a show or let you see your shows… RED FLAG!!! SELF-WILL RUN RAMPANT!!! 