ok, finally getting to writing some quick thoughts about this
for some reason while at F8 the cameras didn’t bug me. of course i noticed them, but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the shows at all… i think i just ignored them more or less… that being said, i can certainly understand how someone (dooj & others) could be bothered by’em and once you start thinking about something like that as a distraction at a show, well, it’ll piss ya off!
now… onto my experience at phish… 3D!! went with ryan, hank and andrea… had some drinks and whatnot prior to going to the theatre, was feelin’ fuzzy
first of all, i had a great time, saw a bunch of friends that ended up at the same theatre, got to see some phish and have some memories of F8 come back to me…
BUT
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i’ve said this before and i’ll say it again: when concerts are filmed and released (on DVD usually, in this case in the theater) it bugs the shit out of me how you NEVER get more than 3-4 seconds at a time with a camera view from the crowd or the soundboard, giving you a clear view of the whole stage, CK5’s work and all the lights… like how he synced up the lights on the palm trees, the motion of the crowd in front of you, the overall vibe… THAT’S WHAT I WANT!!! THAT SHOULD BE 90% OF WHAT YOU SEE… yeah it’s cool to see the close-ups at times, the 500+ shots of trey’s fingers on the fretboard, page spittin’ on his piano while singing, gordo smiling in a weird way, fishman squinting…etc…etc… but I want to feel like i’m at the show, especially in on a theater screen… it would have been so cool, and probably would have gotten people out of their seats to dance!!! every time they showed a shot from further out you could hear the crowd in the theater get excited. and then sure as shit, it’d be back to shots of Trey’s left nut. DAMNIT!!!
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the audio volume was not loud enough, so about 2-3 songs in i went to the bathroom and also talked to the manager and asked him to “CRANK IT UP IN THEATER 7 BRRAAAAH!!” they did and it was noticeably louder, so that helped a lot
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i wish the film would have focused more on Festival 8. i would have liked interviews with the band, crew and fans… at no point did they put any focus on the F8 experience, the different spectacles all around, the campgrounds, the badass harlem globetrotters running around on halloween, the spicy pizza stand that was so damn tasty, the vikings crushing the packers after the acoustic set… NOTHING.
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should’ve started the movie out with Party Time
ok, so those are my gripes. like i said, i had a lotta fun regardless, just certain things pissed me off… being critical is part of the game when you love something so much. right? 
I am sure Dooj recently pointed out he is portrayed as the bad guy in this thread, I have an odd feeling he will not take it as anyone attacking him, Dooj?
We’re all friends here, folks! It’s all good! 
(<---- pedophile)
