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#1821

so…unless it was a super lay down on the phone coincidence, I called this girl that apparently I’ve been missing since the last time we hung out in december at around 2 a.m. last night. I remember waking up around that time and eating some advil with a glass of water but I def didn’t call her. So either I imagined calling her in my dream and actually did it while sleep-walk drunk dialing or I don’t know

I used to have a lot of phish dreams but I don’t anymore. I feel pretty distant from the band nowadays. :frowning:

I do regularly have dreams of being assasinated/murdered every month or so, and that’s pretty taxing.

#1822

Being assassinated is way cooler than being murdered.

#1823

Troof

#1824

The first leg shows are (semi) looming. I have only gotten Bethel tickets so far because I just cannot figure out what shows to do. I have only 4 personal days until the year’s end and have to use them as wisely as possible. I would likely have resigned myself to just Bethel and Darien and saved the days for fall, but if there is nothing after summer and the bulk of summer 2 is out west, maybe I should blow my load in June. Even just the Darien show is a problem because I would want to take that day off and at least part of the next day and that takes out 1.5-2 of my 4 days right there for a show that isn’t even far away. And if I go to Mansfield, which I would very much like, the trek to Darien the next day would be long. I want the most bang for my buck with these days as I can get.

[/whining]

I guess what I’ll do is hold off on deciding until the second leg is announced and then go from there.

#1825

Midwest run will bring you right back full circle…we are gonna rage! :thumbup:

#1826

Last night, in the moments my thoughts were adrift, I had a dream I was conversing with Page at his piano during a wicked Taste solo. It was remarkable that he could carry on a normal conversation while tearing it up like he was.

#1827

Last night I had this dream that I was…no…no nevermind.

#1828

:question: :exclamation:

my phish thought is a non-phish thought but a Further thought… driving home tonight the ol’ dead program was on the raydeeoh. It was 3-27 in NYC… i only heard the ship of fools>roses>sof, ripple, sunrise, ST.stephen segment… i was mildly interested for the ship of fools… had me kinda reminiscing a little… it was nice… then the ripple gave the same feeling and i was singing along a little… then sunrise. First, i probably haven’t listened to this song in over 10 years… 15 years… and it was just so beautifully done and i had a mini flood of emotion hit me… and it brought back, in a rush, all the love i ever had for the grateful dead… but it was not nostalgia, it was fully present. i was like, whoa. like. whoa. then the st.stephen kicks in and it was TIGHT. not just tight but rocking, serious. i’m sitting there in my car in the garage and the music is seriously grabbing me. this was no nostalgia either this was some serious kick ass.

#1829

So I may be taking my 16-year-old brother to the Pine Knob show in June. This is just fucked up for so many reasons. Especially as my Mom actually asked him if he wanted to go. When I was his age and younger, my Mom tried everything she could to get me to go to as few shows as possible (key word tried). Now she actually offered my brother a chance to go. Granted I’m sure this has a lot to do with the fact that I have my shit together these days and don’t drink, but it’s still pretty crazy. It’s also really weird because I started seeing Phish the year he was born, and he’s NEVER been to ANY concert before! He might get a little :open_mouth: He is not huge into Phish, but I gave him a variety of live and studio tunes a year ago that I know he listens to. Still, what better way to get somebody into Phish than to bring them to their first show/concert with a fourth row seat? Especially with somebody that knows what the fuck their doing (me). Obviously I’m kind of tweaked out about it, but I still think it’d be a blast if it happens. My Mom’s deal with him was that as the following week is finals for him he has to study enough the week before in order to go. Let’s hope the little fucker keeps his shit together :thumbup:

#1830

Phish was my first concert ever and I think I was about 16 too :slight_smile:

#1831

^^totally cool! My big brother took me to my first Phish show, and I was right up front for it. I was 17. Changed my view of rock concerts forever to be sure.

#1832

Phish as your first concert definitely sets a high standard for future concerts. I’ve never seen a band that could bring the same energy Phish brings but for the record The Boss can come close even if he thought he was in Ohio.

#1833

Rock on, Doug.

#1834

How you making out with this crap dude? I hope you’ve found a way thru this! Vibes in your direction.

#1835

Phish was also my first concert ever. Had no idea what to expect aside from the ‘live music.’ Was totally blown away and had my musical perspective broadened and altered forever. In the BEST of ways.

I waited until my younger sister was like 19 or 20 before taking her to her first show. She had a great time. Brought one of her friends along and definitely watched over them and made sure nothing sketchy happened.

Can’t wait to hear what your bro thinks of Phish after his first show! (Maybe you can persuade him to go to SuperBall IX with ya!)

#1836

My first concert was the Beastie Boys with Cypress Hill. :mrgreen: At least, that was the first one I went to on my own… I was 14. Started going to Dead shows the next year.

I guess we see concerts sort of differently in our household. My kid has been going to live shows since he could walk. His first Phish show was at 5 and, by the time he was 10, I don’t think there was anything he could’ve seen that would have surprised him. But he has an absolutely awesome appreciation for music nowadays at 16. And he still loves going to live shows. He’s seen everyone from Pearl Jam to Manu Chao… but Fest 8 lit up his eyes the same way the band used to when he was 5.

He’s off to the Megadeth/Slayer/Metallica/Anthrax fest later this month. :crazy:

But, I dunno… I just think live music can be a really great thing for young people. And the things you see at concerts just prepare you for real life.

#1837

Totally agree. I was fortunate enough to have parents who would take me to see music at a very young age. I definitely got my “music gene” from my mother, and she has always been enthusiastic about me seeing any and all kinds of music. I still remember going to concerts at a young age and smelling pot and watching drunk people stumble around. I think it had a positive impact on my behavior nowadays - the things that go on at shows really do prepare you for real life in a certain sense. Of course things change, and I now enjoy myself at concerts :mrgreen: …within reason of course. But I definitely agree that young people should, if they are interested in the music, attend live shows. It can be a really positive, eye opening experience

#1838

When are they gonna announce the rest of these dates for crying our loud!?
I really want to start planning my summer and Phish might be pushed aside if they don’t get their act together!

#1839

my first concert was on the floor for nine inch nails at nassau coliseum. i was like 15 and smoked pot for one of the first times ever with my friends older brother. pretty insane.

#1840

Pre-Phish, I saw a bunch of acts live …

My first ever real concert was a John Denver show my folks took me to. Saw the Monkees when I was like 13. Next might have been David Lee Roth. Saw Metallica/Queensryche in 1989 … saw Rush in 1990 …I saw Yes in '91 but had seen Phish by then. Saw my second Phish show about a month after that Yes show.

Ah, to be reflecting on youthful frivolities instead of actually working.