Hey, Bobby. whatcha doing?
“Looking at things in the dark.”
I meant that in a more general sense.
“Oh sure. I’m, uh, at one of these festival things. Check the watermark.”
The Peach festival. You’re in Georgia?
“Scranton, PA.”
…
Whatever. How’s it going?
“Good crowds, good sound, nice backstage vibe: these things are all generally fun. Get to see folks you haven’t seen in a year. Warren Haynes, obviously.”
I think he might hibernate through the winter, waking only for festival season.
“Huh. Yeah, you know: I cannot disprove that.”
It’s the anniversary of Woodstock this weekend, speaking of festivals.
“That was no fun at all, man. Bad everything.”
I read that you guys camped at a semi-decent motel out of town, refused to go to the show unless you got your money in cash, and then were helicoptered in and out.
“Yeah, true, but we didn’t play Dark Star very well at all. So, you know: that’s the narrative we’ve been going with for…how many years?”
46.
“Okay.”
Plus you sent said helicopter halfway across New York State to pick up some more amplifiers.
“Yeah, sure.”
Why?
“We needed more amplifiers.”
Excellent point.
“The thing no one remembers about those festivals was that they were just dreadful, y’know? For everyone involved. Bands couldn’t hear themselves and no one could hear us, the traffic was third-worldesque, and here’s the thing people really forget: there was only one thing for the kids to do. Just the band. Just one stage, too. Maybe you don’t like the band and you want to play putt-putt? This is America, right?”
Yes, Bobby. This is America.
“Then there should be putt-putt.”
SWAGGIE MAGGIE:
Dont scream at the peak, you’ll wake your parents… This is when I knew Treyceratops was okay, and I could be happy again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjTrV3LOAJc
Oh my GOD!!!!!!! I started screaming when you posted the damn comment! The muffled screams came in at about 11:50. I was leaning against my dresser and I slid to the floor with my eyes closed. God damn, this is why I love Phish! This is why I love the Dead! This is what gets to me. This is LOVE! Thank you!
I’m so glad Trey cleaned up. What a fucking champ. And oh god, Page! Page Page Page! I love you! :'( MIKE TOO! God, this whole band is so perfect! :'(
(Lest we forget the path the Dead paved for them. Should it be written in the law that every fifth praise of Phish should also entail recognition of the Grateful Dead’s significance to this band’s massive success?)
dont know why i posted that, but i did…
Careful MM.If you’re real, it seems your developing brain is wired in a way that could lead down a path to… how do I put this? Oh nevermind. The jams. It’ll all work out.
Oh, boohoo. I am most certainly real. Hello!
I’m going to need to ask my parents what this comment meant, though. 😉
Yes Mags, of course you are real. But you know there are a bunch of Doubting Thomas’s hereabouts. It’s time to make them all STFU. Post Proof Of Life. hahaha
IM CLEAN I SWEAR NO GROUPIES OR MARI-JU-ANAZ FOR ME JUST PURE, CLEAN JAMS
do you want another? i have more, but was going to wait for another day…
Oh, please! I’ll always take them!
That.
GET A JOB
atta girl
BE CAREFUL. 🙂
@RationalExpressions: Maggie seems to be a good kid, and I’m listening to jams. You don’t want me to share? Go to bed….
Dude, I don’t know you and don’t care what you’re doing. Wasn’t talking to you. I think my point to MM got hijacked, so maybe I should just make like Gilda Radner and say NEVERMIND!
I think I’ll take your advice. Good night.
+100 points for dropping Gilda Radner. Sorry I misconstrued your snark. I heart snark.
Oh, RationalExpressions, he’s nice. He’s giving me free jams! Talk pretty to one another. 😉
The Internet. Where one unknown guy’s paternalistic but cryptic warning to some unknown teenager gets interpreted as being directed toward some other unknown guy who had nothing to do with it, resulting in mini flame war on a blog about dank jams.
I will comment no more forever, literally. Which means not really.
What’s the frequency anchovy rancher?
RationalExpressions, you’ve won me over, sir. I appreciate greatly that you guys look out for me. Sorry I’m such a weirdo. Are you a father too? Feel free to smack me back into line if I ever do something stupid.
by the way, youre welcome, Maggs. sorry for hijacking ToTD, you make my day go ’round. Much love… sorry again
Hey, you spelled my nickname correctly! I really don’t mind “Mags” but I’ve always had an inclination toward spelling it “Maggs.” Either one works. And don’t be sorry. You made my day.
this is my favorite Bathtub Gin, Great Went 1996
Sorry, audio only
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWfbtGBG8gE
sorry, Great Went eas 97
Aw, no problem. One thing I really love about Trey is that he lets jams grow nicely. He usually doesn’t break off immediately and try and go somewhere else. He sticks with the dialogue that’s going on between everyone else and the normal, expected version of the song and builds off of that gradually. I don’t want the chorus to end and the song and tempo and energy to quickly go off somewhere else. You gotta tend to the jam! That’s at least how I see it, and I like that.
ok then?
Anyway, thanks and I’m always open for happy pick-me-up jams. Goodnight fam and remain #sweg. #ty #swegTY #jah #blessed #staywoke #jetfueldoesntmeltsteelbeams #840incinerateit
The Rhapsody in Blue riff gets me every damn time! PAGE!!!!! :'(
Wait till they make you cry… its coming
Wow… Wow.
sorry to hijack this beautiful thread. Mr. ToTD, you make my mundane day!
Maggs, I have them… all of them,,,
Adieu
Here is a video of the rare cut “Jawbreaker”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iJnwDuSyqw
A very hot and bubbly performance, don’t you think?
Split Open and Melt
There are actually $45 lawn seats still available for tonight and I don’t know how I feel about that.
I deleted that link you sent. I don’t want to help spread those folk’s names.
Do you live nearby? Go!
OK Totd good move, my judgement is not 100% today
maggie, in DC (as usual)… just don’t like Treyarch’s main band all that much…
Those tickets cost less than my current age 🙂 and it’s pretty hot today. And work tomorrow.
Makes sense. 🙂 Hot here too! Sheesh!
Merriweather, just brings back some bad vibes too. I didn’t have anything to do with the Dead’s show(s?) there back in the day but I know they did not go off well, and that is somehow still a deterrent for me.
I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn there, for reals, so there’s that. Good show!
I feel really stupid for missing Dear Jerry (August West was talking about that). It being on a Thursday night and how could they cram all those acts in? Seemed like a scam. But they did it, and now I regret.
Bonnie,
Oh crap. Now it’s my fault. 😛 hahaha.
1) Never listen to me.
2) When you break rule #1, Remind me I’m usually full of sh1+.
Thank you for posting this. I’ve been watching all of the RHNB vids and I’ve even subscribed 😉
<3 that's just the start of the rabbit hole
check out "slow mo guys" too
I love the Slo Mo Guys! Been subscribed for a while 😉
Last night was off the hook. Been seeing Trey and the boys for near 26 years. My 11 year old son who was with me agrees. Going again tonight.