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April 15, 2012

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Remembrances: Eighteen Years Ago Today – Phish at the Beacon [Hidden Track]

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March 5, 2012

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Remembrances: The Coach House – San Juan Capistrano – 08/17/1992 [Back In My Day]

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February 14, 2012

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Remembrances: Looking Back at 2/14/91 – Ithaca, NY [Backinmydaydotnet]

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February 2, 2012

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Remembrances: The First Phish Show I Ever Saw [PhishPDX]

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January 25, 2012

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Remembrances: The Time I Attempted To Drive to a Phish Concert [Angry Penguins]

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December 15, 2011

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Remembrances: 12/31/1990 – World Trade Center, Boston MA [Back In My Day]

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December 13, 2011

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Remembrances: Albany – Twelve-Thirteen [Phish Thoughts]

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December 9, 2011

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Remembrances: Best Jam Ever? Albany YEM [Hidden Track]

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December 7, 2011

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Remembrances: The Rebirth of Tube [Phish Thoughts]

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December 1, 2011

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Remembrances: Have You Seen IT? [UMPI.edu]

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November 22, 2011

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Remembrances: A Look Back at Hampton – 11/22/97 [Phish.net]

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November 21, 2011

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Remembrances: Hampton ’97 – A Look Back, Part One [Phish.net]

The opener in hindsight is a tremendous treat, the debut of The Rolling Stones “Emotional Rescue.” A song that only Mike could properly handle his shift between baritone and falsetto tones pays a nice homage to a legend like Jagger. It’s also a glimpse into the vocal range Mike has always possessed. In 1997 his vocals felt more like a goof than a talent, but fourteen years later you can hear the potential and see the connection to the extremely strong vocal presence he maintains now.

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November 14, 2011

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Remembrances: The First Four-Song Set of Fall ’97 [Phish Thoughts]

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November 10, 2011

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Remembrances: MSG Memoirs – The “2001″ of 1998 [Phish Thoughts]

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November 9, 2011

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Remembrances: MSG Memoirs – 12/31/1995 Reba [Phish Thoughts]

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November 8, 2011

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Remembrances: MSG Memoirs – Carini > Wolfman’s [Phish Thoughts]

Combining a eerie feel with a hard rhythmic focus, the band was creating some of their most engaging music of the year on the very first night of the New Year’s Run. Fishman altered his beat and the rest of the band followed along, creating an harrowing and danceable texture that spoke to the exact elements that I crave for in Phish music. Drifting from these patterns to a more ambient-drenched experiment, the methodical pocket and cymbal crashes never stopped as Trey and Page dug into space-aged effects that brought an enhanced sense of the occult back into play.

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November 3, 2011

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Remembrances: MSG Memoirs – 12/29/97 Tube [Phish Thoughts]

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November 2, 2011

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Remembrances: MSG Memoirs – 12/30/95 Hood [Phish Thoughts]

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Remembrances: Colgate U – 04/23/1993 [Back In My Day]

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October 14, 2011

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Remembrances: The Best Two-Set Show – 11/22/97 [Six Water Grog]

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October 12, 2011

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Remembrances: Phish’s Spectacular 1994 Blowout at Kent State [Patch.com]

I went after Phish not too long after that survey went out, and on Sept. 16, 1994 we made them a formal offer of $37,500 plus 85 percent of net profits to play in the MAC Center on Saturday, Nov. 12, 1994 and Phish was cool with it and by Oct. 6 we had a signed contract between Phish and Kent State University. We also got 20 percent of the money from all of the merchandise sold at the show which is big, so it had the potential to generate more money for the University than anything I’d ever seen.

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September 30, 2011

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Remembrances: Phish Fri – Bathtub Gin > Simple 12/07/1999 [Dog Gone Blog]

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September 12, 2011

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Remembrances: S is for Scottie [Phish Thoughts]

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August 31, 2011

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Remembrances: Tahoe Revisited [Phish Thoughts]

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August 15, 2011

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Remembrances: Rethinking Coventry [Phish.net]

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August 3, 2011

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Remembrances: Amy’s Farm 20 Years Later [Phish.net]

Twenty years ago today, in the cozy confines of Larrabee Farm in Auburn, Maine, Phish wrapped up their touring for the Summer of 1991. The entire run, barring Amy’s Farm, consisted of the well receivedHorn Tour. Commencing with the home-town show at Battery Park in Burlington, VT on July 11th and winding down the East Coast and culminating at the potent one set blowout at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA, the Horn Tour was 15 shows that became etched into the collective memory of the fan-base. However, as fun as the Horn Tour was, and as good as the shows were, the definitive show that paints the picture of where Phish was at that time, and portended signs of things to come, was Saturday, August 3rd at Amy’s Farm.

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TAB: A Flame From A Spark – TAB Hits Columbia ’01 [icculus4u]

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Remembrances: 8/3/91 Amy’s Farm [backinmydaydotnet]

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July 12, 2011

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Remembrances: TAB at the Greek 2001 [Summer 2001 Road Trip]

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July 6, 2011

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Remembrances: A History of Phish’s Summer Festivals [Jambands.com]

Superball IX is part of a noble Phish tradition: the summer festival. Tracing the rise of the band and then their sudden collapse, these events are defining moments, each a document of its era. They may not have been the best shows, but they always were the most memorable event of the year. Between the art and the surprise sets and the random encounters that happen when thousands of people camp together, the Phish festivals transcended the concept of being a concert. Phish had a chance to create their own events and in doing so redefined what an event could be.

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June 29, 2011

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Phish Festivals: Postcards From Page Side – When The Circus Comes To Town [Hidden Track]

From the Clifford Ball’s artwork, Ball Square (which again will return this year), and the fact that things were taking place on a decommissioned airforce base (a theme that would continue in latter years and festivals), the sheer scope and ambition that went into the first festival was unprecedented and never seen before. Ending a short, but ferocious Summer ’96 U.S. Tour, the band arrived just across the river from their Burlington base at the time ready to deliver, and boy did they. From the often praised “best set ever” of 8.17 II, which included a Slave to the Traffic Light that is many fans’ favorite version, the band was razor sharp. But, Phish had more in store, including what would become another staple of their festivals: playing a secret set at a random time during the weekend.

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Remembrances: Top Phish Festival Moments – Tower Jam [Unplugged Musings]

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June 28, 2011

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Remembrances: Nedstalgia – 20 Years Ago (In Praise of Tastemakers) [@neddyo]

I don’t know the exact date, but sometime during the last week of June in 1991, 20 years ago today roughly, I had a life changing experience. Now I’ve had plenty of life changing experiences – you could argue every experience you have changes your life in one way or the other. But I can look back at this specific one and say for sure that it laid the path for a lot of where the next 20 years of my life would take me. It was the first time I heard the music of Phish.

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June 13, 2011

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Remembrances: Phish Used to Get Funky [Funk It]

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May 4, 2011

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Remembrances: Essential Phish – 11/04/1990 Ft. Ram [Dog Gone Blog]

It has been touched on before, but especially these days it’s important to bring attention to certain shows that act like building blocks for the band’s career. With the age of downloading upon us, many of the once-essential analog tapes have gone the way of the wind. Surely, those who were active in the tape-trading years will know this one. But for those who don’t, add the show from November 4, 1990 at Fort Ram, Fort Collins, CO the your list of essential, must-hear shows.

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April 20, 2011

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Remembrances: Standout Shows – Phil Lesh w/ Trey & Page [ShakedownBlog]

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April 15, 2011

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Remembrances: 04/15/1994 Beacon Theatre – First Show [Hidden Track]

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April 9, 2011

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Remembrances: What Happened at Walnut Creek 2003? [OPT]

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April 5, 2011

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Remembrances: Island Tour Memories [Online Phish Tour]

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March 6, 2011

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Remembrances: Brothers and the McNichols Tweezer [The Loop]

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February 16, 2011

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Remembrances: Trey Tour – Winter 2001 [Phish Thoughts]

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January 24, 2011

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Remembrances: Bad Moments in Phishtory [Phish.net]

There has been such extensive discussion about Phish’s high points that there are common suggestions for best performances (esp.12/31/95), strangest setlists (esp. 2/20/93), and most cosmic experiences (esp. 1/1/00). Much less attention is paid to the “bad moments” in Phishtory – you can find it (and anything else) in excess in some places on the Internet, but it’s taboo in some circles. Many fans wear rose-colored blinders, or even nay-say about the possibility of mishaps, following the neo-hippie mantra that “it’s all good”. But it isn’t, even with Phish, and discussing that is a necessary responsibility in comprehensively covering their history and music.

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December 29, 2010

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Venues: Phish History @ “Magical” Square Garden [Hidden Track]

As much as the current MSG is home to Patrick Ewing, Mark Messier’s Stanley Cup Miracle in ’94, Ali/Frazier’s legendary prizefight in ’71 and Larry Johnson’s 4-point play, it has also become quite the home for Phish, since first playing there in 1994.  (Much like this venue was for The Grateful Dead). I figured that on today’s off-day of their five-night, New Year’s Run, including their first-ever show on New Year’s Day, that this would be a great opportunity to not only glance at MSG’s history as a whole, but specifically focus on the Phishtory The Garden has witnessed throughout the years.

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December 28, 2010

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Remembrances: NYE Runs Past w/ ZZYZX, Pt. 2 [Jambands]

Today Jambands.com concludes its two-part look at Phish’s New Year’s Run past with David Steinberg, the original unofficial Phish statistician (aka Timer). The quartet opens its five-night New Year’s Run tonight at Worcester’s Centrum, now known as theDCU Center. The itinerary includes three nights at Madison Square Garden, featuring their first New Year’s Eve at the venue since their return from their first hiatus on December 31, 2002. TheMockingbird Foundation board member (a charitable organization setup by fans to distribute funds generated from the Phish community) was at the first Phish New Year’s Eve event (12/31/89), and has been back ever since.

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December 16, 2010

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Remembrances: Jams of December – 12/16 [Dog Gone Blog]

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Remembrances: Phish With a Side of Fun – 12/31/03 [Posterous]

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Remembrances: Remembering Raleigh [Phish Thoughts]

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December 14, 2010

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Remembrances: December Dark Horses [Phish Thoughts]

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December 13, 2010

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Remembrances: Thirteenth Throwdowns [Phish Thoughts]

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December 12, 2010

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Remembrances: Past NYE Runs [Kempepedia]

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December 9, 2010

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Remembrances: Number 9…Number 9 [Phish Thoughts]

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Remembrances: Jams of December  - 12/9 [Dog Gone Blog]

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December 8, 2010

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Remembrances: Exploring The Eighth [Phish Thoughts]

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December 7, 2010

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Remembrances: And On The Seventh Day [Phish Thoughts]

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December 1, 2010

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Remembrances: 11/30/1997 – Worcester Centrum [Dog Gone Blog]

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November 29, 2010

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Remembrances: A Look Back at Phish’s 20th Anniversary Run [HT]

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Remembrances: A Glimpse at Past New Year’s Runs [OPT]

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October 4, 2010

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Remembrances: The Riverport Gin [Dog Gone Blog]

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October 1, 2010

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Remembrances: A Show For The Weekend – The Crown ’98 [OPT]

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September 30, 2010

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Remembrances: 10th Anniversary of Vegas 2000 [Joy's Jam]

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