people dancing to Phish

a friend offered me a free ticket to see phish tonight, i've never actually listened to them, will i regret taking him up on this?

on a scale of one to chong how baked do you intend to get this is important

upper end of the spectrum seems like a necessity

blast off then, and report back with ur findings

def seeing phish this year

My god, the twirling

How many glowsticks does one man need?

man people really like phish

Did you share in the groove?

I hope joe shared in the groove

I don't know, it was all fine I guess, there were like 5 minutes towards the end where I was like, "alright, I can dig how this could be a religious experience if you knew the song beforehand," but I had a hard time not feeling like a cultural tourist.

related video, this dude is a friend of mine lol

― sleeve, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 6:34 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKNYXCXUC4Q

Phish is playing at the bowl. It sounds pretty tame, but there's a giant road sign on my street this week that says "PHISH SOLD OUT. NO OPEN ALCOHOL. NO TAILGATING. NO CAMPING. HAVE PHUN!"

"I don't know, it was all fine I guess, there were like 5 minutes towards the end where I was like, "alright, I can dig how this could be a religious experience if you knew the song beforehand," but I had a hard time not feeling like a cultural tourist."

yeah, that's generally what the proselytizing superfans don't get (other than that this band isn't as good as you think, and you underrate how much the crowd makes the live experience, and how equally little the crowd might be to some peoples' taste) - you usually aren't going to get off on the variations without knowing the theme (from the bottom). not that that should matter to jazzers, though they're probably not going to take this stuff seriously in the first place.

"Phish is playing at the bowl. "

Wish I were there and tempted to fly out for tomorrow night but I'll probably wait a week for SF if at all.

And I just got a call from my hotel asking where I was... (amateurs)

As far as real videos go, this one's hard to beat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK2yIDPMkJ8

...or parody, though this comes close...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjvuACrkeQc

...And I always get a kick out of "#1" here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE6bXKPoHz0

It's too bad the several-minute-long "Phish wins the world series" after-show celebration from the Halloween 2010 run got pulled, but these give a bit of the flavor...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLqO8EwlXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfBlz_kXqP8

tempted to film the phish fans walking down my street to their cars now

trey anastasio does have instantly recognizable guitar feedback tone. 'wading in the velvet sea' leaking into my living room right now. I can hear scott aukerman now.

man, the #1 dude above is great

hey, boogie on reggae woman now

Tweezer now playing as someone smokes weed outside of my apartment. They are not dancing.

Really regretting not being there right now

I think they play 3.5 hr shows. Crowd is eatin it up.

My god, the twirling

― JoeStork, Saturday, October 18, 2014 11:32 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lmaoo

JoeStork otm

cannot imagine enjoying a 4 hour concert of even my favorite band btw, i tip my hat to jam band fans for loving music so much

although the way they dance does make me want to murder them

god, there's a group of people selling whip-its in the parking lot outside.

they're gas can is loud as fuck and they keep exploding balloons.

their*

u shd do one and spin around a bit maybe

i would but they might ask me for snacks if i introduce myself

wish they'd quietly smoke pot like everyone us in california

this is a special night pot will not do

not enough echos, no good for spinning

this second night crowd is much rowdier. i wonder if it's the Tuesday night crowd back again and twice as wasted.

'yo, buy me some nugs' just yelled down street. i think we've got an ilxor out there.

wonder if harris wittels is doing whip-its in my apartment complex's parking lot right now

advertising them as 'fresh cold whip-its'

to twirlersby

think someone just yelled 'am0n'!

tempted to film the phish fans walking down my street to their cars now

― I can't make my waterface turn into a *fart* (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, October 22, 2014 12:13 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

missed opportunity.

Neither those nitrous huffers nor Harris Wittels is who I want representing me.

The Wednesday crowd saw a much better show than the Tuesday crowd, which surely substantially overlapped.

And I still regret being in miserable NY weather rather than out there, but maybe next week...

"Seating Area and Concourses - The typical Phish audience does not mosh or body surf. They will, however, dance and twirl in any open area made available to them. This includes handicapped seating sections, balcony ramps, lobby areas, and the entire concourse. They will attempt to dance in any aisles that are not being patrolled regularly by an usher or event staff so it is important to have your staff in place before the doors are opened. If the patrons see that the ushers are being active in checking for tickets and correct seat locations they will be less likely to move into another area."

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/phish-backstage-rider?page=2

wow phish r narcs huh

"In order to expedite the flow of concert-goers into the venue, the pat-down process should be limited to visual and light pat-down checks. Concert-goers do not need to be patted down from head to toe, as these searches traditionally do not yield substantial amounts at Phish concerts. (Please note: this is only a pat-down, not a extended search for illegal substances.)

...

Phish fans are a peaceful, intelligent group of people who respond better to courteous, respectful requests than to aggressive bullying. It is important that all staff and security be made aware of this fact and apply it throughout the show.... It is important that local police who may be working the event are made aware of the special handling many situations require.

Ushers and security should work together to keep aisles clear of people at all times.

...

We request that, for the sake of safety, the sale of alcohol ceases after the intermission."

"Before leaving venue, the medical staff should provide to Bart Butler or John Langenstein estimated or confirmed totals of patrons treated and transported. they should also inform them of any unusual incidents that can be passed on to the medical team in the next city."

gotta tell Bart and John about the ice cold whip-its

John retired (and I wouldn't know about Bart, but imagine he hasn't been around for a while). It's a bit out of date.