ode de phish

"ode de phish"

acrylic on wood

With all the hoopla around Phish's reunion shows this weekend and the fact that we are not there I needed to channel my desire to be there with a painting inspired by my favorite band.

It’s been 5 years since Phish's breakup. That was in 2004, when the jam band played one last summer tour. They returned Friday for a reunion long awaited by me, Bert, our phriends and many other loyal phans. Now, with three shows this weekend at Hampton Coliseum in Virginia and a summer tour; I could not be happier (well being able to actually see one of the shows would make me happier)! I love going to a show, seeing my friends and cutting loose with Phish's exploratory free-form music. So far the closest the shows are to our home is Wisconsin - a 25 hour drive. Rumor has it they will be out west after June but, they have yet to announce that. I sure hope they get closer to us and we can score tickets for a show before the end of the year!

my phish stats

5 songs I've seen the most:

• Chalk Dust Torture
• Character Zero
• David Bowie
• Reba
• Simple

Commonly played songs I've never seen:

• The Landlady
• The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
• Buried Alive
• Fire
• Glide
• My Friend My Friend
• Big Ball Jam
• Take the A-Train
• Mound
• Alumni Blues

Shows I've seen:

1. * 6/23/95 Waterloo Village, Stanhope, NJ
2. * 6/28/95 Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY
3. * 6/29/95 Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY
4. * 12/30/95 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
5. * 12/31/95 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
6. * 8/16/96 The Clifford Ball, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, NY
7. * 8/17/96 The Clifford Ball, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, NY
8. * 10/21/96 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
9. * 10/22/96 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
10. * 12/29/96 Corestates Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
11. * 12/30/96 The Fleet Center, Boston, MA
12. * 12/31/96 The Fleet Center, Boston, MA
13. * 8/8/97 World Music Theater, Tinley Park, IL
14. * 8/9/97 Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI
15. * 8/10/97 Deer Creek Amphitheater, Noblesville, IN
16. * 8/11/97 Deer Creek Amphitheater, Noblesville, IN
17. * 8/13/97 Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown, PA
18. * 8/16/97 The Great Went, Limestone, ME
19. * 8/17/97 The Great Went, Limestone, ME
20. * 11/26/97 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
21. * 4/2/98 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
22. * 4/3/98 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
23. * 10/30/98 The Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
24. * 10/31/98 The Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
25. * 12/28/98 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
26. * 12/29/98 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
27. * 12/30/98 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
28. * 12/31/98 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
29. * 9/18/99 Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
30. * 9/19/99 Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA
31. * 12/30/99 Big Cypress Campground, Big Cypress, FL
32. * 12/31/99 Big Cypress Campground, Big Cypress, FL
33. * 9/29/00 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
34. * 9/30/00 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
35. * 10/1/00 Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
36. * 2/15/03 Thomas and Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV
37. * 2/16/03 Thomas and Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV
38. * 7/7/03 The Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
39. * 7/8/03 Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
40. * 7/9/03 Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA
41. * 7/10/03 Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA
42. * 7/12/03 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
43. * 7/13/03 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
44. * 8/2/03 IT, Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME
45. * 8/3/03 IT, Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME
46. * 8/9/04 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

Shows by year:

• 1995- 5
• 1996- 7
• 1997- 8
• 1998- 8
• 1999- 4
• 2000- 3
• 2001- 0
• 2002- 0
• 2003- 10
• 2004- 1

Shows by State:

• NY - 14 (30%)
• NV - 6 (13%)
• CA - 5 (11%)
• ME - 4 (9%)
• IN - 2 (4%)
• WA - 2 (4%)
• AZ - 2 (4%)
• MA - 2 (4%)
• PA - 2 (4%)
• FL - 2 (4%)
• WI - 1 (2%)
• NJ - 1 (2%)
• CT - 1 (2%)
• VA - 1 (2%)
• IL - 1 (2%)

A dream it's true
But I'd see it through
If I could be
Wasting my time with you