bubblehouse

i love to drive. i really do. the thought of driving 14 hours to see one of my favorite bands was not a strange one for me; i had done it on several occasions in the past, and been very glad i did.

we left Old Forge, NY at 6:30AM on friday morning. we had wanted to leave earlier, but some of the crew had to work late, and this was decided to be the best time. the gates opened at 8:00AM, but the shows wouldn't begin until saturday.

additionally, rather than taking the highway route down I-90 to I-95 to Maine, we took Route 2 across Vermont, New Hampshire, and much of Maine. this seemed more direct.

man, what a show...

i couldn't believe my good luck to see this show. i barely made it; i had a really good job interview in manhattan on thursday, and was so sure i was going to need to make a day trip down there that i almost didn't go to PA. of course, i didn't get the job, but before i knew that i decided it was important for me to go to this show.

when this setlist first started coming up on the rhombus, a number of people surmised it was a fake. never before had phish busted out with so many rare tunes.

i'm pretty stoked about phish's evolution lately. it's kinda funny; they have so many side projects going on, and it just seems to make them better and more solid as a band. look at their latest show:

07/15/03 West Valley Amphitheater, West Valley, UT
Set I: AC/DC Bag, Ya Mar, Theme from the Bottom, Saw it Again, Poor Heart, Two Versions of Me, Secret Smile, Mike's Song> I am Hydrogen> Weekapaug Groove
Set II: Mr. Completely> Low Rider> Big Black Furry Creature from Mars> Buried Alive> Big Black Furry Creature from Mars> Ha Ha Ha> Big Black Furry Creature from Mars> Mr. Completely> Spread It Round, Walls of the Cave, Golgi Apparatus, Slave to the Traffic Light