last 36

I spent 14 of the last 36 hours in the car going from LA to Marin to PHISH to Marin to LA. And what a wonderful trip. Haven't been to a major lot scene like that in a long time, and I always forget that Phish shows are a different ballgame. This was more mellow than I remember- didn't see anyone running through the lot screaming "I'm on drugs!!!" or anything. Bought my first lot shirt in 6 years- got an "it's all hood" hoodie from a Wharfrat (sober Deadhead) who was running a table. And what a good crowd- wound up seeing the show with like 10 people from Birmingham (including the Fierman kids, which was a riot) and my buddy from high school, Justin Past, who was on a vacation from Chicago. We spoke briefly when he was in LA, and then we both decided on Monday to meet up in Mountain View for the show.

Interesting fact- Google's headquarters is literally across the street from the amphitheater. I was kind of shocked to see that, but I guess if you get stuck writing code till 2 AM, at least you get to hear some live music.

Pictures to come on the next post.

You can buy a copy of the show here, and here's the set list for those who are interested:


SET ONE
Golgi Apparatus, Halley's Comet, Chalk Dust Torture, The Divided Sky, When the Circus Comes, Time Turns Elastic, Ya Mar, Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan, Suzy Greenberg, David Bowie

SET TWO
Backwards Down the Number Line, Down with Disease -> Ambient Jam -> Limb by Limb, Oh Sweet Nothin', Cities -> Maze, Mike's Song -> Simple -> Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE
Let Me Lie, Axis: Bold As Love