Comments on: Island Tour 10 Year Anniversary | Roundup and CD Giveaway

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:16:46 +0000

I requested that the band strange design cover shows from the island tour at the their shows in NYC on the 22 and 23 of this month, but they just released something saying that they are doing “A Weekend at the Hamptons” I guess that’s not bad either.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:16:00 +0000

By: Mike P

Mike P — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:15:42 +0000

Drove up from Newark Delware to Nassau in a Volkswagon Gulf (the broken tape player kept 11/25/92 Keswick Theatre set 1 on a loop for the entire 5.5 drive). The first night was magical, but the 2nd night epic Antelope was something that I still think about today. Even 10 years later, when people ask me how to describe Phish I refer to the The Roses-Piper-LC-Antelope. After the tour I made the return trip, with a lifelong memory and another 7.5 hours of 92 Trey.

By: Mike P

Mike P — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:15:00 +0000

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:52:36 +0000

The moment that stood out to me about the whole Island run was the “Carini’s gonna getcha” chant. The thing is, the guy who Carini was going to “get” was about a foot in front of me. He was a little out of it, but smiling like the butcher’s dog the whole show. We talked to him a little bit, just normal show chatter. Then at one point he just declared “ok I’m doing it” and heaved himself up on the stage!

He had no shirt on, just some furry Muppets backpack and some corduroy pants. He ran around in a couple of lazy circles, grinning and waving to the crowd, dodged being tackled on stage, and then leapt back into the crowd, mosh-pit style. We all caught him, and lowered him back to the ground. As the “Carini’s gonna getcha” chant really picked up on stage, we were all clapping him on the back, and I remember leaning in to tell him that “now he was really part of the show.”

And he was. It’s been 10 years and I can still picture him running around on that stage.

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:52:00 +0000

And he was. It’s been 10 years and I can still picture him running around on that stage.

By: Larson

Larson — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:09:15 +0000

Reading the above comments, including my own, reminded me of a story. There was a sculptor who, upon completion of a piece, was unsatisfied with the result. He smashed the sculpture to pieces, being sure to crush the part that bore his signature to dust. He didn’t want his audience to ever know this piece was his creation. Phish, to their immense credit, did exactly the opposite. They would not only share their creations as they were being created, but often times, I believe, take into account the reaction of their audience when determining the finished piece. They were not only comfortable enough to allow this vulnerability, I think they welcomed it. In return, we as an audience were let into their world, their artistic process a little. In an early newsletter mailed to fans, the band asked for suggestions- “Are we playing Lizards too fast?”, etc… and this open door to its audience, this appreciation of we had to say about our favorite band made an impact on them, just as they did on us. The Island Tour is further evidence that this wonderful work-in-progress known as Phish was in full operation, and we as audience were just as priviledged then as we were before and after to be a part of it.

By: Larson

Larson — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:09:00 +0000

By: Brennan

Brennan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:55:35 +0000

WE drove out to the 4/3 show from Pittsburgh and back immediatley after. To me, Phish was the only band that could make people go to such lengths just to listen to 3 hours of music. I remember standing at the back of the floor, glowsticks going everywhere, music shaking the walls, and I was just standing there smiling, too absorbed to even dance!

Great part of my life, great piece of music.

Miss it.

By: Brennan

Brennan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:55:00 +0000

Great part of my life, great piece of music.

Miss it.