Grateful Phish

Hi,

Have never, for one reason or another, been a fan of this band.

But the respect I have for them is above and beyond a lot of things that have become the history of rock music, and yet, it never affected, or hurt this band, and they continued on as ever, and no one was angry about it.

That says more for the integrity of the band and its work, than anything else.

They were the one band that never worried or bothered about bootlegs and even was known to allow folks to plug in to their board when there was room. And in the end, they became one of the richest bands around!

There is one side of it that has always been excellent. Their sound, on stage, was by far the best I have ever heard in my life until the last few years when digital finally cleaned up a lot of the hisses and humms to make the listening a bit more pleasurable. it was never an issue, if the note was wrong, and the band went off on an elliptical path on the song, and no one ever complained about ... play hit A ... and in so many ways, this is what "music" should be all about, even though, I barely own one album by this band ... I think I have Terrapin Station, because of that unbelievably beautiful song in it.

All in all, I hope the concert goes off in massive tryumph and that they do expand and trip around their material, and that ... for once, they extend their jams to a great degree to show people that 3 and 4 hour shows were OK and fun to do, and not boring.

Best of luck, and yes Bob, it won't be the last time you all will be together ... you all are already together in an unimaginable way in another place ... but the legacy that you leave behind is one of the few ... and one that should be respected, for its honesty and above all, your human side and beauty ... that most rock bands have no idea how to show and apprecaite other than their riches!