I'm Blue I'm Lonesome Again and Again

I hope you're feeling really blue and really lonesome tonight because I've got a doubleshot of I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome. The song was written by some guy name Bill Monroe (maybe you've heard of him?!). The first Phish cover is from 12/30/94 at Madison Square Garden, in the renowned mecca of bluegrass- New York City. Note Fishman on mandolin and Page on standup bass.

The second version is from 6/22/00 from a little country town called Nashville, TN. This one is special because it features just a few bluegrass legends as special guests: Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Rob McCoury on banjo, and Sam Bush on fiddle, Del McCoury on guitar, Ricky Skaggs on mandolin, Mike Bub on bass, and Jason Carter on fiddle. This was the last appearance of the song and one of the few post-95 shows at which it was played (less than 5).

Phish 20th Anniversary Montage

Sorry it's been a few days since the last post here... so here's a BIG one to make up for it.. the Phish 20th Anniversary Montage! This was played during setbreak at the 12/2/03 concert in Boston, MA. The band left the stage, the lights went down, and the sounds of Fluffhead filled the arena. Could it be the return of Fluffhead? Noooooo. Just another shot of Phish humor as a huge screen was lit up above the stage with some really old footage of the band. A great video with timeless amazing shots followed. So not really live Phish today, but some awesome old Phish stuff for your enjoyment:

Reba Kansas City 6-13-94

Today we've got a 2 part Reba from 6/13/94 in Kansas City. A great jam- 1994 was a peak year for Reba's and this one is no exception. Enjoy:

If I Only Had a Brain instead Big Balls

This video is from 12/29/93 at the New Haven Coliseum in CT. The beginning shows the ending of the Big Ball Jam where each member of Phish would play along with a particular ball as it bounced around the audience. At the end, the crowd would shoot them into the "hoop" onstage. A brief HYHU follows. Then there's the classic Fishman cover song If I Only Had a Brain, preceded by some rambling about his new haircut he got in Los Angeles. You can see the cool fishtank stage props they had for the holiday '93 run in the background.

Old School 5/20/87 Wilson

We're kicking it old school Phish style tonight! This phideo (wow that hurts me just to write that... whatever.. it's staying) is from 5/20/87 at The Ranch in Shelburne, VT (South Burlington). Phish played with another local Vermont band of that time- The Joneses at what looks like the back of someone's house. At one point the cameraman is clearly distracted by some hippie chicks and you can get a glimpse of Trey's dog Marley. Sweetness. Great early Phish video- rock on dudes:

12/30/94 Purple Rain!!!!

Never meant to cause you any sorrow, never meant to cause you any pain. I only want to one time see you laughing, only want to see you laughing in the purple rain. Purple Rain might be my all time favorite Fishman song and unfortunately one that I never was able to see live. This classic Prince cover, complete with vacuum solo is from 12/30/94 at Madison Square Garden. And of course, there's some HYHU and minor Fish bowing at the end.

IT Tower Jam

The IT Tower Jam! The IT Festival closed out the summer 2003 tour in fine fashion up in Limestone, ME. Following the tradition of the extra set during their festivals (Clifford Ball had the Flatbed Jam, Great Went had the DJ Set, Lemonwheel had the Ring of Fire Ambient Jam) Phish may have outdone themselves with this one. Ascending to the top of the air traffic control tower, they played an almost hour long instrumental jam- their 4th set of the day! The tower was lit up by the lighting master himself- Chris Kuroda and there were dancers hanging by wires along the sides of the tower. Here's the whole thing- in 7 parts- just click each part along the bottom to move along to the next one after you're done with each. I spent waaaay too much time (unsuccessfully) trying to find a way to get it to autoplay all 7 in a row so if anyone knows a way- email or comment PLEASE!