Going Phishin! Okay.

NOW, I am starting to get excited about this weekend's upcoming Phish shows. There is definately something different about these upcoming shows then ever before. Back in 1999 I was excited all summer to see Phish in Albany when school started. Last summer I even counted down the days like it was my birthday or something before the festival in Maine. But there's something different about this time. Phish has grown on me. I don't feel the same excitement I did before. They are officially stopping at the end of this summer. It's very possible that these shows this weekend will be the last I'll ever see them live. It's ok. I got the new cd in the mail yesterday and it has also grown on me. At first I wasn't sure, but I like it. It's fresh.

Thursday night we're going down to the Crossgates mall in Albany to see the concert from Coney Island simulcasted on the big screen. It's going to be cool. Yeah, it will be a little weird to not be at the show, but to be at the show. We'll be dancing in a movie theatre with a bunch of our closest friends. My Oneonta friends are coming. My Gloversville friends are coming. We're looking forward to it.

Friday, some close friends from high school are driving out and over to Saratoga to hang out and go to the shows in Saratoga this weekend. It will be great to see them. I haven't seen Tommy since last summer. And I haven't seen Josh and Ben since 2001 when Trey played SPAC. My sister is also driving out on Saturday and coming to the shows. Our friends Jan and Jem are coming from Philly. Bob Jones is coming up from Jersey City on Sunday. Some Foleyboard friends from Poughkeepsie, Buffalo, New Jersey, and Ottawa are also expected to stay over and pitch tents in our backyard. We're a little edgy cause we have no idea how many people are actually going to stay over or not.

Saturday and Sunday we're going to the Phish shows at SPAC. They could be our last phish shows ever if we don't go to the festival in Vermont. Our status for that still seems unlikely with the things we need to deal with going on at that same time. We have lawn seats and plan to have a good gathering of people joining us in the extreme fun that is a Phish show. Okay, maybe not extreme, but intense. I hope to meet some other foleyboard dudes while at the shows.

So I don't know. I'm finally starting to get exicted about this upcoming weekend mostly because it's this weekend. The new disc rocks. You should pick it up. I'm pumped. Hope to see you out!  ¶ 6/15/2004 01:59:00 PM