Opening Day?
Wrigley's Iconic Sign
After kicking off Summer ’09 at Fenway Park, rumors swirl about Phish taking on another national baseball shrine this summer in Chicago’s Wrigley Field. Potentially starting an opening day tradition of their own, Phish may play Wrigley before Deer Creek’s rumored tour-opening stand of summer. With a capacity of 41,118, around the same as Fenway, Wrigley would provide a larger than life start to Phish 2010. Distinctly understated with an intimate, old-school vibe, more likening a minor league park than more modern superstructures, Wrigley would be a fabulous place to throw out summer’s opening pitch.
The only drawback of these stadium spectacles is the urgency of a field ticket. Designed for watching home runs and double-plays, not listening to music, the actual stands don’t necessarily provide the concert experience one might be looking for. At Fenway last May, many fans complained that between the distance and the wind, the music couldn’t truly be enjoyed from many spots in the park. Yet, on the field, the sound boomed far louder and dance space was easy to cop in front of the Green Monster. At Wrigley, the iconic brick and ivy would provide a historic backdrop for an sure-to-be entertaining show.
The Ivy of Wrigley Field
As Phish continues to consider unique stages for their tour docket, fans continue to enjoy the variety of venues. Despite some of the sound issues at Fenway, one would be hard pressed to find anybody who didn’t have a great time in Boston, and the situation would no doubt repeat itself at the little ballpark on Addison. If the band adopts the home field of the Cubs, perhaps Phish could infuse some of greatness into the the 2010 season for the north sides lovable losers. (Though that didn’t work out so well for the Red Sox last year.)
Before too long, pitchers and catchers will report for spring training, kicking off the 2010 season. And with baseball comes summer, and with summer, comes Phish tour; two of Americas indelible institutions. And with the band moving forward again, these two summer pastimes will run parallel for yet another summer this year. And its all only five short months away!
Wrigley Field
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Jam of the Day:
“AC/DC Bag > Ghost” 11.7.98 II
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2-01-AC_DC-Bag.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2-02-Ghost.mp3]Perhaps the most outstanding improv of a steallar three-night UIC stand.
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DOWNLOAD OF THE DAY:
9.22.00 Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL < Torrent
9.22.00 Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL < Megaupload
This reader request fits with today’s Chicago theme, and goes out to Brien K! This one is a great two-set affair from the Fall of 2000 – Enjoy!
I: Down with Disease, Meat* > Poor Heart,Wilson, Slave to the Traffic Light, Dogs Stole Things, Bathtub Gin, Heavy Things, You Enjoy Myself
II: Tube, Reba, Ghost > The Wedge, When the Circus Comes, Meatstick, Run Like an Antelope
E: Bold As Love
*unfinished
Source: Unknown
Tags: 2010, Summer '10
for shits and giggles I like to play the soundchecked so-called James Brown Version Of Hanson’s “MmmBop”, played during the audience-participation soundcheck 7/6/97
Even my friends who really don’t like Phish crack up when I play that.
“114 times– that’s too far– WHAAAA!!!!!!”
where is that 7.28 download
and BK which simple bowie tmttr bowie is that from
11-21-95
7.28 phishows.com
Funky as hell, whole show.
Except Tela. And Ice. Well, you get the idea.
currently spinning: 6-10-2000
excellent start out of the gate
why does everyone around here say ‘spinning’? I know you’re not playing records, and I bet most of you aren’t even using cds!!
revised: currently *slamming* 6-10-2000
ooh, slamming, nice
WTF, why have I never seen that Bonner Springs, KS show before!!
Quick Batman, to the download cave!!
Love the IT “Waves”, ever since I saw it. Powerful, both during the ‘composed’ jam, and in the full-on improve from about 9:15 on
whoooooooooo
KWL – you pointed it out, now you get to rename it
Spinning is officially going to be called _______?
SLAMMING
I’m enjoying 7.28.98
Slamming
Squelching
Pressing
Feeding off
Dripping
Cranking
Fornicating with
Jamming out to
i don’t know, most of the time i press a mouse button and my computer does a bunch of stuff with 0s and 1s. I guess technically it could still be spinning unless you have a solid state hard drive. Hmmm…
Oh, didn’t read the end of your post…you going with SLAMMING, huh.
What’d yo SLAMMING on yo Ipod KWizzle?
fornicating with works, but doesn’t have the same flow
Mike-bobbing to
If you’re gonna break it down into 0s and 1s, you could also break it down into silicon, carbon, etc
Spinning=”crushing tracks”
Like I have a “crush” on boogielope
the cable guy cut my cable cord since i decided to stop paying for tv since i hate commercials and only use netflix
@mitch: way to break free!!! I have a sweet TV set-up but its ONLY wired for DVDs/CDs -no freakin’ cable or rabbit ears in this household.
“If there is a word that describes, Miles Davis, Coltrane, and Kenny G, that word is useless.”
superb observation
if pluto is now a “dwarf planet,” maybe Kenny G can be “dwarf jazz” ?
kind of unfair to dwarves tho
Speaking of head bobs…
Gordo is making a new album. It’s on his hooooootline. Just called – as I do every 10 days or so.
Which oddly enough, didn’t he mention the hotline during a Bonner Springs show? They played ‘Dust in the Wind’ and you had to call the hotline to leave the name of the band who played it. ala, Kansas.
As a dwarf, Randy Waterhouse might well resent a comparison to Kenny G
Lol at all of that!
I’ve never called that hotline. What’s the #?
212-330-9092
I have a huge crush for bonner springs! I heart funk!