Monday Morning Minutes
WOOKIPEDIA: One of the greatest facets of Phish Thoughts to me, is the community that has formed around the website. Not only have fans found new friends to help kill time virtually, but also real people with whom rage Phish with personally. The connections that have been made and friendships formed by so many people on the self-dubbed “Black Board” (the comments section of the blog) has blown me away. I have, similarly, met tons of great people through the site, and continue to do so as Phish fans’ sense of community is unparalleled. And as any good community does, they look for ways to improve things. Last week, one of the regulars on the Black Board suggested an idea for a community-based resource in the vein of Wikipedia. But surrounding Phish culture, soon, the much more appropriate name, “Wookipedia” was born. Instead of introducing it myself, I told the person who came up with the idea to write a blurb on it. And here is what Mitch had too say.
For anyone that’s familiar with the bottom half of Miner’s site, they know that there are a lot of ideas passed around on the board on any given day. Often times you’ll find great nuggets of info regarding the latest music, what food or drink spots to check on tour or how to burn a copy of your bootleg DVD. If you’re like me, you probably try and make a mental note or jot something on a scratch of paper, but the hell if I’m gonna dig through pockets on the road, ya dig? Last week, after some discussion on the “BB,” I threw together the “W00kipedia” where we can all add our knowledge so its easily accessible from anywhere. Just create an account and edit the pages as you wish. Please remember to link your newly created pages to the main page with a blurb about it so people can easily find it. Though the infrastructure is up, there are very few pages up already. This will be a resource that grows in usefulness with the more people who contribute! Enjoy. -Mitch (http://ptbb.wikia.com)
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“The Venues of Summer: Volume I” Utica DVD Raffle

The Winners Are...
First off, thanks to all who contributed. With over 20 entries, the raffle came down to 15 people who named all the tracks on the compilation. The contestants who made it into the raffle were: Matt Stevens, Jeremy Renda, Jason Embry, Mark Hoyt, Soloman Hay, Chris Magnerelli, Michael Aurzada, Brian Richardson, James Emantin, Mario DiPasquale, Brian Brinkman, Randy Hope, Ross Bellenoit, Mike DesJardins, and Mitch Ladd.
And the three raffle winners—as picked by Mrs. Miner—who win a “Live In Utica” DVD/CD box set are: Matt Stevens, Mark Hoyt and Brian Brinkman!! Congrats guys—shoot me an email with your mailing address and I’ll get the packages out to you!
The tracks were:
“Birds Of A Feather -> Catapult PNC 6.29.2000
“Mike’s Song” Blossom 6.20.95
“Harry Hood” Darien Lake 8.14.97
“Reba > Carini” Great Woods 7.13.99
“It’s Ice” Riverbend 9.20.2000
“Piper -> What’s The Use?” Great Woods 9.11.2000
“Split Open and Melt > Kung > Jam” PNC 7.15.1999
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Jam of the Day:
“Split Open and Melt” 6.21.94
I had never heard this beast until Kevin Shapiro dropped it as part of Live Bait 4 last week. I immediately dubbed it “the best jam I’ve never heard.”
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YOUR SUMMER TOUR PHOTOS ARE NEEDED!!
If you’re going to a show this summer, bring your point-and-shoot cameras! As of last year these are allowed into venues, so snap away and send me your best shots! I don’t have consistent photo contributors for this upcoming tour, so it’s very likely that if you send me some shots after the show that you’ll see them on the site the next morning! You can send photos in zip files (preferred) or as individual email attachments. Let’s see your creativity all over the site the summer! If you’d like to contribute, please email your photos to mrminer@phishthoughts.com before you go to sleep after the show! Thanks! (I will always take shots the next day as well.)
Leaving for Bethel in T minus 3.5 hours
@Dude
How good is this new 12-6-97 on bt.etree? I’ve been let down so many times before and I’m hoping this copy is finally the one.
New Phish!!!!!!!!! Long weekend, already begun, with PNC waiting for me at its end.
Already warned the in-laws about couch tour
Really pumped for everybody going tonight…wook down that cu$ty crib
Have fun peeps, TODAY IS THE DAY.
Also: at 80-64 last night, I gave up and hit the sack. That’ll teach me. Last points the Bulls scored, apparently :/
Safe journey through the cosmos to all this weekend. Cut that rug to shreds.
You better believe I will be checking my phone every 15mins (not 5 mins due to epic song length this tour) while I’m at work tonight.
So psyched, I might call in sick so I can couch terrrrr it up
“Ill have your face”.
Happy Birthday, Duke!
Happy Birthday Duke
Well see a numberline no doubt
Maybe a mid first set numberline with a nice jam
Wolfmans>undermind>timberjerry>undermind>#line
first set
Vultures>Scent of a Mule, Loving Cup, Fluffhead, Run Like An Antelope
1st set
Peeps are fired up this morning. And for good reason. May the travels be safe, the jams be hetty, and the grooves be thick. Amen
happy B-day Duke! They got a fresh # Line jam they’ve been writing. Should roll out mid set 2.
Beat me to it Silly, re # Line.
twee-*
1st set
* 1st set notes – tweezer was unfinished, 90 minute jam that started after the opening riff.
Hey folks- Checking on tour day #1. I hope Bethel is huge for all of the folks making the trip.
Happy BDay Duke. Have a great one.
Safe travels to all.
May 420 be crisp and clear for couch tour.
morning folks
I’m borderline wook right now
Hawaiian shirt, ac flatbrim, and just asked KWL if I could borrow a towel for the weekend
I can’t believe you guys are my friends
It’s time for summer Phish!!!!
T – 10:18
made it halfway, but westy was stalling on the highway for a stretch. Seems to be running smooth right now.
^Go w00k mobile! Go!
bulls season over phish season starting.
Stalling? must’ve been playing some DMB.
FUCKING PHISH TOUR BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!
Good morning everyone!
Here is to Summer Tour! The tour that Phish takes it stage by the balls.
Everyone have a great time tonight.
yeah fb, epic collapse last night. thought they had it