Reader’s Picks: Phamily Bezerker
12.28.12, MSG (Graham Lucas)
“Boogie On” 9.18.99 II, Chula Vista, CA
The “Boogie ON”! Transcendent trajectory on this one. Know it.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.01-Boogie-on-Reggae-Woman-1.mp3]***
“Mike’s > H2 > Groove” 3.13.93 II, Boulder, CO
This is a worthy second jam “Mike’s,” but the “‘Paug” is not to be missed. Mike lets you know this is his song right up front, no questions there. Kenny Powers remastered this show if you’d like a copy of some old school Phish. Get some!
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/II-08-Mikes-Song-.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/II-09-I-am-Hydrogen-.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/II-10-Weekapaug-Groove.mp3]***
“Gin > Makisupa > Bag” 7.25.97 II, Dallas, TX
This one gets overlooked by many who bailed straight to Cali and prefer the version a few days earlier due to greater availability/attendance. Nice little first set sequence.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ph97-07-25d1t06.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ph97-07-25d1t07.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ph97-07-25d1t08.mp3]***
“Antelope” 7.29.97 II, Phoenix, AZ
The Arizona “Antelope.” Check out this in Boone and Crockett!
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ph97-07-29d2t03.mp3]***
“Piper > Twist > Slave” 11.14.97 II, West Valley, UT
Seemed good at the time. Still holds a special spot—’97’d!
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2.02-Piper.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2.03-Twist.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2.04-Slave-to-the-Traffic-Light1.mp3]***
“Lengthwise” 11.19.92 II, Colchester, VT
It’s the debut and a nice change up from what we get these days (or even anything since this one). First time I heard this version was Summer ’95. Good for a laugh. Skip it if you’ve heard it or you can’t handle your dairy even in small doses, whiner!
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2.12-Lengthwise.mp3]***
“Limb by Limb” 7.26.97 I, Austin, TX
Bob Gullotti on a second drum kit helped lift this one right out of the gates for a show opener. I like Fish’s vocal reprise to close.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1.01-Limb-By-Limb.mp3]***
“It’s Ice” 5.13.94 I, Hayden, AZ
Back when Ice was fire!
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1.02-Its-Ice.mp3]***
“Split -> Catapult” 12.31.99 I, Big Cypress, FL
Such a nice memory this one ushers in.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ph99-12-31d2t01.mp3]***
“Tweezer” 9.3.11 II, Commerce City, CO
Do you remember where you were when this dropped? That we have this on Vimeo ain’t a bad kick down to those that like this kind of stuff.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ph2011-09-03t12.mp3]
=====
VENTURA BOX SET HAIKU WINNERS!
The Ventura Box Set
First off, thanks to everyone who participted! I received 24 sets of haikus, so needless to say that picking three winners—with two strong haikus—was quite difficult. But here we go… Winners please contact me with shipping address. Thanks!
WINNER #1: Edward Smith
7/30/97
Palm trees and sea breeze
European funk returns
Stateside to blow minds
7/20/98
Mid-July Monday
The faithful bear witness to
Riverport Gin’s kin
***
Winner #2: Ted Rubenstein
7/30/97
Sonic skull massage
Counter-cultural cow funk
Played to perfection
07/20/98
By the Sea and Sand
Nearly Drowned in the Bathtub
Seeing my first show
Winner #3: Bingo’s Brother
7/30/97
I just mowed my lawn
And the neighbors got done too
Ventura Bowie
7/20/98
Spun Ventura Gin
Swimming through molasses deep
Aural soft core porn
***
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jason Mass
7/30/97
California
Sound and light get hotter ‘til
It ends in fire
7/20/98
And begins again
With all us taking a bath
Ending out in space
***
Marc Tosh
7/30/97
four-headed pimp groove
cotton candy tornado
free bowie city
7/20/98
coastal summer tub
diving down for skunky pearls
Buenaventura
***
Matt Tiscornia
7/30/97
Summer Winds Blowing
A Segue That Still Dominates
Blind Side At The Went
7/20/98
Where Is The Joker
Let Me Get Back To The Sea
Central Part Of Town
***
Mark Lecuyer
7/30/97
Tortured song fills sky;
Fun chords signal summer chant
D’oh – said creator.
7/20/98
Sea’s Healing provides
inspiration and focus.
Drummer sings new song.
Tags: Reader's Picks
to any who are curious, Ben Lewry is the founder of Visionary Instruments. He designed and patented the Video Guitar. His next product is similar but the video screen is also a Digital Touch Interface. Midi Touch Pads in your guitar.
His studio is a neighboring warehouse next to mine at the Vulcan Lofts. Yeah, it’s a pretty cool building we got going here..
This is the End is indeed available… funny cast, the usual suspects for s stoner comedy. Ni Mud though..
I guess Mike talked to Ben about how won’t be able to play it in Phish. How people want what they expect so he will stick to the Modulas in Phish. But I imagine he will be busting it out with the Mike Gordon Band.
Sounds like Mike could use another Storage style set with Phish.
How sick would it be for Phish to come out one second set and just jam, in whatever way they feel. Isn’t that why we all go? it’s why I go. Why wait for a festival that they don;t feel like organizing.
Billy Idol’s guitarist also uses one of Ben’s guitar’s.. but he uses it to to have Porn playin on his guitar while he’s playing it.
That Bangor pic is sweet. Could get a cities with the river that close.
Watched dark night rises last night for the firs time, good flick
Palmer, Before Midnight is fucking brilliant.
In this I Generation, I do believe we are the minority jdub. Attention spans are shrinking at an alarming rate.
Do you need to see the first two movies?
I want to see the new Sofia Coppola film. Lost in Translation is one of my favorite films ever.
Before Midnight doesn’t look like a movie to see solo. More of a date movie, no?
Wife wants to see This is the End, so that’s out.
Man of Steel is in the IMAX, both 3d and 2D…. so that could be cool.
Mud is fantastic! Excellent coming of age type story with a kickass Matthew McConaughey. Fave film of the year so far (hope to see Before Midnight this week)
Hangover 3 supposed to be dreadful. Would pick one of the other two if those were my only choices (havent seen either but heard they were entertaining)
Did see latest Star Trek and really liked it
Dead box set just arrived. Design and artwork is very cool. Time to dig in.
Also really liked Mud and Star Trek fwiw
Bling Ring not gonna top Lost in Translation, sorry
Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise and Before Sunset are brilliant dialogue intensive relationship stories between two people. Romantic films, sure, but much smarter & engaging than most any ‘date flick’ I can think of. Heard Linklater has nailed the third one, Before Midnight, too. Each film/storyline about 10 years apart
Starring Ethan Hawke & Julie Delphy (she’s divinely sexy in the first two films, esp the first)
Palmer not sure what that means. Do you watch a movie differently when you’re on a date?
Sumo I loved every second of it. Won’t say more than that bc it’s not a movie you want to ruin after waiting 10 years.
Sofia will never make another film on par with Lost in Translation.
“Kings of Summer” is good solo. “Kon Tiki” is good as well as “The Stories We Tell”
I heard Sofia got a lot of lot of lot of help. Also heard Bill Murray walked off the set twice and vowed never to come back until she got “adult supervision”
Radio show/Interview of Bill Murray I heard in Philadelphia.
I love lost in translation and a lot of those type of movies. But I watched eternal sunshine of the spotless mind and it fucked me up. Hit me hard emotionally so now I stick to comic book movies. Man of Steel was a lot of fun as was IM3. I have my heart strings pulled nearly everyday with my girls, I just need some good superhero action to escape. I guess it’s like the Alaska groove seeker in me.
gunga galunga gunga gunga lagunga
Tame Impala is in town tonight, hopefully gonna catch them if I can get a ticket (sold out)
I think the consensus here is that they are worth catching but they still have some work to do for their live show?