Fruit at Setbreak - Phish.net Forum

MOONMAN930 1/30/12 9:21 pm

I m sitting here having a Orange and made me think does Anybody else bring fruit to shows it is delicious at set break me and my friend always have some,one night at MSG this year they made my friend throw oranges out but she still got 2 in but the point of this is that fruit is delicious at set break and I am wishing I was at a show now also Gum I bring a lot in and hand it out so many smiles.Smiles make a me HAPPY too!!!

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kidrob 1/30/12 9:26 pm

i bring fruit if i'm waiting in line or even to have before a show.. It's good to have the natural energy. I gave my remainders to some people in line behind me UIC night 3 this year. I always have tropical twist trident on me at every show i attend. GUM IS A MUST HAVE, and there are always plenty grateful i have it.

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Dundun 1/30/12 9:30 pm

I like fruit because the taste is sweet like wine and I like sweet things like my sisters friend Lisa the hot one that I once asked if she liked fruit and she said no but then I slapped her with a banana but it wasn't a banana it was my penis and she was like HEY and I was like YEA and that was pretty much all the talking we did that night which was pretty cold but not as cold as my uncle's freezer when he kept all the dead animals he found on his way to work and would make a stew when me and my brothers came over but we didn't eat the stew because we once saw our pet cat that was missing for two months in the freezer and it had got hit by a comet. Poster is dead.

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MOONMAN930 1/30/12 9:33 pm

Poster's so dead
'and I think I know your Uncle

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JayDubya 1/30/12 9:35 pm

I think it was alpine '98, I was on a boatload of shrooms and it was set break. I had an orange with me I was planning on eating. There was a visibly pregnant girl in front of me and I felt compelled to give it to her.

She declined, probably because she was freaked out by me. I only wanted to nourish her.

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Chilly 1/30/12 9:46 pm

I never have myself, but one of my friends always seems to. Gum sounds delicious but between cigarettes and joints, I would be spitting it out pretty often.

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walstib 1/30/12 9:58 pm

Do Skittles count?

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wrinkledraisin 1/30/12 10:16 pm

jolly rancher lollipops. lots of fruit flavor. and a chewy inside taboot.

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MOONMAN930 1/30/12 11:03 pm

@walstib said:

Do Skittles count?

no they do not

I kid

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phishroc 1/30/12 11:14 pm

When I was headed into a show one time this girl was handing out cucumbers, carrots, cherry tomatoes and hummus to random people and we were included in those random people.

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Frizz 1/31/12 1:30 am

I did in 09, but then I got lazy.

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standarsh 1/31/12 8:18 am

Two words...frozen grapes

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phishybanjo 1/31/12 8:33 am

Grapefruit.
Vodka.
60 mL syringe with needle.

Warning: may lead to raucous behavior such as nailing Joe Paterno with a plate-full of nachos and then running for your life. Ask my wife.

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chris_22 1/31/12 9:05 am

I just read that with one breath. That was fun!

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Jayem 1/31/12 9:11 am

Im a fan of an Apple at set break. I typically bring in a Cliff Bar too. It's the perfect hold over till after the show

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tripsforjoeg 1/31/12 9:13 am

Reminds me of orange slices at halftimes of childhood soccer games. Then cokes at the end of the game. Best time of my life! Hehe.

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tbracket 1/31/12 9:16 am

@tripsforjoeg said:

Reminds me of orange slices at halftimes of childhood soccer games. Then cokes at the end of the game. Best time of my life! Hehe.

I remember some moms would have like gatorade and fruit, but there were a few that brought twinkies and moonpies or what ever the hell they were called... to eat at half time. I mean come on... You know I'm going to eat as many rice krispies as I can get my hands on and will be clutching my stomach for the rest of the game.

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jcorn 1/31/12 9:50 am

Pomegranates are pretty tasty, but who has time to get all those seeds out? On second thought pomegranates aren't really that tasty....

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joonze 1/31/12 10:17 am

i always carry a sack of nuts....
oh shit, wrong forum.... well, it works here too...

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poonutties 1/31/12 11:53 am

At nateva we got a full watermelon into the concert grounds, we tried to walk through with it and they were telling us we couldn't, we then here coming from behind us "Put the melon down! Put the melon down!" dude comes sprinting by and picks up the watermelon like a fumble and sprints through security with it and into the crowd. Shared it with everyone we could during setbreak. This woman gave me a full pack of cigs for sharing with her whole crew. But I digress, yes fruit is awesome.

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julesmac 1/31/12 1:43 pm

@Jayem said:

Im a fan of an Apple at set break. I typically bring in a Cliff Bar too. It's the perfect hold over till after the show

Got a blank space where my mind should be
Got a Clif Bar and some cold green tea
Got clouds that seem to follow me
Got strange demands piled up on me
Got memories
Memories of being free

Gonna steal time from the faulty plan
Gonna act as though I’m still a man
Gonna give you one last chance to see
Gonna shrug demands off of me
Gonna dream
Dream of being free

Gonna steal time from the faulty plan
Got a blank space where my mind should be

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Potato_Sacks 1/31/12 1:56 pm

New summer tour idea, Dollar Waters and Dollar bags of Mixed fruits. Nice.

For setbreak I usually recover from the Phish-shock before anything. I like Cold Apple Cider though during setbreak, brought a thermos of Cold cider into Mansfield this past summer, I munched down on Strawberries before hand too. MSG was chalk full of Whiskey, Beer, Bananas, and Ruben Sandwiches (before hand obviously on the Ruben)

Seriously though, Dollar bags of assorted fruits on Summer tour sounds essential.

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joyjoy 1/31/12 1:57 pm

Usually go with life-savers for the sugar jones. Fruit is better and you get liquid too, but it's usually too hard to schlepp it in, makes you sticky, etc.

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GhostlikeSwayze 1/31/12 2:04 pm

Cincy this summer...I was trying to find the same fruit-kabobs i had the day before at Blossom to no avail. All i wanted was a little fruit for sustenance pre-show. The sun was beating down and showtime was fast approaching as i scoured shakedown. I really didn't want to get a brat but i did anyways out of desperation. So finally as I'm about to cross the street and head into the venue, I see a dude with a table set up with all kinds of mixed fruits. I asked him how much he was selling it for and he smiled and said it was free and take as much as I wanted. I thanked him and happily gobbled some delicious fruit before the show. It was one of those perfect moments of kindness on Phish lot

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kingsley_zissou 1/31/12 2:30 pm

@MOONMAN930

Did you eat those passionfruits that I scored at the Farmer's Market at 8?

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JackL57 1/31/12 3:19 pm

I prefer bacon.

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greezy_fizeek 1/31/12 3:58 pm

@walstib said:

Do Skittles count?

no but they make shrommies taste much better!

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Potato_Sacks 1/31/12 4:03 pm

@greezy_fizeek said:

@walstib said:
Do Skittles count?
no but they make shrommies taste much better!

Still looking for something to make those taste better. I can tell you that the first thing I had with them was nothing, and that didnt help at all.

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YorkvilleBeerLover 1/31/12 4:41 pm

is beer fruit?

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tbracket 1/31/12 4:43 pm

@YorkvilleBeerLover said:

is beer fruit?

hax

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Pooty 1/31/12 9:16 pm

Best thing to eat at set break is pussy!

-JJB

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ppartlow 1/31/12 9:24 pm

clementines are a real treat during setbreak.
last year i hit the worcester shows and brought in like 7 clemetines with me. nothing better then jammin out to someone great by LCD soundsystem and enjoying a clementine during setbreak of a phish show. also make sure you save one or so for after the show!!!

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stuphoria 1/31/12 9:45 pm

no love for the mango? there's nothing like a post-show mango...

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MomaDan 1/31/12 10:20 pm

@phishybanjo said:

Grapefruit.
Vodka.
60 mL syringe with needle.

Warning: may lead to raucous behavior such as nailing Joe Paterno with a plate-full of nachos and then running for your life. Ask my wife.

go on

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phishybanjo 1/31/12 11:04 pm

@MomaDan said:

@phishybanjo said:
Grapefruit.
Vodka.
60 mL syringe with needle.

Warning: may lead to raucous behavior such as nailing Joe Paterno with a plate-full of nachos and then running for your life. Ask my wife.
go on

I figured she must have told this story sometime on .net. Found it:
http://forum.phish.net/permalink.php?commentid=1320983590

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bryAnarchy 1/31/12 11:21 pm

Pyramid apricot ale

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andychatfield 1/31/12 11:38 pm

Two packs of Trident gum. Cereal bar if the show is more than two sets long.

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dpwilljr 1/31/12 11:46 pm

We always share fresh fruit during surface time between dives, but I never have during break at shows. I'm usually in line at bathroom or bar. Perhaps I should drink less.

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MOONMAN930 2/01/12 12:11 am

@kingsley_zissou said:

@MOONMAN930

Did you eat those passionfruits that I scored at the Farmer's Market at 8?

Yes and they were delicious

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roybelly 2/01/12 12:12 am

problem with citrus fruit is that it makes your fingers sticky....use care when the chick next to you wearing ferry wings whips out her huge sack of mahl....maybe bring a moist towelette

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krs10 2/01/12 12:16 am

@Potato_Sacks said:

@greezy_fizeek said:
@walstib said:
Do Skittles count?
no but they make shrommies taste much better!
Still looking for something to make those taste better. I can tell you that the first thing I had with them was nothing, and that didnt help at all.

There's a reason why the ABB called their album "Eat a Peach". Ever look at the spread inside that album? The skin masks the texture and the juice masks the flavour. Try it, you'll like it!

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themefromthepossum 2/01/12 9:59 am

@ppartlow said:

clementines are a real treat during setbreak. last year i hit the worcester shows and brought in like 7 clemetines with me. nothing better then jammin out to someone great by LCD soundsystem and enjoying a clementine during setbreak of a phish show. also make sure you save one or so for after the show!!!

x2. i love clementines and they're great for shows

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y0nm4n 1/11/13 1:37 pm

@phishroc said:

When I was headed into a show one time this girl was handing out cucumbers, carrots, cherry tomatoes and hummus to random people and we were included in those random people.

Was this at Bethel night 3?

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poonutties 1/11/13 1:50 pm

At nateva we brought a whole watermelon in. Going through security they were hassling my girlfriend who was carrying it and we hear this dude yelling PUT DOWN THE MELLON! PUT DOWN THE MELLON!!! So my girlfriend does and this dude comes sprinting through security and swoops up the melon without stopping. Takes off into the crowd, guy walks up to us as were like 20 yards from security and gives it back. Cut it up during furthurs setbreak, people were pleased.

Long story short; fruit at setbreak is cool.

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Chilly 1/11/13 2:03 pm

@poonutties said:

At nateva we brought a whole watermelon in. Going through security they were hassling my girlfriend who was carrying it and we hear this dude yelling PUT DOWN THE MELLON! PUT DOWN THE MELLON!!! So my girlfriend does and this dude comes sprinting through security and swoops up the melon without stopping. Takes off into the crowd, guy walks up to us as were like 20 yards from security and gives it back. Cut it up during furthurs setbreak, people were pleased.

Long story short; fruit at setbreak is cool.

So do you think this guy "stole" the watermelon as a joke or because he thought it was going to get confiscated by security, so he removed that sitiation by sprinting through security and into the crowd with your watermelon, thus security not getting their hands on it?

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lacesoutmike 1/11/13 2:10 pm

@MOONMAN930 said:

I m sitting here having a Orange and made me think does Anybody else bring fruit to shows it is delicious at set break me and my friend always have some,one night at MSG this year they made my friend throw oranges out but she still got 2 in but the point of this is that fruit is delicious at set break and I am wishing I was at a show now also Gum I bring a lot in and hand it out so many smiles.Smiles make a me HAPPY too!!!

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs26/i/2008/069/e/6/Fruit_by_sweetchantal1989.jpg

I was lucky eneough to meet MoonMan at SPAC III this summer and he was incredibly generous with the fruit he had. Every time I truned around he was offering me a different kind; grapes, blueberries, oranges etc. It was awesome. Also gave my buddy some gum who had some pretty bad jaw clench, as well as let us partake in his big bag o' Js. We need more people like moonman in our community dude is seriously da man. Hope to catch you this summer brotha.

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careful_w_that_axe_Miller 1/11/13 2:12 pm

If by fruit you mean pieces of bacon rolled up in my pockets, then yes.

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poonutties 1/11/13 3:04 pm

@chilly

Naw dude was just helping us get it through. It was hilarious, security was very confused.

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dscott 1/11/13 3:38 pm

Summer Tour 2013 setbreak plan: Offer orange slices with a smile and a "How about a goldfish?"

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