If You Went Back in Time to See 1 Show...

Dollop_of_Murk 11/05/12 3:37 am

At Dick’s, I played a guess-the-setlist game with campground neighbors. Tonight I thought about going back in time and guessing the FYF show on night 1 just to freak everyone out. Which led me to this question:

If you could go back in time – knowing what you know now – which show or run of shows (ie Red Rocks 94, or Went, or Island Tour) would you see, and why?

I think for me, Amsterdam in July ’97. Those two shows are pretty much perfect, musically as well as… cough… geographically.

July 01, 1997

Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Set 1: Ghost^[1], Horn, Ya Mar^[1], Limb By Limb -> Ain't Love Funny, Saw It Again^[1], Dirt, Reba, Dogs Stole Things

Set 2: Jam^[2] -> Timber (Jerry) > Bathtub Gin^[3] -> Cities -> Jam^[4], Loving Cup^[5] > Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore: When the Circus Comes

[1] "Worm" banter.
[2] The second set began with a Fishman piano solo that evolved into a jam, as the rest of the band eventually joined the stage and Fishman moved to his drum kit.
[3] Little Drummer Boy tease from Trey.
[4] "Worm" banter. When the Saints Go Marching In and Santa Claus is Coming to Town teases from Trey.
[5] Frankenstein tease from Mike.

Notes: Ghost began the first of two nights of the infamous "Worm" banter, with Fishman saying "I think you know where you are" and Trey responding with "You're on the back of the worm!" The "Worm" was also mentioned in Ya Mar, Saw It Again, and the jam out of Cities, which also included When the Saints Go Marching In and Santa Claus is Coming to Town teases by Trey. Dirt was introduced as "Green Grass High Tides Forever." The second set began with a Fishman piano solo that evolved into a jam, as the rest of the band eventually joined the stage and Fishman moved to his drum kit. Bathtub Gin contained a Little Drummer Boy tease from Trey. Loving Cup contained a Frankenstein tease from Mike.

July 02, 1997

Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Set 1: Mike's Song > Simple -> Maze, Strange Design, Ginseng Sullivan, Vultures, Water in the Sky > Weekapaug Groove

Set 2: Stash -> Llama -> Wormtown Jam^[1] -> Wading in the Velvet Sea

Encore: Free

Encore 2: David Bowie

[1] Narration sung to the tune of Swingtown. Trey warned fans about the "killer worms" that inhabit the canals of Amsterdam.

Notes: The Wormtown Jam continued the stage banter of the night before. Portions of the narration were sung to the tune of Steve Miller’s Swingtown, as Trey warned the fans in attendance about the “killer worms” that inhabit the canals of Amsterdam.

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SicMD 11/05/12 7:11 am

amys farm or arrowhead ranch

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JayDubya 11/05/12 7:12 am

Clifford Ball

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ivy_light 11/05/12 7:21 am

October 31, 1996

The Omni, Atlanta, GA

Set 1: Sanity > Highway to Hell > Down with Disease > You Enjoy Myself, Prince Caspian > Reba, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird^[1] > Character Zero, The Star Spangled Banner

Set 2: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)^[2] > Crosseyed and Painless^[2], The Great Curve^[2], Once in a Lifetime^[2] > Houses in Motion^[3] -> Seen and Not Seen^[4] -> Listening Wind^[2] > The Overload^[2]

Set 3: Brother^[5], Also Sprach Zarathustra^[5] > Maze^[5], Simple^[6] -> Swept Away^[5] > Steep^[5] > Jesus Just Left Chicago^[7] > Suzy Greenberg^[8]

Encore: Frankenstein^[9]

[1] Narration referred to David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus, threw Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the "evil" Famous Mockingbird.
[2] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[3] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Tweezer tease from Trey at the end.
[4] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet, and Trey on bass.
[5] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
[6] Karl Perazzo on percussion. Mama Told Me Not to Come tease.
[7] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[8] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Born Under Punches tease from Page.
[9] Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

Notes: The Mockingbird narration included a reference to The Talking Heads’ David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus. As Trey told the story, Byrne threw Colonel Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the “evil” Famous Mockingbird. The second set "musical costume" was The Talking Heads' Remain in Light. All of the Remain in Light songs were Phish debuts; the set featured Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Perazzo also played during the entire third set. Jesus Just Left Chicago, Suzy Greenberg, and Frankenstein also featured Grippo and Gazaway. At the end of Houses in Motion (which featured Trey teasing Tweezer), an armchair was brought out to the center of the stage and Mike sat in it to sing Seen and Not Seen. While he sang, Karl Perazzo drummed and Trey played bass. After Overload, a bizarre on-stage demonstration closed the set. The third set opened with a Feel Like a Stranger tease. Suzy included a Born Under Punches tease from Page. Simple included a tease of Mama Told Me Not to Come. The soundcheck's Overload was performed with horns and briefly featured Fishman on vacuum. This show was officially released as Live Phish 15.

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Jimmymac03 11/05/12 7:33 am

December 01, 1984

Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Jam, Wild Child > Bertha, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Camel Walk, Jam, In the Midnight Hour, Scarlet Begonias > Fire^[1] > Fire on the Mountain > Makisupa Policeman, Slave to the Traffic Light^[2], Spanish Flea^[1], Don't Want You No More^[3] -> Cities^[1] -> Drums^[4] -> Skippy the Wondermouse^[5], Fluffhead^[6]

Encore: Eyes of the World

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] First known performance.
[3] First known Phish performance; missing final lyrics.
[4] Marc Daubert.
[5] First known Phish performance; Dude of Life on vocals.
[6] First known performance; Dude of Life on vocals.

Notes: Skippy and Fluffhead featured The Dude of Life on vocals. The jam after Camel Walk may have been Back Porch Boogie Blues. Spanish Flea included an introduction of the band members. Don’t Want You No More was not performed in its entirety, as it lacked the final lyrics. The lengthy percussion jam featured a guest appearance from Marc Daubert. Mike recalls that there were approximately 200 people in the audience. This gig featured the first known version of Slave to the Traffic Light and Fluffhead, the first known Phish versions of Fire, Don't Want You No More, Cities, and Skippy the Wondermouse, and the only known Phish version of Spanish Flea. This performance was on the upstairs level of Nectar's.

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Sprachtor 11/05/12 8:01 am

Jaws 3d in the theater.

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highhat 11/05/12 8:09 am

December 08, 1999

Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME

Set 1: Limb By Limb, Back on the Train, Down with Disease > Fast Enough for You, Ya Mar, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: Sand, Dirt > Piper -> Dog Faced Boy, The Lizards, You Enjoy Myself -> Tweezer Reprise^[1]

Encore: Golgi Apparatus > Tweezer Reprise

[1] A cappella.

Notes: The YEM vocal jam segued into an a cappella Tweezer Reprise. Tweezer Reprise was subsequently played in its normal manner to close out the show.

The (4th) anniversary of my 1st "Evening with Phish"...

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conradjohansen 11/05/12 8:09 am

Woodstock

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MiguelSanchez 11/05/12 8:13 am

I like @ivylight's Halloween '96 pick. I might go that route if I could tack on the 11/2 show, but I think I lean toward the '95 ny run.

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harroldHOOD 11/05/12 8:18 am

I wasn't able to see phish until 3.0 and I am completely fine with that. I'm happy for those that got to see them before but I don't think that takes anything away from today's shows, their ability to play future shows or even their quality.

But the one show that I would go against all of this for is Cypress. That experience of not knowing they were going to play as long as they did then have them play until the sun comes up. I'd imagine that was pretty cool to say the absolute least.

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conradjohansen 11/05/12 8:19 am

For Phish: Hampton '97

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walstib 11/05/12 8:33 am

I would like to go back to my first show and watch it with more recognition. I had only heard a few examples of Phish before this. The show was 10 minutes from my friends apartment in Hartford. I was hanging out and a buddy said lets go check Phish. I didn't even know they were playing. It was something to do. I wasn't familiar with any songs at all (expect covers). Thought it was a good show, was impressed but could only follow so much without knowing the jams. Was pretty wasted to boot. Would like to see a show like this with the knowledge of Phish I have today.

April 30, 1993

Sports Center, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT

Set 1: Lengthwise -> Maze, Bouncing Around the Room, Poor Heart > Stash, The Horse^[1] > Silent in the Morning > Divided Sky, Cavern^[2], Lawn Boy > All Things Reconsidered, Possum

Set 2: Wilson^[3], Sparkle > Tweezer -> Walk Away > Mound, Big Ball Jam, Harry Hood, Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself^[4], Golgi Apparatus

Encore: When Something is Wrong with My Baby, Amazing Grace, Tweezer Reprise

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Brief Divided Sky tease from Trey.
[3] Several Theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly teases.
[4] Mission: Impossible theme teases from Page and Trey.

Notes: The Horse featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Cavern contained a brief Divided Sky tease from Trey, Wilson contained several teases of the theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and YEM contained Mission: Impossible theme teases from Page and Trey. The soundcheck's No One to Depend On was performed instrumentally.

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twisty_m 11/05/12 8:34 am

April 02, 1998

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

Set 1: Tube, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, The Sloth, NICU, Stash^[1] > Horn > Waste > Chalk Dust Torture

Set 2: Punch You In the Eye > Simple > Birds of a Feather^[2], Wolfman's Brother -> Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[3] -> Frankie Says^[2] > Twist > Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

Encore: Guyute

[1] Frankie Says quotes at end; unfinished.
[2] Debut.
[3] No vocal jam.

Notes: This show marked the debut of Birds of a Feather and Frankie Says. After NICU, Trey commented on the brief “Island Tour,” remarking that the band was getting bored at home and wanted to play some shows. Stash was unfinished and contained Frankie Says quotes at its end. Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

The show I play the most.

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twisty_m 11/05/12 8:36 am

March 22, 1993

Crest Theatre, Sacramento, CA

Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Guelah Papyrus, Uncle Pen, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, Rift, Weigh > Reba, Sparkle > David Bowie^[1]

Set 2: Golgi Apparatus, It's Ice > The Lizards > Tela > Wilson > AC/DC Bag > Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > The Sloth > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove^[2]

Encore: Amazing Grace^[3], Fire

[1] Simpsons, Oom Pa Pa, Random Note, and All Fall Down signals and Popeye theme and brief Split Open And Melt teases from Mike in intro.
[2] Sundown tease from Mike.
[3] Without microphones.

Notes: The Bowie intro contained Simpsons, Oom Pa Pa, Random Note, and All Fall Down signals and Mike teasing the Popeye theme and briefly Split Open And Melt. The second set included Gamehendge narration in between songs from It's Ice through McGrupp. This was the first Gamehendge since October 13, 1991 (193 shows). Weekapaug contained a Sundown tease from Mike. Amazing Grace was performed without microphones.

Or this. It's tough to pick just one show to travel back in time to jam to. Can I pick a year? Actually, I don't even think I could pick just one year.

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careful_w_that_axe_Miller 11/05/12 8:38 am

Cypress? Idk if they played all night kinda sounds like a dream
come true

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AllForYourDelight 11/05/12 8:49 am

@harroldHOOD said:

But the one show that I would go against all of this for is Cypress. That experience of not knowing they were going to play as long as they did then have them play until the sun comes up. I'd imagine that was pretty cool to say the absolute least.

They actually announced in the phish mailing that they would be playing until sun-up.

1999 Phish Mailing

Edit: and as a 3.0 noob i would also choose Big Cypress

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TheDeputy 11/05/12 9:16 am

This is a tough question. I'll answer it in a few different ways...
To re-live a show I was at: probably Big Cypress. I'd be better prepared with stimulants to keep me more awake/alert. I didn't crash during the big set or leave, but I was in a fog.
For nostalgia/just because (and because it's a great show, too): halloween 94. hometown show and it was just two seasons before my time.
For the old-time stuff: Amy's Farm

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easywind111 11/05/12 9:18 am

6/14/00

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johnnyd

11/05/12 10:02 am

cypress
7.16.1994 was a fun one too

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1phish 11/05/12 10:04 am

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bostonron 11/05/12 10:16 am

Cypress

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bathtub23 11/05/12 10:33 am

cypress or 11.2.98 for sure

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fishman4 11/05/12 11:08 am

October 31, 1994

Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY

Set 1: Frankenstein, Sparkle > Simple > Divided Sky, Harpua^[1] -> The Vibration of Life -> Harpua^[2], Julius > The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Reba, Golgi Apparatus

Set 2: Back in the U.S.S.R.^[3] > Dear Prudence^[3], Glass Onion^[3] > Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da^[3], Wild Honey Pie^[3], The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill^[3], While My Guitar Gently Weeps^[3], Happiness Is a Warm Gun^[3], Martha My Dear^[3], I'm So Tired^[3], Blackbird^[3], Piggies, Rocky Raccoon^[3] > Don't Pass Me By^[3], Why Don't We Do It in the Road?^[3], I Will^[3], Julia^[3], Birthday^[4], Yer Blues^[3], Mother Nature's Son^[3], Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey^[3], Sexy Sadie^[3], Helter Skelter^[3], Long Long Long^[3], Revolution 1^[3], Honey Pie^[3], Savoy Truffle^[3], Cry Baby Cry^[5] -> Revolution 9^[6]

Set 3: David Bowie^[7], Bouncing Around the Room, Slave to the Traffic Light > Rift > Sleeping Monkey > Poor Heart, Run Like an Antelope^[8]

Encore: Amazing Grace, Costume Contest^[9], The Squirming Coil

[1] Wilson tease and quote.
[2] Vibration of Death; War Pigs sung; Theme from Barney & Friends quote from Trey. "The Vibration of Death is gone" replaced the usual "The storm is gone."
[3] Phish debut.
[4] Phish debut; instrumental.
[5] Phish debut. Fishman on vacuum.
[6] Phish debut. He Ent to the Bog was played on a tape in the background. Fishman on vacuum.
[7] Gilligan's Island theme tease from Mike.
[8] Stash tease from Trey in intro.
[9] "Charge!" tease from Page.

Notes: Harpua included the Vibrations of Life and Death. Jimmy decided to put on his favorite album Barney's Greatest Hits, but turned his turntable on the wrong way and started playing it backwards. Fishman then proceeded to sing a verse of War Pigs. Trey subsequently quoted I Love You (a.k.a. the theme to Barney & Friends) before Harpua resumed. Poster was swallowed up into the earth by the Vibration of Death. "The Vibration of Death is gone" replaced the usual "The storm is gone." Prior to the Vibration of Life, Wilson was teased and quoted. A Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon tease (the heartbeats from Speak to Me) was pumped through the P.A. at the beginning of the second set. The second set "musical costume" was The Beatles' The Beatles (also known as The White Album). All of the White Album songs, other than Piggies, were Phish debuts, although Ob La Di, Ob La Da had been jammed or teased on many occasions. Piggies was played for the first time since 11/14/85 (874 shows). HYHU was teased prior to Why Don't We Do It in the Road. Birthday wasn’t sung; Page and Mike noodled a bit while Fishman presented a birthday cake to Brad Sands, who accepted it while wearing a Fishman dress. Cry Baby Cry ended with Fishman on vacuum with Revolution 9 segueing out of the vacuum solo. The background tape playing along with Revolution 9 was Mike’s composition He Ent to the Bog from Phish’s White Tape. The song ended with Fishman stark naked and running around while the band blew bubbles and waved. Good Night was taped from the album and closed the second set. The third set began with a Custard Pie tease, while Bowie contained a Gilligan's Island theme tease from Mike and Antelope's intro contained a Stash tease from Trey. The Costume Contest contained a "Charge!" tease from Page. This show was officially released as Live Phish 13. The soundcheck's Jam was released as an iTunes bonus track called "Glen Falls Soundcheck Jam" and contained a Frankenstein tease from Mike and a May The Force Be With You (The Force Theme from Star Wars) tease from Trey.

My favorite show ever. If someone asked me this question and was completely serious and it was possible, there would be no questions asked.

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WookiePhart 11/05/12 11:20 am

Halloween 94 or new years 93

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IHateLazerBeams 11/05/12 11:21 am

Monday, 11/02/1998
The “E” Center, West Valley City, UT

Set 1: Tube, Tube Jam -> Drowned -> Jesus Just Left Chicago, Driver[1], Bittersweet Motel[1], Limb By Limb, Wading in the Velvet Sea > Sample in a Jar

Set 2: Down with Disease, The Mango Song > The Moma Dance[2], You Enjoy Myself, Harpua[3] > Speak to Me[4] -> Breathe[4] > On The Run[4], Time[4] > The Great Gig in the Sky > Money[4] > Us and Them[4] -> Any Colour You Like[4] -> Brain Damage[4] -> Eclipse[4] > Harpua

Encore: Smells Like Teen Spirit[4]

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Monkey Man (Rolling Stones) teases.
[3] Narration picked up where December 6, 1996 Harpua ended; Jimmy hitched a ride from Vegas to Salt Lake City and the driver was playing Dark Side of the Moon.
[4] Phish debut.

Notes: Driver was dedicated to “Wendy and Lisa,” and Bittersweet Motel was dedicated to the folks at The Dead Goat Saloon (the site of an open mic night appearance by Trey and Mike one night earlier). Driver and Bittersweet Motel featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Moma Dance included Monkey Man (Rolling Stones) teases. The Harpua narration picked up where the December 6, 1996 Harpua ended; Jimmy hitched a ride from Vegas to Salt Lake City and the driver was playing Dark Side of the Moon. Dark Side was reportedly chosen the day of the show, partially based on sluggish ticket sales for this one venue compared to the rest of the tour. All the Dark Side songs were Phish debuts except for Great Gig (last played July 5, 1994, or 332 shows), although the original album version of Speak to Me was piped through the P.A. on Halloween, 1994 and Breathe was jammed on October 25, 1995. Smells Like Teen Spirit was also a Phish debut.

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Punchyouinthejejunum 11/05/12 12:01 pm

Lotta good answers here. Funny to see how many different opinions there are on this

For me, Cypress. No question.

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johnnyd

11/05/12 12:09 pm

@WookiePhart said:

Halloween 94 or new years 93

These would probably be my next two answers. Good calls, both.

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TwiceBitten 11/05/12 12:09 pm

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DanceTheJig728 11/05/12 12:16 pm

Acid Tests

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ucpete 11/05/12 12:28 pm

Band of Gypsys (Jimi) NYE @ MSG '69 - '70, no doubt.

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westbrook 11/05/12 12:29 pm

12/31/93

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tripsforjoeg 11/05/12 12:52 pm

Wish I was there. I've heard amazing stories from this night.

June 21, 1994

Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Mound > Sample in a Jar, It's Ice > The Horse

Set 2: Fire, Poor Heart > Down with Disease > My Friend, My Friend^[1], Split Open and Melt^[2], Esther > Chalk Dust Torture^[3], Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Ginseng Sullivan^[4], Big Black Furry Creature from Mars Reprise^[4], Dog Faced Boy^[4], Sweet Adeline^[5], Julius, Sparkle > Harry Hood, Suzy Greenberg^[6]

Encore: Amazing Grace^[7]

[1] Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo jam and brief Moby Dick tease from Trey.
[2] Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo teases and an atypical jam.
[3] Barracuda teases.
[4] Acoustic; without microphones.
[5] Without microphones.
[6] Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo tease from Trey.
[7] Without amplification.

Notes: After a few lines of The Horse, the fire alarm went off. The band kept playing but the house lights came on and the building was cleared for 20 minutes. The music resumed with Fire, and that was the only “set break.” My Friend included a Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo jam and a brief Moby Dick tease from Trey. SOAM subsequently included additional Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo teases and an atypical jam. Chalk Dust contained Barracuda teases. Suzy contained a Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo tease from Trey. Ginseng Sullivan through Dog Faced Boy were performed acoustic and without microphones, and Sweet Adeline and Amazing Grace were performed without microphones.

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dkast85 11/05/12 1:24 pm

12/31/1995. It isn't even my favorite Phish show. But the meaning behind it is so legendary that every Phish fan knows about it. It is the show that got me into Phish. It is my favorite venue (Also the closest venue Phish plays to my hometown).

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bs915 11/05/12 1:33 pm

Phish: Great Went. Dead: 6/9-6/10 1973 at RFK. For one thing, 6/10 is a killer show, with a third set in which they were joined by the Allmans. Also, my mom was at these shows, so the mindf*** of sharing a joint with my mom before I even exist would be pretty amazing.

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phan83 11/05/12 1:36 pm

I'm gonna be the first to pick a 3.0 show..

3/6/09

If you weren't there, shut the f*** up

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andrewrose 11/05/12 1:43 pm

@westbrook said:

12/31/93

I'm with @westbrook. The whole 93 New Year's run would do just fine, but if I had to pick one,

December 31, 1993

Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA

Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Stash, Ginseng Sullivan^[1], Reba, Peaches en Regalia, I Didn't Know, Run Like an Antelope^[2]

Set 2: Tweezer^[3] > Halley's Comet > Poor Heart > It's Ice^[4] > Fee^[5] > Possum^[6], Lawn Boy, You Enjoy Myself^[7]

Set 3: Auld Lang Syne > Down with Disease Jam^[8] > Split Open and Melt, The Lizards, Sparkle > Suzy Greenberg^[9] > Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up^[10], Harry Hood^[11], Tweezer Reprise

Encore: Golgi Apparatus, Amazing Grace

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on upright bass, Page on piano and Fish on Madonna washboard.
[2] Tom Marshall on vocals.
[3] Jean Pierre tease from Trey.
[4] Peaches en Regalia teases and a Random Note signal.
[5] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[6] Peaches en Regalia and Earache My Eye teases.
[7] HYHU tease in vocal jam.
[8] Auld Lang Syne tease.
[9] Smoke on the Water and Peaches en Regalia teases.
[10] Peaches en Regalia tease by Trey on drums.
[11] Brief Odd Couple theme tease from Page; Auld Lang Syne tease.

Notes: Ginseng Sullivan featured Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on upright bass, Page on piano and Fish on Madonna washboard and was preceded by a Roundabout tease. Antelope featured Tom Marshall on vocals. Tweezer contained a Jean Pierre tease from Trey. It's Ice contained a Random Note signal. The band put on wet suits during the end of the YEM vocal jam, which contained a HYHU tease. The third set was preceded by bubble noises through the PA and the band “diving” into the aquarium on stage. Peaches en Regalia was teased in It’s Ice, Possum, Suzy Greenberg and at the end of the second HYHU (by Trey on drums). Possum also contained an Earache My Eye tease. Auld Lang Syne was teased in the DWD Jam and Hood. Suzy also contained a Smoke on the Water tease and Hood also contained a brief Odd Couple theme tease from Page. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. The entire show was broadcast live (and rebroadcast the following day) on Boston's WBCN 104.1 FM.

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HarrisonHood 11/05/12 2:01 pm

any show period would be Rocking the Rhine
any phish big cypres

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Palmer 11/05/12 2:36 pm

11.22.97

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Dino_Spumoni 11/05/12 2:43 pm

Pssh this is a no brainer

But seriously, Cypress.

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themefromthepossum 11/05/12 3:41 pm

probably 6/11/94. but i'd want any knowledge of the show or setlist to be wiped from my memory. half the fun of a show is guessing what's next

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Superballin 11/05/12 3:48 pm

I'm torn between picking a huge show like Cypress or a Halloween show, and a small > 1,000 theater show. It would blow my mind to see them an up close and personal venue.

That being said, Cypress

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Rutherford_B_Raves 11/05/12 3:48 pm

your question makes me want to ask more questions. what are the rules? if i pick a show and only get to go back for that show and then have to return to our time then it will be a very different answer than if i get to stay and live out my life from the time of the show i pick.

if i have to return to present time after the show then i would prolly pick my first show - 6/23/2004 so i can see what really happened that night

if i have to live my life out from the time of the show i would pick - 2/13/1997 so i could rage all that over seas Phish mania and still have 15 years more Phish to come

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jerryguscia 11/05/12 3:55 pm

Such...hard...decision...

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Rutherford_B_Raves 11/05/12 4:17 pm

i change my answer to 10/31/1998

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phishhheads 11/05/12 4:47 pm

2/17/97. 3/1/97. 11/2/89. 9/24/88. Anything old school.

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Dollop_of_Murk 11/05/12 5:26 pm

@Rutherford_B_Raves said:

your question makes me want to ask more questions. what are the rules? if i pick a show and only get to go back for that show and then have to return to our time then it will be a very different answer than if i get to stay and live out my life from the time of the show i pick.

I purposely avoided setting rules because I wanted to see how many different interpretations and answers there would be.

I picked shows that I know well, so I had to decide to forgo the anticipation and surprise we all love from seeing a live show, and not knowing what comes next.

So what part of the experience do you focus on when answering the question? Do you want to see a top-10 show, or a special venue or event? Do you want to repeat a show you've already seen, or do you want to go in blind? I didn't want to set ground-rules because this is a thought-experiment and we each get to reason it out in our own way, based on what we love about Phish and the Phish experience.

Also, I'm loving some of the answers, especially the less obvious ones (though why I didn't think of Cypress, I don't know).

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spanishmoon 11/05/12 5:32 pm

12/1/95 Hershey PA. It was supposed to be my second show but my friend didn't pick me up. I missed a hell of a show!