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What do you think?

212-330-9092

Very weird

What did he just call me?!

It means the new album is called "Fuckin' Bird-dog" and is a total swampfest, like a psychedelic backwoods orgy.

...and who said Mike doesn't still get high from time to time...

@psuphan said:

What a goof... That's why we love him!

Is it wrong that I have the hotline in my Contacts list???

nah, you've got to have it there so you can call him spun-cookies in the middle of night from random locations.

@BigPimpinNYC said:

RC: Has Mike's hotline on their contact list

bird-dog
[burd-dawg, -dog] Show IPA verb, bird-dogged, bird-dog·ging. verb (used with object), Informal.
1. to follow, watch carefully, or investigate.
2. to seek out.

The Timber Ho has the Hotline on speed dial and has left a number of questions, none of which he has ever answered. About a month ago she hands the phone to me and says, "Here, ask Mike a question." I asked if he ever goes back and listens to himself from years ago, say, from when he was 22 years old. Is he impressed with what that 22 year old kid could do, or does he find it a little "immature" relative to his playing today?

A couple of days later the Timber Ho hands me the phone and says, "He answered your question!"

Mike said, "No."

@JayDubya said:

Has anyone ever gotten through to where they could leave a message? It's always been full whenever I call.

No...never had it anything but full.

BUT, Phish once had their own "hotline" 802-860-1111. It just had upcoming dates, announcements and stuff like that.

Once I called looking for upcoming dates and was greeted with, "Um, hello?" Apparently Fish was trying to make a call and picked up without it having rung on his end, and was curious was their was no dial-tone. We had a great 15 minute conversation, just shooting the shit on cool venues they would be playing in the coming months and what-not from the past several shows. This was Fall '91.

Funny.

I have his hotline listed in my contacts as "Mike Gordon" so it looks like we're BFFs.

@spaced said:

I have his hotline listed in my contacts as "Mike Gordon" so it looks like we're BFFs.

me too. Just sitting there with all my other Mike's

@Jimmymac03 said:

@BigPimpinNYC said:

RC: Has Mike's hotline on their contact list

@JayDubya said:

Has anyone ever gotten through to where they could leave a message? It's always been full whenever I call.

Actually I've gotten through a number of times, just lucky timing. Honestly, the first time I got through I didn't expect it at all and blanking on what to say hung up. I then, realizing that might be my only chance, called right back and said something. I was really calling to hear the message, but it took a summer of calling to finally get through.

I called randomly this morning when I was waiting for the bus because I wanted to get a laugh out of the bird-dog comment. I was surprised when I heard the BEEP! I said nice to hear your voice mike and then hung up.

Left a message this summer that went a little like this..

Hi Mike, how's it going? Hey I had an idea, if your band, or Phish ever do a cover of "Psycho Killer" again...during the part of the song that is in French, that goes:

Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la
Realisant mon espoir
Je me lance, vers la gloire ...

Well, that line "Realisant mon espoir", the word Realisant sounds like the name Liam Neeson.

So, when you sing that part, have Liam Neeson step out on stage and wave or sing with you! And, of course, it could be an imperonator like the Tom Hanks thing.

Thanks and have a great night!"

----

I still haven't heard back from him about this.

@JayDubya said:

Has anyone ever gotten through to where they could leave a message? It's always been full whenever I call.

I just called right now and it seemed that you could leave a message. I didn't, but you should if you want to.