[This post is courtesy of Christy Articola, thank you, Christy! -Ed.]
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[Thanks to Filip van der Pol/Tora Tapes of KGLW.net for this guest blog post]
Character Zero
I would have been just four years old when Phish played what was supposed to be their last concert in Europe in 1998. Like most Europeans, my parents had never heard of them. Phish wasn't big in Europe, nor was jam music as a genre. My dad did see the Grateful Dead play live in Germany once during a trip with friends, but calling him a "wook" would be a serious stretch.
Up until March of this year, I'd never even heard of Phish. In fact, my only exposure to the band was through the Ben & Jerry’s "Phish Food" flavour… which had already been discontinued in Europe by the time I learned of Phish. The name alone was a mystery to me. "Fish?" I thought. "No, it’s Phish. With a PH." Oh…
[13 years and one day ago, when the Phish.net Forum was still an upstart community on our corner of the internet, siteteam contributor @TheEmu made has become one of the most highly upvoted posts of all time on the forum to celebrate that very special time of year... when Phish returns to MSG.
Now that Version 6 of Phish.net is alive and well (thanks be to the Phish.net Techteam!!!), the impending MSG run is certainly all we can think about, with fingers crossed that Louis the tube-nosed bat keeps his gnashing teeth away from the wires, so it is only fitting that we recognize the holiday properly and celebrate with this true "From the Forum" classic. Thank you Tim for sharing! -- Ed.]
'Twas the week before New Year’s, when all through .net,
Every Phish Phan was stirring, both n00bie and vet.
The tickets acquired by trades foul and fair,
In hopes that St. Icculus soon would be there.
and then Add to Home Screen.