[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…
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