Who: Phish
When: October 27, 2014
Where: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium/ San Francisco, CA
With: Matt, Joe
Of Note: Holy crap!
There are more words written about Phish than are probably even countable (some of them by me!). Instead of adding to the discourse, I'd like to offer some letters to my fellow concert goers.
Dear Matt & Joe,
Thank you for being so baller, getting a great spot in line allowing you to get optimal "old people seeing Phish" seats in the balcony. And, thanks for letting me tag along!
Love,
Jen
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Dear Shirtless Dancing Guys in the Front Row of the Balcony Section 218 (I think),
Thank you for being aesthetically pleasing and dancing like crazy. I much enjoyed it.
xoxo,
Jen
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Dear Girl With The Crazy Five LED Light Thing,
I was mesmerized by your light up thing. How does it work? Are the lights on wires? How do the wires move in seemingly always random patterns? Are there magnets involved?
Curiously yours,
Jen
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Dear Jessica, Who I Met In Line,
Congratulations on calling them playing 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame'!
Jen
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Dear Abby (?),
You and your lovely wife Kate were adorable. Happy Birthday! You certainly don't look 40!
Jen
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Dear Giant Soap Bubble That Made It All The Way To The Lighting Rig,
I am so proud of you for making it all the way up there without popping!!
Enthusiastically,
Jen
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Dear Guy In a Big Beard Wearing Jaunty Captain's Hat,
Rock on dude. Good look.
Jen
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Dear Ben,
Thank you for mocking me so mercilessly in my formative years at my misconception that the line was 'the torture of chalkdust collects on my throat' so that I cracked up during that jam.
Fondly,
Jen
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Dear Joe,
Thank you for laughing in a friendly manner at my statements, "I'm a girl; I like it when they sing songs," and, "I like the songs where we get to participate!" instead of derisively as some people might have.
Jen
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Dear Phans,
Thank you for doing what you do. Thank you for throwing glow sticks and batting around balloons. Thank you for being an enthusiastic, attentive crowd. Thank you for letting me look down on a sea of dancing bodies and waving arms instead of a sea of cell phones in the air. Thank you for cheering so loudly at the end of each set that my ears are still ringing. Thank you for being unabashedly enthusiastic and serving as a reminder for why people go to shows.
Much, much love,
Jen
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Dear Phish,
Thank you for playing a set that was a treat for someone who hasn't seen you since college, filled with songs I know and love like 'Axilla', 'Stash', 'Chalkdust Torture', 'Brian and Robert' (which is one of the prettiest songs ever), 'Bug', and so many more. Thanks for doing what you do and for being such an ever-present force in the (especially live) music landscape. Thanks for singing songs and playing jams and bringing people together.
Yours again,
Jen
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When: October 27, 2014
Where: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium/ San Francisco, CA
With: Matt, Joe
Of Note: Holy crap!
There are more words written about Phish than are probably even countable (some of them by me!). Instead of adding to the discourse, I'd like to offer some letters to my fellow concert goers.
Dear Matt & Joe,
Thank you for being so baller, getting a great spot in line allowing you to get optimal "old people seeing Phish" seats in the balcony. And, thanks for letting me tag along!
Love,
Jen
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Dear Shirtless Dancing Guys in the Front Row of the Balcony Section 218 (I think),
Thank you for being aesthetically pleasing and dancing like crazy. I much enjoyed it.
xoxo,
Jen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Girl With The Crazy Five LED Light Thing,
I was mesmerized by your light up thing. How does it work? Are the lights on wires? How do the wires move in seemingly always random patterns? Are there magnets involved?
Curiously yours,
Jen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Jessica, Who I Met In Line,
Congratulations on calling them playing 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame'!
Jen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Abby (?),
You and your lovely wife Kate were adorable. Happy Birthday! You certainly don't look 40!
Jen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Giant Soap Bubble That Made It All The Way To The Lighting Rig,
I am so proud of you for making it all the way up there without popping!!
Enthusiastically,
Jen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Guy In a Big Beard Wearing Jaunty Captain's Hat,
Rock on dude. Good look.
Jen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Ben,
Thank you for mocking me so mercilessly in my formative years at my misconception that the line was 'the torture of chalkdust collects on my throat' so that I cracked up during that jam.
Fondly,
Jen
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Dear Joe,
Thank you for laughing in a friendly manner at my statements, "I'm a girl; I like it when they sing songs," and, "I like the songs where we get to participate!" instead of derisively as some people might have.
Jen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Phans,
Thank you for doing what you do. Thank you for throwing glow sticks and batting around balloons. Thank you for being an enthusiastic, attentive crowd. Thank you for letting me look down on a sea of dancing bodies and waving arms instead of a sea of cell phones in the air. Thank you for cheering so loudly at the end of each set that my ears are still ringing. Thank you for being unabashedly enthusiastic and serving as a reminder for why people go to shows.
Much, much love,
Jen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Phish,
Thank you for playing a set that was a treat for someone who hasn't seen you since college, filled with songs I know and love like 'Axilla', 'Stash', 'Chalkdust Torture', 'Brian and Robert' (which is one of the prettiest songs ever), 'Bug', and so many more. Thanks for doing what you do and for being such an ever-present force in the (especially live) music landscape. Thanks for singing songs and playing jams and bringing people together.
Yours again,
Jen
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