happy HAMPTON

to our friends headed to hampton: YEM. the rest of us will be listening, 24-hours later, via livephish.com where Phish will be providing free next-day mp3s of all three shows (righteous). below, a NYTimes piece on the Phish reunion:

Phish’s Breakup? That Was Then. But Tough Times Call for a Reunion.

By JON PARELES, New York Times

.....Anastasio also has another mission in mind. As a longtime fan of Depression-era swing bands, he has been thinking about Phish’s role in the current recession. “For people in hard times, we can play long shows of pure physical pleasure,” he said. “They come to dance and forget their troubles. It’s like a service commitment.”..... (continue reading)

Posted by Madame Lamb on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 8:59 PM