I have just always loved this song. Billy once said that he was heavily influenced by Abbey Road when writing “SFAIR”.  I can kind of see that too.

12 Years ago today…

July 23, 2009

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Nestled in the heart of urban Atlanta, Lakewood Ampitheatre was the site of this monster, space funk show. This was one of those shows that was truly a treat. I was at the show with some of my best college friends and then happened to run into some of my closest friends whom I hadn’t seen in ages by sheer coincidence. A great show that featured a monster “Ghost” and a killer “Y.E.M.” that swung into the Joe Walsh classic rock fave “Rocky Mountain Way”.  The funk at this show was so deep that you needed galoshes.

1: Julius, Dirt, NICU, Dogs Stole Things, Ginseng Sullivan, Water in the Sky, Limb By Limb, Split Open and Melt, Billy Breathes, Possum
2: Punch You in the Eye, Ghost-> Sample in a Jar, You Enjoy Myself*-> Rocky Mountain Way^-> Chalk Dust Torture
E: Frankenstein
*With Russian folk jam, similar to the Muel Duel; fast vocal jam.  ^Joe Walsh cover (first time played)

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Back in February at an Umphrey’s show in Atlanta, we had the good fortune to meet a cool guy and a great photographer, Derek Martinez. Since then, Derek has been show and festival hopping all over the U.S. and has shared some of his photos with us. Check these out:

DSC_0671 copyLes Claypool

DSC_0813 copyBob Weir

DSC_0477 copyBilly Nershi

DSC_1081 copyUmphrey’s McGee

DSC_0495 copyKeith Moseley

DSC_1028 copyJake Cinninger

DSC_0502 copyMichael Kang

DSC_1000 copyBrendan Bayliss

DSC_0816 copyPhil Lesh

DSC_0936Jake & Ryan Stasik

From 7/24/92.

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The 3-Day Phish Festival will be held in California 10/30-11/1.  The most likely scenario is that it will be held in Indio, CA on the Coachella site.