Phish 11/21 Cincinnati

Not much to say about Phish Cincy. At the end of the day, I have probably seen Phish more times than any other band and I have NEVER walked away saying, "that sucked". Some shows are obviously better than others, but they put out a full effort every time they perform. This was my 5th and 6th Phish performance of 2009 and each night was awesome in it's own right. Highlights for the weekend:

-Getting drunk in at Murphy's in Clifton (near U-Cincy) We met a bunch of great people. Mike, you'll never read this, but I wish you a safe trip back to South Dakota. I hope and pray your kid survives and flourishes. Mikey and I both agreed that your story was tragic, and we wish you the best of luck.

-Getting drunk with Megan on Friday before the show and hanging out with her at the show on Saturday. We met a wheelchair chick at a restaurant on Friday. It turns out she likes to party and wanted one of our extra tickets. We wheeled down to the show and fought the crowd all night. While Megan has zero discreet public weed smoking skills (lost my pipe) we all had a lot of fun together and I'm glad she enjoyed the show.

-I met the Music Director for the Cincinnati Archdiocese. We chatted for a few minutes. Just to clarify one point...when I described Archdiocese folks as "stuffy" I wasn't talking about you. I don't even know you. Quite honestly, it's unfair for me to generalize all archdiocese folks as "stuffy". Not that it matters, but I retract my statement.

-I also want to apologize to the bartender Bistro Bar for goofing on Cincy for being a racist city. I was super drunk and Cincy is no more racist than Milwaukee (which is also very racist). More importantly, I left my credit card without paying my tab. My bad. Don't worry I'll fix it.


There were lots of music highlights on the weekend:

Song highlight for me was Rolling Stones cover Torn and Frayed. I downloaded the Halloween set and have been replaying that song over and over. It was awesome (and surprising) to hear it live. Now I can put that song to rest because I have a tendency to replay the same music over and over.

We had 11th row center tickets for the Saturday show. I wouldn't recommend paying extra money for floor seats at an arena show. While it is cool to see the band a little closer, it's difficult to actually get to your seat (I sat in the aisle) and it's very crowded with lots of bad dancers flailing around. I took a few elbows in the back from dread lock hippy spinners.

I hate music reviews that just list the tracks and I can't remember anything distinct about the music. Both nights were excellent all around. Phish charges $50 per ticket and they are worth every penny. This is truly a top rock performer for my generation.