During the first weekend of July this year (the 7th & 8th) I was graced with the opportunity to join my older brother Will (22) on a camping extravaganza to see three Phish concerts at SPAC-Saratoga Performing Arts Center- which is notoriously good for the band due to the singers past history in the town of Saratoga.
During the trip I gained a phew phriends, mostly just became close with my brothers pals by passing around some pot and laying low. A good bonding point was the names that they gave to my friends, which also accurately describes how the girls acted on this experience: iPhone1 and iPhone2. It may not have been their forte, but I suppose all I’m looking for is some genuine enjoyment of the music.
If you haven’t heard Phish before, and you’re generally a jam-band type stuff, I would look into them. Avoid the studio albums, unless of course you LOVE studio music. They are best known for the live stuff, though. If you’re looking for recommendations, a few of my favorites: contact, the moma dance, julius, 2001, the golden age, weekapaug groove, and plenty of covers by various classics like: cities (talking heads) torn and frayed, and loving cup (rolling stones)
They even had the balls to cover the song Sabotage by the beastie boys whilst at SPAC.
Overall, I enjoyed the trip. I had a montage of red glowsticks during the last night. Have you ever seen a red glow stick? the color is significantly more bold than any of the others. I collected close to 100, and it got to the point where strangers were coming up and handing them to me. Along with the glowsticks, I acquired lots of beads. I may have lost the glowsticks during the final build up in the song 2001, but as for the beads, the attachment just grows.
As you can see above, I’ve returned home. however, it’s difficult for me to part with the phrenzy that was SPAC.
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