From: Digestifier To: Subject: Dead-Flames Digest #605 Dead-Flames Digest #605, Volume #48 Tue, 18 Oct 05 12:00:02 PDT Contents: Re: First show/last show (wyeknot) Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish (DB) Re: drug tests for jobs (NDC) Re: First show/last show (DB) Re: Are you working in the same field you majored in college? ("Andrew Murawa") Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish ("Carlisle") Re: Clapton/Trucks Tour? ("Schmoe") Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish ("Olompali4") Re: Are you working in the same field you majored in college? ("Stuknot") Re: Clapton/Trucks Tour? (jomcguire1@yahoo.com) Re: drug tests for jobs (NDC) (the wharf rat) Re: First show/last show ("Stuknot") The Colberr Raporr (NDC) (John Doherty) Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish ("Dylanstubs") Re: Clapton/Trucks Tour? ("Olompali4") Happiness is . . . ("Dylanstubs") Re: drug tests for jobs (NDC) ("Millhaven") Re: More firsts and lasts (The Lord of Eltingville) Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish (The Lord of Eltingville) Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish ("Carlisle") Re: Vegas '95 ("Stuknot") Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish (leftie) Re: Happiness is . . . (greek_philosophizer@hotmail.com) Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish ("Carlisle") Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish ("Greg Sasso") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: wyeknot Subject: Re: First show/last show Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:57:55 -0400 dyrewlf wrote: > My first was 4/14/82 was dragged by my brother who was supposed to be > babysitting me. I had no idea what hit me. Dude, that Jack Straw is a rager. Whole first set is actually. "....never been late to a rock-n-roll show...." Matt ------------------------------ From: DB Subject: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:59:09 -0400 You decide. http://jambands.com/ is running the following poll and disturbingly, Live Phish has three of the top 5 spots. Come on folks, go and vote. DB Question: Here’s a variant on our last question that focuses on the Grateful Dead and Phish: If you had to grab one live album for a road trip from the list that follows, which one would you choose? (We’ll take the top choices and move them to the next round) Results: 1. Dick's Picks 15, Englishtown, NJ 9/3/77 7.0% 2. Live Phish 11, Denver, CO 11/17/97 6.2% 3. Live Phish 02, North Fayston, VT 7/16/94 5.6% 4. Dick's Picks 03, Pembroke Pines, FL 5/22/77 5.2% 5. Live Phish Island Tour, Uniondale, NY 4/3/98 4.3% 6. Live Phish 15, Atlanta, GA 10/31/96 3.3% 7. Dick's Picks 08, Binghamton, NY 5/2/70 3.2% 8. Dick's Picks 10 San Francisco, CA 12/29/77 & 12/30/77 3.0% 9. Dick's Picks 12, Providence, RI and Boston, MA 6/26/74 & 6/28/74 2.6% 10. Dick's Picks 14, Boston, MA 11/30/73 & 12/2/73 2.5% 10. Live Phish 2003, Uniondale, NY 2/28/03 2.5% 12. Live Phish 13, Glens Falls, NY 10/31/94 2.3% 12. Dick's Picks 04, New York, NY 2/13/70 & 2/14/70 2.3% 14. Dick's Picks 18, Madison, WI & Cedar Falls, IA 2/3/78 & 2/5/78 2.2% 14. Live Phish 07, Tinley Park, IL 8/14/93 2.2% 14. Live Phish 2003, Burgettstown, PA 7/29/03 2.2% 14. Live Phish 18, Dallas TX, 5/7/94 2.2% 18. Live Phish 06, Worcester, MA 11/27/98 1.9% 19. Live Phish 01, Binghamton, NY 12/14/95 1.7% 19. Live Phish 04, Fukuoka, Japan 6/14/00 1.7% 19. Live Phish 10, Columbus, OH 6/22/94 1.7% 22. Live Phish 03, Darien Center, NY 9/14/00 1.5% 22. Live Phish 16, Las Vegas, NV 10/31/98 1.5% 22. Live Phish 05, East Troy, WI 7/8/00 1.5% 22. Dick's Picks 01, Tampa, FL 12/19/73 1.5% 26. Dick's Picks 21, Richmond, VA 11/1/85 1.4% 27. Dick's Picks 06, Hartford, CT 10/14/83 1.2% 27. Dick's Picks 11, Jersey City, NJ 9/27/72 1.2% 27. Dick's Picks 29, Atlanta, GA and Lakeland, FL 5/19/77 & 5/21/77 1.2% 30. Live Phish 09, Townshend, VT 8/26/89 1.1% 30. Live Phish 12, Noblesville, IN 8/13/96 1.1% 30. Dick's Picks 17, Boston, MA 9/25/91 1.1% 30. Dick's Picks 07, London, UK 9/74 1.1% 34. Dick's Picks 16, San Francisco, CA 11/8/69 1.0% 34. Live Phish 20, Providence, RI 12/29/94 1.0% 34. Dick's Picks 20, Landover, MD and Syracuse, NY 9/25/76 & 9/28/76 1.0% 34. Live Phish Island Tour, Providence, RI 4/4/98 1.0% 34. Live Phish 14, Rosemont, IL 10/31/95 1.0% 34. Live Phish 19, Keene, NH 7/12/91 1.0% 40. Dick's Picks 31, Philadelphia, PA 8/4/74 & 8/5/74 0.8% 40. Dick's Picks 02, Columbus, OH 10/31/71 0.8% 40. Dick's Picks 34, Rochester, NY 11/5/77 0.8% 40. Dick's Picks 25, New Haven, CT and Springfield, MA 5/10/78 & 5/11/78 0.8% 40. Dick's Picks 24, Daly City, CA 3/23/74 0.8% 45. Live Phish 08, Camden, NJ 7/10/99 0.7% 45. Dick's Picks 05, Oakland, CA 12/26/79 0.7% 45. Dick's Picks 33, Oakland, CA 10/9/76 & 10/10/76 0.7% 45. Live Phish Island Tour, Providence, RI 4/5/98 0.7% 45. Live Phish 17, Portland, OR 7/15/98 0.7% 50. Dick's Picks 30, New York, N Y 3/25/72 & 3/28/72 0.6% 50. Dick's Picks 28, Lincoln, NE and Salt Lake City, UT 2/26/73 & 2/28/73 0.6% 50. Dick's Picks 35, San Diego, CA and Chicago, IL 8/7/71 & 8/24/71 0.6% 50. Dick's Picks 09, New York City, NY 9/16/90 0.6% 50. Live Phish 2003, West Valley City, UT 7/15/03 0.6% 55. Dick's Picks 22, Lake Tahoe, CA 2/23/68 & 2/24/68 0.4% 55. Dick's Picks 26, Chicago, IL and Minneapolis, MN 4/26/69 & 4/27/69 0.4% 55. Dick's Picks 19, Oklahoma City, OK 10/19/73 0.4% 55. Dick's Picks 13, Uniondale, NY 5/6/81 0.4% 55. Dick's Picks 32, East Troy, WI 8/7/82 0.4% 60. Live Phish Island Tour, Uniondale, NY 4/2/98 0.3% 60. Dick's Picks 23, Baltimore, MA 9/17/72 0.3% ------------------------------ From: Subject: Re: drug tests for jobs (NDC) Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:06:09 -0700 I work for a company that used to drug test new employees (and stopped doing it when we had a shortage of engineers). The procedure is typically to extend an offer and require that a urine sample is given within 48 hours or so from the offer. No random testing was done past that point. There are ways to beat the test but it would be difficult to beat a random test. The call is yours. Go for the money or go for the principle of things. Me, I don't do it primarily because I don't like to have to deal with the people who sell the stuff and because of the RICO laws, they can take your house in the process. Sort of takes all of the fun outta it. b. ------------------------------ From: DB Subject: Re: First show/last show Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:08:50 -0400 wyeknot wrote: > dyrewlf wrote: > >> My first was 4/14/82 was dragged by my brother who was supposed to be >> babysitting me. I had no idea what hit me. > > > Dude, that Jack Straw is a rager. Whole first set is actually. > > "....never been late to a rock-n-roll show...." > > Matt But the China>Rider>Playing in the gem of that show. The China>Rider is played at what seems to be '74 tempo, nice and slow. It gives the listener the chance to relish every note. The Playin' jam is out there too -- real slow and spacey. Also, there is a unique Egyptian-type jam coming out of the space right before the Wheel. Glens Falls got all the good ones. DB ------------------------------ From: "Andrew Murawa" Subject: Re: Are you working in the same field you majored in college? Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:23:39 -0700 "ba ba booie" wrote in message news:5802-4354FE2C-1244@storefull-3274.bay.webtv.net... > > Are you working in the same field you majored in college? Nope. Majored in journalism... Worked for a paper for a little bit while in college, but have never worked in journalism since I got my degree... My post college jobs have been a mishmash of various different things, some of which had a tangential relationship with the journalism degree, but at present I work for a financial institution as a network administrator, and I have never so much as taken a single class in anything having to do with computers or networks... It ain't what you know, it's what you are put in the position to pretend you know... ------------------------------ From: "Carlisle" Subject: Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: 18 Oct 2005 10:29:01 -0700 My first choice would be DP's#25, then #13. Sure the Grateful Dead is the stand out groundbreaking band with the better songs and lead guitarist. But face it>>Phish could lay down the jamz. They've rocked my world and I never even saw the band live, fyi. Even Summer 2004 gets rotation because they had the funk so down and nobody is better on bass than MG!! Part of the animosity stems from the fact that Phish became the "Jam Masters" in the 90's when most of us were past our initial impressionable open-minded youth. Yeah even me, I was out of college by '91 and Phish just wasn't a factor. So my own hipster girlfriend from NYC referred to Phish as "kiddie music" although the four members of the band are our seniors. Perhaps it was their reputation for silliness and wacky lyrics. Oh well, I'll take a parody or some mythical non-sense. It's all a matter of taste. Thoughts? Carrie ------------------------------ Reply-To: "Schmoe" From: "Schmoe" Subject: Re: Clapton/Trucks Tour? Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:30:20 -0400 DB wrote: > I am > really disgusted with this Cream business at $375 a ticket for the MSG > shows I agree 101%. Couldn't bring myself to pay more than $80 for nosebleeds to Cream. I plan on an action seat upgrade plan. ------------------------------ From: "Olompali4" Subject: Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: 18 Oct 2005 10:45:04 -0700 >Perhaps it was their reputation for silliness > and wacky lyrics. Perhaps? That is exactly the weakness of Phish music. But then, I'm one of those that thinks Zappa pissed away half of his genius on the exact same thing. Humor can belong in music but the joke gets stale really quick. Live, it's a lot of fun..on a recording, after the first three spins, silliness can become a waste. Spike Jones on the box? Fairly forgotten. I'll take The Grateful Dead's many, many tales of mortality and hope. ------------------------------ From: "Stuknot" Subject: Re: Are you working in the same field you majored in college? Date: 18 Oct 2005 10:46:54 -0700 ba ba booie wrote: > Are you working in the same field you majored in college? > College (poli-sci)> kicked out for being a wise-guy > different college > dropped out on account of still being a wise-guy > different college > plumber > insurance biz > law school > lawyer I'd probably be a retired contractor by now if I had stayed a plumber. John H. ------------------------------ From: jomcguire1@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Clapton/Trucks Tour? Date: 18 Oct 2005 10:48:23 -0700 > Seriously, will this be another Clapton effort to cash in on his past > glory by charging $300+ per ticket to play his golden oldies? I am > really disgusted with this Cream business at $375 a ticket for the MSG > shows and would be surprised and disheartened to see one my current > guitar heroes Derek Trucks succumb to corporate rock. Don't do it > Derek! Keep your day job with the DTB and ABB. > > DB Oh for crying out loud! Cream fans have been demanding this reunion for ages! Why, why, why is Clapton the most criticized musician on the face of the planet EVER? No matter what he does. He plays new songs.....he gets reamed for not playing his hits or not digging into his back catalog. He plays old songs....he gets reamed for that, accused of cashing in! There are two other musicians in Cream...it's a trio...get it? Damn if it's not Clapton that gets the heat for the ticket prices. Stones, McCartney, Madonna, Eagles,....oh guess they deserve the big money. Let me say this again.........get ready....are you listening?......okay...... THERE WILL BE NO DEREK AND THE DOMINOS TOUR.....NONE. The rumor is false. Derek joining the tour as part of the band, or as the opening act is being discussed - BUT NOT AS THE DOMINOS. If you have to criticize him, at least criticize him for someone he has acually done, not for some stupid internet rumor that you are part of spreading around. ------------------------------ From: wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) Subject: Re: drug tests for jobs (NDC) Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:50:23 +0000 (UTC) In article <3rkajqFiuae7U2@individual.net>, Joe wrote: >Isn't it ironic that booze is toxic, will impair your mental and physical >functions, sometimes leads to violence, and is completely legal, while the >most benign plant on the planet can get you tossed into prison? > Well, actually, joe, to refocus on the topic at hand, I'm not allowed to test positive for alcohol use, either. (I also need to maintain a good credit rating!) Yes, I'm surprised that pot's not legal yet. But a lot of the Drug Free Workplace crap is CYA on the part of employers or even Federal law in certain cases. ------------------------------ From: "Stuknot" Subject: Re: First show/last show Date: 18 Oct 2005 10:54:40 -0700 Jeff wrote: > Wayne wrote: > > San Diego Sports Areana, San Diego, CA (Sunday, 12/12/93) > > Stella Blue -> > > Around and Around > > > > I Fought The Law > > I haven't heard this one....But what an amazing way to completely destroy an awesome set > list. Round & Round would have been a total letdown for me, and then to set through that > just to get to a Law? > It was a pretty good show and Weir was on acoustic for Round & Round so the transition From Stella wasn't the massive buzz-kill it could have been. The band was pretty strong right around then, they had broken out King Bee in L.A. a couple of nights before, and I think Branford had played in LA as well (or was that 12/94?). John H. ------------------------------ From: John Doherty Subject: The Colberr Raporr (NDC) Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:56:45 -0400 from Salon Magazine: All-spin zone Steven Colbert celebrates the era of ignorance, taking his bloviating journalist to a glorious new high with his "Daily Show" spinoff. By Heather Havrilesky Oct. 18, 2005 | Many have wondered how "Daily Show" regular Steven Colbert would stretch his self-important journalist character to fill up another half-hour of television every night. The answer? Do it the way real-life self-important journalists with their very own interminable news shows do it: with lots of pointless pontificating, rambling asides and egocentric blathering. Just make sure there are plenty of flashing headlines next to your head, and people won't know the difference. "The Colbert Report" (pretentiously pronounced "The Col-bear Ra-poor") is an extended play on the fact that, in the age of "The Daily Show" or "Hardball" or nutty Nancy Grace of Court TV, not only can't people differentiate between real news and slanted, self-serving blather, they can't distinguish between real journalists and those who play journalists on TV. If the guy's name is flashing all over the place, he must be important. In keeping with this trend, Colbert's name is scattered all over the set -- in the background in two places, on a plasma screen in front of him, twice on his desk and moving in a red ticker across the ground, plus his desk is in the shape of a giant "C." During the opening credits, an eagle flies around his head, and words flash across the screen: "POWERFUL," "COURAGEOUS," "EXCEPTIONAL," and also "DOMINEERING," "RELENTLESS," "GRIPPY." Yes, you read that right: Grippy. Soon, Colbert tells us about his own personal brand of no-nonsense, hard-hitting ... well, nonsense. Somewhere out there, Bill O'Reilly is fidgeting and twitching like the villain whose voodoo doll just took a thumb tack to the forehead. In a nice play on O'Reilly's "No-Spin Zone" foolishness, Colbert wants us to know that even though his name is all over the place, the show isn't all about him. "No, this program is dedicated to you, the heroes!" he bellows. "And who are the heroes? The people who watch this show -- average, hardworking Americans. You're not the elites, you're not the country club crowd. I know for a fact that my country club would never let you in. But you get it! And you come from a long line of it-getters!" Immediately, Colbert has his finger on the throbbing pulse of right-wing punditry, the dexterity with which they pander to the working class without getting any mud on their Italian wing-tip loafers. "On this show, your voice will be heard," Colbert reassures us, "in the form of my voice." Which brings us to "tonight's word": truthiness. "Now I'm sure some of the word police, the 'Wordinistas' over at Webster's, are gonna say, 'Hey, that's not a word.'" But Colbert goes on to explain, "I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart. And that's exactly what's pulling our country apart today. We are divided between those who think with their head, and those who know with their heart." Next to Colbert, a bullet point flashes "No Thinking." With the glorification of ignorance at its peak, this little rant couldn't feel any more timely. It's soothing, somehow, to witness Colbert tackling the profound absurdity of the times with such unbridled glee. Next, NBC anchor Stone Phillips appears and Colbert quickly points out an Emmy award on the mantel next to a Peabody award, then asks Phillips, who also won an Emmy, "Do you keep yours next to your Peabody?" After a hilariously nonsensical interview, the two have a "gravitas" contest, to see who can deliver the most idiotic news headlines with the most convincingly weighty intonation. Naturally, Phillips is the master of this domain, but after the applause for him fades, Colbert mutters sympathetically, "Nice try." Basically, those who doubted Colbert could support a full half-hour with his gravitas have been silenced -- at least until the second episode, anyway. Not only does Colbert maintain his persona without skipping a beat throughout the entire show, but he's got great comic timing, the show's writers are brilliant, and the whole thing is pure foolish, bizarre, idiotic fun at Bill O'Reilly's expense. And is there any better kind of fun than that? Grippy, indeed. ------------------------------ From: "Dylanstubs" Subject: Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:06:18 -0700 DP4 followed closely by DP8, and then DP5. Never got Phish, although I do respect them as musicians. Their music just doesn't move me. ------------------------------ From: "Olompali4" Subject: Re: Clapton/Trucks Tour? Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:07:05 -0700 > If you have to criticize him, at least criticize him for someone he has > acually done Sheryl Crow? ------------------------------ From: "Dylanstubs" Subject: Happiness is . . . Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:07:41 -0700 .. . . heading into the men's room stall and discovering some kind soul has left you the Sports page. :) ------------------------------ From: "Millhaven" Subject: Re: drug tests for jobs (NDC) Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:09:19 -0700 Ben wrote: > just wondering others experiences. > > I just interviewed for a job today that has a drug test. I might even > be able to pass at this point, but am still planning on using some > product that I bought - dehydrated piss that's guaranteed clean. > > How does this usually work with big companies? > > Since they flew me up to their HQ for the interview, I was prepared to > use the dehydrated solution, but they didn't mention it and so I'm > left pondering the possibilities: > > 1: They tell me to go to a testing facility where I live when they > make an offer and tell me it's contingent on that > > 2: They test me when I report to work - sounds crazy, but this is how > another company I went to work for did it - I passed that one - was > clean for a good 6 weeks and drank some tea just for good measure. > > That was a much smaller company - this one's BIG. > > 3: It's a bluff to weed out applicants - probably a pipe dream on my > part > > > There was a part on the application saying I agreed to submit to piss > or blood tests whenever they requested it, but the job description > didn't say anything about random tests - I imagine it's just a > pre-employment and a for-cause thing. > > I wouldn't be doing anything like driving a forklift although some > positions in the company do that sort of thing. > > I figure a blood test is only if they suspect you're drunk or under > the influence at the time - can that even detect drug use beyond that? > > I know piss tests for pot can detect up to a month and maybe more. > That's what really bothers me. > > I've been clean for a month except for few resin hits a couple weeks > ago which really didn't do much anyway. > > I don't have an offer yet, but it seems weird that they would spend > somewhere between $500-$1000 to interview me in person but not include > the drug test then. A drug test surely wouldn't cost more than > $50-100, would it? > > So why wait until they extend an offer or until I show up for my first > day of work to actually require a piss test? I once interviewed and they said "you're hired as soon as you pass the drug test." I wasn't a total pothead at the time but I had toked up at a gig less than 2 weeks before. Passed fine (though I have no idea if they really tested for marijuana or not). LAy off a bit, if they tell you you didn't pass the drug test, then claim false positive and by the time they get around to retesting you, you might have had time to work it out of your system. (Drink LOTS of water, not just 6-8 glasses but a gallon or two a day, and excercise). ------------------------------ From: The Lord of Eltingville Subject: Re: More firsts and lasts Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:49:03 -0400 joker4153@comcast.net wrote: > > I saw the first and last time the Dead rented flatbed trucks, blocked > off Haight Street without permits and played for free. > March 3, 1968. > What do I win? > > Larry A box of Depends and a bottle of Centrum Silver... ;-> ------------------------------ From: The Lord of Eltingville Subject: Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:46:38 -0400 Carlisle wrote: > > My first choice would be DP's#25, then #13. > Sure the Grateful Dead is the stand out groundbreaking band with the > better songs and lead guitarist. But face it>>Phish could lay down the > jamz. They've rocked my world and I never even saw the band live, fyi. > Even Summer 2004 gets rotation because they had the funk so down and > nobody is better on bass than MG!! You misspelled "Dave Schools or Oteil Burbridge." I think you're slipping in your old age... ;-> > > Part of the animosity stems from the fact that Phish became the "Jam > Masters" in the 90's when most of us were past our initial > impressionable open-minded youth. Yeah even me, I was out of college by > '91 and Phish just wasn't a factor. So my own hipster girlfriend from > NYC referred to Phish as "kiddie music" although the four members of > the band are our seniors. Perhaps it was their reputation for silliness > and wacky lyrics. Oh well, I'll take a parody or some mythical > non-sense. It's all a matter of taste. > Thoughts? > Carrie ------------------------------ From: "Carlisle" Subject: Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:13:22 -0700 Olompali4 wrote: > >Perhaps it was their reputation for silliness > > and wacky lyrics. > > Perhaps? That is exactly the weakness of Phish music. > But then, I'm one of those that thinks Zappa pissed away half of his > genius on the exact same thing. > Humor can belong in music but the joke gets stale really quick. > Live, it's a lot of fun..on a recording, after the first three spins, > silliness can become a waste. > Spike Jones on the box? Fairly forgotten. > I'll take The Grateful Dead's many, many tales of mortality and hope. It's all a matter of how you look at it. The Gamehendge saga alone had the elements of both hope and morality. For whatever reasons, Phish hasn't gotten old for me either. So they must have had more going on than stage antics/senseless lyrics. If Phish was an everlasting spoof, they sure as heaven got me good!! All good things in all good time, cpc Swinging on the lifeline Fraying bits of twine Entangled in the remnants of the Knot I left behind And asking you to help me make it Finally unwind But God never listens to what I say God never listens to what I say And you don't get a refund If you overpray And when the line is breaking And when I'm near the end When all the time spent leading I've been following instead When all my thoughts and memories are Left hanging by a thread God never listens... Stranded on this slender string The minutes seem to last a lifetime Dangling here between the light above And blue below that drags me down But God never listens to what I say God never listens to what I say And you don't get a refund If you overpray ------------------------------ From: "Stuknot" Subject: Re: Vegas '95 Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:16:13 -0700 Andrew Murawa wrote: > "Jeff" wrote in message > They were, all in all, pretty damn bad shows... Are they worth listening > to though? Sure, why not. If only to confirm that they were indeed > pretty bad shows... There were a couple relative highlights here and > there... > > I thought the Sunday show was "best".... Post-drums is pretty cool I > think... http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=13964 I had to leave after Saturday for some reason, so I missed Unbroken on Sun. I do remember a good Uncle John's and SOTM on Fri., and Sat.'s Morning Dew was good too. John H. ------------------------------ From: leftie Subject: Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:16:45 -0700 Carlisle wrote: > If Phish was an everlasting spoof, > they sure as heaven got me good!! What are you wearing about now? ------------------------------ From: greek_philosophizer@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Happiness is . . . Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:17:45 -0700 Why do people read while engaged in that activity? .. ------------------------------ From: "Carlisle" Subject: Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:19:51 -0700 Carlisle wrote: > Olompali4 wrote: > > >Perhaps it was their reputation for silliness > > > and wacky lyrics. > > > > Perhaps? That is exactly the weakness of Phish music. > > But then, I'm one of those that thinks Zappa pissed away half of his > > genius on the exact same thing. > > Humor can belong in music but the joke gets stale really quick. > > Live, it's a lot of fun..on a recording, after the first three spins, > > silliness can become a waste. > > Spike Jones on the box? Fairly forgotten. > > I'll take The Grateful Dead's many, many tales of mortality and hope. > > It's all a matter of how you look at it. The Gamehendge saga alone had > the elements of both hope and morality. Actually I meant to say>>>hope and mortality. But it all works out. Mrs. Forbin ------------------------------ From: "Greg Sasso" Subject: Re: Dicks Picks vs. Live Phish Date: 18 Oct 2005 11:23:48 -0700 I love Phish, and Mike Gordon, but if you think he's the best bassist around you need to put down the pipe. 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