So i call my buddy up, and it takes about ten times of my saying "Phish is back" for him to finally understand what it is that i am saying. After he gets it, he tells me it was the best phone call he had ever received in his life, and he had to go so he could talk to his parents about getting him hotel rooms for the show.

The next person i called was my brother at work. After he gets on the phone i go, "guess what i got in the mail." He had no idea, and finally i just told him, "Phish is back." There was a silence on the other line, and i was like, "Are you still there?"

He was like, "yeah! I have to go tell our other buddy," (who he works with). I find out from our other buddy that he came running over to his department, shaking from head to toe. He finally made it out and almost couldn't go back to work he was so happy. We got our hotel rooms that night. So the party is at the Pennsylvania hotel right across from Madison Square Garden. I hope to see you all there.

- Mathew Galligan