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Hey there-- I enjoy reading these pholktales so much that I just had to put something in. Here is a little excerpt of an article I wrote for jambands.com back in June 2000. The article was entitled Phish Summer Tour: What I want. Needless to say that with the current hiatus going on, I am not surprised that this list rings as true today as it did back then. So without further ado, I now pesent the top 50 reason we all want Phish to come back soon.

1. I want to see less wookies and more hippies.

2. I want to be in the middle of a mind-melting Down With Disease jam, turn around, and be greeted by a thousand smiling faces all sharing in my jubilation.

3. I want my 16-year old brother to experience the hose at his very first show this summer, and I want to be the first person to watch the expression on his face when "it" hits him.

4. I want to experience that same feeling again for the very first time.

5. I want to lose total control of my body during Bathtub Gin.

6. I want to try "the cup" that my friends Greg and Sarah keep telling me about.

7. I want to miracle someone who truly deserves it.

8. I want to hear a slow song that I can actually look forward to. Two choices that immediately come to mind are If I could and Fast Enough For You.

9. I want to hear Page sing more.

10. I want the old stage-setup to come back again.

11. I want to experience a Hood without any glowsticks.

12. I want to hear at least one jam so incredible that you can't decipher one instrument from another.

13. I want to take a tour inside Adam Foley's camera.

14. I want to go backstage for the very first time.

15. I want to leave every show at Deer Creek with a smile so large that people think I'm psychotic.

16. I want summer tour to hurry up and get here already.

17. I want to buy Andy Gadiel a beer.

18. I want to hug a total stranger for no specific reason.

19. I want my Col. Forbin's. And I want it now.

20. I want to sing along to "Can't I live while I'm young?" and truly mean it.

21. I want to hear Strange Design. I don't care what you say.

22. I want to make a new friend.

23. I want to meet an old friend.

24. I want to dance like I do when nobody's watching.

25. I want to hear at least one amazing encore. (Remember the Island Tour?)

26. I want to see Trey laugh.

27. I want to see Trey start to tear.

28. I want to see Mike make any type of facial expression.

29. I want to see more people in the lots that actually came to hear some music.

30. I want to listen to CD's of the previous night's show on my way to the next.

31. I want to finally say to someone: "If your brother really is in jail, why the hell are you doing the entire Phish tour?"

32. I want to do the entire Phish tour.

33. I want a Drowned in the rain and a Divided Sky during the sunset.

34. I want to see a veteran phan help out a new phan without being condescending.

35. I want to discover a shortcut to Alpine Valley.

36. I want to personally thank Chris Kuroda.

37. I want to speak my mind to Antelope Greg.

38. I want the crowd to be respectful when the boys decide to treat us to something a capella.

39. I want to be able to give someone a subtle look during a raging Ghost jam that says everything we're both thinking.

40. I want Fishman to remember the words to Purple Rain.

41. I want to meet Marco Esquandoles.

42. I want to see fewer dogs running around without leashes in the lots.

43. I want to lose myself in the moment.

44. I want to remember all the words to that middle section in Fluffhead.

45. I want to discover something about the band that I never knew before.

46. I want people to realize that the members of Phish are all human and sometimes make mistakes.

47. I want people to discount that last statement.

48. I want to jibboo and keep on drinking too.

49. I want everyone to realize how lucky we all are.

50. I want to thank all of you for taking the time to read this.

- J- Rose


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