07-20-2016, 09:34 AM
I feel better than I thought I would this morning. Not too stiff. Not too tired. It'll probably hit later.
Damn, that was a big boy. Strong, young, thick muscled and solid. Kept saying "Mom!!!" Took six of us. We found that one thing we really hate to find: an empty vial. It was a great teaching moment. When we first did the takedown, I looked around and it was all us old guys, grey hair everywhere. So I pulled a young team in (we were short staffed - only two teams) and they were such wide-eyed nooBs, but they all hung with it like champs. The one that was originally the most scared by it all came back for a second round to try another position. He was telling me that when I led the in-service on Monday, he was thinking 'I'm never going to use this'. For one gal, it was her first Phish and Rock Med show. A great experience for them - the heart of Rock Med.
The band was on FIRE! Trey picked up a lot from sitting in on Fare The Well last year. Phish is as strong as I've ever seen them. Ran into John Mayer in the hallway, surrounded by some big security guards. He was at soundboard, probably posting on snapchat or catching pokemon. I hope he was taking notes too.
A nooB volunteer asked me how many Phish shows I've seen. Honestly, I have no idea. I worked for them doing west coast tour and Vegas Halloween shows in the mid/late nineties. I know I got over 300 Dead shows (not counting Other Ones & Furthur) and somewhere near 200 Jerry shows (I figured it out once, but forgot the exact number), but I really never thought about trying to calculate the number of Phish shows. That would take a lot of backtracking.
I may have to pick up the new Phish album. I've never bought any Phish. I have a few odd recordings, but nothing significant, and I still don't really know their song catalog. I seldom get to listen to it that much. I'm always working.
Damn, that was a big boy. Strong, young, thick muscled and solid. Kept saying "Mom!!!" Took six of us. We found that one thing we really hate to find: an empty vial. It was a great teaching moment. When we first did the takedown, I looked around and it was all us old guys, grey hair everywhere. So I pulled a young team in (we were short staffed - only two teams) and they were such wide-eyed nooBs, but they all hung with it like champs. The one that was originally the most scared by it all came back for a second round to try another position. He was telling me that when I led the in-service on Monday, he was thinking 'I'm never going to use this'. For one gal, it was her first Phish and Rock Med show. A great experience for them - the heart of Rock Med.
The band was on FIRE! Trey picked up a lot from sitting in on Fare The Well last year. Phish is as strong as I've ever seen them. Ran into John Mayer in the hallway, surrounded by some big security guards. He was at soundboard, probably posting on snapchat or catching pokemon. I hope he was taking notes too.
A nooB volunteer asked me how many Phish shows I've seen. Honestly, I have no idea. I worked for them doing west coast tour and Vegas Halloween shows in the mid/late nineties. I know I got over 300 Dead shows (not counting Other Ones & Furthur) and somewhere near 200 Jerry shows (I figured it out once, but forgot the exact number), but I really never thought about trying to calculate the number of Phish shows. That would take a lot of backtracking.
I may have to pick up the new Phish album. I've never bought any Phish. I have a few odd recordings, but nothing significant, and I still don't really know their song catalog. I seldom get to listen to it that much. I'm always working.
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