"I was thinking at set break about the highlights of the first set and I kept thinking back to Sample and Julius. Not often that happens"

Agreed. I've heard plenty of more memorable Gins and Rock & Rolls, but there is something to be said for a show in which they predominately stick to the script but slip the extra mustard into places that don't usually get it. It's nice to be able to add a few more names to that list of songs that Phish surprisingly burned a hole through this summer.

Not sure why, but I was 100% convinced they were going to play and utterly demolish Round Room deep in the second set. A laughable sentiment? Perhaps, but listen to 2/16/03 or 7/13/03 before dismissing Round Room as an improv platform. I can't think of any other songs played 5 or fewer times with such good jams.