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There was an official newsletter put out from the band's production office (Dionysian) called The Doniac Schvice. But it hasn't gone out since at least Spring 2000 and, buried somewhere in the Flash content that phish.com has become, is the announcement that "The Schvice has been discontinued indefinitely."
Circulation: Aaccording to Page in an interview published 7/97 in the LA Times, the Schvice "goes out to between 100,000 and 200,000 people six times a year." (More like 3-4 times these days.)
Precursor: What was simply "The Phish Update" became "Doniac Schvice" in late 1993.
Subtitle: The subtitle is "from the fish to the tongue".
Meaning of title: No one seems to know what "Doniac Schvice" means.
Duh! Its been said that that's the title for "obvious" reasons.
Doh! As JennM posted (8/29/97), Mike said in one issue that "Doniac Schvice is that experience when you are coming home and you hear the phone ring and you fumble for your keys to get the door unlocked - and when you finally get inside and to the phone - right then and only right then, it stops ringing.".
Oh? Doniac Schvice is an anagram of civic cash node, nice disc havoc, second civic ha, oh civic dances, choice disc van, his cod can vice, she can do civic, and he cons civic ad.
Eh... When you say the words "Doniac Schvice" out loud, it kinda sounds like a German Guy saying "Don't ask Twice." (mayortr@hotmail.com).
Pronunciation:DOE-nee-ack sh'-VICE
Back-issues are available for sale from Dry Goods (Images of earlier issues were earlier available at the archives via ftp or www.)
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