LARRY KING'S PHISH NEWS & VIEWS
Red Light is shooting itself in the foot by overscheduling the northeast and ignoring its fanbase in the south and west ... If I had to pick one first-set closer to see at every show, I would choose "David Bowie" ... Let's be honest, gang, the majority of the bustout covers during summer '98 were not well rehearsed ... My favorite guest appearance at a Phish show would have to be Baby Gramps on 8/26/93 ... Fishman played better in the suit ... The art for sale in the lots, particularly the beadwork, has never been better ...
The narrations in "Forbin/Mockingbird" are always great, but for my money, nothing beats the narration during "Icculus."
I was never comfortable with the rape imagery in "Jennifer Dances" ... Maybe I'm crazy, but Vladimir Putin is a man I would trust to chaperone my daughter ... Pound for pound, no Phish song has delivered as consistently across all eras as "Bathtub Gin" ... Speaking of "Bathtub Gin," although I concede the Ventura "Gin" was a tremendous show opener, the Riverport "Gin" a week later was without question the best show opener of all time ... Riverport Ampitheater was the St. Louis-area venue where they arrested Axl Rose for assaulting a security guard ... "Waste" is a horrible lyric, but "Friday" is perhaps the single worst lyric in the history of music ... Personally, I never clap during "Stash." I find it demeaning ... The best thing Phish ever did was losing showboat percussionist Marc Daubert ...
Many Americans first grew to love Phish through the novel Run Like an Antelope ... Have you noticed that, in horror films, where there's a hippie character, he generally dies? ... Mike Gordon has tremendous calves ... I cannot be held responsible for my actions if I hear another "Loving Cup" encore ... I am fairly certain the cheesesteak I enjoyed after the third show at Bethel Woods contained neither cheese nor steak ...
Somebody needs to tell the kids sucking balloons after shows, it's just not smart, gang ... The most courteous staff I have ever dealt with at any venue were the fine people at Alpine Valley Music Center in East Troy, Wisconsin ... If you go behind the 200 section Fishman side in Alpharetta, they have a dog track with all the amenities ... The people who feel "Tweezer" peaked in 1994 and 1995 are wrong; I believe "Tweezer" has yet to peak ... The men's basketball team at Goddard College is shockingly bad ... I'm concerned that keyboard player Page McConnell is going bald.
Larry King is a retired broadcasting legend who lives in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area. He has seen 133 Phish shows since his first show at the Pickle Barrel in Killington, VT on 2/7/91. His favorite jam is the GSAC Drowned -> Rock & Roll, just like yours should be. He enjoys smoked whitefish with capers and regular, vigorous prostate massage.
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THERE ISNT A BETTER SINGER IN THE WORLD, THAN BOZ SCAGGS.
LOL
"Personally, I never clap during "Stash." I find it demeaning ."
Too bad more visitors to this site aren't familiar with Larry's old column from USA Today.
@Harrynuggs said: Any given weekend, that place has a far worse M/F ratio than any phish show I have ever been to, and with much more testosterone too.
Other than that, nice venue, which was a bit of a home base for me for years.
And Mike does have nice calves.
"Waste" is a horrible lyric
Well, no its not, it's a very nice scenario of wanting to spend time with someone important, with some really terrific rhymes. One of my favorite Phish songs.
"Friday" is perhaps the single worst lyric in the history of music ..
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl we couldn't get much higher
(I love The Doors but damn Robbie)
Well, I'll take whatever I want
And baby, I want you, yeah
Now you give me something I need
And I want it, I got something for you
Well now
Come on, come on, come on and do it
Come on baby and do what you do
Can't get enough of your love
Can't get enough of your love
(Picking just one shitty Bad Co. lyric was tough)
Seriously, I could go on for 3 pages with shittier lyrics than Friday.
@HenryHolland. Relax, it's humor.
Perhaps "Larry" more properly should have said "biggest setlist buzzkill ballads" rather than simply the overly vague and overinclusive rap of "bad lyrics". I agree with you that many a good song (including many early Phish songs) has "bad" (dumb) lyrics.
On December 20, 1971, Larry King was arrested in Miami, Florida, and charged with grand larceny over his dealings with Louis Wolfson, a financier of questionable reputation. Although the details of the events are somewhat murky, apparently King was peddling his influence with the incoming US Attorney General, John Mitchell, suggesting to Wolfson that he could arrange an investigation that would clear Wolfson’s name. (Wolfson was in prison for selling unregistered stocks.) According to Wolfson, Wolfson gave King a total of $48,000, but King did not deliver Mitchell’s assistance. Wolfson pursued the larceny charge against King, but the statute of limitations had run out on the charges, so King was never tried; however, he did plead no contest to one count of passing bad checks in relation to the scandal.
Thank you.
Loved reading it the first time, the second time, the third time, and I'll probably read it again.
"The people who feel "Tweezer" peaked in 1994 and 1995 are wrong; I believe "Tweezer" has yet to peak"
Now that would be real nice if that turned out to be true!
-Vintage Larry
Props to Larry! Legend on radio and TV as well as a favorite of divorce attorneys
...although I was told this by a friend who is connected to the venue, I don't really have any "insider" information
I don't find that demeaning.
PS - Page isn't balding. His forehead has simply become more prominent over the years. He gets away with that, since everywhere he goes seems to be 'Page's House.'