After a lengthy and courageous fight with cancer, on November 30, 2025, we lost John Greene - longtime Phish fan, one of Phish.net's very first users, keyboardist in the Bay Area's Phish tribute band Chum, and loving friend to so many of us in the community.

John was an important part of Phish's lore, not just in his faithful stylings of the band's catalog. He produced the "Esther" music video in 1991; his yeP! bandmate Matthew Laurence released the Amy's Farm footage on the blog in support of Mockingbird, and John was there filming it too (can you spot him in the footage with a camera on his shoulder?); and most recently, he let us interview him and release the long-lost Gamehendge CD-ROM footage that he had recorded 30 years prior and dutifully preserved in his archives. I was lucky enough to spend John's last Phish shows with him at Bill Graham on April 22 and 23, 2025.

Beyond music, John spent years openly sharing his experience living with cancer, writing honestly about treatment, uncertainty, and day-to-day life. His final post, written by his wife Heather as a farewell, is deeply moving and worth reading. In John’s memory, his son Orion has started a fundraising effort to support blood-cancer research. If you’re able and inclined, please consider donating to his Student Visionaries of the Year campaign to raise funds for Blood Cancer United here.

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