My first Phish show as well. I had caught Trey in Asheville for Halloween and vowed that if Phish got back together I would be there. My wife (now ex & no regrets)) & I had just split up a month earlier, so I needed to really 'cut loose'. I drove up from Charleston by myself and got to the Coliseum around 3 or so. It was misty raining, but the energy level was definitely up. I met some cool people in the lot and hung with them.
Once got inside and the lights went down, all previous things on my mind at that time, left me and I lost myself in the music. I remember thinking on the drive back home, asking myself why I had put off seeing Phish for so long. (I had been into the Grateful Dead & Widespread) But I also knew I found my 'new' favorite jam band!