Trey once said something along the lines,"If I'm still playing these songs in 30 years, someone throw a tomato at me." Well, I've had a beanbag tomato for over two decades sitting with my aging stubs, and I'm more and more certain, it'll never need to be used. Watching Phish live since 1991, I've winessed a great college band transition themselves into master musicians. "4:20" started in the lots as a true "secret language", and turn into somewhat of a commercialized catastrophe. Phish however, has remained our secret. And although their at iconic levels in the history of music, we still have them pretty much to ourselves. It's amazing the things they continue to do that slides under the radar. They may be playing the same songs after 30 years, but they're in no way playing the "same songs." There's ups and downs with any band, or in anyone's life for that matter. Especially when considering decades of time. Right now, in 2015, I feel Phish is on an incredible "up." Still being as creative, awe inspiring now, as they were when I saw first saw them in providence, when we were all still just kids. Phish 1.0, 2.0, 3.0...? Sure great way to categorize for conversation. But I just say Phish. They can play what they want, when the want, and how they want. Because they've always done it right! They're not just on that stage for the gabillions of dollars they've rightfully earned, or to keep a ton of people employed. You can tell they want to be there, and so don't I.