You lost me here: "I’m confident those would be the top four vote-getters of any poll of favorite Phish festivals, with maybe the Clifford Ball sneaking in there"

I have a feeling you're confidence is based on the fact that most of the people you know and/or interact with on a frequent basis were not at many (if any) of the 1.0 festivals. Then again, I wasn't at Lemonwheel (or Oswego for that matter). But having been to all the others, Clifford Ball EASILY fits in my top 5 festival experiences.

Great article, I like the way it's written.