I want to tell you that I appreciate the fine words written by a young person. Plus -- and I can't stress this enough -- a young person who can WRITE WELL!

I'm 50 and started seeing this band when I was 24. When I'm at a show, I'm always 24. Or 35. Or 18. And that's the point. Phish is an ageless band playing ageless music. In Trey's most recent NY Times interview, he said as much:

Interviewer: But I’m curious about what a midlife crisis might mean for someone who’s spent the better part of 35 years in the extended adolescence of a rock band.
Trey: This is a good door you’ve opened. I’ll step in. It is true: Being in Phish is a bit of an extended adolescence.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/24/magazine/trey-anastasio-phish.html />
There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, I feel Phish keeps a part of me perpetually young. Keep going, my friend! Never give up! I'm about to go to three nights at Alpine myself for the millionth time, and I look forward to the lot scene, the grilled cheese, the hula hoops, the whoops from all of us headed onto the hill, the evening sky, the show, and the memories to be made. OK. I'll admit. At 50, I'm more likely to head out and play some golf during the day, and having figured out at age 45 that I needed to get sober, my days prior to the show are more clear headed.

And of course, all of this is right. Everything's Right just so hold tight.