Chatting with a friend post-show, I said, "any Phish show is a good Phish show." His response, a bit tongue in cheek, was, "don't give me that dad crap!" I am a dad, but I've also weathered the ups and downs of the hiatuses. Many of us remember when there was no Phish for a while. It sucked.

Look, if your favorite musician is Beethoven or Miles Davis, awesome. But can you go see them live? My favorite musicians are in the same band, and I get to see them every year.

Someday there will be no Phish. Until then, any Phish show is a good Phish show.