"I wince the whole time during these new songs and the Love Love Love stuff..."

If there aren't any new songs, then Phish is just an oldies band playin' the hits. And my guess is that Phish would say phuck it at that point. Your wincing is a personal problem...You missed a HUGE Final Hurrah Tues and a sweet Ruby Waves>yada yada yada>Ruby Waves excursion on Wed. Bummer!

And as the Doobies sang, without love, where would you be now? Not bitching here, for one thing. Read Guttermitts reply to you...it's dead-on. Live, learn, love. We old folks get it. We're feeling it with the band. It's a love thing. Hug your kids. Hug your parents. Hug the world. Tell 'em you love 'em. Show it with how you live and with what you do...while you can. Because (Dust in the) wind. Peace and Phish!