New Haven was a great venue. Very different than Bender. Lots of space to spread out. The Fish Tank was very psychedelic in this space. Jim was a great opener. Conga lines formed up and down the aisles. With a monster peak in Jim, people were pumped. Peaches rocked, as always. Foam was white hot. Once upon a time, Foam and Divided Sky were sick but not anymore-The End. This Divided oozed energy with a winding jam w/ many peaks and valleys. Stash was grinding. Solid version even if it fell apart towards the end for Connie Chung Reference. COIL is code for early piss break. Who invited Elton John to my rock concert?

One classic memory I have about the fish tank, other than being the coolest stage set up of all time, was during set break. Phish was rocking so hard that all the fish hanging from the lighting rig were swinging. This made the stage squeak the whole set break. Sounded like someone in the room next to you was having sex.

2nd set was solid all the way through. With a huge amount of energy they came out with a purpose and ripped Maze. Fluffhead was great. The crowd’s reaction after powerful pills, awww yeah, everyone went bonkers. Was really funny. Arrival was an ugly beast. And if they follow it up with Antelope well then that means they just wanted more. Good jam in Antelope. In and Out. Fast and Slow. The band wasn’t with Trey the whole time since he wanted to change the pace on a dime but it worked itself out. Contact was funky and fun to dance to on the platform above Fishman. Yes there were pinwheel lights spinning on the walls during Contact giving everyone a warm, fuzzy feeling. Creatures was ok. Strobes flashing. Gordo is a strange one, then it goes right into a routine Walkaway. Walkaway is one tune that is actually played better in 2012 than in 1993. Then a quick-High Energy Chalkdust to send us back into the snow.

Once again we followed the tour buses up the highway witnessing live music history in yet another snow storm stoked for Cumberland. 53’ Trucks whizzed by us at scary speeds and we span out on the highway looking at the exit 66 sign. Got off there for the night to sleep in a parking lot. Checked in around noon at the Senesta-Portland anticipating what was two of all time Phish’s best. It should be noted for the record what an honor it was to witness Phish in their peak.