With no stop at MPP and announcement of no Fall tour, I feared not being able to see phish this year. I’m an old phan (not jaded) and unable to hit multiple shows at this point in my life. I can usually swing two or three shows a year but this year was looking bleek. And being that the last show I attended was the Wilmington run last year, my first rain cancellation (hopefully the last), you might say I needed closure. Fortunately, some plans in my work life a few days prior to the festival getting underway, and I suddenly realized that I could swing a solo trek to Dover for the Saturday night show. I hit the jackpot with this show and the SASS was cathartic. I’m sure I have some attendance bias but there’s no denying the quality of the jams here. Particularly the phishy groove that set in halfway through the Jibboo, the spectacular 46 Days and the entire second set! Proof positive that if you have a chance to squeeze a show into your life, take it! I love being a part of the crowd and experiencing the intense jubilation with everyone. Shows like this where the band and the crowd are truly one, vibrating together in sync is indescribable and can only be felt in person. It’s why we keep it rolling. Thank you, Phish for the many years and continued joy and peace you bring me. And thank you phans, for sharing in the groove with me, making these occasional solo ventures I take to see Phish feel like family gatherings. Hope to see you all at MPP again sooner than later.