The day began with a drenching rain falling on our tents around 3am and continued well into the morning, then drizzling throughout the early afternoon. Bathing in the waters of Saratoga Lake surrounded by other phans in the light rain was a beautiful way to settle into the day. Around 4 in the afternoon the sun broke out and erased all thoughts of skipping the lot. Rolled in around 5 - there was a golden light and haze of humidity hanging over everything that gave the whole scene an otherworldly glow. Too many wonderful interactions with strangers to list.

As someone else mentioned, Buried Alive is almost always a harbinger of a sick show to follow. I immediately thought of 12/29/18. The first Reprise and subsequent jam brought with it a palpable electricity in the crowd and an early dawning realization that "Oh sh*t - this is gonna be one of THOSE shows..." And it was. One of the best first sets I have ever seen, incredibly and unexpectedly emotional for me. The Reba, The Roses... all infused with an absolutely classic, Phishy sense of an inside joke that we were all in on. It felt very old school in that way, but laced with blazing 3.0/4.0 energy. Flawless playing and segues that turned on a dime.

At setbreak, the chatter was "how the F do they follow up that set? If they manage to, this will be an all-timer!" And it was. KDF and Twist jams were for me the least interesting segment of the show, but from Golden Age onwards the quality of the 2nd set absolutely matched the first.. Have not yet listened back, but wow. Most everyone knew the Tweezer encore was coming but assumed it would be a big Tweezer>Reprise to finish. The Hood instead was a glorious, beautiful, and heartfelt way to cap it all of, as it always is.

IMO, this show deserves a 4.6 and belongs in there with 12/30/19 and some of the other recent behemoths - heck, it belongs in there with some of the great 1.0 moments. A classic Phish show to treasure for years.

50th show for me and I could not have possibly drawn up on paper or in my mind a more perfect show experience to mark the milestone. Thanks to everyone in attendance for being a part of it. This band and this community are the best thing going and I feel beyond grateful that we are still doing this, and that it is still this GOOD!