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I won't attempt to make some groundbreaking musical quote to describe how music is such a powerful force in my life. I'll let these three people do it for me.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. --Red Auerbach
I've outdone anyone you can name — Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss. Irving Berlin, he wrote 1,001 tunes. I wrote 5,500. --James Brown
All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff. --Frank Zappa

Pearl Street All-Stars featuring members of SCI, Funky Meters, Galactic, and the Flecktones
9-17-05 Boulder, Colorado
Attendees: Joe, Alissa, Greg, Kim, and I
Random thoughts: Good jam band seen in a small setting.

My first time seeing 70 Volt Parade, Trey's new band.
8-13-05 Morrison, Colorado
Attendees: Doug Nicol, Patrick, Tim Burke, and myself
Random thoughts: It's weird seeing Trey with another band. Thought they were good though.

As most of you probably know, I've been to many Phish shows in my day. Below you'll find the stub from each show I've attended, my fellow attendees, and maybe some random memories from the show. Enjoy.
10-31-95 Chicago, Illionis
My first Phish show. Attendees: Matt and I
Random thoughts: Phish's musical costume that night:
The Who's Quadrophenia.
8-10-96 East Troy, Wisconsin
Attendees: Matt and I
Random thoughts: Alpine Valley is Wisconsin is one of
the sickest places to ever see a show.
8-12-96 Noblesville, Indiana
First Phish show in my hometown.
It's nice to sleep in your own bed. Attendees: Matt and I
8-13-96 Noblesville, Indiana
Attendees: Matt and I
11-7-96 Lexington, Kentucky
Attendees: Dormitory neighbor Ben
11-8-96 Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendees: Dormitory neighbor Ben and my girlfriend Jennifer
11-15-96 St. Louis, Missouri
Attendees: Some random guys that I met that went to Ball State
gave me this free ticket in the 6th row.
8-6-97 Maryland Heights, Missouri
Attendees: Matt and I
Random thoughts: The first time Matt and I had really toured
with the band for an extended period of time.
8-8-97 Tinley Park, Illinois
Attendees: Matt and I
8-9-97 East Troy, Wisconsin
Attendees: Matt and I
8-10-97 Noblesville, Indiana
Attendees: Matt and I
8-11-97 Noblesville, Indiana
Attendees: Matt, his brother Scott, Seth Little, and I
12-6-97 Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendees: Matt, AJ Piga, Sean McDonough, and I
Random thoughts: Thought we were going to get pulled
over before we even left Bloomington.
That would've been bad.
Stayed in Michigan at my cousin Erika's house.
I don't think she and her roommate
knew how to take us.
12-7-97 Dayton, Ohio
Attendees: Matt, AJ Piga, Stephanie Buchenberger,
Sean McDonough, Andy Taylor, and I
7-29-98 Maryland Heights, Missouri
Attendees: Matt and I
7-31-98 Columbus, Ohio
Attendees: Matt and I
8-1-98 East Troy, Wisconsin
Attendees: Matt and I
8-2-98 Noblesville, Indiana
Attendees: Matt and I
8-3-98 Noblesville, Indiana
Attendees: Matt and I
Random thoughts: Got front row through mail order. What a night!
10-3-98 Tinley Park, Illinois
Attendees: Matt, a girl from Purdue Sam, and I
Random thoughts: Farm Aid 1998
11-7-98 Chicago, Illinois
Attendees: Matt and I
Random thoughts: Matt and I got lost in some ghetto
in Chicago. We thought we were
going to die.
11-8-98 Chicago, Illinois
Attendees: Matt and I
11-14-98 Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendees: Matt and I
11-15-98 Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendees: Stephanie Buchenberger and I
Random thoughts: GA seats, we were 5 feet from the stage.
12-3-99 Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendees: Matt, Angela Lee, and I
Angela's first show. I don't think
she enjoyed herself that
much, but she was a trooper.
12-4-99 Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendees: Matt, Angela Lee, and I
12-30/31-99 Everglades National Park, Florida
Attendees: Matt, Tim Illyes, our friend Mary, me, and
75,000 of my closest friends.
Random thoughts: The Millennium Show. Sat in traffic
14 hours waiting to get in. Worth every minute.
10-1-00 Phoenix, Arizona
Attendees: Matt, AJ Piga, Andy Taylor, Tim Illyes,
John Hicks, and I
Random thoughts: I planned my visit to Phoenix
to see Matt around this show.
7-10-00 Noblesville, Indiana
Attendees: My girlfriend Stacey and I
Random thoughts: Don't see a Phish show with
a girlfriend that doesn't like Phish.
2-18-03 Denver, Colorado
Attendees: Me and some lame-ass people I was working with.
Random thoughts: My final Phish show. At least I was sitting in a Suite.

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