The following is an excerpt from an interview with Tom Marshall, yet another exciting piece we’ll be featuring in the book. The complete interview we’ll be presenting in the book is far longer; these juicy snippets are presented as an appetizer. Enjoy!
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When describing Tom Marshall’s lyrical contributions to the sprawling Phish catalog, certain words come to mind — elusive, off-kilter, unpredictable, playful, intelligent, challenging — and a conversation with the band’s prolific wordsmith can elicit the same adjectives. Chris Bertolet talked with Tom in October of 1999 about where he’s been, where he’s going, and what he’s driving.
Chris Bertolet: Where does the songwriting process begin for you? Is it more a flow, or something you have to harness?
So far, I’ve never really adopted a consistent method that I’ve stuck with long enough to definitively say, “this is how I write.” For the most part, I listen to what people say, and read a lot. In the course of a week or so, a prominent idea will drift among my other thoughts that I may feel I could expand upon. I like writing on a PC because I erase and scribble too much for standard pen and paper. I’ll often construct a poem in an email to my friend and long-time recipient of my first drafts, Scott Herman.
CB: Is that the Herman who’s credited on “Limb By Limb?”
That’s him. His first credit was “Cavern”, but he actually went uncredited on the second verse of “Squirming Coil” (“I saw Satan on the beach”) and inspired “Lawn Boy”, among others. He receives my poems first. I don’t need a reply or any actual editing; just the fact that he reads them makes them real for me. It’s their first stage of life. If he does reply or happen to mention a particular one later, that just further cements it in my head as a good potential song. It helps to know that I’m writing for someone other than myself. I like the idea of provoking some sort of reaction.
CB: How long have you known Trey?
We first met in eighth grade at the Princeton Day School in New Jersey. The two of us didn’t really have any kind of relationship at the time aside from being part of the same musical gang, if you will. Many of our friends played instruments and wrote original songs and recorded them in home-made studios. He left in tenth grade and went to Taft. We lost touch and then randomly both met again at Mercer County Community College where we were forced to go since we were both kicked out of college after our Freshmen year for different reasons. It was great — we just picked up where we had left off three years earlier. We built a mini-studio in his dad’s basement, got tremendously stoned nightly and recorded lots of music, like “Divided Sky”, “Letter to Jimmy Page”, “Antelope”, etc..
CB: Was Bivouac Jaun from that era? “Little Squirrel?”
Yeah, that was one of the products of the Trey’s dad’s basement recordings. Like I said, we might not have been completely wasted the entire time we recorded, but if there were moments of lucidity, I don’t remember them.
CB: What was your involvement in the “Gamehendge” story and Trey’s thesis project?
I wrote a poem called “McGrupp and the Watchful Hose Masters”, which became the song “McGrupp”, in which most of the “Gamehendge” characters were first named. Also, I came up with the name “Gamehendge” when Aaron Wolf and I wrote “Wilson.” Aside from that, it was all Trey.
CB: What do you and Trey think about it now?
I love it! I always have — it’s incredible really, like Phish’s “Jesus Christ Superstar.” I never understood the plot twist that became necessary because of that silly line where Tela gets killed, though. We should have written that out. As for Trey, I think he’s still proud of “Gamehendge” too. There have been a few ideas to resurrect it — an interactive CD-ROM or something similar — so my guess is that eventually it will come to life again.
CB: What have been your favorite live Phish experiences?
The Clifford Ball was unforgettable — that and The White Album Halloween as well. I think the music outdid the spectacle and all expectations and hype. Runners-up for me are the Atlanta Halloween when they played Remain in Light, and New Years 1995 in the Garden.
CB: You mentioned that you read a lot. Books? Magazines? Bathroom walls?
Books! Currently, I’m re-reading _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest_, by Ken Kesey. Seeing the movie is no reason not to read the book. I really like to think that the proceeds funded the Merry Pranksters’ pranks. I also really got into _Hannibal_ by Thomas Harris — it’s the sequel to _The Silence of the Lambs_. It is an unbelievably eerie, horrifying novel that has been haunting me since it came out. I also recently read _The Endurance_, named after the ship in which Sir Earnest Shackleton attempted to reach Antarctica, and then cross it on foot in 1915. Unfortunately, 100 miles from land, the ship was frozen in pack ice and crushed. At that point, it became a survival story. The ship’s photographer captured all of this. He’d taken about 200 pictures of the entire adventure and had to dive into ice water to rescue the negatives as the ship was sinking. This is a traveling museum exhibit also, and it’s currently in New York City.
CB: Any favorite movies?
The Godfather (I and II), Apocalypse Now, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few.
CB: What do you perceive as the relationship between words and music? How is that perception evolving?
I like that you used the word “evolving” in that question. I enjoy thinking back to man’s earliest ancestors and how language was created as they evolved. I think music evolved next to and in conjunction with language, the primary instruments being voice and rhythm. So music drew upon language. But even while it encompassed and surpassed language, words were necessary for survival and progress, while music was a luxury, a means of celebration or relaxation. I think that is still essentially true today; music is a higher form of language, if you will. It sets our species apart from others.
CB: What are your favorite Phish songs?
At a show, I tend to want to hear the newest stuff — something I haven’t heard before — to gauge the audience’s acceptance maybe, or just to hear Phish’s arrangement. “Bug” was cool to hear. Since it never really caught on with the other Phish guys after Trey and I wrote it in 1997, it kind of became Amfibian’s signature tune…then Phish rediscovered it and it turned out to be the perfect Phish song. I thought so anyway. I really liked “Meat” for a while — I think I am in the minority on that one, but I think it rocks. I still never tire of “Halley’s”, “Punch” and “Sloth”, though; I’d have to say those are my unchanging favorites.
CB: Do you and the band feel pressure from fans not to change — to remain Good Ole Phish?
I don’t feel that pressure. The band might, I suppose. I do stay away from the negative subjects discussed on the Phish.net, though, because then I might feel like I had to respond. Like, the “Trey sucks now, is he on cocaine?” kind of thing. As a fan, I find that their constant change keeps things fresh and exciting, and they can always revert to old Phish when they want to. I don’t buy into the rehash-the-past crap. Forge onward. Change is built into the band.
CB: Do you ever find that when you set out to say one thing, or even nothing at all, you wind up saying something else entirely? Happy accidents, so to speak?
Constantly. I rarely sit down and say what the song is going to be about. I’ll often begin writing by putting down a line that I’ve been repeating in my head for a while. In many cases the finished product doesn’t even contain that line — or it’s been severely altered. For example, “Wolfman’s Brother” was about an ocean voyage at first — I think only the “ship that’s run aground” line was salvaged from the original. Sometimes you have to let it flow rather than steer it. That’s how I avoid writer’s block, too…I guess I’m lucky and don’t have to write, which makes a huge difference. I’m not feeding my family on my words. Actually, I am, but they’d still eat if I stopped writing for a six-month stretch, you know? I’d just have to return the BMW, is all.
CB: Why not an old, funky Benz? Something with a little more character.
I don’t like the old, funky shit. I have an M3. It laughs at cars with character.
CB: What’s the strangest interaction you’ve ever had with a fan?
I don’t fit into the standard Phishhead profile. I don’t wear the hippie uniform, the hair’s all wrong, and I’m about 15 years older than the average fan. They usually think I’m security or something, and ask me where to park. I always tell them, by the way. I find a special place for them.
CB: Let’s dive into some of your other work. “Lifeboy” seems to be a satirical poke at religion-as-crutch. What was your religious background as a kid?
I was kind of anti-religion for a while. Not because it was imposed heavily on me as a child or anything like that — in fact, I was brought up religion-free, and as such I guess I just kind of landed on the “science” side of the argument. Worshipping an invisible ghost and using it to explain away nature’s mysteries didn’t make much sense to me. I mean, before people knew what thunder was, they thought the gods were angry with them. I will say that I’m pretty spiritual, though, in many ways. I had my own religion in my head, I guess. But I found it easy to make fun of any organized religion growing up, and really enjoyed sticking it to any overly fervent, born-again Jesus freaks I encountered. I think I’ve finally grown out of that phase. I think the values and teachings one can be exposed to in church are, for the most part, harmless. In many cases, they’re wonderful — and certainly not something to ridicule in these days of school shootings and loss of morality and responsibility. I was surprised to see my sister who lives in San Diego get involved with the Unitarian Church recently with her family, and was touched to learn about how they help the poor in their community. Church isn’t for me, I don’t think, but the overall goodness and selfless vibe that Jesus taught is obviously something I want my kids to learn as well…albeit without all the God and guilt rap. I’ll give them sermons from the _Helping Friendly Book_, I suppose. That’ll send them over the edge.
CB: “Icculus is coming, and he is pissed.”
I don’t think the world needs another angry, vengeful god. How about, “Icculus is coming, and he’s giving out office supplies.” Gods never do cool shit like that anymore.
CB: Maybe that was on the tablet Moses broke — “Thou shalt not keep a cluttered workspace.” If you could write the eleventh commandment, what would it be?
“Thou shalt ignore all prior commandments and think for thineself, thou weak-minded sheep!”
CB: Have you ever written a song to someone?
All my songs are for Jesus.
Why didn’t you wait until after Coventry? — No one saw the breakup coming, and we were caught as off-guard as everyone else. Unfortunately, we were contractually obligated at the time to deliver TPC2, and the end of Phish did nothing to change that. Fortunately, we were all thrilled enough with the new content and sweeping improvements made to feel more than comfortable going to print.
This works out well: You can have the most complete and accurate book about Phish (four years newer than anything else around, and with thousands of updates) in hand for the final shows. Besides, you get 900 pages and 4.20 pounds of information for only 16 bucks from amazon, a good chunk of which goes to music education. That’s a deal!
When will the next edition be out? — That depends on many factors. However, it’s safe to assume that it will be be at least a few more years. Meanwhile, if completeness matters to you, TPC2 is newer, more complete, and more accurate than the alternatives, including the first edition. If you don’t have a Phish book yet, don’t wait – and if you only have an earlier one, you won’t want to continue to rely on its outdated information.
Besides, we’re talking about a Phish encyclopedia of biblical proportions, whose proceeds support music education for children – altogether, a worthwhile expenditure. Buying the book is good for you, good for the kids, and good for everyone’s future. How many other books have that level of important? 
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TPC3 will represent at least that much of a leap forward, and possibly more and further. We can’t anticipate what the book will do in its next edition, because we can’t anticipate what Phish and its members will do next. That’s one of the things we’ve always loved about them, and always will.
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Acknowledgments for The Phish Companion…
From the moment this project began, we hoped that hundreds of fans, both on and off the Internet, would contribute to this project and know that they helped create a fan-based book that will benefit worthy charities and further spread the word about the band that we all love. Our expectations were more than exceeded, and we were not fully prepared for the outpouring of support, ideas, and contributions, which ultimately came in some form from literally thousands of fans. Although a core group of names contributed in many areas, there are over 1,400 individual contributors acknowledged here (after accouting for all repititions. We have attempted to thank and acknowledge as many as possible, where explicit contributions have been enumerable and noted. We have likely forgotten some names, either because their contributions were less concrete or because our tracking of contributions has been incomplete. Both failures are bound to have occurred in a four-year process directly involving hundreds in the production of a single book, and so we add apology to the following acknowledgements.
We of course appreciate the band, for their many years of practice, performance, and more. We also appreciate Phish’s management company, Dionysian Productions, both for doing what they do to keep Phish going, and for their cooperation and support in our own endeavor. They were contacted about this project early on and expressed enthusiasm about the idea of a fan-produced work for the benefit of charities, and we have much appreciated (and benefited by) their help and support. We continue to keep Dionysian abreast of project developments, and will continue to work passionately for the benefit of charities, and in celebration of Phish, their music, and the fan community. A special note of gratitude is reserved for Kevin Shapiro, Phishs Archivist, for his inestimable assistance in setlist corrections and verification. We have also benefited greatly from the input and support of Tom Marshall, Dave and Luann Abrahams, John Paluska, Jason Colton, and Beth Montuori, and to Shelly Culbertson for originating documentation of Phish setlists through the original Helping Phriendly Book and for the spirit in which she did so.
The project owes its origin to the interest and dedication of Craig DeLucia, and a great deal of thanks to Craig as well as Mark Toscano, Charlie Dirksen, and Ellis Godard. We would also like to thank those other founding members of this project who, while no longer active in the administrivia of board activities, have always been and continue to be part of the productive and moral fabric that has helped ensure our success, including Dave Donohue, Charles Franz, Herschel Gelman, Eddie Dinel, Joe Rioux, and John Wood. We are indebted to our literary agent Christian Crumlish for his thoroughness in connecting the vision of those founders with the commitment of a publisher, as well as to Jeffrey Kahn and Miller Freeman for backing our vision with both expertise and enthusiasm.
We are deeply indebted to those contributors who, at one time or another, served as chapter editors and brought together the wide array of contributions received, or who made significant contributions of their own towards producing a cohesive set of chapters: Craig DeLucia, Charlie Dirksen, Charles Franz, Herschel Gelman, Chris Glushko, Jeremy Goodwin, Kim Hannula, Jack Lebowitz, Jim Raras, Dan Seideman, David Steinberg, Mark Toscano, and Tim Wade.
In particular, we are indebted to Kevin Shapiro, Phish’s archivist, for his help in verification and compilation, and to the original Setlist Working Group initially, Craig DeLucia, Charlie Dirksen, Benjy Eisen, Charles Franz, Herschel Gelman, Phil Nazzaro, Dan Purcell, Jim Raras, Dan Seideman, and Darius Zelkha for their tireless dedication, which has produced a document with hundreds of new shows and thousands of additional corrections over any previous setlist collection.
The Setlist Working Group was primarily assisted by Aaron Rosenthal, Billy Rickards, Bradley Lonard, Chris Bertolet, Chris Glushko, Christian McKee, Dan Hantman, Dan Mielcarz, David Shulman, Ellis Godard, Erik Swain, Grant Calof, Jeremy David Goodwin, Jeremy Welsh, Jesse Appelman, Julia Mordaunt, Kate Holloway, Kazimierz O. Wrzeszczynski, Marc Toscano, Martin Acaster, Mike Preston, Phillip Zerbo, Saul Wertheimer, Scott Hershkowitz, Syd Schwartz, Tim Wade, and Yance Davis. This group is primarily responsible for compiling the information in the setlists section of this book, as their output bears almost no resemblance to the document Charlie had originally given them. The final output you see before you, though, would not have been possible without the hard work of many fans. Deserving special mention are Craig, Charlie, Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro, Ellis, Dan Purcell, Dan Hantman, and Keith McCrary. We’d like to thank Dean as well, for all of his advice and knowledge, especially in the early days of the project. Also, Charles Franzs role as a dedicated proofreader of the file was invaluable to the accuracy of this chapter.
For assisting the Setlist Working Group and their auxiliaries in this mammoth effort by sharing and reviewing tapes, contributing data, and engaging in lengthy discussions about accuracy and notation, we also want to thank Aaron Brandewie, Aaron Rosenthal, Adam Roberts, Adam Rosenberg, Aldo Torre, Allison Tuthill, Amanda Henry, Andy Puckett, Benji Eisen, Billy Rickards, Bradley Lonard, Brent Cusher, Brian Hayle, Brian Levine, Brian Lipman, Butch Weiss, Carl Distefano, Chad Fagin, Charles Franz, Charlie Dirksen, Chris Barnes, Chris Bertolet, Chris Cottagio, Chris Fischer, Chris Glushko, Christian McKee, Christopher R. Bingham, Clay Ellwood, Craig DeLucia, Creg Bradley, Curtis Monroe, Dan Hantman, Dan Hobbs, Dan Purcell, Dan Mittag, Dan Seideman, Dan Shupack, Daniel Ritchey, Darius Zelkha, Dave Donohue, Dave Kennedy, Dave Mangini, Dave OHara, David Anderson, David Goodwin, David Shulman, David Steinberg, Dean Budnick, Dennis Kelley, Duffy, Ellis Godard, Eric Oberbroeckling, Eric Salmassy, Erik Janus, Erika Hokanson, Evan Romano, Forrest Tinsley, Franklin C. Malemud, Geoff Gardner, Greg Ehle, Herschel Gelman, Ian Cummings, Jagjit Chadha, Jakim Duckstein, Jason Buc, Jeremy Birchman, Jess Habansky, Jesse Appelman, Jesse Darlington, Jesse Jarnow, Jim Doherty, Jim Raras Jr, Joe Rioux, John Procopio, Jonathan D. Price, Jonathan Krall, Joseph DiLiberto, John Davis, Josh Zelkowitz, J.R. Trimpe, Julia Mordaunt, Karen Neuhaus, Katie Holloway, Kevin Larsen, Kevin Shapiro, Kim Hannula, Kit Tincher, Leo Kotas, Mark Toscano, Marcus Pearson, Mark Regopoulos, Martin Acaster, Matt Monaco, Matt Myers, Matthew Bourland, Matthew King, Mehool Patel, Michael Batta, Michael Gouker, Michael R. Isenbek, Mike Kriz, Mike Lerman, Mike O Dea, Mike Pelczarski, Mike Preston, Nick Johnston, Patrick Forsland, Paul Chung, Paul Jones, Pete Gershon, Peter Bierman, Phil Nazzaro, Phillip Zerbo, Rebecca Morin, Reilly Brennan, Ric Dean, Rich Steele, Rich Vining, Richard Plumb, Rob Clay, Robert, Ryan Creasey, Ryan Stroud, Saul Wertheimer, Scott Silton, Shawn Wiley, Simon Cohn, Steve Dolley, Steve Logan, Steven Drebber, Syd Schwartz, Ted Kartzman, Tim Wade, Timothy Gibson, Todd Hartgrove, Tom Bailey, Vincent Isaia, and Yance Davis.
Other fans who assisted with setlists in varying degrees include David Anderson, Jure Babnik, Tom Bailey, Chris Barnes, Chris Stebbins, Michael Batta, Peter Bierman, Christopher R. Bingham, Jeremy Birchman, Greg Bocquet, William Bond, Matthew Bourland, Aaron Brandewie, Reilly Brennan, Matt Brukman, Todd Cadorette, Jagjit Chadha, Paul Chung, Jeremy Clark, Rob Clay, Jake Cohen, Michael Cohen, Chris Cottagio, Ryan Creasey, Ian Cummings, Brent Cusher, Jesse Darlington, John Davis, Ric Dean, Joseph DiLiberto, Carl Distefano, Steve Dolley, Dave Donohue, Steven Drebber, Jakim Duckstein, Geoffrey Ecker, Greg Ehle, Clay Ellwood, Chad Fagin, Brian Feller, Cory Ferber, Chris Fischer, Patrick Forsland, Ross Freeman, Geoff Gardner, Richard Garvey, Pete Gershon, Timothy Gibson, Alek Grabinski, Mike Greenhaus, Erika Gruenberg, Steve Hamm, Tim Halloran, Todd Hartgrove, Brian Hayle, Jess Habansky, Amanda Henry, Erika Hokanson, Vincent Isaia, Michael R. Isenbek, Paul Jakus, Erik Janus, Jesse Jarnow, Nick Johnston, Ted Kartzman, Dan Kass, Dennis Kelley, Kolin Kelly, Leo Kotas, Szabe Kovacs, Mike Kriz, Kevin Larsen, Jim Larson, Brian Levine, Brian Lipman, Steve Logan, Mark Lynn, Franklin C. Malemud, Dave Mangini, Alfred Millikan, Matt Monaco, Curtis Monroe, Matt Myers, Ivan Nestlerode, Karen Neuhaus, Mike Niven, Mike ODea, Dave OHara, Eric Oberbroeckling, Shojiro Osawa, David Paisley, Mike Papaleo, Lance Parauka, Mike Pelczarski, Marcus Pearson, Tyler Penn, Jonathan D. Price, John Procopio, Andy Puckett, Mark Regopoulos, Christian Remington, Joe Rioux, Daniel Ritchey, Adam Roberts, Jens Rodenberg, Evan Romano, Adam Rosenberg, Mike Rowe, Eric Salmassy, Gordon Sharpless, Dan Shupack, Scott Silton, Jason Sobel, Rich Steele, David Steinberg, Jim Switzer, Kit Tincher, Forrest Tinsley, Aldo Torre, Paul Vercoe, Rich Vining, Butch Weiss, Aaron Westendorf, Shawn Wiley, Rob Winkler, Mike Witt, John Zei, and Josh Zelkowitz.
For help in compiling and verifying the master list of available soundboards, a mammoth effort which Phil Nazzaro continues to direct, now incorporated into the Tape Notes tables, thanks to Adam Eakins, Andrew Harrison, Andrew Rakow, Bill Hance, Blair K. Willis, Bob Haas, Brendan Komala, Brett Parnes, Brian Hayle, Brian Walsh, Bryan Foley, Chris Klebl, Chris Tweedy, Clay Ellwood, Cobee (single name okay), Craig Hillwig, Dan Haugh, Dave Donohue, David Horowitz, Dennis Ruggeri, Diana Hamilton, Dirk Cota, Eric Vandercar, Eric Angel, Eric Burns, Eric Doherty, Forrest Tinsley, Fred Sweet, George Carson, Greg Bradley, Hano Bunjes, Jamie Lutch, Jeff Kemp, Jesse Jarnow, John Garrity, John Isham, John Ishaq, John Joyce, John Procopio, Jonathan Rozes, Joshua Devins, Joshua Zelkowitz, Kenji Yamaguchi, Lenny Stubbe, Mark Powers, Mark Walsh, Matt Judd, Melissa Agar, Michael O’Dea, Michael Perrott, Mike Pfeil, Mike Weitman, Nick Gorevic, Noelle LaMorgese, P. Marshall, Paul Jones, Phil Fernandez, Randy Ward, Rob Clay, Rob Garland, Robbie Dunn, Scott Morrison, Sean Yockus, Shane Neff, Shane O’Reilly, Steve Chiaramonte, Steve Leonard, Steven Tobani, Terry Weadock, Tim Danielson, Tim Kreytak, Tim Stritmaper, Trent Blomquist, Will Herrmann, Yance Davis, and, of course, Phil Nazzaro.
For help in documenting and verifying other Tape Notes information, Aaron Fogg, Aaron Rosenthal, Adam Detsky, Andrew Becherer, Andrew Bump, Andrew Hall, Andrew McAuliffe, Ben Greenfield, Bo Palmer, Brad Nahill, Brian Burns, Brian Gore, Brian Gore, Brian Levine, Brian Palmer, Brian Wagner, Cary Chapnick, Charlie Franz, Chris Giorgi, Chris Glushko, Chris Mahovlich, Clay Redmond, Corey Kamerman, Dan Hantman, Dan Mittag, Dan Shupack, Daniel Gold, Darian Johnston, Dave Kieval, Dave Striepe, Eddie Dunn, Eric Ward, Evan Myers, Geof Koss, Geoff Gardner, Geoff Grant, Glenn Goldstein, Greg Dutton, Greg Schwartz, Ian Harbilas, Jack Riley, Jagjit Chadha, Jamie Jollie, Jamil Muasher, Jason Back, Jason Powers, Jeff Bigham, Jeff Farrow, Jeff Wieczorek, Jeffrey Palmer, Jeremy Welsh, Jerry Iannucci, John Florek, Jon Carrico, Josh Carver, Jure Babnik, Keith McCrary, Ken Wilson, Laurence Birdsey, Lukas Karlsson, Marcus Pearson, Mark Decker, Mark Wallace, Matt Cardullo, Matt Hemlepp, Matt Mazzuckelli, Matthew Kresge, Melissa Agar, Michael Batta, Mike Lerman, Mitchell Kalmar, Phil Nazzaro, Rob Sharron, Scott Sandler, Scott Silton, Sean Pennefather, Spencer Young, Stephen Rogers, Steve Cole, Steven Cohen, Steven M. Paolini, Taylor Franklin, Tim Sullivan, Todd Puckett, Tom Bloch, Tom Fitzgerald, and Wolfgang Norton. For help with the Band Chronology, thanks to Tim Wade, Kim Hannula, and Tom Marshall, Kevin Shaprio, Mark Toscano, Jason Colton, Shelly Culbertson, and Luann Abrahams.
For help with interviews, in addition to the interview subjects themselves, thanks to Dan Hantman, Benji Eisen, Chris Bertolet, Craig DeLucia, Rob Boyle, Syd Schwartz, and Chris Glushko for coming up with questions. For help in writing and verifying song histories, Aaron Rosenthal, Aaron Senegal, Ashley and Travis Willwerth, Becky Bird, Becky Morin, Bill Beach, Billy Rickards, Brad Davis, Bradley Lonard, Bryan Rodgers, Charles Franz, Charlie Dirksen, Chris Bertolet, Chris Glushko, Christian McKee, Craig DeLucia, Dan Hantman, Dan Nooter, Dan Purcell, Dan Seideman, Daniel Mielcarz, Danielle Fodor, Dave Abrahams, Dave Manier, Dave McCallum, David Shulman, David Steinberg, Dead, Dean Budnick, Dusty from Antelope, Ellis Godard, Emilie DeClerck, Eric Angel, Eric Isaacson, Erik Swain, Grant Calof, Herschel Gelman, Jake Williams, Jamie Treworthy, Jason McEwan, Jef Samp, Jen Marshall, Jeremy Goodwin, Jeremy Welsh, Jesse Appelman, Joseph Stanko, Josh Miller, Julie Wright, Justin Garcia, Justin Vaccaro, Katie Holloway, Keren Albala, Kevin Shapiro, Kim Hannula, Marcie Vogel, Mark Shapiro, Mark Toscano, Martha Hunt, Martin Acaster, Matt King, Minderella, Neal Grigsby, Nikki Rhoe, Phil Nazzaro, Phillip Zerbo, Saul Dude, Syd Schwartz, The Jackleens, Tom Marshall, Tri Le, Troy Colner, Yance Davis, Clay Hine, Chris Over, Jon Schroeder, Mark Pantoja, Tom Barr, SEPBQSA, and to any other song historians not named here.
For help with the Jamming Tune Summary Charts: Allison Tuthill, Benjy Eisen, Billy Rickards, Charles Franz, Christian McKee, Creg Bradley, Dan Mittag, Dave Kennedy, David Shulman, Duffy, Herschel Gelman, Jared Proctor, Jason Buc, Jason Hawkins, Jason Rose, Jeff Leiker, Jeremy Goodwin, Jesse Appelman, Jesse Appelman, Jonathan Krall, John Davis, Kim Hannula, Lance Paruka, Marcus Pearson, Mark Regopolous, Marty Acaster, Matt O’Malley, Michael Batta, Mike Lerman, Mike Preston, Phillip Zerbo, Richard Plumb, Rob Kallick, Robert, Ryan Stroud, Saul Wertheimer, Scott Hershkowitz, Shawn Wiley, Simon Cohn, Syd Schwartz, and Tim Wade.
For help writing the guestbook, thanks to Aaron Rosenthal, Benji Eisen, Charlie Dirksen, Christian McKee, Dean Budnick, Ellis Godard, Jeremy Welsh, Kazimierz O. Wrzeszczynski, Mark Lynn, Matt King, Michael Preston, and Fred for their submissions. Additionally, thanks to Geoff Ecker, who had been maintaining a summary of guest information that served as a basis for parts of this chapter.
For help in compiling and verifying the Sideshows material, thanks to Adam Kurth, Alex Oliver, Andy Goodman, Anthony Cotton, Benjy Eisen, Carl Walter, Christian A. Binder, Christian McKee, Clay Ellwood, Craig DeLucia, Dan Mielcarz, Donald Glasgo, Ellis Godard, Eric Conko, Erin McKeon, Franklin C. Malemud, Jeffrey Trisoliere, Jessee Jarnow, Jimmy T., John B. Dilly, John Fingland, John J. Wood, Jon Smith, Joseph Sirotnak, Kristen Godard, Marcie Vogel, Matt Steve, Matthew King, Michael A. O’Dea, Nick Johnston, Patrick D. Burke, Phil Nazzaro, Rob Hillard, Robert G. Johnson, and Troy Colyer. For help with Venue Information, thanks to Aaron Soriero, Adam Cox, Andrew Kaplan, Andy Adelwitz, Brian Conner, Casey Logan, Charlie Dirksen, Dan Nooter, Dan Meilcarz, Dan Seideman, Darryn Marcus, David Steinberg, Ed Peterson, Jay Young, Jeff Casale, Jen Marshall, Jeremy Barry, Mark Toscano, Matt Heller, Michael Bosold, Mike, Sara York, Stewart Buttersfield, Tim Allison, Tim Todd, and Timothy Miciotto, Jr.
For assistance with the discography, thanks to Daniel Mielcarz, Hal Waterman, Harry Childers, Julia Mordaunt, Kevin Shapiro, Mark Goldberg, Mark Hutschison, Mark Toscano, Matthew Cramer, Nick Johnston, Scott Weiser, Syd Schwartz, Tom Costello, and Tom Walters.
For dictionary entries, suggestions, and corrections, including those submitted to the Phish.Net FAQ file, thanks to Abdul Rhajad, Adam Schneider, Adam Suritz, Alex Harrington, Alex Mack, Alex Rose, Amanda Henry, Andrew Goldblatt, Andrew Kimball, Andrew Mount, Andy Gadiel, Bob Aderhold, Brandon Greenberg, Brian Gearing, Cass Blacksbear, Charlie Dirksen, Charlie Gubman, Charlz Franz, Chris Bertolet, Chris Thiede, Christ Intagliata, Chuck Doyel, Corey Ferber, Cory Phillips, Craig DeLucia, Dan Correll, Dan Hobbs, Dan Meilcarz, Dan Purcell, Dave Bulkin, Dave Herrnecklace, Dave Kieval, David Crane, David Johnston, David Shulman, Diana Hamilton, Diane Weitfle, Dirk Taylor, Ellen Rose Hollidge, Emanuel David Moss , Eric Stiens, Erica Swain, Erik Pederson, Gareth Hughes, Gary Comley, Gary Lerhaupt, Jason Espie, Jason Musante, Jason Weiss, Jay Lewis, Jeff Katz, Jeff Williams, Jen Marshall, Jeremy Battaglia, Jeremy Birchman, Jeremy Goodwin, Jesse Alderman, Jim Busse, Joe Boncek, Joe Chisholm, Joe Woltering, John Farrell, John Fennessy, John Keller, John Seidenspinner, John Seitz, Jonathan Pron, Josh Pashman, Julia Mordaunt, Kat Lebowitz, Keith Bergstrom, Kellie Olenick, Kelly Baines, Kelly Morris, Kevin Little, Lance Reed, Lattimer, Lisa Hunt, Louis Arzonico, Lu J Khachigian, Marco Walsh, Mark Decker, Mark Huisman, Mark Toscano, Marty Acaster, Matt Dan, Matt Nelson, Michael Vickers , Mike D. Kraft, Mike Greenhaus, Mike Hanley, Mike Kleinhaus, Mike Pelletier, Mike Reading, Mike Schultheisz, Mike Tarkanian, Milo Campo, Patel Mehool, Paul Levy, Paul Roth, Paul Sinusas, Phil Nazarro, Phillip Zerbo, Richard Otto, Richard Schadle, Richard Slater, Rob Barrett, Rob Selover, Robert Buysse, Robert Groves, Ron Broman, Russ Barnett, Russelle Suszanne Snyder, Ryan Barone, Sandra Carpenter, Sara Morrison, Scott Caffrey, Scott Carter-Eldred, Scott Eidam, Scott OBrien, Steve Cunningham, Steve Gibbs, Syd Schwartz, Tara Fowler, Thomas Patrick Perona, Tim Gerland, Todd Ellebrachy, Tom Selegue, Travis Spurley, Troy Young, and Yance Davis.
For image (photography and artwork) coordination, thanks to Jack Lebowitz and Kat Griffin; for submissions, permissions, and assistance, thanks to Phish Archives and Dionysian Productions, as well as Aaron Boros, Aaron Hawley, Annie Plitz, Arjuna Sunderam, Bill Yudichak, Brian Porter, Brian Turnerb, Casey Leonard, Charlie Dirksen, Chris diLeo, Chris Guthrie, Chris Mullinax, Clare Grill, Craig Judkins, Dan Bond, Daniel Serge Chorba, Dave dello Russo, Dave Karpman, Dave Leonelli, Dave Levin, David Steinberg, Denise Elliot, Derek Finbolt, Don Bruce, Elise Ryerson, Eric Angel, Eric Venezia, Forrest Reda, Greg Ehle, Heather Townsend, Heidi Mann, Holly Daniels, James Mahan, Jason Stuffle, Jay Young, Jeremy Little, Jim Francis, Jim Raras, Joby Semmler, Joe Rioux, John Davis, John Paluska, Jon Mantell, Jure Babnik, Kat Griffin, Kevin Pole, Kevin Shapiro, Kim Hannula, Kristen Godard, Liz Karpman, Liz Kittleman, Marco Walsh, Mark Jensen, Mark Majewski, Matt Scellen, Michael Cohen, Michael Collins, Michael Haecker, Mike Brez, Mike McNamara, Mike Rowe, Nathan Hale, Ned Beebe, Olaf Nelson, Pete Sitzman, Peach Friedman, Randy Ward, Roberto Santana, Scott Harris, Scott Hun, and Steve Drebber.
Word of mouth about this book would not have spread as rapidly, or as extensively, without the assistance of those who designed Mockingbird Flyers Damian Powers, Dan Hantman, Darius Zelkha, Ellis Godard, Marcie Vogel, and Mila Currier to those who reproduced the Flyers at their own cost Darius Zelkha, Jim Raras, Jack Lebowitz, Kathleen Griffin, Lizbeth Trebour Karpman, Marcie Vogel, Mike Witt, Mila Currier, Ross Dunkel, and Scott Boyarksy and to those who distributed Mockingbird flyers and magnets to fans, outside Phish shows and elsewhere Andrew Hitz, Annie Lebowitz, Beatriz Walsh, Benji Eisen, Brian Lipman, Charlie Dirksen, Charles Franz, Chris Charapata, Craig DeLucia, Dave Donohue, Dan Hantman, Darius Zelkha, David Shulman, David Steinberg, Doug Loeb, Edo Mor, Elise Ryerson, Gavin Lebowitz, Hassan Wahid, Heather McLaughlin, Heidi Mann, Jack Lebowitz, Jeremy Birchman, Jeremy Welsh, Jesse Applebaum, Jim Raras, Kathleen Griffin, Kerry McDonough, Laura Boyarsky, Karne Venini, Kristen Godard, Marcie Vogel, Mark Goldberg, Mark Toscano, Mark Walsh, Martin Acaster, Mike Hayes, Mike Witt, Mila Currier, Noah Cole, Peter Bierman, Phil Nazarro, Rick Friedman, Robert Johnson, Ross Dunkel, Scott Boyarsky, Scott Hershkowitz, Sherry Moran, and Yance Davis.
We also extend thanks and appreciation to Dan Hantman, for his professional management of our web site (www.mockingbirdfoundation.org); to Noah Cole, for his help and expertise in drafting press releases and in advising us on media relations; to Eddie Dinel and Brian Fisk, who helped establish and continue to help maintain the online communications without which this project could not have occurred; to Marcie Vogel and Jeremy Goodwin, for managing the deluge of email contributions and suggestions (send more, to mockingbird@netspace.org); to Lee Silverman, who provided professional guidance, moral and financial support, and content recommendations in the early stages of the project; to Theresa M. Skaine, for vetting and work to form the foundation and begin the formal structure; to Tammy Sullivan for clerical support, typing, and morale; Leon David Bass, for advice and support; and to David Rioux, Joe Rioux, and Eileen Cope for early and helpful publishing advice.
We extend a special, heartfelt thanks to the staff of Miller Freeman (now Backbeat) Books, in particular: sales manager Jay Kahn, editorial development manager Dorothy Cox, and marketing communications manager Nina Lesowitz.
Also, a special thanks goes out to graphic artist Heather Hanly for designing the Mockingbird Foundation logo, which you’ll find gracing our products, website, and paperwork for years to come.
For the suggestion of nearly 150 titles, we thank the creative minds of Noah Andrews, Dean Budnick, Chris Camp, Michael Carney, Jimmy Cartwright, Mike Caspar, Charlie Dirksen, Andy Gadiel, Charles Franz, Matt Grillo, Bill Marconi, Benjamin Gardner, Kathleen Griffin, Dan Hantman, Terance Kishiyama , Jack Lebowitz , Martin Berlett, Mike Motey, Scott Rill, Alex Rose, Aaron Rosenthal, Chris Smith, Greg Starks, Eric Stiens, Phil Nazzaro, Craig DeLucia, Mark Toscano, Kristen Godard, Jon Weber, and Dionysian. For other content suggestions and assistance, from participation in our public votes to helpful advice to submissions not otherwise acknowledged, we are indebted to thousands more, of whom we are able to name Aaron Aftergood, Aaron Baraff, Aaron Bauman, Aaron Erpel, Aaron Fogg, Aaron Leeder, Aaron Nevins, Aaron Rosenthal, Aaron Tuleja, Adam Dickson, Adam Joshua Schneider, Adam Kessler, Adam Marcinek, Adam Roosevelt, Adam Rosen, Adam Shiffman, Adam Siegartel, Adam Silverman, Adam Smith, Adi Gelem, Agatha Littlewart, Al Maskeroni, Alan Bunder, Aldo Torre, Alek Grabinski, Alex Bilowitz, Alex Juren, Alex Levicki, Alex Pearson, Alex Rose, Alex Uram, Allan Smith, Allison Minter, Amanda Deneca, Amanda Holzwarth, Amanda Panetta, Amy Allen, Andre Terhorst, Andrea Meyer, Andrew Bransford, Andrew C., Andrew Danch, Andrew Epstein, Andrew Hitz, Andrew Sell, Andrew Tritz, Andrew Van Alstyne, Andrew Zanghi, Andy Gadiel, Andy Gadiel, Andy Myatt, Andy Shields, Andy Shonebarger, Andy Ughetta, Angelo Fernandez, Anna Clayton Logan, Ansel Freniere, Anthony Ludwig, Anthony Fappiano, Anthony Fecteau, Anthony Michal, Ara J. Crittenden, Autumn Pifer, Bart Basile, Barton Hodges, Ben Foster, Ben Jacobs, Ben Mann, Ben Skirvin, Ben Skoglund, Ben Spidahl, Ben Whitlock, Benjamin Gardner, Beth Kendall, Beth Montuori, Beth Wysong, Bill Beach, Bill Luke, Bill Marconi, Bill McCafferty, Bill Sharpe, Bill Small, Bill Striejewske, Bill Webster, Bob Miromonti, Bob Weaver, Brad Thacker, Bradley T. Falk, Branden Butler, Brandon Boone, Brandon Sloane, Brandon Stanfill, Brandon Waloff, Brandyn Bowden, Branham Ware, Brendan Reilly, Brendan Smyth, Brent Housteau, Brent Kauffman, Brent Lacy, Brent Macdonald, Bret Andrea, Brett Buffington, Brett Mathany, Brian Altman, Brian Bordage, Brian Davidson, Brian Fisk, Brian Gershey, Brian Gutmann, Brian Hayle, Brian Hensley, Brian Kelly, Brian Lipman, Brian Messineo, Brian Muise, Brian O’Connor, Brian O’Toole, Brian Palmer, Brian Pleban, Brian Roets, Brian Smith, Brien Christesen, Brooke Pitman, Brooks Williams, Bruce Carlin, Bruce Norbeck, Bruce Sither, Bruce Usry, Bryan Chambers, Bryan Gauvin, Bryan Weiss, Bryan Wilk, C. Purdie, C. Whitehead, Cailleen Louth, Callip Hall, Cameron Garrison, Carrie Schonaerts, Casey Allred, Chad (Mike Gordons unknown cousin), Chad Krisel, Chad Peterson, Chapman Wakefield, Charles W. Craven Jr., Charlie Burkett, Charlie Dirksen, Charlie Gubman, Charlie K., Charlie Weaver, Charlz Franz, Charney Cale, Chelle Patterson, Chett Bland, Chris Bertolet, Chris Bracken, Chris Camp, Chris Coyier, Chris Delmonico, Chris Drabandt, Chris Ford, Chris Francescani, Chris Giorgi, Chris Gosey, Chris Johnston, Chris Kellermeyer, Chris Kilgallon, Chris Kula, Chris Lott, Chris O’Donnell, Chris Paulson, Chris Plummer, Chris Pullen, Chris Reisetter, Chris Sahl, Chris Shea, Chris Skinkle, Chris Smith, Chris Stebbins, Chris Sullivan, Chris Taylor, Chris Waterman, Christian Campagna, Christian Landes, Christian Vise, Christine Doll, Christopher Cassata, Christopher Tank, Clay, Clay Redmond, Colby Jensen, Colin Gowland, Colin Protch, Connor O’Malley, Coralyn Brazee, Cory Biggerstaff, Cory Ferber, Cory Tressler, Craig Blean, Craig Judkins, Craig Vinecombe, Cristina Arcuri, Damian Powers, Dan Alford, Dan Alford, Dan Auble, Dan Calderaro, Dan Egan, Dan Hantman, Dan Hobbs, Dan Kaiser, Dan Laves, Dan Mittag, Dan Murray, Dan Nooter, Dan Purcell, Dan Schar, Dan Shapiro, Dan Simons, Dan Smith, Dan Tepper, Dan Tompkins, Dan Treharne, DanDeBeer, Daniel Cohen, Daniel Hinojosa, Daniel Van Liere, Danielle Zahn, Danin Little, Darrell Crick, Darus Zahm, Dave Angus Blackwood, Dave Bristol, Dave Broering, Dave Gould, Dave Herrmann, Dave Keller, Dave Kieval, Dave Levin, Dave Lundgren, Dave Madden, Dave McCabe, Dave McGuriman, Dave Olson, Dave Reese, Dave Saslowsky, Dave Striepe, Dave Striepe, Dave Willard, Davey Jones, David Clement, David Etelson, David Kane, David Laramie, David Mazza, David Olsen-Fabian, David Paisley, David Riemenschneider, David Rugh, David Steinberg, David Stritch, David Thomas, David Waxman, Dean Budnick, Deanne Herman, Denis Dasilva, Dennis Moore, Derall Riley, Derek Brown, Derek Niedermayer, Diana Ladd, Dickson Corbett, Don Bruce, Don Davies, Dorothy Henderson, Doug Budzak, Doug Fox, Doug Olsen, Douglas Fleischmann, Dovie Spitz, Dred Folly, Drew Story, E. Damien Raba, Elena Heiblim, Elisa Leeder, Elizabeth Severson, Elizabeth Smith, Ellen Ross, Ellis Kline, Emily Wentzell, Emma Schnitzel, Eric Aden, Eric Burns, Eric Callighan, Eric Fox, Eric Goldhammer, Eric Gross, Eric Haugee, Eric Land, Eric Stiens, Eric Tracy, Eric Watts, Eric Wyman, Eric Zielinski, Erica Larson, Erick Barbare, Erik “Stretch” Janus, Erik Andrulis, Erik Brynildsen, Erik Dempsey, Erika Hokanson, Evan Cohen, Evan Drachman, Fabrizio Tarara, Frank Burgess, Frank Burris, Fred Dolly, Gabe Concepcion, Gabriel Jessee, Gabrielle Goldberg, Gandalf Calrisian, Garrett Parker, Garth Tingey, Gary Block, Gary Griffith, Gene Wozny, Geoff Dyhrberg, Geoff Pelletier, Geoffrey Gardner, George Hamilton, George Spater, Glenn White, Gordon Davidescu, Gordon Sharpless, Greg Ehle, Greg Felsen, Greg Genrich, Greg Hotchkiss, Greg Monack, Greg Mortenson, Greg Seltzer, Greg Shapiro, Greg Starks, Greg Starks, Greg Wikoff, Gretchen Bender, Guido Calrissian, Guy Danka, Hanif Khan, Hassan Wahid, Hayden Ryan, Hillary Spera, Holly Isbister, Ian Mitchell, Ian Mizel, Ian Waters, Ilan Halfi, J. 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Wanner, Jack Lebowitz, Jackie McKeown, Jackie Racicot, Jacob Hall, Jacob Isleib, Jacob Lake, Jacob McNulty, Jade Emerson, Jake Ferry, Jake Morrill, Jake Wilkinson, James Burke, James Hackethorn, James Hooper, James Kinkela, James Lawton II, James Malatino, Jamey Boike, Jami Marchitto, Jamie Burkart, Jamie Felitte, Jamie Fitzpatrick, Jamie Hart, Jarad Fleming, Jared Hirsch, Jared Hulteen, Jared Stroud, Jason Azuma, Jason Chung, Jason Colton, Jason Ghionzoli, Jason Link, Jason Musante, Jason Powers, Jason Powers, Jason Rocha, Jason Schwartz, Jason Simodejka, Jason Uttam, Jason Uttam, Jason Wilde, Jay Allan, Jay Flaherty, Jay Gilmore, Jay Mehta, Jay Turner, Jay Westensee, Jeanine Bogart, Jedediah Smith, Jeff Arndt, Jeff Battles, Jeff Conboy, Jeff Farrow, Jeff Furlow, Jeff Goldenberg, Jeff Goodman, Jeff Johnson, Jeff Katz, Jeff Kemp, Jeff Leiker, Jeff MacMullen, Jeff Marowitz, Jeff Meyers, Jeff Miller, Jeff Scogland, Jeff Tansley, Jeff Tehan, Jeff Warren, Jeff Wieczorek, Jeff Williams, Jeffrey Pollock, Jen Hall, Jen Malfet, Jen McCoy, Jen Rubin, Jenn Pereira, Jennie Schniedwind, Jennifer Rubin, Jereme Steele, Jeremiah Drueke, Jeremy and Nicole”, Jeremy Birchman, Jeremy Goodwin, Jeremy Little, Jeremy Timko, Jeremy Welsh, Jesse Appleman, Jesse Brady-Davenport, Jesse Itzkowitz, Jesse Jarnow, Jessica Hanson, Jessica Hemp, Jessica Piccirilli, Jim Clough, Jim Corelis, Jim Cowan, Jim Larson, Jim Middleton, Jim Moran, Jim Odoherty, Jim Piermarini, Jim Predhomme, Jimmy Cartwright, Jimmy Corio, Jimmy Lalp, Joe Bernardi, Joe Cat, Joe Chisholm, Joe Kozlinski, Joe Maly, Joe Morra, Joe Oliveri, Joe Shrieve, Joe Weaver, Joel Masters, Joel Sivertsen, Joel Soldinger, John “Yoda” Davis, John Alexa, John Barrett, John Behan, John Bohan, John Breunig, John Clark, John Coghlan, John Dileo, John Donnelly, John Ducharme, John Dunham, John Florek, John Hafner, John Hile, John Joyce, John Milham, John Paluska, John Shumberger, John Skogstad, John Thornbury, Jolan Patterson, Jon Bayko, Jon Cramer, Jon Freed, Jon Gilbert, Jon L. Boyer, Jon Mueller, Jon Murphy, Jon Park, Jon Schroeder, Jon Snow, Jon Steinman, Jon Titus, Jon Weber, Jon Weber, Jon Weidler, jonathan caufield, Jonathan Mueller, Jonathan Super, Jonathan Van Schoick, Jonny Cooper, Joseph Beddia, Joseph Brown, Joseph Collins, Josh Alcorn, Josh Bortnick, Josh Carver, Josh Castleberry, Josh Fullam, Josh Samis, Josh Tizel, Joshua Cano, Joshua Levine, Jules Maciulis, Julian West, Jure Babnik, Jure Babnik, Jurgen Fauth, Justin Antos, Justin Braniff, Justin Garcia, Justin Gardner, Justin Johnson, Justin LeWinter, Justin Ryan, Justin Sokol, Juston Brommel, Juston Brommel, Kat Ridolfi, Kat Widden, Katherine Toan, Katie Styles, Katleeeen Griffin, Keith Bergstrom, Keith Fridel, Kelly Cook, Ken Smith, Kendra Fettig, Kent Nevitt, Kerri Hartnett, Kevan Ouimet, Kevin Doyle, Kevin Dunlap, Kevin Grizzard, Kevin Kleinbord, Kevin Larsen, Kevin McCormack, Kevin O’Neill, Kevin Pole, Kevin Price, Kevin Shapiro, Kevin Tankersley, Kevin Umberger, Kimberlee Bell, Klaus Bender, Klay Waddel, Kobi Stapleton, Kris Kwilas, Kristi Trover, Kristy Cardinal, Kurt Heckel, Kurt Johnson, Kurt Shafer, Kyle C. Kreischer, Kyle Hanefeld, Lamar Lewis, Lance Parauka, Lauren Clay, Lauren Sherrow, Lauren Thirer, Lee Silverman, Lee Swerdlin, Leigh Gallagher, Leo Kotas, Lisa Hartmayer, Liz Goldman, Lizzie Henricks, LJ Saxton, Love Tooth, Luke Hilko, Lydia Kellogg, Maggie Busser, Mandy Mezger, Manning Doub, Marc Eisenberg, Marc Olson, Marc Pechaitis, Marc Sobelman, Marcie Vogel, Marco Walsh, Marcus Pearson, Marcus Pearson, Marcus Shutta, Mark Carr, Mark Decker, Mark Herman, Mark Horowitz, Mark Lynn, Mark Mahfouz, Mark Powers, Mark Toscano, Mark Young., Martin Acaster, Martin Berlett, Mathias Loertscher, Matt Burmeister, Matt Clay, Matt Conley, Matt Cundiff, Matt Eiting, Matt Fell, Matt Grillo, Matt Habinowski, Matt Herman, Matt Hoiland, Matt Hurley, Matt Job, Matt Kanable, Matt Latuchie, Matt Luken, Matt Mack, Matt Maguire, Matt Mazzuckelli, Matt Moore, Matt Musick, Matt Musick, Matt Schwartz, Matt Steeves, Matt Sweeney, Matt Virta, Matt Wroc, Matteo Corvo, Matthew Campbell, Matthew Hooper, Matthew Imperato, Matthew Ulrich, Max Brand, Maya Szatai, Mechelle Zarou, Megan Stuart, Megan Thomas, Melinda Cummings, Melissa Clark, Micah Kagan, Micah Mellander, Michael Abramo, Michael Arden, Michael Carney, Michael Cohen, Michael Cohen, Michael D. Sauda, Michael Drossner, Michael Garey, Michael Gouker, Michael Hillson, Michael Jorda, Michael Marusin, Michael McCarthy, Michael Packer, Michael Potvin, Michael Prusinowski, Michael Rammer, Michael Trevors, Michael Turi, Michelle Akin, Michelle Akin, Michelle Kawecki, Mike Adey, Mike Alexander, Mike Arant, Mike Beuselinck, Mike Burnettf, Mike Campitelli, Mike Carmody, Mike Caspar, Mike Chesnut, Mike Discavage, Mike Foley, Mike Hagemann, Mike Hanley, Mike Jones, Mike Lehner, Mike Lerman, Mike Meier, Mike Montague, Mike Motey, Mike Niven, Mike Olson, Mike Orzali, Mike Rowe, Mike Rowe, Mike Russo, Mike Scott, Mike Skoko, Mike Skuro, Mike Stolte, Mike Sullivan, Mike Valente, Mike Viita, Mike Witt, Mikey Perrott, Nat Katin-Borland, Nate Black, Nate Ouellette, Nathan Butryn, Nathan Zuiderzee, Nathaniel Spelich, Ned Beebe, Neil Craven, Nicholas Anziano, Nick Buscemi, Nick Rogoff, Nick Viens, Nicole Apatoff, Niki Stevens, Noah Andrews, Noah Cole, Noah Sassaman, Nposkarbiewicz, Oskar Kollen, Paige Clem, Pat Coyle, Pat Hootbart, Patricia Crews, Patrick Daley, Patrick Drake, Patrick Lewis, Patrick Thompson, Patsy Winchester, Paul D. Crittenden, Paul Heintz, Paul Hemmer, Paul Kanterman, Paul Santorelli, Paul Shea, Paul Vercoe, Pete Pidgeon, Peter Caffrey, Peter Hasenfuss, Peter Knowlton, Peter Roose, Peter Savage, Phil Nazzaro, Philip DePaul, Phillip Spell, Phillip Weaver, Previn Waran, Prof. David Keller, Ralston Barnes, Randy Freedman, Randy Fruchter, Randy Hambley, Randy Little, Randy Litton, Randy Ward, Reba Radey, Rebecca Friedman, Rebecca Palmisano, Rebekah Liebling, Rich Barrett, Rich Spinale, Rich Williams, Richard Garvey, Richard Thornton, Rick Kuhlman, Rob Arey, Rob Boyle, Rob Clay, Rob Gamble, Rob Kirchhoff, Rob Lee, Rob Ortiz, Rob Robinson, Rob Spidle, Robert Dietrich, Robert Down, Robert Francis, Robert j Kirkpatrick, Robert Johnson, Rosemary Mackintosh, Ross Dunkel, Ross McDevitt, Russell Whitesides, Ryan Anderson, Ryan Bocchino, Ryan Cleary, Ryan Clement, Ryan Flaherty, Ryan Fletcher, Ryan Kraemer, Ryan Liszak, Ryan Magnuson, Ryan Morris, Ryan Nelson, Ryan Walsh, Rytas Stankunas, S. Reifenberg, Sam Aaronian, Sam Castellano, Sam Gilman, Sam Potts, Sam Smith, Sara Beggs, Sara Fisher, Sara Krywcun, Sara White, Sarah Benjamin, Sarah Bensenhaver, Sarah Clark, Sarah Golden, Saul Wertheimer, Scott Bernstein, Scott Boyarsky, Scott Dunlap, Scott Fortenberry, Scott Graham, Scott Matter, Scott Miller, Scott Ramalho, Scott Ratzmann, Scott Rill, Scott Rosenthal, Scott Silton, Sean Berg, Sean Foley, Sean Gamble, Sean Marchetti, Sean Marien, Sean Nowlin, Sean Wiseman, Seth Gowans, Seth Licis, Seth Reynolds, Shadd Scott, Shane Brennan, Shannon DeVerna, Shannon DeVerna, Shanny Leavitt, Shelly Culbertson, Sly Zogheib, Srinath Vadlamani, Stan Jackson, Stephen Rodgers, Steve Cunningham, Steve Dolley, Steve Eisenhauer, Steve Jakus, Steve Messina, Steve Nacht, Steve Nissman, Steve Paolini, Steve Sleeve, Steve The Dude, steve vermey, Steveemmerich, Steven Cohen, Steven Wong, Sunil Shah, Tatjana Bodrozic, Ted Ahern, Ted Quinn, Tegan Culler, Terance Kishiyama, Terry Kilcullen, Thaddeus Wanat, Tharaneetharan Arumugarajah, Thom OConnor, Thomas Bedeian, Tim Barney, Tim Brousseau, Tim Delaune, Tim DiBerardino, Tim Fogel, Tim Gondek, Tim Howard, Tim Mahon, Tim Markham, Tim Mccarthy, Tim Sullivan, Timothy Braun, TJ Dolliver, Todd Beckman, Todd Hamlin, Tom and Leslie Sabo, Tom Benoit, Tom Bloch, Tom Bullotta, Tom Ciavarella, Tom Dorgan, Tom Gardner, Tom Hallissey, Tom Johnson, Tom Nagle, Tony Barresi, Tony Stec, Travis Albright, Travis Mize, Travis Pemberton, Trevor Smith, Trey Anastasio, Tycho Bergquist, Tyler Penn, Tyler Young, Tyson Green, Vanessa Scarbeau, Vic Altherr, Vicki Pennington, Vikky Hamm, Wade Fietzek, Walter Eugene O’Reilly, Ward Meehan, Wayne Lustberg, Wayne Yeatman, Will Howell, Will McAuliffe, Will Oast, Wils Linker, Wolfgang Norton, Yale Chasin, Zac York, and Zachary Vincent.
This book includes no narrative history of the band, in deference to the official The Phish Book. We acknowledge Dean Budnick for The Phishing Manual, the maiden contribution of Phish history in book form; and Andy Bernstein, Brain Chasnoff, and Locke Steel for the Pharmer’s Almanac, which has served fans wanting a printed resource, and which has documented the scene and other aspects ancillary to the band and their music. We have been repeatedly impressed by the journalism of Richard Gehr and Paul Robicheau, who treat Phish and their music with a seriousness lacking in typical coverage, and we are increasingly pleased by the ability of other journalists to discern something special behind the deceiving veil of familiar patterns, symbols, and behaviors.
Above all, and on behalf of all of the contributors to the book as well as the beneficiaries of the charitable proceeds, we thank you the reader, and look forward to your reactions.
With sincerity and hope,
The Board of Directors of the Mockingbird Foundation
An online network of volunteers has compiled a 928-page book about the band Phish. The Phish Companion is hitting store shelves nationwide and is expected to be at most major bookstores as well as many instrument and music stores sometime this week. There are hundreds of thousands of Phish fans, and all of them will enjoy the comprehensiveness of the book. All of them.
“A great Christmas or Chanakuh gift!” – Mark Toscano
Miller Freeman Books is publishing The Phish Companion. It was authored under the auspices of the Mockingbird Foundation, incorporated in 1997 by fans of the band Phish. The Foundation has no salaries, wages, executive compensation, honorariums, rent, office, assets, or debts. All of the Foundation’s net proceeds from the book are for charity. All of them.
“The best way to give this holiday season!” – Ellis Godard
The book details everything known about the band and their music. It includes practically all available information about the more than 550 songs and more than 1425 shows that Phish has performed since forming in late 1983. The book summarizes that information, with hundreds of pages of statistics and scores of reviews and essays. It also looks further back, to the band members’ years before the band, as well as forward, with narrative and statistical projections. It also includes interviews with the band’s lyricist, archivist, lighting director, and six others, as well as dozens of maps, charts, and tables; scores of photographs; an incomparable discography; and information on every venue played in the last eight years. All of them.
“Incomparable desk reference to Phish!” – Charlie Dirksen
Mark Toscano, Ellis Godard, and Charlie Dirksen are board members of the Mockingbird Foundation and significant contributors to The Phish Companion. They’re each available via phone and email. They, and the other board members and book contributors, hope you enjoy the book and look forward to your review of it. They want you to know how completely unique this project has been. And they thank you for reading this entire release. All of them.
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Miller Freeman Books Dishes Up The Phish Companion Five Weeks After the Band’s Last Show
(San Francisco, CA) November 13, 2000 — Phish fans won’t have long to wait for the ultimate guide to the rock group proclaimed as “the biggest cult band in America” by Entertainment Weekly. Just five weeks after Phish played their last scheduled show on October 7, 2000, The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and their Music will ship to bookstores. Compiled by The Mockingbird Foundation and published by Miller Freeman Books, the guide should be on the shelves by Thanksgiving. Partial proceeds from the sale of this 928-page book will benefit charity to support music education for children.
The Phish Companion provides the most complete information publicly available about every aspect of Phish’s 17-year history. The group, noted as “one of the most important and consistently successful touring rock bands of its generation” by The New York Times, has announced they are on sabbatical of undetermined length, and currently have no plans to tour or record together.
“We’re confident that Phish fans will share our enthusiasm for this book,” comments Matt Kelsey, publisher of Miller Freeman Books. “It’s not only fun to read, but it’s also an encyclopedic compendium to every song and every show the band has ever played. In order to make this book complete, we had to wait until after Phish’s last concert ended on October 7. Then we were able to compile hundreds of pages of listings and charts, and speed through production. We couldn’t have finished in time for the holidays without the herculean efforts of many of our staff as well as our printer, Von Hoffmann Graphics. The first printing is 24,000 copies, and we may need to go back to press shortly for more.”
Ellis Godard, Mockingbird Foundation executive and project editor, notes that the Foundation “is a nonprofit group incorporated in 1997 to benefit charity through Phish fandom. All of the Foundation’s proceeds from The Phish Companion will go directly and immediately to charities that support music education for children.” Godard added that the book “will be a must-have. Even the most die-hard Phish fans will learn something new from The Phish Companion.”
To compile the guide, The Mockingbird Foundation put out a call for Phish information on the Internet nearly four years ago, to which thousands of fans responded. Setlists and myriad details have been verified against performance tapes—as well as the band’s own vault—with the support of Phish’s management company, Dionysian Productions, Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro, and Phish lyricist Tom Marshall, who wrote the book’s foreword.
“Fans will find fact-checked information and statistics about every song Phish has ever played, jammed or teased, and about every Phish show and every non-Phish show members of the band have played, including hundreds never before noted in print or online,” Godard explains.
At over 900 pages, The Phish Companion also offers a band chronology and biographies, discographies, jamming tune charts, venue details, trading and recording tips, online resources, interviews with Phish figures, photos, maps, charts, and more.
“We are proud of this guide, and anxious to begin giving away our royalties and helping, in our own way, to infect the world with the power of music,” says Godard.
The Mockingbird Foundation (www.phish.net/mockingbird/) is based in Soquel, CA.
Miller Freeman Books publishes books on music, musicians, and musical instruments. It is part of the Music Player Network, publishers of Guitar Player, Bass Player, Keyboard and other magazines, as well as the website MusicPlayer.com.
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The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and their Music
The Mockingbird Foundation; Foreword by Tom Marshall, Phish Lyricist
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“Performing arts is definitely a niche, a small part of the entire publishing business,” says Matt Kelsey, publisher of Miller Freeman, which this month celebrates l0 years of producing books for rock, jazz and blues musicians and fans. “Most of these books will not make it to the bestseller list. Still, it’s becoming easier to reach niche audiences, especially with Amazon.com and other online booksellers and Web sites. We’re doing 25 books this year,” adds Kelsey, “up from 20 in the last couple of years. Interest in music books is growing because of things like MP3 and Napster.” Among Miller Freeman’s fall titles are Michael Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues by Jan Mark Wolkin and Bill Keenom, an oral history of the late blues guitarist accompanied by a CD, and The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music by the Mockingbird Foundation.
-Robert Dahlin
The Mockingbird Foundation, a nonprofit assemblage of Phish fans incorporated in 1997, is proud and honored to announce that pre-orders are now being accepted for The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music, coming this fall through our publisher Miller Freeman Books.
This incredibly comprehensive, encyclopedic desk reference includes the most complete and accurate set of information available about every aspect of Phish’s shows, songs, and history. Setlists and other information have been verified against thousands of tapes, as well as the band’s own vault, thanks to cooperation from official archivist Kevin Shapiro. The book also include extensive song histories, show reviews, jamming tune charts, discography, statistics, interviews, essays, poetry, and much more – even a foreword by band lyricist Tom Marshall. All proceeds from the book will benefit charity, initially music education for kids.
If you order directly from the publisher (any of the methods below will work), you will get a free 3-song CD: The Nancy Tracks! It contains the original versions of “Halley’s Comet,” “I Didn’t Know,” and “Snootable Snunshine,” all written by Richard Wright (aka “Nancy Taube”) for the band! (Read the original release for more information.)
As reported in several recent releases, we at the Mockingbird Foundation are putting the finishing touches on the manuscript for our book, which promises to be the definitive Phish fan’s reference. To that end, final production and marketing details are being arranged in conjunction with publisher Miller Freeman, Inc. In this process, the publisher has designated the final title of the book, which will be:
The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music
The book will be available this fall, but pre-ordering will be available later this summer. In the meantime, watch for Mockingbird Tour Flyers at upcoming shows, which include the next installment in the Mockingbird puzzle series — this time, a word search!
MOCKINGBIRD FOUNDATION MAILS DRAFT, RELEASES IMAGES
The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. announced today that it has submitted a complete draft of the manuscript for its forthcoming book, The Mockingbird Project: An Encyclopedic Companion to the Music of Phish. The draft has been received by publisher Miller Freeman, and various working groups are now moving towards a finalized manuscript to be submitted later this year. The book will be available for pre-order this summer, in warehouses by November, and officially released just before Christmas.
The Foundation also announced the release of images for use by fans and other webmasters to link to the Mockingbird site. Heather Hanly designed and created five images, including three banners and two square link images. The site currently promotes the charitable activites of the Foundation, and includes sample content from the book. Content there will gradually expand to include additional content from the book, as well as several innovative interactive components.
The Mockingbird Foundation is a group of ambitious fans who incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1997 to undertake several Phish-related projects for charity. Foremost is the production of the definitive desk reference about the band Phish. The book includes contributions from thousands of fans, and has received support from the band’s management company and colleagues. It will be published by San Francisco-based Miller Freeman, publisher of the All Music Guides as well as Guitar Player, Bass Player, and Keyboard magazines, among others. The Foundation will also release an album of acts covering the music of Phish. All net proceeds from both projects will benefit charity, initially music education for kids. The Foundation and the book take their name from a character in several Phish songs, the Famous Mockingbird, who helps wayward society by retrieving the book of knowledge from an evil invader and returning it to the people. The Mockingbird Foundation website is at http//www.phish.net/mockingbird.
Phish was founded in 1983 at the University of Vermont and moved to its current lineup in 1985. Guitarist Trey Anastasio, drummer Jon Fishman, bassist Mike Gordon, and keyboardist Page McConnell have been touring the country for the past 16 years, slowly becoming one of the nations largest live acts. They recently released “Farmhouse,” their tenth studio effort, which sold 88,776 copies in its first week. Phish’s millennium celebration at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in Florida was the largest and top-grossing millennium concert in North America. The band’s official website is at http//www.phish.com.
Carl Gerhard, who played trumpet with the Giant Country Horns when Phish toured with them in Summer 1991, and who has played with Phish on many other occasions over the years (most recently in “Tubthumping” at Hampton on 11/21/98), agreed to answer a few questions.
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Charlie Dirksen (“CD”): Hi Carl! First off, what’s the story behind your first gig on trumpet with Phish, which I believe was on 11/11/88 at the Stone Church in Newmarket, NH?
Carl Gerhard (“CG”): I remember it well. I had just moved to Newport, Rhode Island, in September of that year. Page had asked me to come up and sit in that night. I met the band in a pizza place before the show, and we just talked about music and what I might want to play with them that night. I remember it being a blast! I felt right at home up there being with Page. They played with such intensity, and the crowd was totally into it.
CD: When did you first meet Page?
CG: I’ve known Page since we were about nine or ten. We used to jam together in all kinds of musical settings. We would also sit around and improvise for hours. Absolutely one of the nicest, funniest guys on earth, too!
CD: How and when did the Giant Country Horns begin?
CG: I guess the idea for the horn section spawned from having Russell [Remington] and Dave [Grippo] already in town sitting in with Phish, and then I came up for a “jazz gig” with Phish at Nectar’s in January 1991. That’s when I met Dave. We played a short rehearsal at the band house and then the gig that night under an assumed name. I think it was something like “The Johnny B. Fishman Jazz Ensemble.” I was sick as a dog, and spent most of that day in Page’s apartment. The next day, Trey asked me if I could get away from work that Summer to tour with the band.
CD: Did you rehearse for the Summer 1991 Phish tour?
CG: We rehearsed for about two or three days, tops. The ideas and music just seemed to flow and fall right into place. The most amazing thing was seeing the band’s reaction when we first added the horn section in rehearsal. I knew right then that this was gonna be something special.
CD: I love it when everything proceeds according to plan. Who wrote the charts for that tour?
CG: We all had a hand in the arranging. Trey had done most of it, I think. I brought up a couple of things that a friend of mine named Rob Vuono wrote after listening to some tapes the band sent me. He wrote the horn lines to “Alumni Blues” and “The Landlady.” Some nights, we actually wrote arrangements between soundcheck and the show.
CD: One of the things that got me back into Phish, after several years of not really listening to them, was a copy of the 7/21/91 Arrowhead Ranch show, and particularly the playing of the GCH in that show. Your trumpet playing in the “Contact” continues to this day to make me smile. Do you have any particular memories of that show? It is probably the most circulated Phish show from 1991.
CG: Thanks for the compliment. I remember that most of my family came from New Jersey to see the show. That was something special. The whole “Arrowhead Ranch experience” helped me realize just how powerful Phish was as a group.
CD: Do you recall any show from that summer in particular?
CG: They were all incredible in their own way. I’d have to say that playing the last gig in Atlanta and sharing the stage with the Aquarium Rescue Unit was very memorable. It was the last show that Russell, Dave and I played together as the original Giant Country Horns.
CD: What was the travel like on tour in Summer 1991, especially the hot run through the south?
CG: Things have changed since ’91! Russ, Fish, Dave and I drove in Fish’s Dodge Caravan. No A.C. We had to keep the heat on so the engine wouldn’t overheat!
CD: Did the tone of the horns suffer?
CG: I don’t think the instruments suffered, but we were hurtin’.
CD: Whose idea was it to wear those white suits, anyway?
CG: I don’t know. But I do remember Page coming back from a costume or thrift shop in Burlington the day before the first Burlington show. He picked up three white tuxedo jackets and three pairs of white pants. He took the Jackets and put them in a tub of pink dye and the pants in purple dye. They told us to go out and get sneakers that matched. Dave had white and Russell had black, so I wore one black and one white sneaker.
CD: Any wacky road stories from the tour on 1991?
CG: It was really hot at Arrowhead, so we asked Trey if we could do just one gig in shorts and a T shirt. No go. Trey said that the suits were part of the show, the GCH had to look like the GCH, so we had to “tough it out.” Our skin was pink for a month!
CD: What was it like being on the road for several weeks?
CG: Being on the road with the band and crew was really fantastic. A few stories though have kept me sworn to secrecy.
CD: Do you recall seeing fans following the whole tour that summer?
CG: I remember a few fans that showed up nearly everywhere we played.
CD: It’s been a long time since the Giant Country Horns have played anywhere. Why is that?
CG: It has been a long time. Too long unfortunately. Logistics, probably.
CD: Any hope to see them playing again in the future with Phish?
CG: I really hope so. It’s great to go up and sit-in by myself, but there’s nothing like being a part of a live horn section!
CD: When did you first start playing trumpet?
CG: I started playing when I was about ten.
CD: How often do you play your trumpet today?
CG: I play quite a bit actually. I’m a full time Navy musician currently teaching at the Armed Forces School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
CD: What are your greatest musical influences?
CG: I grew up in a family that totally supported my music. I used to sit in my living room at home for hours and try to play along with every song that came on the radio. That really helped me develop my ear and from that, I was able to recognize and memorize tunes. I had a great band director in high school (Norris Birnbaum), who loved quality music, regardless of idiom or genre. Our band was always performing the most challenging pieces. He pushed me to be a more well rounded player. I’ve been a Navy musician for 14 years, and I’ve played with some super talented people who have influenced how I play today. I mean, some really hot musicians. I can’t say enough about Phish. You can’t help but be positively influenced and motivated by their music and their musicianship. No doubt about it, they are the best at what they do.
CD: What’s currently in your CD player, or players?
CG: Nicholas Payton (Gumbo Nouveau). Phenomenal trumpet player. Also, another great trumpet player/singer – Jack Sheldon w/Ross Thompkins (On My Own).
CD: As you know, Phish has released a box set of their Hampton 1998 shows, which feature you on the encore, “Tubthumping,” with Tom Marshall on vocals, too. Any memories of that evening that you’d like to share?
CG: I had no idea what Trey wanted me to play until after the first set. He told me before the show that he had a surprise in store, and that Tom [Marshall] and I would be doing the encore together. We went into the band rehearsal room (after hearing the CD once!) and fooled around with it during the set break with the band, myself and Tom. It was a blast, to say the least!
CD: Have any comments on your performance that night?
CG: I’m my own worst critic Charlie, but I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more!
CD: Do you have any favorite Phish songs?
CG: Just about everything we’ve played horns on.
CD: Do you have a favorite studio Phish release?
CG: Hoist was great! Being a part of the tour that promoted that album was cool too! I also love Rift. It came out when I lived in Italy, so I was able to turn on my Italian musician friends to Phish – they loved it!
CD: Thanks again, Carl, for taking the time to answer some questions!
If you have any further questions or kind words for Carl Gerhard, then please forward them to cdirksen@earthlink.net, who will make sure they get to him.
Thanks for reading!
Copyright 2000 The Mockingbird Foundation. A copyright is claimed on this interview by The Mockingbird Foundation. It is being exclusively published on Rec.Music.Phish, the Phish.Net Digest, and the Mockingbird Foundation’s website. It may not be republished anywhere in any form without the express written consent of The Mockingbird Foundation (mockingbird@netspace.org). Please feel free to link to this interview from your website or send the url to friends
