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Why Start The Helping Friendly Network?
11/19/94 - Bloomington, Indiana
I'm a freshman who had just discovered Phish and knew a handful of tunes...
They announced a show at the IU Auditorium, and I didn't pay much attention to it. But as the date got closer, a few buddies decided to get tickets, and on the day of the show, I saw a flyer with pull tabs that said, "Tix Available."
I pulled a tab, made a call, and landed two front row tickets for $50 each.
As I'm walking to the show with my friend Bill, he asked what I wanted to hear.
My response was, "I'd love to hear some Zeppelin!"
After Bill laughed at me and told me they weren't a cover band, we rolled in and saw a show that completely rewired my 18-year-old brain.
AND THEN BOOM!!!!!
Good Times Bad Times to close the second set.
I was done.
From there, it became how many shows can I see in as many different places as possible. Deer Creek, The Gorge, Hampton, Vegas, Mexico, MSG - it didn't matter. All that mattered was I was in the building. Hopefully with some friends, but even that wasn't critical.
Tens of thousands of miles, laughs, stories, and grooves later, I'm still on tour.
It's just that now, the tour includes a few more adult responsibilities...Taking care of my family. Building a career. Saving for retirement.
Finding ways to make the second set even better than the first.
What I've always loved about this community is that while we all have our own stories from the road, we're also teachers, business owners, salespeople, executives, entrepreneurs, consultants, and professionals. We spend a few nights a year dancing in the same room, but the other 360 days we're building businesses, raising families, and trying to make our way through life just like everyone else.
The Helping Friendly Network was created to bring those two worlds together.
A place where the same community that has given us so many memories, friendships, and experiences can also help us professionally.
We're already sharing in the groove. Why not share opportunities, too?
PHISH - Saturday 11/19/1994
Indiana University Auditorium
Bloomington, IN
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus > Down with Disease > Guyute, Paul and Silas, Axilla (Part II) -> The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Run Like an Antelope, I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome[1], Little Tiny Butter Biscuits[2], My Long Journey Home[2]
SET 2: Suzy Greenberg > Sparkle > You Enjoy Myself -> The Vibration of Life -> You Enjoy Myself[3], Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood, Amazing Grace, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: The Squirming Coil
[1] The "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo and vocals.
[2] Acoustic; Trey on fiddle and the "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo and vocals.
[3] "Why" and "I don't know" were spoken by Fish throughout the low-pitched Wash Uffizi Drive Me to Firenze portion and the vocal jam.
I'm Blue I'm Lonesome through My Long Journey Home were performed acoustic with the "Reverend" Jeff Mosier. Little Tiny Butter Biscuits and My Long Journey Home featured Trey on fiddle. YEM included Spooky and Can't You Hear Me Knocking jams, with a subsequent Spooky tease. There was a brief pause in YEM after the Can't You Hear Me Knocking jam before the song continued. "Why" and "I don't know" were spoken by Fish through an a low pitched Wash Uffizi Drive Me to Firenze portion of YEM and the vocal jam.
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