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the great northwest

patrick — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:49:36 +0000

taking a nice break from reality, i headed out to visit emily & daniel in oregon. Jermaine & I were greeted at the airport by two familiar smiling faces. after a brief car ride to eugene, we headed out on the town. we left the next morning headed back to portland. the car packed full & our trusty navigator Scout riding in the way back. over the course of the trip he would slowly work his way to the front of the car.

we had a nice walking tour around portland, including the Ira Keller fountain, Rejuvenation & Schoolhouse’s showrooms, the Lucky Labrador Brewery, dinner & drinks at Bar Bar in the Mississippi neighborhood to round out the evening.

starting early Thursday we got some groceries, loaded up the car, stacked Scout on the bags & headed for the Wildhorse Campground. the day consisted of a wonderful site seeing deter including Mt. Hood & the Timberline Lodge. we got in just at sundown, met up with the rest of the crew & set up camp. we took most of the day Friday easy, before heading to the first show. i’ve heard it before, but cresting the hill at the Gorge is a pretty spectacular site. it really seams surreal. we snagged a spot on the lawn & enjoyed the rest of the evening. not a bad way to spend a Friday evening, or my 30th show.

a few days in the bay area

patrick — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:18:12 +0000

i got into SF early on Wednesday & met up with Justin. we walked around the Haight, strolled through Golden Gate Park, sampled some beers at Magnolia & saw the Painted Ladies. Justin’s roommates were kind enough to cook a delicious dinner of fish stew & some frozen grapefruit watermelon dessert. we started Thursday off early with a bagel & some juice, then headed across the bay to Berkeley to get in line for some posters. we barely managed to snag some Pollocks after a long wait. we met up with the rest of the crew. then on to the show…

Magnolia Menu

Proving Ground Pints

SF Graffiti

Painted Ladies

Local's Dessert

Local's Dinner

Berkeley Campanile

Hurst Sign

Greek Crowd 01

Greek Crowd 02

Justin In The Pit

Blue & Campanile

Cool Colors

Greek Orange 01

Greek Orange 02

Warm Colors

Rainbow 01

Rainbow 02

Orange & Blue

Maze 01

Maze 02

Bright White

flames spread to charlotte

patrick — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:15:58 +0000

after a great evening in Raleigh, an interesting evening watching Chris & Dennis start their transfer when we got back to the hotel, and a first post show wrap-up over at livemusicblog, I headed down to Charlotte. i got a later start than planned, and unfortunately met some traffic. i do think i fared better than some folks. i got on lot early, and had some time to wander. the show kicked off as the sun was starting to set. it had to be blinding for the guys, staring into the sun, but they played on, and Fishman ended up in sunglasses all night. to close out two unexpected sets, that were all over the map, the You Enjoy Myself ended the evening with a vocal jam of Proud Mary & Get Back a capella, leading into A Day In The Life. enjoyed the beatles, what can i say. as soon as the show ended, i booked for the car. i made it out of the lot quickly and headed for Alpharetta. it was a long haul and the bacon egg & cheese on wheat at waffle house was necessary, and delicious. i checked into the hampton at 4AM & crashed. until tomorrow…

It Begins

Staring Into The Sun

Checkin Out The Crowd

Does Page Look Scared?

Trey Face

Yellow And White Fist Pump

Purple Silhouette

Blue And Yellow Crowd

Look At Treys Face

Turquoise Hair Silhouette

Maybe Its Up There

Sunglasses At Night

burning through the south

patrick — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:00:30 +0000

its been a few days. the dust has settled, and i have recouped i guess. i did a brief post show wrap-up for each show over at livemusicblog while justin was at high sierra. after the show we booked it back to the hotel, and chris & dennis started transferring the show. after a brief listen, i went back to do a post. the whole trip was a marathon. having listened to every night of the first leg before these shows, i can honestly say the band finished strong, and left it all on the stage. there has been plenty of write ups, break downs, and criticism, dissections, both good and bad. this probably won’t change your mind, but that’s not what i’m trying to do. listen to the music for yourself. enjoy it. that’s what its all about…

Overcast

Kool-Aid Man

Red With Pink Xs

All The Colors

Mike And Jon

Saturated Red

Blue And An Exit

Look At My Guitar

Dark And Yellow

Blue Purple And Yellow

All Things Green

The 744

Writing Things Up

a halloween in indio

patrick — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:53:34 +0000

hmm… ok where to start. its been almost 3 months since halloween. all the music boards were completely inundated with Festival 8 coverage shortly thereafter. i have had plenty of time to go through photos & collect my thoughts, but its still quite hard to describe. the last phish festival i attended was Coventry, although incredibly fun & an unforgettable adventure, it was musically disastrous. on so many levels Festival 8 was the complete antithesis of Coventry. perfect venue, perfect weather, beautiful music, gorgeous scenery, happy people, friends new & old. i flew to san diego alone, and set out to meet up with the crew. on thursday evening i met up with justin, pete, kochan, adam, tim & john in the parking lot at chili’s, and we made the 30 minute drive to indio. we got our campsite set up, and retired relatively early. friday was a wonderful day. plenty of time to check out the scene before the first set. enjoyed the music, and the burble. saturday started off nicely with an afternoon set. we recieved our playbills & learned that they would be playing rolling stones exile on main street, with sharon jones! as if that wasn’t enough, i managed to get both pollock prints for the weekend. the musical costume set lived up to the hype, and it stands up well on tape. i got my second loving cup for the year, but with sharon jones. thanks to all the tapers for capturing this weekend. apparently it was also filmed in 3D for a release sometime this year. sunday started early with coffee & 8 shaped donuts, courtesy of the band, thanks guys, as if the music wasn’t enough. then we were treated to a first ever acoustic set. everyone sitting down to watch the start of the set was amazing to witness. the torches erupting during the harry hood jam seemed appropriate. i can still feel the heat watching the video. unfortunately, it all came to an end on monday morning, and everyone departed. parts of it still seem like a dream, a really really good one. the first video i have included is courtesy of michael marantz. its a collage of thousands of of still photos. i think it really captures the weekend, at least visually in lots of ways. a couple of the other photos were provided by pete & michael & are noted accordingly. the main image is michael’s but i couldn’t bring myself to ruin the image with the watermark, its just too good. thanks for those guys. other than the costume photo, somehow john managed to escape all my photos. so if any of you guys have one that captures johnny fiasco, send it on. this weekend was a blast. i’ll see you all out there. hopefully sooner rather than later. happy phishing.

Phish Festival 8 by Michael Marantz

East To Indio

Exile on Main Street

This Is Gonna Be Good

Justin And Adam

Tim

Vintage Pete

Kochan

Back Of The Field

Safety Patrol

8 Ferris Wheel

The Moontower

Burble Blue

Burble Green

Burble Purple

Harry Hood Jam

8 Moon

Homage to Hoist

I Always Feel Like

Loving Cup

Halloween Entourage

Donut Montage

Sunday Breakfast

The Morning News

No Pabst

A Wonderful Sight

3D in 2010

Acoustic

Acoustic 2

The Curtain With

Mike’s Song Jam

The Road Home

San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm

an evening in Charlottesville

patrick — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:08:02 +0000

after several hectic days in las vegas, i got to recuperate in snowy Charlottesville. in each visit i have made over the last 3 years, i have had snow. we spent some time before the show touring the Starr Hill Brewery. good tour, good beer. after that we watched some of the SEC championship game, then headed to the show. it was emily’s first phish show, and it was a good one. a great set, incredible lights, the naked guy. not much going on the lot before or after. post show we headed to Little John’s for some delicious sandwiches, before calling it a night.

leaving the house

the entry

stealing time

green red & yellow

big red

cactus

fans

spectrum

green & blue

bright yellow

trey

daniel, emily & i

order here

end with a fourth

patrick — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:51:36 +0000

the last day we enjoyed some more great weather. another great afternoon in the lot. enjoyed the company of a grasshopper. the music & the lights started off great, before the sun even set. the rocks behind the stage were lit throughout the show. Kreutzmann joining the band for the last part of the show was an unexpected treat.

a perfect ending

looking south

it's gonna be roses are free

pete, justin & i

this guy doesn't have a ticket

roses kicks off the set

yellow & pink

red & green

in awe

a thousand points of light

leaving denver

arriving at DIA

another beautiful day

patrick — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:13:40 +0000

we started off day three with a balanced breakfast at blue sky cafe & juice bar, did i mention this was the third day in a row we ate there? they also have a yoga studio. we did not yoga. proceeded from there to the mock show at the sheraton denver west hotel ballroom. a collection of artists were displaying & selling their posters & other assorted goods. from there we proceeded to the lot, for night three.

jim pollock signing prints, super nice guy

paul bohensky - best print of the weekend!

police

mounted security

on the road

the lot

it's a bird

headed in

denver

from the top

set break - the architectural site model

horizon lights

a second helping with rain

patrick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:02:21 +0000

on the road

from the lot day 2

from the landing

from the seats day 2

ship rock

creation rock

the start of the show

getting dark

ship by night

creation by night

the ramp out

looking back to red rocks

patrick — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:21:48 +0000

denver international airport

heading west

hippies

from the lot

view from the back stairs

from the seats

justin & chris

lights

the divided sky opener

loving cup encore