The first official taper's section at a Phish show was at Bender Arena on 12/28/93. Although the Bender and Cumberland County Civic Center shows on the run were GA, New Haven and Worcester (NYE) were not, and so tapers had to request tickets through Phish Tickets By Mail for tickets to the section's reserved seats at those shows, as announced in the fall '93 Doniac Schvice.
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While it's easy to forget with the convenience of today's streaming technology, even those great sites are still largely dependent on the work of tapers for us all to enjoy. Of course, i appreciate the ease of access today, but I personally have great memories of trades and tapes. One taper I'd like to personally thank is @chillwig: he shared his Schoeps tapes quickly and with several traders to ensure low gen high quality recordings that became the seeds for some great trees and were always coveted trade bait. He's one of dozens and to each and everyone always, THANK YOU!