From: john powell
Subject: Phish at Deer Creek -- Friday, August 12th 1996

hhmmmmm....

Looking back on Deer Creek...

What pisses me off is that I can't remember more than half of what went
on during the shows, forgetting most of what the band was doing, like,
during songs that I liked most ..Esther in particular. (only 1 of 2 that
they played all summer).
         I told myself i'd give all my attention to the stage the whole
time, as much as possible. No dice. I find that it is hard to concentrate
on one thing when I am as inebriated as i was. I wasnt so tore up the
second night, though. For my fourth and fifth phish shows...when
considering all factors I can conclude that the shows kicked large amt. of
asses. I would say that the second night kicked more ass than the first,
though, even though the first still packed a big punch when I consider
Esther and Weigh, being two songs that were at the top of my request list
way up in the back of my head.  McGrupp was a real treat, too. The Oh kee
pa-->Suzie was the same transition they played at Ft. Collins, CO
(11/4/90). I just found out. cool. They know how to close the set. They
rule.

        I enjoyed Timber Ho! a whole lot. I think it was a jammin set
opener. Real powerful vocals/lyrics...it was another first for me. Others
I was with didnt seem to have as much of an interest in this one. oh well. 

DUH..DUH..DUH...OK> SParkle..Simple..Caspian.. McGrupp and the Watchful 
Hosemasters..Antelope..Ragtime Gal..Golgi..Possum.  

Here's rest of the 2nd set. It's ass-kicking status speaks for itself. It
was the only time they played McGrupp all summer. I thought they were
gonna go right into Lizards but no dice. the Watchful Hosemasters was the
Lizards lead-in, partially. They jammed on that part. I beleive I
understand about the Watchful Hosemasters because that Esther jam (Lizards
lead-in) went into something else ...some other area of jamming. I can't
quite recall how it went though. yeah.

Thanks phish for playing Esther and Weigh and like Pince Caspian and
uh... the rest of this show, too. at the only summer show I could go to.
rule.

ok.


Here's a different format. 

8/12/96

SET I

                                        times heard        last heard
 
Ya mar :  rules as an opener                    2nd        4/26/96      
       trey and mike--excellent vocals  
       (I think....)        
         
S.O.A.Melt : took me by surprise                2nd        10/29/95
               they plunged below 
             the waterline. (after
           breathing deep in a steam dream)
               that harmony section 
               was very tight.    
                        
Esther :  and the doll were set adrift          1st
         I liked the way they   
             started it. It didnt take
        me long to realize what        
        song it was ..but...i dont remember     
        much from there...and that is 
        the height of stuff that sucks.

Chalkdust:  uh,    Chalkdust.                   1st
             (all I can recall is that 
              they played it and that   
               was cool)  
               
Weigh : I really wanted to hear                  1st   
             this one..and I did.       
        (i'm pretty sure...)
        nice piano work by      
        the man on the left             
        ooh yeah.

Its Ice : wasnt on my request list               2nd           10/29/95
            nice jamming between page   
        and the rest of the band        
        in middle section. it seemed    
        that they did that jamming
        that they usually do. (hanging  
        on the other side of the key
            and then going back 
           to end the song.)
              ooh yeah. again 

Dog Faced Boy : uh.... yeah.                   1st 
                (uh...i didnt expect this
                one. I cannot complain
                though. so I wont. It was       
                pretty cool.) 

Taste : I do not recall any                    1st 
        of this song.
           Maybe I will when   
            I hear the tape?....
        

Oh kee pa :  was cool.                                 1st
       |           (again, I recall very                
       |               little.)
      \ /
Suzie Greenberg : awesome jam                          1st 
                      this song rules.
                 phish never ceases
                to surprise me with
                other cool jams.
                (another first for me.)
                                        

Setbreak:   Trey proclaims that they will be back in "16 minutes" 3
times. (they were back in about 30) It was the same lie he told last year
except he didn't say it 3 times, although he did put emphasis on "16
minutes.." last year.  (on 6/19/95 they came back after about 40 minutes).
Pretty funny, Trey. Next time you say that i'll be there timing you
w/chronometer.  yeah.(so what. right?)   see you at Rupp.



SET II                  


                                        times heard              last heard


Timber Ho! :  I liked this one                1st
               ....yeah. powerful
               vocal notes.  good set 
               opener.          

Sparkle*:   uh...hmmm.                         3rd              4/26/96
          it was real, real fast.                                           6/19/95
          you know, at the end
          there....
              how do they not
          lose it?  I lost my    
          feet.

Simple*:  was cool.                            2nd              6/19/95
          extended jam..        
          usual amt. of 
           ass kicking.
          nothing beyond the            
          realm of things that  
           rule though.

Prince Caspian : another first for me                   1st
                 They played it good.
                 Only other caspian I 
                 have heard:(red rocks  
                  6/10/95;i wasnt there
                  i just have the tape)

McGrupp and the Watchful                            1st
Hosemasters : OOOHHHH   YEAH.
                   this was cool.
                   I was ready for Lizards      
                   following McGrupp. Page 
                   jammed the lead-in chords
                   (esther format) but no 
                lizards...watchful hosemasters
                instead. (8/13 covered the 
                land of darkness and doom...)
                It was cool. 

Antelope* : uh...what should I say.                  2nd          6/19/95
             ...hmmmm..
            i've already used the words 
            cool, rule, kick-ass...
            I hereby decree that the word
            "antelope" be made synonymous
             with the word "rule." yeah. I think last 
             years antelope kicked more ass,
              though. (6/19/95)

Ragtime Gal : a capella                                1st
                 ooh yeah.
                uh...
                 I cant quite remember>:-(
               
Golgi Apparatus : uh....Ticket stubs???                 1st
                  don't remember much.                                  
                          I would say that it kicked 
                 usual large amnt. of asses.
                  it was especially cool 'cause
                  it was another 1st for me.
                  yeah. 


Possum * :  like antelope, last years                    3rd      10/29/95      
                                                                               
             possum was more cool                                    6/19/95
             (6/19/95). when I get 
             the tapes, I will make a more
             accurate determination of 
             the status comparison of these 
             two performances of possum.
             yeah.                                         
                 
If it has one of those *s by it it means phish also played this
song last year at Deer Creek.

uh...like add stuff to this if you want, somebody.

        Jack "rabbit" Powell

[email protected]  <-------dont send it here though unless you really 
feel that you should. thats my e-mail.

date: 9/06/96
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