I was at these shows and it was the greatest musical weekend of my life. Hands down. It was intense. Trey and Kimock battling it out and there were a few different factions in the audience. Trey mopped Kimock's ego across the floor, standing at attention all 3 nights while Steve must have changed guitars twice each song. Trey knew what made the Dead so special, and propped Kimock up throughout the weekend, while the opposite can't be said as Page filled in that role beautifully to set rhythms for Trey.

Luckily, Phil was standing between the two, holding court like the master he is.

The energy in that room won't soon be repeated, it was the union of 2 families and aside from the Terrapin a few tours earlier, marked the first time Trey was able to openly show his respect for the Dead in over a decade.

A fun story (I wasn't there but it's been confirmed by a few people). Phil had a BBQ at his house during rehearsals and he has one of Jerry's guitars on his wall. Trey looked at it and said to Phil "can I?" Phil said yes. Trey picked it up, tuned it, and put it back. He just wanted it to be right. Such a class act.

The Alligator is the highlight of my musical journeys. Everything I had been searching for was delivered on a psychedelic platter and that version of the song is the epitome of the weekend. Trey must have said "I'd like to Phish-ify one Dead song, and that was the one.

Have so much more to say about this run, but the tension between the 2 guitars and the magic of the unity are the most important.

During the Uncle John's, and older Deadhead family member came up to us, in tears. Saying she had been watching us rock out (we had drink rail in front of Trey, same spot all 3 nights) and was so happy to see Phish heads in action. We made her happy seeing "the torch" being passed on.

One last story - before the Wolfman's, Fish was standing behind the drums sidestage and Molo turned around and offered his sticks to Fish. He turned it down. Another class act. What a run, thanks for rekindling fantastic memories!