down with disease - most amazing - i was lost in a good place last night with that one - i was thinking... yea.

definitely worth a revisit on the recording. i like the review here because i couldn't hear it that way, as the parts of a whole. i just heard one thing unified.

and i may have said aloud to my friends next to me, "f*** the critics" at some appropriate point during that jam. or maybe i was just thinking that and never said it aloud.

one thing i noticed last night - cities seemed to end too abruptly. it seemed as if there could have been something there... that went missing.

and carini was great, wandering in sound. another highlight last night.

the only thing that phish could do to disappoint me would be to not show up, start extremely late, or stop a concert with some sort or drama. i was surprised to hear there were so many complaints about the first two shows. there were really excellent moments every night. for example, i remember a most flawless transition into suzy greenberg on friday night, a moment. i think one factor is that there is no fall tour anymore these days. years back and for awhile there was always a fall tour leading up to the new years run and things were all... in the zone heading into new year's.

so the thing is - next year - phish should do a fall tour october and november in the north east. that would be the recipe for an amazing over the top epic new years run at msg. ... just a heartfelt suggestion based on past experience.

all that said - i have enjoyed every moment every night on this run and i am glad to be here with my friends. happy new year in advance.