I saw Phish for the first time earlier that year in the spring on the campus of Syracuse University. Saw them again in the fall on the strength of the first show but still mostly by chance and nothing better to do. I found myself in NYC on December 30th at Wetlands seeing Phish play. Again by chance as I was there already to see my friends band, Indecision, open up for them there. Those three shows were enough to get stuck in my mind and would go out of my way to see them from then on.