HostofG retweeted
Kinda nuts that Phish had a 5 song set, 33 minute Tweezer, and 38 minute Simple all in different shows on this run.
Four runs post-covid at Deer Creek and every one of them has had monstrous, legendary jams.
8/6/21 Simple/Blaze On
6/5/22 Sand
8/4/24 Set 2
7/12/26 Simple
HostofG retweeted
My favorite band is Phish, and one of the things I love most about seeing them is that for a few hours, the rest of the world disappears.
People spend a ridiculous amount of money on tickets, travel, hotels, food and sometimes childcare just to be there. They already know politics exists. They did not forget about the mortgage. They just want one night where none of it is their problem.
Trey Anastasio once said he resists musicians taking sides because music may be the one thing left that brings people together. I think he is right.
Artists can say whatever they want onstage. But I will always have more respect for the ones who understand that their real job is to give the crowd the best night possible and not another lecture from someone with a microphone.
HostofG retweeted
If your brain is broken by politics so much that you aren’t happy Balogun is playing, and you’re an American citizen, you should be deported
HostofG retweeted
Have some real life news I've been reluctant to share:
On 4/13 we welcomed our 3rd child, Oliver. Five days later he was diagnosed with an ultra-rare immune condition called SCID, also known as "bubble baby syndrome". This 1 in 100,000 disorder leaves Oliver without a functioning immune system and an inability to fight off germs.
If left untreated, SCID is fatal within the first year of life. Luckily, advancements in medical research now usually allow the condition to be treated through chemotherapy followed by an infant bone marrow transplant. This is a very long and difficult process, but we are hopeful this treatment will save Oliver's life.
Oliver faces at least six weeks at Boston Children’s Hospital followed by careful monitoring for at least a month afterward nearby. Once the initial bone marrow transplant process is complete in the Boston area, Oliver will need protective isolation at home in Vermont for up to a year afterward while his immune system slowly regrows and strengthens.
This has us in a heartbreaking and complicated situation. Treatment, which is likely to begin in June and lasts roughly 3-months, is only available at Boston Children’s Hospital about three hours from our home. This will require living in two states to allow us to care for both Oliver and our other two children.
In the meantime, our family has entered strict protective isolation, leaving me and my wife out of work and kids out of school and organized activities. When Oliver is about two months old and a bone marrow donor is identified, he is able to undergo chemotherapy which will condition his body to be receptive to the bone marrow transplant.
Until then, the day to day will be lots of tests and appointments in Boston while managing life in isolation with three young children (and two amazing cats!).
It is almost back to covid for us for the time being. The music/Phish community has been wonderful to be a part of the last few years and am thankful for everything.
I wanted to share this link my brother-in-law (the talented musician Ethan Buckner) started for me. We will be updating our progress and timeline at that link over the coming months.
Love and light,
Sean Thomas Ogle
gofundme.com/f/support-baby-…
