Few music groups have been able to sustain a fan base as passionate and dedicated as that of Phish, and this entertaining guide rewards those fans with everything they need to know about the band in a one-of-a-kind format. Packed with history, trivia, lists, little-known facts, and must-do adventures that every Phish fan should undertake, it ranks each item from one to 100, providing an indispensable, engaging road map for devotees old and new. Andy P. Smith is a writer, entrepreneur, and marketing consultant who has been attending Phish shows for more than 20 years. He is the Arts Editor at Greenpointers.com , founder of PhanSite.com , and the author of The Last American Gypsy: Chronicles of Phish Tour 2004 . His writing has also appeared in JamBase.com , FreeWilliasmburg.com , Quartz , Vice , and The Village Voice , among other publications. Over the years, he has produced content for Wieden+Kennedy, The United Colors of Benetton, MINI, PBS, and the Northside Festival. As an avid music lover and impresario, he has booked shows and DJ’d gigs all over the country, continually seeking out new sounds and music communities worldwide. He has degrees from NYU and Pratt Institute and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and their weird dog, Luigi. You can find him on social media at @apsmithnyc or through www.apsmith.nyc . Jason Gershuny has photographed and written about concerts and festivals since 1999 for a variety of music news media outlets including but not limited to Jambase Magazine, Glide Magazine , and Billboard Mobile Beat . During that time he has covered a variety of festivals including High Sierra Music Festival, The Northwest String Summit, and The Portland Blues Festival. He has also reviewed and shot photographs for individual concerts such as Phish, moe., and String Cheese Incident. He has reviewed albums and interviewed various musicians such as George Porter Jr., Steve Kimock, and Karl Denson for publication. Outside of the musical journalism realm, he was the Oregon team Leader for the national voter registration organization Headcount for more than a decade. He attended the University of Buffalo, graduated from the University of Arizona with an undergraduate degree in Sociology, and received his Master’s degree in teaching from Lewis and Clark College. Since first seeing Phish in 1993 in a dusty fairgrounds in upstate NY, he has seen them more than 200 times. He lives with in Portland, Oregon, with his loving wife, Mindy, his precious daughter, Izabella, and his two cats, Luke and Leia. He has been a social studies teacher in a variety of grade levels for more than 15 years. Mike Greenhaus is co-Editor-in-Chief of Relix magazine. 100 Things Phish Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die By Andy P. Smith, Jason Gershuny Triumph Books LLC Copyright © 2018 Andy P. Smith and Jason Gershuny All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-62937-539-7 Contents Foreword by Mike Greenhaus, Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. Four (or Five or Six) Dudes in Vermont, 2. Career Overview and the Three Eras of Phish, 3. Influences and Inspiration, 4. "You Enjoy Myself," aka Bring out the Trampolines!, 5. Welcome to "The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday," aka Gamehendge, 6. UVM and the First Gig: "Do You Know Any Flock of Seagulls?", 7. Know Your Jams: Type I vs. Type II, 8. Jam Vehicles, 9. CK5, 10. Words and Lyrics: Tom Marshall and The Dude of Life, 11. Building a Musical Costume: Halloween 1.0, 12. Big Cypress: NYE 1999, 13. The Baker's Dozen, 14. Madison Square Garden, 15. "Junta" (1989), 16. Dance Like No One Is Watching, aka Surrender to the Flow, 17. Audience Participation (How Many Times Should I Clap in "Stash"?), 18. Phish and the Internet: Growing Up with the World Wide Web, 19. NYE 1995: Gamehenge Time Machine at MSG, 20. The Clifford Ball: A Beacon of Light in the World of Flight, 21. Phish Destroys America and the Island Tour, 22. The Grateful Dead/Phish Conundrum, 23. Meet the Phans, 24. Stroll Down Shakedown Street, 25. Hit the Road, Do a Phish Tour, 26. "A Picture of Nectar" (1992), 27. Chilling, Thrilling Ziggy Stardust, 28. Great Cover Band or the Greatest Cover Band?, 29. The Oh Kee Pa Ceremonies, 30. From "The Simpsons" to the Super Bowl: Phish in Pop Culture, 31. Side Projects, 32. Dorm Room Demos: "The White Tape(s)", 33. Nectar's in Burlington: Come for the Phish, Stay for the Gravy Fries, 34. "Colorado '88", 35. The Secret Language, 36. "Lawn Boy" (1990), 37. Weaving and Teasing, 38. Amy's Farm, August 3, 1991, 39. Paul Languedoc and the Instruments, 40. "Rift" (1993), 41. NYE 1991–1994, 42. "Bittersweet Motel", 43. Podcasts: "Analyze Phish, Helping Friendly Podcast" and "Under the Scales", 44. Gear Up: Essentials for Phish Shows, 45. Thank a Taper, aka Blanks and Postage, 46. Visit Red Rocks, 47. Phish Playing in the Elements, 48. "Hoist" (1994), 49. Hanging with the Band, aka Bedroom Jam Sessions, 50