Tom Stackpole

1997-3-18 Wild, heavy metal Harry intro. This show, like #Phish Food, is loaded with guests. Very much a hometown show.

1997-3-5 Trey’s been digging into that #Phish Food.

1997-3-2 Unfinished, grooving Antelope-> whacked Catapult stand out. In this show and in general. But that's all. #phish

1997-3-1 Don't think SS&P is all this show is. Solid DWD. Heavy metal Possum. Mango & Dinner are welcome rarities. And, MORE MODULUS. #phish

1997-2-28 Odd, entirely jamless Carini. Europe has been a weird mix of rarities and repeats. Bowie gets fun. What happens in aDitL?? #phish

1997-2-26 Interview ends w/ Winterqueen?! Rarities! Getting this tape early warped my expectations. Nice HaHaHa>YEM. Great Mule. #phish

1997-2-25 A guest. Sure. Aborted MFMF. No return on Caspian. A sad step down from 2/23. #phish

1997-2-23 97’s only Rift, sadly botched. Last ATR ever! Just sad. This Mike's! This is a fantastico setlist & fantastically fun show. #phish

1997-2-22 I could point to some stuff–Chalkdust, Hood–but let's not pretend solid playing is gonna cut it in 97. This is average. #phish

1997-2-21 Firenze! Hear this YEM. Interesting DWD jam. Techno C&P. Unfinished Antelope & Reba! Heavy metal Wilson! This show is cool. #phish

1997-2-20 Tweezer in the 2nd spot, but the strange song selection works against the rest of the show. #phish

1997-2-18 Extended, appreciated, type 1 exploration in Stash. Here comes the cow funk in ASZ! Hood is melancholy bliss. #phish

1997-2-17 The best debut bar none & I’m not talking about SSP (tho it’s good too). Taste->DWD is tasty & sick. So good. 1997 starts! #phish

1997-2-16 Fish flups C&P but so what? This show sounds (& looks!) so good. Doesn’t seem it on paper, but this is #phish refinding the fun.

1997-2-14 This crowd, man. Mike seems to move up in the mix in this one show. By Funky Bitch, he’s on top. Dynamic YEM. DWD rages. #phish

1997-2-13 Rock A William > Walfredo, I guess. I like Love Me & Circus. I’ll tolerate My Soul. Ponderous post-PYITE jam feels extra. #phish

1: Clifford Ball. A beacon of light & 96’s greatest achievement. #phish #96Top5

2: Remain in Light. Same as it ever was. #phish #96Top5

3: 12/6/96. Best show of the year imo. It made the NYE run feel perfunctory. I was ready for 97. #phish #96Top5

4: Mike’s should maybe get song of the year again, but I’ll give Simple some love. 11/18’s the best of them. #phish #96Top5