There’s no better way to spend an off-day in New York City than adventuring the interior of Central Park. Henrietta traversed the park’s west, central, and north sections yesterday, stopping to enjoy the Reservoir, the Pool, the Loch, the Ravine, … Continue reading Henrietta Takes Central Park! Part II
Look out, NYC Phish fans – that’s a piece of heavy donut artillery! Orwasher’s on the Upper West Side fills their donuts with jam in front of your eyes and the results are to die for! But have no fear – Henrietta is … Continue reading Donut of the Day: Black Raspberry Jam-Filled at Orwasher’s
The Baker’s Beat “Lyric-Koan” feature highlights a lyric from the previous night’s show and encourages readers to ponder it’s meaning during the day as a meditative … Continue reading “If you wait until tomorrow, the sacred creed will be yours.” + Other Lyric-Koans from the Jimmies Show
Phish – Sunday, July 30th, 2017 Madison Square Garden – New York City, NY Baker’s Dozen Show #8 – Theme: Jimmies I (8:09) 1). The Curtain With > 2). Runaway Jim^ 3). Waking Up Dead~ 4). Esther 5). Home~ 6). Brian and … Continue reading Annotated Setlist + MVP for Sunday, 7/30/2017 (Show #8; Jimmies) + Updated Baker’s Dozen Song/Album Breakdown
You climb & climb & climb atop and gain the Garden’s bird’s eye view. Looking down, confirm the rumor: Here, we straddle past & future. Below the land it shifts and shakes. A continent, once whole, then breaks. The ocean’s water separates the mass of earth to little islands of different climes & light horizons. Straits and seas of Titan rising, pushing our ship far from the shore and into the middle of the storm to uncharted waters and fathoms unformed. (Patience) (7/30/2017 – Inwood, Manhattan, New York) (See more Everlastin’ Spoof writings at http://www.everlastinspoof.com) Continue reading Uncharted Waters, Fathoms Unformed
At long last, Henrietta made her Central Park debut yesterday. Exploring the southwest quadrant of what is undoubtedly the best urban park in the USA, she spent the afternoon checking out the carousel, wandering the sheep meadow, visiting Strawberry Fields … Continue reading Henrietta Take Central Park! Part I
The Baker’s Beat “Lyric-Koan” feature highlights a lyric from the previous night’s show and encourages readers to ponder it’s meaning during the day as a meditative … Continue reading “Sometimes I can’t be what’s expected of me” + Other Lyric-Koans from the Cinnamon Show
Phish – Saturday, July 30th, 2017 Madison Square Garden – New York City, NY Baker’s Dozen Show #7 – Theme: Cinnamon (7:57: Pre-show PA announcement advises patrons about consumption of the brown donuts a la Woodstock bad brown acid incident) … Continue reading Annotated Setlist + MVP for Saturday, 7/29/2017 (Show #7; Cinnamon) + Updated Baker’s Dozen Song/Album Breakdown
Peanut Butter Jelly (Donut) Time! That’s right, it’s not just a sandwich any more! Leske’s Bakery makes a mean PB & J donut. And it’s cheap … Continue reading Donut of the Day: Leske’s Peanut Butter & Jelly
The Baker’s Beat “Lyric-Koan” feature highlights a lyric from the previous night’s show and encourages readers to ponder it’s meaning during the day as a … Continue reading “The net’s unbreakable, so don’t worry about falling.” + Bonus Lyric-Koans from Double Chocolate Show
Phish – Friday, July 29th, 2017 Madison Square Garden – New York City, NY Baker’s Dozen Show #6 – Theme: Double Chocolate I (8:10) 1). Chocolate Rain^ 2). Ass Handed~ 3). Free 4). Weigh 5). Undermind 6). The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony 7). The Dogs 8). Destiny Unbound 9). Divided … Continue reading Annotated Setlist + MVP for Friday, 7/28/2017 (Show #6; Double Chocolate) + Updated Baker’s Dozen Song/Album Breakdown
Henrietta took the F train all the way to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to check out an under-the-radar donut shop (Mike’s) to try their Jelly Pom-Pom. It’s essentially a buttermilk bar covered in powdered sugar and filled with jelly. Most definitely … Continue reading Donut of the Day: Jelly Pom Pom at Mike’s
The Baker's Beat: Postcards, Tellings, & Tastes from Phish’s Residency at Madison Square Garden 