Alpine Valley 1
Our flight from Zionsville, IN to Kenosha, WI took all of 37 minutes and included a very nice view of downtown Chicago while we were out over Lake Michigan. My sincere apologies to anyone who made the six hour drive or had to sit in traffic. We actually spent more time driving from Kenosha to Lake Geneva than we did in the air, but once we arrived our house was oh so nice. Our back porch faced the 15th tee of the Geneva National golf course and it was generally so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Another bonus to this place was the short almost all back roads (until the highway) route to the venue.
The show itself started out on fire with “Tube,” “Oh Kee Pah > Suzy” and “Funky Bitch.” right off the bat. I couldn’t think of a better way to start a show and the momentum that started there carried on throughout the rest of the night. The next highlight for me was the song I had been chasing all tour long, my first ever “Fuck Your Face.” Trey absolutely shredded this short but powerful version and it was at this point that whatever Phish played the rest of the way was gravy for me.
We took off for the bathrooms when “Circus” started and figured “Antelope” would come next and the set would be over, but we were ever so wrong. We hung back and got some fresh air (because our seats were in a no fresh air/breeze zone) while the set amazingly continued to roll on. We made the short walk back to our seats when “Sparkle” ended and enjoyed the “Gumbo” “Antelope” closing combo totally refreshed.
The second set kicked off as strong as or stronger than the first. My first “Sloth” since 12/30/99 got everyone juiced up and ready to roll, but it was the 23+ minute combo of “DwD > What’s the Use” that took cake for jam of the show. But it didn’t stop there as the now rare “Mule” was dropped next and followed by a blistering “Mike’s.” My only real beef with this show was killing all the momentum that been building by transitioning into “Dirt.” Things picked back up again with a nicely played “Sally” and when “Bug” closed things out I knew a huge encore was is store.
My second “Quinn” of the run was a little disappointing since it made the Telluride version less special, but for those not in attendance at Telluride it was a fine way to end the evening. While making the trudge up the massive hill out to the parking lot all the talk was about how this was the show of the summer, and you’ll get no arguments from me.
The show itself started out on fire with “Tube,” “Oh Kee Pah > Suzy” and “Funky Bitch.” right off the bat. I couldn’t think of a better way to start a show and the momentum that started there carried on throughout the rest of the night. The next highlight for me was the song I had been chasing all tour long, my first ever “Fuck Your Face.” Trey absolutely shredded this short but powerful version and it was at this point that whatever Phish played the rest of the way was gravy for me.
We took off for the bathrooms when “Circus” started and figured “Antelope” would come next and the set would be over, but we were ever so wrong. We hung back and got some fresh air (because our seats were in a no fresh air/breeze zone) while the set amazingly continued to roll on. We made the short walk back to our seats when “Sparkle” ended and enjoyed the “Gumbo” “Antelope” closing combo totally refreshed.
The second set kicked off as strong as or stronger than the first. My first “Sloth” since 12/30/99 got everyone juiced up and ready to roll, but it was the 23+ minute combo of “DwD > What’s the Use” that took cake for jam of the show. But it didn’t stop there as the now rare “Mule” was dropped next and followed by a blistering “Mike’s.” My only real beef with this show was killing all the momentum that been building by transitioning into “Dirt.” Things picked back up again with a nicely played “Sally” and when “Bug” closed things out I knew a huge encore was is store.
My second “Quinn” of the run was a little disappointing since it made the Telluride version less special, but for those not in attendance at Telluride it was a fine way to end the evening. While making the trudge up the massive hill out to the parking lot all the talk was about how this was the show of the summer, and you’ll get no arguments from me.
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