Fink's Travels

Sunday funday, 10:00 AM, already been queued up at the venue for an hour. Yeah it's pretty crazy although not that crazy relatively speaking....something like 30 or 40 people slept outside MSG in New York City last night. All in order to get a good spot for the show.  My happy place for most of this tour has been 3rd - 7th row middle.  The past few tours I have found myself getting closer and closer to the stage. Not coincidentally this has occurred as I have been seeing more shows with Holly. Holly is the initial reason I started "riding the rail" (not literally - I don't like the first row) and remains a major factor in me wanting to be up there. However she is not the only reason. It took me awhile to admit it but  I really love it in the Vortex. It's not a desire to be close to the band - I know what they look like and they don't want to see me. It's not a desire to watch the band - I dance like no one is watching with my eyes closed. It's  no...

Hey now! Apologies for dropping off the face(book) of the earth the past week but I have been too busy living my liphe to take the time to sit down and write. Well that's part of the reason. I also wasn't the best version of myself last weekend and really hurt the feelings of one of my best friends in the world and a true brother of mine. When I write well - and by well I mean truly honestly - it's akin to taking a hard look in the mirror. One of the reasons that I am generally a happy dude is that most of the time when I look in the mirror I'm (too?) proud of the man looking back at me. Well last weekend I did some things that made me not as proud as I typically am of the person staring back at me.  Sometimes I get too wrapped up in the Phish bubble. I get stressed and can lose sight of what's really important. What matters in life. As always I have learned some lessons this tour. This one was a critical one that I'm still processing. Hopefully I will unders...