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 FADED Q & A Here's some answers to questions that you might have about the new novel. Time for a quickie Q & A about FADED.... Q. Is FADED your LA novel?   A. FADED takes place in LA on the fringes of Hollywood. We spent a decade in LA (2012-22) after a short stint in San Francisco. We moved to Colorado in the summer of 2022 and I wrote this last summer. After spending one year away, the timing was ideal because LA was still somewhat fresh in my mind and my perspective began to shift a bit. Q. FADED is a comedy and satire? A. Yes. FADED is a a nod to Billy Wilder films, but the tone is a throwback to some of my favorite comedies from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Jackson McCool, the protagonist in FADED, is a mix of Bill Murray's film characters ( Stripes, Meatballs ) plus bit of Matthew Broderick ( Ferris Bueller, WarGames ) and Chevy Chase ( Fletch ). There's a sliver of Bruce Willis during a short time he was a budding TV star ( Moonlighting ) before he becam...
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TEST POST --- 1993: The Year of Machine Gun Trey

Editor's Note : Allow me to welcome a new contributor to the mix. Rob Shah is a guitar player from Denver and he's on an ambitious mission to listen to every Phish show in chronological order. He recently finished 1993 and here's his initial thoughts. Enjoy! -- Pauly 1993: The Year of Machine Gun Trey by Rob Shah I began an experiment earlier this year in an attempt to better understand what I, at the time, had considered my favorite year of Phish. The helping, friendly Google spreadsheet allowed me to listen to (almost) every note of 1993 from beginning to end, painting a much clearer picture of this special year in Phishtory. 1993 was a year full of raw, unharnessed energy and creativity that was emitting from all four of these ambitious 20-somethings. The first of two tours, the Winter/Spring tour, spanned 71 dates in just over three months, clocking in as Phish’s longest tour ever to date. To put this into perspective, this tour was so extensive that 1 out of ...
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Monday Key Bump: Karl D

Here's a cover of "Can't You Hear Me Knockin" by Karl Denson with Anders Osborne...
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Test Phish Recap: Worcester Gordo Alien

Shakedown was rocking. Saw an alien. Stepped on a puppy. Watch a wookette get pepper sprayed by cops. Scored some moon rocks. Set 1 sucked ass. Too much Trey wanking. Didn't let Page shine too mug. Set 2 raged. Gordo must have been eating his wheaties. Page made all the Phishy chicks wet with Lawn Boy. Fishman is better than 14 African drummers. Encore was weak. Trey jerking off again. Shakedown raged. Saw a wook get his face eaten by a rabid tour dog.
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Phish Setlist: Essex, VT

 (Phish goes Through the Wormhole in VT) Set I: Chalkdust Torture, The Moma Dance > NICU, Funky Bitch, Sample in a Jar, Cavern, Bathtub Gin, Alaska > Possum, Wolfman's Brother > Julius Set II: Carini* > Down With Disease* > Slave to the Traffic Light > Rock and Roll > Twist > Backwards Down the Number Line, Theme From the Bottom > Suzy Greenberg > Character Zero E: Loving Cup * Unfinished
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