From: Charlie Dirksen
3/24/89 Paradise, Boston, MA (Rvwd 3/95) Hey, this show occurred almost exactly 6 years ago! I don't think this show is listed in the HFB, but it was played, because some of my friends asked me whether I wanted to go. This was/is my very first Phish tape (the quality is B+, about, so not toooo bad). It is not a complete set or even MikesGroove (the Hydrogen is just cut out!!), but it was my first tape, so it has special value. Unfortunately, the Mike's Song and the Weekapaug aren't anything that intense. Very standard opening to the MikeS, but the jam segment has a raw energy that is really dark and ominous. It's very solid, but there is nothing fancy or special about it at all. The Mike's ends after about 7 mins, and Hydrogen is completely cut out on this tape. Weekapaug is really fun in the beginning, and Trey quickly launches into a climbing, gorgeous solo that is well-fed by all the others in the band. It is ONLY 5 and a half mins long, which is really very short for a Weekapaug, but it is just soooo sweet. It was this Weekapaug that turned me on to Phish (not to mention the Possum and YEM on this tape), and is why I finally made it to the Paradise to see them for my first show on 10/6/89 (which you will find in the HFB as both ??/??/88? and ??/??/89?, I think.. if someone has that, I am still looking for a copy.. I have 700+ hours available for trade). My first Phish song was the Possum at this show (from this tape). This Weekapaug is not a version to die for by any stretch, but it holds sentimental value for me. C-.