My 2nd of three Summer shows (Hartford and JB 1 and 2) and this one was a win from the start thru the Hood in my hood, NYC. Stealing Time went deep, deeper than most versions I've witnessed live. Roggae was particularly beautiful this evening then one of the songs that totally thrills me when they break it out, danced the heck out of Pebbles and Marbles. The Gin>Maze, Coil ender was jammed/fire/sublime.

The 2nd Set opener I Never Needed You Like This Before and Leaves that followed were both 17 minutes, ...Needed...rocked, really hard and Leaves was simply stunning in its execution and peaks. Everything's Right "could" have been jammed longer at "just" 10 minutes but the segue into The Mango Song was pretty sweet and fruity and the song itself peaked hard. Most Events Aren't Planned>CDT>Julius was top shelf Phish rocking and rolling with Chalk Dust working the Theater into some sort of frenzy. A couple of my friends had called the Hood, but not as the Encore and it served it's purpose well, all I saw was smiles afterwards. Imho this was a terrific show that surrendered to the flow, a beautiful evening at the beach and looking forward to the 2nd night here in my part of town.