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What
is "It"
Phish's next big festival will be August 2-3, 2003, in Limestone.
From official news:
"It"
will be held at the former Loring Air
Force Base (now the Loring
Commerce Centre) in Limestone, site of Phish's Great
Went and Lemonwheel festivals.
"It" will feature three sets of Phish each day, along with numerous
attractions and art installations created by talented teams of
artists and performers. Significant improvements to the site over
previous festivals will be made, but these improvements will result
in a reduced capacity. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets
early. Tickets go on sale in real-time (not a lottery) this Thursday,
March 27 at 12 noon via Phish Tickets-by-Mail (http://phishtickets.rlc.net)
and Ticketmaster (including
phone numbers 207.775.3331, 617.931.2000, 413.733.2500, 212.307.7171,
802.862.5300, 518.476.1000, 401.331.2211, and 757.671.8100). Tickets
are $137.50 plus service and shipping fees. There is a limit of
6 tickets per person.
The image to the left was altered (by Brian
Sherman) from the DVD cover of Stephen King's sci-fi/horror
thriller "It", which shares several characteristics with Phish's
(posted
by Chad, aka Sgt. Floyd Pepper, to
rmp):
- Both
take place in Maine.
- Both feature a group
of old friends returning to Maine.
- Both of the said
groups were made up of dorks.
- Both have balloons
that float.
- Both have strange
hallucinations (for some).
- Both have smelly
sewage systems.
For previous festivals, see Clifford
Ball, Great Went, and Lemonwheel.
See also, area maps. See also, What
does Loring think of Phish fans
Note
also, the unusual ad
placement (pictured at left, from circa 7/21/03), next to an
article about mounted police at IT, which features both the word
"fish" and a hat not terribly unlike those worn by the
mounties.
In re the IT DVD (available
from Dry Goods), there's
at least one "easter egg" on disc one: Move down to the
"Interviews" menu item and then hit the left arrow on your remote,
an arrow pointing downward will appear. Hit the select/enter button
on your remote and you get a different surround mix of "Waves" with
a totally different set of visuals.
Special thanks to Syd Schwartz (10/15/04).