Money Police seize more than $1 million from Phish fans - Page 3

Demonpenz · 03-10-2009, 07:41 AM

HAMPTON, Va. – Some Phish fans are leaving Hampton a little lighter than when they arrived for the band's weekend reunion.

Police said Monday they confiscated about $1.2 million in illegal drugs and more than $68,000 in cash from concertgoers. Authorities also arrested 194 Phish fans during the three-night celebration of the band's return to the stage after a nearly five-year absence.

Most of the arrests were for drug possession, use and distribution, police said.

Tourism officials had estimated 75,000 fans would be coming to the coastal Virginia city. Nearly 200 law enforcement officers worked the weekend event, with the Vermont-based band picking up the tab.

Garcia Bronco · 03-10-2009, 12:14 PM

i was at all three nights. it was an awesome time. these shows generatedover 5 mill in economy for the local area alone.

Sfeihc · 03-10-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

i was at all three nights. it was an awesome time. these shows generatedover 5 mill in economy for the local area alone.

Awesome. You know we need a much better report than that. I've downloaded all three shows and have listen to a little bit of the first night. Love the "Fluffhead" opener.

phisherman · 03-10-2009, 12:29 PM

listening to the 3rd night now, overall still a little sloppy, but not nearly as bad as the "trey on heroin" clusterf**k that was coventry.

i thought it would be a good idea for them to permanently shelf Stash and The Curtain after that debacle.

eazyb81 · 03-10-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sfeihc

Awesome. You know we need a much better report than that. I've downloaded all three shows and have listen to a little bit of the first night. Love the "Fluffhead" opener.

Where did you go to download the shows? Gotta link?

phisherman · 03-10-2009, 12:40 PM

http://www.livephish.com/

Sfeihc · 03-10-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

Where did you go to download the shows? Gotta link?

Gotta Jibbo?

Ultra Peanut · 03-10-2009, 01:29 PM

GET MONEY **** PHISHES

Garcia Bronco · 03-10-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

probably more like music fans that got on the bus after Jerry died.

they're all wookies in the long run.

wookies got priced out of these shows. i saw maybe 5 all weekend. it was a bunchof new fans and old fans getting down.

**Skip Towne** · 03-10-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

wookies got priced out of these shows. i saw maybe 5 all weekend. it was a bunchof new fans and old fans getting down.

What's a wookie?

phisherman · 03-10-2009, 01:36 PM

wookie = hairball hippie

**Skip Towne** · 03-10-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

wookie = hairball hippie

Thanks. I was afraid I was one and didn't know it.

MOhillbilly · 03-10-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

wookie = hairball hippie

Garcia Bronco · 03-10-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sfeihc

Awesome. You know we need a much better report than that. I've downloaded all three shows and have listen to a little bit of the first night. Love the "Fluffhead" opener.

It was awesome. They played everything you'd ever want to hear at a show. A few flubs here and there, but not like before. This was my 9, 10, and 11th show at Hampton and they are just as good as my first ones in 97. The jams were tight, the lights were killer, and there wasn't a bad seat in the house. I was in seats the first 2 night and on the floor right near the board in the center on Sunday. They had these huge ballon balls around the top of the place and dropped them during the encores on Friday and Sunday. My favorite was probably the Foam on Sunday. It was the best one I've ever heard. The Theme was awesome as well. From a Jam perspective it didn't get any hotter than the Rock and Roll and Limb by Limb.

I had never seen Fluffhead. I called it half joking, but for some reason I just knew they where going to play first, and the did.

CoMoChief · 03-10-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

phish has never played gin and juice. The Gourds is the band that did the version of the song that you're talking about. That song is one of the most commonly mislabeled songs from the Napster days.

Thank you.......I've been trying to tell people this for years.

phisherman · 03-10-2009, 01:42 PM

love that tune, haven't seen a Fluffhead since 99 in Ames, IA.

03-10-2009, 07:41 AM
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phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $-1170000	listening to the 3rd night now, overall still a little sloppy, but not nearly as bad as the "trey on heroin" clusterf**k that was coventry. i thought it would be a good idea for them to permanently shelf Stash and The Curtain after that debacle.
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phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $-1170000	love that tune, haven't seen a Fluffhead since 99 in Ames, IA.
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