Phish Sphere opening night

As a listener of live phish or a holder of recordings of tapes from past shows yeah I'm you can hear me. I don't know how we're gonna ... So lets talk about the visuals here. Removed from the scene and listening, really listening polyrhythm always different and now we have these visuals-- not the spinning indivuals in the crowd ( that is still here), but the possibility that all those recordings could look like this: opening night at the Sphere! First of all this show felt personal to me. Was it meeting Trey in the hotel corridor after the soundcheck on Wednesday evening? I don't think so? ( that's another story). From the moment Evolve began, with the going- down -the road -feeling -bad visuals reminiscent of what I remember from "Acapulco Gold" the Arne Wong inspired dog with the swirly eyes on a journey and the Hunter S Thompson-esque arrival at the Mars Hotel now ebranded " Hotel of Phish" with swirling toilets and probably an interface that allows one to enter any room in the house depending you desire to check in or check out. These possibilities are endless as you could imagine... But the Sphere was different. the collective vision of growing up and all the visuals we carry in our minds-eye from 40 years the references contained here-in. I remember seeing Beatlemania (50 years ago) and understanding that even though I never listened to the Beatles I could take it all in like an Orca teaching her children ( cubs) all there is to know with such superior knowledge all there is to know ( share). You can do it all here with them too. And the visuals allowed me to remember that. While hearing theme from the Botton im reminded of how many times ive felt the need to swim up -- like visiting Vegas it's complicated. So soon , I m sure, we will not have to go there because the digital world makes it possible anywhere. Besides, I would rather sit in Trey's living room in Vermont where its compfortable-- iintermission all day and night anyway. Or look at old Phish posters while listening to those old tapes and thinking about all the good times. There was also something apocalyptic about night 1 too. Was it leftovers from Dorthy's presentation before? Definitely! Or is it the realization that such a good thing won't last forever; Or maybe it is the beginning of the apocalypse? Then, We bought tickets for night two (in all the excitement) like the depression and could have sold them at a hendese profit, but why not make the magic accessible? ( gave them away) We need'nt blast off into space when home is so cool really? I want to go there, but not at the additional expense. My souvenir cup may not save the planet, but I can always drink from it again. Lots of love to all those who are going to the rest of the shows. And if you have a chance to make it for nights 4-9 Go.