Vegas 96 Contest Winner

We ran a contest over at JamBase last month to see who could articulate their enjoyment for the 12/6/96 Alladin Theatre Phish show the best, whether they were there or not.

Congrats to MFFORD7 who, even though he wasn't actually at the gig, articulated the power of Phish to transcend the tape-deck and send someone on a life-long journey. Needless to say it evoked some nice chills from the audience judges:

MFFORD7's Post:
December 6th 1996 will always remain as the day that secured my Phish fandom. I was a big Primus fan, and when I found out that Les and Larry had sat in with Phish in Vegas I must admit I became very interested in what their collaboration may have sounded like. It also made me realize that maybe all that time my friends spent playing me Phish songs wasn't in vain after all. I searched out the show, and really enjoyed what I was hearing. The following summer, a close friend gave me some classic words of advice - "If you do anything this summer, go to The Great Went." The beginning of the end, so to speak, because my musical interests were only beginning to blossom. 76 Phish concerts later and I will always look back on 12.6.96 as the springboard to a life of improvisation, experimentation, and most importantly, fun!