Tuesday 08/27/2013 by sausagemahoney

LARRY KING'S PHISH NEWS & VIEWS

Rick Tocchet ... Come to think of it, Trey should also add some turntables to his rig ... I am a fan of the new stage setup, because I have never enjoyed looking at Jon Fishman ... Sometimes I like to pretend it’s my first show and shout out the wrong names for songs ... Please, folks, stay off the tarp ...

I told you in my last column for Phish.net that “Tweezer” had yet to peak and I stand by that statement ... Out of all the chillout tents I’ve visited, my favorite free beverage was the pink lemonade at the Oklahoma City Zoo ... I do not think we will get an “Icculus” at Dick’s. Anyone who wants action on this should email my PayPal ... A mid-second set “Roggae” is the musical equivalent of a high-end bidet ... I have nothing against Anderson Cooper as a broadcaster, but he regularly misidentifies the “Maze” intro as “Bowie.”

Larry King (@kingsthings) is a television and radio institution and occasional contributor to Phish.net. Out of 155 Phish shows seen live, his favorite for sentimental reasons is Gamehendge at Great Woods in 1994, though it was 2/20/93 in his adopted home town of Atlanta that hooked him for good. (He knew it wasn't Gene Simmons right away.) He will see you at Dick's Sporting Goods Park later this week. He has diverticulitis, a painful pitting of the colon. He uses and endorses custard-style strawberry yogurt.

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Comments

, comment by HotPale
HotPale Thank you so much for bringing "Larry" back..."Personally, I never clap during Stash. I find IT demeaning!" 3 days til DICK's!!!!!
, comment by ProfJibboo
ProfJibboo I <3 Larry King. And he absolutely was right about Tweezer.
, comment by johnnyd
johnnyd Somehow, even better than your last column here.
Kudos, @Larry.
, comment by makisupaman
makisupaman Larry, the right way.
, comment by Hardbody_Harrison
Hardbody_Harrison "Set one is a very good set, but without question the best set of all time is set two"

pure wisdom right there
, comment by FunkyourFace12
FunkyourFace12 Anderson Cooper. Haha
, comment by MrPalmer716
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, comment by MrPalmer716
MrPalmer716 Right on Larry!
, comment by funk_lin
funk_lin The 2nd Set Roggae Bidet
, comment by MrMinersBrother
MrMinersBrother Please tell me im not being trolled and THE Larry King has actually been to 155 phish shows..

I'm gullible but not THAT gullible
, comment by mccordo
mccordo It's like Larry says what we're all thinking!
, comment by Icculus
Icculus I wish I could "Like" this 10000 times.
, comment by BurningShoreProphet
BurningShoreProphet I'll call your 'No Icculus', at 5:1. i read the book.
, comment by careful_w_that_axe_Miller
careful_w_that_axe_Miller Larry King. That's really cool
, comment by i_yam_highdrogin
i_yam_highdrogin one of the best things i've ever read. i feel like its just a stream of consciousness, and he hits every fucking nail on its fucking head. hysterical!
, comment by PeterJenningsLovedTheFish
PeterJenningsLovedTheFish "You heard it here first, gang! Phish is one interesting band!" -Larry King
, comment by noisyjon
noisyjon LK "I did not urinate against the fence in Coventry"...OMG, I'm pretty sure I just peed my pants. Thank you! I needed that.
, comment by pistilstamen
pistilstamen Um, this is the greatest article ever written on Phish.net.
, comment by nicuenjoymyself
nicuenjoymyself pure genius....anyway!
, comment by pistilstamen
pistilstamen PS. It has to grind the gears of Flyer fan knowing that Tocchet (finally) won a cup in '92 with Pittsburgh.
, comment by Llamadamas
Llamadamas Is this real?
, comment by ColForbin
ColForbin And people complain that we don't allow guest bloggers. We only have the most famous talk show host of all time here, folks!
, comment by AShipToQuebec
AShipToQuebec As King's basically the most famous talking head, I'm surprised there's no prediction of a Born Under Punches breakout at Dick's. Fingers cross[eyed].
, comment by tommyboy
tommyboy the only thing missing is Larry saying "let's go to the phones ... we have FluffForLife from Lincoln, Nebraska, on Line 1 ... of course we all want the complete GameHendge, and 20-minute versions of Tube, Bag and Jim, but this is 3.0, and we just have to live in the moment and enjoy what our favorite Vermont quartet is feeling when they are on stage ... thanks for your call ... now to Line 2, and You'reWelcomeMr.Minor from Walla Walla Washington ....."
, comment by Dmiket
Dmiket Classy column there, Mr. King. The Maze/Hood comment made me think of the extra "Wilson" chant the noobs like to throw in during the Wilson intro. I did it at my first show and I'm not too embarrassed to admit it. Also... I love Dick's.
, comment by kipmat
kipmat Awesome promo glossy pic, btw. Don't know what you're smokin', Big L, but pass it over this way... ;)
, comment by curleyfrei
curleyfrei So... So, this is actually THE Larry King who wrote this?!
, comment by nematode
nematode @curleyfrei said:
So... So, this is actually THE Larry King who wrote this?!
I'm wondering this my self...
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