“Alex was 7 years old when my wife and I were lucky enough to score two 3-day passes to Phish’s Hampton comeback shows. By then, we had already spent countless hours listening to music in the background and watching concert videos on TV while playing with her and her sisters on the living room floor, watching them grow up as we grew up with them.
“When can we go to a Phish show Dad?” “Someday kiddo...I’m not sure,” started being a discussion that would come up each time they went to visit grandparents while we left on music adventures with our friends.
Summer 2019 was a great one! I got to take my ladies to their first Phish show in St Louis for the tour opener. We had such a great time. She threw her first glow stick. She heard some of her favorite songs and was washed in CK5’s lights. Memories and smiles all around.
We miss live music so much. We miss the anticipation of future adventures. We miss the energy of the crowd. We miss the starting notes of our favorite songs. We miss being washed over in colorful lights high above in the distance. All of this inspires us and inspired her to make me a painting over her Thanksgiving break from school as her school transitioned to virtual classes.
This is the story of her painting. She calls it Inspiration in Light. We hope it inspires everyone.”
