8.26.93 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR  ("The Schnitz")

Opening act: Baby Gramps

Set I                        Set II
Runaway Jim                  "2001 Theme" ->
Guelah...->                  David Bowie (!)
Asse Festival ->             Lifeboy
Neil Young Joke ->           Rift (!!)
...Papyrus                   Jesus Left Chicago (!!!)
Reba                         Lizards
Fee  (w/megaphone)           "Mice & Bats" w/Baby Gramps
Split Open and Melt          Chalkdust Torture
Esther
It's Ice ->                  Encore
Harry Hood                   Freebird
Golgi Apparatus


As Kyle already said, they brought back the Neil Young joke from the April 
Fool's Show, with far fewer people biting this time.  The first set was 
typically Phishy, the second is where they REALLY took off.  The closing part to
Bowie went on and on and on.  The Rift was by far the fastest I have ever heard 
anywhere, and the Jesus Left showcased two of the best keyboardists and 
guitarists in the biz today.  The "Mice & Bats" song was a Baby Gramps original 
with Fish on vac, Trey on guitar (after he hastily gave up the drums), and Mike 
trying to keep up with Baby Gramps - and succeeding only a few measures at a 
time.  Like a previous post said: "Now I can say I've seen everything!"  
Security was pretty cool, although they busted a nice clean-looking kid in our 
row for I suppose what was in his bota bag.  During the break I got to meet 
Colin Robinson of bumper-sticker fame, and saw about a dozen net shirts there. 
All in all, well worth the hassle of having a job which allows me to get up to 
Portland when it's REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE THERE.

Alek

"Phish - Worth Going Deaf Over"

27 hrs to the last show of the Tour!