Be patient, the 12/14/1995 connection will become clear.

By the time I transferred colleges in Fall 1993, I'd had a handful of Phish shows under my belt. And living in upstate NY, I knew they're be plenty more to come. During that first weekend at school, I met two guys (Erik and Sean...not protecting names, they weren't that innocent). Sean wasn't familiar with Phish, but was a huge Hendrix fan. Bold as Love (12/19/92) was the gate that I opened to introduce him to Phish. It hit him pretty good.

From that point on, he was in. We went big for their first show...NYE 1993 (The Phish Tank). From then until the Clifford Ball, we seen a bunch of shows together. But one that Sean didn't make was 12/14/95. If memory serves me, he had a final exam either that day or the next day. No Phish show for him. But that didn't stop me and Erik from going to the show. I had finished college and had no concerns of exams.

Because Sean was missing, Erik made a sign. Pink cardstock and black electrical tape "Axis...Pretty Please!"

So, when you to Live Phish Vol 1, and hear Trey talking about bringing a sign, you can thank my friend Erik for the sign and thank Sean for missing the show...and thereby providing a reason for the Bold as Love you hear.

My Phish show attendance dropped off after 1996, but Sean kept going and going and going in search of Bold As Love. It took like 10-15 years for him to finally see one. I guess he could have used that sign!