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Temporary Mayor Phil Lesh Folds To Lobbyists (Phish Fans), Pardons Trey Anastasio

10/22/07, 6:06 pm EST

Election Day came early in Glens Fall, New York, where the Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh was named honorary mayor of the town for a day before his Saturday-night concert there. Lesh’s first order of business: pardoning Phish’s Trey Anastasio, who was arrested more than a year ago in nearby Whitehall for driving under the influence of drugs and possessing narcotics and pharmaceutical drugs. While Lesh overstepped his honorary mayoral capabilities (he couldn’t actually pardon anyone, but he could pose in ceremonial pictures), Anastasio didn’t really need the assist anyway: The guitarist had already pleaded guilty and accepted a drug-program deal. Regardless, perhaps to repay Lesh for the attempted pardon, Anastasio joined Phil Lesh & Friends’ show and performed two of his own songs, “Shine” and “Plasma.” It marked only the second time Anastasio has performed live since his arrest; Anastasio also sat in with the Dave Matthews Band at a Saratoga Springs show in August. If there is a lesson to be learned here, it’s that Phil Lesh should be mayor full-time.


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Dylan Mulcahy | 10/22/2007, 9:00 pm EST

All hail Phil. What a guy!

Lifeboyeeeee | 10/22/2007, 9:16 pm EST

Deer Tray,

bring back the Leather Jacket and Ill pardon you too. Shine on

PFunk | 10/22/2007, 11:21 pm EST

TREEEEY!!!!!!!!!

Can’t wait for Limestone ‘08!!!!

charliechuckchaz | 10/23/2007, 8:23 am EST

another great day in jamland!

Marco Esquandolas | 10/23/2007, 9:24 am EST

trey played eight times since his arrest. and it is glens fallS, ny. but hey…at least the photo is decent.

nancy | 10/23/2007, 9:56 am EST

glens FALLS

with an ‘S’!!!!!!!!

thank you. ;-)

Bob | 10/23/2007, 11:19 am EST

They sure do clean up nice, don’t they?

Pride of Cucamonga | 10/23/2007, 12:14 pm EST

Now if Phil can just bring Jerry back to LIFE!!!

Eric Cartman | 10/23/2007, 12:14 pm EST

even hippies have political connections now. I hate jam bands. It was better when it was psychedelia! stupid bouncy crap music! We want Dark Star, not Phish! More feedback and space! stop with the bland granola pop!

Anthony DeCurtis | 10/23/2007, 12:41 pm EST

One small correction here: Trey actually performed some songs acoustically when I interviewed him at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan last February.

Anthony DeCurtis | 10/23/2007, 12:41 pm EST

One small correction here: Trey actually performed some songs acoustically when I interviewed him at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan last February.

The Real CharlieChuckChaz | 10/23/2007, 1:15 pm EST

To charliechuckchaz, where did you get that name, it was mine first!

Anthony DeCurtis | 10/23/2007, 1:22 pm EST

He played my skin flute.

Steve Van Etten | 10/23/2007, 2:08 pm EST

The Glens Falls show absolutely rocked. Thanks Phil, Trey and co. How about Phil for president. I’m down for that!

York Durden | 10/23/2007, 4:05 pm EST

What’s the deal with those snappers in Lesh’s mouth?

Jack Straw from Witchita | 10/23/2007, 9:01 pm EST

Love ya, Phil. But why do you pardon him, sounds like a lota drugs? I like Phish, too, but I’d sure hate to see another OD? Please, tell me you’re not doin dore, Phil?

Mattie | 10/23/2007, 9:02 pm EST

Actually, trey has played many times since arrest (including the two shows in AC last New Years where he played an acoustic Makasupa Policeman) but only a couple since his guilty plea and probation sentence that includes drug treatment. I saw Phil last week in Baltimore and that must have been pretty cool seeing Trey with Phil. Definately jealous.

Jack Straw from Witchita | 10/23/2007, 9:03 pm EST

Please, tell me you’re not doin DOPE, Phil? (sorry) lol

seriously? | 10/28/2007, 5:29 am EST

Hooray for bull#$%! as a band, it’s their job to filter out what they think is not that good, make music and let it be. whoever came up with let’s just ramble away for hours, months, years, and let people spend their lives picking out the ok stuff was retarded. Particularly when fans say they can’t make a good album, you have to see them live. That’s monkeys on typewriter garbage, and they’ve made careers out of it. Maybe the joke really is on us.

mark | 10/29/2007, 6:13 pm EST

is trey coming back…….soon?

B Strohl | 11/5/2007, 11:54 am EST

Phil Lesh for President! Trey for VP! Someone please Pardon me!

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