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Doolin's

Burlington, VT
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02/01/1985
Phish
Set 1Slave To The Traffic Light, Mike's Song > Dave's Energy Guide, You Enjoy Myself, Alumni Blues > Letter To Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Prep School Hippie, Run Like An Antelope
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CommentThis was Phish’s sixth show and either the 1st or 2nd Doolin’s show (records always reflected this as the second but there is no record of the first). Note that Doolin’s shows were Thursday night happy hour but this date was a Friday. Doolin’s was located on Main Street near the Flynn Theatre in a space now occupied by Reuben James. If the setlist is dated correctly, this show featured the 1st known (public) performances of: Mike’s Song, You Enjoy Myself, Alumni Blues, Letter To Jimmy Page, Prep School Hippie and Run Like An Antelope. However this setlist may belong to 2/3/86 Hunt’s, leaving 2/1/85 a date without a show (see 2/3/86) and all these debuts occurring at their next confirmed performances. In any regard, Mike has confirmed that he wrote Mike’s Song around this time in his Wilks dorm at UVM using reel-to-reel 4-track.
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02/15/1985
Phish
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CommentThis was Phish’s seventh show and was either the second or third Doolin’s show (records reflect this as the third and there is no record of the first). Note that Doolin’s shows were Thursday night happy hour but this date was a Friday. There is a flyer for this show in the archives.
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02/22/1985
Phish
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CommentThis was Phish’s ninth show according to Mike (not sure what was #8) and was either the third or fourth Doolin’s show (records reflect this as the fourth and there is no record of the first). Show time was 5pm. Note that Doolin’s shows were Thursday night happy hour but this date was a Friday. At the time, Trey called this (the gig or band or both) “the best thing to ever happen”. There is a flyer for this show in the archives. Notes from a pracitce that took place earlier this week indicate that the band decided to end the show by simply looking at the audience and screaming.
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02/25/1985
Phish
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CommentThis was Phish’s tenth show according to Mike and seems to be the fifth Doolin’s show (although there is no record of the first). This was an early show from 6pm – 8pm. Note that Doolin’s shows were supposedly Thursday night happy hour but this date was a Monday. There was a “late show” later this night at the Neighbors’ on Pine Street from 9pm – ?.
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03/08/1985
Phish
Set 1Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley[1]
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Comment[1] First known Phish performance.

This show featured the first known performance of Sneakin' Sally through the Alley.

This was Phish’s 14th show and their fifth or sixth Doolin’s show. Apparently 8 people were in attendance for this happy hour performance. Note that this was a Friday night though the Doolin’s shows were reportedly mostly Thursday happy hour gigs. This show featured the 1st known performance of Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley (Allen Toussaint cover).
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03/16/1985
Phish
Set 1Alumni Blues[1], Skippy the Wondermouse, Bertha, Jam, Mike's Song[1]
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Comment[1] First known performance.

During the jam, cartoons were shown behind the band on six television screens. The cartoons got faster and faster while the band did the same. If the 2/1/85 setlist is not correct for that date, then this show featured the first known performances of Alumni Blues and Mike's Song.

This was Phish’s 15th show and their sixth Doolin’s gig. Note that this date is a Saturday night but Doolin’s gigs (and this one specifically) were Thursday night happy hours. During the Lydian Jam, cartoons were shown behind the band on 6 television screens. The cartoons got faster and faster while the band did the same. If the 2/1/85 setlist was not correct for that date, then this show featured the 1st known public performances of Alumni Blues and Mike’s Song. This show is believed to be the last time the title “Skippy The Wondermouse” was used to refer to McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters (see 4/6/85 and beyond).
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03/29/1985
Phish
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CommentThis was Phish’s 16th show and their seventh Doolin’s gig. Note that this date is a Friday night but Doolin’s gigs were generally Thursday night happy hours. This show was noted as being a happy hour, but was not specifically listed as a Thursday.
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