Joe Bardi
@joebardi.bsky.social
Father, Writer, Musician, Movie Buff, Phish Head, Zeppelin Nerd, Intermittent Exerciser.
Sadly no I wasn't. (I'm closing in on 50 shows, but zero at MSG, which is killing me.) My last NYE show was, God, 2010 maybe? (I did three nights of the 2015 run in Miami, but all three were after 1/1.)
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Sadly no I wasn't. (I'm closing in on 50 shows, but zero at MSG, which is killing me.) My last NYE show was, God, 2010 maybe? (I did three nights of the 2015 run in Miami, but all three were after 1/1.)
It was wild to see my younger self so blissful. I didn't catch the Ray videos but Google just unearthed them for me. :)
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It was wild to see my younger self so blissful. I didn't catch the Ray videos but Google just unearthed them for me. :)
The Hood! Great show. We had amazing seats. How amazing? I was visible a few times during the Dinner and a Movie broadcast of the show (which was super trippy).
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The Hood! Great show. We had amazing seats. How amazing? I was visible a few times during the Dinner and a Movie broadcast of the show (which was super trippy).
Pretty sure it was following Phish Charlotte July 25, 2003. We skipped the Atlanta show the next day (for no good reason) but then went to IT a week later. But it MAY have been following 3/1/2003 Greensboro. The post-show memories are all a little hazy.
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Pretty sure it was following Phish Charlotte July 25, 2003. We skipped the Atlanta show the next day (for no good reason) but then went to IT a week later. But it MAY have been following 3/1/2003 Greensboro. The post-show memories are all a little hazy.
If the Times is still on X they are complicit in child exploitation. Period. Grow some morals already. It's one social media platform. Leaving it is a no-brainer. Or is the Times so sympathtic to Nazis it must remain?
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
If the Times is still on X they are complicit in child exploitation. Period. Grow some morals already. It's one social media platform. Leaving it is a no-brainer. Or is the Times so sympathtic to Nazis it must remain?
The word "Weaponized"
1938-2026
It is now devoid of all meaning.
1938-2026
It is now devoid of all meaning.
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The word "Weaponized"
1938-2026
It is now devoid of all meaning.
1938-2026
It is now devoid of all meaning.
It's almost like he works for Putin.
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
It's almost like he works for Putin.
I had Chicken Crispers from Chili's in a Macon, Georgia Ramada Inn one time, and it remains a top 10 dining experience. (It was a concert road trip. We were one day from home, and it was my first real meal in two days.) I ate sitting on the floor.
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I had Chicken Crispers from Chili's in a Macon, Georgia Ramada Inn one time, and it remains a top 10 dining experience. (It was a concert road trip. We were one day from home, and it was my first real meal in two days.) I ate sitting on the floor.
I saw The Bad Plus in like 2007 at a music fest in South Florida and was blown away. Their stage presence and the way they would talk between songs greatly inspired me when I formed my own instrumental band years later. I hope they play somewhere near me before the end!
January 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I saw The Bad Plus in like 2007 at a music fest in South Florida and was blown away. Their stage presence and the way they would talk between songs greatly inspired me when I formed my own instrumental band years later. I hope they play somewhere near me before the end!
"Fuck you. The temperature needs to go up. If not now, when?" should have been his answer.
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"Fuck you. The temperature needs to go up. If not now, when?" should have been his answer.
I used to cradle this thing for hours at a time.
January 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I used to cradle this thing for hours at a time.
I dunno. You can keep laughing at the face of evil, but I'd maybe take it a little more seriously than that.
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I dunno. You can keep laughing at the face of evil, but I'd maybe take it a little more seriously than that.
Tell me about America's wild income inequality problem without telling me about it.
January 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Tell me about America's wild income inequality problem without telling me about it.
It's been a minute since I checked out an audience recording. (I've had Livephish+ since it launched.) In many ways, this is a more pleasant listening experience than the official releases of recent shows. It's warmer.
December 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It's been a minute since I checked out an audience recording. (I've had Livephish+ since it launched.) In many ways, this is a more pleasant listening experience than the official releases of recent shows. It's warmer.
That would still have been months ago, no? (Note: In a past life, I supervised the creation of tradeshow exhibits for my employer. One year, in Vegas, the thing I had built barely made it into the showroom with less than two inches of clearance. But I was an idiot learning on the job, not Phish! 😂)
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
That would still have been months ago, no? (Note: In a past life, I supervised the creation of tradeshow exhibits for my employer. One year, in Vegas, the thing I had built barely made it into the showroom with less than two inches of clearance. But I was an idiot learning on the job, not Phish! 😂)
I don't buy it. How could they have a prop "too big" to fit in MSG? This is two very professional outfits - Phish and MSG - and now I'm supposed to believe the management team/artists did not have approved dimensions until after construction? I call no way. This isn't Stonehenge!
December 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I don't buy it. How could they have a prop "too big" to fit in MSG? This is two very professional outfits - Phish and MSG - and now I'm supposed to believe the management team/artists did not have approved dimensions until after construction? I call no way. This isn't Stonehenge!
Spoiler Alert: It's not happening.
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Spoiler Alert: It's not happening.
Careful Mike, you're going to choke on that dick...
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Careful Mike, you're going to choke on that dick...