Meaningless Excitement
@smoothatonalsound.bsky.social
Like a cross between a hurricane, and a ship that’s run aground. Phish, Grateful Dead, mountain biking, snowboarding, gardening in Brattleboro, Vermont. Sometimes using my doctorate to talk about Phish.
First show with horns
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
First show with horns
I just found my most beloved hat—if you’ve ever seen me outside in either spring or fall, you’ve seen me wear this—that I thought I totally lost peeking out behind a couch cushion!! I’ve lost this hat before but always find it eventually, but this time I thought was THE ONE. Had it almost 20 yrs…
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I just found my most beloved hat—if you’ve ever seen me outside in either spring or fall, you’ve seen me wear this—that I thought I totally lost peeking out behind a couch cushion!! I’ve lost this hat before but always find it eventually, but this time I thought was THE ONE. Had it almost 20 yrs…
Coconut locked in during What’s the Use? Friday night #beaconjams
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Coconut locked in during What’s the Use? Friday night #beaconjams
No but seriously, I have this song in my Instagram profile bio. I really do love it, I’m the one and only Let Me Lie fan (it seems)
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
No but seriously, I have this song in my Instagram profile bio. I really do love it, I’m the one and only Let Me Lie fan (it seems)
Exactly a year before, also today:
November 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Exactly a year before, also today:
Dark Star Project free show in the castlerock pub at Sugarbush. A groovy Choogly afternoon
November 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Dark Star Project free show in the castlerock pub at Sugarbush. A groovy Choogly afternoon
Smoke n grill
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Smoke n grill
This is very gūd
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This is very gūd
Nice little Monday lined up here.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nice little Monday lined up here.
Waxin my gnu
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Waxin my gnu
That’s entirely too much tuna
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
That’s entirely too much tuna
The other night I was taking photos of the northern lights (which are all far better than what I could see w the naked eye fwiw) when a car came up the road as I was doing a 3s exposure shot. Leading to this Magic
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The other night I was taking photos of the northern lights (which are all far better than what I could see w the naked eye fwiw) when a car came up the road as I was doing a 3s exposure shot. Leading to this Magic
Lol Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. Would I be reporting to Mike Ehrmantrout or directly to Lydia?
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Lol Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. Would I be reporting to Mike Ehrmantrout or directly to Lydia?
Loved this bit of wookery last night: people in the 200s where it was blacked out (from about half court all the way around behind stage to half court on the other side) raging the front row in front of the curtain
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Loved this bit of wookery last night: people in the 200s where it was blacked out (from about half court all the way around behind stage to half court on the other side) raging the front row in front of the curtain
Well that was fucking great
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Well that was fucking great
Southern Vermont
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Southern Vermont
Watching Antiques Roadshow because Monday, and the closeup on this scene just showed the item and the Phish shirt. I was like “Phish!!” Then it pulled out to the wide shot and I was like “oh wait that’s Sylvan Esso.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Watching Antiques Roadshow because Monday, and the closeup on this scene just showed the item and the Phish shirt. I was like “Phish!!” Then it pulled out to the wide shot and I was like “oh wait that’s Sylvan Esso.”
Many sportses
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Many sportses
Today during the Phish Studies guided listening session we did all of the Mike’s Groove from 12/2/97 and unbeknownst to me, I spent a decent portion of leading said listening session with the show date projected across my forehead #datefacedboy #phishstudies
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Today during the Phish Studies guided listening session we did all of the Mike’s Groove from 12/2/97 and unbeknownst to me, I spent a decent portion of leading said listening session with the show date projected across my forehead #datefacedboy #phishstudies
I am so very very excited to have organized the first meeting of the Phish Studies area at MAPACA (Mid-Atlantic pop/American culture association) conference this weekend in Philly! Three days of programming with 18 presentations including a guided listening session. So proud of my fellow colleagues
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I am so very very excited to have organized the first meeting of the Phish Studies area at MAPACA (Mid-Atlantic pop/American culture association) conference this weekend in Philly! Three days of programming with 18 presentations including a guided listening session. So proud of my fellow colleagues
That is unintentionally funny cardboard placement in my in-laws’ house
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
That is unintentionally funny cardboard placement in my in-laws’ house
How I feel waking up Monday after Hampton
September 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How I feel waking up Monday after Hampton