If you’re a fan of Phish and you’re reading this through reddened eyes, you probably went to their recent reunion concert.
And if you went to the reunion concert, at some point you more than likely woke up in the trunk of a car next to a spare tire and several bloodied police batons. Had you your senses about you, you’d have noticed there were 193 other unconscious people crammed in there with you – all of them wearing rainbowy shirts.
That’s because local police really cracked down at the show – enough so to confiscate over $1,000,000 in illegal drugs, among other things.
If for some reason you decided to attend the recent Hampton, VA Phish concert dressed like a giant doobie – heaven help you. Not only would your lame, all-day joke be hotter and sweatier than you ever imagined, but you’d have a devil of a time fitting into the typical port-a-johns as well.
Not so funny now, is it? Not with urine on your legs it isn’t! Your experience would get even worse. Imagine it – there you are gaily playing hacky sack with all of your unshaven, dreadlocked, itchy friends – and you’re having the game of your life. The sack’s been passed to you three times and you haven’t even had to apologise to anybody yet – when suddenly you get tackled and dragged off by your big fuzzy yellow boots.
You don’t know where you’re going yet – and you’re scared. The next thing you know you’re getting shaken upside down by three men in blue cop uniforms. Everything falls out of your pockets – including all your weed, your pot, your dope, your grass, your reefer, your herb, your Mary Jane, your Aunt Mary, your gangster, your boom, your ganja, your skunk, your kif, your buds, your nuggets, your blaze, your whacky tobaccy, your hay, your rope, your stinkweed – and worst of all – your pocket picture of the blessed Mother Theresa who watches over you while you sleep.
And you know what happens next – the cops take it all from you. No, really they do. As the Washington Post so delicately explains things:
“Police said Monday they confiscated about $1.2 million in illegal drugs and more than $68,000 in cash from concertgoers. Authorities also arrested 194 Phish fans during the three-night celebration of the band’s return to the stage after a nearly five-year absence. Most of the arrests were for drug possession, use and distribution, police said.”
The cops sure saw them coming, eh? And do you know where that confiscated money will go? Probably to police cruisers or something. And do you know where the drugs will go? Probably also to police cruisers once its been properly sold and what not.
Ah, who are we kidding? That would be completely unethical. Although the local police force couldn’t in good conscience sell drugs to raise patrol car money, they probably could shape some of the moistened cocaine into something fast with wheels.
Now just imagine seeing that flashing in the rear view.
We know – terrifying.
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CypressBayouCasino says
that was really hilarious!
Sean says
Get a grip,Shawn Lindseth. This was a very poorly written article, and it was anything BUT funny.
Stabby McGee says
Incoming attack hippies! Hit the deck!
prof says
Was that supposed to be funny? Because it just came off as hackneyed and stilted. But, far be it for me to question the wisdom of someone who attacks hippies for drug arrests, that’s original to qualify for a network sitcom. I know cliches, drivel, and snark are all the rage but it should at least be coherent, you just ramble all over the place.
RehabbedPhan says
This is great. Somebody writes a comedic article about Phish, and “phans” of course react too sensitively. No wonder reactions become so intense, considering Phish fan identities hinge so much upon their “Utopian” scene. Oh, to be back in it and not realize a world exists outside of Phish.