BotC27: High Demand for Phish Loving Bitcoiners

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Intro: Back on the Train - Phish 09/13/25 Birmingham, AL
Alternate HD Video 04-18-24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cySKvPB62k

Backing Track: Phish Set 1 (most) 12-07-95 Niagara Falls, NY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ayMjaJBvM

Outro: Punch You in the Eye - Phish 12-08-94 San Diego, CA  Punch You in the Eye | 1994-12-08 | Phish | Relisten

Other Mentions:
Phish 12-07-97 Dayton, OH https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvTb-YlijNyQYl3tUOVyfgdOjVRFTOGE

In this week’s Back on the Chain, we spin 12/07/1995 Niagara Falls while diving deep into why late ‘95 remains peak “innocence and innovation” Phish. From bluegrass bookends (My Old Home Place > Uncle Pen) and a cappella closers to a bonkers Split Open and Melt opener and the rare, exploratory “digital delay” Weekapaug, we unpack the setlist craft—highlighting the sly Demand > Set II Melt callback to Hoist’s car-crash epilogue. We contrast Fall ’95’s audience-connected era (secret language, Big Ball Jam, on-tour chess) with the steamrolling “Phish Destroys America” dominance of Fall ’97, preview a future 12/07/95 vs 12/07/97 Dayton debate, and revel in Reba’s jet-fueled tempos. We also revisit Hoist as a signal-rich trove: Demand (human agency, “demand,” evolution) and Julius (Caesar cipher nods, time dilation, Orange Julius Gen X lore) join the canon. Then, worlds collide: the growing alignment between Phish’s Sphere runs and the Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, plus a look back at Tom Marshall’s “phish loving bitcoiner” acknowledgment that helped spark this very show. We tease ideas for Vegas side events and celebrate how these scenes continue to intersect—on-chain and on tour.

Setlist highlights we discuss from 12/07/1995 (Niagara Falls Convention Center): My Old Home Place opener, Demand in Set I, Split Open and Melt opening Set II, a type II Weekapaug “digital delay jam,” a cappella endings (Hello My Baby, Amazing Grace), and an Uncle Pen encore.