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BotC 23: Musical Costumes and Cultural Crossovers: Phish Halloween x Bitcoin
Season 1 Episode 23
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Intro: Turtle in the Clouds - Phish, 10/31/18 Las Vegas, NV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jNGnAcNj5I
Outro: While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Phish, 10/31/94 Glen Falls, NY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3alrPKnKZ14
In this special Halloween episode (recorded Oct 31), we dive deep into why 10/31 is sacred to both Phish and Bitcoin culture—and how those worlds have overlapped in surprising ways. I share first‑person memories from the early Internet days on rec.music.phish, the electricity of Fall ’94, and waking up on 11/1/94 to discover Phish had played the Beatles’ White Album in full at Glens Falls. From there, we trace the evolution of the “musical costume” tradition—its peaks, lulls, and reinventions—through Quadrophenia, Remain in Light, Loaded (and my infamous Vegas misadventure), the long hiatus, Exile on Main St., the polarizing Wingsuit set, the triumphant Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House, the transcendent Ziggy Stardust, the masterminded Kasvot Växt troll, and the futuristic Sci‑Fi Soldier—with the samples, memes, and new staples each era left behind.
Along the way, we compare the cultural arcs of Phish Halloween and Bitcoin milestones (White Album vs. White Paper), unpack how online communities shape peak moments, and talk candidly about personal inflection points—how a first Phish trip flipped a switch in life and career, and how 2008’s market chaos felt from inside the machine. We close by wondering whether Halloween may be retired… or merely waiting for Phish to find Bitcoin before the next great costume emerges.
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