Congratulations to Mr. Chris who took 1st place and won the Alpine Valley travel package plus guest spot. Congrats to Jessica F. who took 2nd place and wins a guest spot on TWoL plus a beer on lot. Thanks to everyone who submitted a story. We truly appreciated your participation and enjoyed reading all your stories. Thanks for listening. (note: I edited out voicemail entries so the iTunes feed would post correctly.)
After a brief BBQ hiatus Nick returns and when we listen to the voicemails we find out that he has either a fan or a stalker. You’ll have to listen for yourself and decide which on it is.
This week we have Danny as our guest from The Digital Buddhas which is an organization for The Disco Biscuits fans who like to see their shows while remaining drug and alcohol free. He also recently attended Bisco Inferno and gives a great review of the shows and the lot scene in general. Turns out he saw our good friend Neil from the Coventry Music blog, it really is a small world after all.
The clock is ticking as I type this blog post. Right now there is only 1.5 hours left to submit your lot stories to win the Alpine travel package for the Phish shows. So if you’ve been waiting till the last-minute now is the time to get your entry in.
We received over 20 voicemails this weekend from our listeners, thank you everyone who left a message. Due to time restrictions we could only play 1o of them but thank you again to everyone who took the time to leave us a message, keep them coming!
Thank you to CID Entertainment who was our sponsor for this month and is the reason we’re able to give away the Alpine travel package. We’re currently looking for other sponsors, if you’re interested please contact at info@thisweekonlot.com and we’ll be sure to get back to you right away.
Well kidz, it’s time for another contest. Our last one, episode 8.75, was a huge success. This time around, we are going BALLER!!! Up for grabs is a 2 night travel package for Phish at Alpine Valley, August 14-15, 2010. This deal can not be beat, and has been donated to us by CID Entertainment. Lodging, shuttle, t-shirts, and LP downloads are all included. Plus, you get to choose from 2 h33ty hotels, the Timber Ridge Lodge and the Grand Geneva Hotel. Please note, tickets are not included, but as Steve reported last year, they were real easy to come by (eg: like toilet paper).
How do you win? We want to hear a good lot story. Anything and everything goes. Phish lot, Dead lot, hell . . . even DMB lot. It can be about a good time with your boys, how you made bank selling grilled cheese, how you met your significant other on tour, or how you scored a ride home from a stranger. To make things interesting, we are giving you 3 ways to enter, and you can enter each way. (that’s 3 chances to win, different stories of course).
You can enter via:
1) Comment on this post. Just leave a comment with your story, we will read on the air if it grabs our attention.
2) Voice mail. You know the number; 419-NO-WOOKS. Call us and leave you story in audio form. Of course we will play on the air.
3) Email. Send an email with your story. Again, if you make it on the air, that’s a good sign.
The fine print: Contest starts as of this post and runs until June 1st at midnight EDT. Winners will be announced on Episode 33, scheduled for June 6. Judges will be the hosts of TWoL, and 2 celebrity guests, TBD. Winner will be contacted and given the choice of which package they would like. In addition to the CID travel package, they will also be offered a guest spot on TWoL. A runner up prize will be offered, which is a guest spot on TWoL and a beer on lot by any of the hosts.
Super fine print: No hosts of TWoL or prior guests, or their families, may win either of the prizes. Best lot story is at the sole discretion of the hosts and the 2 celebrity judges. Offer void where prohibited (that means you Canada). This contest is being run by TWoL, donated by CID and is not endorsed by Phish. Promotional consideration provided by RunawayJim.org.
Good luck to everyone and we can wait to hear your best lot story.
P.S. – Make sure to listen to this mini-episode about the contest. We might give clues on how to win 
Ok, kids…we’re back and we’re in the midst of Phall Ter! What better time to join us on lot?
We’re joined by our very special ginger friend Kat. She’s here to share all her great stories about the Work Exchange Program at Fest8 and who she got to meet before the festival began.
With some more current Phish lot news, we turn to Steve and Kat who were holding it down in Syracuse on Sunday night. Great lot, great vibe, great Mexican Grilled Cheese. Listen to hear what Steve rates this lot…although since when do we have a rating system? “This lot gets 6 out of 10 Brahs.”
Nick, Steve, Laura, and Kat discuss fluctuating ticket prices along tour and how phans all live by different moral codes when it comes to paying face or not. Is it a shady move to try to profit off tickets? Would you buy from someone on lot even if the show isn’t sold out? Tell us your Ticket Moral Code!
After the break, which features our great sponsor, Olker’s Wine Bar: Supporting his Phish Habit Since Syracuse, we have a little bit of news for you! The Bridge, an up and coming (not really…) jam band from Baltimore is playing free shows every Monday in December in NYC. Also, free beer and vodka. Nick is right when he laments “Well, if that’s not an open invitation to wooks…!”
Last but not least, we have a winner!! Listen to the podcast to hear if you won the MSG ticket give away. Thanks to everyone that entered.
Now…who has MSG tickets for Kat and Laura? We’ll wear glitter and fairy wings!
As we gear up to hit as many lots as possible on Phish Fall Tour, we’re coming at you with some random news from across the jam band scenes.
We just can’t seem to shake Fest 8, it’s haunting us like any good Halloween show should! Hidden Track published Best Costumes at Festival 8 and we just cannot disagree with the profoundly impeccable taste of one Mr. Scott Bernstein. Be sure to check out #6 and put some faces to the voices you hear every week!
In other Phish news, we have the most recent ticket prices for shows on Fall tour. From the absurdly cheap ($10?!?!) to the not so absurdly cheap, ticket prices are looking much different as Phish 3.0 rolls on.
We here at This Week on Lot are all about expanding our musical horizons. We’re always happy to hear new bands and pass the good ones your way. This week, we have the band Must Stash Hat for you to sample and explore. Check ‘em out!
As if Umphrey’s McGee didn’t have enough members in their band, their 3 day run at the Higher Ground in Burlington showcased 4 guest musicians. The most prominent guest, Mr. Micheal Gordon of the Phish from Vermont, sat in for a 16+ minute jam at his alleged favorite venue.
Update: Our friend and yours, Willie Pritts of the Church of Universal Love and Music is officially shut down in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Granted, we didn’t get the name of the establishment right in the podcast (we’re tired and Steve’s drinking vodka…give us a break!), we LOVE this place and wish Mr. Pritts the best of luck in finding a new venue for his congregation.
And last but not least, we need to start making our NYE plans. Will we have TWoL: Fiji? TWoL: Miami? TWoL: NYC? Well, we don’t have $4200 each so there goes Fiji. But maybe if we start saving now….?
Don’t forget to enter our MSG Phish ticket giveaway! We’ll see you on lot!
Sponsor for this this week is PhanArt.net. Be sure to stop by and tell them we sent you.
Our “Musical Shout Out” this week was Must Stash Hat. Check em out, they are from Canada, friend.
We’re back from Fest8 and we’re all suffering in one way or another. Nick has no internet, Laura has wookflu, and Steve is encountering lot withdrawal. But we’re coming at you with a Wook Monday mini-episode to lift our spirits!
Laura and Steve discuss the most h3tty job posting ever and speculate as to whether archiving Phish would be anything like archiving the Grateful Dead. Either way, Steve would like to take this opportunity to discuss his qualifications for this position and why he’ll make a great addition to the UC Santa Cruz team. References available upon request.
We got a ton of emails from Fest 8 and we rocket through them in this episode. Everything from coherent wook reports to some really thoughtful and constructive criticism of the podcast.
Be sure to tune in for episode 9, when we will announce the contest for our Phish MSG ticket giveaway (2 tix to Friday’s show).
Festival 8 is right around the corner and this weeks podcast focuses around all things 8.
We talk about the eliminations of more albums and our thoughts about what we think we’ll be the last album alive. You can see the full list of remaining albums here.
Phish has revived their radio station The Bunny for Festival 8 so be sure to tune in, whether you’re stuck in line or just chilling in your RV or tent!
HeadCount has announced they will be having a “Reality Check” trivia contest at Festival 8 and the grand prize is an uncut sheet of four Pollock Halloween masks! Can’t wait to see the contest go down, I’m sure this grand prize will bring out the serious Phish nerds. = )
Mr. Miner blogged about the 5 reasons why he thinks this festival will be incredible and we have to say that we agree with all 5.
Phish also announced that they will be putting all the Festival 8 shows out on 24 bit flac, available for preorder as we speak. So for all you audiophiles out there it’s time to rejoice!
As always we take a listen to your voicemails and one particular caller this week is believed to have been abducted by a wook. If you’re out there caller our thoughts and prayers go out to your family, don’t ever give up hope. = )
One more thing, we will be having a contest and giving away a pair of tickets to the Phish MSG show on Friday December 4th but you’ll have to tune in to the podcast to find out all the details.
See you at Festival 8! (our 8th episode!!!)
PS: Check out the pics of our trip to the Rhombus
Welcome to Wook Wednesday kids.
Just like noob corner, we got a mini-episode here to hold you over till Sunday.
First up, in honor of the number 9, 9 everyday wookings you need to look out for. These are some serious wookings we urge you all to steer clear of.
Next up, we discuss an all to current phenomenon on lot, “when phans go wook”. This unfortunate situation occurs when a normal, good nature phan gets to schwilly and ends up “wooking out”. We have a jaw-dropper of a story for you that took place at SPAC lot in august. Think you have a better story? Leave us a voice mail or an email describing a time you or a friend went wook. We are going to pick a winner in 2 weeks and send them a prize. For reals, an actual prize.(contest not applicable to actually wooks)
Enjoy the rest of your week kids, see you on Sunday.
WOOK OUT!!!
