22 - Friday, September 3, 1999 — North Shore News

News Reporter

Phish @ GM Place, Thurs., Sept.-9, 7:30
p.m; Tickets $38 pius tax and service
ao, Charges. eee .
~. PHISH loves Canadians.
: Especially he talented type who can fearless
ly jan with the Burlington,'Vt. band...

” Guese appearances by some of the best and
. brightest entertainers from the Great White
«2. North have provided keyboardist Page. ;
2". MeConnell with some unforgettable moments
“sin the past. 12 months." es
“7. During the finale of the FarmAid indepen- .*:
“dent farmers’. benefit in Minois last. October,
Neil Young joined the quartet on stage and
played an extended jam, including Young's clas-
” Ssic “Down By The River?: coe
McConnell says the band mer the ex-’
Winnipegger on his tour bus before the show.
“and asked him’about the possibility of playing
together. He offered a vague, wait-and-see
“respansc.. So McConnell was surprised and... ,:
thrilled io see Young stride onstage. with a gui-
“tar after’ a roadie gave a mysterious thumbs-up”
“signal near,the end of Phish’s 45-minute set. -
-“"- 4“There aren't many. people. of his stature and
credibility that exist in the business, he’s been
‘around so long'and has done so much good”
: stuff for so'inany- years,” McConnell said las
week fom Burlingto: ar
* Phish ‘went to play with Young again a few
eeks later'at his annual Bridge Schoo! Benefit:
concert for children’ with disabilities: They were.
joined at the acoustic’concert near San Jose by:
Sarah McLachlan." : Les

“Stone by stone, this

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Canuck was on the eve of Phish’s annual sum=

““y mer tour in June.’A rehearsal/private concert“.

for friends, family and crew took place in gui-

tarist Trey Anastasio’s barn: None other'than
Jim Carrey hopped on stage for a few songs. :

“He was already in Burlington to star ina new ::

“movie called Me, Myself‘and Irene. Bassist Mike -
Gordon met Carrey and invited him to watch,:;

“But the funnyman wanted to get involved. :°

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Turner Overdrive song, “Hey You”;'so we got,
“the CD, Best of Bachman Turner Overdrive™

‘and learned it: He actually came prepated with
a lyrics sheet and was really serious about it.”,

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> Together”; a little less seriously and without a
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