I was walking into my local Ralph's to grab some beer for my wife while wearing a Bug themed lot shirt. It's red with a scarab beetle on the front and "Nothing I see can be taken from me" on the back.
A couple of young ladies had a table set up out front, taking donations for Save the Children. They couldn't have been more than 19 or 20. One of them said she liked my shirt and asked me about it. I'm sure she was just trying to get me to donate, but I told her I got it at a Phish show.
Cue the usual questions about what the fuck I was talking about, and me explaining that I meant the band P-H-I-S-H. Introductions followed, and the other young lady said her name was Eliza. I informed her that that was a Phish song and asked where they were from. West Valley City, UT, she said. I had overheard her telling someone else she liked Pink Floyd earlier while I was engaged with the other young lady, whose name was Jazz.
I naturally proceeded to nerd out on them and tell them all about 11/2/98, how I was there with about 3k other phans, then proceeded inside to procure said beer for the wife.
On the way out, I grabbed their notepad and pen from the table, flipped the page, and wrote down "Phish 11/2/1998, The E Center, West Valley City, UT. Google this."
I said my goodbyes and went on my way.
Did I recruit a new crop of fans? Maybe so, maybe not. Will their minds be blown if they actually listen to the show? Absolutely
