With the rumors of a comeback confirmed and needing a platform to process his own emotions, author David Calarco created the blog, “Mr. Miner‘s Phish Thoughts.” Several years later the blog has grown into the most trusted fan resource and Calarco has compiled his perspective in book form, aptly titled: Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts.
Considered by many to be the authority on the music of jam-band Phish, and their culture, Mr. Calarco selected show reviews, historical articles, expository essays, personal accounts and photographs to deliver an epic collection of everything Phish.
A fantastic photo-filled anthology chronicling every step of the bands comeback in 2009 and 2010, while covering the band’s entire career over of 300+ essays, this book is the ultimate Phish fan’s collector item. Based on the scene’s most popular blog on everything Phish (www.phishthoughts.com).
“I am the only writer to focus on the band’s music in a consistent and thorough way, whereas other books have only given broad overviews of Phish’s development” says Calarco. “The Phish Book, provided a behind the scenes look from the band’s perspective, and Phish Thoughts s, does the same for Phish fan culture.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
David Calarco has combined his passions for writing and for Phish in this one-of-a-kind collector’s volume. Calarco first got into Phish during his collegiate years at Georgetown University. During these years, Calarco’s love for the band’s music and their live performances developed, and he quickly realized that there is no other place on Earth quite like a Phish show. Calarco balanced school and Phish for a couple years, but once he graduated, he hit the road with Phish on a full-time basis. Traversing the country and the globe in chase of the band’s unparalleled musical adventures, Calarco’s life-long love affair with music had finally led him to the promised land.
When Phish traveled to Japan for their first tour of the Far East in Summer 2000, Mr. Miner was born. Serving as an overseas concert reporter for the newly formed JamBase.com, Calarco wrote detailed reviews of the Japan shows for a salivating stateside readership. Once back in America, he continued writing Phish reviews throughout the summer and part of fall of 2000.
This book represents the next step for Calarco. Tracing Phish’s return the third time around, he was on the scene for every moment of their comeback year and tracked the band’s rebirth from its genesis through now. Fusing his passions for writing and Phish, this book represents a dream come true for Calarco, and he is excited to share his work with fellow Phish freaks. Three years in the making, Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts: An Anthology by a Fan for the Fans is finally ready for your coffee table.
Calarco resides in Fairfax, California, with his wife Mariah, son Charlie, and two pugs, Simon and Harriet.
THEMES THAT ROCK ON IN THE BOOK:
An intimate portrait of the band’s rebirth in 2009 and 2010
A meticulous look at the band’s music and entire 29 year career
260+ pages of band photos
The in-depth and historical perspective of a “Phish Head” who has seen over 400 shows
A lens on Phish culture – from the music to the psychedelics
Personal accounts from a knowledgeable fan’s point of view
A look at why Phish are the kings of modern improvisational rock
