Been to most of the shows in Worcester since 97.. and to that list I would add:

Curtain, YEM-> I Didn't Know on 11/28/97 and the YEM opener on 2/26/03.

Both YEMs are two of my all time favourites. 11/28/97 is pure laid back fall 97 funk, and the lines Trey comes up with once Mike and Fish have the groove laid down are pure gold. C&P teases. For 2/26/03, aside from the fact that it was the first proper YEM opener since 1989 at the time, it has what's probably my fave extended drums&bass / Mike solo to cap it off. It's ridiculous. Parallels to the other show's I Didn't Know vocal segue too with the Clone vocal jam.

Actually there are a lot of parallels between those two shows. Besides big Ghosts in the second set, the first sets both feature BEK/Moma and Maze. But in terms of Worcester/career highlights, I'd put the 2/26/03 versions of both on the list. These are my *all time* favourites of both songs.

And I'll throw in the 11/29/98 Bathtub Gin. Did they play a single Gin in 98 that was anything less than spectacular?

See you all in 6 days.