#MyLeftToe Twitter campaign for Phish 7.25.99

15 years later, my goal for this Friday, July 25th is to harness the collective power of a technologically-inclined fanbase and get an all-time Phish gem officially released. 

My plan is for as many Phish fans as possible to use Twitter to very politely bombard Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro (@shapsio) with as many requests as possible for an official release of 7.25.99 this Friday (which is the show’s 15^th anniversary). I’ve tweeted at Kevin the past few years on this date to suggest a release, but haven’t had any traction.

Yet.

7.25.99 has long since passed into the pantheon of Great Phish Shows, and while the remastered audience recordings are solid, this one’s due for a full-on LivePhish release. Here are a few reasons why:

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• The first of only two “Meat” openers ever.
• “My Friend” > “My Left Toe” > only non-Fishman version of “Whipping Post" since 1989.
• “Makisupa” loaded with references to Chris Kuroda’s birthday (and Fish's terrible Jamaican accent).
•  That second set. Seriously. Everything about it.

The idea for this campaign came back in May, when I tweeted at Kevin to include the 7.8.99 “Fee” on LiveBait10 (purely on the assumption that there’d even be a tenth volume), and lo and behold, that very “Fee” found its way onto the compilation.

Here’s what we do: you can either follow me on Twitter (@kflinn1) and re-tweet my missive to Kevin, or create your own. I only ask that you follow a few simple guidelines to make sure this runs as smoothly as possible:

1. BE POLITE. Ask nicely, and you never know what can happen. Demand, and we got shot down.
2.  Wait until this Friday, July 25^th, for the show’s 15^th anniversary.
3. Use the hashtags #MyLeftToe and #phish

Let’s make it happen!