As I have a family now as well, I have been enjoying the couch tour this summer. But last night I was able to see them for the first time since Shoreline 9/17/99 with Phil Lesh and Warren Haynes. I was not disappointed. Right from the start with the tight, rocking' Maze, you could tell that there was an energy onstage and off that they were feeding on. They just seemed to be having FUN. My seats were in the stands, and while I was a little worried about the possibility of wind corrupting the sound, the weather was beautiful and so was the sound. My personal favs from tonight were the EPIC Bathtub, Maze, a short, but well-played Gumbo, Come Together, and of course the Ghost -> Guy Forget Walls. I am not a fan of Piper. I have always dubbed it the "song that goes nowhere" (at least in my experience), but last nights certainly got my attention. It was aggressive and fierce and definitely needs to be listened to. All in all, I was ecstatic to have been there last night and as it has been almost 20 years since I first saw them, I am enormously pleased they are still performing at such a high level. Well done boys, can't wait to see you again ...