The house in northern Vermont that served as a rural hideaway for Trey Anastasio, the rehabilitated leader of the reunited Phish, is up for sale. The five-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath, 3,926-square-foot estate, located about 20 minutes outside of Burlington, sits on 259 acres and has dramatic views of Mount Mansfield and Camel’s Hump, two of the highest peaks in Vermont. Asking price: $1,699,000. And there’s a wetbar!


Anastasio, who now lives in New York, is not mentioned in the listing:

The Clementine homestead sits at the end of a long private lane on spectacular acreage in the heart of Chittenden County. The historic 1812 Williams Hill Inn was reconstructed with enhancements on 259 magnificent acres of pasture, woodland, impressive Mt Mansfield & Camels Hump views, a pond, & a ten-mile trail system. Additional improvements include an artistically designed carriage barn w/studio or guest space, copper roof, custom pool & barn. Peaceful serenity year-round.

Perhaps Phish fans can pool their grilled cheese and/or pot-selling revenues and buy the property. It’ll be like their own little Gamehenge! Although prospective buyers should note that the “artistically designed carriage barn w/studio” is not “The Barn,” where the band has recorded its last three albums.


679 Old Courtry Lane [LMSRE]

Less than four years since the members of Phish went their separate ways, Trey Anastasio is dropping hits about a potential reunion, noting that he would give his left nut to play “You Enjoy Myself” “five times in a row every day” until he dies. This forced me to consider turning off Crazy Rhythms so I could find a youtube of “You Enjoy Myself,” which I have never heard, and imagine what it would be like to perform the song five times in a row every day. Finally, between “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide (Except For Me And My Monkey)” and “Moscow Nights,” I did.

Huh! That wasn’t so bad, actually kind of cute and pleasantly brief*. Performing the song five times a day could make you a little nauseous, but it sure beats prison.

“When Phish broke up, I made some comment about how I’m not gonna go around playing ‘You Enjoy Myself’ for the rest of my life,” Anastasio said with a laugh. “And it’s so funny because Fish and Mike and Page have been talking to each other a lot lately and now — it’s not that I can’t believe that I said that, but its symbolic of how much I lost my mind or how much I lost my bearings or something. Because at this point in time I would give my left nut to play that song five times in a row every day until I die. I certainly thought about that while I was in jail.”

The other members of Phish probably won’t require a testicular sacrifice to get them back on stage, so I’m guessing it’s only a matter of time before they’re back. Thanks to advances in technology and the meltdown of the music industry, it will probably be easier than ever not to hear their recorded work. Go for it, dudes! Buy some new trampolines.

*just kiddin’, here’s the full song in all its ponderous glory.

Trey Anastasio Hints at Phish Reunion [Rolling Stone]
Phish – You Enjoy Myself w/ trampolines – 2.18.03 – Denver [YouTube]

- Phish’s Trey Anastasio is expected to appear in an upstate New York court today to face felony drug charges stemming from his December 2006 arrest. He’ll address an outstanding 1988 warrant for “excessive noodling.” [Times Union]
- Amazingly, the Clash’s Paul Simonon could actually wind up being the last white man in Hammersmith Palais. [NME]
- Nostalgia-nipping girl group the Pipettes has signed with Interscope’s Cheerytree Cherrytree imprint; expect a slew of head-scratching “Can the blogosphere break bands?” think-pieces sometime next week. [Billboard]

An upstate New York television station is reporting former Phish lead singer Trey Anastasio had something extra in his car when he was busted with unprescribed painkillers a few weeks back:

Ernest “Trey” Anastasio, the lead singer of the rock-jam band Phish, was in court in Whitehall Wednesday for his arraignment on misdemeanor drug charges. The 42-year-old musician was smiling as he left court with his wife and children by his side.

But NewsChannel 13 has learned Anastasio had heroin in his car and it appears the district attorney is ready to up the charges against the former Phish front man to a felony.

We’re guessing that the “But I was only getting in the proper frame of mind to cover Up The Bracket” defense won’t fly here.

Phish singer could face felony charges [WNYT]
Earlier: Trey Anastasio and Jimmy Buffett Now Have A Lot To Talk About

The Smoking Gun reports that Phish singer Trey Anastasio was arrested this morning in upstate New York for driving while intoxicated, and for carrying controlled substances– Xanax, Percocet, and Hydrocodone–without a prescription.

Anastasio’s booking lasted seven hours, and included three bass solos, a cover of the Move’s entire Message To The Country album, and a flying hamburger bus.

Trey Anastasio Busted [The Smoking Gun]