Precarious?

“Yo.”

I have further questions.

“Figured.”

Why did the rigging fail?

“It didn’t fail. If it had failed, Phish would be on the phone with John Mayer right now. That rig froze.”

Okay. Why did the rigging freeze?

“Nerves?”

Stop that.

“Hell, ya got me. We never did shit like this in the Dead. Things were either on the floor or hanging from the ceiling, but not both. Fly systems are complicated as hell. Lotta Peter Pans have died over the years.”

I don’t know about that.

“Weir wanted to do this once. Fly around like a fairy.”

Sounds right. You said no?

“Course not. The band gets what it wants. So we tied a rope to his belt, tossed it over a light stanchion, and swung him back and forth until he puked.”

Good problem-solving.

“We were known for that.”