Those phans who tuned into last night’s episode of The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story were greeted by an interesting surprise. The crime drama, set in 1994, featured some of the main characters at a local bar. Guess which band’s poster showed up in the background?
Anachronistically enough, the poster was from Phish’s 2011 New Year’s run at Madison Square Garden. Whoops!
So the real question here is, of course, which one of you guys brought your Phish poster to work on the set of People vs. OJ?
While we’re on the subject, you can relive the infamous “O.J. Show” from 1994, as Phish was performing in Milwaukee, WI at the same time O.J. Simpson was being chased by police in his white Ford Bronco on June 17th. Listen to the “OJ’s Groove” below:
Setlist: Phish at Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI – 6/17/94
Set 1: Runaway Jim[1], Foam, Glide, Split Open and Melt, If I Could, Punch You In the Eye > Bathtub Gin, Scent of a Mule, Cavern
Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra[1] > Sample in a Jar, Poor Heart[1] > Mike’s Song[1] -> Simple[1] -> Mike’s Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Harpua -> Kung -> Harpua[1], Sparkle > Big Ball Jam > Julius > Frankenstein
Encore: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top
[1] O.J. reference.
Teases:
· Theme from Mission: Impossible tease in Mike’s Song
· Simple quote in I Am Hydrogen
· Nellie Kane tease in Weekapaug Groove
· Simple and Voodoo Child (Slight Return) quotes in Harpua
Notes: This is the infamous “O.J. Show,” played on the night of O.J. Simpson’s Bronco chase. 2001, Mike’s, Jim, Simple, Poor Heart, and Harpua all included references to O.J. Mike’s Song also included a Mission: Impossible theme tease and Hydrogen included Simple quotes. Weekapaug contained a Nellie Kane tease from Mike. Harpua included a Simple quote and Voodoo Child tease.
[Setlist via Phish.net]