"have to say that I was bit upset with the fans though. We should be grateful to get to see Phish in whatever setting on whatever night and be grateful to hear what they want to play for us. "

Thats simply not true. There is a difference between being a fan of something, and being mindlessly appreciative of anything the artist throws out. I say this as an enormous fan of phish. I'd lose respect for my fellow fans if we simply assume every song is good, or every show is good.

I wasnt at these shows, so i'm only commenting in general. But im glad to be surrounded by smart, opinionated fans who dont always agree like sheep. We'd be worse off, were that the case.