Hoist is released on March 29th, and Mike directs a video for the single track "Down with Disease" (this is Phish's only studio-style video). Mike also directs and edits a documentary of the process of recording Hoist, entitled Tracking. In April the band embarks on a national tour, continuing through mid-July, starting with a benefit for the Flynn Theatre in Burlington where the band is joined by a horn section. The tour also includes a three-night run of shows at New York's Beacon Theatre, shows in the South with Dave Matthews Band supporting, three nights at the Warfield Theater and two-nights at both Laguna Seca Daze and Great Woods. The G-Crew (short for the Green Crew), a volunteer coalition of Phish fans dedicated to minimizing the environmental impact of the crowds coming to shows, becomes a welcome presence in the parking lots. (If you want to find them, check at the WaterWheel table.) Crimes of the Mind, the album recorded with the Dude of Life back in 1991, is released on October 25th. In the fall Phish tour again, starting in Pennsylvania and playing theatres and colleges leading up to Halloween. The "musical costume" tradition is established when the band solicits input from the fans and as a result plays the Beatles' White Album in its entirety as the second set of their three-set Halloween concert in Glens Falls, New York (concluding some time after 2 am). The tour continues through November to the end of the year, and is captured throughout on multi-track recording in preparation for the upcoming live album. The band begins to integrate bluegrass more into their concerts, introducing acoustic instruments more frequently. A horn section is again added, this time to shows on the west coast, and Phish makes their first appearance on Late Show With David Letterman. Phish greets the New Year at the Boston Garden with assistance from Mike's grandmother as well as a giant hot-dog in which they fly, playing, across the Garden to the "cheap seats".