August

• Dear Mike:

  You answered a letter in the last issue of the Schvice and briefly mentioned something about a "No Touching Rule." Can you explain (if it's a germ phobia thing I hope I didn't gross you out or anything when we shook hands in Indianapolis) ?

  Thanks,Paul Plimkin
  Paul::

  We just don't like to touch. Most disease comes from shaking hands and then eating a prune or a cracker, according to studies. But we don't touch each other because it makes us feel too tender.
• Dear Phish:

  Are there any gamblers among the group? Sports, Horses, Dogs, Cockfights, Wil he pick his nose AND eat it?

  I'm a Gamblin Man, John Roses
  J.R.:

  The gambling is done in terms of the band and "crew." Fish is most likely to extend his hand for such wagers.
  
  -Mike
• Dear Mike:

  You answered a letter in the last issue of the Schvice and briefly mentioned something about a "No Touching Rule." Can you explain (if it's a germ phobia thing I hope I didn't gross you out or anything when we shook hands in Indianapolis)?

  Thanks, Paul Plimkin
  Paul:

  We just don't like to touch. Most disease comes from shaking hands and then eating a prune or cracker, according to studies. But we don't touch each other because it makes us feel too tender.
  
  -Mike
• Dear Phish:

  How do you feel being dubbed by some pigeonhole journalists as "granola rockers?"

  Happy Hay-Holes, Mason Pickholz
  Dear Mason:

  I've eaten granola with soy milk as much as the next guy.
  
  -Mike