Trey Anastasio has been involved in no less then 10 different side projects. Including Jazz Mandolin Project, 1993; Bad Hat, 1994; Surrender to the Air, 1996; 8 Foot Fluorescent Tubes, 1998; Phil Lesh and Friends, April 99; Vermont Youth Orchestra, 2001; Oysterhead, Fall 2001; Dave Matthews and Friends, winter ’03-’04; Trey Anastasio solo acoustic; Trey Anastasio Band, and Ghosts Of The Forest.

Trey played on Ernie Stires’ 1997 LP, Samson Riffs. As Ruth Horowitz reported in Seven Days back in Sept 97 “Half way through “Geulah Papyrus,” a straight-ahead Phish song about a spider and a fly, the music breaks into a short theme and variation in which counterpoint melodies weave in and out like silk strands in a web. The piece, “The Asse Festival”, was written by lead guitarist Trey Anastasio and dedicated to his friend and mentor, Cornwall composer Ernie Stires”

Jon Fishman is the man with 100 names. Here are a few notable ones. Fish, Henrietta, Tubbs, Jon the Fishman, Moses Brown, Moses Heaps, and Moses Dewitt, Moses Yastrzemski, J. Edgar Hoover, Vinnie Barbarino, Phil Collins, Zero man, Johnny B. Fishman, Hankrietta, Tommy Dorsey, The Piper, Sans Bag the Piper, Tubbs the Beast Boy, Eye Ball Man, Little Jon and Friar Tubbs, Jon, Friar Tubbs, Henrietta Fieldberg, Henrietta Tubman, Chuck Norris, Greasy Fizeek, Ron Jaworski, Marco Esquandolas, Luke Skywalker, Sneezeblood Eyeball, Forrest Gump, and Morton Charlton Heston. Of course this just scratches the surface.

Bassist Mike Gordon is also a filmmaker, directing the “Down with Disease” video and Tracking that showed the creative process behind Hoist.

Page McConnel’s Dad, Dr Jack helped develop Tylenol when he worked for McNeil.

Jerry Garcia’s solo project, Dave Mathews Band and Phish shared a manager – founder of Red Light Management Coran Capshaw.