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Interesting there's no mention of Tela after Mike's Groove though(?). Especially since it arose from a rather spontaneous and humurous triade involving Trey, Page, and a fan's well placed and timely volleyed beach ball...with the 4 block letters T E L A inscribed across it.
It was just one of those "you had to be there" funny Phish moments. Since the ball made it to the stage...and got passed around all 4 band members...then whacked back into the audience via a line drive shot courtesy of Mr. Fishman's drumstick...one could almost consider that a "Big Ball Jam Tease"