This just in from
http://www.phish.comLess than 24 hours after Phish announced their stunning breakup, guitarist Trey Anastasio is signing on with up-and-coming jamband The Breakfast. "I felt that there was nothing left to prove with Phish, and it is time to see if I can build another great band," said Anastasio from East Haven, CT, home of The Breakfast. The Breakfast and Anastasio have signed a 2-year, $100,000 deal, making Anastasio the highest-paid free agent in jamband history. Also included is a no-trade clause, meaning that Anastasio can veto any attempt by The Breakfast to trade him to another band. The Breakfast already have a lead guitar player, band captain Tim Palmieri. In order to facilitate the trade, Anastasio has agreed to change positions to rhythm guitar. Asked about a possible onstage ego clash, Palmieri replied, "We are psyched to have a player of Trey\'s caliber in our band. We feel that we can smoke any other band at any show now. Trey and I are going to get along just fine both onstage and off." The trade comes after a blockbuster trade with popular jamband moe. fell through. In the original deal, Trey was to join moe., with moe. guitarist Al Schneir leaving to join Raq, and Raq guitarist Stoops joining Phish members Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman, and Page McConnell to continue Phish. "Nobody would have known the difference," said a despondant Fishman by phone. The deal fell through when the musician\'s union ruled that Trey joining moe. would diminish the value of Trey\'s contract due to pay cuts demanded by moe. The Breakfast then swooped in and secured Anastasio\'s services while most bands were still reeling in shock from the announcement of Phish\'s breakup. "I wasn\'t going to miss an opportunity like this," said Breakfast bassist and interim manager Ron Spears, who negotiated the contract. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to sign a player of this magnitude into your band. Looks like we\'re gonna need some tour buses and roadies." The Breakfast have several festival shows booked for this summer, check out their dates at
http://www.thebreakfast.net
