Phish appearing on the Weather Channel local forecast is the ultimate fusion of two of my interests. Beginning a few years ago, Phish started to appear in the rotation, but now we're on a streak. The last three times I have tuned into the local forecast, the background music has been:

1) "Magilla" (guitarist Trey Anastasio's live version from his album Plasma, originally on the Phish studio album A Picture of Nectar)

2) "If I Could" (from Live Phish 20, originally on the studio album Hoist), and

3) "Guyute" (the orchestral version from Trey's album Seis de Mayo, originally from the studio release The Story of the Ghost).

When Phish first appeared on The Weather Channel, groupies expressed shock in the Phish newsgroups that their uniquely un-commercial but cool music was relegated to background music behind radar loops. But from my perspective, who cares? Steve Hurst, the guy who programs The Weather Channel's music, is obviously a Phish fan and it's better background music than the new age nebulae that dominated The Weather Channel for so long.

It's nice to know that even after Phish gives its farewell concert this month, their music will live on in at least one important place.