T-shirt maker fights Phish July 04, 2001 - Burlington Free Press by Amanda Karr In 1992, Danby resident Sean Knight combined his experience of working at a grocery store with attending more than 300 Phish concerts to create T-shirt designs that are a spoof on both. Tuesday he sat in front of Phish Dry Goods, protesting his right to keep that creation, Knightwood Tee's, open. Knightwood Tee's produces T-shirts, clothes and stickers that are spoofs of the band Phish and their sub-culture following and sells them on-line and to retail stores. The designs mix brand name logos such as Pepsi, Tide and Gatorade with Phish song lyrics. At least that's what the company was doing until March, when Phish's lawyers received an injunction against the company. Since then, Knight, 30, and his business partner, Joanne Reader, 41, have been left waiting for a July 24 hearing to determine whether the injunction will be lifted. The two, and Reader's son, passed some of that time Tuesday by making signs with slogans such as "What are the Phish boys so afraid of?" and "I love the Phirst Amendment," which they sat with on Pine Street in front of Phish Dry Goods. "It drives you crazy just waiting for someone to decide your fate," Reader said. Knight said he hoped the protest would draw attention to his cause, both from the public and the band members themselves. Knight, who is an ardent Phish fan, said he hopes the band members will convince their management to drop the lawsuit. "I don't think the music has anything to do with the way the management runs Phish," said Knight, who said he listened to Phish music earlier that day. Knight described his designs as art and said he was willing to fight to the very end to keep his business open.