IT takes a village August 2, 2003 - Bangor Daily News By Staff Wonder about the numbers behind the production? It goes beyond some colored lights and extra guitar strings. In typical Phish fashion - or as "typical" as Phish ever gets - this year's event has an eclectic tally: 60,000-plus tickets sold in all 50 states and seven foreign countries 812 cubic feet of packing peanuts 10,000 rolls of 3/4-inch masking tape 2,648 burdocks 16,000 balls 9,496 pairs of glasses 22,000 square feet of plastic sheeting 7,387,200,000,000 pea stones 136,000 bottles of spring water Half-million pounds of ice 953 staff 18,000 staff meals 3,300 55-gallon drums One official U.S. post office 90 generators producing 4.5-megawatts of electricity Half-million gallons of potable water distributed free 1,100 portable toilets One 100,000-watt FM stereo radio station 94 telephone lines 102 carabineers 14 fall restraints One lemon on wheels Copyright © 2003 Bangor Daily News