Phish fans swim in from all over for concert June 18, 2004 - Newsday (New York) By Galia Garcia-Palafox The breakup of the jam band Phish came just at the right time for Aaron Wolfe, who will finally be able to stay in a job without quitting to follow the band on tour. Super-fan Wolfe, 29, can't even recall how many jobs he has left to take to the road. In 1998, he quit college for a semester to go on tour. Since 1993, he has been on 14 tours in the same number of countries. By the end of the summer, he'll have seen 200 Phish shows, he said. In a couple of weeks, Wolfe will go back home to Durango, Colo., to start a new job as a restaurant manager. "The ending came at a good time for me," he said. "It's teenager kids who feel they didn't get enough shows to see, but the band has to push forward. They've got kids." Wolfe supports himself on the road selling everything from cigarettes to chicken quesadillas in the parking lots before concerts. He makes $200 to $500 every show, just enough to pay for travel expenses, he said. After 21 years together, Phish announced last month that it would disband. Last night, the group performed the first show of its last tour at KeySpan Stadium in Coney Island. Outside the stadium, thousands of fans -- many of them longtime followers who have toured with the band for years -- hung out before the show drinking beer and greeting other "Phish heads." "This is my family, you know," Wolfe said. "Ten or 20 of these people are really good friends. About 100 I won't see again. That's what I'm gonna lose." Article Copyright © 2004 Newsday