We realized that there is another whole level of concerts that hasn't been explored yet. Over four years later, the phrase became the theme of the event named the Clifford Ball. The Clifford Ball was an absolutely phenomenal, unequivocably religious, amazing event at the former Air Force Base in Plattsburgh, New York, in August 1996 . The audience was four times the size of hosting Clinton County, and temporarily made Plattsburgh the ninth largetst city in New York State. Gliders flew overhead to the music, and then off into the sunset as the music came to an end.
Tapes do exist and circulate.
MTV showed a 22-minute film about the Clifford Ball, and aired it twice during prime time. Mentioned on rec.music.phish just hours before the show, this event was circa 200 people crammed into a small bar, with circa 300 more outside. Soundboard tapes of this show, at which Character Zero and Waste were introduced , are circulating . The tracks on A Live One are from the fall of 1994. The Clifford Ball gave birth to a new group of fans helping to keep the scene tidy, the Clifford Care Bears .