When did you first hear Phish and first see them live?

I'm always curious about people's history with the band. I'm one of those weirdos who loved them for years before I saw them live, mostly due to untreated social anxiety and partly because I was poor as shit for most of my 20s.

Anyway, first heard them in Fall 2000 after a friend told me to watch Austin City Limits and see what I thought of them. Didn't fully click beyond studio albums until 2005ish. Didn't see them live until 2023!

EDIT: HOLY RESPONSES BATMAN! I didn't expect so many comments, I'm trying to work my way through.