Photos via @TreyAnastasio on Twitter
As the calendar flips to 2021, Trey Anastasio will raise money for his Divided Sky Fund by selling some coveted, handmade masks.
Fabric for the masks are sourced from Anastasio’s green ‘send in the clones’ jumpsuit, which Phish fans first saw on at the band’s 12/31/19 New Year’s gig at Madison Square Garden.
Anastasio was wearing the suit that same night when he famously got stuck in the rafters of MSG, inspiring the band’s ongoing “Rescue Squad” bit. He later revisited the experience during a 28 Days Later-inspired skit during The Beacon Jams.
“The Green Clone Mask: Handmade masks created from Trey’s Clone costume remnants,” reads an official description. “Masks signed by Trey. Only 150 available. One per customer.”
They are priced at $250 per mask plus $10 shipping and handling.
As Anastasio has said previously, The Divided Sky Fund is a cause close to his heart, with the goal of opening an addiction treatment center in Southern Vermont.
“I’ve been sober for 13 years. It’s a great blessing in my life,” Anastasio said ahead of The Beacon Jams. “We started talking about the idea of a treatment center about a year ago. I was worried that the project would get derailed because of the pandemic but it didn’t – it actually picked up steam; things are really rolling along now.”
Masks will go on sale on New Year’s Day at 1 p.m. ET at waterwheel-foundation.myshopify.com.
11 Comments comments associated with this post
Sally
February 8, 2021 at 7:07 amFinally! I got my Trey mask!
I’m lovin it
, I wear it everywhere, I feel like I’m with the band wherever I go!
I wash it ever so carefully, not to mess up Treys signature.
Worth every penny!
Sally Myers
Jon
January 2, 2021 at 12:14 pmHey Usernan,
All that money for a used swatch of cloth,?
Get real man.
Trey is insulated and isolated from the problems most people face.
user123
January 2, 2021 at 8:51 amhonestly the last thing I want is a mask that reminds me of this awful pandemic and 2020. and while I love Phish, I’d be kinda weirded out if one of my friends proudly displayed this on their wall.
…there went the shark
Sandy Herman
January 1, 2021 at 8:47 pmIt’s really just a meaningless small swatch of used cloth, a signed photo like the other guy said would have had more meaning, for the same effort.
Who has $250.00 to throwaround like that in these times?
I would think the Beacon Jams raised enough money for his cause
MsCharacterZero
January 1, 2021 at 5:58 pmFor $250, each handmade face mask should include:
Certificate of Authenticity- w/ Trey Anastasio’s notarized signature & “Hand Made by Trey in the USA” statement
Jumpsuit Photo Map – shows exact section used to construct your signed & numbered face mask (ex: mask #1/150 -Crotch; mask #33/150 – Right Arm, Upper)🤣
Seriously though, if all proceeds are going to Divided Sky Fund & I was currently in a financial position to afford it….I would totally buy one in memory of my late husband.
Jerry King
January 1, 2021 at 2:07 pmGreat band, that being said, this is ridiculous, nice to make money for a good cause, but let the music lead the way (like the Beacon jams)
Ever get Phish emails to but their Merch?
Ridiculous stuff, including baby clothes, stupid donut stuff and more.
Are these guys rich enough from our faithfully buying outrageously priced concert tickets every year supporting them?
Now, masks from a sweetly Trey jumpsuit?
Go ahead, buy one, and feel good about yourself, for what!
Anyone feel the same?
Crass commercialism, either for their cause or for their pockets, enuf!
Louis Find
January 1, 2021 at 2:18 pmHey Dude,
I agree what you are saying here, like the one guy said, what’s next? Trey making masks from his sweaty socks.
Better to donate to a cause directly, then to get a crappy piece of cloth in the mail, signed by Trey, and at $250.00 no less.
An autographed photo, or maybe CD would have been better – same effort, with at least some meaning to it for your donation!
Yes, I do get those Merch emails, for childish looking posters and other Phish crap!
Give us a break
January 1, 2021 at 12:09 pmSounds like a scam. Getting 150 “masks” that size out of ONE “jumpsuit”. Right… PS Rehab is for quitters.
Ccn
January 1, 2021 at 11:40 amDon’t bother me with this, until he sews PPE gear using his dirty socks from a festival and festooned with mud droplets, I’m uninterested.
TCinNJ
January 1, 2021 at 8:18 amWay to go Trey! He was easily the MVP of Covid. Is there possibly another artist who accomplished as much in 2020? I’d be surprised.
Phanatic
December 31, 2020 at 3:03 pmI sure hope Trey doesn’t relapse during these trying times.