On Behalf Of......

.......Bret Heisler, Len Tafro, Jennifer DeVincenzo, Kristen Schneeloch, and Robert Lucente, we are extremely honored and surprised to be accepting this award. First and foremost we’d like to thank the Phil Lesh & Friends and Jam Fan communities, and especially the PHANS - the ZONERS for making Philzone.com a frequent visit in cyberspace and your favorite jamband website of the year. It's not only the site itself, but also the community that has made Philzone.com such a grAte place to visit!

We’d like to thank Jambands.com, Relix and the Jammy’s for organizing and hosting this incredible music celebration and for bringing the whole jam community together. Of course, big thanks to the folks who nominated us for this award.

We’d like to give a BIG PHAT PHILZONE THANKS to Mr. Phil Lesh!... and **ALL** the Phriends for making the music that was the impetus for Philzone.com. And thanks to everyone at Cygnus Productions and the Unbroken Chain Foundation. "Inspiration move me brightly!"

We’d also like to thank some invaluable contributors to the Zone:

Paul Lucente
Ron Lancia
Mrs. D.
Andy Gimigliano and Mulezone.com
TaperRob and all the tapers who have so graciously stoked the SOUNDZONE
Peter and SugarMegs.org and Shocking.com
Timmy Paulman
TapeCat
Booyabase Matt
Alex Allen
JC Juanis
Jodi S.
Johnathan Singer @ Johnmolo.com
Leda & Ken from Terrapinpresents
Masato Kato
Mike at GDLive, Todd at Gamehendge and all the other kind mirror sites
All the musicians whom have lent their time for exclusive interviews with us.

And especially, all the fans that have made contributions to the site since our inception.

We’d also like to thank our family and close friends for all of their encouragement and support while we fed the obsession that is Philzone.com! We’d also like to thank the other fan site nominees for their truly excellent sites and contributions to the community.

Thanks to all the bands and artists out there for making the music we all love and to the Grateful Dead for paving the Golden Road for the entire jam scene.

The award was presented by Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers Band and
John Popper from Blues Traveller. Bret & Len accepted the award on behalf of
Philzone.com in between sets by Robert Randolph & Friends and the B-52s with Particle.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY!   You pholks have phun in here.  This ain't my cup o joe no mo'!