Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that was following the band around, and they weren't interested in coming in to the shows, they were just interested in hangin' out outside and tryin' to break in.

Recently Lesh has opened a music venue called Terrapin Crossroads and has been performing with Furthur alongside former Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir. This was a peculiar turn of events as Lesh had never played bass before. Musical background
Lesh started out as a violin player.

Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15 1940 in Berkeley California) is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. Phil & Friends helped keep a legitimate entity for the band's music to continue but have been on hiatus since 2008.