Pubdate: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA) Copyright: 1999 Mercury Center Contact: http://www.sjmercury.com/ NO HAPPY PHISH TALE As far as the Ames, Iowa, chief of police is concerned, Phish fans are welcome to stay away from his town -- forever. Chief Dennis Ballantine said Monday the city jail had been filled with Phishheads, the devoted followers of the music group, since the band's concert at Iowa State University on friday night. ``If they never come back, it will be too soon,'' he said. Ballantine said the lawlessness and drug use outside the concert was so appalling that he will ask the university to ban Phish from campus. Sheriff's deputies, police and campus officers say they arrested 26 fans, most on drug-possession charges - --- MAP posted-by: Derek Rea