Tuesday, October 29, 2019

October 1st - OFF

October 2nd, DAVE at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Sue was running late on her way back from Birmingham with Wayne. I was by my lonesome, had a good night but missed Sue!

October 3rd, Travel Day - We are on our way to Virginia for Creeky's yearly benefit for the volunteer fire dept and Coles Point Tavern for a couple of days playing music for our friends. We were traveling in tandem with Frankie and Mary and stayed in Fayetteville South Carolina where we spent the night. We had dinner at the Ruby Tuesday's then it was off to the Tavern to set up. Ed and Kristen joined us later.

October 4th and 5th, Coles Point Tavern and the Benefit for the Cople Volunteer Fire Dept - It was a quick trip to the Rivah and a couple of long days. As always Ann and Chris were the best! The benefit for the fire department was the biggest yet! Our shows at The Tavern were great.  The second night was so packed! Eddie and Frankie did a great job.  It was a real pleasure to play music with these two great friends and players! See all of you again on Memorial Day weekend 2020!

October 6th and 7th, Travel Day - After eating at the great spread Chris puts out for the Redskins Buffet at the Tavern during the game and Theresa retuned from her crabbing  expedition with Richard, we headed towards home. We stayed the night in Fayetteville, had breakfast at 6AM and we were back home in St. Augustine by Monday afternoon. Great road trip!

October 8th, Retrophonics Studio - Sue Westcott was in the studio with us today. She came in came into play and sing on Al and Francine. We worked on 4 more mixes, 7 total
 now, 3 to go!

October 9th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings -  We had a real nice crowd. We had fun evening out on the sidewalk!

October 10th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Frankie, Sue and Tony at the Corner Bar - The place was packed, it was a blast! This is a fun bunch to share an evening with.

October 11th and 12th, DAVE at he Big Deck - It was only a two days for me this month (booking problem). After setting up and a sound check and a shower, we joined Darlene and Bryan had us join them for a great dinner before the gig. The weekend was great, we left Sunday morning and headed back across the state. See you guys next month, November 8th, 9th and10th, can't wait!

October13th and 14th - OFF

October 15th, Retrophonics Studios - We mixed the last three songs. I will be heading up to Cashiers, North Carolina to play a couple gigs with George. We will sit down and listen to our pre-mixed CD "Don't Stare At The Sun" maybe even get to write a song or two.

October 16th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - A nice evening on the sidewalk. My only gig in town this week was a blast!

October 17th, Travel Day - Theresa and I left early Thursday morning and arrived in Cashiers NC around dinner time. George and I went right to work after dinner. We listened to the pre-masters of our new CD "Don't Stare At the Sun". It was a long day time for bed!

October 18th, DAVE and George at JJ's - We worked on the liner notes for our new CD. We're real excited about this new project! We refreshed our minds with the an idea we left behind in June. Then it was off to JJ's for an evening playing music. We had a great gig, always great playing with my friend George. Thanks Joel and staff!

October 19th, DAVE and George at Whiteside Brewery - After breakfast George and I headed up to the writing room and went to work on "Nothing At All". We worked on the song until lunch and planned to meet after that to finish our new song. It was real close but we finished at about 4:15pm, then headed for our gig. This is a fairly new gig for us, the owners are great people, the staff is nice. What a great place! We had a lot of fun tonight. This has been a great trip, as the all are. I'm so proud of what George and I got done in the short time together this trip. Thanks George and Deborah you guys are the best!

October 20th , Travel Day - We are headed home by way of  Sun City South Carolina to see my Dad and Margie. We arrived about 3pm got a chance to chat, take a nap, have a nice dinner, see some football, do some reading, get up and head back home.

October 21st, Travel Day and Songwriter's night - We were up early, had a cup of coffee with Dad and Margie then we were off again. I had a couple hours to rest when we got home, then I went to set up for the writers night. It's always great to sit on the stage the third Monday of every month with Bob Patterson and two or three different singer songwriters. This month we had Uncle Ed and Robin and Alex Richman. We had a nice crowd and heard some good original music, it dosen't get any better than this!

October 22nd, Retrophonics Studio - We did final mixes on 4 songs "2nd Dairy Domenince", "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind", "The Ink Has Dried" and ""Al and Francine".

October 23rd, Carpetbaggers, DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - I had a blast as always out on the sidewalk with Sue. Tammy Seymore, Sue's sister got up and played Ashoken Farewell, what a treat!

October 24th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Frankie , Sue and Tony at the Corner Bar - What a blast! Great Crowd! I can't believe how talented these players I share the stage with, are! Great time!

October 25th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Brady at Creekside - Good to make some music with my old friend Brady Green. The rain held off and we were able to get the gig in. Sue and Frankie kicked butt as usual.

October 26th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Frankie at Zaharia's  - Cancelled Due To Rain!

October 27th, Carpetbaggers, DAVE, Sue and George at Creekside - So good to have George back. We had a great night! Looking forward to more nights like this. Thanks Creekside!

We're coming real close to finishing our new CD "Don't Stare At The Sun". This CD is songs written by Georgeand I. We had help on "Change The World" (Kat Korac)  and "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" (Chuck Caudill). I can't wait for everyone to hear what we have come up with. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! Don't liter! Smile it could brighten someones day, even your own! Early detection can save your life! Talk about the good things people are doing, there's enough people talking about the bad! Keepin' it Real!-David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html

Sunday, October 27, 2019

September 23rd, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on mixing "2nd Dairy Domenince", "Change The World" and "Sweet rose Of Mine". I am so excited for everyone to hear the project George and I have been working on "Don't Stare At The Sun".

September 24th - OFF

September 25th, DAVE at Hurricane Grill - Sue was a little under the weather so I made a go of it by myself. There was a nice crowd! Come by and check out this place when you can.

September 26th, IAUGI Studios - We worked on the layout for "Don't Stare At the Sun". A CD with music George and I wrote, performed by the Carpetbaggers.

September 26th, Carpetbaggers Band at the Corner Bar - The Carpetbagger are Sue, Tony, Frankie and me tonight! We had a good crowd not packed but everyone stayed!

September 27th, Carpetbaggers Band at Creekside - The Carpetbaggers were Brady Green, Frankie and me tonight. Great crowd had a lot of fun!

September 28th, Carpetbaggers at Zaharias - The Carpetbaggers were Tony, Frankie and me. Always enjoy this night once a month at Zaharias. Great place!

September 29th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I had a nice day out on the porch. The rain held off and there was a nice breeze. It doesn't get much better than that!

September 30th, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on 4 mixes. "The Ink has Dried", "This Prison", "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" and "Al and Francine". Three more songs to go!

September 30th, House Concert - I would like to thanks Carol Kramer and Bob Paterson for having me at their event. It was a blast! Thanks everyone who joined us.

It's been a great 10 days or so! Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! Don't liter! Smile it could brighten someone's day, even your own! Talk about the good things people do, the bad gets talked about enough! Keepin' It Real! -David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

September 11th, Travel to Virginia  - I'm scheduled to meet up with the members of The North Star Band.  I played in this group with these same guys years ago.  We are getting back together to release an old album we recorded but never was released along with 10 new songs.  Theresa and I left about 12:30 pm arrived in Fayetteville (our half way point) about 8pm. We had dinner at Ruby Tuesdays and then to bed.

September 12th, Dad and Margie's - We were up early and after breakfast headed for my Dad's. We arrive in Burke around noon. This is where we will stay for the night. It' was good to hang out with my Dad and Margie. We listened to the rough tracks of a CD George and I are working on. Can't wait for tomorrow!

September 13th, Gantt's Studio, Silver Spring, Maryland - We met around 1pm. Theresa and I had talked with Lou and he had a room close by with an extra bed, so we decided it would be better to just drop me off and I would room with Lou for the weekend instead of Theresa driving me back and forth from Northern Virginia.  Lou and I arrived at Gantt's about 1pm and thats when the work started. Paul was a little late, he got caught in traffic. We had already begun to work on the new songs, there were going to be ten total. I picked "Goose Creek" and "Whistle Blow" for my two. These were songs I played in the band back in the day but never recorded. It seemed like the right thing to do. We worked for about 10 hours on the songs we would record the next two days. Man it was great hangin' out with these guys. It was long and hard work but I loved it! After we finished up Lou and I headed back to the room. It was a great day.

September 14th and 15th, Tonal Park Studios and Travel Day - We spent 24 hours in 2 days recording. I was so tired on the way back home but it was a good tired. Everyone busted their ass, I am so proud to be a part of this project. Jim and Gantt are going to put everything together and get back with us. Long live The North Star Band! We also did a radio interview with Weasel, that was a blast! Thanks Charlie Pilzer for letting us record in your studio and Sophie Adams for all you did to help. After getting a few background vocals recorded Theresa and I headed for Fayetteville N.C. and arrived about 1:30 am for a few hours sleep.

September 16th, Travel Day and Songwriter's Night - We had a quick breakfast and headed home.We arrived home about 1:00pm. I had a chance to shower and rest for an hour or so, then went and set up for our monthly songwriter's night at the Corner Bar. We had a great night Dewey and Chelsea we great. Bob and I have had a great time hosting this event every month. Come check it out it's the 3rd Monday of every month.

September 17th - OFF

September 18th, Retrophonics Studios - George was in town so he was able to join me at the studio this week. We went through our tunes with Jim Devito. We are mixing now!

September 18th, DAVE at Hurricane Grill and Wings - I had Sue and George with me tonight. what a blast. I'm looking forward to this winter!

September 19th, IAUGI Studios - George is still in town so Dan took pictures of George and I for our new CD "Don't Stare At The Sun" . We talked about the CD layout.

September 19th, Carpetbaggers band at the Corner Bar - Tonight it was Tony, George, Frankie, Sue and I. We had a great crowd and played some good music. What a night!

September 20th, 21st and 22nd, Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival - NorthStar and the Carpetbaggers - We had a great weekend making music with all our different combinations. Thanks Eddie Pickett for organizing everything including your playing. What a great couple of week!

Looking forward to a week at home. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! Don't litter! Smile it could brighten someones day, even your own! Talk about the good things that are going on with you and the world, there's enough people only talking about the bad! Keepin' It Real! - David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html





Monday, October 14, 2019

August 26th, Retrophonics Studio - Jim and I worked on the mix for 2nd Dairy Dominance. I hope to be with George next week so he can lend a hand in the mixing. He will be in town to play for a couple days and then we head to Jekyll Island, Ga. to play the Shrimp and Grits Festival with Ed, Frankie and Sue.

August 28th, Travel Day - We always stop in Fayetteville NC on our way to Virginia now.   It's about a 7 hour drive and it breaks up the 12 hour trip. We had dinner at the Ruby Tuesdays. So far so good!

August 29th, 30th, 31st, September 1st and 2nd, DAVE at Coles Point Tavern - We arrived about 11am after an early start from NC where we met Randy Watts I did my set up and sound check. I come to play for Ann and Chris three times a year and never have a bad time. The weather was beautiful every day. Chris and Ann are always great hosts! Always good seeing Richard and Barbara, Creeky, Matt, Gary, Bruce, Fred, Cecil, Ed and family, Russell, Josh, Charles and Mike Rowzee and his crew (great smoked pork and ribs on Sunday!).  Also thanks to the wonderful staff! It was a great trip as always. We caught a little rain on the way back, but made it home safe. Looking forward to seeing everyone on October 4th and 5th, I will be joined by brother Ed and Frankie!

September 2nd and 3rd, Travel Days - We made it home safe. We were really lucky having Dorian miss us.

September 5th, Carpetbaggers at Corner Bar -  Sue, Frankie and Tony and I had a blast. I missed my bandmates!

September 6th and 7th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - A nice couple of hot days out by the water. This is such a great place to play and such great people to work for. See you guys on September 29th!

September 8th, DAVE at Creekside - Sue and Wayne were out of town so I was on my own. I had a great night, nice crowd, no rain. I'm looking forward to a couple days off before I head to Maryland to record with The North Star Band! I can't wait!

I'm looking forward to hang'in out and recording with my old band mates this week! Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! Don't liter! Smile it could brighten someone's day, even your own! Talk about the good things people are doing, there's enough people that can only talk about the bad! Gob Bless America! Keepin' it Real! -David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

August 19th, Songwriter's Night at the Corner Bar - I had a blast, as aways. I'm excited to share the stage with all these great writers. This week Amy and John kicked butt. Bob was doing some good picking also! Thanks you guys for supporting original music!

August 20th, Retrophonics - Frankie Urzetta did a great job with the background vocals. I'll be in next week to mix, one more trip for Frankie and Sue and we should be wrapping this project up "Don't Stare At The Sun".

August 21st, DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Another hot Wednesday but always a great time playing with this great artist, rain or shine, anytime. I think with my travel schedule and Hurricane Grill Wings is closing for a week, we won't be back to play until September 18th. See you then!

August 22nd, IAUGI Studios - We worked on cover and layout designs for "Don't Stare At The Sun", a project that George Reeves and I have been working on of our music performed by the Carpetbaggers!

August 22nd, Carpetbaggers at the Corner Bar - It was a little slow but that didn't stop this great line-up tonight. We had Brady Green join us for the evening, along with Frankie, Sue and I, we were the nights entertainment. Tony had another engagement. What a great time it was!

August 23rd - I'm OFF

August 24th, Carpetbaggers at  Creekside - Carpetbaggers It was a great night! We, Sue, Frankie and I were joined by Brady Green and Ed Pickett. There was a nice breeze, we played some good music with some good friends. It dosen't get much better than this! Also I'd like to thank Charley Simmons for  stopping by, one great songwriter and picker. Thanks Creekside Sue, Eddie and I will see you tomororow!

August 25th, Carpetbaggers at Creekside - We were a three piece Carpetbaggers Band tonight! It's always fun playing with brother Ed and if you add Sue Westcott into the picture you really have a fun night! It was great to see Chris and Duffy from the The Duffy Bishop Band.

It's been a great week! Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! Don't liter! Smile it could brighten someone's day, even your own! Talk about the good things people do, the bad gets talked about enough! Keepin' It Real! -David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html
August 5th, DAVE at JT's Seafood Shack - It was hot as hell and threatening rain but I still set up to play. I cut out early after the last few people. It's been a good run and I hope to be back next season on this, my first Monday of the month gig. I might show up here and there for special weekends. Thanks John, Brandy and staff you guys are the best!

August 6th, Retrophonics Studio - We worked on some mixing,  Frankie will be in the next couple of weeks for background vocals and some shaker parts. After that one more trip in for Sue Westcott and we should be finished!

August 7th, DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill Wings - We had a great evening. The rain held off. We played a new song, it's an instrumental that George and I wrote called "Dust Them Blinds". I can't wait for George to get down here so we can record it! Great job playing tonight Sue Westcott!

August 8th, Carpetbaggers at the Corner Bar - There was a nice crowd, played some good music. I'm looking forward to next week!

August 9th, 10th and 11th, DAVE at Big Deck - I was in Cedar Key this weekend and it was hot!!!! Somehow the audience and I made it through. I had some nice crowds in spite of the heat. Always good to see Pete and Pat. Thanks Darlene, Bryan and staff! You guys are the best! See you in October!

August 12th - I"m OFF

August 13th, Cave Canem Studios - Started going over a game plan to kick start our project "All My Heroes Were Zeros". After going trough all our notes we have 9 songs, 7 started, that means I need one more tune. If I don't have one sitting around ready I'll have to write one. It was good to catch up with Barry. Looking forward to this next adventure!

August 14th, DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grille and Wings - Another hot evening but I guess we're in Florida. We had a nice crowd. Tammy got up and played some violin on "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain". See you next Wednesday.

August 15th, IAUGI Studios - Dan and I worked on an idea for the "Don't Stare at The Sun" CD. We should have another video coming out soon "Midnight Blue" from my "Live And A Little Touched" CD/DVD project.

August 15th, Carpetbaggers at Corner Bar - What a great night! Frankie was a little under the weather and thought he might not be able to make it, he called while I was setting up and said there was no way he would miss the night. Frankie, Tony and Sue all kicked butt, I'm a lucky guy! Also Pam sat in on a couple (The Skinny). We'll see you next week Tony has another engagement so we will have Brady Green join us for the evening, can't wait!

August 16th, DAVE and Sue at Tides Oyster Co and Grill  - I realized after getting together with Barry on Tuesday that we needed at least one more song for our new CD "All My Heroes Were Zero's". I was working on a new tune and started thinking about a song I wrote a long time ago I always wanted to record. I found it and another song I forgot that Chris McVey and I wrote. So, I now have two more songs for our project "The Less Fortunate Ones" and "I'm So Gone". I also had a sad moment because on that same CD was a song Shelton Irwin and I wrote called "The Reason".  It was Shelton and I singing together many years ago, I loved writing with him. I wish he was still here. Later I met up with Sue for our gig. Tony Scozzaro and his wife stopped by.  We had a great night Sue is the best. We will be back on the 3rd Friday of November,  see you there!

August 17th, DAVE, Frankie and Sue at Zaharias - The rain held off and we had a great night. It's so much fun playing with these two great musicians. We sent George a version of our new song "Dust Them Blinds" that George and I wrote with Sue. Thanks Angelika and staff you guys are the best! See you on the 28th!

August 18th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I just started and it began to rain. I re-set up inside and finished the gig.  See you guys at the beginning of the month for three days; Sept 6th, 7th and 8th, can't wait!

It was nice to get together with Barry and make some plans and go through the music for our project "All My Heroes Weren't Zero's". I also got together with Dan at IAUGI Studios and worked on the cover idea for "Don't Stare At The Sun" the CD George and I have been working on. It's songs we wrote performed by various members of the Carpetbaggers. I'm really excited about it.  Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! Don't liter! Smile it could brighten someone's day, even your own! Think and talk about the good things people do, there's enough talk about the bad to go around! Keepin' It Real! -David

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html