November 11th, DAVE and George at Retrophonics Studio -  We cleaned up a couple of things on our new CD "Don't Stare At The Sun". I'm excited to hear the tracks we have found of "The Big Lonesome". This was a band that we put together around 2012 with some of my favorite players. We played some gigs for awhile and recorded this CD. Everyone sort of ended up going their separate ways and it was left unfinished until now. Frankie and I, Sue, George and Tony are going to try to finish it up. Can't wait for you guys to hear the band I loved so much!

November 12th - Off work today, Theresa and I are going to dinner at the Back 40 with Laurence and Barbara.

November 13th - Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and George at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It was windy and cold so we set up in the porch tent. We had a great crowd even with a little PA trouble. George and Sue rocked as usual. Looking forward to tomorrow night!

November 14th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Frankie, George, Sue and Tony tonight at the Corner Bar -  It was great! The place was packed. We had Laurence Stevenson with us tonight also. It's always a pleasure to share the stage with this talented bunch each Thursday. See you next week!

November 15th, DAVE at Bagan and Company - Dan and I are going to go over the liners for the CD "Don't Stare At The Sun" (songs written and composed by George Reeves and I) . We are getting real close to completing this project.

November 15th, Carpetbaggers Dave and Sue at Tides Oyster Co - A nice laid back evening. I really enjoy this venue some real nice folks hangout there. See you December 20th can't wait!

November 16th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Frankie at Zaharias- It was a cold night. It was just about to cold to play outside but we managed to make it through. Thanks for all the brave souls that came out to see us!

November 17th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - Cancelled due to weather, "Baby it's cold outside"!

November 17th, DAVE, Theresa, Dan, Sue, Wayne and Tammy - The Last Wall Tour - We all had the chance to chat and hang with Bob Margolin, a man I played with in the early 80's. Bob sounded great, what a showman! Warren Haynes is always amazing no matter what he is doing musically. Lucas Nelson and Jammie Johnson were great in their own right. Don Was, the creator and bass player, Dave Malone (Radiators), Cyril  Neville on percussion, and everybody else were all fantastic.  The sound was great, even though it was a little cold it could not stop us from listening to the whole three plus hour show. I don't do that very often anymore. Thanks Dan Bagan for getting us there and getting the tickets. It was a wonderful night!!

November 18th, Songwriters Night - Bob and I were joined by Dave Rudolf and Mark Evans. Never a dull moment when these two show up. We had a lot of fun and heard some great original music! See you next month on December 16th.

November 19th, Tom and Susan's Party - What a nice get together. The food was great, the guests were the best, Great time you guys THANKS!

November 20th, Carpetbaggers: DAVE, George and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - What a night! We decided to set up outside even though it was going to be a little chilly. The place was packed! We had a lot of St. Augustine musicians show up, John Winters, Mark Evans, Dave Rudolf from Chicago, IL and Danny Roberts. Thanks everyone for showing up. See you next Wednesday.

November 21st, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, George, Tony and Laurence at the Corner Bar - What a night! It was packed, everybody played their butts off. I am so proud to share the stage with these great players each week. We'll not be at the Corner Bar November 28th, Thanksgiving Day, but will return the following Thursday, December 5th.

November 22nd, DAVE and George at Bagan and Company - We hope to put a wrap on the CD design today on "Don't Stare At The Sun" and start back on "Live and a Little Touched" my next release.

November 22nd, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - The weather turned out real nice, I had a good time on the porch out by the water.

November 23rd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Brady at Creekside - The night was a little off as far as the audience but that didn't stop us from playing some good music. The night was nice, a fire going, hangin' out with friends playing music, it doesn't get any better than this!

November 24th - Carpetbaggers DAVE, George at Creekside - Laurence hurt his back so it was just George and I. We had a nice evening playing, as we always do. It was a little chilly but we got through it. Thanks George it was fun!

Looking forward to working at Retrophonics tomorrow. We should be finishing our CD. Also start work on The Big Lonesome tracks. It's been a great week of music. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! Don't liter! Smile it could brighten someone's day, even your own! Early detection can save your life! Talk and think mostly about the good things going on, don't be consumed by the bad. Keepin' it Real!

see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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