July 13th, Retrophonics Studios - Brady Green did a great job laying down some Bass Tracks on "Safe Travel's", "The Desert" and "This Romance". As always it was great to work with Jim DeVito, I'm so glad we are working together again on this new project.

July 13th - DAVE at JT's Seafood Shack - I had a great evening although it was really hot! This is a great place to check out. I will be back the first Monday in August (the 3rd) from 5pm to 8pm come by and check the place out!

July 14th, Day OFF - I did some mowing amongst other things around the house. Later we are going to dinner with Sue,Wayne, Suzy and Dan at the 206 Bistro.

July 15th, Carpetbaggers DAVE an Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - We had a nice night, pretty crowded. I can not wait for the fall to come. Thanks Abe, JJ and staff you guys are the best! See you next week!

July 16th, Bagan and Company I will be working on "Midnight Blue" my new video from "Live and a Little Touched" and set up for our "LIVE" show tonight.

July 16th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Frankie, Sue and Tony at Bagan and Company "LIVE" - We did our weekly "LIVE" show it was a blast! Looking forward to next week!

July 17th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Tides Oyster Co. - Not packed but had a nice audience. The folks that join us at this venue are always a good listening crowd. It makes it a lot of fun to play. See you next month on the 3rd Friday!

July 18th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Frankie at Zaharias - Carpetbaggers We had a great night! There was a little breeze that made the night bearable. See you guys next month! Thanks Angelika and staff you guys are great!

July 19th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - It was a nice HOT day, somehow made it through it. For as hot as it was I had a good time. I haven't been at Aunt Kate's for awhile so it was good to see everyone. I will be back there next week Friday July 25th. Thanks Brian, Dave, Tina and staff!

It was a great week! I'm looking forward to Frankie in the studio playing drums on the Carpetbaggers "Back Again" CD. Also looking forward to the Carpetbaggers "LIVE" show on Thursday July 24th at Bagan and Company. I have a new video coming out "Midnight Blue" with Laurence Stevenson. I hope to see you out this week if you're comfortable getting out! Keepin' It Real! -David

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July 7th, Day OFF - I have a big list of things to do to get ready for another busy week.

July 8th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It was rainy and muggy but we had a nice crowd. It was good to hang out and play music with Sue. See you guys next week.

July 9th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at Bagan and Company "LIVE" - What a great time! It was good to be back playing with my friends. Thanks and see you next week!

July 10th, 11th and 12th, DAVE at The Big Deck Bar in Cedar Key, FL - I had a great weekend as always. It's so good to get away with Theresa and just play some music, relax and read. It was real busy and real hot!!! Even with the heat it was a pleasure to play my music for the great folks who were there. See you next month! 

Another great week rolls by. Looking forward to the start of a new week!

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June 29th, Retrophonics Studios - I worked with Jim to create bass parts for "Telephone Lightning" and "Confederate Lament". We also worked on the mix for "Dust them Blinds". 

 June 29th, Bagan and Company - We did one of our 'Live" shows tonight. We had a blast! Pete from  "904 Now" started the show off and we were joined by his people it was nice to meet him. 

 June 30th, OFF - Doing some last minute chores around the house and getting packed for the Virginia trip. July 1st, Travel Day - Stopping in Fayettville tonight and will be rolling into the Northern Neck of Virginia Thursday morning. 

July 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th, Coles Point Tavern - I thought I was going to be playing 5 days but turned out to be 4. Always a surprise of some sort when you arrive in The Northern Neck. Randy Watts as usual had everything worked out by the time we arrived. We stayed with Randy's brother, Acie, what a great guy and a great host. The gigs were all inside because of the heat. I played in the back room and was able to hang out with so many folks I enjoy being around, Cecil, Joel, Doug, Mike,Sandy, Steve, Selesa, Acie,Chris and Anne,Gary and Creeky. If I forgot anyone I'm sorry. I had a blast, see you guys September 2nd through the 7th. 

 July 6th, Travel Day - We left after the gig on the 5th and made it to Fayettville about 10pm (our stopping point) and left Fayettville about 6:3am and made it home about 3pm after a few stops in Jacksonville at Costco andto pick up CDs at S and J's.

I had a great week looking forward to the studio with Jim and Brady this week. Also our "LIVE" show at Bagan and Company with The Carpetbaggers.

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June 8th, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I continue to work on the new CD "Back Again". It is coming along. I'm hoping to get it out by year's end.

June 9th, Day OFF - I worked around the yard and painted.

June 10th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - We had a nice evening. It's easy to have a good time playing music with Sue. Thanks Abe and staff!

June 11th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony at the Corner Bar - It was a little slow but still had a great time hangin' with these great players!

June 12th, 13th and 14th, DAVE at the Big Deck - It was great to be back in Cedar Key! It was good to see some old friends and make some new ones. See you next month! Thanks Bryan, Darlene and staff you guys are the best!

June 15th, Retrophonics - Tony Scozzaro was in cutting tracks on "Dust Them blinds" and "Old Broken Hearts". Jim and Tony also came up with a great idea on "Come On" can't wait to hear it when it's done.

June 15th, Songwriters Night - We had a little break but we are back again. Charley and John were great as always. It was great to sit next to Bob again. It was also great seeing Don Oja Dunaway and his partners.

June 16th, Day OFF - I worked on another rack set up for the PA. Did some painting and mowing.

June 17th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It was a long windy night. We always seem to find some fun in the shows no matter what happens. Next week I will be solo because Sue is out of town. Thanks Abe and staff you guys are the best!

June 18th, Bagan and Company - I talked with Dan about what we need to finish up on "Live And A Little Touched". We will send the tracks to Clay and let him work on them a little. We also ordered some new recording equipment for our "Bagan and Company-LIVE". We're both ooking forward to the show on June 29th 7pm to 9pm.

June 18th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at the Corner Bar - It was a little slow but we still had a good time. It's not hard to do with these great players. Did a nice version of "Dust Them Blinds" a song that will appear on the Carpetbaggers "Back Again" CD sometime this year.

June 19th, DAVE at Tides and Oyster Company - Sue is out of town so I braved the gig alone. It was a very light crowd one better handled alone. Got a chance to talk to Felicia for a bit and that was good. Other than that I just did what I love and made my way through the evening. See you next month, on the third Friday 6pm to 9pm.

June 20th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Frankie at Zaharia's - We had a little sound system problem but what a great crowd! The problem we were hearing was not what the audience was hearing, that was good. We made it through and once again what a crowd! Thanks Angelika and staff you the best!

June 21st, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - It was a hot Father's Day out on the porch by the river. A real nice crowd, Theresa, Brianna and Baylen showed up. I really enjoyed the afternoon but i'm ready for a day off. Thanks Brian, Dave , Tina and staff!

June 22nd, Retrophonics Studios - Brady Green was still under the weather so I had to get up early and start working on some bass parts for our new Carpetbaggers "Back Again" CD. I had a great time working with Jim on 3 tracks "Come On", "Old Broken Hearts" and "Miss Me". We also started mixing "Dust them Blinds".

June 23rd, Day OFF - I put together another rack for my PA System maybe I'll try it tomorrow at Hurricane's. Also did a little painting.

June 24th - Hurricane Grill and Wings - DAVE It was a rainy night but still had a nice crowd. Sue is still out of town and Brady who was going to fill in for her was under the weather so I was on my own tonight. Thanks Abe and staff you guys are the best! See you in 2 weeks I'm headed to Virginia for the 4th of July holiday weekend.

June 25th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, and Tony at the Corner Bar - It was a little slow but Tony and I had a good time. Next week Tony, Sue and Frankie will be performing at The Corner Bar, I will be in Virginia. See you in 2 weeks!

June 26th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I had a great time out on the porch by the water, it was hot though. See you back here Sunday. Thanks Brian, Dave, Tina and staff you guys are the best!

June 27th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Creekside - Frankie was a little under the weather still so Sue and I showed up to play. Other than the rain we had a great time, everyone in the audience hung in there with us! Thanks Creekside see you next month!

June 28th, DAVE at Aunt Kates - Well I turned 66 today. I had a nice afternoon playing at Aunt Kate's. Brady, Preston and Doug stopped by. Theresa made a great birthday dinner and we were joined by Brianna, Baylen and Jay, it was a wonderful evening.

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