February 8th - St. Augustine Tonight Show with Jorge Rivara - The Carpetbaggers were the musical guests, I was completely under the weather. I had no voice, but this great band I'm in rallied, and we had a great time. Jorge is a very talented and interesting. His staff is wonderful and the guests Ann Colby and Gregg White were quite insightful. We would be honored to be a part of anything this man is a part of.

February 9th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It was a cold night so we were set up inside the tent. I was still under the weather so our main man Frankie offered to show up and save the day. Everyone did a great job as usual, and I somehow made it through. Thanks for supporting Carpetbaggers music. See you next week!

February 10th,  Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at Pelican Landing  - It was a busy night! I was still under the weather, but everyone else was on their "A" game. What a night!

February 11th, 12th and 13th, DAVE at the Big Deck Bar and Grill - It was a nice weekend in Cedar Key. I'm still having trouble with my voice, this thing has kicked my butt. It was nice to relax a little though even if I was having trouble singing. Thanks Bryan and staff, we missed you Darlene. See you next month!

I hope to have another one of the cuts from The Big Lonesome ready soon, "Dock of The Bay" written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper. In the meantime check these out!

I am looking forward to adding the tracks Barry gave me to my Poor-Dum and Say Grace projects. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Keepin' It Real!! -David

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

January 31st, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on a guitar intro for "The Last Rhyme", a song for my new project Poor-Dum. I also worked on "Drift Away" another song from The Big Lonesome soon to be new released CD.  Later I had a zoom meeting with The North Star Band about our new release "Then and Now".THE NORTH STAR BAND

February 1st, Bagan and Company "Live" - It was a great show, Marc Douglas Berardo was a real treat! Thanks everyone for supporting our musical idea. See you March 1st!

February 2nd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - The place was packed! Thanks Marc Douglas Berardo for sitting in on a couple. Also a shout out to Sam Brown and JC, thanks for stopping by.

February 3rd, Bagan and Company - We worked on a cover for my new Poor-Dum project. 

February 3rd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony at Pelican Landing - We had a great night! We missed our main man Frankie Urzetta but Woody Pernell did a great job behind the kit in his absence. See you guys next week!

February 4th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I had one of my best nights ever. Barry and Lydia stopped by and dropped off a thumb drive with some tracks that will appear on either on Say Grace or Poor-Dum. I started feeling a little rough towards the end of the night. Thanks Brian, Dave, Tina and staff you guys are the best!

February 5th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at the San Sebastian Winery - Feeling better this morning but the boss Theresa said I should stay home. The gig was cancelled.

February 6th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - Cancelled due to weather. This time I was glad the weather was on my side this time. 

Looking forward to a 3 day run with the Carpetbaggers and a 3 day road trip to the gulf coast for my solo gig at the Big Deck. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Keepin' It Real!! -David

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

January 24th, Retrophonics Studio - Jim and I started 2 new tracks "My Last Rhyme" and "The Moment #24". Looking forward to next week!

January 26th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It was a nasty evening so we set up in the tent. Frankie showed up and sang a few with us! The crowd was great, we had a lot of fun. See you next week!

January 27th, Bagan and Comapny  - Dan and I worked on the cover for The Big Lonesome CD. Also threw around some ideas for the cover of my new solo CD Poor-Dum.

January 27th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at Pelican Landing -  What a way to end the week, the place was packed! Thank you guys for supporting Carpetbaggers' music. Thanks Jeff, Jennifer and staff you guys are the best, see you next week!

January 28th, OFF - I had a nice relaxing day and good news from Frankie. Jay and I built a fence. Started work on income tax returns with Theresa and had some her fine chili for dinner. Life is good.

January 30th, Theresa and I met Sue, Wayne, Suzy and Dan at Gusto Bistro Italiano and Wine Bar for lunch.  It was a grand time. Food was great. If you're local go there: Gusto Bistro

It's been a nice cold week! I am so ready to get back to work, here's to hoping the weather cooperates. I'm looking forward to the studio this week with Jim DeVito and the "LIVE" show with Marc Berardo Tuesday, Bagan and Company on Thursday to work on a new song and idea for The Big Lonesome and then my meeting with The North Star Band. Thanks for letting me live my dream!!! Keepin' It Real!! -David

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

January 18th, Retrophonics Studios  - Jim and I organized the songs for our next 3 projects. We're pretty close, missing 4 songs out of 36 and an intro we need to get from Barry for "Took Off Like A Rocket". The 3 projects are Carpetbaggers #3 Say Grace, a David Watt Besley solo #5 Poor-Dum and The Big Lonesome "The Big Lonesome Rides Again". I am excited to try to complete these 3 projects this year. In, addition, I'm excited about the "Then and Now" The Norht Star Band release. Check out the website: THE NORTH STAR BAND

January 19th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - We had a great night! Frankie and Mary stopped by. Thanks Frankie for singing a couple with us. See you next week!

January 20th, Bagan and Company - We released another tune from The Big Lonesome Rides Again. "Complicated World" a Besley/Berardo tune performed by The Big Lonesome.

January 20th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at Pelican Landing - It looked like it was going to be a little slow, but it turned out to be slammed! Sometimes you just never know. Happy birthday Sheryl, and thanks to everyone who showed up to support The Carpetbaggers music!

January 21st, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Tides Oyster Co and Grill We had a nice evening, even with the terrible weather. Really enjoy this gig. See you next month!

January 22nd, Theresa and I went by Barry's to pick up my tracks for "Say Grace" and "Poor-Dum", we visited for awhile.  It was good to see Barry and L -eye-D-ah. They both looked great! We are going to try to get a date together to go camping I miss that. We also ran by Mike Howard's to pick up an amp he had for sale. Then back home to send the rest of  the lyric sheets and thank yous for The North Star Band new release 'Then and Now." 

January 23rd, Theresa and I went to Kim's birthday party, then home to watched the end of the LA and Tampa Bay game, I was rooting for Brady, then watched Kansas City and Buffalo, what a game! I was sad Buffalo lost for my buddies that are die hard Bills fans. 

I plan on working with Jim DeVito on "The Last Rhyme" and "The Moment #24" 2 new songs I have written. And to load those tracks I got from Barry Dunaway a couple days ago. The next The Big Lonesome song we will start mixing will be "Drift Away". That's a big list whatever we can get done will be fine with me. Thanks for letting me live my dream!!!!  Keepin' It Real! -David

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