December 15, 2025 Retrophonics Studios - Johnny, Jim and I worked on "Accept Goodbye", a Besley/Medico song. Johnny played some squeeze box and piano. Also a raised piano track for Frankie to sing on another Besley/Medico tune "Calculated Risk".
December 16, 2025 Songwriter's Night at the World Famous Oasis Tiki Bar - We had a great night inside! Doug and Rachel always bring great stories. Thanks for supporting original music in St. Augustine.
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| Doug, Rachel, Bob and Dave |
December 17, 2025 Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Frankie - We were suppose to have Chandler Ray Buckley as our special guest, he was a no-show. I hope everything is okay with Chandler and family. Sue, Frankie and I carried on and had a great night! The rain stopped us at 7:30 but let up enough for us to load our gear. Our next show at Hurricane's will be on January 3rd, that's a Saturday 6 to 9 pm. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in January!
December 18, 2025 Bagan and Company - Dan and I sent a video of me for the next North Star Band release "You Ain't All That" a Paul Goldstein song, then we continued to work on my next video "Poor-Dum"
December 19, 2025 DAVE and Sue at Tides - It was a wonderful night. A lot of our friends were there, some new faces also. We had fun! See you here next year!
December 20, 2025 A day off - I finished up a couple of new songs "Dirty Secrets" (Besley/Westcott) and "The Chosen Ones" (Besley). I am in the middle of another one I'm calling "A Dream". I hope to get at least one of these laid down in the studio this week.
December 21m 2025 DAVE at Aunt Kate's - It was a great afternoon on the porch by the water!
As always, I'm looking forward to the studio this week. I have 2 new tunes I want to lay down "The Chosen Few" and "Dirty Secrets". We are done with music for the year and would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I will be at Aunt Kate's on January 2nd and The Carpetbaggers will be at Hurricanes on the 3rd. Thanks for letting me live my dream!!! Keepin' It Real!!-DAVE
see you down the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check out my upcoming performances here:
http://davidwattbesley.blogspot.com/p/schedule_31.html
Carpetbaggers Band
The North Star Band
