Tuesday, June 11, 2013

May 3rd thru June 2nd,Virginia Trip - Dave and Theresa - First of all we both got to visit our family and friends. Had lunch with Randy Watts (brought him some equipment). Went fishing at Belvedere Beach with my Dad and Uncle Charlie. Got to hang out with Bob, Denis and Ray (Kill Devil).  Also watch them play. There were so many other old friends I saw it was a blast! Thanks for the invite Chris and Robin and Happy Anniversary!

June 4th, Hurricane Patty's - It's good to be back home. Brady Green sat in!

June 5th, Eclipse - NorthStar/DAVE - Got a mix on "I'm Flying", "This Romance Just Went Bust" and "Poor-dom" for the next NorthStar CD.  Also fooled around with some ideas for "Took Off Like A Rocket".

June 5th, Hurricane Grill; and Wings - Rain out!

June 6th, The Corner Bar - Had a nice crowd! Kruz did a good job! Dave Johnson and Mark Dobes stopped by.  It was good to hang out for a bit!

June 7th, 8th and 9th, The Big Deck Raw Bar - What a great weekend! Dennis and Chris showed up (they were camping and said it was a great site). Always good to see Pete, Pat and Willy.

I hope to be in the studio this week with Ed and Brady. We will be working on "Evil People" a song for my next solo CD and "If I had a Boat" for the new NorthStar CD. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking.  "Keepin' it Real!" - David

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

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

May 24th, Dave at Aunt Kate's - It was a nice night, had a big crowd. Later went by Hurricane Patty's and saw Mr. Natural.

May 25th, The Big Lonesome at The Bagan's 20th Anniversary Party - Had a blast! It was good to get together with The Big Lonesome.  I wish we could have done more of our songs. Thanks Dan and Susie!

May 26th, Dave and 3 Peace Band at Creekside - Another great evening! It was good to play with my old band mates (Barry, Billy and Woody). Also enjoyed playing with Jim Sexton! Looking forward to July 12th at Creekside again.

May 27th, The Super Hackers at Hurricane Patty's - Another packed night! Wes Talton and Chris C4Man sat in.

May 28th, NorthStar at Oasis - Had a lot of fun playing with brother Ed in the land of the 44 TVs.

May 29th, NorthStar at Eclipse - Ed laid tracks on a George Jones tune.

May 29th, Dave at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Had a good night! Got a few days off, can't wait!

Some much needed R&R. See you Tuesday at Hurricane Patty's!   -David

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

Friday, May 24, 2013

May 14th, Dave at The World Famous Oasis -It was a good night in the land of the 44 TVs!

May 15th, Dave at Hurricane Grill and Wings - A little slow but at least it didn't rain!

May 16th, Dave at The Corner Bar - Great night! Kruz did a good job! Jim Carrick stopped by!

May 17th, Dave at Eclipse - Laid down guitar and vocal on "My Closest Friend" and put a new part on "Took off Like A Rocket" 

May 17th, Dave at Aunt Kate's - Beautiful night! When it's nice out this is a great place to eat and enjoy music.

May 18th, Dave at Zaharias - Had a good time. We've had a few rain outs lately but not tonight!

May 19th/20th, Dave in Fort Lauderdale - Did a job for my friend Randy Watts! 

May 20th, NorthStar with Frankie Urzetta at Zaharias - Packed night! Rick Kincicky stopped by! Britteny Lawrence got up and sang "Independence Day". Brady is dealing with family issues and needed some time off. Frankie and Woody will be covering for him. Tonight it was Frankie with us and he kicked butt! Thanks Angelica and staff!

May 21st, Dave and The Big Lonesome at Eclipse - Woody was in playing percussion on "Mr Song", "Evil People" and "There's No I in Team".  After that, Gregg showed up and we worked on "Wait a Minute" and "Don't Ever Let It Get You Down"

May  21st, Dave at Hurricane Patty's - Kind of a light crowd but still had a great time!

May 22nd, Dave at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Nice night had a good time. Thanks Abe and staff!  

May 23rd, Dave at The Corner Bar - Great night! Missed Kruz, though. I will be gone next week. Daryl Wise will be performing in my place. He is a great singer/songwriter.  If I was here I would be there to see him!

Hope to be in the studio working on my next CD. Also working with Ed on our new release! Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! "Keepin' It Real!" -David

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




Wednesday, May 15, 2013

May 7th, Dave/ The Big Lonesome at Eclipse - Layed down a new track "2 Manatees Kissin'" for my new CD. Listened to another track I had cut a long time ago "My Closest Friend".  I'm glad I found the track in the archives, but I am going to have to re-cut it. Frankie showed up and we spent some time on some of our new songs. "Don't Ever Let it Get You Down" a song I wrote with Chris McVey, and " Wait a Minute", a song written by Herb Petersen. Gove Srivenor stopped by and checked out some of the tunes.

May 7th, Dave at Hurricane Patty's -Had a pretty nice crowd. Sam Brown stopped by.

May 8th, Dave at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Had a nice crowd. At least the weather was good for a change!

May 9th, Dave at The Corner Bar - I was a little under the weather but made it through. Kruz did a good job (his 100th sit in).

May 10th/11th, Dave at SeaJays - Both nights were kind of quite but I was sick as a dog. Had plenty of time to rest between gigs somehow I made it.

May 12th, Savannah Singer Songerwriter Tybee Edition at the American Legion Post 154 - Happy Mothers Day! I drove up to Tybee had some lunch (Huc-A-Poos), then drove to the Legion and passed out in my truck to wait for the show. I always enjoy hanging out with other song writers. Jefferson Ross was in the audience (one of my favorite writers). I had a blast.  Got in my truck and drove back home. Thanks Roy!

I am going to be working on my new CD this week "Mr. Song to Evil people".  When I am finished I should have about 24 songs to pick from. I plan on putting 10 songs on the CD. The rest of the songs will end up on NorthStars next release or my solo CD #4. Thanks for letting me live my dream! "Stop texting, start talking".  " Keepin' It Real!" -David

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

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

April 29th, The Super Hackers at Hurricane Patty's - It's always fun getting together with these guys! Chris C4Man sat in and did a great job! Chris was with a friend that got up and played also.

April 30th, Dave at Eclipse - Cleaned up a few tracks (Mr. Song to Evil People)

May 1st, Dave at Hurricane Grill and Wings - I was real lucky the rain came and went right after I set up. The night turned out pretty good!

May 2nd, Dave at The Corner Bar - What a night the place was packed! These are the ones you dream of! The weather was awful and Kruz had to leave before performing. Thanks for a fun night everyone!

May 3rd, Dave at Aunt Kate's - Still nasty out so I set up inside. Ron Norris stopped by and played a few songs. Two of them were his own. Sounded great Ron, it's always good to see and hear you!

May 4th, Dave at Creekside - Still nasty weather. I was cancelled at Zaharias. The 3 Peace Band was cancelled at Creekside. Shelley called and said they needed a single for the night and thats the whole of the story!

May 5th, Dave at Creekside - What a difference a day makes! It was beautiful outside, the sun was shinnin'. Gove Scrivinor stopped by did a couple of songs and hung out for awhile. It is always a pleasure hanging out with this great player!

I will be in the studio this week working on some of my stuff and with The Big Lonesome mixing our songs. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking! Keepin' It Real!

I was so sad to hear about George from Oasis passing away! He was a nice guy always brightened the room up! R.I.P. my friend, you will be missed! -David

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

Monday, April 29, 2013

April 22nd, NorthStar with Brady Green at Zaharias - Brady was taking care of some family business amd was going to be unable to make the gig. Marc Douglas Berardo and Woody were going to cover for him. We (Ed and I) were very excited about the evening but the weather would not cooperate. Hopefully the weather will be nice for the next gig!

April 23rd, Dave at The World Famous Oasis - Everything is still okay in the land of the 44 TVs.

April 24th, Dave at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Had a great night! Steve Beck stopped by and hung out for awhile.

April 25th, Dave at The Corner Bar - Nice night! Kruz did a good set!

April 26th, Dave at Sea Jay's - First of 2 out of town gigs. It was a nice night. Met some new folks had a good time. Got a chance to talk with Ed for a bit, did my walk out on the beach Saturday morning then headed to Tybee Island.

April 27th, Dave at the Wind Rose Cafe - It's always good to hang out and work for my friends Mark,Nell and Harold. We have known each other for years. I look forward to this gig. Thanks!

April 28th - Home - I got up and took a walk on the beach! Loaded up my gear, then took Mark and Nell to lunch. Harold couldn't make it to lunch, but I sure enjoyed hangin' out and talking about concerts with my old friend on Saturday! Time to head home!

There won't be any studio time this week for any of my projects. Jim is very busy. I plan on getting things done around the house and maybe do a little writing. Thanks for letting me live my dream! Stop texting, start talking. "Keepin' It Real!" -David

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

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

April 16th, The Big Lonesome at Eclipse - In the studio mixing "Don't Ever Let It Get You Down" and "Hardscrabble".

April 16th, Dave at The World Famous Oasis - The begining of a long string of shows. Everything is fine in the land of the 44 TVs.

April 17th, Dave at Eclipse - Laid down a song written by Chris Berardo "Fourty Years".

April 17th, Dave at Hurricane Grill and Wings - The place was packed! Saw a lot of folks I haven't seen for awhile.

April 18th, Dave at The Corner Bar - Had a nice night. Kruz did a good set. Marc Douglas Berardo just got into town. He got up and played a couple! Woody also stopped by!

April 19th, Dave at Harry's - It rained until about 5pm, gave me just enough time to set up. Had a good night packed up my gear and went down to meet a bunch of friends at the Milltop to see Marc and Woody play. Ran into brother Will and Don Dunaway there.

April 20th, Dave and Frankie at Remembering Daniel - It was so nice of Karen to let us be a part of such a special day.

April 21st, Dave at Creekside - It was nasty out, but I was able to set up inside! Turned out to be a nice night. Marc. Woody and Randy stopped by!

I will be working on my new solo CD this week. The next song I will lay down is "Two Manatees Kissing". Thanks for letting me live my dream! Spot texting, start talking. "Keepin' it Real!" -David

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