July 31st, Retrophonics Studios - Jim, Johnny and I worked through a mix on "Rocket" it's really coming along.

August 2nd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - We made it until 7:30pm then the rain came. Thanks Albert and staff for the trash bags I don't think we lost any gear.

August 3rd, Bagan and Company - Dan and I ordered blank CDs for Poor-Dum and looked for a picture for the inside cover. Getting closer...

August 4th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - Cancelled due to rain.

August 5th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at The San Sebastian Winery - We were inside and it never rained. Go figure. We had a nice crowd, everyone did a great job!

August 6th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - It was hot but no rain! A nice afternoon on the porch by the water.

I'm excited to have Mickey Adams in the studio today. Just about done with Dan on the layout for Poor-Dum my new CD. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

July 24th, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on new vocal tracks for "Twilight" and "Rocket". We are now ready for Frankie, Sue and I to do background vocals. Maybe even Tony.

July 26th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie Hurricane Grill and Wings - We had a nice evening, we are making some new friends and always glad to see the old ones. Life is good!

July 27th, Bagan and Company - Dan and I finished the Poor-Dum design, now we must finish the music!  

July 27th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony at The Beacon Listening Room - We had a nice crowd, some new faces. Thanks to the folks at The Beacon for giving us this night to play.

July 28th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at the San Sebastian Winery - We played inside, it was a good call! We had a nice crowd, it was the first of two nights at this venue. 

July 29th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony, Rusty Springfield and Hodge at the San Sebastian Winery - Inside good call Kyle! We had Rusty and Hodge with us tonight. They are great players it was a lot of fun.

July 30th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - Maybe the hottest day yet out on the porch by the water! I barely made it.

I am excited to do some mixing on my new solo CD Poor-Dum with Jim DeVito. I'm also looking forward to getting with Dan at Bagan and Company  to order some of the packaging for the new CD. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

July 17th, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I worked on mixes for "Twilight" and " I'm So Gone". We're getting ready for Frankie and Sue's background vocals and to re-sing a couple of the tunes. It's getting closer!

July 18th, Songwriter's Night at The Beacon Listening Room - It was a nice night everyone did a great job! Thanks for supporting our event!

Songwriter's Night at The Beacon Listening Room

July 19th - Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie Hurricane Grill and Wings - It was HOT! Everyone hung in there and we got the job done but it was HOT!

July 20th, Bagan and Company - Dan and I finished the layout for Poor-Dum. When Theresa gets home she will proof it then all we have to do is finish the music. Easy as that.

July 20th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at St Augustine Fish House & Oyster Co - It was a slow hot start but had a nice crowd pretty quickly. I had fun.

July 21st, Carpetbaggers  DAVE and Sue at Tides and Oyster Company - There were some A/C problems so it was a little warm inside. It slowed down what I think would have been a big evening., still this is a great place to play and we had a good time.

July 22nd, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Frankie and Tony Borrollo's - Canceled due to extreme weather, hot and rain. See you on August 19th!

July 23rd, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - I was right in the middle of the show when the rain came. It was fun while it lasted.

I hope to sing a couple of vocal tracks on "Twilight" and "Rocket". I also want to get the 6 tracks ready for Frankie and Sue to do some back ground vocals. I can't wait! 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

July 3rd, Retrophonics Studios - Jim and I ended up working with Johnny on "Rocket". We put some synthesizer lines in a few of the parts. Johnny will also put some piano on next week.

July 4th - Dinner at home with Theresa and Jay.

July 5th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It was hot and we were under the roof because of the threat of rain. We had a great crowd it was good to have Frankie with us. See you next week!

July 6th, Bagan and Company  - Dan and I worked on the inside design for the cover to Poor-Dum.

July 7th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - Canceled due to rain

July 8th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue, Tony and Frankie at San Sebastian Winery - It was packed and hot! 

June 9th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - Great afternoon for about an hour. Then being on the porch by the water was not so much fun, it poured. I had a blast while it lasted.

July 10th, Retrophonics Studios - Jim, Johhny and I worked on "Rocket". 

July 12th, 13th and 14th, Virginia - Goodbye to Katherine my mother-in-law.

July 15th and 16th, DAVE at The Big Deck - It was a great couple of days at The Big Deck! Thanks to everyone who showed up to sweat with the oldies and originals.

It's been quite a week. We have traveled about 2000 miles in 2 or 3 days. Looking forward to doing some mixing at the studio with Jim DeVito on Poor-Dum. Hopefully I will get together with Dan  at Bagan and Company and continue on with our layout for my it. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

 

June 26th, Retrophonics Studios  - We laid down a new track for Project #6 it's called Virginia Pines.

June 28th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It was a hot one! Not a huge crowd but we had fun anyway. Frankie was a little under the weather. Great way to spend my birthday!

June 29th, Bagan and Company - Dan and I are working on the cover and back of my new solo CD Poor-Dum.

June 30th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - Hot! Hot! Hot! It was still a great time on the porch by the water!

July 1st, DAVE at Private Party - I was at the Pelican Pub, Jeff, Jennifer and staff were wonderful and really took care of me as they always do. Good People, great time! Thanks everyone that supported this charity event.

July 2nd, DAVE Aunt Kate's - It was a hot but a fun day on the porch by the water!

We lost Bella our dog that we adopted after my brother passed away in 2020. She was a good girl and my friend Jay took great care of her. We're sad. Moving on I hope to continue work on mixes for Poor-Dum with Jim  at Retrophonics Studios and continue work on the art work fro Poor-dum with Dan at Bagan and Company. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

June 12th, Retrophonics - Jim and I worked on a mix for "Rocket" and came up with an idea we are going to try next week, I'm excited. 

June 14th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Sue and Tony at Hurricane Grill and Wings - It looked like it might rain so I set up under cover, but no rain. It still turned out to be a nice evening.  It was good to have Sue back.

June 15th, Bagan and Company - Dan had family in town so I just stopped by and picked up The Big Lonesome inserts. That's right "The Big Lonesome Rides Again" is packaged in CD form, everyone should have one. 

June 15th, Private Party - Patrick and Becka's rehearsal party was a great event. It gives me hope for the future when you see these two young folks and their friends. Also Carl, Marcia, Dan, Mary and the rest of this wonderful family.

June 16th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Sue at Tides and Oyster Bar - It wasa great night! What a nice crowd! It was good to see and talk to JJ, the one they call Jim, Sir Jim and Rita also Phillip. Thanks to all the great folks at The Tides and Oyster Bar! See you next month on July 21st.

June 17th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Tony and Frankie Borrillo's  - It was suppose to rain as the weather says everyday. Well it held off until 9pm which was just enough time to get the show in. We missed Sue but still had fun.

June 18th, DAVE at Aunt Kate's - It was a wonderful HOT day out on the porch by the water.

I"m looking forward to getting with Jim  at Retrophonics Studios and doing some mixing on the songs for my new release Poor-Dum. Also looking forward to getting with Dan at Bagan and Company to work on the artwork. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band 

 

 

June 5th,  Jim DeVito's - We have a mix of "Life Goes On" for my new project Poor-Dum. I hope to release this song by Friday. Al Johnson from The North Star Band was in town to open for the Carpetbaggers on the  'LIVE" show from Bagan & Company on Tuesday.  He did some harmonica on "Harpoon Sadie" and "I'm So Gone" on Wednesday, so we prepared for that too.

June 6th, Bagan and Company "LIVE" - We had some glitches but our great crew got it all worked out. Al Johnson did a great job even if the on air audience didn't get to hear it, we did. "LIVE" is live, everyone gets freaked when something goes wrong. Thanks for supporting us, I'm sure Dan and crew will work out the problem and we will see you on August 1st. We welcome A. I. George to the crew!

Live Show sound check (Dave, Tony & Al Johnson)

June 7th, Carpetbaggers DAVE, Tony and Frankie at Hurricane Grill and Wings - Rain, Rain and Rain! I'm glad there was just a 30% chance. Somehow we made it through. We missed Sue.

June 8th, Bagan and Company - Dan and I designed and ordered TBL thumb drives and Dan put together the release of song #3 from my new CD Poor-Dum The song title is "Life Goes On".

June 8th, Carpetbaggers DAVE and Tony at The St. Augustine Fish House and Oyster Co - It was pretty hot out but the show went good. I'm starting to warm up to the place. I miss Creekside!

June 9th, 10th and 11th, DAVE at The Big Deck - It was a great weekend! We missed Darlene! Thanks to Bryan and the great staff at The Big Deck see you next month.

I hope to continue doing some mixing on my new CD Poor-Dum. Also hope to get with Dan Bagan this week and work on the layout for Poor-Dum. 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

Carpetbaggers Band

The North Star Band