Last week I was in Virginia Beach, VA playing music! Rick and Laura Spink were kind enough to open their home to a whole bunch of friends and we put on a concert! Rick and Laura own a business known as Built to Last Furniture. http://www.built-to-last.com/ They have a wonderful home, two lovely Golden Retrievers and a great backyard. Unfortunately it was wet out but we made the most of it inside. Dan Hoy joined me on hand drums and the evening was quite a success!
Virginia Beach, if you haven't been there, is a lovely, sprawling community full of beautiful tree-lined avenues, tons of places to eat, drink and shop. If you haven't been there I highly recommend it not only for the incredible beach and boardwalk but the whole area is just lovely, no matter where you chill. The Navy has a huge presence there and not a day goes by that you don't see some jets pass over.
The day after the house concert we joined the a large group of Parrot Heads at AJ Gators for a pre-Buffett concert party. http://www.gatorsportsbar.com/ Jimmy was playing that evening at the Farm Bureau and the clubs had their combined tailgate at the restaurant. I know the Parrot Heads of the Old Dominion http://www.parrothead.org/ and the Parrot Heads of Tidewater http://www.phcot.com/ were there. Performing for everyone's pleasure was David McKenney on guitar and vocals, Brad Brewer on sax and vocals, Jim Kiraly and Win Winslow. They played the majority of the time, whaling on some great party tunes! I got up to play a half hour break and was happy to have Jim and Win accompany me. I always love playing with others!
Afterwards I didn't go to the concert. Instead we headed over to Flip Flops Grill + Chill to play for the evening. http://www.flipflopsvb.com/ This really cool establishment was featured on the show "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" on Food Network and for good reason! Great food, awesome atmosphere, cool bar. You should totally visit this place! My cousin, her hubby and in-laws surprised us by showing up! I want to thank Marissa and Rich Jordan for setting me up with the gig. Talk about some awesome friends!
After spending the night with our extended family we hit the road on Sunday to go back to the studio for a day of recording. Orca Sound Studio is located in Abingdon, MD. http://orca-sound.com/ORCA_2010/Home.html Kevin Johnston got everything all set up and played the songs he had been earnestly tracking with studio musicians and I was blown away by most of it. We spent the day hitting vocals for six of the songs and it was a great time. This Saturday we have four more songs to do. The final four! After that it's mixing and replication. There is a lot to do in the next two weeks. "Songs of Love & the Ocean" will be out mid August and I cannot wait! You can pre-order a copy on my website. Just look for the info down the right side. It takes you to a PayPal link where you can order the copy I will send through the mail to you signed! http://www.danihoy.com/
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