Dear Friends,
Whew! and Thank You! What a trip - a sold out show at Hopmonk! Thank YOU for coming to my CD Release Party! YOU made it a blast! YOU made it a SOLD OUT show! YOU watched "Whiskey Bottle" on YouTube, shared it, and made comments! YOU bought my CD (and hopefully are enjoying it!) And YOU are the best darn friends and fans a person could have. Y'all are hunky dory, fantabulous, wonderlicious, and oh so very very very very cool. Thank you!!!!
Cheers,
David
P.S. If you think a musician can do it alone, look below at all of the people involved in helping to make the Just Drop on By CD and the Whiskey Bottle music video. Truth is, it takes a village to create music.
And here are much more specific thanks to the people who have been directly involved in the making of the "Just Drop on By" CD and the "Whiskey Bottle" Music Video:
Miles Olson - I cannot thank you enough! I've said this before, but it's true, this album wouldn't have happened without you! Your support , input and patience allowed me the opportunity to create the record I wanted to create. I'm thanking you now and I will be thanking you for a lifetime.
Lynsey Cole - You invited me into your home for a very long time, cheering me on all the way. This album simply would not have happened without your and Miles'support. You will be appreciated forever. :)
Bill Bowker and all the folks atKRSH 95.9 FM - Your support has been amazing! Bill, Thank you for emceeing my release show. It was such an incredible honor to have you there. Thanks for playing my new record on the KRUSH!! And for having the band and me on your fabulous Krush Americana radio program! And for having me in one of your awesome Backyard Concerts, sponsoring events, putting me up as a featured artist twice!, and the list goes on... Thank you!!!
Johnny Bazzano - Thank you for your tremendous support with this record, for writing an amazing review of it, playing it on Your Average Abalone show on KRCB91FM, for giving me great leads and advice, and for helping me getting this record out there!
Dave Sampson, Ben Dubin, & Linden Reed - You are awesome musicians and really great friends. Super pro's in the studio and on stage! I feel very fortunate to work with you. Thanks for rockin' out with me.
Patrick Malone, Bryan Macklin, Bill DiCarli, Nick, and Hopmonk- I love Hopmonk! It was truly an honor to get to play my CD Release Show there and it was a grand success because everybody likes to go to Hopmonk!
Thanks to Old Jawbone and The Courtney Janes for playing at the CD Release Party and keeping the crowd dancing and smiling. It was a fun night!
Ken Braziel- Thank you for making us sound so good!
Thanks to Therese Walrathfor lending me your projector and to Nick Walrath for showing me how to use it, to show the "Whiskey Bottle" video on. It was one of the highlights of the evening!
Brad Cox - For playing some bad ass drums on "Just Drop on By"! And for your input and support!
Zach Sumner - For being a great friend. And for playing upright bass on tracks and for being such a fun player to work with!
Andy Tester- For being a killer upright bass player and sitting in on rad shows!
Brodie Jenkins - For being an amazing friend, musical companion, and for singing amazin' harmonies on "You and Me and the Devil in Between"! (We are working on another project together "Ghost and Gale" which you may want to check out.)
Josh Yenne - For tracking gorgeous pedal steel tracks! They sound so good man!
Tim Marcus- For playing killer pedal steel on "A Little Bit Bad"!
Lia Rose - For being a great friend, and for singing harmony on "A Little Bit Bad"!
John Williams - You are an awesome photographer! I liked one of the shots you took of me so much that I used it for my album cover.
Joaquin Diaz of Rock and Roll Circus - Thanks for tracking me down and carrying Just Drop on By in your store in SPAIN! Whoohoo!
Ace at Ace Shirt and Cap Printing - You did it! Lots of merchandise was printed at the last minute. All perfect! Thanks!
Thank you to ALL the family and friends who came to the show and special thanks to Anna Taylor, Melissa Baker, and Carolyn Risley for helping sell merchandise and pass out raffle tickets.
Whiskey Bottle Music Video
Jared Wright - You are one of a kind; an amazingly talented videographer/director/editor/actor and a generous, creative, and honorable person. It was a pleasure to work with you! You are the kind of person that when you say you are going to do something, you do it (Rare, nowadays). The Whiskey Bottle music video was a huge project and you pulled out all the stops, making it so much better than I even wished for. You are a true pro!
Andraya Hall - Besides being a great friend, you are a great assistant director! Thanks for keeping us all on track and doing a million things to help make this video happen!
Steve Aja- You worked magic with lighting and generously gave of your time to make this music video happen. Thank you!
Eric Ivey - You filled in anywhere and everywhere, including stepping into an acting role when asked, and being perfect. Thank you!
Lori Laub at AE Casting. Thank for helping out so much with the casting for the music video! You filled some major gaps and really saved the day! Everyone you sent did a fabulous job. They were patient and professional. You are the best!
Thanks again to my bandmates, Dave Sampson, Ben Dubin, and Linden Reed who put in long days, playing the same song over and over again, and rocked it each time!
Walter Edwards - Thank you for lending me your amazing guitar and for generally being such a great, supportive guy.
And to all of the following people who danced and clapped and slammed doors and made it fun - Thank you!
Whiskey Bottle Costume Andraya Hall & Ginny Winter
Hair & Make-up Katy Souza & Lisa Auchterlonie
Additional Assistance Erica Dincalci
The Mystic Theater Sound & Lights Travis James & Stuart Brown
CAST:
Whiskey Bottle Girl Rachel Barker
Bartender Russell Mortensen
Bride Lisa Auchterlonie
Bridegroom Jared Wright
Cowgirl Lia Rosa Evans
Cowboy Eric Ivey
Suzy Katy Souza
Amy Karina von Karolyi
Jenny Zach Sumner
Katy Andie Kilbeck
Kelly Miriam Johnson
Lucy Katie Neuberger
Father Chris Baker
Jackie Teresa Kabba
Sally Andraya Hall
George Josh Jackson
Ray Frankie Boots
Anna Brodie Jenkins
Rich Man in Porsche Scott Walker
Mail Carrier Susanne Bulwa
Slammer #1 Delia Bowen
Slammer #2 Rachael Kojan
Slammer #3 Melati Indah Citrawireia
Girl Leaving Mystic Lindsay Mu
Dream Girl Chris Swayne
DANCERS AT DOC HOLLIDAY'S:
Delia Bowen
Dave Champine
Shelley Champine
Marty Cassity
Erica Dincalci
Lisa Fuetsch
Jimmy Horn
Matt Langlois
Lindsay Mullins
Katherine Olivia
Trina
KC Turner
DANCERS AT MCNEAR"S MYSTIC THEATER:
Evan Attwood
Christopher Ayars
Chris Baker
Elliott Baker
Melissa Baker
Carina Barlow
Robert Bauer
Bren Boddy
Ed Buonaccorsi
Judy Buonaccorsi
Donna Cobb
Aron Corradi
Amanda Cossey
Tom Coyston
Kayleigh Davis
Ariele Dwyer
Judith Gray
Heather Hall
Rob Jobe
Soule Keola
Keith Lacy
Monterey Morrissey
Russell Mortensen
Lindsay Mullins
Joe Oviedo
Jason Pool
Taylor Rice
Vaughn Rice
Lauren Rozzi
Paula Shimizu
Edna Vincente
Zack Weber
Holly Whitaker
Michaela Young
EXTRAS:
Hippy Al
Arn Anderson
Claire Anderson
Julia Anthony
Robert Baba
Daniella Ballaine
Michael Barry
Harry Bejbaur
Sheryl Benesch
Brian Benner
Gary Benson
Sam Blumenthal
Tanya Brannan
Anna Bruna
Francis Caballo
Julia Carlsen
Sophie Champax
Bob Coburn
Michael Codding
Chelsea Colin
Kyla Coulter
Charlie Coyston
Moyra del Canto
Missy Danneberg
Jeff Davidson
Gigi Delia
Alyssa Drew
Walter Edwards
Brett Fenex
Lisa Fuetsch
Chris Field
Elena Foley
Geo Foley
Natalie Fry
Sam Garske
Jeff Gehring
Katrina Giardina
Benjamin Greenberg
Jennifer Hanson
Patrick Hatten
Annie Haught
Lindsay Hayes
Molly Heacock
Marian Heath
Zachary Heiman
Olivia Henry
Ellya Hoex
Mira Horn
Nick Johnston
Kyrie Jorgensen
Katie Kandler
Andy Kopral
Morgan Macdonald
Azelia Mazur
Susan McDaniel
Jared Mednick
Grayson Mendivil
David Miles
Jason Miller
Chris Mulhall
Lynn Newton
Stephan O'Neill
Avery Okamura
Debra Overfield
Marsha Kopral
David Korman
Karl Kummerle
Joseph Laker
Molly Laker
Travis Laugeson
Tony Lemieux
Maria Brosnan Liebel
Rees Love
Jaki Luna
Michael Luning
Katherine Pitts
Karen Poe
Lily Poe
Gene Powers
Michael Rappaport
Tina Ratte
Bill Reagan
Daniella Reagan
Dorothy Reagan
David Reed
Erle Reed
Julian Reed
Monica Ronan
Carlo Rossi
Jann Samuels
Michael B. Serious
Anthony Smart
Keith Smith
Maggie Sprague
Zachariah Sochet
Narhel Stephani
Kyle St. John
Anna Taylor
Henry Taylor
Rick Taylor
Tasha Todt
Jennifer Tucker
Joseph Tucker
Amy Trussell
Imri Vasale
Janet Wolfe
Kalei Yamanazia
Lenny Zappa
And more thanks.....
Han Luning - You are the best street teamer anybody could ask for. You are spreading my music in Europe. You post and tweet and retweet anything and everything. You keep me going and on my toes. Thank you, Han! I'm looking forward to meeting you in person some day.
Steve Jaxon and KSRO 1350 AM - For having me on your show "The Drive at Five" and being such a great support!
Mary Jennings and Bob Crane - For being such great support!!
Ian Crombie, Joanie Crombie, Alison Williams, John Williams, Bruce Ede, Jan White, Bob Crane, Becky Sanders, Scott Van Duyne, give their hearts and souls to West Coast Songwriters and to the songwriters themselves. You all make West Coast Songwriters an amazing organization. Thank you for being so supportive and for being people that I respect, admire, and trust to guide me (and other musicians) wisely.
