David Freeman Music

The blog is back! What's been going on with me? 1. Immediately following the end of the Yacht Rock tour in California, I had a very bad bicycle accident on a charity group ride in Atlanta. Basically, I hit a speed bump on a steep downhill and cartwheeled to a stop, a dramatic deceleration from 39 mph to 0 mph! Concussion, road rash, ambulance ride to the emergency room--not a good start to quarantine, but also...if there was a perfect time to have an accident and not miss any gigs... I have almost completely recovered, and with everything shut down, have spent a lot of time reacquainting myself with the bike (as well as my running shoes). Follow me on Strava! For the time being, swimming has been curtailed by virus fears and a bum shoulder. If feels like my wreck allowed kinds of middle aged man ailments to catch up to me! 2. Yacht Rock has put forth a few online collaborations. It feels like this internet trend has finally (thankfully) finished. I mean, do we really need to see an...

Heads up: here comes A LOT of pictures. This trip had about as much down time as it did work time, so I did my share of exploring. I'll spare you the shot of Indian food, but here's an edited catalog of the rest of it. California: This trip started Wednesday, March 4, with a flight from Atlanta to LAX. We got there in the late afternoon, and with nothing to do until the following evening, it was run, eat, and sleep. The following day was coffee, run, and eat. Everybody was wandering around Hollywood, enjoying the weather. Sunset Blvd. Capitol Records with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Charlie Parker, and Tito Puente Thursday afternoon, it was finally time to gear up for our big show at The Wiltern in LA. Very cool theatre with some groovy art deco green rooms. Very fun gig! Our originals went over well, our special guests (Elliot Lurie, Matthew Wilder, and Peter Beckett) sang great, the crowd was big, the room sounded good...everything on my checklist!...