Yesterday our New York Yankees played a day game and helped the Seattle Mariners snap a 17-game losing streak. I'm thinkin' maybe I oughta head back up to the stadium and see if I can help them get their bats goin' again. Of course, they hafta use those little round bats while I get to make a living with a guitar.
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THEY GOT HAMMERED BY THE MARINERS. 17 hits from a team that can't hit... hoo boy! Hope the boys enjoy their night off. They gotta get back on track tomorrow night.
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Welcome to the website. Welcome to all of you who are stopping by from different parts of the country and different parts of the world.
Hey listen... if you're here in New York City, I hope you plan to join me in Central Park on Saturday. I really need to put my guitar on my shoulder and hang with you guys. As much as you often say you need to take a break and hang for the afternoon music and laughs, I feel like I really need to be hangin' with you guys this weekend.
I mean it -- it works both ways.
I guess that's why I wrote this song. (It's today's FREE download.)
Hey listen, a couple of days ago I made a suggestion about an easy way to turn the "ugly" feeling we all got from the people who run Hudson River Park into something "good". If you wanna know exactly what I'm talking about...
And then come back here and click on this banner, make a phone call and reserve a spot at this really amazing event.
Click here for all the information.
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Bob Waldman is the man at the helm of this event. Good guy. You can see him on my album cover "I Love the Company"! Give him a call and make sure you get a ticket to this thing. (And bring some friends!)
917-533-7792
It's another one of those things that I don't make any money on. Bob Waldman doesn't wither. It's just a great cause. And my friend Sid Bernstein, the man who brought The Beatles to America, said he'll show up to sign autographs. It's gonna be fun and just a "good" thing to do. Hell, it's a Wednesday night and it's over by 8:30!!! And honestly... as much as I appreciated all the supportive and positive email I got last week, it will really do my heart good and make me smile to see you guys showing up for something like this!
Welcome to all you newcomers! WELCOME to you if this is your first time here at the website! I hope you bookmark it and check back every day. It's become a very fun, very under-the-radar little New York Secret. You can always keep up with the cool stuff that's goin' on around me and my music and all the amazing people in this circle of friends and fellow-artists.
You can always go back and browse through THE ARCHIVE as far back as you wanna go. I mean... thanks to my friend, my webmaster, and resident evil genius James Marino, you can historically go back through this website all the way back through the Bush years right up until the present. It's really kinda freaky how much content is here on this site.... cartoons, free songs, Photoshop images. Very cool.
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This year's PHOTO GALLERY will include lots of great images from out season inCentral Park.
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And here's the gallery from last Summer!
Click to visit last year's gallery
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NOW! About that "Broadway" thang!
Maybe it's time to reach a larger audience!!!! Maybe on Broadway!
In a nutshell, we're putting together something that we hope is headed for Broadway or... Jupiter... or... I don't know. But it's gonna be done someplace. Broadway legend, TONY WALTON, a man who has more Tony Awards and Academy Awards than I have socks, is behind it 100%... so now it's just about getting the right team together and working it. I'll be inviting all of you to another one of those small, unplugged work sessions very soon, so keep checking back. The last 2 filled up in a matter of hours.
Here's a little 10-minute video from Tony and his wife... explaining the project.
Here's another beautiful moment on a hot, hot summer afternoon in Central Park when a girl named Frankie asked me if she could sing a great George Harrison song for the crowd. One of the things that really touched was the way a few hundred people sounded... so gently singing "do-do-do-doo" to help out in the sweetest way.
Click to watch
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Here are a couple of different fun galleries to check out.
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HAVE FUN TODAY!!!!!!(And be cool to each other, okay?)
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Thanks for everything.
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Peace ☮
All outdoor events are weather permitting! Stop by the website before you go if it is questionable.
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Sat, Mar 3 at 7:30 pm
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As you may know I am producing a documentary about "That Guitar Man from Central Park". I would like to ask all David's fans out there to write me and tell me any stories you may have about David and his playing in Central Park and how it has affected you or what it has meant to you. I've already heard some great stories, but I know there are more that I haven't heard. So if you got a story to tell about David and his music, please briefly write it out and send it to stories@thatguitarman.com . I will be contacting people from the stories submitted to interview them for possible inclusion in the film. Thank you and I look forward to seeing everyone on the hill this summer. - Dean