Dave (Beetle) Bailey

Instrument:
Keyboards and Vocals

Musical Background:
Started organ lessons at age 9, went through age 19. Sang in many choirs and musical productions in and after High School. Formed a band in High School called Destiny, we were a contestant on the local TV talent show “Discoverama” (We did not win, not even our episode, lost out to an 8 year old baton twirler and a dance group who were painfully off time with their music and choreography, but I’m not bitter.) 1985-86 played in a band called Shooze. 1988-1992 played in a local Twin Cities band The Paperboys. 1998-2004 played in a duo called The 2 Fat Bastards with one of the guitarists from Shooze.

What I do for real work:
DSL Infrastructure Repair for Qwest Communications (No I cannot fix your phone.)

Family:
Immediate is just me; however there is Mom, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters.

Favorite food:
Mexican anything, Hooters Three Mile Island Chicken Wings.

Biggest Musical Influences:
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Yanni, Any good pop/rock song with catchy riffs and chord progressions.

Most Memorable Musical Experience:
A few – playing on the TV show Discoverama, performing for 6000 people at a summer festival with The Paperboys, Having the group “Moore By Four” “open” for The Paperboys at the Minnetonka Summerfest in 1991, Being called up by a cool blues band playing in a bar on Broadway Street in Nashville, TN call me up to sit in for a song.

Worst Musical Experience:
Being dragged up by a drunken friend to sit in on a song at a Sunday night jam with the group “Men Who Eat Out” at Whiskey junction and watching my friend completely embarrass us with his awful playing and singing – I never wanted to leave a place so fast in my life!

Favorite Local Artists (Past and Present):
Chameleon, Fairchild, Blaze, Metro All Stars, Jumpstreet, The Wet Spots, Mr. Peabody, The Killer Hayseeds.

Favorite quote:
“Me? Aw…you know, it ain’t easy bein’ me.”