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*The 'Apple had been developing before these dates, but
these are the first groundbreaking dates, so read on...
Thursday, October 18th, 2001 -
Danville Register & Bee article by Julie Carter introduces One Bad Apple to the masses.
Thursday,
November 8th, 2001 - the debut show of One Bad Apple - opening act for Days of Eden at Hams, Danville, VA
Saturday, December 8th, 2001 - the second 'Apple Jam - featuring the 'Apple out on it's
own... Payin' the dues at Rob's Bar & Grill, Danville, VA
Thursday, January 3rd,
2002 - Hams show postponed due to inclement weather - snow & ice.
Thursday,
January 24th, 2002 - The January 3rd show, rescheduled.
Thursday,
March 14th, 2002 - OBA strikes again at Hams in Danville. Great show - induction of new bassist, J.J.
Bonez. Also, primo article on the band in the Danville Register & Bee newspaper.
Thanks Jules!
Thursday, April 25th, 2002 -
OBA rocked the house at Hams, as a trio - our bro Rich was held up at work in Atlanta - we jammed on in his honor!
Saturday, June 1st, 2002 - A BUSY day for the 'Apple! OBA 'burned up' (on) the
stage at the Relay 4 Life from 'round 1:15-2:30pm - the show was dedicated to Beesty's Dad, a two-time cancer survivor. After
the heat blazed, OBA headed for the downtown show, THEN came the rains! It stormed out the Arts & Humanities gig,
so a break was taken, and then OBA HAM'med it up at HAMs from round 10 till 12! What a day, indeed!
Friday, June 7th, 2002 - If you tuned in your T.V.'s to Channel 2 - WFMY (that's Adelphia
Cable Channel 9), at round 7-8am, for the Good Morning Show, you saw the 'Apple jammin' & chattin' it up LIVE, promoting
the Pelham Summerfest on June 8th!
Saturday, June 8th, 2002 -
OBA kicked it LIVE from round 2:45-3:30pm at the Pelham Summerfest. It was a little warm,but the show jammed -
folks said it was one of our best shows yet!
August, 2002 - Scott
Fowler announces his departure from the 'Apple, at least temporarily. An interim drummer chosen to cover the upcoming
show.
Thursday, September 26th, 2002 - OBA returns to the stage, joining
newly-reformed comrades Days Of Eden at Ham's in Danville. OBA at 9pm. Show was a BLAST! New drummer, Tha
Shocka, ROCKED!!!
October, 2002 - A major rift at the 'Core, changes
to come - SOON.
Saturday, October 12th, 2002 - OBA, with emergency fill-in
Doug E. Moore on drums, hit the 17th Annual Toy Run at about 5pm, rockin' out for the cause! It was at
the "old T-Bird building" on 58 East of Danville, and OBA was proud to 'help the kids' have a brighter Christmas! Thanks
to all those who came out at some point in the day! Special thanks to Doug E., too!
Saturday,
October 19th, 2002 - OBA, with return of Scott Fowler on drums, opened the show for Azbestus (southern original
rock) at Rob's on North Main Street in Danville - 9-10pm. This was the final "band" show, so if you wanted
to see OBA LIVE, hope you made it! A hiatus of sorts will follow, with Beesty continuing to write, record, and
shop new material... Some solo acoustic performances may surface here & there, so watch the site for details...
December, 2002 - Beesty jams bass with Distant Kin, awaiting studio / producer
time to complete OBA tracks for heavy promotion in 2003... The 'Apple spins - silent, but deadly...
Early 2003 - Da BeestMan contemplates musical project offers while Distant Kin on scheduling
hiatus. Studio tracks remixes ('Apple) being planned with producer (co-ordinating schedules has been the only holdup). Also,
plans for the Beest & friends to ROCK out again in the works... Get ready.
February, 2003 - Da Beest on TV & radio! Giving commentary on the Great White
concert tragedy in R.I. - shared thoughts and photos from the Winston-Salem show attended the week before the fire incident.
WSET 13 clips & WBTM / WAKG news spots... Beesty speaks out on behalf of the music, the band, and those who
lost their lives...
Early 2003 - "Where have all the REAL 'rock
stars' gone? That question is about to be answered... Da BeestMan returns to his roots, broken away from the country
sound of Distant Kin... One Bad Apple studio tracks are mixed and some versions may be released for public consumption...
Most will be shopped to artists, label, & radio... More new 'solo' tracks are in the works for production
with a top area producer / engineer... watch for details...
'Core' studio tracks complete... New material and rewrites/remixes being scheduled
as we speak...
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