The Hackers are Mr. Natural, and Those Guys!
What do you get when you take four good friends, all professional musicians as well as rabid golf fans, throw in three guitars, a dash of bass, a pinch of drums and season with a touch of irreverent humor? You get The Hackers, a St. Augustine based acoustic band that blends seamless harmonies with a solid friendship that goes back as far as 35 years.
The Hackers consist of Gregg Chirico, Walt Kulwicki, Woody Pernell and David Besley, four friends with a standing weekly golf date. The golf date evolved into a jam session and soon it became clear to all involved that they indeed, had a band on their hands. It was time, as they say, to take this show on the road.
That road led to the Creekside Dinery. With their large stage and outdoor deck overlooking the intercoastal waterway, it was the perfect setting for a nice relaxing dinner, enjoying some music and watching the light dance on the water as the sun sets. “We’re a bunch of guys that like getting together and having fun,” said Besley. “We enjoy hanging out with each other and I think that carries over. I think the audience enjoys hanging out with us too.” The banter between the bandmembers onstage often spills over into the audience.
“We’ll take a request but we haven’t rehearsed the song together,” explains Besley. Sometimes it does have its moments.
Each Hacker is an accomplished musician in his own right and lends his own flavor to the band. Kulwicki, Besley and Pernell are members of Those Guys , and Chirico’s group is Mr. Natural. With a song list that covers the spectrum from Crosby Stills Nash and Young to the Rolling Stones to the Monkees, they are drawing an audience of all ages.
HoW MuCh Is ThAt DogGiE In ThE WiNdOw...ThE One WiTh ThE WaGgLiNg TaiL? MeEt My NeW BaBiEs...MaRiLyN AnD HaNk HaVe A DoGgOnE GoOd WeEk AhEaD! XoXo ~SuSaNnE~
~BENEFIT FOR RICK MONEY~ ORIGINAL & CURRENT MEMBERS OF BIG ENGINE WITH WYCKED LEZLEE AND BLISTUR! See the original and current lineup for Big Engine: Tony Mikus, Steve Wheeler, Banner Thomas, Ashton Geoghagan, Ryan Williams, Rick (Cuz) Trowell, Hans Ollerich, Benny Puckett, Ryan Wilcox, and more from the 18 years of Big Engine history, as they pay tribute to Rick Money their beloved friend and sound man! Also see Wycked Lezlee and Blistur!! Oct 29th at Box Seats, 4329 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville Fl! Show starts at 7 pm. and ends at midnight! All donations will be presented to Rick's family the night of the benefit. We have very few days to let folks know! Please help us get the word out! Repost this as a bulletin, or to your website send it in an email, feel free to be creative, just help us spread the word! Rick Money gave all he had to the people he loved, help us return the favor! Thank you!
Ok Friends, For the rest of JULY come into the store, let us know that your a friend on myspace and we'll take 10% off your total purchase. That's for *anything in the store ! Picks, Strings, Straps, Books, Guitars, Amps, Guitar cases, Drums, Drum sticks, Drums Heads (new and used) Reeds, Valve oil, Cables, Microphones, Stands, you name it ....
This is a sale set aside for FRIENDS ONLY.. Friendship has it's privileges !
See you soon !
* sale does not apply to consignment items or band instrument rentals.
Damn! I'll miss the live webcast Monday night! Too bad those are the exact hours I'll be working my part time job. Wish I could have won that mega millions last week! LOL
On ThE RoAd AgAiN.... YoU GuYs RoCkEd ThE HoUsE!!!! ThE HaCkErS, ThOsE GuYs AnD... Mr. NaTuRaL!!!! GoT TiReD Of DRiViNg!!!! LoVe YoU GuYs! We'LL MiSs ViRgiNiA! It'S GoOd To Be HoMe!
