RIP Captain Dave

This is from the music blog that my boyfriend (Drummer John) and I run:

Many of you know that Drummer John played with a band called the Playa Dawgs when we lived in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. But what you don’t know is that they played at a bar on the beach called Bad Boys. This place is magical. You sit at a table with your feet digging into the soft, talcum-white sand, looking out at the Ocean and the lights of Cozumel, palms hovering over you and you listen to the Nasty Bastards band or Playa Dawgs cover some of your favorite tunes. It has hosted many Peanut Pet Shelter fundraisers, and every year they put on their infamous smoked turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. The absolute coolest thing about this place, however, was the fact that the owner, Captain Dave, paid to get less fortunate Mexican men out of prison, trained them to work in his bar, and gave them all good paying jobs with tips. Hence the name, Bad Boys.

Last night Captain Dave passed away. I know that he will be sorely missed and I hope that his memory lives on in this amazing bar in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.