Dave is in support of traumatized Troops

Dave Matthews: "It just struck me as a profound injustice that someone who had given so much of themselves and clearly showed such a quality of personality … that the gratitude that was shown them was basically a dishonorable discharge.

It made me think, "What can I do? What can we do?" So we wrote a letter requesting an investigation in Congress, and now we have 23,000 signatures.

It's not partisan. It's not about whether it's a Republican or a Democratic administration. It's only about how we treat people who have given, essentially, their lives, put their lives in the hands of our country."

Very Funny Dave Interview with Yahoo.

An interview of Dave Matthews from Yahoo.com. I don't claim ownership, just sharing the love.

Proudest Monkey Lyrics

Swing in this tree
Oh I am bounce around so well
Branch to branch,
limb to limb you see
All in a day's dream
I'm stuck
Like the other monkeys here
I am a humble monkey
Sitting up in here again
But then came the day
I climbed out of these safe limbs
Ventured away
Walking tall, head high up and singing
I went to the city
Car horns, corners and the gritty
Now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do

Then comes the day
Staring at myself I turn to question me
I wonder do I want the simple, simple life that I once lived in well
Oh things were quiet then
In a way they were the better days
But now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Monkey see, monkey do

Dave Matthews talks diapers for Environment

Published July 10, 2007

Almost three years after the Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped liquid waste onto a boat on the Chicago River (they said they were sorry!), the front man is talking about poop again. This time it has to do with his infant son, August, who Matthews says is being raised green: He wears reusable cloth diapers.

"We use cloth diapers for our new baby because I think diapers might be the No. 3 piece of garbage [in terms of environmental damage]," Matthews said at a Live Earth news conference after the band's performance Saturday in New Jersey, People.com reports.

August Oliver is the third child for Matthews and his wife, Ashley Harper. He was born at the family's home in Seattle on June 19. August has twin sisters Stella Busina and Grace Anne, 5.

Has Matthews arranged a play date with close friend Julia Roberts, who recently had her third baby, Henry? "We've got outfits that we've exchanged," he says. Maybe he sent her some cloth diapers too.

Dave Plays at Live Earth Concert

Matthews' Newborn Doing Well

On Tuesday, June 19, they welcomed the birth of their son, August Oliver Matthews, who was born at home. August Oliver joins his two twin sisters and the entire family is doing well!

More Random DMB Notes

by Jake Vigliotti 7/7/07 10:30 pm

Dave Matthews Band performed to a nice sized crowd at Giants Stadium as part of the world wide Live Earth concert. DMB played a short set, as expected, and played songs dealing with... that's right, the outdoors! Obviously cuss words are bad for the environment, as the tape-delayed version of Too Much wasn't littered with F-bombs. On the NBC telecast, Skeletor (or Carson Daly... hard to tell which) interviewed 3 members of DMB briefly (really, just asked Dave a question) and Dave explained how their buses are using bio-fuels.

Also,Dave has penned a new song for movie produced by the film arm of ATO. According to a few different write-ups, including The Chicago Sun-Times, the film Joshua will feature a Dave-written tune for the climax of the film. The song is said to be 'spooky', as is the film. The film opens in limited release the week of July 9.

More than a few people have emailed with more info concerning the Documentary that will accompany the Radio City Music Hall release. Fans were interviewed backstage at not only the New York show but the Dave and Tim shows leading up to the NYC show. The doc should be a mix of fan reactions to DMB and interviews with both Dave and Tim. Among other things...

And in case you missed it, Dave and his wife Ashley have another tax-write off. August Oliver Matthews entered the world June 19. Congrads to Dave and family!