Life is full of surprises

When Jaguar last played together 30 years ago we understood that we would never perform together again. A month after we returned to Baltimore I moved to Los Angeles and then to Las Vegas. Over the years, Dave moved to Charleston, SC. Mike relocated to Panama City Beach, FL. Billy moved to the Philippines before moving back to Baltimore. Everyone lost touch with each other.

And then on January 3, 2018 on a whim David and Cynthia took a trip to Las Vegas. A year later Jaguar is playing one more show in the US Virgin Islands.

We are not sure how it happened.

Why it happened.

But we now know…..

It is never too late to have the best time of your life.

Thank you St. Thomas for changing our lives once again.
See you soon.

Worst Day of our lives

Today we have to say our good byes. Good bye to St. Thomas. Good bye to our new friends. Good bye to each other. It was hard to say goodbye 30 years ago when we first came to the Caribbean. It was hard to do this January when we came down for a reunion vacation. And it is hard to do this time.

The end of Jaguar’s 30th reunion.

This could have never happened without the help of some very special people.

  • D. Loy Stewart at Detyens Shipyards
    The person who sponsored our trip. This dream does not come true without his generosity.

  • Andy Easton
    Andy rounded up all the equipment we needed for practice and the show. He was there all day making us sound great. He jumped up on stage to help with backing vocals and percussion when we needed it. Andy came through on so many levels. We are lucky he is our friend.

  • Collette Grant at Sapphire Beach Bar
    Collette gave us a chance to play 30 years later.

  • Christopher Bennent - Alpha Mortgage Advisors
    He gave us a perfect place to spend our week. His home is breathtaking. For one whole week we lived like rock stars. You can check it out and rent it here

  • Mary Ann Brown
    What a special person. She helped us at the house whenever we needed it. She was at our show. She is now an official member of the Jaguar fan club and we couldn’t be happier.

  • Nate Lazarchuck
    Sometimes musicians treat other musicians as competitors. Sometimes they treat them as family. Nate plays lead guitar in the Tim West band. He was incredibly gracious when we spent time with him at Tickles. He was there for Jaguar at Sapphire Beach helping us sound great.

  • Tim West
    Tim plays in the Tim West Band (what a coincidence). He invited Jaguar to his open mic night at Tickles Dockside Pub. We had a great time. The musicians on the islands are incredibly supportive. He even came to Sapphire Beach to show his support.

The long walk home

Our Last Full Day

Debra and I got up early and went to Bolongo Bay for a beach-side breakfast. We then headed downtown for some jewelry and souvenir shopping.

Mike, Rosie, Dave, Cynthia, Billy and Chris also went to Bolongo Bay for breakfast.

Dave, Cynthia, Billy, Rose, Mike and Chris at Bolongo Bay.

Dave, Cynthia and Rose went downtown to shop. Cynthia bought a beautiful emerald and diamond ring and an opal necklace. They then headed to Mountain Top for some “World Famous Banana Daiquiri and more souvenirs.

Dave and Cynthia explore Charlotte Amalie.

Rose and Cynthia, Best friends forever

Debra, Chris, Billy, Mike and I hung out at the house most of the day and then took the 4 o’clock ferry to St. John. We walked through Cruz Bay up to Mongoose Junction. Debra and I bought a large photo for our bedroom. Chris and Mike bought turtle and rooster coasters. We then headed over to Greengos Caribbean Cantina for excellent Mexican food. On the way back we stopped for some “adult” smoothies. We took the 8 o’clock ferry back to St. Thomas. It was a great evening for a boat ride with best friends.

Mike, Chris and Billy say hello to St. John

We are not exactly sure where Chris is pointing….

Easter Sun Day

Jaguar celebrated Easter Sunday at the beach.

We decided we wanted to spend all day at the beach and it had to be Sapphire Beach. It was the St. Tropez Sunday beach party. Lucky us!

After three days of rehearsing, beaching, sunning, hot-tubbing, and shopping…. we decided it was time to chill-ax. It took us 30 years to play again. We stayed most of the day just soaking it all in.

Dave hits the beach face first.

We had fish tacos for Easter Dinner….

on the beach….


by the Caribbean Ocean….

I will give you a couple of minutes to think about that.

Can I get a hallelujah?

Four Twenty

Jaguar last played St. Thomas Sunday April 3, 1989. 30 years later Jaguar played again. April 20th was the perfect day. Sapphire Beach was the perfect location.

David started the day off with an unplugged set of his favorite songs. What a great way to start the day. Jaguar’s new best friend Andy Easton joined Dave onstage for an epic version of Piano Man.

Dave Berry and the legendary Andy Easton

Jaguar then played 2 sets of their famous classic rock tunes. Lots of smiles, dancing, drinking and sunshine. We truly enjoyed being a band one more time.

Set 1

  • Whiter Shade of Pale

  • Get Ready

  • Day Tripper

  • Stand by Me

  • Baby Blue

  • Can’t Get Enough

  • Heard it Through The Grapevine

  • D’yer Maker

  • Money (medley)

  • Moby Dick / Kashmir

  • Low Rider

Set 2

  • Back in the USVI (Reggae)

  • Rock You Up

  • Twist and Shout

  • What I Like About You

  • Ticket to Ride

  • Ready for Love

  • Fool for your Stockings

  • No Matter What

  • Some Kinda Wonderful

  • Don’t Stop Believing (Reggae)

  • Alright Now / I Just Want to Make Love to You

Once Jaguar played the last song, Sexy Chris dropped his bass on the stage and ran as fast as he could and dove into the Caribbean Ocean. What a perfect ending to an amazing day.

Sexy Chris and his Caribbean Ocean encore.

Sexy Chris and his Caribbean Ocean encore.

The calm before the storm....

We woke up in this beautiful house…….again
We truly believe that we are living the lifestyles of the rich and famous.

Sexy Chris enjoys his first cup of bass..

Debra enjoys her VIP seating.

After an early breakfast we had our last band practice before Saturday. We covered all 25 songs. Things have come along way since Tuesday.

Jaguar is getting thier game face on.

After practice Jaguar walked down to Abi Beach for the afternoon. On the menu was lots of sand, sunshine, and Caribbean water.

Jaguar hits the beach hard!

After the beach Dave, Cynthia, Mike, Rose and Billy headed to Duffy’s Love Shack for dinner. Chris, Debra and I stayed in and had a quiet dinner. We then spent the evening chillaxing under the full moon by the pool.

Mike and Rose at the Love Shack

Tomorrow is the big day…….

2 days away (but who’s counting?)

We are 2 days away from performing at Sapphire Beach. It is the reason we are here. It was the reason we came 30 years ago. In many ways our time together is more appreciated than it was in 1989.

We had a late practice to run through the second half of the setlist. Dave broke out his wha-wha pedal. Not one to be outdone, Chris whipped out his metronome. Things got real at 87 beats per minute.

After practice Billy and Dave entertained us with an unplugged set of Beatles music while Mike made his world famous hamburgers. We had a great Jaguar dinner poolside.

Billy performing by the pool. I really like his style.

The rest of the evening was spent together in the pool, and in the hot tub. Lots of singing, dancing and laughing. There might have been a few cocktails………

Sexy Chris the Second Responder

Dave somehow locates the moon

Any other questions?

Another perfect ending to a perfect day in the Virgin Islands. We can’t wait to do it again….. tomorrow.

Game On

The only thing better than coming to the Caribbean is waking up in the Caribbean. It never gets old. It makes everyone appreciate how lucky we are.

Eventually everyone made it out of bed and had a big bacon and eggs breakfast. Dave and I got our guitars out and started rehearsing the song list. It was like old times. We had big fat smiles on our faces and a warm fuzzy feelings in our heart.

Debra, Dave Cynthia and I walked down to our private beach. You read that right….. private beach.

Private beach. I really like typing that.

We came back and had our first rehearsal for our show. We are playing lots of our old favorites and some new songs with a Jaguar twist. We are excited to debut them Saturday.

The WOJ (Wives of Jaguar) spent the morning exploring the island (translation: shopping). They then walked over to Abi Beach. The beach is currently closed to the public so they had a private beach for afternoon.

The WOJ (The Wives of Jaguar)

Did I mention private beach?

We headed to Tickles Dockside Pub in Crown Bay for dinner and Open Mic night. Jaguar was excited to play a few songs to get ready for the weekend. We ate dinner and hung out with the world famous Andy Easton and other incredible local musicians. We are so lucky to have met so many wonderful people.

Jaguar roars into Tickles Dockside Pub

Our set list

  • Back in USVI

  • Day Tripper

  • Get Ready

  • Ticket Ride

A great ending to a great day.

Whole lotta Rosie

We have arrived...... seriously

Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC…..

David, Cynthia, Mike, Rose, Billy, Debra and I flew into Miami for our connecting flight into St. Thomas. Jaguar landed on the island about 1:30 PM and found Chris enjoying the local beer at the airport bar. After our adventure at the car rental agency we made it to our rental house around 3 O’Clock-ish. Our home…. in a word…. spectacular. We have rented a brand new 4,200 square foot home on the beach. As Chris said, “This is living the rock star life!”

The money shot

After lots of high fives we posed for our first 2nd reunion band photo with our new banner. It is officially on. Dave handed out Detyen shirts for everyone. Very cool! I then passed out the new Jaguar t-shirts, posters, stickers, guitar picks, drum sticks, magnets and coasters. Everything was very well received.

We headed over to Bolongo Bay for a quick ocean side dinner. It was great hearing the Tim West band once again. It’s like we never left. We then headed to the grocery store to stock up for the week. This where we heard Dave say “I’m going for it!” We decided this will be on his tombstone.

Most of us went to bed early after a very long day. Billy and Chris relaxed in the hot tub before calling it a day.

Jaguar has arrived.