Wow, what a difference 189 days makes

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That's right... it's been 189 days between these two pictures. The four little ones (lil' wood, K-Jo, Raich and Lizzy) made for some great shots at Jim's birthday party.  Everyone showed up to have fun at the good old fashioned party, complete with Bobbin' For Apples (GIANNA ROCKED), a Three Legged Race, Balloon Toss (Bret & Jim were awesome) and an Egg Race, but it was obvious that these beautiful babies stole the show !!!Emo_bday_074b

Victory Park 10/13/01

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The First Baby Summit 04/20/02

 

We're back...

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Welcome to our site --- once again updated... a Spring Cleaning of sorts.  I guess I get bored with the same ol' look and feel.  Sometimes I think I am the only one that even visits this page (please, if you're out there, drop me an e-mail and let me know you actually saw this page. For return visitors, most of the content is still the same; you can still find pictures, pictures and more pictures, find out what we're up to as well as browse some original MP3s and videos. 04-06-02_Hayli_Bday_53o If your name is Matt Beckwith and you have found my page after asking the age-old question, "hmmm, I wonder if that domain is taken", or you know another Matt Beckwith, you can still visit the "More Matt Beckwiths than you can shake a stick at" page. One of the biggest changes is the fact that I can no longer use the Publish feature in FrontPage so there will be no more forms or counters.  I know that there are other ways to do them but I simply don't have the time to learn them. So, it's back to the basics. 04-06-02_Hayli_Bday_04o

So, while your here, pull up a chair and relax for a while... we have lots of pictures and a little bit of humor along with a snap shot of our life for you to see.  Use the links below to get around.  If you come across something that doesn't work, please be sure to let us know. Enjoy. Matt & Dawn

Our girls are probably the single biggest reason we have a site in the first place so of course the girls have newly designed pages of their own.  Also, with nephews and nieces by the dozen, pictures will always be plentiful.

 

Possum

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02.13.02 - Stockton, CA - Fox Theatre
It was a dream come true... George Jones live in concert.  George Jones is simply the greatest crooner of all time and I had waited a long time to see The Possum.  Well, I got to see him twice in 4 days !!! What a time !!! 02.13.02 - Stockton, CA - Fox TheatreAs a big fan of "true country" today was both a good day and a bad day.  Waylon Jennings, one of the best voices in music, passed away today.  He will be missed.  Tonight, at the end of "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", he added some touching comments about Waylon.  It was very moving. When I saw that KAT Country DJs were there with all their glory I couldn't resist.  I asked the morning show DJ why they were there if they never played his music.  "Well, we only play what the record companies allow us to play." he replied.  If you live in the Stockton / Modesto area, try switching to 93.9FM KEJC - they play REAL COUNTRY !!!

George was awesome !!! He said his throat was sore but he went on anyway. Here was the playlist:

Hightech Redneck
Once You've Had The Best The Race Is On
Bartender's Blues
Black Mountain Rain (Instrumental) 
Choices
Sinners & Saints
A Picture Of Me Without You
I'll Give You Something To Drink About
Who's Gonna Wear Their Shoes(with a special tribute to Waylon) 
One Woman Man
50,000 Names
Fire On The Mountain (Instrumental) 
Tennessee Whiskey
The Man He Was
Medley of: Share My World, Window Up Above, The Grand Tour, Walk, Through This World With Me, White Lightning(INCREDIBLE!),She Thinks I Still Care
Happy Birthday (to some lady named Fran) 
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Golden Ring - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith 
Rocking Chair - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith 
God Bless The USA - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith on lead vocals

02.16.02 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor This is the greatest venue to see a performer like George.  Our table was five rows back (table 79) which gave us an incredible view of the stage.  Uncle Dennis was supposed to make the trip with us but had to work.  Since it was impossible to sell a single ticket she gave it to a guard outside and told him to just give it away.  About half way through the show a woman joined us and then switched with her husband so he could watch the end. The opening act was California Cowboys, from Vacaville.  A pretty cool band. The show was almost the same exact show as in Stockton except for those that sat close enough to see him get really upset at the sound crew because of some technical problems.

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Jones Boys Ramblin' Fever
Muscle Car Man - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith 
The Sweetest Thing - with Sherry Copeman-Smith 
Mama Used To Whoop Me With A George Jones Album (That's Why I Sing This Way) - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith 
Don't Rock The Jukebox

The Possum The set:
Hightech Redneck
Once You've Had The Best
The Race Is On
Bartender's Blues
Black Mountain Rain (Instrumental)
Choices
Sinners & Saints
A Picture Of Me Without You
I'll Give You Something To Drink About
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
One Woman Man
50,000 Names
Fire On The Mountain(Instrumental)
Tennessee Whiskey
The Man He Was
Medley of:Share My World, Window Up Above, The Grand Tour, Walk, Through This World With Me, White Lightning, She Thinks I Still Care
Happy Birthday / Happy Retirement
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Golden Ring - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith
I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith
God Bless The USA - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith on lead vocals

Emily on Piano

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Dateline 02.04.02 - StocktonOne of the proudest days of my life was when Emily called me at work to tell me that she wanted to take piano lessons.  As a musician, I never wanted to force my children into music.  Both of my daughters are true music lovers and from a very young age I could always tell that they would grow up to play an instrument.  Well, enter the second proudest day of my life.  Today, Emily said she wanted to play a song for me she "wrote" last night.  My eyes filled with tears of joy when she played her little 4-bar gem.  She even learned to make a chord... WOW !!! ... along with a great little melody.  I am soooo proud of her !!! spkListen to her new song - take one spkListen to her new song - take two spkListen to her and I play our new song

Songs were recorded from across the room, literally, with a cheap computer microphone.

 

Who's going to win

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KC_121601_12sWho's gonna win the superbowl??? Who cares!  Yeah, I know... no one cares.  Well, there's one big reason to watch: to find out what the heck this MLIFE thing is all about... great hype!  I'll be watching... who knows... maybe it's a new multi-level marketing, pyramid-scheme cult that is going to take over the world !!! Well, we'll have to wait !!!

 

Welcome K2

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The Family welcomes the birth of Kenneth Gerald Havens, born today at 3:02 pm.  K2, as his little brother calls him, weighed in at 7 pounds and 3 ounces.  There was 18 7/8 inches of tape used to get from the top of his little head to edge of his big toes. Mommy, Baby, Daddy and Family are doing good now. Pictures can be found at the parent's site (http://kennyhavens.com/babynews/) along with a couple of pictures on our site.

 

Play us a song, you're the piano man

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TN_emoP1260002Brian, Katie and Brianna DeNapoli were gracious enough to give us a piano. Now, Emily can practice in the house on a real piano.  She has even learned a couple of my melodies.  It was so exciting for me when she said she wanted to learn some of my music.  She has a good ear because I only told her that one song started in B-flat and she figured out the rest.