Shuck and Suck 2018 Jim Baugh Outdoors
Highlight Feature! Shucking and eating contest, skiff races, bands, Shriners
Parade, and the totally awesome must see O’Connor Cape Charles Boat Docking
Contest! All based at the Oyster Farm at Kings creek Cape Charles Virginia on
the Eastern Shore. What fun!
NEW! Flounder
fishing offshore the Paramore Reef with Jack and Doris Normand. Also a great
flounder recipe from the Seafood Eatery at the Oyster Farm. See yall at the
Shuck and Suck Aug 3-5!
The Oyster Farm at Kings Creek in Cape Charles Virginia is
now home port to Jim Baugh Outdoors TV. JBOTV is excited to bring new fishing
and boating adventures as well as some fantastic new recipes from the Seafood
Eatery at the Oyster Farm. Located in Cape Charles, the Oyster Farm at Kings
Creek is the ultimate port for boaters, fisherman, vacationers, beach lovers,
foodies, and one heck of a place to hold events all overlooking the Chesapeake
Bay and Kings Creek. This is our first introduction film feature this fantastic
place, if you’re planning a trip on the Chesapeake this summer, be sure to make
a stop here. You will be glad you did. Tight lines and we will see ya on the
water!
My dad, also known as “The Judge” gave us boys one hell of
an upbringing. It was 1965 and our station wagon was a flat lime green with
some sort of “wood paneling esk” down the sides of the car. We would load that
sucker up and head to the “Rivah” for the weekends and stay on our 23 foot
Owens named the “Cee B”. The weekends were jam packed with croaker fishing in
the York River, catching crabs on dock pilings, and char broiling steaks on the
wooden docks. When we weren’t picking fresh beer steamed crabs, we were off
finding new adventures in our leaky ten foot aluminum boat powered by a 9.9hp
mercury. Yes, the weekends on the Rivah is what shaped my childhood and gave me
a lot to look forward to as an adult.
Fishing was always a family priority and we did not always
wait until the weekends to get our thrill of the hook and line. The Judge had a
buddy that owned a nearby farm and that farm had some woods. In those woods was
an old dirt road that led to a small pond that rarely was ever fished. The fact
is that pond was loaded to the gills with bass and brim. The Judge would haul
us boys in the old wagon pick up some blood worms and bobbers and head to the
pond. On arrival we quickly readied ourselves for the onslaught of brim that
we were about to catch.
“Jimmy… yall get outta the car grab your cane poles and head
over to the backside of the pond. I’am gonna fish right here by the weeds. Yall
holler when you’re hooked up!”
So, my brother and I gathered our things and began to walk
around the pond. I looked back at my dad as he prepared himself for fishing.
First thing the Judge does is strap his sidearm to his
side, it was a big holster with a big pistol that was strapped around his waist
by a thick brown leather belt. Next, he grabs his cane pole in his right hand,
and a beer in his left hand. There goes dad, walking down the bank with his
shirt off wearing shorts, a fishing rod, sidearm, and a can of beer. He looked very
happy.
I walk around the pond and found a great little spot to
float my blood worms. This was a great little fishing hole and was quite a ways
away from the Judge and far enough away to where I could not see him, but I
could hear him.
Next thing I knew the brim where going after my bloodworms
like white on rice. I just knew that the Judge would be so proud of me for the
stringer that I was going to end up with. After about five fish I hear this
loud crack in the air as two shots ring out…
“Pa POW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Then the Judge yells out, “Goteem!!”
My bobber quickly disappears underwater and I am hooked up
again. Brim after brim after brim, then finally a large mouth bass swims right
up to my blood worm and I am hooked up! My stringer is now half full! Then
another crack in the air…
“POW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
The Judge yells, “Got um again”.
By now I had about filled up my stringer and my brother had
been catching his fair share as well. I began to put away my cane pole and…
“POW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
This time there was silence after the gunfire. My brother
and I walked over to where the Judge was fishing and dad was so happy, he had finally
caught the elusive “Big Sam”. Big Sam was about a five pound largemouth bass
that dad had been trying to catch for years. He showed us the fish, then
released it back to the pond. At that time, it was the largest fish I had ever
seen.
I remember looking at the gun securely strapped in the
Judges holster and I ask my father,
“How many did you kill dad?” The Judge replied,
“Two for Four”.
This meant two dead water moccasins, four shots. The Judge
was quite a marksman just like his father, my grandfather who was also, Judge
Baugh. Grandpa use to go Dove hunting and be 12 for 12. Twelve shots, twelve
birds.
While I knew my dad was super excited about finally catching
Big Sam what I really found out that day was that what my dad liked even better
than fishing was shooting poisonous snakes. For him, being able to hit the head
of a swimming water moccasin with one shot from a far distance gave him a sense
of pride as a marksmen. Dad was a great shot, and a great dad.
The Judge and us boys gathered up our cane poles and threw
our string of fish in the Styrofoam cooler we got from the 7-11 drove out the
dirt road and headed home.
Drinking beer, catching fish, and shooting snakes.
“Underwater Improv”
A three movement piano concerto written and performed by Jim Baugh in May of 2018.
All movements are set to underwater film. The composer improvises arrangements based on his interpretation of the underwater scene. This is quite unique in the world of new age, ambient, nautical, acoustic or traditional piano concertos.
This music is influenced by various artists from the Windham Hill Genre as well as Jazz artist Pat Metheny, Kit Watkins, Patrick Moraz, Bruce FordFyfth and Keith Emerson.
First Movement Dixie Arrow Start time :25 (Filmed by Captain JT Barker)
Second Movement Palancar 17:38 (Filmed by Ben Baugh)
Third Movement Baja 24:58 (Filmed by Ben Baugh)
Piano controller performed on was a Yamaha KX88 played through a Roland JVX1080. Mastering Adobe Audition. Film editing, mastering and color grading was done in Premier Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
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"Underwater Improv"
3 Movements are as follows
Dixie Arrow
Hatteras NC
Palancar
(Canyons, tunnels, reefs)
Cozumel Mexico
Baja
Mexico
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First reviews and reactions coming from music lovers, musicians, radio, music reel review, social media and producers.
2d movement
3d movement/Finale
The music sounds great. Very moving piece of music, classical in style with a new age feel, the video goes well with it. Steve & Chrissie Owm ~One World Radio UK
Really
amazing!!~Santiago Vera, Italy
long dives
in to the raw emotional shards of extended composition with no pop structure in
sight. This piece floats and wafts, sometimes sad and buoyant to be broken by
the quick flourish and bite of the trill fish, darting between the semibreves
and bottom ooze. I think that it is adventurous and bold, it does indeed remind
me of some of the drama of Beethoven and is more European to me in its currents
and eddies. I could talk of production and sound sources but not today, l just
want to listen and be washed by my mother the deep mysterious sea. Bravo.~ David
Hill, Australia It's the best and it made my day, God Bless you. ~EM Nestsoul, Cape Town South Africa
Nice job
Jim. ~ Mike Meyer, USA
For late
night listening, I quite like it and I am always impressed by anyone who can
actually make piano keys actually "tinkle". Improv skills really
show! Also, it's simply beautiful! ~
Michael Sirois, Denmark
An amazing
composition, sounds and performance. Well done with this Jim. ~ D William, USA
Man that was
so good I just had to rub my face to help come out of the trance so I could try
and compose some thoughts on what I've just heard. Without even the need of a
title of any imagery I was immediately drawn under the waves, bubbles floating
around my head as I swam deeper and deeper into this piece. There were some
truly masterful parts counterpointed by "wash over me" phases that
worked so well as a whole. Can you tell, I quite liked it?~ Ray
Chapman, United Kingdom
Nice video
man and great playing, good work, keep it up ~ Andy Dawson, USA
Absolutely
beautiful.. realizing I don't typically listen to anything less than 30
minutes, but I figured what the heck I really don't have a lot going on in my
life so I decided this one time .. seriously amazing piano and shows the bar as
of right now has been raised by more than several degrees .. I actually never
did lose interest straight thru. ~ Ray
Pitts, USA
Beautiful.
Mesmerizing, I love it! ~ Janice Lewis, USA
Love George
Winston. December is a holiday staple around my home. As such, you can imagine
I really enjoyed the piano work here. Very beautiful and very relaxing. Can’t
say I honestly listened to the entire piece, but what I did listen to was
beautiful (about 10 minutes)I’ll be back for the rest. Nice. ~ David Becker, USA
This is very
good ! You really captured the feel of the water. ~ Mary McEwan, USA
I've given
the concerto a listen. It is really quite nice. I like the inclusion of band
elements in the 2nt movement. And again, the use of effects, which I've not
heard you use prior.. reverb, delay.. is handled very well. Enjoyed this a
great deal!!P.S. Your technique is
really stunning...whether used for subtlety or bravado.~Richard
Lumpkin, USA
A wonderful composition,
performance and video. Top marks for me Jim. Well done! ~ Douglas Williams, USA
So
Soothing,I Loved It! ~ Eva Winters, USA
I was
overloaded by fish-school & glissandi, & decided to eliminate
the visuals, & immediately memories of Keith Jarrett's improvisations
on piano came to mind. Another movement arrives, & here the
atmospherics contribute, connection to 3rd movement, Jarrett full chords played
with gusto & glissandi reprise. Your command of the keys is sublime.
Finishing with a spiritual surprised. ~ James Pembroke, Brisbane Australia
Beautiful
music Jim! ~ Adam Abbity, USA I can’t look
at the ocean without thinking about how we’re killing it. The frenetic pace of
the playing stirred me. ~ Trudy Fielding, Sydney Australia Really nice film, keep up the good work! ~ A.D. USA
Well this is
cool. A beautiful stirring piece full of emotion and possibly angst. you've hit
the reaction mark, with this, loved the sweeping addition of the strings and
orchestra washing away behind the frantic keys. Some beautiful highs and lows
and superbly glued together for a truly dramatic experience. It had to be about
water. Great stuff. ~ Alan Pullen, Strawberry Records
Australia
Great job JB! ~ Betcie Thrift, USA Amazing
underwater footage! ~Vielen Dank, Germany
I Love your music! ~J. Sweard, USA
After
several weeks of travel, I finally had enough internet service to watch Jim
Baugh's musical video composition. From the first few moments I was totally
enthralled. The music truly accentuated the beauty of the underwater video. A
true master piece of music bringing the video to life. Very nicely done. ~ Jack Normand, USA
I couldn't listen to all of it Jim but what I heard was just
magical. ~Carol Ratcliffe, Oakham United Kingdom
WOW!!!Music and
diving both incredible! ~ Louise Tutka
Scott , USA
Absolutely amazing Jim...CONGRATS and keep it going! ~Ernest Mathewson, USA Totally
awesome! You are truly a man of many talents! Congratulations! ~Joyce Dick, USA
Jim Baugh Outdoors TV has been filming the last 9 days this years black drum tourney and there really have been some awesome fish weighed in. Once we finish the show we will post it on our JBOTV Channel, for now is a run down of the events for the week. Tight Lines, Godspeed, JB
