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HERE IS ONE YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS! Saturday, July 13, 2024. One hundred and two years performing! John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown and Steve Smith and the Nakeds on stage together at The Providence Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available now online at ppacri.org.

The Ocean Mist would like everyone to know that our Forth of July celebration show, July 3 and our Saturday, July 27, 2024 shows will be ticketed shows this year. It's going to be another incredible summer at the Greatest Beach Bar in The Universe. So make sure you get your tickets in advance. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/878246387587?aff=oddtdtcreator for Wednesday, July 3. and

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steve-smith-the-nakeds-tickets-876072244667 for Saturday, July 27, 2024

Hi Neighbor! No Show this Friday for the Nakeds. So have an ice cold Gansett without us!

This Sunday 3:30p to 7:00p

Message from Steve Smith

Once again, We had no show on Friday. On Saturday we helped celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Italian Naturalization Club, Taunton, MA. I would like to thank the president Bobby Watt for rolling out the red carpet and giving us the prestigious honor of performing for the clubs 100th anniversary. It was a very festive evening at the Italian Naturalization Club in Taunton. Here’s to another 100 years!

Two awesome shows this weekend. Unfortunately we have another Friday night off. On Saturday it's our return to the Hometown Tavern, Warren, RI. We haven't been to the Tavern in while. So we are looking forward to seeing Sharon and the whole staff on Saturday. Just a reminder, the Hometown Tavern has a great food menu. You can make a reservation for dinner by calling early. They also, always have Steve Smith and the Nakeds Golden Anniversary Ale there too! We can't wait for Sunday! Sunday will be our first appearance of 2024 at the Rathskeller, Charlestown, RI. We can't wait to see the whole gang on Sunday afternoon. My mouth is watering for the famous Rathskeller french fries. Gonna wash them down with a Nakeds Golden Ale. A reminder that we will be outside on Sunday from 3:30P to 7:00p. So bring your own chairs and maybe a blanket. You never know what the temperature will be like this time of the year. The fire pit will surely be lit on Sunday afternoon. Hope to see everyone both Saturday and Sunday.

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Strong!

Hi Neighbor, Have Gansett this weekend!

As always, thanks to all of our fans for your support.

God Bless America!

Steve Smith

go to the main page to check out our full schedule. All of our shows are posted on our website and on Bands In Town.

We have an over abundance of ladies black and red long sleeve cotton tee shirts. Buy one for $20 and get a second one for FREE! When purchasing any 50th Anniversary item on line , you will receive a 25% discount. Go to thenakeds.com and click the Merch link to take advantage of the discounted apparel!

The other night I was scanning the hundreds of movies available to me from my cable service. After a lengthy search I decided to revisit the Greatest Beer Run Ever. For those of you who haven't seen this movie yet, it's time to check it out.

Again my great friend Peter Farrelly chose another one of our songs to be placed in the Apple TV release, "The Greatest Beer Run Ever". We are honored, blessed and humbled that Peter would once again choose a Nakeds' song for this movie. "That's Alright" from our first Album, "Coming To Theatre Near You", is featured in "The Greatest Beer Run Ever" The film released on September 30, 2022 on Apple TV. The Movie features, Zac Efron, Russell Crowe and Bill Murray. Beer Run is directed by academy award winner and my friend Peter Farrely. We can't thank Peter enough for giving us this great honor and adding to the bands legacy! Check out the movie on Apple TV. It's just as fantastic as the first time I watched it!

Steve Smith and the Nakeds Golden Anniversary Ale!

Here is an update of the venues where our Golden Anniversary is avaiLable for purchase.

Tavern 12 Warwick, RI

Hillside Johnny's, Norton, MA.

WRIGHT’S FARM FAMILY RESTURANT, BURRIVILLE, RI.

Escada, Johnston, RI.

Hill's Tavern, Chepacet, RI.

The Hometown Tavern, Warren, RI.

Tavern On The Hill, West Greenwich, RI.

Strings, Johnston, RI.

The Ocean Mist, Mutunuck, RI. Greystone Social Club, North Providence, RI.

The Narrgansett Tap Room, Providence, RI. Tavern 12, Warwick, RI.

The new Steve Smith and the Nakeds Golden Anniversary Ale Tee Shirt is now available at all shows and on the Nakeds website.

NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE STORE AND AT EVERY SHOW!

The new Nakeds 50th anniversary apparel!

Go to thenakeds.com

How "I'm Huge" came to be. By the early 1980s, Naked Truth had become the most popular band on Cape Cod. Their schedule included appearances at the biggest club on the Cape, The Casino By The Sea in Falmouth, Massachusetts, which encompassed every extra-celebratory point of the summer season from Memorial Day weekend to the Fourth of July to Labor Day weekend. But in Falmouth, there was an “extra” special weekend between the 4th and the end of summer: Road Race weekend in August. From 1972 to the present, Falmouth has played host to an annual seven mile race which ends at the Casino and by this time, there were over 10,000 runners competing. The band had become friendly with two of the bartenders at the Casino, Michael Hennessey and Billy Threadgold. (Bill was a college athlete who participated in the Road Race and worked his way through school tending bar in the summers.) In the summer of 1981, Mike and Billy bought a tiny motor boat to use as a fishing skiff in the mornings which, in tribute to the massive yachts, sailboats and cabin cruisers which docked or moored on the beach side of the Casino all summer, they christened “The Huge.” The little dinghy, which more often than not had to be bailed out in the morning before fishing could commence, became the talk of the town and “huge” became the buzzword of the summer:
How’re you doin’ today? I’m huge!
How was the band last night? They were huge!
How was that sandwich? It was huge!
Late one night during Fourth of July weekend ’81, the band was hanging out after their show with Billy and Mike sipping on GIQ’s of ‘Gansett. (The “Giant Imperial Quart” was a 42 ounce beer produced by the Narragansett Brewing Company of Cranston, Rhode Island, favored by the band which was dutifully and ritually stockpiled by the Nakeds before each road trip to ensure there would be some refreshments for the post-gig wind-down period after their shows.) One thing led to another and when someone asked, “How you doin’,” and got the expected answer, “I’m huge,” someone tossed out, “…and the babes go wild!” Next thing you know, Mike and Billy and trumpet player, Steve “The Kid” DeCurtis began running with the idea and the lines began to flow. Kevin Cason, the band’s bass player and chief arranger said, “I’d better write this down!” Before the sun came up, the song had been born. Before long, the band had worked up an arrangement of the tune and they debuted it at The Casino at their next appearance on Road Race weekend to a massive audience response. At that time MTV had been born and offered a format for unsigned bands to send independent videos for airplay on MTV. The show was called Basement Tapes. So in 1981 I had the idea of filming an
independent video of I'm Huge (and the babes go wild)! It was submitted to MTV's Basement Tapes and the Nakeds made the rotation. I recently dug up the beta master tape of that video and had it digitally formatted. Our 1983 I'm Huge (and the babes go wild) is now available to view on YouTube! https://youtu.be/t0GdD-hgiSU

TWO SHOWS THIS WEEKEND! NO SHOW FRIDAY! THE HOMETOWN TAVERN, THE RATHSKELLER! TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR DISCOUNTED APPAReL PRICEs.

HERE IS ONE YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS! Saturday, July 13, 2024. One hundred and two years performing! John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown and Steve Smith and the Nakeds on stage together at The Providence Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available now online at ppacri.org.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steve-smith-the-nakeds-tickets-876072244667 for Saturday, July 27, 2024

Message from Steve Smith

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Strong!

Hi Neighbor, Have Gansett this weekend!

As always, thanks to all of our fans for your support.

God Bless America!

Steve Smith

go to the main page to check out our full schedule. All of our shows are posted on our website and on Bands In Town.

The other night I was scanning the hundreds of movies available to me from my cable service. After a lengthy search I decided to revisit the Greatest Beer Run Ever. For those of you who haven't seen this movie yet, it's time to check it out.

Here is an update of the venues where our Golden Anniversary is avaiLable for purchase.

Tavern 12 Warwick, RI

Hillside Johnny's, Norton, MA.

WRIGHT’S FARM FAMILY RESTURANT, BURRIVILLE, RI.

Escada, Johnston, RI.

Hill's Tavern, Chepacet, RI.

The Hometown Tavern, Warren, RI.

Tavern On The Hill, West Greenwich, RI.

Strings, Johnston, RI.

The Ocean Mist, Mutunuck, RI. Greystone Social Club, North Providence, RI.

The Narrgansett Tap Room, Providence, RI. Tavern 12, Warwick, RI.

The new Steve Smith and the Nakeds Golden Anniversary Ale Tee Shirt is now available at all shows and on the Nakeds website.

NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE STORE AND AT EVERY SHOW!

The new Nakeds 50th anniversary apparel!

Go to thenakeds.com

As promised Our I'm Huge 1983 video is now available to view on YouTube! Check it out!

https://youtu.be/t0GdD-hgiSU

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