This interview with conducted by Chessy Ricca on May 28, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Joel Daves was born July 14, 1928. _____________________________________________________________ Chessy: So my first question would be what is your family background? Joel: I was born in Atlanta, my people we all came from Georgia. We came down here in 1938 when I was 10 years old. So I grew up in West Palm Beach and went to public school to Palm Beach High School and then went to Sew

Chessy Ricca Professor R. Arsenault Oral Histories David Reese: Palm Beach        The bar of the Sailfish Club on Palm Beach during a hot late summer afternoon is a dead zone. Ryan the bartender is watching a football game and I’m awkwardly sitting alone looking at the old man sitting across from me. A few local children play in the recently renovated pool that overlooks the intracoastal waterway, providing an excellent view of the sunset. I’m waiting to meet David Reese, one

Tonight I will be painting (plein air) Testa's Restaurant at 221 Royal Poinciana Way. Testa's has been open and running for 96 years! I have a history there as well. I got sober there. I know that sounds weird, but the AA meetings they've had in the back has helped me get sober where I used to drink. The gas station next door was a piece of history too. I used to skateboard there and its where I bought my first pack of cigarettes.   I will be doing two paintings tonight. One