Just Davit
by David Messina
I’m Davit — a one-legged Navy vet, DJ, magician, electrician, drummer, and grandpa who’s lived a life most people wouldn’t believe. Just Davit is where I tell the wildest, weirdest, and most unfiltered stories from a life packed with chaos, comedy, near-death moments, celebrity run-ins, and more. No scripts. No filters. Just real stories — sometimes hilarious, sometimes heavy, always honest. Whether I’m getting roasted by Travis Barker at Taco Bell, dodging fireballs on an aircraft carrier, or delivering wedding cakes with a broken leg and a bad attitude — this podcast is for anyone who loves a good story told straight, no chaser. 🎧 New episodes weekly. Subscribe for raw, ridiculous, and real storytelling from a guy who’s done it all... and still somehow lived to talk about it. #storytelling #veteranpodcast #funnylife #truestories #comedy #podcast
Episodes
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I Got Called Out of School… To Join a MASSIVE Fight 😳
This is the story of the time I got pulled out of school… not by my dad—but by my buddy pretending to be him 😅 Next thing I know, we’re driving across town to help him in what we thought was a fight… and we pull up to an entire school waiting for it. No plan. No idea who was who. Just chaos. And...
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You’re Not Lazy. You’re Focused on the Wrong Feeling
Most people think they lack discipline. They don’t. They’re just focused on the wrong feeling. In this episode of Just Davit, I break down how I stopped waiting to feel motivated and started using psychology to create momentum in my life. From laundry day systems to cutting down massive wood…
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Two Dads, One Crazy Childhood
In this episode, Davit shares a deeply personal story about growing up in a household with two fathers during a time when it wasn’t widely accepted — the late 1970s and early 1980s. What started as a childhood curiosity slowly became an understanding of family, resilience, and what it really…
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Dusty Finally Shows Up… And We Talk TikTok Money vs The Podcast
This episode is a little different — because Dusty finally joins me on camera. We talk about why he avoided being on video for so long, what changed, and how TikTok Shop pushed him out of his comfort zone. It turns into a real conversation about chasing ideas, building something long term, and…
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I Lost 60 Pounds | I’m Not Selling You Anything
This week on Just Davit, I’m breaking down exactly how I lost 60 pounds—for the third time—and why this time actually worked. There’s no product to buy. No program to sign up for. No ads in this episode. This is just my personal experience: the psychology, the food choices, the mistakes I made…
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This Kenny Wayne Shepherd Moment Was Insane
This week on Just Davit, I’m telling a story I never thought I’d tell out loud.Many years ago, I had to physically carry Kenny Wayne Shepherd out of a hotel lobby, load him into a van, and get him to a venue—completely non-functional. No drama. No panic. Just another day in the music…
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We Might've Invented a Completely New Podcast Format
This episode of Just Davit isn’t a story, it’s about storytelling itself. I started this podcast to do one thing: tell real stories from my life. No pitch. No angle. No hidden agenda. Just stories, the way people have always told them. But lately I’ve been wondering if that’s the problem. I don’t...
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Tim McGraw Invited Me to Play One-on-One and I Wasn't Ready
I was working backstage on the Faith Hill & Tim McGraw tour when something happened that still doesn’t feel real… I walked into a massive garage full of tour buses — and there was Tim McGraw, alone, shooting hoops on a full-size basketball court he had set up backstage. Then he looked at me and...
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I Was BLEEDING Through My Prosthetic… Here’s What Keto Did to My Body
If blood freaks you out… this episode might not be for you. In this raw and unfiltered episode of Just Davit, Davit tells the true story of discovering blood inside his prosthetic leg after losing nearly 60 pounds on keto. What started as a simple pain turned into a wake-up call about weight…
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The Day a Telephone Pole Fell With Me On It
When I was 18, my boss sent me up a 30-foot telephone pole… and then the pole fell over with me on it. This episode is about the real kind of unsafe work nobody talks about — climbing rotten poles with no safety gear, cutting live triplex, and being thrown into situations where you’re expected to...
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I Drove Alice Cooper in My Minivan and He Brought His Snake
This week, Davit goes back to his runner days — the era when he shuttled famous artists around for concert venues. But nothing prepared him for the night he had to pick up Alice Cooper… in a family minivan… with a steel crate in the front seat that turned out to be his actual snake. And if that...
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My Manager Wouldn’t Let Me Take a Week Off… So This Happened
My Manager Wouldn’t Let Me Take a Week Of. So, this week’s episode is exactly what it sounds like. I bought a new house, I’m buried under boxes, my studio looks like a garage sale that lost hope, and in the middle of all that… my manager told me I wasn’t allowed to take a week off. So here I am —...
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Losing My Foot Didn’t Stop Me From Moving | But My Keys Almost Did
This week, I’m recording in the middle of moving-day chaos — new house, destroyed studio, a prosthetic socket that’s giving me more pain than it has in months, and a whole lot of stubbornness on my part. After losing my foot in 2023, I knew I wanted to keep doing things myself. So yes… I was…
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Launched Off an Aircraft Carrier | My Wild Navy Story
Ever wonder what it’s like to get launched off an aircraft carrier at full throttle? In this episode, Davit takes you back to his Navy days aboard the USS America — working the catapults, catching stolen naps, and living through the chaos of life at sea. From the sleepless grind to that...
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I Went Rafting for Fun… Ended Up Fighting for My Life
This week on Just Davit, I share the wildest “vacation idea gone wrong” story of my life, white-water rafting. What started as an adventure with friends turned into a full-on battle with the river. I fell out, got sucked under the raft, and thought I was done for. Between near-death panic and bad...
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How I Lost a Leg & Gained My Life: A Day in the Life of an Amputee
Two years after a motorcycle wreck cost me my foot, I’m living louder than ever. Join me, Davit, as I walk you through a day in the life of an amputee – from socket liners to phantom sensations, from lifting into a truck to embracing my new normal. You’ll hear: • How my leg changed so much I…
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Wild Man Attacked Me With a Club!
Content Warning: This story gets graphic — blood, violence, and chaos. You’ve been warned. What started as a simple football hangout in the South End of Columbus turned into a street war when a wild man came out swinging with a club — and split the back of my head open. From ducking the first hit...
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This Trick was the Treat | Crazy Halloween Prank!
This week’s Just Davit story proves that sometimes the trick really is the treat. 🎃 When my dad decided to pull one of his craziest Halloween pranks yet, things got out of hand — in the funniest way possible. 🎃 In this episode: The porch prank that fooled an entire neighborhood Why scaring kids...
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When a KFC Delivery Turned into a Life-or-Death Robbery
At 16 years old, I took a simple delivery job at KFC — but one order turned into the scariest moment of my life. What started as a quick drop-off ended with a gun in my face and a life-or-death choice. In this episode of Just Davit, I share how a teenage delivery gig in the 80s spiraled into a...
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I Climbed a 100-Foot Cliff… & Jumped 😱
I can’t believe I did this. One hot day in Mesa, Arizona, I stumbled onto a hidden cliff with friends… and ended up climbing up to one of the scariest heights I’ve ever seen. Long story short: we jumped. 100 feet. In this episode of Just Davit, I relive every trembling step, the panic, the peer...
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I Met MARILYN MANSON and Lived to Tell the Tale
What would you do if Marilyn Manson walked up with a tray of cafeteria food and asked to sit at your table? Davit wasn’t expecting a surprise celebrity encounter, but he found himself face-to-face with the shock rock legend—cowboy hat, no makeup, and surprisingly down-to-earth. In this episode,...
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When a Magic Trick Goes Horribly Wrong
“I dropped the pastor’s wife during a magic trick.” This true magician fail happened at a church youth event after a pool-party gig with flash paper and chaos. A levitation (chair suspension) that worked in rehearsal… until it didn’t—on stage, in front of a room full of kids, with the pastor...
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How I Almost Died Scuba Diving…
When I was 16, I agreed to go scuba diving off the coast of Florida—with zero training, no license, and a canoe as our dive boat. What could go wrong? This wild story takes you through the chaos of strapping on a weight belt for the first time, fighting waves while dragging a canoe full of scuba...
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The Day I Lost My Foot: Surviving a Motorcycle Crash & Life as an Amputee
One decision changed my life. After 30+ years of riding without a helmet, I finally started wearing one… until the one day I didn’t — and that’s the day I was hit by a car. In this episode, I share the raw, unfiltered story of my motorcycle accident, the brain bleed, the devastating injury that…
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Wild Life Plans, Bad Ideas & Why I Keep Chasing Them 🤯 | Just Davit
This episode first aired on MessyMedia channel — but YouTube slept on it. From running a tattoo shop/restaurant that sells wooden walking sticks… to DJing with one foot… Davit (aka the Funky Cold Messina) has lived a hobby-hopping, career-twisting, zero-brakes kind of life. MessyMedia brought him...
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Steven Tyler Hit Me… Backstage Chaos! 🤦♂️🎤
Ever been backstage at a huge concert and had a rock legend hit you on the arm… right before it all went sideways? In this episode of Just Davit, I share the hilarious (and slightly heartbreaking) story of meeting Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler backstage, having him join our conversation, and even...
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Dad’s Epic Rollerblading Plan… Turns into a Total Bloodbath
I just wanted to make epic memories with my kids. Instead… I almost sent them all to the ER. 😅 This is the story of how a simple family rollerblading trip turned into broken phones, busted helmets, and enough blood to make a crime scene investigator blush. In this week’s Just Davit episode, I...
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We Found Bigfoot… or Something Worse?
When I was 12, I thought I came face to face with Bigfoot. Deep in the Washington forest, my brother and I followed strange noises into a dense valley. What we found down there was huge, hairy, and definitely alive. But when we got close… it wasn’t what we expected. Not even close. Was it a hoax?…
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She Took My Foot, So I Took the Stand
A young driver made an illegal turn and changed David Messina’s life forever. But what began as a journey of rage and resentment ended in a courtroom with something completely unexpected—forgiveness. In this emotional episode of Just Davit, David shares the raw truth behind the day he faced the...
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Teen Ghost Story Gone Wrong – It Still Haunts Me
This true ghost story still haunts Davit to this day. A creepy attic, a mysterious basement door, and a group of fearless teens who ran for their lives. Davit and his daughters retell the terrifying night they’ll never forget — and it all started when Barry got touched… while peeing. Davit shares…
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The Night We Lost Ozzy Osbourne (For Real This Time) 🦇 | RIP Legend
Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, has passed — but this Just Davit story proves the man was chaos incarnate long before the world knew the full truth. In this true backstage tale from OzFest in the early 2000s, Davit was working as a runner when Ozzy mysteriously disappeared minutes before...
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Why Are They Naked?
Navy scuba trip gone wrong in Greece 🇬🇷—what started as an innocent underwater adventure turned into a full-on nude beach disaster. Two clueless 19-year-olds. One giant water trike. And a very determined naked man pushing us back out to sea. In this episode of Just Davit, we dive into a…
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He Thought It Was a Joke — Then He Drank It
My son thought it would be funny to surprise me with a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20 — the same garbage wine that left me face-down in the mud 30 years ago. This wasn’t just a drink. It was a full-on trauma flashback. Watch the moment it all comes flooding back… and yes, I really drank it (again). 🔥…
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My Niece Hijacked the Podcast — From NSYNC to Spilled Soup
My niece Lindsay joins me on Just Davit... and absolutely derails the episode in the best way possible. What started as a simple conversation turned into 40+ minutes of chaotic laughter, mic mishaps, and unexpected nostalgia. From her headphone freak-out (she thought she was yelling the whole…
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I Took Travis Barker to Taco Bell
What happens when you end up driving Travis Barker from Blink-182 to Taco Bell — and he decides Ohio sucks? In this episode of Just Davit, I relive the hilarious and painfully awkward night I was tasked with escorting one of the most iconic drummers in rock to grab tacos… and completely bombed…
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About this show
I’m Davit — a one-legged Navy vet, DJ, magician, electrician, drummer, and grandpa who’s lived a life most people wouldn’t believe. Just Davit is where I tell the wildest, weirdest, and most unfiltered stories from a life packed with chaos, comedy, near-death moments, celebrity run-ins, and more. No scripts. No filters. Just real stories — sometimes hilarious, sometimes heavy, always honest. Whether I’m getting roasted by Travis Barker at Taco Bell, dodging fireballs on an aircraft carrier, or delivering wedding cakes with a broken leg and a bad attitude — this podcast is for anyone who loves a good story told straight, no chaser. 🎧 New episodes weekly. Subscribe for raw, ridiculous, and real storytelling from a guy who’s done it all... and still somehow lived to talk about it. #storytelling #veteranpodcast #funnylife #truestories #comedy #podcast
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David Messina