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Brevard Live December 2018 - 1 2 - Brevard Live December 2018 Brevard Live December 2018 - 3 4 - Brevard Live December 2018 Brevard Live December 2018 - 5 6 - Brevard Live December 2018 Contents December 2018 FEATURES LOCAL LOWDOWN - WINTER SURFING SANTAS BL Contributor Steve Keller is mostly Columns interested in original music. On his quest There’s a very good reason folks along Charles Van Riper Florida’s Space Coast flock to Cocoa to spread the word he wrote his winter edition of his Local Lowdown - because 22 Political Satire Beach’s downtown oceanfront early in When I Was Your Age the morning on Christmas Eve. Every- just writing about one band - Kilt The one wants to watch the celebrated arrival Messenger - just wasn’t enoug. Calendars of the “Surfing Santas” Page 32 25 Live Entertainment, Page 11 LOU’S BLUES Concerts, Festivals This is a rumor controll. After the leg- endary Lou’s Blues was sold in October, GUESS WHO Buckingham Palace Guess Who is coming to town? The band BL met the new owner Michael for a sit- by Matt Bretz tours in support of their latest album, The down interview about the future of the 30 Human Satire Future is What it Used To Be, but they popular music venue. We got it from the are always touring. The blues rockers horse’s mouth: It’s still the spot for the from Canada will play a mix of their new best live music around. CD Reviews stuff and some golden oldies. Page 36 34 by Rob Pedrick Page 12 Rock Your Health HAL SCHWARZE 40 by Richard Hendry KILT THE MESSENGER His life is dedicated to his art which Kilt The Messenger can be described as includes songwriting and creating con- The Dope Doctor eclectic, raw, folk rock. The five piece temporary abstract oil paintings that Luis A. Delgado, CAP band is led by singer/songwriter/guitar- sell well. For 22 years Hal Schwarze 42 ist/bagpiper Bob Youhaus. He’s coined has lived in the Atlanta area. In 2010 he the term “Celtic Punkabilly”. moved back to Melbourne. Florida Arts by Heike Clarke Page 16 Page 44 44 Brevard Live December 2018 - 7 8 - Brevard Live December 2018 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most BREVARD LATELY popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 27 years. PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GRAPHIC ART/ SALES Heike Clarke SALES ASSOCIATE Anna Delgado CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Matthew Bretz Ian Bertel Bruce Marion Rob Pedrick Steve Keller PHOTOGRAPHY Chuck Van Riper Erik Gloege (Guess Who) Rob Cahill (Kilt The Messenger) COLUMNISTS Chuck Van Riper ArtWorks is Eau Gallie’s annual open-air street festival that shows the artists creat- Luis A. Delgado Richard Henry ing their artwork in their boths. The photos show Ed Volonnino (left) chiseling his state of the art tikis, also called Ed’s Heads; Julie Murphy (right) is working on her Reproduction of any portion of collages. Brevard Live Magazine is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES Phone: (321) 956-9207 [email protected] COMMENTS & LETTERS Brevard Live Magazine P.O. Box 1452, Melbourne, Fl 32902 Copyright © 2018 Brevard Live All rights reserved We are not responsible for photos or scripts sent to Brevard Live Magazine. Published photos and articles become property of this publication. We are not responsible for wrongful advertised or canceled venues. Download a pdf file BREVARD Florida’s late fall and winter has some of the finest sunsets of the year. And while the FLORIDA Northern States had to deal with some serious cold snaps, locals and tourists on the Space Coast enjoyed warm temperatures. As the saying goes: we don’t need LIVE salt for icy streets, we use it for cold margaritas. Photos By Chuck Van Riper at www.brevardlive.com Brevard Live December 2018 - 9 10 - Brevard Live December 2018 Brevard Live nizations, Grind for Life and the Flor- ida Surf Museum. More than $40,000 has been collected for the two charities. Grind for Life is a cancer support group whose mission is to provide fi- nancial assistance to cancer patients and their families when they travel long distances to visit doctors and hos- pitals. The 18-year-old Florida Surf Museum preserves and documents all aspects of the unique history and cul- ture of Florida surfing, exposing visi- tors to the heritage and traditions of the surfing community. Since anyone of any age can par- ticipate as a Surfing Santa, exactly how many Santas will descend on Cocoa Beach this December 24th remains to be seen. The only requirement is to show up with your board and dressed as Santa or his helpers or any other Photo by Amanda Stratford character depicting the spirit of the sea- December 24, 8am, Minutemen Causeway in Cocoa Beach son. In the past, there also have been reindeer and Christmas tree Surfing Trading Sleds for Surfboards: Surfing Santas Santas, Rastafarian Surfing Santas, and even a Batman Surfing Santa. There urfing Santas return to Cocoa The 2018 event begins unfolding are no rules about costumes, organiz- SBeach for the tenth year on De- at 8 am along the beach near 2 Minute- ers point out, as long as one remem- cember 24th. There’s a very good men Causeway (where the causeway bers this is a family oriented event. reason folks along Florida’s Space intersects with N. Atlantic Avenue, also A costume contest open to the public Coast flock to Cocoa Beach’s down- known as Florida Route A1A) and is has been added in 2017. Anyone in the town oceanfront early in the morning expected to continue until early after- crowd can participate by dressing up in on Christmas Eve. Everyone wants noon. Plenty of parking is available and a winter-themed outfit. to stake out a prime viewing spot for numerous area restaurants will be open The first, very unofficial Surfing what has become a wildly popular an- to serve Surfing Santas participants and Santas event took place in 2009, when, nual ritual in these sunny seaside parts: spectators. on Christmas Eve, Trosset and his son, the celebrated arrival of the “Surfing “Since Santa has a busy night ahead George Jr., and daughter-in-law Brit- Santas.” of him on Christmas Eve, he likes to teny thought it would be a kick to go Over 650 Surfing Santas showed spend the morning enjoying his favor- surfing in South Cocoa Beach dressed up last year to catch some of Cocoa ite pastime, which is surfing,” smiled up as Santa Claus and his elves. When Beach’s finest waves, entertaining a Trosset. “And because Cocoa Beach a photo of their antics hit the front page beachside crowd estimated at more is the East Coast surfing capital, it’s no of a Florida newspaper, others wanted than 8,000. The local buzz for the 10th surprise he comes here to catch the best to join the fun. Since then, the number annual Surfing Santas extravaganza waves and mix with his fans. Around of Surfing Santas has grown almost ex- this December 24th dwells, as it always here, this show the Surfing Santas put ponentially each year. does, on just how many more Santas on is known as ‘the ride of Christmas “Surfing Santas has evolved into will take part compared to the previ- magic.’ This is Central Florida’s best this fantastic community gathering of ous year. Organizer George Trosset, Christmas party.” surfing enthusiasts coming from near who started this tradition somewhat by All this beachy holiday merriment and far to this very popular surf spot, in accident nine years ago, recently pre- is for a good cause. Proceeds from do- celebration of Christmas,” Trosset said. dicted that at least a thousand surfers nations and sales of the official Surfing For info about the live entertain- will show up “to ride the Surfing San- Santas T-shirt commemorating this free ment visit www. SurfingSantas.org or tas wave” at Cocoa Beach.. event benefit two local nonprofit orga- Facebook. Brevard Live December 2018 - 11 Brevard Live Thursday, December 13, 7:30pm, King Center, Melbourne GUESS WHO to play local bars and restaurants. By handful of singles were released be- By Matthew Bretz 1962, just as they were making a name tween 1963 and 1964 under Quality for themselves they changed their call Records, but nothing really went any- sign to Chad Allan and the Reflections. where chart wise. In ’65 an American he Guess Who is coming to Chad Allan was the original singer group called The Reflections put out town - and that’s not a ques- and songwriter for the group, and that a song called “(Just Like) Romeo and tion…seeT what I did there? Part wasn’t his real name either…it was Al- Juliet” and it turned out to be a hit. It in support of their latest album, lan Kowbel. So, the original line-up was decided shortly after that the band The Future is What it Used To was Chad “Allan Kowbel” Allan on had to change their name again. This Be, released back in Septem- lead vocals and guitar, Bob Ashley on time they went with the moniker Chad ber, and part because they are keys, Randy Bachman (later of Bach- Allan and the Expressions. always touring and love to play, man-Turner Overdrive) on guitars and 1965 turned out to be their year the blues rockers from the land backing vocals, Jim Kale on bass and as the band was able to produce their of maple leaves and hockey will backing vocals, and Gary Peterson first hit single.