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Brevard Live Live March 2021 - 1 2 - Brevard Live March 2021 Brevard Live Live March 2021 - 3 4 - Brevard Live March 2021 Brevard Live Live March 2021 - 5 6 - Brevard Live March 2021 Contents March 2021 FEATURES MARCH FORWARD... SHRIMPFEST & CRAFT BREW ..to help Jesse Hebb, who suffered a ShrimpFest & Craft Brew Hullabaloo is Columns an annual 3-day celebration of Ameri- tragic accident that broke her shoulder. Charles Van Riper ca’s most loved seafood, held at River- No insurance, no way to work. But when Political Satire view Park in the historic city of Sebas- 18 you have great friends, like the owners What’s in a name? of Rez Pro plus several musicians, you tian. Live music, Craft Beer Tasting, and car show are on the program are not alone. The music community has Calendars come together to help one of their own. Page 14 21 Music is back in Page 10 Brevard County ROCKIN’ KIDZ CLUB FESTIVAL JOHN VALBY AKA MR DIRTY “It’s time for a family music festival,” Local Lowdown If you like dirty jokes, this show is for says organizer Katina Bolton. The event by Steve Keller you! What makes John Valby so unique was planned last year, then postponed 28 and entertaining is his uncommon rap- due to the pandemic. There will be live Brevard Eatz: port with the audience and his ability to music, face painting, raffles with some mix his musical talent with a mad-cap amazing prizes and lots of give-a-ways 30 Cantina Dos Amigos variety of “Dirty Ditties”. Page 14 Page 12 I Am Nomad MEXICAN FOOD CALIFORNIA STYLE by Bill Stanley ELIZA NEALS Cantina Dos Amigos has been a com- 32 This blues lady is a prolific songwriter, munity mainstay where families gather The Dope Doctor confident producer, arranger, bandleader, and dine, and friends hang out in the pianist, and one-of-a-kind live perform- little quaint town of Indialantic. “Cali- 34 Luis A. Delgado, CAP er. Her operatically trained voice has fornia Style” means less spicy and more been called both sexy and menacing. cheese, and it tastes delicious. Fishing Report Page 12 Page 30 38 by Pompano Rich Brevard Live Live March 2021 - 7 8 - Brevard Live March 2021 BREVARD LATELY BREVARD LIVE The largest and most popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 29 years. PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GRAPHIC ART SALES Heike Clarke ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Steve Keller STAFF WRITERS Matthew Bretz Rob Pedrick PHOTOGRAPHY Bradford Martin COVER PHOTO Chuck Van Riper COLUMNISTS Chuck Van Riper Luis A. Delgado Bill Stanley Reproduction of any portion of 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 © 2021 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 or read our Flip Book BREVARD FLORIDA Photo top: A white squirrel eating something by a tree in a Brevard neighborhood. Photo above: Flocks of Northern Gannets have been off the beaches and at Port Ca- naveral lately. These migratory sea birds nest in Newfoundland. LIVE Photos by Bradford Martin at www.brevardlive.com Brevard Live Live March 2021 - 9 Brevard Live fateful day, Hebb took a curb the wrong way, resulting in breaking her right shoulder in 4 separate places. “ I can’t do no more popping up on curbs or trying to jump shit. I also will wear a helmet now. I was pretty lucky that it was my shoulder that took the brunt of the fall and not my head. I did have a mild concussion from the accident.” Hebb has been a fixture in the Brevard bar/restaurant management scene almost half her life. “I grew up in the Orlando area. My mom and family lived in Brevard so I’ve been visiting here since I was a little kid,” she explains. “I gave birth to my only son Javen and moved out here after he was born. He is 18 now.” As far as work history she worked for Carrabbas/Outback for 11 years. “I worked every posi- tion in that company. From bus girl to hourly manager. I was a cook and used to do the training for new stores. I worked every position possible. Then I worked for Lou’s Blues for 9 years, General Manager for the last 4 years I was there. Eventually I got tired of the fake hospitality industry. People pretending to be your friend just to get something out of you. I needed the change at the time. I wanted to do something positive for people. I felt like getting people drunk for their next dui, divorce, fight, or even their dete- riorating health, was not the right path for me to take. After I left Lou’s I helped my good friend Helene Bjornenak open Saturday, March 6, 1pm, Just One More up The Snug Pub in Cocoa Village. I then went to Learn Sa- tiva to try and get a foot in the Medical Marijuana industry. I wanted to benefit people’s quality of life, and I thought Medical Marijuana would do just that. It has saved my life time and time again.” I worked at Curaleaf while bartend- March Forward ing at Just 1 More. I loved that job but I made more money By Steve Keller/ Photos by Chuck Van Riper as a bartender. So here I am now, working at J1M and get- ting into bicycle wrecks.” e could all use some help once in a while. If Hebb did make some lifelong friends while working the last 12 months have taught us anything, it’s at Lou’s Blues. “I worked with Stacey Saunders there. She thatW someone’s life, and livelihood, can be altered in was a hard one to crack when I started there,” Hebb recalls. a blink of an eye. Add to it a job in the service indus- “All the girls were kind of mean and didn’t want to give the try and one small but severe incident can have your newbies the time or day. I remember trying to break the ice world come crashing down. So is the tale for Brevard with Stacey while waiting for the restroom. Back in those by way of Orlando bartender Jesse Hebb. A bike acci- days all the bartenders had to wait for the manager to leave dent in January forced her out of work, in dire need of for safety reasons. We would all hang out downstairs shoot- surgery and without medical insurance. A recipe that ing the shit. The door that is on the Southside of the building many in this country can relate to, accident or not. is where we would leave out of. We called that hallway the What happened next has brought a smile to Hebb’s trough. We were all standing in said hallway, and Stacey face as well as reunited a community always willing was talking about how she lost an earring that night. I pre- to help. tended to be interested. I was Iike hold up and dramatically started digging in my pockets saying I found an earring. I “I took up e-biking during the 1st quarantine,” Hebb recalls pulled it out my middle finger and asked her if this was it. setting up the scene. “E” biking is a bicycle with an inte- We’ve been best friends since then.” grated electric motor which can be used for propulsion. “It Saunders remembers the day of the bike accident. “I really helped me with my depression and the lack of a job was home and Jesse and I had been texting throughout the due to business closures,” she continues. “I would ride 20 to day. At about 2:30 she tells me she’s beachside on her E 60 miles in a day just putzing town. I really looked forward bike, then at 3:15 I get a text saying, I fell on my bike, going to going for a ride and just listening to my music.” On that to hospital, call you later,” she says. “I immediately had to 10 - Brevard Live March 2021 know what happened but she was disoriented. She told me lished to raise money even before the event. “It was a no her boyfriend Ricky picked her and the bike up and was brainer”, Saunders laughs about helping their friend. “Sta- with her.” Hebb went in for surgery on January 28th. It was cey and I conceptualized the idea, and when I mentioned it a success but the doctors believe she may need additional to Moe, he was all about it, of course. Not only do we get to procedures or even a possible shoulder replacement to re- help our goods friend out, we get to put our gear to use again. pair the damage. Hebb posted a picture of the xray on her And we love to show people what we can do.” Facebook page as a reminder of the long road to recovery At press time the musical lineup for the event is one that is still ahead. She’ll be out for at least three months of the strongest in recent memory. The outpouring of sup- and will need to go to physical therapy to regain mobility. port and donating their time and talents from the community For Saunders and her husband and Rez Pro cofounder Chris was overwhelming.