Brevard Live October 2010

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FEATURES page 51 WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS! OKTOBERFEST If you missed Brevard’s most glamor- Get a little insight about the history about Columns ous event, here’s what you missed. If you this German festival that sells the most Charles Van Riper beer and attracts 6 million people. Then were one of the many attendants, relive Political Satire the great moments of the Brevard Live take this knowledge and soak it in some 32 Music Awards where everyone was a brewskies at our Brevard Oktoberfests. Calendars winner. Page 31 Page 9 Live Entertainment, 25 Theatre, Concerts, STYX STAN SOLOKO Festivals, Arts Spawned from a suburban Chicago base- He’s traveled, lived an exciting and in- ment in the early 70s, STYX would even- teresting life, and has shared the stage Brevard Scene tually transform into the virtual arena rock with Larry Corryell, Jockamo Gates, 34 What’s hot in prototype by the late 70s and early 80s. Richie Cole, Ira Sullivan, and others. Brevard Over the course of their career they’ve Page 37 released 15 studio albums, 6 best-of com- Modern Woman pilations, 4 live albums and has sold over BoBBY Q. BROWN It’s a woman’s life 30 million albums worldwide. 35 by Misti Blu Day Page 15 A few years ago Bobbi began to deviate from the realistic style of painting that she was known for. Although she con- Life & The Beach STAR WARS CELEBRATION V tinues to paint realistic marine life paint- 45 Relationship Only Jedis and storm troopers allowed ings such as manatees and sea turtles, she Column here. This is “Star Wars Celebration V”. has begun to get more experimental. by Matt Bretz Page 20 Page 42

Brevard Live October 2010 - 7 8 - Brevard Live October 2010 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most 7th Annual Brevard Live Music Awards popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 19 years. PUBLISHER/EDITOR Heike Clarke STAFF WINNERS! ACCOUNT MANAGER Charlene Hemmle MUSIC WRITERS Matt Bretz WINNERS! Chris Long Joan Bixby OUT & ABOUT WINNERS! Misti Blu Day Charlene Hemmle MC Chris Long All Photos by ART Tim Bretz Joan Bixby PHOTOGRAPHY By Matthew Bretz Misti Blu Day Tim Bretz nce again it’s COLUMNISTS come and gone Chuck Van Riper O Matt Bretz and we are left with Misti Blu Day Reproduction of any portion of a lot of happy mu- Brevard Live Magazine is strictly sicians, some new prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. trophies for the mantle, credit card ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES Open Fire Phone: (321) 956-9207 bills for a couple Fax: (321) 956-9228 of limos, a freshly [email protected] infused Musician’s COMMENTS & LETTERS Fund and some Brevard Live Magazine P.O. Box 1452, beautiful memories Melbourne, Fl 32902 of what was proba-

Copyright © 2010 bly the best Brevard Brevard Live Music Awards show All rights reserved to date. After a year We are not responsible for photos off Chris Long was or scripts sent to Brevard Live All About Nothing Magazine. Published photos and back in full force articles become property of this publication. We are not as the host with the responsible for wrongful most and rocked advertised or canceled venues. it. The show went off without a hitch Download a pdf file BREVARD and Long ran it so FLORIDA smoothly the end LIVE snuck up on us www.brevardfloridalive.com and left us wanting www.brevardlive.com more. continued page 11 www.floridalive.org Elephant Gun

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WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS! The audience was an illus- After a few trious gathering of who’s who in more awards it was the fertile talent pool that is the time for one of my fa- Brevard music scene. A lot of local vorite guitarists to take the stage. favorites were there both as hope- Jamie Rickett has been working all ful nominees and support for oth- summer with her drummer/boy- ers including Switch, Who Was I? friend “K-Mac” on a new album. and Entertainer Of The Year win- I’m very excited to hear what she’s ner Open Fire. been up to but I’ll have to wait a Ana Kirby kicked off the night bit longer. For the show she opted with an absolutely flawless rendi- to tear through Santana’s Gypsy Ana Kirby tion of the Star Spangled Banner Queen and keep her new stuff un- setting the tone high for the rest of der wraps. Either way she killed - the night. but doesn’t she always? The Danny Morris band held the Close to the halfway mark stage warmly and confidently do- Chris took us through a very ing just what a good house band touching, very emotional moment does. My only disappointment was of remembrance for the friends we not getting to hear Morris rip it up lost this last year. It wasn’t any with his signature style. easy moment for any of us to get The second performance of through and I lost my composure the night was from rocker Jenny when Duane Soumi’s name was Walker as she pounced on us sing- announced. Shortly after Kenny ing “been a long time since I rock Clarke performed a haunting med- and rolled!”. It was a hot perfor- ley of songs he had personally mance and she hit on the spirit of played with each one of our broth- the song completely, feeding off ers passed on, including Hendrix’s the energy of the crowd and send- Little Wing in tribute to the late ing it right back. great Steve Thorpe. Jenny Walker continued page 13

Kenny Clarke Jamie Rickett Sammy Hill

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WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS!

After intermission the crowd settled back into their seats and we were introduced to Long’s teenage son, already tow- ering over his father. It was a nice touch to be reminded of the future of our scene after all the loss we felt this year. As tradition dictates the sponsors were paraded across the stage again to thank House band & Winner Danny Morris them for all they do and then it was time to announce the winner of the title Enter- tainer Of The Year. When the name Open Fire was announced the place erupted and you couldn’t help but feel like everyone in the room was a winner just by being there. Bill Howard It was a joyful moment and everyone was happy to share it with such a nice group of players. Afterwards for the third year in a row we all headed out to Lou’s Blues for the After Party and all the winners got to perform. Along with them were award winners Elephant Gun, a band I was very happy to see take home a trophy. Julia Faith It was a great night and everyone en- joyed themselves. And why wouldn’t we? We’re all entertainers- we better to be able to entertain each other! A good party for a good cause…you can’t ask for more than that. Congratulations to all the winners and a special shout out to Brevard Live’s own Chuck Van Riper for taking home the award for favorite trumpet. Presenter Beverly Beach

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Shows & Concerts

All photos by Ash Newell

Thursday, October 21, 7:30 pm, King Center Photo By Robert Hoffman Styx Wednesday, October 20, 8 pm, King Center t’s the tour STYX fans have been waiting for. Tommy IShaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, Spyro Gyra guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Su- ounded in 1974 by saxophonist Jay Beckenstein, Spyro cherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the FGyra have consistently been one of the commercially occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck successfully pop-jazz groups of the past 30 years. This Panozzo are getting ready to head out on the U.S. concert jazz fusion band was originally formed in the mid-1970s trail again this year. However, for this round of dates, the in Buffalo, New York. With over 25 albums released and band has an extra-special treat planned. Along with the 10 million copies sold, they are among the most prolific classic hits, the band will be performing 1977’s The Grand as well as commercially successful groups of the scene. Illusion and 1978’s Pieces Of Eight in their entirety. Among their most successful hit singles are “Shaker Song” Spawned from a suburban Chicago basement in the and “Morning Dance”, which received significant play on early ‘70s, STYX would eventually transform into the vir- popular music radio stations, and are still frequently heard tual arena rock prototype by the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, nearly 30 years later on jazz and easy listening stations. due to a fondness for big rockers and soaring power bal- Their music, which has been influential in the devel- lads. Over the course of their 38-year career they’ve re- opment of smooth jazz, combines jazz with elements of leased 15 studio albums, 6 best-of compilations and 4 live R&B, funk and pop music. Although generally considered albums, garnering 8 Top Ten singles. STYX has sold over to be more “jazz” than “smooth”, Spyro Gyra have been 30 million albums worldwide. praised as skilled instrumentalists and for their live perfor- STYX has performed more shows since ’99 than all mances, which average nearly 100 per year. of the previous years combined. Two Super-Bowl appear- With the exception of alto saxophonist, songwriter & ances, Pollstar box office chart-topping tours with Def Lep- founding bandleader Jay Beckenstein and keyboardist Tom pard, Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Bad Company, Schuman the personnel has changed somewhat over time Foreigner, two more studio albums and no end in sight. as well as between the studio and the live stage.

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Nov. 9 At Levelz West Melbourne Oct. 3, 2pm at Earl’s Hideaway Oct. 17, 2 pm At Earl’s Hideaway The Cult Sebastian Sebastian he Cult are a British rock band, Jimmy Thackery Jimmie Van Zant Tformed in 1983.They gained a e’s one of the few blues guitarists dedicated following in Britain in the Hwho learned first hand from the he name Van Zant spells Southern mid 1980s as a post-punk band with masters of the blues. Though most as- TRock, and Jimmie is one them. singles such as “She Sells Sanctu- sociate Jimmy with his 15 years as the He is the cousin of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ary”, before breaking mainstream in co-founder of the Nighthawks, he end- Ronnie and Johnny Van Zant and Don- the United States in the late 1980s as ed his time with them in 1987. Since nie Van Zant of .38 special. That’s a lot a hard rock band with singles such as then, Jimmy has been on the road do- of family! “Love Removal Machine”. The band ing up to 300 shows a year proving Jimmie was born in Jacksonville, fuses a heavy metal revivalist sound each night that he is the guitar power- Florida - a city known in the music with some pseudo-mysticism and house in the blues. circles as “the home of southern rock guitar-orchestrations while adding Thackery left the Nighthawks royalty.” Jimmies father, E.C. Van touches of post-punk goth rock.The because he wanted the opportunity to Zant and Ronnie, Donnie and Johnny’s longest serving members are vocalist write and put newer material into the father, Lacy Van Zant, are brothers, Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, sets. First he formed a six piece R&B linking this famous family together. the band’s two songwriters. band, the Assassins, an all-star R&B, Throughout his later teen years, After moving to London, the funk band from the DC area, and re- Jimmie was sidetracked from the mu- band released the album Love in 1985, corded three albums with them. Then, sic and took an interest in fast cars, which included singles such as “She in 1992, Thackery put together his professional bowling tournaments and Sells Sanctuary” and “Rain”. In the three piece band called the Drivers to other hobbies. late 1980s, the band dropped their post- highlight his explosive guitar. The tragedy of the fateful plane punk sound in favor of hard rock with His first record, Empty Arms Mo- crash of 1977 of the Lynyrd Skynyrd their third album, Electric, and their tel, was recorded at Kingsnake Re- band and loss of Ronnie Van Zant fourth album, Sonic Temple, which cords and released in 1992. “That one brought Jimmie back to his musical enabled them to break into the North still seems to be the favorite of a lot roots, and he then decided to make his American market. By the early 1990s, of people.” After five more releases mark in the industry. the band was fraying behind the scenes with Blind Pig Records, Thackery has Jimmie formed his own red-hot leading to a split-up in 1995 but reunit- released and produced two of his own southern rock band and hasn’t been off ed in 1999 and recorded the album Be- records, We Got It and True Stories, the road since. His band is tight and yond Good and Evil. In 2006, the band on Telarc and two collaborations on plays as if they are on a mission. When reformed again to perform a series of Telarc with Tab Benoit, Whiskey Store it comes to southern rock, the Van worldwide tours. In October 2007, the and Whiskey Store Live. Zants are still laying down the law. band released Born into This.

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Oct. 21, Levelz West Melbourne Bone Thugs N Harmony

rammy Award Winning semi- Gnal hip hop vocal group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony has been road- warriors with extensive mommoth- tours. The new tour will feature the line up of Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-n- Bone and will hit a total of 35 cities through October 30, 2010. Since their inception in 1993 Bone Thugs-In-Harmony have sold over 30 million records over the 11 studio albums and 5 Greatest Hits packages and compilations making them one of the most successful and Oct. 7, Captain Hiram’s three-part harmony. prolific hip hop groups of all times. Sebastian At Ronnie Van Zant’s urg- Known mostly for their unique flow The Outlaws ing, Lynyrd Skynyrd manager Alan and lyricism, Bone’s style and tech- Walden became management partners nique can be described as melodic, with Charlie Brusco, and the two men he Outlaws were born to the rapid-fire and aggressive. Their flow brought label executives to the up-and- is often interwoven at a high-speed, Tblue-collar port city of Tampa, coming band’s doorstep. Clive Davis melodic pace or slow, harmonic Florida in the early 1970’s. The signed the band to his newly formed pace. Their subject matter includes band was made up of Hughie Tho- Arista label in the spring of 1975. The other topics such as urban socio- masson, Henry Paul, Monte Yoho, Outlaws’ debut album rode the momen- political issues, and religion. They and Frank O’Keefe. At Hughie’s tum of AOR classic “Green Grass and have been out spoken and major ad- urging, Billy Jones moved back High Tides” to #13 on Billboard’s Hot vocates of the legalization of mari- 100. With substantial success in the from Colorado in 1972 to com- juana in California and beyond. In live concert arena and on the strength addition to their joint projects each plete the five-piece lineup. of repeated chart-topping records, The member has released at least one Outlaws established themselves as pre- solo CD. Joining the likes of Tom Petty and miere players in the phenomenon that This concert is presented by other regional acts at the time, The came to be known as Southern Rock. Deuterman Production. For more Outlaws quickly became a favorite After decades of triumph, The information, tickets and reserved of the Tampa college crowd. With the Outlaws have endured repeated trag- tables contact 321-508-5141. help of newly recruited manager Char- edy in the loss of original members lie Brusco, the band set its sights on Frank O’Keefe, Billy Jones, and most taking the show on the road. Earning a recently signature singer/songwriter/ reputation as a great live band, they lit guitarist Hughie Thomasson. up the clubs from Macon to Nashville. Today, the Outlaws are at the Following in the footsteps of such threshold of a new era. Along with great bands as The Allman Brothers original singer/songwriter/guitarist and The Eagles, The Outlaws devel- Henry Paul and original drummer/ oped their own high-powered, guitar- songwriter Monte Yoho, the Outlaws driven country-rock, complete with feature Chris Anderson, Billy Crain, exciting self-penned music and stellar Randy Threet, and Jon Coleman.

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By Matthew Bretz

t’s Friday morning, or as I like going where no one has gone be- ful of friends in the parking lot of the Ito call it Thursday night, and fore! Just kidding trekkies this is Orlando Convention Center and get in I’m suddenly much more awake no place for you. Only Jedis and line for the entrance. Everywhere I look there are fantastic little details from than anyone should be at that time storm troopers allowed here. This the Star Wars universe meticulously of day. It’s 6 am and my alarm is “Star Wars Celebration V”. If arranged to make it feel as though we is committing mutiny. It’s still a anyone from the empire gives are really entering another world. Die few hours until I would normally you grief just use the Jedi mind hard fans of these films have created be getting up for work, but work trick and tell them you’re with a very dynamic underground commu- isn’t the plan today. No, today has the band…you know the one in nity for themselves and the citizens of been set aside for a visit to the the cantina that only knows one said community have come out of the wood work today. I’m not even in the temporary make shift Mecca of song. convention yet and I’ve already seen galactic geekdom taking place in at least five Princess Leias and fifteen Thirty minutes later I’m up and the great city of Orlando over the storm troopers. ready to roll. The sun isn’t quite up yet next few days. A big part of these conventions but I am. I buckle up and head out. Not is the chance to meet actors from the Grab your light saber and wanting to face the republican guard films and the fans don’t have to wait power up your droid, we’re boldly on our own we meet up with a hand- very long. While we wait for the doors

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to open we are entertained by a few with Lucas Films fun. At the back of care. It’s time to eat. Ten minutes later cast members including the golden the main room I come across the au- I’m downing something similar to piz- boy himself, Anthony Daniels, better tograph section. It seems almost every za when I see him. Can’t be, I say to known as C3PO. actor that has ever been in a Star Wars myself. I get up to take a closer look Once the doors open the crowds flick is here to sell autographs. Most and realize I’m now chasing/following rush inside to a full compliment of ven- are in the 10 to 20 dollar range but someone I may or may not recognize dors, lectures, celebrities and shows. there are more expensive hand shakes through a SW convention. I decide to The rest of my crew is beginning to and signatures to be had depending on take a chance call his name. scatter, some heading for the vendors, how important their character was to “Mr. Stewart?” some for the autograph section and the storyline. The most expensive are “Yes?” others for one of the coolest laser tag Ray Park (Darth Maul) at 35 dollars, It’s him! Jon Stewart from the set ups I’ve ever seen. I decided to Carrie Fischer (Leia) at 50 dollars and Daily Show on comedy central. I asked check the schedule and find out when Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamil) at 110 him for a picture, he said ok and we the Hoth Ice Bar opens for business. dollars. I did get to meet an ewok for took one. The end. And that’s the story Not till noon, suffering sand people! free. That was cool. of the time I met Jon Stewart, kids. Okay, guess I’ll take in the sights. Further down the path I find myself After that I decide to head upstairs The schedule of activities is pretty in the food court and it’s a good thing and check out one of the other two impressive at first glance. The people because I’m starving. The vendors are floors. As I get off at the top of the es- running the show have successfully all your typical over-priced, sub-qual- calator I realize that I’m now in line for packed every minute of every day ity, cafeteria style choices, but I don’t something. It’s a long line and I’m not

Brevard Live October 2010 - 21 near the end so I stay in it and throw caution to the wind. In a few minutes I’m seated in the balcony of a large auditorium and onstage is a man dressed in a black jumpsuit with a headset microphone on. He’s making funny sounds and talking to himself, and fighting with himself and sometimes even making out with himself. I don’t have the first clue as to what’s going on, but everyone around me seems to love it so I try to focus and zero in on what’s happening. As it turns out, this guy is performing the entire first three movies word for word by himself. After a little research I discover he can also do all of the Lord of the Rings movies. It’s bizarre to watch and even though I’m a Star Wars fan all I can do is wonder when and why he found the time to memorize every line in all of these movies. Then I wonder how much someone gets paid for something like this. Then I wonder why someone would pay. Then I wonder why I’m still watching this guy perform the ultimate nerd phantasm, getting paid to quote movies lines, and I leave. The next order of business is the droid races but I still have a bit of time and it’s almost noon so I pop on over the Hoth Ice Bar for some refreshments. G4 gaming network has put this little bar together and they did a decent job. There are ice sculptures, real snow on the tables and paid actors hanging out in snow suits from the Empire Strikes Back. The beer is crazy expensive, but it is beer still so my wallet gets a bit lighter. After the bar I head down to the droid races. This I’m excited about and apparently I’m not alone because the sidelines are packed. It was news to me, but it turns out you can buy body kits to make life size remote controlled droids just like the ones from the films- including R2D2. The tracks are set up like winding drag races and the droids are basically racing against time. I was pumped all the way up until the first race started and the droids took off from the line at the break neck speed of barely moving. I seriously walked away from the race to check out a nearby vendor and returned to find the same race still in play. The announcer did his best to bring some energy into the mix with a play by play but it just wasn’t happening. Once again I’m on my way. Checking the schedule I notice a lecture about the rebel alliance soon to start in the east wing. Sounds interesting so I head that direction. Suddenly a tall slender latex form shoots past me. The girl who is accompaning me has a look of puzzled shock on her face. “Was that Adrienne Currie?”, she says. “Let’s find out” And we do, and it is. It’s Adrienne Currie the first winner of America’s Next Top Model. What she’s doing there I have no idea, but I ask for a picture, she says ok, we take one and that’s it, the end. And that’s the story of the time I met Adrienne Currie, kids. The lecture has already started so we sneak into a

22 - Brevard Live October 2010 couple of seats in the back and get ready to learn. What follows is another confusing moment for me in a world where I apparently don’t speak the native language. There is a woman onstage saying something about good boots being the most important item to invest in. Then she talks about quality of leather for a while. It looks as though there was supposed to a video presentation accompanying the boots speech because while the discussion continues there is a man next to her trying to get her computer, which is connected to a big screen, to show the proper graphics. Right now we are all looking at her email and that apparently was not the plan. I still have no idea what any of this has to do with the rebellion when suddenly the computer screen changes from email to a color coded map of the United States. Now I’m even more confused. I’m pretty sure America was never in the Star Wars movies, but I might be wrong because the discussion has now turned to the annex of New York in the rebel alliance. What is going on? It takes a good deal of time, but eventually I begin to understand that I have stumbled into the meeting of a costumer club. It all makes sense now. As the day wears on I visit a number of sights and witness more than a few very nerdy, but also very fun events. But the best part of the day comes near the end when after an hour in line we are in the second row of an interview with Seth Green and the other guys behind the genius show “Robot Chicken” on Adult Swim. They even brought along Joey Fatone of N’Sync fame for kicks. I’m a huge fan of RC so this is a real treat and after all is said and done the best thing that happens all day is that I learn where the name Robot Chicken came from. They originally wanted to call it “Junk in the Trunk”, but adult swim rejected it along with over a hundred other titles. Seth and the guys were sitting around brain storming about possible names when they decided to order Chinese. On the menu they noticed an item named Robot Chicken and they thought it was hilarious so as a joke they sent it in as a candidate for the title. Adult Swim loved it and the rest is history. All in all it’s a good day, but I am honestly a bit Star Wars-ed out. Tomorrow is the biggest day of the convention when the big man George Lucas will be in for a panel discussion. Would love to see but I’m on a one day ticket. Maybe next year, until then may the force be, well you know.

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Arts • Shopping • Dining • Relaxing

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1 - FRIDAY Williams and Amy Dingler Greg & Brian BONEFISH WILLY’S: HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: CRICKETS: 6:30pm Crab 7pm Aaron Cole & Alex Cole 8:30pm Terry Myers Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger Acoustic JUMPS: Johnny B. EARLS: 8pm Ernie Southern BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg KEY WEST BAR: 9pm HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Warner Spanks Sybil Gage BURGER INN: 6:30pm LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Grumpy Al Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30pm Johnny Fever CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 3:30pm Stephan Michael Connection NORTH END: 10pm Matt Greg & Brian; 7:30pm Kings MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Riley County Hitmen SIGGY’S: 7pm Corn Hole CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm Dj Tourney; 8pm Dj Chris Ken & Tammy Duo w/ Nevermist Productions CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm DJ SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 3pm 6 - WEDNESDAY Tony Banks Stoney & The House Rockers; CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm Charlie Daniels EARLS: 8:30pm Strobe 9pm Freeway Hair Peace October 14, 8pm ENIGMA: 7pm Dave Meyers S.B.I: 3pm Karl Hudson CROWNE PLAZA: 5:30pm King Center GROUCHOS/International SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Scooter; Groove Jazz Oil Silk Palms Resort: 8:30pm Trashy 9:30pm Rock Island LONG DOGGERS/PALM Melbourne Divas of the Deep South with SKEWERS: Belly Dancer BAY: 6pm Chester Murray Faye Woodroof, Janet Williams TROPSTOCK IN THE Caribbean Charlie Daniels, best and Amy Dingler VILLAGE: 10am Boz Bosley; HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm known for his 1979 HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 5pm 11am John Friday; 3:30pm Julia Bullock, Stan Soloko & Grammy-winning hit Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; Tropical Motivation; 5pm Scott Rabbit Simmons ‘The Devil Went Down 8:30pm Ron Teixeira Trio Kirby; 7pm Peter Mayer Group LOU’s BLUES: 5:30pm To Georgia’ is an Ameri- JUMPS: Rich Deems Karaoke w/Bob Neal; 9pm KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Erc’s 3 - SUNDAY Rock Star w/ Joe Calautti can music legend. A re- Bday Bash w/ Red Tide CAMP HOLLY: 2pm Stoney MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm nowned singer, guitar- LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm & The House Rockers Joe Calautti ist and fiddler, Daniels’ Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 1:30pm SANDBAR/Cocoa Bch: 4pm many accolades include Absolute Blue Junkie Rush; 6pm Kevin Pat Michaels; 9pm Open Mic gold, platinum and mul- MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Nayme SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Chris; 9pm Don Soledad CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: Wednesday Night Live tiplatinum albums, mul- SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 9pm 2:30pm Joe Calautti SKEWERS: 6:30pm Magic & tiple awards from the #9 CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Comedy w/ Logan Hawke Country Music Asso- S.B.I: 9pm Open Jam Ginger ciation, The Academy of 7 - THURSDAY SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm Country Music and the 9:30pm Open Fire Jamaikin Me Crazy w/ The 506 BROKEN BARREL: Acoustic TROPSTOCK IN THE Crew Guitar Gospel Music Associa- VILLAGE: 1pm Parrot EARLS: 2pm Jimmy Thackery CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm tion along with being an Island Band; 3pm Coco Loco; HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Matt Manning & The Revelores official member of the 4:50pm Jack Mosley; 8:50pm Jam Session CROWNE PLAZA: 5:30pm Grand Ole Opry. Homemade Wine LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Steve Lights Out Trio Hodak; 7pm “One Man Band” EARLS: 2pm Phoenix; 8:30pm 2 - SATURDAY Mark Wicked Games Free Haircuts BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Steel Drums w/ Chester Radio Flyerz; 9pm Dj Josh Julia Bullock, Stan Soloko & For The Cause S.B.I: 3pm Danny Morris Rabbit Simmons BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg Glo Salon’s team sup- Warner TROPSTOCK IN THE JUMPS: Sunnyland Steve BURGER INN: 6:30pm VILLAGE: 10am Worship by LONG DOGGERS/PALM ports Making Strides Grumpy Al the river w/ Live music; 3pm BAY: 6pm Lady & The Tramps against Breast Cancer CAMP HOLLY: 5pm Fat City Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo LOU’S BLUES: 9pm Spanks by giving a free haircut at CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7:30pm Band; 5pm Doyle Grisham, MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Glo Salon, 1158 W. New Kings County John Patti, John Frinzi; 6:40pm New World Beat Haven Ave in Melbourne. CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm Naridah Shakoor, Doyle NORTH END: 10pm Josh Mike Grisham, John Patti, John Miller The haircut will be free of CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Frinzi SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm charge with a donation to Ginger Karaoke the American Cancer So- CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm 4 - MONDAY SIGGY’S: 7pm Karl Hudson ciety. Glo’s Cut-a-Thon Island Sounds LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Dave Acoustic will be held on Sunday, EARLS: 2pm Spacecoast Kury Open Jam Playboys; 8:30pm Phoenix SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm 8 - FRIDAY October 17, 2010, be- ENIGMA: 7pm Don Soledad Rev. Billy BONEFISH WILLY’S: tween 10 am and 3 pm GROUCHOS/Island Spice: 7pm Aaron Cole & Alex Cole on a first come, first serve Trashy Divas of the Deep South 5 - TUESDAY Acoustic basis. with Faye Woodroof, Janet CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg

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Warner LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Karaoke w/Bob Neal; 9pm BROKEN BARREL: Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30pm Rock Star w/ Joe Calautti Oktoberfest w/ TBA Chain Reaction MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm BURGER INN: 6:30pm MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm New World Beat Grumpy Al Anna & Gary SANDBAR/Cocoa Bch: 4pm CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm Pat Michaels; 9pm Open Mic 3:30pm Greg & Brian; 7:30pm MoGeetz SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Chris; 9pm Rocktopus SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 3pm Wednesday Night Live CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm Spanks; 9pm Red Tide SKEWERS: 6:30pm Magic & Jack Clutterham SANDBAR Melbourne Bch: Comedy w/ Logan Hawke CRICKETS: 9pm The Kore 3pm Flight Risk; 9pm Spanks CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm DJ S.B.I: 3pm London Ink 14 - THURSDAY Russian Festival Tony Banks SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Scooter; BROKEN BARREL: Acoustic EARLS: 8:30pm Drunk Mullet 9:30pm The Day After Guitar October 2 ENIGMA: 7pm Dave Meyers SKEWERS: Belly Dancer CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm First Baptist Church GROUCHOS/International Shain Honkonen Merritt Island Palms Resort: 8:30pm Dak 10 - SUNDAY CROWNE PLAZA: 5:30pm Only two short weeks Rakow w/ Catherine Maloney CAMP HOLLY: 2pm Double Lights Out Trio after their 2010-11 Sea- HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm Down HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: Julia Bullock, Stan Soloko & son opener, the 80-piece 8:30pm Michael Mirand 2:30pm Ken Moores Rabbit Simmons Space Coast Symphony JUMPS: 5pm Miz Tari CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ JUMPS: 5pm John Mayer will present “A Russian KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Mike Ginger KEY WEST BAR: 10pm Jam Festival” at 7 pm on Sat- Lupis EARLS: 2pm Ghost Riders w/ Big-E urday, October 2nd at the LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm KING CENTER: 8pm Charlie First Baptist Church, 140 Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm Jam Session Daniels Band Magnolia Avenue in Merritt Mo Geetz LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Mike LONG DOGGERS/PALM Island. Conductor Aaron MATT’S CASBAH: Don Lupis; 7pm Special Guests BAY: 6pm Matt Adkins Soledad SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm LOU’S BLUES: 9pm Dave Collins and the non-profit OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm #9 Absolute Blue; 9pm DJ Josh Kury orchestra will explore the SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 9pm S.B.I: 3pm 23 Treez MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm powerful music of Rus- New World Beat Adam Azar sian composers, Piotr S.B.I: 7pm Karaoke COLUMBUS DAY NORTH END: 10pm Josh Tchaikovsky and Sergei SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; 11 - MONDAY Miller Prokofiev. 9:30pm Perfect Tuesday LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Dave SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm Kury Open Jam Karaoke 9 - SATURDAY SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm SIGGY’S: 7pm Karl Hudson BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm Rev. Billy Acoustic Flute Fall Concert Steel Drums w/ Chester October 31 BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg 12 - TUESDAY 15 - FRIDAY United Methodist Church Warner CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm BONEFISH WILLY’S: Suntree BROKEN BARREL: Hypersona Duo 7pm Aaron Cole & Alex Cole Oktoberfest w/ TBA CRICKETS: 6:30pm Crab Acoustic The Space Coast Flute Or- BURGER INN: 6:30pm Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg chestra presents its annual Grumpy Al EARLS: 8pm East of Omaha Warner Fall Concert on Sunday, CAMP HOLLY: 5pm Country HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm BURGER INN: 6:30pm October 31st. at 3 pm at Classic Sybil Gage Grumpy Al CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 2pm LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Bird CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: Suntree United Methodist Tree Frogs; 7:30pm Rocktopus Dog Bobby Band 3:30pm Greg & Brian; 7:30pm Church, 7400 N. Wickham CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm DManufacture Road, Melbourne, FL. The Taylor Made Joe Calautti CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm flute orchestra will be per- CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ NORTH END: 10pm Matt Ken & Tammy forming a variety of pieces Ginger Riley CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm DJ “From Bach to Broadway”! CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm SIGGY’S: 7pm Corn Hole Tony Banks This 40 member flute -or Island Sounds Tourney; 8pm Dj Chris EARLS: 8:30pm Fat City chestra is one of the larg- EARLS: 2pm Changes; 8:30pm ENIGMA: 7pm Dave Meyers Blox 13 - WEDNESDAY HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 5pm est regularly rehearsed ENIGMA: 7pm Mark Baker CROWNE PLAZA: 5:30pm Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; flute orchestras in the HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: Groove Jazz 8:30pm Ron Teixeira Trio world. All SCFO concerts 8:30pm Juanita Dixon HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm JUMPS: 5pm Jon Parrot are FREE and open to JUMPS: 5pm Vance Lee Julia Bullock, Stan Soloko & KEY WEST BAR: 9pm the public. For further in- KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Rabbit Simmons Spanks formation visit www.scfo. Pinch’s G-Man LONG DOGGERS/PALM LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm org or call 321-385-SCFO KING CENTER: 8pm Classic BAY: 6pm Chester Murray Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm (7236). Albums Live - Beatles, “The Caribbean Rock Island White Album” LOU’s BLUES: 5:30pm MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm

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Don Soledad Richard JUMPS: 5pm Adam “The Kid” OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm New SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm KEY WEST BAR: 10pm Jam World Beat Bottoms Up; 9pm DJ Josh w/ Big-E SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 9pm S.B.I: 3pm Red Tide KING CENTER: 8pm An Dub Irie Evening with Styx S.B.I: 9pm S.B.I Jam 18 - MONDAY LONG DOGGERS/PALM SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Dave BAY: 6pm Red Tide 9:30pm Changes Kury Open Jam LOU’S BLUES: 9pm Johnny SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Fever 16 - SATURDAY Rev. Billy MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm 2 Col. Bruce Hampton BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm Year Anniversary Party w/ Don October 20 Steel Drums w/ Chester 19 - TUESDAY Soledad & Keith Koelling Henegar Center BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm NORTH END: 10pm Josh Melbourne Warner Greg & Brian Miller BURGER INN: 6:30pm CRICKETS: 6:30pm Crab SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm Col. Bruce Hampton has Grumpy Al Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger Karaoke been making music since CAMP HOLLY: 5pm Strobe EARLS: 8pm Ernie Southern SIGGY’S: 7pm Karl Hudson CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Acoustic he formed his first band 2pm Tree Frogs; 7:30pm Sybil Gage in 1963. Col. Bruce has D’Manufacture LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm 22 - FRIDAY been in constant motion CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm Spanks BONEFISH WILLY’S: ever since leaving a trail Mike MATT’S CASBAH: Joe 7pm Aaron Cole & Alex Cole of live performances with CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Calautti Acoustic his many bands, includ- Ginger NORTH END: 10pm Matt BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg ing The Late Bronze Age CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm Riley Warner and Col. Bruce Hampton Island Sounds SIGGY’S: 7pm Corn Hole BURGER INN: 6:30pm EARLS: 2pm TBA; 8:30pm Tourney; 8pm Dj Chris Grumpy Al and The Aquarium Res- Stoney & The House Rockers CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: cue Unit. Along the way ENIGMA: 7pm Drift Session 20 - WEDNESDAY 3:30pm Greg & Brian; 7:30pm he appeared in the movie HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm Hypersona “Sling Blade” as the poet 8:30pm Patti Wicks Hair Peace CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm and band manager Morris JUMPS: 5pm Double CROWNE PLAZA: 5:30pm Jack Clutterham and starred in Mike Gor- Exposure Groove Jazz CRICKETS: 9pm Rock Island don’s cult classic “Out- KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Iron HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 7pm CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm DJ side Out” as a mystical Sausage Julia Bullock, Stan Soloko, Tony Banks LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Rabbit Simmons EARLS: 8:30pm Perfect guitar ‘out’structor. Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30pm KING CENTER: 8pm Spyro Tuesday Since 2006, The Green Light Gyra ENIGMA: 7pm Dave Meyers Colonel has been playing MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm LONG DOGGERS/PALM GROUCHOS/International a unique blend of blues Hitmen BAY: 6pm Chester Murray Palms Resort: 8:30pm Thea and jazz with his band SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: Caribbean Vidale Col. Bruce & The Quark OKTO-BEER-FEST 6pm Red LOU’s BLUES: 5:30pm HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: Alliance, featuring Kris Tide; 8:30pm Rex Goliath; Karaoke w/Bob Neal; 9pm 5pm Steve Kirsner & Al Dale (bass), Perry Osborn 11pm Onvi Sound System Rock Star w/ Joe Calautti Goldenberg; 8:30pm Ron S.B.I: 3pm London Ink MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Teixeira Trio (guitar) and Duane Trucks SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Scooter; New World Beat JUMPS: 5pm Rich Deems (drums). 9:30pm Odie’s Bone SANDBAR/Cocoa Bch: 4pm KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pat Michaels; 9pm Open Mic Danny Morris Band Port Fest 2010 17 - SUNDAY SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Chris; 9pm LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm October 23 CAMP HOLLY: 2pm East of Wednesday Night Live Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm Omaha SKEWERS: 6:30pm Magic & Don’t Quit Your Day Job The Cove CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 1:30pm Comedy w/ Logan Hawke MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Port Canaveral Fish Out of Water; 6pm Kevin Don Soledad This year’s event will start Nayme 21 - THURSDAY OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm with the 5K Pink Ribbon CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: BROKEN BARREL: Acoustic Entasys Walk for breast cancer 2:30pm Joe Calautti Guitar SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 9pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm Dub Culture awareness, followed by Ginger Matt Manning & The Revelores S.B.I: 7pm Karaoke Flavors of the Port, Bed CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; ‘n Bathtub Race, Shrimp Jamaikin Me Crazy w/ Dub Ginger 9:30pm All About Nothing Peel/Eating Contest, Kulcha CROWNE PLAZA: 5:30pm along with vendors and EARLS: 2pm Jimmy VanZant Lights Out Trio 23 - SATURDAY live music for all to enjoy. HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm ENIGMA: 7pm Drift Session BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm Proceeds will be going to Jam Session HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Steel Drums w/ Chester the American Cancer So- LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Steve Julia Bullock, Stan Soloko, BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg Hodak; 8pm Dave Kury & Rabbit Simmons Warner ciety-Brevard.

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BROKEN BARREL: UFC 26 - TUESDAY DJ Wisney & DJ Dirty Gotti KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pinch- 121 CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm O-Ween Party BURGER INN: 6:30pm Hypersona Duo Karaoke LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Grumpy Al CRICKETS: 6:30pm Crab SIGGY’S: 7pm Karl Hudson Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30pm CAMP HOLLY: 5pm Double Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger Acoustic Green Goblin Night w/ Green Down EARLS: 8pm George Clark Light CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 2pm HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 7pm 29 - FRIDAY MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Tree Frogs; 7:30pm Hypersona Sybil Gage BONEFISH WILLY’S: Matt O’Ween CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm 7pm Aaron Cole & Alex Cole OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm 2 Seperate Checks Howie Katz & The Blues Acoustic Year Anniversary Party w/ ONE CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Rockets BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg & Dj Bidi Ginger MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Warner SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm Joe Calautti BURGER INN: 6:30pm Mammoth Band; 9pm Mango Island Sounds NORTH END: 10pm Matt Grumpy Al Bros. 9pm Air Show EARLS: 2pm Ernie Southern; Riley CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 3:30pm S.B.I: 9pm Red Tide 8:30pm Roughouse SIGGY’S: 7pm Corn Hole Greg & Brian; 7:30pm Bullet SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Scooter; ENIGMA: 7pm Sandra Purdy Tourney; 8pm Dj Chris Theory 9:30pm Halloween Bash w/ Trio CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm Medusa & TBA HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 8:30pm 27 - WEDNESDAY Keith Koelling SKEWERS: Belly Dancer Ron Teixeira Trio CROWNE PLAZA: 5:30pm CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm DJ JUMPS: 5pm Sunnyland Steve Groove Jazz w/ C-1 Jazz Band Tony Banks HALLOWEEN KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Red HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 7pm EARLS: 8:30pm Open Fire 31 - SUNDAY Tide Julia Bullock, Stan Soloko, ENIGMA: 7pm Dave Meyers CAMP HOLLY: 2pm All LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Rabbit Simmons HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 5pm About Nothing Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30pm LONG DOGGERS/PALM Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: Billy Lee Soul Revue BAY: 6pm Chester Murray 8:30pm Ron Teixeira Trio 2:30pm Joe Calautti MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Caribbean JUMPS: 5pm Vance Lee CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Anna & Gary LOU’s BLUES: 5:30pm KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pinch Ginger OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm The Karaoke w/Bob Neal; 9pm LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm Day After Rock Star w/ Joe Calautti Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm Jamaikin Me Crazy w/ Scholars SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 3pm MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm Wicked Garden Gnomes Word Fyah Proof; UFC 121 New World Beat OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm EARLS: 2pm Rex Bongo and S.B.I: 3pm Karl Hudson SANDBAR/Cocoa Bch: 4pm Terror on the Traxx w/ the Cornbread Brothers Band SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Scooter; Pat Michaels; 9pm Open Mic Nevermiss Productions DJ HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm 9:30pm Rosco Martinez SIGGY’S: 8pm Dj Chris; 9pm Wisney & DJ Dirty Gotti Jam Session SKEWERS: Belly Dancer Wednesday Night Live SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 9pm LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Kent SKEWERS: 6:30pm Magic & Onvi Sound System Brown; 7pm Joe Calutti 24 - SUNDAY Comedy w/ Logan Hawke S.B.I: 9pm Open Jam SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 12pm CAMP HOLLY: 2pm SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; Air Show; 4pm Asix; 9pm Sunnyland Steve 28 - THURSDAY 9:30pm Spanks Halloween w/ Dj Josh CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 1:30pm BROKEN BARREL: Acoustic Scholars Word Guitar 30 - SATURDAY CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 6pm BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm 2:30pm TBA Shain Honkonen Steel Drums w/ Chester CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ CROWNE PLAZA: 5:30pm BRIO ITALIANO: 6pm Greg Ginger Lights Out Trio Warner CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm ENIGMA: 7pm Drift Session BURGER INN: 6:30pm Jamaikin Me Crazy w/ The HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Grumpy Al Lights Out Project Julia Bullock, Stan Soloko, CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 2pm The entertainment cal- EARLS: 2pm Brad Vickers & Rabbit Simmons Tree Frogs endar is the compilation of His Vestopolitans JUMPS: 5pm Miz Tari CAMP HOLLY: 5pm Double entertainment listed by our HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm KEY WEST BAR: Down 10pm Jam advertisers. Brevard Live Jam Session w/ Big-E CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: 7pm LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Mike LONG DOGGERS/PALM Sygnal Magazine is not responsible Lupis; 7pm Joe Calautti BAY: 6pm Monster Mash Biker CRICKETS: 9pm Halloween for any wrong listings. All SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Bash w/ The Billy Champman Karaoke Contest w/Ginger listings are subject to change Vintage; 9pm DJ Josh Band CROWNE PLAZA: 12pm during the month. S.B.I: 2pm Absolute Blue LOU’S BLUES: 9pm Joe Island Sounds The community calendar Calautti EARLS: 2pm Crooked Creek; 25 - MONDAY MATT’S CASBAH: 6:30pm 8:30pm Spanks lists events of non-profit orga- LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Dave Don Soledad ENIGMA: 7pm Don Soledad nizations or non-profit events. Kury Open Jam; NORTH END: 10pm Josh HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 8:30pm Press releases and calendar SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Miller Ron Teixeira Trio listings can be e-mailed to Rev. Billy OFF THE TRAXX: 9pm Toga JUMPS: 5pm Halloween Brevard Live Magazine at Party w Nevermiss Productions Costume Contest w/ Strobe Lite [email protected]

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AUDITIONS presents The PGK Project. 3500 Oct 24-25: Jacob Marley’s Brevard Art Museum, Eau Oct 31: Symphonic Spook- Christmas Carol, Melbourne Gallie. 777-2155 tacular Free Family Concert Civic Theatre, Melbourne, w/ B.S.O. 3pm. King Center. 723-6935 EVENTS/FESTIVALS 242-2219 Oct 1: Ghost Tours. 7pm Oct 31: Trunk-N-Treat/Fall CONCERTS/MUSIC Historic Rossetter House Mu- Festival. First United Meth- Every Friday: Brown Bag seum, Eau Gallie. 254-9855 odist Church of Melbourne. Jazz Lunch. 11:30am Cocoa Oct 1: Fall for the Arts, Eau 723-6761 Village. 639-3500 Gallie Arts District. 259-8261 Oct 1: Jazz Friday, Brevard Oct 2: Cruise In. Sand Point THEATRE Kenny Cohen Art Museum, Eau Gallie, Park, Titusville, 267-3036 Oct 1-10; Baby with the 242-0737 Oct 2&3: Melbourne Main Bathwater. Surfside Play- Tribute & Benefit Oct 2: A Russian Festival Street Fall Festival. Historic house Kenny Cohen has been Concert with special guest Downtown Melbourne. 724- Until Oct 3: Sweeney Todd; performing and playing Galmont Ballet. Space Coast 1741 The Demon Barber of Fleet saxophone on the Space Symphony Orchestra, First Oct 8: Friday Fest. 6pm Street. Cocoa Village Play- Coast since the 60’s. His Baptist Church of Merritt Downtown Melbourne. 724- house. 321-636-5050 smooth style, soulful voice Island, 536-8580 1741 Oct 8-24: I’ll Be Back and haunting sax have Oct 2: Platinum Coast Oct 10: Volkswagen Car Before Midnight. Henegar thrilled audiences on the Chorus Performance. Mullet Show. Wickham Park Pavil- Center for the Arts. 723-8698 Space Coast and beyond. Festival, Mims. 751-0981 lion. 674-7269 Oct 8-Nov 21: The Secret From a bicycle and a car Oct 13-14: Swingtime Jazz Oct 10: PCARS Hamfest Garden. Melbourne Civic accident, Kenny Cohen Band Concert. Melbourne Radio Show. Melbourne Theatre, Melbourne, 723-6935 has not performed since Auditorium. 724-0555 Auditorium. 327-2647 Until Oct 9: Barefoot in the early July and will be un- Oct 16: Beethoven’s Fifth w/ Oct 15-30: Boo at the Zoo. Park. Titusville Playhouse. able to play music for a B.S.O. King Center. 242-2219 Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, 321-268-1125 minimum of 6 + months Oct 22: The Art and Heart 254-WILD Oct 11: Tomie dePaola’s On Saturday, Novem- of Spirituals w/ Indialantic Oct 16-17: Cocoa Village Strega Nona: The Musical. ber 20th from Noon to 10 Chamber Singers. Advent Holiday Craft Fair. 631-9075 King Center Educational The- pm, Sax On The Beach, A Lutheran Church, Suntree, Oct 16: Vettes on the Av- atre, Melbourne. 242-2219 Tribute & Benefit For Kenny 960-5000 enue. Historic Downtown Oct 15-16: School House Cohen. This will be a Mu- Oct 23: An Enchanted Melbourne. Rock. Titusville Playhouse. sical Family Picnic by the Evening w/ Space Coast Oct 22-23: 15th Annual 321-268-1125 River at The Cocoa Beach Symphony Orchestra. First International Sea Bean Oct 22-31: Emma’s Attic Pavilion, the pavilion is at Baptist Church of Merritt Festival. Cocoa Beach Public Series “The Kinfe Trick”. the Golf Course on West Island. 536-8580 Library. 868-1104 Titusville Playhouse, 268- Minuteman Causeway in Oct 24: Twilight Jazz. WFIT Oct 23: Church Holiday 1125 Cocoa Beach. 89.5 FM, Panthereum, FIT Bazaar. Second Georgianna Oct 28-31: Playwright’s Many local musicians Campus, 674-8950 United Methodist Church. Workshop Fall Event “An have stepped forward to Oct 24: The Art and Heart 751-9214 Evening of One-Acts”. Surf- perform that day. Absolute of Spirituals. Indialantic Oct 23: Ghost Stories. side Playhouse Blue, Austin Pettit & Mo- Chamber Singers, Eastmin- Brevard Museum of History Oct 28-Nov 14: Cagney! Riv- Geetz, Blox Electric, The ster Presbyterian Church, & Natural Science. Cocoa, erside Theatre, Vero Beach. Bone Dogs, The Danny Indialantic. 960-5000 632-1830 800-445-6745 Morris Band, Dave Kury Oct 31: Brevard Symphony Oct 28: Stay Fit Produc- & Naome Bradshaw, Del- Orchestra Family Concert- tions Kid Power’s Opera- EXHIBITS gado, Honey Miller, Hot Symphonic Spooktacular. tion Lunch Line. Melbourne Oct 2-30: Dirty Dozen Ex- Flash, Jon Parrot & Steve King Center, Melbourne. Auditorium. 316-831-9560 posed! 2010, Boutique 4 Quil- Cowen, KC Connection, 242-2219 Oct 30: Suntree Fall Festi- ters, Melbourne, 806-5550 Kenny Michaels, Overload, Oct 31: Space Coast Flute val. The Centre at Suntree. Until Dec 18: Fabric of Life: Puzzlers Reunion, Rev- Orchestra Fall Concert. 302-0905 Textiles of Latin America. erend Billy C. Wirtz, Sybil Suntree United Methodist Oct 30&31: Orchid Society Ruth Funk Center for Textile Gage and The Tourist. All Church. 223-9875 Show. Melbourne Audito- Arts, Florida Institute of proceeds go to Kenny Co- rium. 777-9837 Technology, Melbourne. 321- hen. For more information DANCE Oct 31: Halloween in the visit earthawareness.org 674-8313 Oct 22: Dance Arts Centre Village. Cocoa Village. 639-

30 - Brevard Live October 2010 The street fest starts at 6 pm and lasts Oktoberfest until late. The village features two beer gardens and four stages of live enter- o what do you know about the Oktoberfest? That it has its origin tainment with Bubba Woopass Wilson Sin Germany - correct, even correcter would be Bavaria. That visi- and Jeff Howell, the shock-jocks from tors drink a lot of beer - it might even the biggest beer selling event in Real Radio 104.1 FM. the world. That it features lots of rides and attractions - it is indeed the The Cocoa Oktoberfest will offer world’s largest fair, with some six million people attending every year. something for everyone from authen- That all happens on a fairground in Munich. tic German food and street vendors to a “Hanz and Franz” look-a-like contest, as well as the crowning of Miss Now a little history, it started as a nival booths appeared, the huge tents Oktoberfest and fireworks at River- horse race! The original “Oktoberfest” and finally the fanciest midway. The front Park. For more information go to occurred in Munich, on October 12, Oktoberfest is an important part of Ba- www.CocoaOktoberFest.com. 1810. For the public commemoration of varian culture. Other cities across the their marriage that took place five days world also hold Oktoberfest celebra- before, Crown Prince Ludwig (later tions, modeled after the Munich event. October 8th & 9th at the King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese Broken Barrel Tavern of Saxe-Hildburghausen (namesake of October 9th in Of all places - Palm Bay! The Bro- the Theresienwiese festival grounds) Cocoa Village ken Barrel Tavern in NE Palm Bay put organized a great horse race. The event on a very first successful Oktoberfest Cocoa Village is one of those cit- was so successful that it was decided last year that lasted two days and at- ies that invite you to the flavor of the to renew it in 1811. The next year they tracted about 1,200 people altogether. Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 9th. added a agricultural show, then the car- Owner Kevin Menard had the right idea: “Mostly I wanted to do this event because there is so little going on in this area, Palm Bay, and it was a great opportunity to have a charitale event, a portion of our profits go to the Palm Bay PAL.” The festivities last 2 days, October 8th and 9th, all day long.The tavern will have music and food, a kid zone of Saturday and it’s just a great way for friends and families to get together and appreciate the simpler things in life. For more information call 321-728- 4755.

Brevard Live October 2010 - 31 The Column By Chuck Van Riper

Food for Thought

or years now, I’ve been on a health kick of sorts. I Fcut down to 3 packs of cigs a day, I now only drink 2 pots of coffee in the morning, and I don’t eat after 10:30 at night (mostly because I’m passed out). After a few years of being on my own high-fat-high-cholesterol diet, which was working out pretty well for me, I decided to see what else is out there. In a world with a veritable plethora of diet fads, pills and solutions, I’ve decided to explore some of these for myself and come to my own conclusions as to which fits my lifestyle the best. Now, I’ve tried many of these fads that seem to come and go. Take the Atkins diet for example. Lot’s of meat and eggs and high protein stuff. That would be perfect, I thought. So for a month I ate nothing but bacon wrapped fillet mignon for dinner. For breakfast I would either have a grapefruit with bacon bits on top or just a package or two of bacon by itself. For snacks, chicken wings wrapped in bacon and deep fried! Mm- mmm…lots of protein. Besides going broke, I gained 10 pounds! What the hell kind of diet is this? It just didn’t work for me. So now I figured I have two choices: (A): just eat foods that have no nutritional value at all or, (B): eat only foods that take more calories to eat than they themselves contain. My first choice was option (A). Finding foods with no nutritional value was much easier than I thought. After all, almost everything we eat is laden with so many chemicals and artificial flavors and colors, the original food item is almost indistinguishable at this point. I mean, it looks like cheese and feels like cheese and almost taste like cheese, yet it called a “cheese food”. Does that mean it really isn’t cheese, just a bunch of chemicals put together to resemble cheese? One of the most notorious of these “foods” is my old favorite: Twinkies! So here’s what I found out. Twinkies consist of approximately 39 ingredients. They are made to stay “fresh” on the shelves in the store. This is accomplished by using ingredients that do not spoil. Instead of using milk, cream or butter, you can substitute cellulose gum, lecithin and sodium stearoyl lactylate. Yummy!! Sounds good already! Then there’s the delicious corn dextrin, a commonly used thickener, also used as the glue on post-

32 - Brevard Live October 2010 age stamps (Hey! How about a postage stamp diet?). Of course, Twinkies wouldn’t be Twinkies without ferrous sulfate, an iron supplement in enriched flour and vitamin pills, also used as a disinfectant and weed killer. How about calcium sulfate, a dough conditioner, aka a “food- grade plaster of Paris.” I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. Another good thing about the Twinkie diet is that if you get them on sale, buy cases of them. As long as they are in their wrappers, they’ll last for decades! It must be the polysorbate 60, Red 40, and mono and diglycer- ides. According to Steve Ettlinger, author of “Twinkie, Deconstructed”, many of the Twinkie’s ingredients are “more closely linked to rocks and petroleum than any of the four food groups,” but they still technically come from the Earth (many are mined!). Therefore, Twinkies are all natural! Cool! After a month of Twinkies, I lost 1.5 pounds, although much of this was due to teeth falling out. Time for plan B. There are actually foods that burn more calories than you gain from them. For example, a 1 ½ oz. stalk of celery is about 7 calories, yet it takes 30 calories to chew, digest and metabolize it, so you’re down 23 calories. Celery is just one in a group of so called “negative calorie foods.” Included in this group are tomatoes, apples, asparagus, broccoli, beets, onions, cabbage, carrots, cucumber, zuc- chini, oranges, pineapple, grapefruit, raspberries, lemons and limes. Speaking of lemons and limes, I found it takes approximately 15 vodka tonics with a twist of lemon to get your USDA requirement of vitamin C (I did EXTENSIVE research on that one!). So I guess if you ate 7 stalks of celery you would be down 161 calories. That means you could eat one Twinkie (150 calories) and still be down 11 calories! That works for me … try to choke down 7 stalks of celery and eat a Twinkie and you lose 11 calories per meal! Three meals a day x 11= a whopping 33 calories a day! I’ll be a rail in no time, especially if I can keep up my vitamin C intake.

Memories of Steve Thorpe

Friends of late bluesman Steve Thorpe have sent us their personal thoughts and their memories, Tom Willett, Tom Bayes, and Chuck Van Riper. You can read them on our homepage on the internet this month at www.brevardlive.com.

Brevard Live October 2010 - 33 34 - Brevard Live October 2010 Out & About

October 28th At Palm Bay Longdoggers Halloween Monster Mash Bike Bash w/ Costume Contest

hether beachside or mainland, they are not hard Wto find because they have 4 locations. I recently made a short trip with some friends to Longdog- gers in Palm Bay to see what the fuss was all about. Walking through the outdoor deck, I was immediately transported from the always busy Palm Bay Road to a breezy tiki bar. Well... maybe not a Key’s tiki bar, but the feel was the same.

If you haven’t been to a Longdoggers, sat on their deck and chatted about past hurricanes while listening to locals....then you should. If you are not a local, then listen to those who are. They rave of this spot with good times, cold beers and some of the best food around. We made our way to an inside table while I noticed that it was quite a popular lunch spot. Enjoying the offerings were businessmen, blue collar, construction and anybody else that likes good food served in a timely fashion, which is a very good sign. They serve a lot more than just hot dogs. Although burgers, wings and dogs are the popular choices, I eyed the mahi mahi instead. It is served so many different ways; grilled over a salad, in a sandwich, as tacos or in chowder. They even serve it over rice and beans as their new “Tico Pico Mahi”, which I ordered. You can substitute it with grilled chicken for “Tico Pico Pollo” or seared ahi tuna if you like. One of my friends had heard about their fall off the bone ribs so that’s what he chose. Another decided on Bud’s Black n’ Bleu Bacon Chicken Sandwich - a tangy choice. All entrees were perfectly cooked and a refreshing change from the ordi- nary. We learned that the Palm Bay restaurant has some special nights. On Wednesday evenings the tiki bar comes alive with the caribbean sounds of Chester Murray on the steel drums. Eat, drink and dance - all while wearing your flip flops! Thurs- day nights have been designated for the bikers with Brevard’s premier bike night. Live music and two for one drafts, along a popular hang out that others were built to supply the with $2 footlongs and .19¢ shrimp are the benefits you can demand of the hungry locals. The quad of restaurants receive - bike or not. And on the 28th of October they will be have the same menu and atmosphere, but also have their hosting a Monster Mash Bike Bash for the Halloween festivi- own “location” personalities. No matter which one you ties. Sponsored by Primo Beer, the evening will be fun-filled choose, you will be sure to go get the same outstanding and if you have the best biker costume, you could walk out food and service with a smile! 321-951-8884 for Palm with a nice prize. Bay location or www.Longdoggers.com for other loca- Longdoggers started with one location and became such tions.

Brevard Live October 2010 - 35 36 - Brevard Live October 2010 Brevard Scene

Stan Soloko

By Joan Bixby f I were to choose a song as a backdrop for drum- Imer Stan Soloko’s life, I think it might be, “I’ve Got the World on a String (I’m sitting on a rain- bow).” The tune seems to be pretty descriptive of the way his life is going these days. Things are going so good for him that even he says, “Maybe I’m too content.”

Brevard has been Soloko’s home base for the last 51 years. Although he usually spends his evenings in dimly-lit clubs, by day he often surfs, a sport which keeps his skin tanned, his long, straight hair blond, and his body firm. He’s traveled, lived an exciting and interesting life, and has shared the stage with Larry Corryell, Jockamo Gates, Richie Cole, Ira Sullivan, and their ilk. Four years ago a Cocoa Beach internist, Sara Switzer, MD, walked into Heidi’s Jazz Club where he plays with the house trio, and they’ve been together ever since. He puts it this way: “I love music, I like the people I work with, I look forward to going to work at night, and I’ve met my goal to be supported by music. Soloko’s enthusiasm for life’s experiences extends to “The only other thing I ever did to earn a living was the people he has played with at Heidi’s, particularly bass fish,” says Soloko, his eyes sparkling with recollection. “A players like Jim Crutcher: “You can’t name anyone he hasn’t friend whose parents owned a crab plant in Titusville told played with,” and Johnny Powers: “It was a sad, sad day me about splatter pole fishing, a method to catch trout that when his smile was gone.” had been handed down from generation to generation. Few Soloko, who interrupted his college studies to take his knew how to do it and it was hard to get people to teach first job of note with the trio “Bobby Cash and Nite Flyers,” you. For the first couple of years, I was lucky to pay for toured the Southeast for three years hanging out with big gas. name musicians like Frank Zappa and the Doobie Brothers. “You just needed a wooden boat, a cane pole, a hook, He refers to himself as The Nite Flyer because he and Cash and live pig fish bait. You had to learn the river, the tides, toured mostly as a duet after the third member of the group and the way the wind was changing because you drifted dropped out. During a six-month gig in Louisville, KY, So- next to the grass line where the fish were waiting for food. loko was able to take jazz percussion lessons from Jamey I fished from July to September, seven days a week, and did Aebersold, the famous musician/educator who introduced real well for 2 ½ months. Back then there was no limit and the “play-a-long series” of learning music. Soloko’s interest you could bring home 100 lbs a day. You ever see an 8 lb in jazz peaked considerably because Aebersold shared his trout? It looks like a whole different species. extensive jazz library with him. Today, he is the teacher. “One misty day, about 6 am, a porpoise came right up Before the Titusville High School graduate returned to my boat and talked to me. It was bizarre. I couldn’t home, he spent four years with a freelance trio on Disney believe it was happening. I sensed that he wanted some and Carnival cruise lines. When the slot opened up at Hei- bait fish so I threw him some. He used to follow me. Later di’s he was ready to settle down and has spent the past ten I learned from an old fisherman that the fish was released years there. Reach Soloko at: 321-267-4457 from Sea World.”

Brevard Live October 2010 - 37 38 - Brevard Live October 2010 Out & About

Burger Inn On US 1 Curb-Service Restaurant Got A Make-Over

hy is the frustrated burger icon WGrumpy Al suddenly so cheerful? All it took was a decision to not sell the famous Burger Inn. Instead he decided to bring the curb-service restaurant back to life with a new awning, fresh paint and updated lights. His son David is along for the ride and helps his dad run the joint by serving up their nos- talgic juicy burgers and other favorites.

Al has been flipping beef patties for the past 18 years but now supplements his enjoyment by playing live music. Grumpy made regular appear- ances at East Coast Coffee and Taste of Thai but recently decided to stay closer to home and just play at his own restaurant. He enjoys performing for his customers and shows his appreciation through his music. It’s almost impossible to carry a spatula in one hand and play a keyboard with the other (although I wouldn’t put it past him to try) so his son takes over the line while dad plays classic hits. If you want to see “Grumpy” Al Ur- ezzio, the talented one man band, stop by Burger Inn any Friday or Saturday evening from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Otherwise stop by anytime for lunch “Grumpy” Al Urezzio, or dinner and he’ll be the one behind the counter the talented one man with the apron. Grumpy OR happy, you’re sure to band, performs at the get a great meal. Burger Inn any Friday or The hours on Friday and Saturday nights have Saturday evening from been extended to 9 pm and there is talk of some 6:30pm to 8:30pm. special events on Friday nights. Call for more information. 321-254-2211

Brevard Live October 2010 - 39 40 - Brevard Live October 2010 Modern Woman

Eat, Love, Pray For A Better Body By Misti Blu Day very year I put on a little more weight. I sup- what is best for you personally. I asked a few friends what Epose that is what happens when you’re being their secret is and what kind of tips they have to offer. dragged towards the big 30. Maybe a few pounds Lynn Howell says to eat a lot of fiber. Also, don’t pig out if you are going to have a lot of drinks that night. Peo- can be blamed on marriage. The other few, well, ple forget that alcohol has a lot of calories, especially mix- that’s the delicious pasta, fudge brownies, nachos, ers. Lynn is right, fiber makes your body digest food faster. and cake that I regularly consume without guilt or Also, I suggest vitamin B complex daily. That also speeds sit-ups. up your metabolism. Melissa Henderson’s fitness routine consists of biking and roller derby. She suggests to pick a Exercise! Exercise is rough stuff. I think I would stop physical activity that is fun and enjoyable. She also keeps using our treadmill as a towel rack if it produced a fabulous a food diary. If you are too embarrassed to write it down, cheese pizza after ten minutes. I had a gym membership then maybe you shouldn’t eat it. Jess Cervi has taken up twice. Both times I went a couple of times and then stopped pole dancing at Vixen Fitness in Ocoee, FL. Soliel Kon- going. When I did go and finally get over the dreadful kel lost 15 pounds with the help of an iPhone app called chore of running nowhere, I actually started to enjoy it and “Lose It!” It’s a free app that let you track your weight and wanted to exercise. However, kids, husband, career/part- food intake daily while setting goals. Liz Leonard keeps in time jobs, school, etc., I would miss a week, which would shape with Wii Fitness and swimming in the ocean. turn into two weeks, and then the motivation was gone. With a few tips from here and there, I think it is safe to Personally, exercise pretty much went hand in hand with say we can all have an idea of how to stay healthy and fit. eating healthy. After spending a couple of days at the gym, As long as you don’t do the trendy diets, take diet pills, or I didn’t want to stuff my face. hope to have a body of a teenage boy, then I think you will Like I said, the gym is gone. I haven’t been in awhile. be just fine. Love your body. Curves are hot. That is what I’m exhausted after school, work, and kids and the last thing makes us women. I stopped caring about the number on the I want to do is move. I’d rather save the little bit of energy scale. I just care about how I feel in my body. Personally, I have left for.... well, I can’t say. That leaves me with just I love the new boobs that came with the extra 10 pounds. trying to eat healthy - I just rolled my eyes. Anyway, yes, However, I am going to lay off the cheese and start walking eating h-e-a-l-t-h-y. I’ve tried this before, too. It lasts just around the block. It never hurts to get some fresh air. under a week. I don’t believe in fad diets. I believe in doing facebook.com/mistiblueday

Brevard Live October 2010 - 41 Florida Art

Bobby Q. Brown By Joan Bixby t’s no secret that many creative artists have a hard Itime making a living doing what they love to do, but multi-talented Merritt Island artist Bobbi Q. Brown seems to have found the formula for success. First, she invested a chunk of her early working life in commercial activities that prepared her for future free lance work. Next she turned to 5-year plans to help bring her dreams into fruition.

Her current plan, which she says she is “about 1 ½ years into,” calls for her to teach workshops on experimental wa- tercolor techniques both locally and up the East Coast of the country, write an instructional book on painting creatures of the sea and their habitat (which she refers to as “underwa- ter color”), and travel nationally and internationally offering painting workshops. A few years ago Bobbi began to deviate from the realistic style of painting that she was known for. Although she continues to paint realistic marine life paintings such as manatees and sea turtles, she has begun to get more ex-

42 - Brevard Live October 2010 perimental. A series of parrots flitting in and out of bright tropical foliage that she is working on for an exhibit in Sand & Sea Gallery during Trop Stock in the Village (the music festival scheduled to be held at Cocoa’s Riverfront Park from October 1-3) is an example of her new direction. The painting is entitled, “Parrot Mania.” The series of women on her website www.BobbiQBrown.com “Contemplation,” “Letting Go,” “Introspection,” “Reflec- tions,” and “Becoming” is another example. Born and raised in Ohio, when she realized that art had become her passion Bobbi moved to California and majored in art at San Diego State College. After gradu- ation she spent 10 years working as a graphic artist, got involved early on in computer art and graphics, worked with interior design, and became competent developing sales presentations. Her marriage to Chris, a real estate appraiser, brought her to Florida. Their daughters Chelsea and Kristin are presently in college and Alyssa is a sopho- more at Merritt Island High School. Bobbi is a passionate advocate of wildlife and is a vegetarian. When she founded the Art Gallery of Viera with Helen Wheatley and four other artists, she insured that the mission statement for the gallery included an ob- ligation to contribute to charitable causes whenever special events were held. As a result the gallery which will move from its current location to reopen this month on the Avenue of the Vieras has donated to causes such as Deveraux, Brevard Achievement Center and Very Special Arts. Recently Bobbi agreed to shave her head if a goal for Relay for Life was met. It was, and she did. The artist has scored magazine covers for her work, won many awards at art shows, appears in private and cor- porate collections worldwide, and has a one-woman show at the Encinitas Arts Foundation in Encinitas, CA under her belt. Her work is exhibited at the Metone Art Gallery in Alabama in addition to Sand& Sea and the Viera Art Galleries, locally. She teaches classes at both the Cape Canaveral Library and the Viera Art Gallery. One of her most recent projects is illustrating local author Sally Riedesel’s series of children’s mystery books. The books are being published under Sally’s pen name, S. Rosewell. The first detective book in the series, “Bebe and the Binoculars,” is available at www.Xlibris.com A children’s poetry book, “Time to Rhyme,” is in the works. The mysteries, aimed at children 7 to 12-years-old are solved by Bebe, the 11-year-old protagonist and her pet poodle, Matilda, with a little help from her grandparents. Riedesel says “I was lucky to find Bobbi. I have two more books in the series almost written, “Endangered Bird’ and “Abandoned Boathouse” and Bobbi has agreed to illus- trate these, too.” Send Bobbi an e-mail at BobbiQBrown@hotmail. com , or call her at (321)536-7773.

Brevard Live October 2010 - 43 What’ll It Be? By Matthew Bretz

eing a “starving artist” most definitely has its Bups and downs. The artist part isn’t bad. Pas- sion, excitement, creativity and impulsiveness are road signs on the path I have chosen. The problem comes when I run out of metaphorical gas on that path because the ‘starving’ part interferes with my free spirited plans. So what is a professional writer and musician to do when neither of his chosen ca- reers are paying the bills? Bartend.

For the better part of a decade I have been helping my fellow man work through the stresses of life with a glass of sweet depression and a dose of bar top psychology. It’s not a terrible job. I meet a lot of people, some who over time have become great friends. I get to be nosey about people’s lives from a relative station of anonymity. For some reason people like to tell their troubles to the beer slinger, and at the end of the day I may have, in some small way, helped someone. I love that. When I first got into the service industry it was a different game than it is now. Back then the money flowed freely from the pockets of celebratory patrons. Everyone was living high on the hog and that meant that I was too. But over the last handful of years the economy has turned an ugly direction taking jobs and hours away from my customers. People started drinking for a different reason. This, of course, meant my income would suffer as well, trickle down effect and all that. But we are all in this mess together and for the most part my faithful customers seem to understand that. There are a few exceptions though and it’s because of that that I want to point out a couple things you may or may not have known about the person taking your order next time you go out to eat. The service industry is all about multi-tasking. Next time your company is looking for someone with the super-human ability to effectively execute ten tasks at once you would be hard pressed to find anyone more qualified than an experienced server. At any given time a server’s brain has the capacity to store and run more apps than your I-Phone. Oh yeah, it’s science pal. While you lounge about engaging in light conversa- tion about the latest goings on at the office with your co- workers, your server is about to explode from the stress level of a busy lunch or dinner shift. You sip your sweet tea and wait for your burger to magically appear in front of you which isn’t wrong - you’re the customer. But in the

44 - Brevard Live October 2010 ON LIFE THE BEACH meantime your server has to refill three cokes and a sprite at table 4, bring the guy at table 6 his fourth tea before he even orders, take a food order from five people at table 8 who want to rewrite the menu, make change for at least five 20 dollar bills, drop food at table 7 and greet a new table that just sat down and want you to know that, unlike everyone else in the restaurant, they are on their lunch hour and need their food in a hurry. If the server gets lucky, while of this is going on the cooks won’t mess up your food and it will be made in a timely manner. If not - well that’s a whole new set of problems. So let’s pretend everything went well in the kitchen and your food is now arriving at your table. Everything is perfect and you are ready to eat, or is it? Right now I have to stop and make note of a big reason why servers get stressed and ultimately why your service might sometimes be a little slower than you might like. Extra trips. Extra trips are a huge issue with servers. An extra trip to the kitchen means that everything else on the long list of things to do in their head just got delayed and that’s never a good thing. Because while they now have to take time to grab that side of mayo that you knew you would want when you ordered, they might be falling behind on delivering great service to someone else. This time you are the one causing the delay, but next time it might be you on the other end…just saying. Okay, so now you’ve eaten your burger. Your server successfully delivered your food, grabbed those extra sides you needed, found you some extra napkins and refilled your drink a few times. They might have even boxed up your leftovers and offered you a drink in a to go cup to take with you. They made change for your bill and cleared away your dirty dish- es. When you leave they will also wipe down your table and sweep underneath if need be for the next customers. Servers Photo by Misti Blu Day are typically paid about 4 dollars an hour by the restaurant to perform all of these tasks and depend almost solely on tips. So what are you going to leave? Let’s talk about it. When I was a kid and my parents would take me out to eat I would watch my father lay down a dollar or two as gra- taking a long time. You never know. tuity. I quickly got the idea in my head that appropriate tip- My sister once told me she decides solely how much to ping was about a dollar per person. I was wrong. And what is tip on how long she has to wait for her drink to be refilled. even worse is that I wasn’t alone in my theory. This is an all We had a discussion about that. too common mistake and has to be addressed. Tipping is not You go out to eat or to the bar to relax and have a good your chance to wield ultimate power over another person. time. Service workers want you to have a good time too, so Tipping is a part of going out to eat and when you tip poorly don’t stress the little stuff and know that we are working you are directly affecting somebody’s lively-hood. 15 to 20 hard for you and we’re doing it without knowing what we percent is standard. Tip more if they were great and tip the might get in return if anything at all - oh yeah that happens standard rate if they weren’t, that’s it. There are a lot of fac- more than you think. tors that come into play with how good or bad your service So now you know a little more about the kind of chaos is and not all of them are in your server’s control. Maybe going on around you while you eat your lunch or dinner. they have too many tables because the manager is trying to Hopefully it helps and when you’re feeling like a break from save on labor costs and they are what we call “in the weeds”. the stress of YOUR life- drop in and have a beer. I’ll keep it Maybe the kitchen is slow or has messed up your food so it’s on ice for you.

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