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I couldn’t for many years Brevard Live Magazine has been a We received this e-mail believe this was happening reliable source for entertainment in Brevard County. We from Mark Benedix who and one of them came at me let you “Meet The Stars” that perform on our big stages works and records currently and I jumped back and they like the King Center, at festivals, rock shows, and concerts. in England. It is a story that laughed like it was a joke. We review restaurants, movies, and Florida’s CD releases. is so adventurous it’s hard to So here we are 50 some- We let you take a look at Brevard’s young and upcoming believe. We contacted Mark thing miles from the nearest music scene. We introduce you to local artists, and we tell to verify it - and he assured town...or should I say village. you about the history of music on the Space Coast. us, this is what happened: We walked for what seemed Throughout the years many of you have called to tell like a day, because we saw us how much you enjoy picking up or downloading the It’s the only way I can the sun set and rise before magazine. I want to assure you that the staff at Brevard explain the ordeal in China, we even saw the living. cars Live Magazine enjoys putting it together just as much and that is just right out of a would pass, but none of every month. scene from a movie. To fore- them stopped...only us! (the However, nothing would come together without the warn you now, I am a few idiots we are) We made it to support of our advertisers that make the production of our bottles of wine into writing this little village, this place editorials possible. this because that is what it was right out of the history Brevard County has grown over the years. We takes to get this down. books. I don’t even remem- welcomed a lot of newcomers to this area. Many of you My friend Will decided ber the name, nor did I know expressed your surprise to find out about the cultural life to take a relaxing journey to it when it was pronounced to in Brevard after picking up this magazine. Brevard Live a newly refurbished resort in me. We asked for a doctor in has more readers than ever, and while our office appreci- a place called Gulmarg, near what looked like a recreation ates your positive feed-back, we want to ask you to let the Lhasa China...Tibet...depend- hall. There were a lot of businesses that you frequent know that you enjoy reading ing on what map you’re toothless people looking at Brevard Live Magazine. looking at. It was a decent us funny. Will asked them (in Your testimony will mean a lot to us, to our advertis- flight and we made all of our their language) if there was a ers and to those who are looking to promote their busi- connections on time etc etc. doctor, and some guy point- nesses. It will assure that this magazine will continue to be When we finally landed in ed, said something and we your best source for culture and entertainment in Brevard. Lhasa. There was a car wait- were on our way again. Mind Thank YOU for reading Brevard Live Magazine! ing for us and Will decided you it must have been about to drive several hours to 20 something degrees out the resort on this road that there, and I was happy to be Heike Clarke & curved and winded until we in the warmth. This Florida the staff at Brevard Live were stopped on this snowy boy was freezing! We walked desolate road in the middle about a mile and knocked on of nowhere. This is where the this guys house/hut thingy fun began....read on. and he put some stuff on The Glory Days Thank You! There were four guys Will’s cut and bandaged Just finished reading the To the “Gang” at that looked like they were him up. Then we asked for a current & past issues online, Brevard Live: Thank you so stranded on the side of the phone, and of course the only and particularly enjoyed the very much for that wonder- road and practically threw 2 phones in town weren’t “Glory Days” articles. I used ful piece on The Burger themselves in front of our car. working. We started walking to see New Days Ahead @ Inn and “Grumpy Al”. It’s We stopped at their insistence to a place called Gonggar, George’s Steak House years helped both the business and and that was the beginning which thank god had the ago, and one of my early my music. Please come and of the end of this adventure. basic ammenities and wasn’t influences on guitar (I play enjoy the food... They ordered us out of the too far away. I called London in the Rose Hill Band from Thanks again, car in some language I didn’t and got the ball rolling to get Vero) was Donny “Dump- “Grumpy Al” understand, but Will knew our asses the hell out of there truck” Hanna. I’ve always a little. Whatever Will said because Will was out of it. wondered what became of Dear Grumpy Al, upset them so they decided to Will’s dad chartered Don after his New Days thanks for the burgers - we not only wave knives in our us a plane so we could get Ahead tenure. Any info? enjoyed them! Wait until face, but take the car, money, back, whatever he did I want Thanks in advance, you see what Eroica wrote passports, camera, and what- to thank him for getting me Glenn Phillips on page 49. You just might ever else was of value. The [email protected] turn into “Happy Al”. back to London without a second Will said something continued next page Brevard Live May 2007 - 7 letters passport etc. It was a few We Want To Hear hours until a car came for us to bring us back to Lhasa From YOU! to catch the plane back. I This section of Brevard took advantage of this, and Live is dedicated to YOU! If wandered off alone to reflect you like to share a story, your on what just happened, and opinion or even your favorite thanked my lucky stars I’m band photo, send it to us and still alive to see my little girl we will print it in one of our again. As I stood there I saw next issues. the most amazing landscape, The best way to reach it was something you only us is by e-mail. Send your see on the Discovery Chan- contribution to info@bre- nel. It was breathtaking, vardlive.com. Photos should it was the most beautiful be submitted at a high resolu- thing I had ever seen. here I tion (300 dpi) in jpg or pdf was, broke, ripped off, cold, format. If you prefer good discouraged, and all I can Who’s Your Daddy! old fashion “snail mail” drop think was how good it is to On March 23rd, our family took a 3-day cruise to Nassau. us a note to Brevard Live be alive and...I wish I had my While in the Bahamas we rented scooters and drove around Magazine, P.O. Box 1452, effing camera! the entire island. I kept asking “Who’s the Baby’s Daddy?” Melbourne, Fl 32902. I hope everyone is doing since the DNA results had not been announced at this time. Share your fun with well back home. I miss you While enjoying a frozen drink at the straw market, I ran into others. Brevard County is as all, and would love to hear Larry Birkhead. DNA tests prove he’s the father of Anna great as the people who live from you. Mark Benedix Nicole Smith’s daughter, Dannielynn. here and the stories they have [email protected] Denise Scarborough, Merritt Island to tell. - Brevard Live May 2007 BREVARD LIVE Meet The Stars INDEX F E A T U R E S • LES DUDEK page 11 The Rock Legend performs at the SBI MAY 2007 • MAXI PRIEST page 15 Volume 16, Issue 1 Music that Heals and Uplifts at Captain Hiram’s PUBLISHER & EDITOR Heike Clarke • JONNY LANG page 16 STAFF See his Musical Transformation at the King Center Charlene Hemmle (Manager & Graphics) Jay Galbreath (Sales/Marketing) Linda Thorpe (Sales/Marketing) • NAKED BEGGARS page 17 Jeff Nall (Staff-Writer) “Spittin’ It Out” at the County Line Chris Long (Staff-Writer) David Mac Makin (Computer) • MAYHEM IN MELBOURNE II page 18 Lou Belcher (Arts) Terry Wallace (Photos) Meet the Supermen of Wrestling CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Eroica Fedder, Greg Kimple, Franco Dean, • SIGNING THE RECORD DEAL page 23 Judy Tatum Lane, Bruce Marion, Hagen Panton, Chuck Van Riper Brevard’s Dance/Music Artist Jennifer Glass is stepping out DINING Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live is D I N I N G strictly prohibited without the written • OUT & ABOUT page 51 & FUN permission of the publisher.