WWW.WIREWEEKLY.COM DISTRIBUTED EVERY THURSDAY IN MIAMI, THE BEACHES, AND FORT LAUDERDALE • THE LONGEST-RUNNING WEEKLY ON SOUTH BEACH CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S HOT MODEL CONTEST ENTRY ON PAGE 3 ISSUE #41 | 10/11/12 2 | wire magazine | issue #41, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter Photographer: Luis Rafael Model: Logan Catalfu LOOKING GOOD KEN'S QUICK TIPS BY KEN HUNT FALL INTO FITNESS ith the change of seasons comes a renewed time to rethink and restart. The year is not over yet! You still have time to make good on this year's resolutions and to get a head start on your goals for 2013. These months are a great time to exercise outdoors and enjoy cooler temperatures. Discover park trails and take in some new scenery, whether you're walking, hiking, biking, rowing, or enjoying any other outdoor activity. Try kayaking or canoeing for an excellent whole-body workout and a great change of pace. Remember, it doesn't have to seem like exercise to be a great work- out. Even raking leaves or doing outdoor yard work is a great way to get the heart pumping and burn calories. Are you geared up for the fall premieres of your favorite television shows? While you watch, do standing lunges, triceps dips off the couch, or lift weights. During commercials, do push-ups, planks, or stretch. In a one-hour show, you probably have close to 20 minutes worth of commercials when you could be working out. The best way to enjoy fall is to exercise outdoors, but it is getting darker earlier and staying dark later in the morning, so be smart and safe. Wear reflective clothing or carry a flashlight. When cycling, affix a light to your helmet or bike. If possible, use trails or a local school track to avoid vehicle traffic. If you must use a street with vehicle traffic, try to work out at the same time every day, so drivers get used to seeing you. When exercising outside, layer your clothing. Before your body warms up, you may feel chilled, but once the blood gets pumping, you'll feel overdressed. Fall is the time to rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit. Get a massage after your run or take an additional 20 minutes to stretch and relax. Learn to meditate. Take an art or cooking class. Treat yourself, not just with exercise, but other activities that promote wellness, so you can feel good physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. People are motivated by different things. It's important to first discover what your individual goals are, whether it's losing weight, strengthening and ton- ing, or preparing for a race. Creating a challenge for yourself will motivate you, as will encouragement and accountability. Then choose an activity that is in line with your goals and that you will enjoy doing because you will be more likely to keep it up. Remember that 65 percent of Americans are considered overweight (and unhealthy), so if you struggle with your nutrition and your fitness, you are not alone. Find a friend, a group, or a team to stay active with and hold each other accountable. In my experience, there truly is strength in numbers. By allowing others in to your fitness journey you will be setting yourself up for success. Get a jumpstart on your health and wellness goals for 2013 by falling in love with fitness this season. See health and fitness as a reward, not a chore. Treating your body with respect and focusing on a healthy lifestyle truly is a reward that keeps on giving in so many ways, for years to come. 3 | wire magazine | issue #41, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter EDITOR IN CHIEF’S NOTE MEMORIES OF PUMPKIN BEER ublishing a weekly magazine keeps you ex- tremely busy and always thinking two or three issues ahead, while trying to finish and publish the magazine for the particular week you are work- ing on. So your life – days, weeks, and months – can go by very fast. This week I was reminded of Rafa Carvajal that when I went back to the Lost & Found Saloon Publisher/Editor in Chief and realized that five years had gone by since I set foot inside and KB, the owner, offered me my first Associate Publisher glass of pumpkin beer – before Halloween 2007. Jesse Spencer The food at L&F Saloon is still as unique, hand- Associate Editor made, fresh, and made to order today as it was Antwyone Ingram five years ago when I first stepped into a place Design & Production Director that reminded me of the Old West movies I used to Jose Gonzalez watch with my dad. However, a lot has changed in the neighborhood. New development has brought many new restaurants to Midtown, Columnists Wynwood, and the Design District, and landlords now feel they can charge a lot more Alfredo Barrios in rent, even though the economy is still slow and people are limiting their spending. Alyn Darnay Dane Steele Green Seven years after he first opened the Lost & Found Saloon at 185 NW 36th St. in Ken Hunt Miami, KB is still serving that delectable pumpkin beer every Halloween season. He Michael Sasser also continues to work very long hours, without any vacation time, to keep alive his Kevin Wynn dream of owning such a unique place just a couple of blocks away from the Midtown Miami Target. I encourage you to join the many locals, artists, truckers, and industry Writers people who love a delectable meal and a fine selection of brews until the wee hours James Cubby of the morning, and stop by to say hello to KB. Support his dream of owning his own Neil Andrew Frias business and bringing something different and special to Miami. Anthony Japour, MD On another note, this weekend Jesse Spencer and I attended Sparkle, the 16th Annual Staff Photographer National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Miami Recognition Dinner. I am glad to report Henry Perez that this year's affair was as wonderful as ever! Over 800 guests helped raised more than $500,000 during a fabulous dinner, silent auction, and awards presentation. Official Photography Studio The LGBT community and its supporters came together to honor Matt Foreman and Image1stmiami.com Elizabeth F. Schwartz for their contributions at the local, statewide, and national level, Photographers while also raising vital funding to benefit many organizations serving the Miami-Dade Sebastian Barone Photography LGBT community. Juan Saco Mironoff Cheers, Local Advertising [email protected] Rafa National Advertising Rep. Publisher & Editor in Chief Rivendell Media | 212.242.6863 [email protected] Editorial Submissions [email protected] Contact Information Tel: 305.520.WIRE | Fax: 786.272.0123 Email: [email protected] Lost & Found Saloon 1541 Brickell Avenue, #2004, Miami, FL 33129 Wire Magazine is published, produced, and owned by Wire Media Group L.L.C. All Rights Reserved Distributed in Miami, The Beaches, and Fort Lauderdale Rafa Carvajal & Jesse Spencer at 2012 Miami Recognition Dinner Cover Image Credit: Robert Ector 4 | wire magazine | issue #41, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter 5 | wire magazine | issue #41, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter ON THE GO TRAVEL: MEN! MEN! MEN! PICK Image Credit: © D.v | Stock Free Images & Dreamstime Photos YOUR POISON BY DANE STEELE GREEN Sparkle: 16th Annual Miami Recognition Dinner And who said @ Sparkle Ballroom gay boys were photos by Juan Saco Mironoff The 16th Annual Miami Recognition Dinner superficial? produced by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force delivered a glamorous evening of recogni- tion, plus the highly acclaimed silent auction at any vacationers plan their trip the desert vastness of central Asia, can the Sparkle Ballroom in the Fontainebleau Miami according to the sites they want stop you dead in your tracks with stun- Beach. Lavar Burton hosted this year’s event. to see and activities they want to ning combinations of jewel-colored eyes do. I agree. Particularly if it’s the men you and calligraphic features. And then there want to see. And do. Here’s a list of coun- is India; the first time I saw Hritik Roshan, tries to visit strictly for men living in them: the H-O-T King of Bollywood, I nearly fell off my chair. Nothing against the Taj Ma- Tall, dark, and handsome? Sicily, Crete, hal, but the best sights of India may just and Malta are the places to be. But be your tour guides. And if you’ve not maybe you dig the blond and blue-eyed seen Jake Gordon, you’ve not seen how boys—head over to Berlin and Stock- drop-dead an Australian Aborigine can holm. And if you like ‘em fiery, the red- get. heads of Ireland cannot be beat. Just check out WWE wrestler Sheamus. Sigh. Or maybe a good mix does it for you. Ethnographers recently posited the idea Or maybe a dazzling smile does it for that because of ever increasing inter- you. In which case, Thailand wins hands mating, humanity will eventually end up down. While we all may snicker at looking Brazilian. Which is NOT a bad “Bangkok,” the nation is so famous for thing if you have ever seen a Brazilian. its pretty pearlies that “Land of Smiles” is Lebanon is even further along, having now the all-but-official motto for the coun- been polished by centuries of Phoeni- try. Polynesia scores high here too, with cians, Persians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, the added perk of being laid-back to the point of being liquid. and European Crusaders to a multi-ethnic brilliancy.