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Editor’s Note Publisher Craig Harriman

Signed, Sealed, Delivered In the 10 years of The Resident’s existence, we’ve featured some pretty amazing people, but one of the most remarkable has to be Rich Salick.

It’s impossible to put a number on the amount of people whose lives he touched, because he made a lasting impression on everyone he crossed paths with before his death in July 2012.

Rich, a legendary surfer and enthusiastic supporter of the National Kidney Foundation, suffered from kidney disease for most of his life, and made it his mission to educate people about kidney ailments and advocate for organ transplants.

This March 12 – World Kidney Day – the Cocoa Beach Post Office at 500 N. Brevard Ave. will be formally renamed “Richard K. Salick Post Office” in a public ceremony beginning at 3 p.m.

Last December, legislation (H.R. 451) introduced by Congressman Bill Posey was signed by the President, which

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names the post office in the memory of Salick.

Said Posey, “There are many people that I have come

across that I am thankful for and Richard Salick is one of them. While he was widely respected in the world of competitive sports, he was also a tireless advocate for those who suffered from kidney disease.

Designating this post office

is one way to honor Rich’s service to others in our community and remember the example he set.”

“Rich Salick is the Cocoa Beach surfer who changed to world a wave at a time,” said Billy Hahn, a kidney recipient and advocate who surfed on Salick’s team and now organizes the annual Cocoa Beach Kidney Walk.

“Nobody better illustrated a commitment to assisting kidney patients than Rich,” said Troy Zimmerman, Vice President of Government Relations for the National Kidney Foundation. “He embodied strength, courage and above all, determination on behalf of patients. No task was too large or too small.” “Through his words of wisdom and actions of giving, kindness, and selflessness, Rich has truly made the world a better place and he is dearly missed,” writes Savanna Pitard, Regional Development Manager with NKF Florida. “Although we

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miss Rich every day, we are doing our best to carry on his legacy and strive for what he would have wanted to see the National Kidney Foundation of Florida accomplish for many years to come. Surf on, Rich.” But it was Rich himself who may have seized upon the meaning of life before he passed, when he said: “We’ve had a chance to leave something great behind us, no matter what kind of time we have left.”

On the Cover: Rick Piper Regardless of who made it, cover artist Rick Piper supports art and creativity in all its forms.

“A neophyte wanting to show someone their first works, a compatriot whose work shows insights to their current journey, geniuses, eccentrics, hipsters who have obviously spent more time on the pseudo-intellectual

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Contributors

defense of their profundity than their cut-and-pasted art, trend chasers, grandmothers, new faces and old ones who project at the top levels of art society and media, or a doodler driven to put stream-of-consciousness on any scrap of paper – whether it thrills me visually or does nothing for me, I believe it’s a good thing and should be encouraged.”

“After all, art is visual expression with limitless rules,” Piper explains. “And authentic human expression always stands the chance of greatness.”

Collectible Fine Art Prints of the 10 Year Anniversay Cover, Signed by the Artist, are available for $30 - contact Rick Piper at ricksbigart@gmail.com

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Word on the Street On The Record Strange Florida Horoscopes Lifeguards Gardening Tips Recipe of the Month Skilled Labor Local Scribes Special Feature The Art Side Resident of the Month Local Amp Music Calendar Album Reviews/Local Amp Out and About: Decade of Music Restaurant of the Month Chef ’s Corner Get Out of Town Jedi Grind Tricks CR Surf /FL Surf Museum Boardrider of the Month Surfrider Cocoa Beach Fishing Reports Patrick AFB Puzzles Answers/Bleed Page Bartender of the Month Book of the Month The Movies Inquire of Romeo Out and About

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between New York City and 3/31: Author Randy Wayne artisans will be on hand, and Cocoa Beach and boasts a long White at 1 p.m. White will admission is free. Go to: www. and storied career in the music introduce “Cuba Straits,” the visitspacecoast.com industry. The event is hosted 22nd thriller in his ever-popand sponsored by The Tiny ular Doc Ford series. “Cuba Turtle and The Beachside Resi- Straits” hits the shelves March 3/21-3/22 Air & Space dent in celebration of our 10th 24. Copies will be available for Anniversary. sale and signing and a portion Show at Melbourne Interna3/19-3/25: Operation Surf, of the proceeds goes to the tional Airport. Expect thrilling a surf event that gives severely Library for books purchased shows by the Blue Angels, the wounded warriors the chance at the event. The Library is F-22 Raptor Team, and much to rediscover their courage and located at 550 N. Brevard Ave. more for the entire family. Log abilities in the therapeutic ocean Call 868-1104 or visit www. on to: www.airspaceshow.com 3/28: Easter Eggstravawaters. To find out more, visit cocoabeachpubliclibrary.org ganza (Ages 3-12) Come out www.amazingsurfadventures.com to enjoy face painting, games, 4/3-4/5: 51st Annual Sunarts, crafts, and a bounce house dance Ranch Easter Surf Fest 3/28-3/29: 3rd Annual at the kids’ zone. Bring your at Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach. Look forward to beach EGAD in Bloom, a flower and baskets to participate in a hunt volleyball, Southeastern Dog garden festival that will help in which kids will visit various usher in Spring. Vendors and vendors and organizations for Surfing Championtreats, including plastic ship, FL State Paddle eggs, some of which even Board Championship, have golden tickets hidPantasia steel drum den inside of them to win band, an Easter Egg great Easter baskets. The Hunt, surfboard aucevent will be held at the tion, vendor village, and Lipscomb Community fun for the entire family.

Center at 10 a.m. Tickets Learn more at: www. are $3 per person. eastersurffest.com Cocoa Beach Library 3/28: Author Tim Dorsey will appear at 1 3/13-3/14: 38th Annual p.m. at this year’s spring Tico Warbird Airshow Authors for Authors at Valiant Air ComBook Fair, where you mand, 6600 Tico Rd. can meet a roomful of in Titusville. In addiFriday, April 3, sees the arrival of the “April local authors, network tion to the daily 3-hour in Paris” celebration at the Foosaner Art with published writers, aerial performance and Museum and the Eau Gallie Arts District. The learn more about how the participation of the FIT-pressented event will feature a French to publish your work, USAF Thunderbirds, the film under the stars in Eau Gallie Square, and find a new favorevent includes military entertainment, and wonderful food to celeite author from your and civilian aircraft static brate the launch of their second film festival. hometown. Authors for displays, military re-enacEnjoy live music, petanque (bocce ball), Authors works to protors and firepower demonart activities, French vendors, and indulge mote and educate local strations, flight simulators, in their one-night, pop-up French streetside writers. Tim Dorsey’s and airplane and helicafe, featuring French fare and libations. The books and those of all copter rides. For more event runs from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with the writers at the Book information, visit www. the film set to start at 8:30 p.m. Go to www.

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3/12-3/15: 3rd Annual Ron Jon Beach ‘N’ Boards Fest at Shepard Park promises surf, skate, kite, wake, SUP, and other boardsport competitions, beach volleyball, food trucks, free giveaways, and fun for the entire family. The four-day event is free; look for details online at: www.beachnboardsfest.com

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3/7-3/8: 29th Annual Spring Fine Art & Craft Fair in Cocoa Village, a free event that begins at 10 a.m. both days. Live entertainment both days in the Beer Garden at the Gazebo featuring Patti and the Boys on Saturday and the Homebrew Duo on Sunday. Also: a kids’ zone, street entertainers, and great food.

Call 631-9075 to learn more.

3/28: Cocoa Village Chili Cook-Off at 4 p.m. Bring your favorite recipe for a chance to win top prize. Vendors will be set up along Riverfront Park to display their favorite recipes and offer samples. Visit www. cocoafl.org to find out more.

3/29: Tri Cocoa Village (TRICV) Sprint & Olympic Triathlon beginning at 7 a.m. in Riverfront Park.

4/4: Brewmasters’ Invitational Beer Festival at the Exploration Tower in Port Canaveral. Breweries from all over the country will converge here, bringing hundreds of different beers for your enjoyment. Expect tastings, demonstrations, food pairings and food vendors, live music from multiple genres on three stages, live art exhibitions, and silent auctions.

Tickets are on sale at the Florida Beer Company, Fishlips, 9 Mile Media, the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and online at Ticketmaster and Ticketweb. Ticket holders can show their ticket for a free, behind-the-scenes brewery tour at the nearby Florida Brewing Co. Call the Brewery for more details – (321) 728-4114 – or check www.brewmastersinvitational.com

3/28: Founders Day Spring Festival at Manatee Park from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. More details at: www.cityofcapecanaveral. org for more information.

Cocoa Beach 3/14: New Art from Rick Piper: “A Harmony of Echoes” Rick Piper’s solo show of new artwork will take place at Mai Tiki Market (249 Minutemen Cswy. in downtown Cocoa Beach) from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Look forward to beer, wine, and a food sampling bar, and of course, loads of great new Piper art. Live music will be performed by worldclass musician and singer Vince Reed, who will be playing acoustic sets throughout the evening. Originally from England, Reed splits his time

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On The Record What’s your favorite thing about being a beachside resident?

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Just being by the water. I like to to do things like go lobstering in the Keys.

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The waves, the women, and the whiskey!

I grew up in Florida, and there’s nothing like meeting different people from different walks of life.

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Larry Definitely the people you meet – and the beachside culture.

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Learning how to loosen up.

I’m from the Midwest, and sometimes people can be so uptight. I’ve adapted to Island Time!

Growing up here and only having to carry your big surfboards a block or two to the beach.

Strange Florida

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Slapping the Lizard Benjamin Siegel, owner of Ben Siegel Reptiles, Inc. in Deerfield Beach, is facing multiple charges after allegedly slapping the employees of his reptile shop with a bearded dragon lizard.

Siegel was arrested a few weeks ago after being caught on surveillance footage placing the live lizard in his mouth and then hitting employees with it multiple times, according to a sheriff ’s report obtained by the Broward-Palm Beach New-Times.

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The 40-year-old was also allegedly seen on tape throwing the lizard in the air, swinging it around, and throwing Gatorade on the employees, according to NBC Miami.

He was charged with battery and cruelty to animals.

The condition of the lizard is unclear.

Siegel’s store made headlines after 62-year-old Edward Archbold died after winning a live cockroach-eating contest held

by Siegel’s shop in 2012.

An autopsy found he choked to death after his airway became obstructed by cockroach parts.

The prize that Archbold never got to enjoy was a python.

Skunk Ape! This past January was rife with Bigfoot sightings from Florida.

The year began with a January 3 report of how a fisherman claimed to have seen and photographed Bigfoot – known in Florida as a Skunk Ape – while it allegedly sat in a few feet of the murky swampy Hillsborough River outside of Tampa.

Fast forward to January 25, when Huffington Post reader Matthew McKamey sent a video of something he says he and a friend saw while canoeing in a swamp that day in Lettuce Lake Park near (again) Tampa.

“Initially, it was exciting and it was like, ‘Oh, is that a bear?

That’s pretty cool,’” McKamey said in a recent interview. “’When we moved up closer, it started to look less and less like a bear. That’s the point where I decided to start filming. In that moment, I was looking at it and getting a little freaked out, especially once it started really moving.’” ’You could tell he was slapping the water and it looked like maybe he was grabbing something. At the time, I was just thinking, ‘Holy s**t, what the hell is this?’ By the time it walked off, my buddy was just like, ‘Let’s go! Let’s go now!’”

McKamey said that his friend was so shaken by the experience that he won’t talk about it.

At one point in the video, the friend moved one of the canoe paddles, making a noise, which seemed to catch the attention of the hairy individual in the swamp.

It’s still unclear whether the run-in was a hoax.

Crisco Kids

It started out as a slick operation to steal a truck, but must have quickly spoiled when the robbers realized what they’d stolen.

Regardless of the facts, the story is still hard to digest.

It all went down when a truck containing 18 tons of Crisco sticks heading to a grocery store chain distribution center was stolen near St. Petersburg early last month.

St. Pete Police said that a tractor-trailer containing the 36,000 pounds of the vegetable shortening during the morning hours was on its way to a Publix distribution center in Lakeland.

Authorities said the stolen tractor was a 2005 red Volvo with a Florida tag and had the business name of “NS Express LLC” on both sides of the cab. The trailer was a white Hyundai.

Crisco can be used for frying or making delicious baked goods, and in light of a renewed interest in healthy eating probably won’t fetch all that much on the black market..

Horoscopes

by Lance Stardancer

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Pisces You haven’t sunk this low in years. In fact, things have gotten so bad that you need assistance finding the Self Help section at Barnes & Noble. Even then, you’ll need advice on whether to go with Kahlil Gibran or Dennis Rodman.

Aries Forget about the luck of the Irish. This month you’ll need the ingenuity of the Swedes, the resolve of the Hungarians, the foresight of the Swiss, and the industriousness of the Japanese.

And that’s only for getting out of bed. Just be an American and call in sick.

Taurus Get with the program and stop coming up short all the time.

People are always asking you to chip in, but you keep bringing pretzel sticks. Sure, you can dip them, but they’re not technically chips now, are they?

Gemini Look forward to a change in the emotional weather. The past few months have seen torrential downpours, gale-force winds, and frigid temperatures.

March, however, should bring long periods of blinding sunshine and dry heaves.

Here’s the deal: Every time you pull out your crappy, stageIrish accent this March 17th, someone is going to punch you in the face. Got it? “Top o’ the mornin’” will get you three punches, and “Begorrah!”, “’Tis himself !,” and any mention that something is “Grand” will get you four. Slainte!

Leo Prepare yourself for the worst.

You’ll wake up on March 17th raring to go for a day of celebrating your heritage, but things will quickly go south when you lose your patience with the guy at the end of the bar in the green foam stovepipe hat who keeps saying “Begorrah!”, “Top o’ the mornin’!”, “’Tis himself !” and calls everything “Grand.” Law enforcement will be summoned.

Virgo It’s high time you updated your resume and began looking into another line of work.

Why? Because the stars show that no amount of professionalism will prevent you from snapping and beating the hell out of the annoying green foam stovepipe hat-wearing patient in the back of your ambulance who won’t stop saying “Begorrah!”, “Top o’ the mornin’!”, “’Tis himself !”, and “Grand!” all the time.

Libra At some stage in the weeks ahead you’ll feel like you have a new lease on life and will wake up to the fresh smell of spring.

Reality will set in though, once you remember that your washer has been broken since January and you’ve since just been spraying all your dirty clothes with Febreze.

Scorpio Half the battle this month will involve arming yourself with wit, humor, and charm. The other half will involve curling up in a ball on the ground and shielding yourself from the blows of someone who clearly has no appreciation for any of those qualities.

Sagittarius You’re proud of the secure world you’ve built for yourself, but it will all come crashing down toward the end of the month when you realize that you probably shouldn’t have hired your brother-in-law to do the truss work.

Capricorn You’ll draw a crowd and many laughs this month by donning a natty green foam stovepipe hat and pulling out your best Irish accent while celebrating the Irish roots you don’t have. Try saying things like “Begorrah!”, “Top o’ the mornin’!”, and “’Tis himself!”

It’ll be grand.

Aquarius Don’t underestimate the power of empathy and cordiality this month when trying to get what you want. Wearing a lacy little number that shows off your impressive cleavage will help even more, honey.

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Save Yourself Some Dough?

by Nataleigh Palmer

Over the years, homemade goodies have gone out of vogue. The gleam and ease of streamlined, mass-produced food became more attractive.

There’s nothing wrong with elegance of a beautiful, delicious, store-bought cake, but a vast price difference spans between several cups of flour and assorted ingredients in the hands of professionals vs. non-bakers.

Knowledge and experience can bridge the gap and put money back in your pocket..

Baking at home can also make you appreciate the artistry and skill of professional bakers.

There’s something so satisfying about knowing exactly what goes into your food and how easy (or difficult) it is to do yourself. Here are a few ideas that may be worth your effort.

Bread Making Do yourself a favor and buy a bread maker. Thrift stores, garage sales, or Craigslist are good places to look. Ask around.

Many people get them for Christmas or as a wedding gift, and most people have no idea what to do with them. Bread makers do everything short of driving to the store and buying the ingredients for you. Instructions are available online and there are several excellent bread machine recipes available. You will have to experiment a little with them though and there is a small learning curve. Or you can be more traditional and use a $4 bread pan, muffin tin, or round pie pan to vary the shape of your breads. If yeast- based breads are too intimidating, try recipes that use baking powder as a rising agent instead. And dare to fail; the trash can is your only critic. Don’t expect perfection in your first batch. Most storebought bread costs between $2 and $4 a loaf. You can make your own homemade bread for

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around .50 to .75 cents a loaf.

Maybe baking your own bread won’t help you fund a vacation, but it can save you from a trip to the store. Just remember: light, fluffy bread flour makes all the difference. I baked a few door stops before realizing that all-purpose flour doesn’t always live up to its name.

Pizza Restaurant-style pizza can’t be beat. Our wimpy 500-degree residential ovens are no match for a pizzeria’s 600- to 900-degree commercial oven.

Maybe you can’t exactly duplicate pizzeria pizza at home, but discounting homemade pizza is like refusing to throw the football around the yard with friends because you’ll never play in the NFL. Homemade pizzas are also delicious and easy

to make. A 16-inch pizza with cheese and sauce could cost you $13 to $15 at a restaurant. If you make it at home with inexpensive ingredients its closer to $8.

If you’re intimidated, buy readymade dough. If you haven’t tried it already, get creative, have fun and unleash your inner chef.

Cake Any professional baker will tell you that cake decorating and baking are two separate, complex skills. But simple frosted cakes are something anyone with patience and a TV remote or a mouse pointed towards YouTube can master. An added bonus is that you get to lick the bowl.

Is baking something homemade worth all the trouble?

Only you can decide. To quote legendary Cake Boss Buddy Valastro, “Cakes are special.

Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet – a cake – and people remember. Its all about the memories.”

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Water Sprinklers are a gardener’s best friend. They’re also so easy and convenient that sometimes we forget to do periodic checks on them. Once a month, manually run your sprinkler and check the jets. Sometimes a thriving plant will tower over others and deflect water from thirsty plants.

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home improvement centers sell those little metal flags you can stick in the soil. You can use your cell phone and take pictures at 8 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Move the flags to the sunny areas to record where the light moves throughout the day. Remember to track the seasonal light changes as well.

Most fruit and flowering plants need between 4 and 8 hours of light a day to flower. These pictures can help you get an idea of the light available in your yard and can help you predict any potential problems.

The quest for a lush garden motivates gardeners to plant closer than recommended. This can crowd gardens, forcing some plants to block others. Anyone who has ever planted mint in a garden pot with herbs will recognize the phenomenon. The mint grows so fast it dominates and kills anything planted along with it. If growing plants with drastically different growing styles, you may have to cut back or remove them before they get out of hand

Fertilizer Requirements Not fertilizing, using the wrong fertilizer for the plant, or using the wrong method can be detrimental. For example: fertilizing a palm tree too close to the trunk. Read labels for instructions and suggestions.

Recipe ofthe Month

Butter Cream Dream

By Samantha Deebel

I was having lunch with two of my aunties the other day, and we were reminiscing about our family and food, as we often do!

Like most families, a lot of our get-togethers included homemade food, and this in turn creates homemade memories.

Over the years, the recipes get modified and sometimes there is more than one version, but all in all it’s part of the preservation of our history through food that tells stories of families like mine!

Aunt Bea used to shape these delicious candies into egg shapes for Easter treats. Yum!

1 box powdered sugar 1 bag of unsweetened chocolate chips or 1 large bar of unsweetened chocolate Shredded coconut, drained maraschino cherries, or chopped nuts Blend butter and cream cheese together with the powdered sugar. Roll into balls and dip into melted unsweetened

chocolate you’ve prepared in a double boiler. Refrigerate and let cool until set. There are three different variations for this recipe, depending on whether you use the coconut, nuts, or cherries, so make three batches!

Aunt Bea’s Butter Cream Candies 1 stick butter, softened 1 small package of cream cheese, softened

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Skilled Labor

Cheryl Niemann Anne-Ivy Interiors

Cheryl Niemann, the owner and creative force behind Anne-Ivy Interiors, Inc., has a broad range of interior design experience that ranges from furnishing model homes to total remodel concepts and project management.

Her store, which is located in the heart of downtown Cocoa Beach, is a showcase for her taste and extensive skills, all of which are informed by her background in art and design and her passion for creating beautiful spaces.

A lifelong Florida resident, Cheryl has an acute understanding of the special design needs for the Florida coastal lifestyle.

“Cocoa Beach has a causal atmosphere, and I like that my store location has the same feel,” she says.

“I enjoy the fact that clients feel they can pop in and see what’s new. I have a great location downtown and many of my clients were actually just passersby who saw something that caught their eye in the window and came in to chat.”

After moving here nearly six years ago, Cheryl had to remodel her condominium from scratch. Several of her neighbors and friends witnessed the transformation and their interest was piqued.

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“They were interested in my ideas and wanted me to help with their homes,” Cheryl recalls. “I decided that Cocoa

Beach offered an opportunity to implement my passion and grow a business.”

“I come from a vision that it’s not just one design type that is great,” she explains. “It’s more

about designing a space for who is going to live in a home and what they enjoy.”

That vision drives a handful of projects she’s in the midst of.

She recently completed a commercial project with Century 21 Ocean in Cocoa Beach, a new franchise of Century 21 Real Estate. In keeping with their requests, the office design employs ocean motifs and is

light and airy.

“I’m also currently doing a condo renovation with a couple, George and Monica, who purchased a second home here on the island,” Cheryl says.

“They wanted to make their beach home fun with an artistic flair and they have allowed me to do just that.”

“I have several bold-colored featured walls, a 12-ft. shuffleboard, and a faux, life-sized aquarium in their living room … Use your imagination,” she laughs.

Another couple, Kevin and Brittany, contacted Cheryl after seeing her recent HGTV “Where Are They Now: House Hunters” episode.

“They were drawn to my style in my home and my store.

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Local Scribes

Spring Broke

By M. Alberto Rivera

Now that our very own decrepit crystal palace has gone the way of other Space Race heyday icons, there’s been a great deal of reminiscing about this area’s much ballyhooed glory days.

The Beachside Springs Eternal

By Ashley Kimball

Once you get Cocoa Beach’s sand in your shoes, it’s hard to get out completely. That probably explains why we’re the only people in Dayton with a tiki in their front yard.

The Kimball family has been vacationing here for as long as I can remember. Even before my brother and I were born, my mom and dad were coming down here after falling in love

with the place prior to getting married. My dad was always interested in the Space Program and mom has always been an incurable sun worshiper. What more could they want?

The last time I was in Cocoa Beach was about 10 years ago (I was 12 or 13, and remember being embarrassed by my parents and my little brother everywhere we went…), but I’ve always had fond memories of it.

So when some friends and I were debating about where to spend Spring Break this year, coming to Cocoa Beach was a no-brainer.

Apart from being affordable, Cocoa Beach has some of the nicest people in the world. I remember Dad always mentioning that, because he was sensitive to the fact that we were always covered in sunscreen and riding around in a minivan with Ohio plates. No one ever gave us a hard time, and we were welcomed like family wherever we went. Mom and Dad even made friends with some of the locals, and I recall the owner of Roberto’s sitting down for coffee with us a number of times.

The other reason my friends and I chose to spend Spring Break here is because of the wide range of things to do in the area. I should probably explain that the four of us have an odd mixture of tastes and pursuits, so pleasing us isn’t an easy task.

Zac, Carol, and I have been best friends since high school and have kept in close touch even though we go to different colleges now, so it’s good that Carol’s new boyfriend, Keith, fits right in with us.

But it was still a challenge to settle on somewhere that would make us all happy, as it would be our first time traveling together as a foursome. Zac’s more into

going out to see live music than any of us, so we knew there’d be plenty here to keep him occupied, and Keith and Carol are more outdoorsy adventure-type people.

Me? I’m content window shopping or just chilling out on the beach with a good book.

We managed to find a great deal for two rooms at the Sheraton Four Points, but the rest of the week’s itinerary was pretty much up in the air. I did some research beforehand, but my dad helped out by suggesting we check out the Beachside Resident for ideas of things to do. I guess your magazine was just starting out 10 years ago, because Dad was pretty amazed by how much it has changed when I sent him back a copy.

It really was a great guide to everything the area had to offer – from fishing and kayaking trips for Keith and Carol to the concerts and events Zac lives for.

It’s no secret we’ve had a pretty rough winter up north, and even though I guess it’s been pretty cold for the area, we were just happy to be outside without having to wear continues on page 28

There are those who wring their hands and lament the passing of the quirky bits of beach identity lost to time, progress, and the never ending encroachment of t-shirt shops.

Some folks will remember with great fondness Brassy’s, bikini/ wet t-shirt contests galore, and that once upon a time, Cocoa Beach was a pretty hip Spring Break destination for the collegiate crowd.

Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral would absorb a great deal of the overflow from the other great former party town, Daytona Beach. I say former, because Daytona Beach has fought long and hard to shake negative associations with MTV, drink specials, and the specter of drunken frat boys and coeds falling willy nilly from balconies. Now Daytona chooses to focus on more family-friendly type events like NASCAR, or spend time catering to older, more affluent crowds of bikers.

All you have to do is look around to see that our little town is currently hoppin’ – and filling up with everyone

who is able to escape the cold.

Can’t blame them either. I shiver looking at pictures of snow. But now your five-minute trip to the corner for milk and a bag of iguana chow has lengthened considerably. You may end up feeling like Ulysses trudging along on his ten-year journey back home, when really you should be there by now.

And let me ask you something: why are people now leaving 3-8 car lengths between themselves and the car in front of them at red lights? This is a thing now, and I’m wondering how this evolved. I don’t think an investigative committee needs to be formed to address it, but when I’m sitting in the turn lane waiting for the arrow once more because you may be terrified the car in front of you wasn’t vaccinated for whooping cough or chronic engine knock, well, I start thinking of words that were not meant to be shared on the pages of this paper nor the interweb. Is this what Dave Mathews meant by “Space Between?” continues on page 40

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SPECIAL FEATURE

The Original Residents Thousands of years before 1750, when several tribes from Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama began to self-identify as Seminoles and migrate into Florida, the original Floridians thrived. The Ais

…And Here Was Ais

The Saga of the Indian River Culture –Forgotten & Reawakened

By Rick Piper In the 46 years since I first moved to this area, I had always taken the name Indian River for granted. I suppose, if pressed, I would have speculated it had something to do with the Seminoles. I would have been wrong.

(ah-eez) were one of the two most dominant and ancient of those 60-plus tribes that inhabited Florida before the Europeans arrived. It’s estimated that 300,000 people lived in the peninsula at the Contact Period (that is, the point at which Europeans first arrived), and the population wouldn’t reach that level again until the 1880s. We still hear their names – Ocala, Miami, Hobe, Tequesta – but all the original Floridian tribes were driven to extinction.

Florida coastal island life seduced me, as it has so many. As a young man wandering woods and shorelines, canoeing mangrove tunnels, wade-fishing river flats, and snatching shrimp in dip nets by lantern light, one of a crew pulling a long net out into the surf and back to gather fish for a cookout, there always seemed to be a distant harmony echoing– a feeling of a long communion between the human heart and this beautiful, languid place, plugging into some kind of unconscious ritual. I never realized it as a place of longtime human oc-

cupation. It was implied that the Civil War or the 1920s or early space exploration were the beginnings of people populating this tropical coastline.

As it turns out, those echoes ring true, back over thousands of years of resident history, back to the Ais people, the resident culture that stood on these shores looking back at

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the ships of Ponce de León and the decade of slave raiders that came before him. The oldest archeological occupation sites on the Canaveral Peninsula show culturally similar people to the Ais going back 4,000 year and 200 generations. These people would grow into the Ais chiefdom that included the sub chieftains of Surruque, Ullumay, Pentoaya, Savochequeya, Ais, Santa Luces, Hobe, and Jaega.

The archives report the Ais as the most powerful tribe on the East Coast of Florida, dominant over the tribes north to Mosquito Lagoon and south to the Keys.

At one point, an early governor of Florida, after coasting the state, declared the Ais Chief as having more warriors than any other tribe.

The Ais were a fiercely free people who resisted all attempts of European subjugation. First evidenced in the description of de León’s second stop somewhere near Jupiter, when after going ashore to make Spain’s demands to the Ais, the stone-age warriors attacked the armored conquistadors and sent them fleeing to their ships with at least two concussed soldiers. The Ais were quite familiar with slave raiding ships and fought to protect their families.

“The People Of That Coast Believe All the Valor in the World, Resides In Them…” – Governor Canco, 1600 The wealth of protein sources from the clams, oysters and fish of our local waters served to sustain and nourish this hunter/fisher/gatherer society over millennia, making them tall, robust, and physically

Original Artwork by Rick Piper

powerful people. Sometimes spoken of as a race of giants, early etchings show Floridians towering over Europeans. The Ais wore their hair in a topknot fashion, were heavily tattooed, and went naked but for a weaved palm waistband and loin breeches. The Floridian women went topless in grass skirts, much like the Hawaiians. Legendary watermen, the Ais’s skills at free-diving are evidenced by bone records showing extosis (or “surfer’s ear”) in most adult skulls.

The accounts of their whale hunts involved men leaping from canoes onto the backs of breaching 50-ton right whales, bare-handed, grabbing blow holes, and plugging the nostrils with hand-hewn palm log plugs as the whale sounded.

The Ais erected shell mound village platforms and pyramids throughout their province that ran from Mosquito Lagoon in the north to the St. Johns River west, and south to lake Okeechobee and back to the coast near Jupiter. With no native stone, they used remnant shells from their seafood to build massive mounds as large as 1,300-ft. across and 100-ft. high that could be seen from sea.

Of the over 40 shell mound pyramids and platforms that stood from Mosquito Lagoon to Jupiter, all but one were excavated to make road bed for US 1, among other projects, during the shell mining era. A 1901 Daytona-to-Canaveral map shows 22 mounds, forewarning of their destruction. The one prehistoric shell mound that remains is

Turtle Mound near New Smyrna, the largest of its kind in North America – now 800-ft. wide and 50-ft. tall (though originally much taller) with a 360-degree view of the ocean and river.

The Ais are the namesake for the lagoon we call the Indian River, but maps from the 1600s name it Rio de Ays, or River of Ais. Likewise, our barrier island was called Palmar de Ays (Palm Grove of Ais); the inlet south of Wabasso, Barra de Ays (Inlet of Ais); the area of South Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Okeechobee Counties was known as Ais Province; and the coastline, Escudo de Ays (Shield of Ais), a warning that this was the homeland of a powerful, fiercely free people.

The Ais maintained their independent homeland over a 200year overlap with European occupation before European diseases, slave raids, and wars drove them to extinction by 1740.

By the time England took over, the original Floridians were extinct, and the name of the troublesome Ais was removed from the maps to erase their memory. The Rio de Ais became the “Indian” River, and their echo faded into a lost history that the vast majority of the current population has never heard mentioned. The 4,000 years of Ais history is a local inheritance we should embrace as common knowledge.

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Discoveries In Plain Sight

By Rick Piper Over the past four years, through conversations with long time beachside residents and visual inspections, I have been privileged to witness the evidence of still-remaining middens and earthworks, much of it in plain sight, within our neighborhoods and developments.

For decades it remained an archeological mystery as to why there were no prehistoric sites recorded for the Thousand Island area of Cocoa Beach – a large inlet that flowed 1,000 years ago and was a likely site of occupation. We have since discovered seven unrecorded Ais sites still in place in Cocoa Beach alone.

Standing in plain sight inside the city limits of Cape Canaveral, discovered by a protégé of mine, are three remnant portions of a large village ridge mound originally running more than 2,500 feet along the Banana River. These unrecorded pieces of ridge mound tie together known ancient sites to what may very well be a village complex named Savochequeya on a 1605 Spanish map – this being the winter home of Savochequeya.

Most of the owners of these properties have been enthusiastically cooperative, including B&B Properties, John Porter, and several others. A large corporate interest, who has the biggest portion of remnant ridge mound on their property, hasn’t replied to us as of yet. These portions of an Ais village ridge mound survived in place for thousands of years until development grew up around them, destroying most of this ancient structure.

Amazingly, these three large portions were spared and are still relatively intact. These are treasured resources we continue to investigate and record with the State, adding important context to the history of our amazingly ancient local culture, the Ais.

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The Art Side

Rick Piper Longtime Resident readers should be no strangers to Rick Piper, Cocoa Beach’s unofficial Painter Laureate and tireless champion of the local art scene.

We’ve featured Rick a few times over our 10-year history and he’s supplied us with a number of eye-popping covers, but his boundless creativity and almost superhuman work ethic make him a hard man to keep up with.

Rick lives and breathes art, and his work bends, evolves, and progresses with the constant fluidity of the water and elastic horizons he’s famous for depicting.

We caught him for an interview while in “full immersion mode” – he’s in the midst of producing an astounding number of canvases for “A Harmony of Echoes,” an upcoming March 14 show at the Mai Tiki Market, and he’s continuing his work with archeologists to

the

educate the public on the Ais, the original Floridians.

It’s been a while since we caught up with you. Tell us about some of what you were up to in 2014.

It has been a while – and congratulations on 10 years of the Resident. I’ve been working on a breakthrough that will lead to the ability for humans to levitate and pass through walls,

through time and space as well, just by thinking it… Or, in other words, I’ve been creating art for a living. And researching local archeology, falling in love, and struggling for legal tender.

You’re in full immersion mode right now. What are some of the things you’re working on currently, and what can we look forward to in the year ahead?

Getting ready for the big show (March 14th) is absolutely immersive. Creating a brand new body of work – 20 significant fine art originals in a six-week period is a transformative experience of diving in and being submerged and suspended in a free-associative pool of creative thought. At first, it’s a daunting commitment that seems impossible, but through the process of generating the first few pieces, subliminal thoughts and visions recorded on some level during the recent and distant past start to coalesce and the valves open up. And in the end there are more ideas than I can create in that amount of time. Hopefully... (smiles). The year ahead is taking me towards larger works of more investment.

Tell us about how you first got interested in the Ais and local history. I know the subject has long been a facet of your artistic output, but when did you start researching the Ais in earnest?

Actually, it hasn’t been a part of my artwork until it became a passion of personal research for me. As you know, several years ago I spent about a year of my life pushing back against a bully that attempted to run a scam to force an inappropriate name onto our barrier island, part of the homeland and burial grounds of our ancient local culture, the Ais. The idea of assigning the name of a man sent here with written orders to plunder, enslave, and eliminate any resistors among the residents he encountered was so inappropriate and insulting to our local history – a history exclusive to the place we call home – that I had to push back. The Ais thrived here for 200 generations before us. The lack of awareness – my own and the community’s – of the Indian River people is what allowed this cynical attempt to distort our respect for our own home ground. Luckily, when informed of our island’s amazing, lost 4,000-year-old history, the barrier island communities rallied to reject the bully’s subterfuge. Yea! That led to my own quest to learn as much as I could about these original Floridians. And the more I look, the more amazing this lost history reveals itself to be, and the more it shows up in my art.

You’re also always busy singing the praises of other local artists and trying to foster an atmosphere of creativity here.

Who are some artists you’re excited about and inspired by?

I’m not really a person who tries to follow other names in art – not in the terms of currently hip or “right now.” I’m more impacted by a piece of art and that usually leads me to seek more visual consumption of someone’s other art. If I become enamored, it’s for the visual experience of a creation,

not an artists “heat” at any given moment. When I’m convinced of a visual voice I assume they have it in them to make more brilliance at some point past, present, or future. Some extraordinary artists around here whose new work I was always anxious to experience and I have been lucky enough to know personally – Hassan Patterson, David Hale, Mike Moffet, Brian Dowdall, Chris Jordan, Mark Perrin, Wayne Coombs – all of them put in the hard work of perfecting their skills and creating unique

visions to be called true artists.

But I’m at a point in my life where if I meet or hear of someone creating art, I’m all for it.

What are your thoughts on the art scene here in Brevard?

Well, as I say, I’ve never been much of a scene observer other than being happy to stumble into or cause one occasionally.

But I’m always glad that people on different fronts attempt to contribute to the art scene. Brevard, historically, hasn’t had a lot of energy in support of art culture – one of the reasons I started to do my own free, one man premiering art shows years ago…

If there’s no scene, make your own. People have loved them, with 300+ attendees on average for the one-night-only shows, and as many as 800-900 at a show I did in Satellite a few years back. Art and music, food and drink, and a good crowd of people (not just artsy types) can make for a great stimulating, funny, engaging evening. The art creates good conversation, the music sets the mood, the food is satiating, the drink lubricating. Just mix in people and anything is possible.

Read Rick’s piece on the Ais culture in this issue, and don’t miss “A Harmony of Echoes,” a solo show of new artwork at Mai Tiki Market (249 Minutemen Cswy. in downtown Cocoa Beach) on March 14 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Look forward to live music, a beer, wine, and food sampling bar, and of course, loads of great art. The event is hosted and sponsored by The Beachside Resident and The Tiny Turtle.

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Bruce has been a champion of the Resident since it first started out as a raggedy, 8-page tabloid, but he also happens to embody the beachside lifestyle and outlook in effortless ways. His passion for the area is contagious, and he spends a lot of his free time giving back to the community he loves in a variety of ways.

It all started when Bruce’s father and grandfather first came to Cocoa Beach from the Ohio Valley in 1966 in search of a place in Florida to relocate the family. Though the Moellers eventually settled on Tampa because of his father’s job at a technical company there, Bruce and his family frequently vacationed in Daytona Beach, offering the young Bruce his first taste of riding waves on an inflatable blue and red raft.

“I ran into my mom once and knocked the wind out of her,” Bruce laughs. “It made me realize the power of waves.”

In 1979, when Mr. Moeller switched to the aerospace field, the family moved to Satellite Beach.

“I liked living in Satellite Beach; coming from fishing off our dock in Tampa to surf

fishing on the beach was like a new sport,” Bruce remembers.

“I started bodyboarding on a borrowed cut-off nose of a longboard, without fins and a patch job that cut you with exposed fiberglass on almost every ride.

Some friends taught me the

basics of surfing soon after… I had a 6’1” Star that was not the right equipment to learn on.

Thirteen and growing fast, I got into all the workout classes, and continued through high school surfing occasionally.”

“I started coming to Cocoa Beach every time I could get my dad to drive up to the big surf contests at the Pier. The Cocoa Beach vibe was infectious,” he says. “When I was old enough to drive, I quit my $3.35/hour job bagging groceries at Food

World in Satellite for a $3.45/ hour cashier job at Eckerd’s in Cocoa Beach in ‘82 to ‘84. It was much cooler to be working in Cocoa Beach; the people are just different – more laid back than Satellite Beach. And driving up to the teen club, Slick’s, was a fun thing to do. It was located where Yen Yen is today.”

After graduating high school, Bruce went off to college and ended up in Orlando for a few years, and it wasn’t long before he had to get back to the beach, fun, and friends.

“I’d picked up waveskiing in ‘88,” he recalls. “My good friend was competing and that got me more motivated to move back to Cocoa Beach. If you SUPers don’t know what waveskiing is, you should find out. If your boyfriend Laird had thought it was cool, then it’s what you’d be doing today,” he laughs.

“I got pretty good and competed for a couple of years and started surfing regularly again.

Then I moved into a condo across from Taco City on the river. Meeting all those guys at Taco City was a great time and

I made some forever friends – Simon, Fifer, Gordo, Sterling, Dash, Billy, Big Red, A. J., and Marie.”

Bruce has done just about every job under the sun over the 24-plus years he’s lived in Cocoa Beach – everything from lawn maintenance and lighting sales to bouncer and film extra. But now it looks as though he’s found his professional niche. continues on page 40

Local Amp

Hogan’s Irish Bar

Dublin City, Co. Brevard Music is the cornerstone of Irish culture, and the artists Ireland has produced helped form the foundations of our own contemporary genres as much as jazz and blues have.

This St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, residents will get the chance to get back to these roots at local Irish spots that will be pulling out the stops for some of the best celebrations of the year.

direct from Ireland, including Big Padraic McNeela from Swinford, Co. Mayo. (Rumor has it that he’s managed to snag himself a leprechaun and sneak it into his suitcase.) The Emer-

Sample every variety of Jameson, Powers, Middleton Reserve and a new pot-still variety from Mitchell & Sons, Green Spot.

Corned beef and cabbage will be served as well, so spend the big day with the Hogan family and drink to good health and sunny weather.

Nolan’s Irish Pub

Hogan’s Irish Bar At the family-owned Hogan’s Irish Bar (6600 N. Atlantic Ave., Cape Canaveral; 6133854; www.hogansirishbar. com) revelers will find an outdoor main stage and gathering area for a party that lasts from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Look forward to live authentic and traditional Irish music all day – and be prepared for jigs, reels, foot stomping, and hand clapping a-plenty, inspired by musicians

ald Knights Irish Dancers will also have people on their feet, so start the day off right with a hearty Irish breakfast -- corned beef hash and eggs. Expect a selection of over 40 bottled beers and over 10 on draught tap, including Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, and Killians Irish Red, as well as an eclectic mix of Irish dry stouts and red ales from craft brewers throughout America. Specialty higher mark whiskeys will be available for more sophisticated palates.

Nolan’s Irish Pub (204 W. Cocoa Beach Cswy., Cocoa Beach, 783-8499; www.nolansirishpub.net) is famous for hosting the largest St. Patrick’s Day street party on the beach.

This year marks their 7th Annual event, and will feature beers of all kinds by the gallon, corned beef and cabbage and fish and chips, commemorative t-shirts and souvenirs, and a great lineup of Irish entertainment beginning at 11 a.m. on the big day. On their inside stage, enjoy performances by Paudie McNeela (noon-2); Dave Birks & Steve Butler (3-6:30); Brendan Shanahan (7:30-9:30), and Brendan & Paul Shanahan (10-midnight).

Outside, expect sets by Davey Keogh & The Small Geezers (noon-2; 3-6:30; 7:30-11); Brevard Police & Fire Pipes & Drums (2-2:30 & 7-7:30), and Irish Dancers (2:30-3 & 6:30-7).

Opened in 2009, this authentic

Nolan’s Irish Pub Irish pub always provides a fun, welcoming atmosphere, so don’t miss out.

Paddy Cassidy’s Irish Pub No St. Patrick’s Day is complete without hoisting a few pints at Paddy Cassidy’s Irish Pub (2009 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach; 783-0810). Paddy’s has long been a supporter of local music, and this March 17 will be no exception. Excellent local musicians will be singing their versions of popular Irish songs in addition to some rousing originals starting at 1 p.m. with the hugely popular

Damion Suomi and going well into the wee hours. Suomi will be followed that afternoon by Sasha Barnhart, and Tone Egan & Nick. After a 6 p.m. set by the Brevard Police & Fire Pipes & Drums, expect performances

by Lauris Vidal, Suomi, and Hot Pink. Paddy’s offers full-liquor service and carries a dizzying array of Irish whiskeys, but the main bar will boast 22 taps of Irish beers, including Guinness, Murphy’s Red and Stout, Smithwicks, Harp, and Magner’s cider, and as usual, their discerning selection of craft beers.

But the big news is that Merritt Island’s own Bugnutty Brewery is brewing an exclusive ale for the occasion called Paddy’s Irish Cream Ale, which will be available all day until it’s gone. Paddy’s outdoor bar will offer beer and liquor to accommodate the overflow of revelers, and Haye’s Meats will be providing corned beef and cabbage and hot dogs and chips will also be on hand.

There’s never any cover charge for the event, and Paddy’s always promises a great time with giveaways, fun, and exceptional local talent.

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Rowen the Wanderer 9pm Sat : 07

Leanne Binder and Russ Kellum Fri : 13

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Southern Culture of the Skids

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Good Company Nashville

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Andy Grammar, Alex & Sierra

Coconuts

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Good Company Nashville

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Clean Bandit

Mondays

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Micah Read 7:00

AtmosphereWelcome to Florida Tour

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Fun Pipe Fri : 13

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Even Odds

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Bullet Dodgers Cocoa Village’s FRIDAY FEST The Red Tide Sat : 28

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Andy Harrington Fri : 13th

The Beach Brigands Sat : 14

Damion Suomi 9pm Sun : 15

Jig to A Milestone Mon : 16

Padraic McNeela Tue : 17

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St. Patrick’s Day All Day Celebration!

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Allan Wood Sat : 21

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Davey Keogh 9pm

Jamaikin’ Me Crazy International Palms

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506 Crew & DJ Lancelot Burgher Jr, aka “Blacknite” Sun : 08

Fresh Squeeze & DJ Phiona Sun : 15

#UNRB & DjHem MC Sun : 22

Inna Sense & DJ RED of Kulcha Shok Sun : 29

I-Resolution & DJ Lance-O of Kulcha Shok

Kell’s of Cocoa Beach Fri : 06

Cocoa Beach Boys Sat : 07

Michael Pagan Fri : 13

Stompbox Steve Sat : 14

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St. Patrick’s Day Live DJ Fri : 20

Bullet Dodgers Sat : 21

Groove Shoes Fri : 27

Dugan & Clarke Duo Sat : 28

The Unsaid

Milliken’s Reef Mondays

Ted Villareal 5pm-9pm Wednesdays

Paul Christopher 5pm-10pm Freddie Grant 5pm-10pm Fri : 06

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Mad Hatters 5pm-10pm (outside) Sat : 07

Ted Villarreal 1pm-4pm (outside) Absolute Blue 5pm-10pm (outside) Sun : 08

Coco Loco 2pm-7pm (outside) Matt Kateb 5pm-10pm Fri : 13

Dollface from Vegas 5pm-10pm (outside) Sat : 14

Ted Villarreal 1pm-4pm (outside) Gunner Down 5pm-10pm (outside) Sun : 15

Panama and Beverly McClellan from The Voice 2pm-7pm Fri : 20

Reflections 5pm-10pm (outside) Sat : 21

Ted Villarreal 1pm-4pm (outside) Mad Hatters 5pm-10pm (outside) Sun : 22

Tape Deck 2pm-7pm (outside) Tue : 24

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Ted Villarreal 1pm-4pm (outside) Gunner Down 5pm-10pm (outside) Sun : 29

Eastside Rock Band 2pm-7pm Tue : 31

Matt Kateb 5pm-10pm

Nolan’s

Tue : 10

Matt Kateb 5pm-10pm

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Fri : 27

The Original Wailers 5pm-10pm (Ticketed event outside)

Thursdays

Tue : 17

Lucy Iris | Hogan’s | Sat : 06 & The Beach Hole | Sat : 14

DJ Lance-O | Jamaikin’ Me Crazy | Sun : 29

Matt Keteb 5pm- 10pm

Music Starts at 7:30 Sun : 01

Bill Mullen Mon : 02

Songwriters Night Wed : 04

Pipe & Drums

Paudie McNeela 7pm-10pm Mon : 16

Brendan Shanahan Tue : 17

St. Patrick’s Day Street Party Wed : 18

Tue : 17 St. Patricks Day

Lauris Vidal, Tone and Nick, Brevard County Police and Fire Pipes and Drum Corps, Sasha Barnhart, Hot Pink, Damion Suomi

Brendan & Paul Shanahan

Thurs : 19

Thurs : 19

Pidgin

Andy Harrington Fri : 20

Davey Keogh & The Small Geezers Sat : 21

Davey Keogh & The Small Geezers Sun : 22

Dave Birks

Tone Egan Fri : 20

Sat : 21

The Cheetah Coalition Thurs : 26

Tone Egan Fri : 27

Hot Pink Sat : 28

Josh Miller Blues Revue

Thurs : 26

Rusty’s

Paudie McNeela Fri : 27

Mondays

Sat :28

Wednesdays

Sun : 29

Sun : 01

Sat : 07

Shelley Songer Duo

Sun : 08

Paddy Cassidy’s

Tue : 03

Thurs : 05

Bill & Kate Isles Fri : 06

Cahir O’ Doherty Cahir O’ Doherty

Peg Dolan Peg Dolan

Operation Surf EventShelley Songer Duo

Wednesdays

Wed : 11

Fri : 06

Searson Concert - Sold Out! Thurs : 12

Paudie McNeela Fri : 13

Peter Robinson Sat :14

Peter Robinson Sun :15

The Two Jays 5pm-7pm

Sasha

Josh Miller Blues Revue Sat : 07

Hot Pink Thurs : 12

Tone Egan Fri : 13

Mondo Tikis Sat : 14

The Cook Trio

Adam V - 5pm Jim Mitchell- 5pm Paul - 12pm Smoke N Oak- 5pm Jon Parrot 5pm Thurs : 05

Andy

Fri : 06

Tone Egan- 12pm Chill- 5pm Sat : 07

Splash- 12pm Tone Egan- 6pm Sun : 08

Paul - 12pm Splash- 5pm Tue : 10

Jon Parrot 5pm

Thurs : 12

Sat : 07

Andy

Runaway Country Kick-Off Party - Jay C. Jr.

Fri : 13

Tone Egan- 12pm Matt & Eric 5pm

Sun : 08

Rob D.

Sat : 14

Splash- 12pm Chris Gloer 5pm

Fri : 13

Matt Kateb

Sun : 15

Sat : 14

Paul- 12pm Splash- 5pm

Andy Harrington Sun : 15

Rob D.

Tue : 17

Jon Parrot- 5pm

Fri : 20

Buck Barefoot

Thurs :19

General Eyes- 6pm Fri : 20

Tone Egan- 12pm Andy- 6pm Sat : 21

Splash- 12pm Matt & Eric - 5pm Sun : 22

Paul - 12pm Higgins - 4:30 Tue : 24

Chris Glover- 5pm Thurs : 26

Splash - 5pm Fri : 27

Tone Egan- 12pm Chill- 5pm Sat : 28

Splash- 12pm Matt & Eric- 5pm Sun : 29

Paul - 12pm Smoke N Oak- 5pm Tue : 31

Jon Parrot- 5pm

Sandbar Sundays

Sandbooze 9pm-1am Mondays

Joe Redmon 9pm-1am

Blake Shelton | Wickham Park | Saturday : 21 Tuesdays

Teddy Time 4pm-8pm DJ Colione 9pm-1am

Wed : 11

Sun : 22

Thurs : 12

Mon : 23

Pat Michaels 4pm-8pm

Wednesdays

Jam Session 9pm-1am

Cocoa Beach Boyz 4pm-8pm

Thursdays

Fri : 13

Karaoke 8pm-12am Sun : 01

Pat Michaels 4pm-8pm Musical Seduction 9pm-1am

Mon : 02

Sat : 14

Spanks 4pm-8pm Thurs : 05

Rockstar Party Vintage 4pm-8pm

Fri : 06

Just Us Band 4pm-8pm

Mondo Tikis 4pm-8pm Island Breeze 4pm-8pm Up Rising Steele 4pm-8pm High Energy 9pm-1am Sat : 07

Clicker 4pm-8pm General Eyes 9pm-1am Sun : 08

Smokin Torpedoes 4pm-8pm Mon : 09

Stompbox Steve 4pm-8pm

Sun : 15

Pinch 4pm-8pm Stompbox Steve 4pm-8pm Wed : 25

Pat Michaels 4pm-8pm Thurs : 26

Cocoa Beach Boyz 4pm-8pm Fri : 27

Electric Tide 4pm-8pm DJ Apache 9pm-1am Sat : 28

Mon : 16

Mondo Tikis 4pm-8pm

Separate Checks 4pm-8pm Carnival!!! 9pm

Thurs : 19

Sun : 29

Island Breeze 4pm-8pm Fri : 20

Up Rising Steele Dub Master 4pm-8pm Sat : 21

Stoney and the House Rockers 4pm-8pm Absolute Blue 9pm-1am

Changes 4pm-8pm Mon : 30

Mondo Tikis 4pm-8pm

Slow & Low Thursdays

Matt Riley Fri : 06

Sat : 21

Dave Myers Sun : 22

Matt Kateb Fri : 27

Stompbox Steve Sat : 28

Andy Harrington Sun : 29

Shane Honkanin

Sunset Waterfront Grill & Bar Fri : 13

Beverly McClellan from The Voice 8pm and 9:15 Sat : 14

Beverly McClellan from The Voice 8pm and 9:15

Tiny Turtle Sat : 14

Vince Reed 7pm-10pm Fri : 20

YAHTU 7pm-10pm

Stompbox Steve

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Album Reviews

Dengue Fever The Deepest Lake Tuk-Tuk; 2015

The part of me annoyed with how long it takes Dengue Fever to release a new collection of music is quickly mollified by the part of me known as my ears, which appreciates just how great it is. “The Deepest Lake” continues with the path of musical exploration Dengue Fever has chosen – Cambodian, psychedelic-tinged surf rock – but now steers further away from rock and feels d e c i d edly more exotic. With a strong emphasis on Eastern sounding melodies and more subtly and lightly interwoven rhythms, this more nuanced approach shows increasing depth and musical maturity.

Band founders, brothers, and main songwriters Ethan and Zac Holtzman are the unlikely fans and even more unlikely practioners of this art form, and now seem truly at home in their own skins.

No longer imitating the distant sounds of their inspirations, this collection of songs sounds and feel truly organic and the band takes big chances. The majority of the songs are sung in Khmer, and vocalist Chhom Nimol is a consistent bright spot on whom it easy to focus. But this band moves with a sinewy effortlessness as they lock into each other’s playing and follow one another. “Tokay” is samba-esque number with mesmerizing and

lilting keyboards and Nimol’s voice emotes with a yearning throughout. “Rom Say Sok” is sung in English and features vocals from both Holtzman and Nimol and feels like ‘79 Devo may have been their muse. Driven and punkish with great keyboard/ horn punctuations, this standout track is gritty and builds on itself to a dizzying head of steam.

“The Deepest Lake on the Planet” is deceptive as well. With a restrained dark jazz feel, this noir track has room to breathe and is positively c in emati c .

The counterpoint between the keys and guitar can seem like it’s own argument.

Dense grooves help to build these numbers into epic constructs. Pop with jazz and spices one can’t easily identify, this solves the problem of wanting something different. Dengue Fever have stepped into their own and definitely worth waiting for. – M. Alberto Rivera

Uli Jon Roth

Scorpions Revisited UDR; 2015

If all you know of The Scorpions is their ‘80s radio and MTV hits, you’re going to need to sit for a minute. Before they were slick dispensers of four-minute pop metal anthems about rock, weather conditions, and

the vagaries of love, they were a little more earthy. And like most everyone who started out the ‘70s, sometimes a bit long winded. Uli Jon Roth was with The Scorpions from 1974-78 as a songwriter and lead guitarist and also sang the occasional tune.

Roth is one of those guitarists other guitar players listen to, a guy who squeaked past most everyone else’s radar.

He never paid it any mind playing shows, designing tricky guitars and recording mountains of critically acclaimed material. Here he revisits music he was directly involved with, taking another pass at old songs while making the trip positively worthwhile. “The Sails of Charon” is a spectacular, soaring piece, which needs to be used to score a fight in the next season of “The Vikings.” There are distinct movements and a real pathos in this performance. “Life’s Like a River” bursts forth with a feverish blaze of notes, swelling and contracting accordingly, and the extended workout on “Dark Lady” is a soulful, jazzy exploration with deep distorted grooves.

Same goes for the dizzying histrionics on “Polar Nights,” with a limber rhythm section supporting the soloist throughout. “Hell Cat” is a song Roth famously growled through, and is now given a “Voodoo Chile” wahwah treatment, inverting the song for the better. “Rainbow Dream Prelude” is an exquisite track, and it doesn’t take a lot to picture a young Randy Rhoads listening to it repeatedly. One can hear it’s long term effect on him and other influential ‘80s guitarists. The guitar solo at the end of “Fly to the Rainbow” sounds like Hendrix and Blackmore trying to outdo one another, and remember, it’s just the one guy with a fretboard here. This double-CD collection is positively epic in its scope and ambition, and Roth and his band deliver at every turn. – M. Alberto Rivera

Björk

Vulnicura

One Little Indian/ Megaforce; 2015 A return to experimental form and her first album since 2011’s Biophilia, Vulnicura is also probably the most personal album of Björk’s 38-year career, one in which she struggles to make sense of her split from longtime partner Matthew Barney. Unsettling at times for its vulnerability but ultimately worth repeated listens.

Bob Dylan

Shadows in the Night Columbia; 2015

Dylan covering Sinatra? Believe it or not, it works – chiefly because he’s chosen some of Sinatra’s lesser-known tunes, “What’ll I Do” and “Why Try to Change Me Now” among them. It seems like an idea straight out of left field, but there are enough home runs here to make it all worthwhile.

Gaz Coombes The Matador

Hot Fruit/Caroline; 2015 The second solo outing from ex-Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes reveals a darker side to the famously fun-loving Brit Pop pioneer, but there’s still enough whimsy to delight old fans and make plenty of new ones. Standouts include “The Girl Who Fell to Earth,” “Is It On?” and “The English Ruse.”

Upcoming Releases Death Cab for Cutie Kintsugi Of Montreal Aureate Gloom Madonna Rebel Heart Ringo Starr Postcards from Paradise Modest Mouse Strangers to Ourselves Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell

The Original Wailers Even without their connection to Bob Marley, The Wailers would still be titans in the reggae pantheon.

Billed as The Original Wailers, one of the most famous backing bands of all time is now fronted by American-born guitarist Al Anderson.

After the dissolution of Bob Marley’s first backing band in 1974, he embarked on a solo career with the support of Anderson, whom he hand-picked out of scores of contenders.

It was Anderson’s impressive lead work on classics like “No Woman, No Cry,” “Dem Belly Full,” and “Curfew (Three O’Clock Road Block)” that propelled reggae further into the stratosphere at a time when rock n’ roll seemed to be the law of the land.

It’s estimated that over $1 billion of Marley’s music featuring Anderson’s guitar work has been sold worldwide.

Anderson has also performed with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Peter Tosh, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Steel Pulse, Aswad, Inner Circle, Traffic, and Ben Harper.

He’s supported in the Original Wailers by Chet Samuel (lead vocals/guitar), Rohan Reid (bass), Howard Smith (drums), and Noel Aiken (keyboards), and together the band continue the tradition of spreading “one love” wrapped up in “one drop” reggae.

Current live performances will include songs from 2012’s

“Miracle” EP as well as classics of the past, some from “Legend.” Four songs from the album were penned by singer and keyboardist, Desmond Hyson, and backup singer Erica Newell, formerly of the Melody Makers, sings on the cover of “Our Day Will Come.”

“Miracle,” which was nominated for a Grammy in 2012, is reminiscent to the words, sound, and power of the original three: Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, and Bunny Wailer.

The album was recorded live – and without drum machines – to keep the spirit of the music original and alive.

As Anderson says, “When we got together in 1974 at the National Arena in Jamaica, it made an impact on my life musically, and being part of those three original Wailers left me the standard of their musical genius.”

The Original Wailers perform March 27 at Milliken’s Reef (683 Dave Nisbet Dr. in Port Canaveral; 783-0100).

Doors open at 7 p.m. for this all-agres show. Advance tickets are $15 from Ticketmaster.

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Out and About

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Local Scribes Ashley Kimball 10 layers of clothing. Driving into town, we couldn’t help but notice the sleek, new Exploration Tower at the Port, and that was enough to make it our first destination after settling in.

It’s simply amazing what they’ve done at the Port. I remember it being pretty lackluster the last time I was there, but they’ve really cleaned the place up, and I was very impressed with all the changes – so much so that we spent our whole first day in town there.

From Rusty’s, Grill’s, Milliken’s, and Fishlips, there was never a lack of anything to do, and it’s been a while since we had such fresh seafood.

Keith started earlier than us with a fishing trip on the Obsession while the rest of us tried out parasailing from Rusty’s. We’d never done it before and it was just a blast, and by the time we descended, we’d decided that we would

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have to save up and take a cruise to celebrate graduation.

Being at the Sheraton was perfect, because we were perfectly situated to take advantage of the town. Plus, the Shark Pit was really convenient and served great food. We found pretty much everything we needed at the Cocoa Beach Surf Co., and what we didn’t get there, we were able to rent or buy from the Pier down the road, which has been beautifully redone as well.

Keith has surfed before, but he convinced Carol to rent a board from the Pier’s Trader Rick’s and sprung for some surf lessons for her. Zac went off to get a tattoo from Endless Summer because he’d heard so much about Mark Longenecker’s work, and we all eventually met up at the Sandbar and ended up closing it down.

Great music, great people, and amazing vibes.

There are tons of other great spots to see music in the area, and we particularly liked that your magazine had calendar listings with venues and shows.

For instance, we would have never known that there were live reggae parties at Mambo’s at the International Palms

Resort. It’s only a shame they don’t do it every day!

A few other times we all split up to do our own thing – Keith to do some beach fishing, Carol to go on a kayak trip with Fin Expeditions, and Zac to skate at the CB Skate Park (which wasn’t there last time I was here), while I explored Cocoa Village. I was lucky enough to catch their new Throwback Thursday nights, where shops stayed open later than usual and offered some cool discounts.

Downtown Cocoa Beach looks like it’s been cleaned up too, and I loved the new pavers and palms, which made it much more enjoyable to stroll around. I do remember Coconuts, which is always fun, but we all really liked the two cafes downtown – Surfinista and Juice N’ Java. There seemed to be tons of new businesses around since I was last here; the Beach Hole was a great spot for wings, and the pizza up at Bruno’s was fantastic.

Another bonus was the Mai Tiki area around the corner.

Both the Tiny Turtle and the Fat Donkey were perfect additions to the area. I only wish they’d been there 10 years ago!

The whole week flew by quickly, probably because there was never a lack of anything to do. We could have easily spent another week here; it seems like we only skimmed the surface. I love the area, and my friends were easily won over. It’s only a matter of time before we come back – whether it’s Spring Break or not.

Funnily enough, Zac was complaining about still having sand in his shoes on the way back to the airport. He’ll learn soon enough how hard it is to get out.

Sandbar Sports Grill 10th Anniversary: A Decade Of Music

For 10 years, Cocoa Beach’s Sandbar Sports Grill has been the must-stop destination for both locals and visitors to grab a fish taco, enjoy a cold beverage, and hear stellar live music – all within view of the beach. There’s always a party going on at the Sandbar, and we were there Saturday, February 21 to witness the biggest bash the beach has ever seen – 10 bands playing over the course of the day to celebrate the Sandbar’s Decade of Music. Thanks to everyone who stepped out on the red carpet to document the spectacular event! As part of The Beachside Resident’s own 10-year Anniversary, we captured the vibe at the beachside’s legendary bar, grill, and live music venue to bring it straight to you. Photos by Misti Blu Day Visit us online at TheBeachsideResident.com to view all the photos

Restaurant ofthe Month

Slow & Low Barbecue, Viera Joel and Nicole Smith should be used to success by now.

After all, it’s what inspired them to open another Slow & Low in Viera a little over a month ago.

But they’re still bowled over by the positive response to the barbecue they started perfecting back in 2004 at the original Slow & Low in Cocoa Beach.

It’s probably due to their firm sense of grounding and disarming humility, because despite their pride in their food, nothing prepared them for the plaudits they’ve been showered with since opening the Viera spot in late January.

“We’ve had some really, really good responses. One family came in seven times during the first two weeks we were open,” Nicole said. “They told us that if it’s too crowded or they’re short on time, they get take out and bring it home for dinner.

That’s pretty awesome.”

“Since we opened here, people have been so friendly and supportive. People just drop in to welcome us to the neighborhood.”

The Smiths had been looking to open another location in Viera since 2009, but the flagging economy during that period forced them to postpone the venture.

The time was right, however, last year, and Joel and Nicole broke ground at 5490 Stadium

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Parkway in Viera on July 9, 2014.

They’re excited about their proximity to the stadium – and baseball season is right around the corner – but they really wanted to be a part of Viera’s growing community. It makes sense, because they’re one of the most community-minded businesses in the area; they’re heavily involved in local charities and youth events, and they pride themselves on having earned a loyal family following.

“We had a chance to open near the Avenues,” Nicole said, “but we really wanted to be closer to the residential area in Viera.

We want to be a neighborhood business that serves families and makes a difference in the community.”

Though the new digs are a bit smaller than the Cocoa Beach location, Nicole and Joel made it that way to streamline the business and keep it more efficient.

“We’re more half-indoors and outdoors in Viera,” Nicole told us, “and we have the advantage of getting a lot of sun the way we’re set up.”

Another difference is their focus on wine in the bar section of the eatery. “Cocoa Beach is

more of a beer-drinking town,” she says. “People in Viera tend to like a larger selection of wine.

We’ve also made room in the parking lot for golf carts because a lot of people get around that way here.”

What hasn’t changed is their recipe for excellent barbecue.

The name of the game here is food cooked slowly at low temperatures, and Vierans have been ordering their famous pork, brisket, and wings by the ton.

One happy fan of the new spot is self-confessed barbecue aficionado Bill Haverty, a Cocoa Beach resident who works in Viera.

“It’s really a win-win situation,” Bill says, adding with a laugh, “For me, at least.”

“I eat at the Cocoa Beach one at least twice a week for dinner – have for years. I always had a hankering for Slow & Low at lunch, but Cocoa Beach is just too far to make the run and still have time to get back to work,” he says.

“It got so bad that I’d order it the night before and bring it with me to work the next day.

The good thing about that was that it always seemed to taste even better the next day -- more time for the flavors to settle in, I guess...”

“Now if they’d just open up another one in Tallahassee, where my mom lives, I’d be set.”

Slow & Low’s Viera location is at 5490 Stadium Parkway across from the Space Coast Credit Union. They’re open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day. Take out and catering services are available, and they offer full bar service. Look forward to live music and other events in the coming weeks. Call (321) 735-4809.

Chef’s Corner Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

Stephanie Pearson Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill Fishlips Chef Stephanie Pearson couldn’t have offered us a better recipe than her Mango Rainbow Trout, a recipe that evokes the colors and freshness this welcome time of year.

Incorporating the iridescent flesh from which rainbow trout takes its name, and the bright colors of tomato, red pepper, broccoli, and slivers of zucchini, Stephanie’s recipe also employs a sunny splash of Chablis.

It’s rounded off with the addition of mango, which lends the dish some tropical, beachside notes.

Mango Rainbow Trout This month’s recipe is inspired by the flavors of spring, a season that always finds Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill in full bloom.

1 rainbow trout fillet Fry salt and oil as needed 1 oz. sauté butter

(garlic, shallots, butter, and olive oil) 2 oz. roasted tomatoes 2 oz. red peppers 2 oz. broccoli 2 oz. mushrooms 2 oz. zucchini (sliced into matchsticks) 3 oz. Chablis 3 oz. mango purée

Season and sear trout in non-stick pan for 3 minutes on each side. In sauté pan, melt sauté butter and cook all vegetables. When garlic starts to brown, de-glaze pan with wine and add mango purée.

Plate vegetables in middle of plate and top with fish, pouring remaining sauce on fish.

Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill is located at 610 Glen Cheek Dr. in Port Canaveral. Call them at 784-4535 or visit them online at www.fishlipswaterfront.com

Easter Brunch Sunday April 5, 2015 Carving Station Shoulder of Ham Caramelized with Pineapple & Cinnamon Cherry Glace Herb Encrusted Aged Certified Angus Top Round with Au Jus Rosemary Infused Grilled Leg of Lamb served with a mint demi glace

Savory Sautéed Mahi in Coconut Moho Sauce Sautéed Chicken with Asparagus, Tomato & Crab in a White Wine Cream Sauce

Chilled Selections Bountiful Peel n’ East Shrimp House Salad & Caesar Salad Assorted Salad Toppings

Veggies & Potatoes Roasted Garlic & Parmesan Mashed Potatoes Sautéed Summer Vegetables

Breakfast Meats & Eggs Pork Sausage Links Apple Smoked Bacon Cheesy Scrambled Eggs with Chives Eggs Benedict

Bakery, Sweets, & More Cinnamon Almond Encrusted French Toast Cheese Blintzes Breakfast Pastries & Muffins Assorted Desserts and Mimosas Reservations Necessary, call: 321-613-9055 Brunch 11am through 4pm Adults $38.95 · Military & Seniors $34.95 Kids 6-12 yrs $17.95 · Kids 5 yrs and under–FREE Additional 18% Service Charge and 6.5% Tax will be added to every check

Grand Ballroom

1550 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32131

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Get Out of Town

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On December 28, 1835, Maj. Francis L. Dade and his company were ordered to Fort King, Ocala to reinforce Gen. Wiley Thompson’s troops, stationed there in an effort to remove the Seminole tribe from the area.

During the trek from Tampa to Fort King, Dade became lost and announced to his men that they had successfully passed through Seminole-controlled territory. As a result, he failed to take appropriate precautions.

The soldiers’ heavy winter garments covered their weapons, so when the Seminoles staged an attack, Dade’s troops were caught unprepared, and virtually wiped out -- only one soldier is said to have survived.

A few months later, when travel in the region was again

made possible, the soldiers were buried at the site of the massacre.

In 1842 when hostilities ceased, the Army proposed to transfer the remains of all who died in the territory, including those who fell with Dade, to a single burial ground, and reinterment took place at the St. Augustine Post Cemetery.

In addition to Dade’s illfated men, more than 1,400 other soldiers were interred in three collective graves. Three distinctive pyramids carved from native coquina stone were erected in their memory, as well as several plain white markers to designate the graves of Seminole Indian scouts nearby.

The memorials were dedicated at a ceremony on August 14, 1842 to mark the end of the Florida Indian Wars.

The Dade Monument, as the the pyramids are formally known, was erected in 1842, and each pyramid was originally covered with white stucco. The pyramids cover vaults that contain the total remains of 1,468 soldiers who died during the Florida Indian Wars that were waged from 1835 to 1842.

According to the inscription, the wars began on December 25, 1835. Three days later, Dade and his regiment were ambushed and killed.

In 1881, a coquina stone and marble obelisk, also known as the Dade Monument, was erected and commemorates Maj. Dade and the men who died with him at the 1835 massacre. Soldiers stationed at the St. Augustine post contributed one day’s pay to fund the memorial.

Jedi Grind Tricks

Sowing the Seeds of Love

By Scooter Newell • sk8scooter@gmail.com www.cocoabeachskatepark.com

Springtime is here, and with that, hopefully the rest of the country can get some good weather! It feels great these days outside at the Skate Park and we need to get back to work on the #CBSkateGarden.

We started our garden a couple of years ago by accident.

We wanted to plant a tree in

memory of our friend, Rich Salick. Eric Super planted a few passion fruit vines and

Greyson Fletcher

some coconut palms. We also threw some compost in a box and forgot about it for two weeks and BAM! tomato and pepper plants were sprouting.

These days we have spinach, passion fruit, a couple of sunflowers, banana trees, sugarcane, and tons of pineapple starts in the ground, thanks to Diane at Surfinista. Anyway, I guess what I’m saying in this intro is Happy Spring, and if you feel like donating some soil, bring it on down!

At Home The CB Post Office will be named in honor and memory of Rich Salick on March 12!

Join us at the Post Office across the street from where the Glass Bank used to be.

This past February 17, we hosted the Shred Presidents Day Contest sponsored by the Cocoa Beach Optimist Club.

Over 30 skaters under the age of 18 competed for fun and prizes in the “street course” section of the Skate Park. It is the first “All Ages” Contest of the year and this is the sixth year running the Contest. The Optimist Club, whose motto is “Friend of Youth,” joined forces with the Skate Park two years ago to create this event by purchasing prizes and covering expenses. Winners: Silas Backus (1st Palce 9 & Under); Elijah Allred (1st Place 10-12); Adam Tyler (1st Place 13-15); KJ (1st Place 16 & Up); Max Potter (1st Place Open), and Meagan Guy (1st Place Girls).

Big thanks to all the skaters and families who joined us at the Contest. We will be back next year! Also, the Great Optimist Fishout is coming up in April, so check out cocoabeachoptimistclub.org for more details.

summer the CB Skate Park Team worked on a photo shoot with Ron Jon’s for their website and for potential billboards.

Skateboarding is difficult to photograph and they must have shot for hours and hours with tons of photos to sift through.

Anyway, just recently four kids from our team have been added to the large exterior photos on all sides of Ron Jon’s Surf Shop in the heart of what I like to call “Midtown Cocoa Beach.”

Look for Max Potter, Dominic Allred, Elijah Allred, and Grace

Marhoefer. We’re more than proud of these kids, and we urge you to take some selfies in front of these pictures!

Coming Up… Join us on Saturday, March 14 at 4 p.m. for an evening of skateboarding with some of the world’s best -- Greyson Fletcher and Curren Caples will be here to skate and hang out. RVCA is sponsoring the gig, so we will be throwing some best trick contests as well.

On the Road Shout out to Grace Marhoefer for taking 2nd Place at the Girls Bowl during the Grind for Life Contest in Lakeland recently. Also, Elijah Allred snagged a 2nd Place in 10-12 Street. And a big shout out to Corey Bolo for taking the win for 10-12 Bowl Division. The series schedule can be found on GrindforLife.org

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…

I don’t know what to say except “Thank you, Ron Jon’s!” Last

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Open at 4pm after school 10am on Saturdays 12 Sundays and Student Holidays 1450 Minutemen Causeway Cocoa Beach

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Something Old, Something New

By Dan Reiter

Fave Break: Dominical

By Greg Gordon • www.crsurf.com

Where the Talamancan Mountains reach the sea, the town of Dominical is located 45 km south of Quepos, and 36 km west of San Isidro de General.

There are over 15 waterfalls located between Dominical and Uvita (15 km south) with breathtaking views of the numerous empty point and beach breaks along the coastal highway.

The main break is a beach break, with a strong rip current at times, and a rivermouth separating the village from the Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, which expands 4 km to the north.

Dominical was my favorite place to live in Costa Rica. Here’s why: Playa Dominical is known as the most consistent surf spot in Costa Rica. There’s almost always a wave worth riding there, and it’s also known as a powerful break. I’ve been on much bigger waves at other breaks, but I’ve never been hammered quite as hard as by a big, mid-tide wave at Dominical.

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surf at dead, low tide, as the waves close out into very shallow water; I once broke my back at a lower tide by doing a headbutt into the sand. The mid-tides are great for more

advanced surfers, though. The waves at mid-tide are faster and hollower and always less crowded. The high-tide wave is the most popular, but on smaller days is too mushy and frustrates shortboarders. This is a good condition to pull out the longboard and frustrate the shortboarders even more. The bigger the wave, the more you should focus on high tide.

On big wave days the current can be strong. It’s usually best to walk to the end of the beach at the foot of the current and let it push you up or down, as the case may be.

The beach runs from the southeast to the northwest.

Looking straight out to sea, perpendicular to the beach, you’re looking at an angle of 210 degrees southwest. This means that a swell coming from 210 degrees is most likely going to be closing out, where a swell coming from under 200 degrees or over 220 (rare) will have better form.

Usually, but not always, when the waves come from less than 210 degrees, the current flows south to north. When it rains, the river can act up and dump some pretty nasty, cold and muddy water. So, if it is raining, most people tend to stick further south near the cell tower.

For more details on other spots in Domincal, you’ll find that www.crsurf.com offers a wealth of firsthand information.

In many ways, the Ais – the indigenous people of this barrier island – epitomize the local surf culture as much as the recent legends: Catri, Propper, Kechele, Holland, Slater. Thousands of years ago, these watermen set into these same breaks we’re riding today. – Here’s to tradition.

and surf culture is part of our destination’s heritage and lifestyle, from Playalinda Beach to Sebastian Inlet.”

For all those who were there, the mid-February swell was something special. Hope you scored. Now, to the big news:

Dan Reiter will be interviewing Todd Holland at Cafe Surfinista at some point in April; Check back with the Resident for information on the exact date and time. Admission is free for all. If you missed the Bob Freeman interview, we uploaded it here: youtu.be/ oH-upQJ4i2E

Cocoa Beach Surf Museum Becomes Florida Surf Museum

By Tony Sasso

The Cocoa Beach Surf Museum is proud to announce its name change to Florida Surf Museum.

The new name better reflects the character of its mission, offerings, and reach.

Over its 15-year history, the Museum has become the preeminent surf museum in Florida and on the East Coast.

Look for changes during the upcoming months, including a new Museum website.

We already represent Florida surfing with our annual programs Women of the

Waves, the Waterman’s Challenge, and numerous other events and exhibits. While we will continue to respect and cherish our Cocoa Beach roots, this evolution is a natural progression.

The Museum will remain in its current location at Ron Jon Surf Shop and will continue to offer exhibits and programs of interest to the public and of benefit to its mission of preserving surfing history. “We have enjoyed being part of the surf museum’s evolution over the years,” said Debbie Harvey, president and COO of Ron Jon Surf Shop. “We congratulate the new Florida Surf Museum and look forward to its success and our continued relationship with this unique cultural resource.”

Eric Garvey, executive director of Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism said, “We are thrilled to be the home of the Florida Surf Museum.

Cocoa Beach is the epicenter of surfing on the East Coast,

Talking Story: Todd Holland

Next Meeting The Florida Surf Museum’s next meeting will be at the Museum, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!

The Florida Surf Museum is located in the Ron Jon Watersports Building. Visit www.cocoabeachsurfmuseum.org, or check Facebook — “Cocoa Beach Surf Museum.” Formal name and web address changes are forthcoming. Call 258-8217 for more information. Programs are supported in part through a grant sponsored by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners and managed by the Brevard Cultural Alliance.

Boardrider ofthe Month MARK ET

Collin Grimm

by Jenny Bilchak

Don’t be fooled by his name, because every bone in our March Boardrider’s body is a funny one.

An e-commerce and surfboard specialist at Catalyst Surf Shop, Collin Grimm spends about 91% of his life dedicated to the surf world, and the other 9% enjoying the grind. Having surfing as a hobby and a job in the surfing industry makes it unavoidable.

It wasn’t always that way, though; Collin grew up in North Carolina until his freshman year in high school, and surfing didn’t become a part of his life until he moved to Sebastian shortly thereafter.

I asked Collin about what’s new and hot in the surfing market right now.

“There’s a lot of similar stuff going on, but there is a large emphasis on more eco-friendly and sustainable surfboard manufacturing processes,” he said. “I don’t think they’ll have a immediate effect on the top professional competitive level, but for the recreational guy and enthusiast, some of these constructions such as the cork, eco-friendly resigns and biodegradable materials will be the new push to keep the environment that we need to surf in.”

Like it or not, Cocoa Beach is a popular Spring Break destination, and I asked Collin if he was embracing it its arrival or dreading the thought. “I’m embracing it!” he told me. “I’m taking a snowboarding trip in March and

then embracing the business we’re all going to have.” Since he works in a surf shop, I was also curious as to whether he saw guys going nuts for this year’s

newest baggie trends. Laughing, Collin said, “Yeah, got to look good out there. Fashion first, sport and actives second.” (Collin himself is all set for the season, just so you know.)

With all the visitors coming to the area, Collin and I also talked about tips for the neophyte who wants to catch a wave or two. “Come in and at least get some pointers from someone,” he advised. “You can rent a board and give it your best stab. But you’ll get

more enjoyment and have a lot more fun if you get a lesson from someone.

Or just shoot the breeze – we’ll get you dialed in.” I asked him if he had any advice for the average beachgoers as well. “Don’t put your cigarettes in the sand and put your trash in a receptacle,” is what he offered.

Surfing always leaves lasting memories, but I was curious about one that meant the most to Collin. When he was at Florida Eastern University, Collin was in the National Scholastic Surfing Association Championships with his surf team. He and a fellow team member were in the final, having a great time, laughing, and maybe teasing some of the other guys. Mind games then were fun, he admits. On the subject of memories, Collin gave shoutouts to Parker, his Boxer, his best lady, Lainey, the Surfinista Crew, and The Lori Wilson Dog Park.

Hanging with Collin at the Catalyst shop was a great experience. The vibe was right and the knowledge and products were spot-on, so get in there and support one of the small shops that form the cornerstone of our community.

Follow Collin’s lead by enjoying life and smiling and laughing as much as you can. It not only gets you were you need to be in a better spirit, it also helps everyone around you get there. Say “Hey” to Collin when you see him in the water, at the shop, or around town.

You’re bound to get a chuckle.

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Biophilia

By Jackie Beatty • www.surfrider.org • www.cocoabeach.surfrider.org

Most residents don’t mind the seaweed on the beach, innately understanding that there is no reason to question nature’s purpose for putting things where they are.

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Within the seaweed are organisms that are food to birds, crabs, and other beach animals.

Seaweed also brings seeds that start new dune formations, our first line of defense from storm surges and erosion. If you have respect for nature, you should be in favor of leaving seaweed alone. I also believe that with proper education, tourists could learn to understand its importance in our ecosystem.

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raking is detrimental in that it prevents new dune vegetation from growing. The reason cited for the proposal is trash, but the City already has a contract with both Waste Management and Keep Brevard Beautiful to remove trash in this area, so I don’t believe that this is purely a trash issue.

When beach raking was discussed at the commission meeting, the residents who were in favor for the beach raking were affiliated with the Tourist Development Council or were the owners of hotels, the people poised to benefit monetarily from a sterilized and sanitized beach. None of the residents who got up to speak at the meeting who were not part of

the tourism industry wanted the beach raked.

It’s frustrating because money and profit seem to render some people insensitive to nature.

Yes, tourism is important to our economy, but do we really want to keep trespassing on nature in order to make money? I think that we will be financially okay if we continue to sustain a natural beach.

We could learn to be proactive when someone complains about seaweed on the beach because that is a great opportunity to educate them about why it’s important. The seaweed is the foundation of the beach food chain and the animals that are supported by that foundation contribute to the biodiversity of our ecosystem.

We need to be willing to learn from nature and work with nature and think about how to promote sustainable tourism and ecotourism. The term “biophilia” literally means “love of life or living systems” and being attracted to all that is alive and vital. The deep affiliation humans have with nature is rooted in our biology. Biophilic cities value, protect, and actively restore biodiversity and support the connections that humans seek with the rest of life. In biophilic cities, residents feel a profound bond with the unique flora and fauna and in turn care deeply about them.

Biophilic cities provide many opportunities to join with others in genuinely connecting with and helping to steward over nature.

Let’s take a step back to gain some perspective, because it

seems unreasonable for the City to pay $50,000 for something that nature will do for free. The seaweed will either get buried naturally or return to the ocean. A good solution would to be to do absolutely nothing about the seaweed, save money, and protect our ecosystem all at the same time.

Upcoming Events Wednesdays: Surf Flix, Coconuts, 6 p.m.

March 6: Cape Canaveral Street Fest, 6 p.m.

March 18: Monthly Chapter Meeting, The Surfinista, 6 p.m.

March 19-25: Operation Surf March 20: Cocoa Beach Friday Fest, 6 p.m.

March 24-25: Florida Coasts and Oceans Lobby Day, Tallahassee

Whether you surf, body board, swim, fish, bike, walk, or just enjoy a clean, healthy beach, please consider joining the Surfrider Foundation. We hold regular meetings on the third Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m. at The Surfinista, 86 N. Orlando Ave. in Cocoa Beach. Hope to see you there. Visit http://cocoabeach. surfrider.org

Fishing Reports

Spring Forward

By Capt. Scott Bussen of the Relentless II www.fishrelentless.com

I’m not really sure what to say about February.

It seemed as though Father Time forgot about Mother Nature on Valentine’s Day. Suffice it to say that even a supreme being gets miffed when a man misses a Hallmark holiday. I’m not sure how bad ole Father Time got it, but we fishermen took a beating amid the repercussions.

It reminds me of a couple of anecdotes, one involving an elephant’s memory and another involving the stubbornness of mules. The winds and seas were unrelenting for the majority of the month. Fortunately, she had to sleep sometime, so there were a few fishable days. As for Father Time, I imagine he didn’t get much rest, having to sleep with one eye open and all.

If I had to call out a star for February, it would have to be the amberjack. If I heard it once on the VHF, I heard it a dozen times. It was a captain saying, “Thank God for an amberjack.” Of the limited days we had to fish last month, several of them were saved by the ajs. Many trips started off with a long run to catch a limit of

amberjack, and in most cases, that limit was followed by a few triggerfish and sea bass, with a bunch of grouper and red snapper to throw back.

In all likelihood, this trend will continue into March.

Hopefully, somebody got her box of chocolates by now and we will spring into a more settled weather pattern. If the weather is fishable, the amberjack should remain a good bet as they should start staging for the April spawn. As we get towards the end of March, we should start to see some of the bigger fish showing up. Big live baits will be the bait of choice, but the jigs could work well if there is a good showing of fish.

On some of the spots, there are plenty of snapper and grouper.

If you want to get a little practice turning their heads, you shouldn’t have a problem getting them to bite.

With the falling water temperatures last month, the slow trolling came to a screeching

halt. Most slow trolling trips last month turned into bottom fishing with chicken rig trips. If the water warms back up to over 70 degrees, we could see a turnaround in this trend.

If the temps on the reefs stay below 70, it likely won’t turn around until next month. The water temps put a crimp on the trolling the same way it did the slow trolling. Much like above, you will likely have to wait for warmer waters to have much success. If you just like to put out the baits, crank the tunes and have a couple coldies without too many bites interrupting the fun, then be my guest and go trolling.

Many people in the area are keeping a close eye on the water temps because it’s that time of year again: cobia season! The temperature gradient from the beach out to the reefs is looking like the right stuff for a cobia run to happen. Although we didn’t see a late February run, there’s still hope for March, the traditional month for the cobia migration. Keep your fingers crossed!

The majority of the cobia action will occur where the water temps are between 68-70 degrees. Look for areas where there’s a hard temperature break, birds working, bait shoals, flotsam, and/or manta rays. Any on or a combination of these could be where the action is. Jigs tipped with squid and/or live baits will be the best baits.

Either way, things should start warming up both on land and sea. So get out there and take advantage while she’s in a good mood. If you bring candy on the boat, you may want to throw a couple pieces of chocolate in the ocean as a peace offering… See ya on the pond!

Cobia Season

By Capt. Jamie Glasner www.finandflycharters.com

March is here, which means it’s time to start rigging up those cobia rods for those big brown turds. As we start getting water temps from 68-74 degrees, that’s the time to start looking for the cobia.

There are multiple ways to find them: on wrecks, bait pods, or free swimming, but my favorite is catching them off giant manta rays.

Cobia jigs, croakers, and pogies are my baits and lures of choice. Just make sure you have a good size leader on, because these fish will definitely put your tackle to the test. The kingfish bite has also been good; slow trolling live bait or dead sardines and cigar minnows will do the job.

There have also been some tripletail lurking around, free swimming and on debris and

floating sargassum. D.O.A. shrimp and live shrimp work the best for them; on top of that, it’s all sight fishing – plus, they’re the best eating fish out there. Redfishing has also been good, with multiple schools of slot to over-slot fish. Whichever the size, they always offer an outstanding fight. Cut ladyfish and jerk baits have been the ticket for me and my clients. The 1/8-oz. twist lock jerk bait hook made by Owner definitely gets the job done; you can purchase these hooks at Handler Fishing Supply in Merritt Island. I promise that you won’t be disappointed with them. Last but not least, the trout. Trout fishing right now is extremely good, and my clients have been catching ones from 18”-29”. Any trout over 24” is called a gator trout, and they’re a blast to catch. Jerk baits and 1/8-oz. jigs with a grub tail will work best, as will top water lures, so long as there isn’t any sea grass on the surface of the w a t e r. D o n ’t forget: my new Skeeter bay boat is in, so give me a call and let’s break her in right with a good day of fishing! –Till next time…

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On February 11, the 45th Space Wing supported Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) successful launch of their Falcon 9 launch vehicle carrying NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory -- known as the DSCOVR mission -- at 6:03 p.m. from Launch Complex 40 here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The DSCOVR mission is a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the U.S. Air Force, providing real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities for NOAA’s space weather alerts and forecasts.

A combined team of military, government civilians and contractors from across the 45th Space Wing provided support to the mission, including weather forecasts, launch and range operations, security, safety and public affairs.

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nation’s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of NOAA’s space weather alerts and forecasts.

Without timely and accurate warnings, space weather events like the geomagnetic storms caused by changes in solar wind have the potential to disrupt nearly every major public infrastructure system, including power grids, telecommunications, aviation and GPS. DSCOVR will succeed NASA’s Advanced Composition Explore’s (ACE) role in supporting solar wind alerts

and warnings from the L1 orbit, the neutral gravity point between the Earth and sun approximately one million miles from Earth. L1 is a good position from which to monitor the sun, because the constant stream of particles from the sun (the solar wind) reaches L1 about an hour before reaching Earth.

From this position, DSCOVR will typically be

able to provide 15 to 60 minute warning time before the surge of particles and magnetic field, known as a coronal mass ejection (or CME), associated with a geomagnetic storm reaches Earth. DSCOVR data will also be used to improve predictions of geomagnetic storm impact locations, according to a NOAA posting.

The Vice Commander of the 45th Space Wing, who also

served as the Launch Decision Authority for this important launch, praised the work of all those involved in making this launch a success.

“We congratulate NOAA, SpaceX and NASA on their successful launch and applaud the teamwork between Team Patrick-Cape and all our mission partners involved in making this mission a success,” said Col. Shawn Fairhurst.

“The operations conducted here at Cape Canaveral impact our global population and this mission will potentially help protect critical systems around the world. This is another significant reminder of why our No. 1 priority is 100% percent mission success,” he said.

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Skilled Labor Cheryl Niemann who have just bought a large home with so many possibilities that they weren’t sure where to start.”

“Brittany is more traditional, while Kevin tends to enjoy more color and a mix of old and new. It’s given me a fun challenge of designing a home for both to enjoy.”

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Local Scribe Alberto Rivera Alas, I digress.

Every year the local news stations send reporters who can’t help but feel aged by comparison to the beach to find the pockets of students who did manage to make their way to our shores for a change in the weather. There will be the contrasting shot of one diligent sort soaking up rays while reading Flaubert, while in the background there will inevitably be throngs in thongs doing keg stands and Jello shots.

Goooooooo state!

Back in 1969, Glenn Przyborski was a 19-year-old college sophomore. He and some friends decided to make what was known as a “short subject” film. These “shorts” were 12 to 14 minutes long and used as filler when feature films were less than 100 minutes in length. At that

To support her design vision, Cheryl has established industry connections in furniture, accessories, and art to meet the needs of any budget.

Among the vendors she works with are: Soicher Marin, Sarreid Ltd., Leftbank Art, Arteriors, Stray Dog Designs, John Robshaw Textiles, and furniture by Bassett and Four Hands.

At her Anne-Ivy shop, you’ll find an eclectic array of items and samples, and Cheryl offers services for window treatments, paint colors, bedding, and furnishing, and can go as far as managing your full remodel down to the tiniest detail. As

if that weren’t enough, she also makes herself available for consulting and personal shopping.

Looking ahead, Cheryl hopes Anne-Ivy can play more of a role in the commercial growth of downtown Cocoa Beach.

“An ideal project,” she says, “would be tackling the interior of the new or remodeled old Bernard’s Surf restaurant.”

time, theaters tried to have to have two-hour movie start times.

The film he made, which can now thankfully be found on YouTube, is called “Blame it on Florida.” It’s fifteen minutes of cheery, sunshine-filled fun starring his friends Carla Hoover and LaDona Davis. They’re on their Spring Break, and the girls try on bathing suits and attempt to surf, that sort of thing. They are easy on the eyes, and the film is very much of its time.

One of the big takeaways from the film is how relaxed and carefree the mood around them seems. Daytona Beach looks and feels like a free-for-all by comparison The girls arrive at the Cocoa Beach Pier over Easter weekend and we get to see Shagg’s Surf Shoppe bustling with customers. There’s also a groovy emcee wearing a turtleneck sweater and sports coat at the beach. My favorite part? There are glimpses westward at the end where the shoreline is full of Australian pines and not one condominium to be seen ANYWHERE.

In “Gator A-Go-Go,” Tim Dorsey’s main man and Florida’s most beloved serial killer, Serge A. Storms, and his ever-baked sidekick Coleman explore Spring Break traditions past and present.

From Ft. Lauderdale to Panama City, no intoxicated stone is left unexamined or unindulged in.

I understand the how and why of reeling in boozy, irresponsible behavior. No one wants drunken brawls, DUIs en masse, and junior Republicans passing out between your trash and recycling bins. But I do miss the exciting buzz of something happening, events being mounted and people thrilled to be here.

There’s a lot of quiet around here most of the year. Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” is turbulent and noisy for a reason. Shaking free of the remnants of winter’s incubation should be a raucous affair, and for much of the country it is.

Here, we’ll ask you behave in an orderly fashion, lest someone get the impression you’re really enjoying yourself.

Anne-Ivy Interiors is located at 214 N. 1st St. in Cocoa Beach, next to the Green Room. Cheryl is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment by calling (941) 730-2962.

She can be reached via email at: anneivyinteriors@yahoo.com

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Resident of the Month Bruce Moeller “I was invited to work a rock concert and found a job I liked,” he says. “Work hard, get paid to work out, get paid good -- sometimes get paid to eat. Yes, it has been fun being a stagehand, road carpenter, and now a rigger at many convention ballrooms throughout Orlando and the state and across the country. Only two tours under my belt though, both good ones -- Aerosmith and Lollapalooza.” Locally, he’s been working with the bands JeWop and The Seagullmen as a stagehand, consultant, and Surfrider liason.

But Bruce also keeps busier than most of us during his time off. “Surfing with the 4th

Street North Surfriders, biking at low tide in the summer, or my street’s route at high tide, surf fishing, deep sea fishing, lobstering, shrimping, playing Frisbee and paddle ball are all fun for me,” he says.

Bruce is also very engaged in his community, and an inspiration to all who know and love him. He just stepped down as Chair of Surfrider’s Cocoa Beach Chapter after five years and now serves as their Volunteer Coordinator, and he’s also a tireless volunteer for a number of causes and organizations -- Life Rolls On; Surfers for Autism; Surfing Santas; Grind For Life; NKF; Ocean Conservancy; East Coast Surfing Museum; World Wildlife Fund; the Sierra Club, Operation Surf; Keep Brevard Beautiful, and Sector 9. “And of course, if you need a hand moving, I’m there for you,” he smiles. “All my friends know that.”

Like many residents, Bruce is also concerned about the City’s future. “The charter may have

to change to clarify what type of tourism we want to bring here,” he told us. “I think it should read something about pursuing ecotourists, not your run-of-the-mill trash-it-andleave tourist. You’ll find ecotourism brings in more money and return guests.”

Whatever unfolds, you can bet that Bruce will be working hard for the town he loves so dearly. “Cocoa Beach is just big enough,” he says. “I’ve seen many big cities and I think the soul is lost in them. They may have the cultural centers, but that’s the only thing keeping them alive.”

“I’m three minutes from the beach or river. Everything that you need is right up or down the street -- and so are your friends.”

Well said.

On behalf of all beachside communities, thanks for everything, Bruce.

Read the complete, extended interview online at: www.thebeachsideresident.com.

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Bartender ofthe Month

Samantha “Sami” Sheldon Florida Beer Company

April 4 sees the arrival of the Florida Brewmasters’ Invitational at Port Canaveral’s Exploration Tower.

Breweries from all over the country will converge there, bringing hundreds of different craft beers and food pairings to try as well as a chance to learn from leaders in the industry.

But it’s also a chance to meet March’s Bartender of the Month, Samantha Sheldon, a tapster at the Florida Beer Company, who are one of the hosts of the event. Sami, who is also running all the Brewmasters’ Invitational street teams, promotions and pre-parties, is a self-confessed workaholic, who was born and raised here in Brevard.

She’s currently pursuing her Bachelors in Communications, but loves spending time with her two dogs and admits that she couldn’t live without coffee and Monster. She loves being outdoors, whether it’s on the beach or in the woods shooting guns. “I’m always up for an adventure and I love to explore

new places,” she says.

“Everyone should be very excited for the Brewmasters’ Invitational,” Sami told us.

“Brevard doesn’t know what is about to hit them! It’s going to be the biggest craft beer festival that has ever been in this area, with over 100 different beers to try, live music, a beer school, meet-and-greets with the brewers, food pairings, and great artwork!”

Sami took time out of her busy schedule to answer a few of our questions and bowled us over with her enthusiasm and spirit.

How long have you been tending bar?

I’ve worked in the service industry since I was 18. But I gained my experience and knowledge about bartending from Fishlips and Hula Moon. Now I’m now learning everything there is to know about craft beer at Florida Beer Company!

What’s your own beer of choice?

My go-to beer has to be the Florida Red Lager, unless I’m feeling a little bit crazy. Then I like to mix Swamp Ape with Kelly’s Raspberry Cider.

What’s the most overrated beer out there?

All those light mainstream beers.

They taste like water to me!

Underrated?

Florida Beer Company’s Gourd Shorts, our seasonal pumpkin ale.

It’s really good and even better if you add a cinnamon sugar rim.

I’m also a sucker for chocolate peanut butter porters. I feel like people tend to stay away from them because they’re so dark.

Which do you prefer – draught or bottle?

It honestly depends on what I’m drinking. I prefer cider out of a bottle and beer on draft.

St. Patrick’s Day: Good-natured fun or decadent sign of the end times?

Saint Patrick’s Day is like Valentine ’s Day for people who love Jameson, green beer, and corn beef and cabbage, so it’s nothing but good-natured fun in my book!

What will you be doing this St. Patrick’s Day? I’ll most likely be working, but I will be celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day the Sunday before (March 15) at the Florida Beer Company Tap Room, where we will be hosting a beer frisbee tournament! There will be lots of beer and gourmet hotdogs!

Who could ask for a better Sunday Funday?!

What gets your Irish up?

It really gets my Irish up when

a customer sees that the bar is slammed and either waves me down by swinging their glass all over in the air or by banging it against the bar, oh and there is nothing worse than finding dip spit or gum in a bar glass!

Spring Break: Good-natured fun or decadent sign of the end times?

Tanning, bike riding, the beach, frozen drinks, and vacations…

Spring Break is never anything but a good time!

Parting words of wisdom?

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.

So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.

Discover.” – Mark Twain The Florida Beer Company is located at 200 Imperial Blvd. in Cape Canaveral.

The Brewmasters’ Invitational, held at the nearby Port Canaveral Exploration Tower, begins April 4 at 12 p.m. General Admission tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the gate. Tickets are on sale at the Florida Beer Company, Fishlips, 9 Mile Media, the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and online at Ticketmaster and Ticketweband. Ticket holders can show their ticket for a free, behind-the-scenes brewery tour. Call the Brewery for more details – (321) 728-4114 – or check www.brewmastersinvitational.com

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Book ofthe Month

The Evolution of WFIT

The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons I Run Long Distances

From student-run radio startup to community-led alternative icon to NPR-affiliated eclectic outlet, WFIT has grown into a thriving and thoughtful voice for unbiased news, undiscovered music and uncluttered information on the Space Coast.

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30th Anniversary

Format changes to “Triple A” (Adult Album Alternative) with an eclectic blend of blues, rock, world, folk, electronica and roots music

A $1.57 million Public Education Outlay Grant from the Florida Department of Education initiates planning for a $1.8 million, 6,500-square-foot broadcast facility

New facility debuts on Oct. 11, 2012. With the new WFIT Broadcast Center, the station expands its community outreach with programming, cultural events and concerts.

2015 WFIT celebates 40 years of Public Radio on the Space Coast!

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“I run long distances to feel good not to look good. I run long distances because I am not nor shall I ever be, a baked potato.”

Matthew Inman, the cartoonist behind The Oatmeal website, brings you a comic book about the challenges long distance runners face – battles fought against themselves, their bodies, their limitations, and the road.

Drawn with startling honesty and fervent zeal, Inman outlines

his experiences both on and off the trail. Anyone familiar with his cartoons will enjoy his vivid cartoons and self- deprecating humor. He lays out his personal cartoon demons and describes in hilarious detail the steps he takes to deal with them. But don’t be fooled by these childlike cartoons, this book is not for kids.

One of the main characters of his cartoon is “The Blerch.”

The Blerch is a shadowy cherub whispering in his ears and urging him to slow down or quit. He is not to be trusted. He is the little devil on your shoulder telling you that you’ve done enough today or that it’s just not worth fighting the drag of gravity to get off the couch and run. Relax.

Inman describes the joys of a runner’s high, stoic determination, and the agony of battling your own laziness. The funniest parts of the comics are the forces

that try to talk him out of his daily run. The sarcastic banter between himself and The Blerch are the best. He also makes many good arguments for exercise, “There are one thousand and four hundred and forty minutes in a day. A 20-minute workout would consume 13% of those minutes.”

How can you argue against those numbers?

Some more sensitive readers might find Inman’s colorful NSFW language crude and his conversational tone and jovial, boyish analogies might not be for everyone. But if you are a loyal reader of The Oatmeal online or have read some of his other books, such as “How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You” and “Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants,” then this 146-page book will be a great addition to your library.

–Nataliegh Palmer

Brian Hendrickson’s “Of Small Children/ And Other Poor Swimmers”

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Merritt Island-raised poet Brian Hendrickson’s new collection of poetry – “Of Small Children/And Other Poor Swimmers” – is influenced by his having grown up in Brevard.

“It’s been about ten years in the making,” Brian explains, “a project I began in my years as an MFA student in the Creative Writing program at the University of Alaska Anchorage, which I attended immediately

after graduating from FSU with a degree in English.”

“The idea then was to get as far away from home as possible,” he continues, “because I was worried that if I didn’t go far, far away, I would end up back in Brevard and never leave, which in some ways would be fine. The upper Indian River Lagoon, its mangrove islands and beaches, and its rich marine and bird life are the language I speak, the metaphors through which I make sense of the world, and so much of my book testifies to that. I’ve never quite been able to write about any place other than home, and the further away I get, the more I find myself obsessed with where I come from.”

But Brian, who now resides in Albuquerque, NM, reveals that Brevard also represents a kind of sadness to him. “I associate the area with many of my friends who died too young from drugs or drug-related car accidents.

And much of my book is also

about struggling with this grief from a distance, and with the grief of a younger brother struggling with (and luckily beating) addiction. This book is a way of coming to terms with how such a beautiful place could also produce so much self-destructive behavior, and with what it means to love such a beautiful place from a distance.”

Brevard also happens to be the place where Brian met his first wife, as kids growing up on Merritt Island, and the book is very much the story of the two finding each other and drifting apart.

“Ultimately I think the book is hopeful in the way that it tries to make sense of all of this, and makes a kind of commitment to loving the place where I grew up and the people I grew up with, and in the end tells a story of finding love once again.”

For ordering information visit www.poet. brianhendricksonwriting.com or Facebook “Of Small Children”

The Movies

by Matthew Phillips facebook.com/mattbillups

Kingsman: Secret Service

Director: Matthew Vaughn Star: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson

A gentleman spy (Colin Firth) recruits a fallen agent’s street-tough son (Taron Egerton) into The Kingsman Organisation. Using the motto, “Manners maketh the man,” Harry grooms young Egsy into becoming a Kingsman devoted to protecting the world.

The film’s tongue-in-cheek nature pokes fun at spy franchises (007, “Get Smart,” and “The Avengers”) and overthe-top action, all of which director Matthew Vaughn certainly delivers.

As such, “Kingsman” draws on the comic book/graphic novel of the same name, and audiences are treated to an action-packed movie that combines thrills with comedy in a spy satire that’s James Bond on steroids. The consummate professional, Firth brings grace and sophistication to his role in every scene, whether he’s teaching his new recruit discipline or teaching heckling bar patrons the hard way. Samuel Jackson has fun playing the lispy villain who seeks to reshape the world population via mind control. Egerton is perfectly

cast, and just like his character, he’s a young man who has the potential to go on to bigger and better things. “Kingsman” offers plenty of comedy and a surprisingly unpredictable story, but the action is what makes the movie – in particular, a spectacular fight sequence inside a church. Grade: B

Fifty Shades of Grey

Director: Sam Taylor - Johnson

Stars: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle

Jupiter Ascending Directors: Andy and Lana Wachowski

Stars: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne When the matriarch of the Abraxis family dies, the three remaining children quarrel over ownership of the Earth for its human resources. Oblivious to things outside her world, Jupiter (Mila Kunis) is a lowly maid who discovers that she is actually royalty when a protective soldier named Cain (Channing Tatum) seeks her out.

Combining dazzling special effects with fast-paced action, the Wachowskis remain atop the list of people who can still deliver thrills within the genre. Whether people are traveling through space or whizzing through a city, everything looks crisp and beautiful but the characters are just

plain dull. The highly contrived plot isn’t given any real time to expand, and the sci-fi epic it wants to be isn’t allowed any time to breathe because it all revolves around a paper-thin love story reminiscent of the “Twilight” franchise. Supporting roles from Sean Bean and Redmayne offer the only real acting or emotion in the film, and it’s bogged down by character backstories that only give a glimpse into an idea that will hopefully spawn more films.

“Jupiter” tries to be this generation’s “Dune,” but the plot is too convoluted and poorly acted to fully succeed.

Grade: C

Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) steps in for her roommate to interview billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for a paper. Upon meeting, their lives are forever changed when Anastasia soon discovers that the public businessman leads a dark private life behind closed doors.

Johnson plays the naive Ana as best she can by using Kristen Stewart’s lip biting as inspiration, and Dornan plays the controlling yet apprehensive Grey in such a way that there’s nothing else to his one-dimensional character except his creepy, stalker-like personality.

“Fifty Shades” tries to be another overly sexual soap opera in the vein of “9-1/2 Weeks” but it fails to give the relationship any real meaning, and cardboard Dornan never gives any reason to his lifestyle, the sex is used merely as a gimmick. Furthermore, the intimate scenes come across as tame and melodramatic

rather than erotic. If you want to see risqué sex framed within an engaging, well-told story, skip “Fifty Shades” and see “Secretary.” The chemistry between Johnson and Dornan is almost non-existent and the film’s ending is abrupt and frustrating. The film is like bad sex, you get excited and expect wonderful things, but when there’s no chemistry, the experience is underwhelming and the whole thing ends in disappointment. Grade: D-

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By Romeo Pomodoro I just couldn’t let it go. Am I expecting too much? He wants to see me again, but you know what they say about first impressions. Any advice?

Karen M. Cape Canaveral

Romeo, What are your thoughts on skinny dipping? My new boyfriend is pressuring me into doing it one night with him here on the beach, but I’m terrified of being caught. Plus, being a shy girl by nature, I’ve never done it.

What should I do?

K.A. Cocoa Beach Skinny dipping? Is there any other way to swim? Granted, I do own at least 20 Speedos, but those are just for the sake of decorum. If you feel shy about this most delightful of practices, I invite you to come to my condo late one night so I can introduce you to the pleasures of swimming in the buff. All you need do is watch me in action for a bit and you’ll join me in no time to see that I’m an accomplished breastroker!

Dear Romeo, I was on my first date with a great guy I know from work and had to stop at the Post Office before we set out for an early dinner. He offered to come in with me, which was fine and gentlemanly, but I was shocked to have to open the door for myself on the way in.

Needless to say, his failure to open the door for me soured me on him for the rest of the night. I just couldn’t get it out of my head.

He was charming and all throughout the rest of the evening, but

Well, Kate, I wouldn’t be to hard on yourself. Let me be hard on yourself ! Promise to come out with me one night and I promise that I will hold the door for you on your way into the Post Office. The only thing I ask is that you hold my package for me!

Dear Mr. Pomodoro, I have a big problem with my husband of 30 years, Ralph.

Now when Ralph and I married we had an understanding that as devout, decent, practicing Catholics, all sexual activity would be for procreative purposes only and not for temporal, sinful pleasure. That understanding never seemed to bother Ralph before; we do have 11 children after all, so he should be reasonably happy. But now that the last of our chickens has flown the coop, Ralph has started getting more and more randy and perverted with me once the lights go out. Why, last week he even threw out the nightstand that separated our beds for these many years and has pushed our beds together for the sole purpose of tickling and touching me inappropriately it seems. I’ve almost never been angry with Ralph throughout our long and

happy marriage, but lately I’ve been getting really down on him – and it’s getting us both down.

What should I do?

Jennifer S. Cocoa My dear, Janice. You chide yourself for being down on your husband of late, but I’d argue that you should be down on him more often! Boing!

Romeo –

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, and I was wondering if you had any good Irish jokes to share with your readers?

Maureen O’Halloran Merritt Island I do indeed, Millicent! Here’s one of my favorites: A Texan on a visit to Ireland swaggers into a village pub and clears his voice to the crowd of drinkers. He says, “I hear you Irish are a bunch of hard drinkers. I’ll give $500 American dollars to anybody in here who can drink 10 pints of Guinness back-to-back.” The room is quiet and no one takes up the Texan’s offer. One man even leaves. Thirty minutes later, the same gentleman who left shows back up and taps the Texan on the shoulder.

“Is your bet still good?” asks the Irishman. “Sure is,” says the Texan, and then asks the bartender to line up 10 pints of Guinness. Immediately the Irishman tears into all 10 of the pints and downs them one after the other. The other pub patrons cheer as the Texan sits down in amazement. The Texan gives the Irishman the $500 and says, “If ya don’t mind me askin’, where did you go for that 30 minutes you were gone?”

The Irishman replies, “I had to go to the pub across the way to see if I could do it first.” There you go!

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Out and About

JEWOP SURPRISE SHOW | BEACH SHACK ROBOT LOVE 3D Below Trip and Logan shred at the President’s Day Skate Contest sponsored by the Cocoa Beach Optimist Club; Center: Wendy Bollinger and Dylan Bolo Bottom Right: Adam Tyler, Nick Peterpaul, Meagan Guy, Johnny Redo wait their turn to shred

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Clockwise: Bartender Jessica Haines, The Sol-Tree Co; Russell Smith, Derek Gores and Clifton Chandler engage in an epic battle of Tetris; Hannah O’Neil, Nelson Apsey enjoy the soft opening of Robot Love 3D at the Foosaner Education Center, EGAD Cocoa Beach resident Aggie Leonard, age 8, is a common sighting in the water up and down the beaches in Cocoa Beach these days Send us your photos!

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