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Publisher, Editor, WriterMagazine Designer,Website Designer:
Steve Huss
Writers:Joel Jones Steve HussAmanda RupleyPatrice SlaughterMark Quavillon
Photography:Jesse Davis
Promotions:Tara & Lolli of
Tolli Entertainment
Thank yous!:321 would like to thank Maura Emerson of Posh
Beauty Lounge, of course the beautiful Angela (321 Beauty Model for Fall 2011), Thomas & Edie Hunt-er of Duque Cigars, Captain Dave Cooksey of Fish Cookhee Fishing Charters, Joel Jones of JDrama Designs, Jesse Davis of JRD Photography, Mark Quavillon of Villon Clothing, of course Tara & Lolli of Tolli Entertainment, TP and Chris Benavidez of WurldWyde Records, Rich and Karen Hayes of Tapps Pub in Palm Bay, the West Melbourne Char-lie and Jake’s, Amanda Rupley, Blair Thein of Pool, Poker, & Pain, Richard Fitzpatrick of Black Triad Entertainment and Heart of a Champion Movie, Da-vid and Aggie Gainer of Essential Management Ser-vices, Inc., Nancy Dillen, Tri Pham of Maui Wowi Smoothies and Coffee, DJ Light Brown (Cesar Pa-dilla), Dave Quavillon and Patrice Slaughter and the rest of the Like Dinosaurs band, Sean Putira, and last but not least Mercedez Fuentes of Raise Your Glass Private Bartending for all your patience. Thank you to all my friends! You are my family. I love you all unconditionally. Congratulations to Tiffany and Dave on the arrival of newborn Hailey Cooksey!
You know what? I’d like to thank God and me too.
Once again and always, I would like to dedicate this second issue to Alex, Stevie, & Austin. I love you more than you can imagine. I am doing this for you, for me, for us, and everyone involved. I want us all to succeed. I love you... Daddy.
Capt. Dave Cooksey
Amanda Rupley
PatriceSlaughter
Jesse Davis
Joel P. JonesMark Quavillon
Steve J Huss III
Tara & Lolli
by Steve Huss
Who would have thought
that TP (Terrance Peter-
son) and Chris Benavidez started
their journey together working at
Dunkin’ Donuts seven years ago,
off Lake Washington in Mel-
bourne. After Chris installed a
system in TP’s car, “it’s been on
and poppin.” But now its time for
WurldWyde Records.
TP was in the rap game even
before they met, since 2000.
He had a good buzz goin’ til life
happened with kids and a run
in with the law. Things are defi-
netly back on track with TP and
Chris is right by his side. Chris
got involved with the the music
biz about 4 years ago, with TP’s
guidance. Now Chris handles the
management aspect, booking lo-
cal shows and keeoin’ the Buzz
flowin’ online and on the streets
so TP can focus on the creative
aspect:, lyrics, producing beats,
and then puttin’ it all together
at recording Studio 101 in Mel-
bourne. TP has been recording
there since 2006. Brandon takes
care of management for TP out-
side of Brevard County. His fan
base is all over!
With all the hustle with every-
one trying to becoming the next
big thing, TP doesn’t let any of
that stress affect him. This is fun
for him. A hobby turned into a
lifestyle, lyrics into cash, but still
not work. It all stemmed from
poetry, then while in prison the
energy moved toward rappin’.
After 6 years of improving his
skill and recording music, TP is
ready to share his music with the
world. Hundreds of tracks.
In 5 years TP see’s his empire
in the 9 figures. Anything and
everything is possible. TP just
wants to share 2 or 3 CD’s and
he is out. He says at 28 years old,
everyone should retire from rap-
pin’. I guess that’s why LL and
Ice-T are on prime time TV and
not rhymin’. After retiring the
rap game TP and WurldWyde
want to become the new Def Jam,
distributing deals to other labels,
write music, sign talented artists,
and produce their 2 or 3 CD’s. No
matter how big WurldWyde gets,
Chris wants to represent Brevard
County and its local artsists.
What is TP’s music about. It’s
about flava and reality. Reality
music! Unedited for your listen-
ing pleasure. TP’s new album is
gonna be epic and he wants to be
on top. “We comin!” 11-4-11
Like Dinosaurs started in
the fall of 2010 when Pa-
trice Slaughter (lead vocals)
and Dave Quavillon (bass/
backup vocals) moved back to
Brevard County after leaving
15 years ago. Patrice and Dave
were excited to be in the same
town as the rest of their current
band, Led Astray (2000-2010).
Matt Quavillon (guitar) and Ben
Jarosz (drums) of Led Astray al-
ready lived in Melbourne. Led
Astray had formed in Tallahas-
see 10 years prior, shortly after
Matt’s previous band The Ska-
lidays had broken up. During
their 10 years, Led Astray had
played 100’s of shows through-
out Florida while doing mini
in-state tours, recording
and releasing 5 albums
and opening for several
national acts. Led Astray was
a fast paced, girl fronted punk
band that prided themselves in
politically charged lyrics backed
by a unique style of experimen-
tal hardcore mixed with 80’s
style punk rock riffs.
With all the members of Led
Astray now finally living in the
same town, the band decided to
switch up their style some and
add some new talent. With the
addition of Bill Stewart (trum-
pet) formerly from The Skali-
days and local music talent and
long time friend Chad Apsey
(guitar); Like Dinosaurs was
formed.
Like Dinosaurs is a punk rock
band with definite ska and met-
al undertones. Like Dinosaurs
is a fun, dance band that tests
the limits of mixing all the be-
fore mentioned styles of music
while making it impossible for
fans to not get swept into the
energy by dancing and singing
along.
Like Dinosaurs is currently
working on recording their first
demo at Rocket City Studios
with Xtian Goblyn.
Like Dinosaurs is playing
their fourth show at On The
Rocks on October 29th for a
Halloween Party with other
acts such as Wolfy Lonesome,
Xtian Goblyn, and The Raw-
tones. Doors open
at 9pm.
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DJ Light Brown, Cesar Pa-
dila, was born in Califor-
nia, raised in Puerto Rico where
hes became a dancer. When he
came to the states and moved
to Wisconsin, he became a pro-
moter. Wisconsin was more laid
back than what he was used to
and wanted to bring more enter-
taining activities to the area. He
hired a DJ and started throwing
reggeaton parties on a regular
basis. He liked it so much, he
continued the parties when he
moved to Florida in 2004, where
he became DJ Light Brown. The
first DJ Light Brown Party was
at the Havana Club and it’s been
on and poppin’ ever since.
What he likes about being
a DJ is the challenge to create
the perfect mix of music every
night. It’s not always the same
crowd and you gotta cater to
everyone, whatever it takes to
keep them on the dance floor.
No matter the genre, rock, pop,
hip-hop, Latin, reggeaton, dub-
step, house, dance, old school,
disco, he can mix it all. Music is
everything to Cesar and keeps
him young and fresh. When he
plays to the crowd, he always
makes sure he would dance
to the music if he were on the
dance floor. Latin and dance
music is his passion but is able
to play any party with all sorts of
music from Rock to Hip Hop.
Technology has progressed in
the DJ game with Light Brown.
He started with a computer and
an old DJ program with some
CD’s and now uses an updated
laptop, external hard drives and
uses Virtual DJ program now.
Coolest part now is that 90%
of DJ Light Brown’s music is in
video format for his fans to lis-
ten and see. When he mixes the
music he mixes the video.
DJ Light Brown DJs full time
now. To clear his head he’ll hit
the waves on his boogie board.
He can still get down on the
dance floor, but far from back
in the days of head spins and
wind mills. Either way, find one
of his parties and be prepared to
dance.
You can find DJ Light Brown
during the week through out
Brevard. Currently on Monday
you’ll find him at Barroos on
Beach side. Tuesday, Thurs-
day, and Friday at City Limits.
His Biggest Night is Friday at
City Limits where he hosts Lat-
in Night and it’s getting a good
crowd. From time to time he also
brings in Reggeaton performers
from Puerto Rico. October 28th,
Cesar is leaving Florida to host
2 parties in Puerto Rico on the
28th and the 29th. He wants to
keep this going for the future
too, gathering the best DJs and
flying around the country and
performing at parties and clubs.
This DJ gonna be worldwide!
Thank you to Cesar Padilla for
your creative talent and ambi-
tion to keep the party goin’.
12 | SEPTEMBER 2011
BIO: Originally from Farmington Hills MI, raised in good ol’ Lake-
land FL =p Moved just under a year ago to the 321, and love living
less than 15 minutes from the beach! People are really laid back
and nice here. I went to school for interior design, very big on de-
signing. Since I was little, anything artsy was always a love. I’ve
dabbled in modeling for a while, people would come up to me all
the time when I was a kid and say I had the energy and the look
to do commercials. I thought they were nuts, because I was all
about dancing then. Loved ballet and tap class and couldn’t wait
til after school to go home and change, and put my little Capezio
dance shoes on. I think I really came to enjoy modeling when I
realized the doors it can open, the beautiful places you get to see,
and the cool people you get to meet in the process. The people I
was able to work with on this project are such examples.
OTHER COOL THINGS ABOUT ANGELA:I’m actually pretty shy, a lot of people when they meet me find
that very hard to believe, but that’s usually because I just fin-
ished taking a shot haha! No but seriously, I really enjoy my pri-
vacy when I’m at home. I guess you could say I’m a little bit of an
“undercover nerd”. I love reading, and am a total regular at my
public library. Yeah, I just said that. I check out books like it’s
my job. Very big on history, was always my favorite subject. Just
because I like tall shoes and make-up doesn’t mean I’m dumb,
sorry. Favorite band is Deftones, Chino you’re the man! Favorite
movie is a toughy, but I’ll go ahead and go with Goodfellas. Just
doesn’t get old, and girly romance flicks are pretty much a big
no. I find myself laughing at the “sad” parts. Biggest fear would
definitely be losing a loved one, don’t even like thinking about it.
I love odd numbers, and the color burgundy. And I have aspira-
tions of becoming a fitness model(yes, I workout) right after I
finish 2 slices of supreme pizza. Hey, there’s veggies! ;)
biggest fear), and I truly believe you can’t judge a book by its
cover.
AGE: 25 HEIGHT: 5’4”
OCCUPATION: Nightlife,Promotions
HOBBIES:Love love cooking, Painting,Fishing,Concerts,The Beach,Dancing, andModeling.
We all know Tapps in Palm
Bay. It’s practically a lo-
cal Icon. An Icon that’s under-
going some awesome transfor-
mations. Live music has been
great their, but now Tapps is
gearing more towards being
a DJ bar to make the environ-
ment during the evenings more
sociable. I can understand the
change. Depending on the band,
the noise level can be too much
for some listeners as well as the
anxiety it can create for some
people afraid of others that get
wound up.
Along with the change in mu-
sic, the environment is changing
with it. Moving the pool tables
around, extending the dance
floor, building a DJ Booth, and
even installing a dance pole. If
the crowd want a dance pole,
you give them a dance pole.
Dance pole contests and jello
wrestling!
Karen and Rich Hayes have
owned Tapps since October
of 2005. Happy Anniversary!
Those of us natives know that
the establishment has been
around for 20 years. Its tart-
ed out as a hubs pub, a small
franchise, which survived for a
few years, then split up. Tapps
stayed here and the sister bar
opened up on beach side, we all
know as Coasters. Today they
are separate entities with no af-
filiation.
Before Tapps, Karen and
Rich had experience running
bar business. Starting in the
early 90’s, at The Southside Bar
in Helen, Georgia, Darby Carib-
bean Grill in New Port Ritchie,
then to Tapps here in Palm Bay.
All locations have been very
successful. Before all the Bar
business, Rich was a cowboy!
That’s right! The good ole Wis-
consin bred Rich was actually
in the horse business in North
Georgia for a “long time.” Karen
on the other hand is from Pem-
broke Pines, a totally different
universe.
Rich and Karen are much in-
volved with their regulars and
new customers during business
hours and when the doors are
locked they are are even more
involved improving the bar any
which way they can. Behind the
scenes aspect is just as impor-
tant and there is always tasks
to be tackled. Karen will be dis-
playing more art work. There
is a special touch that can be
seen around Tapps and it’s all
because of her. Most of the art
is her own. Paintings, the star
lights, drapery, and even the
walls have been blessed by her
talent. Tapps is like a home out-
side of their home and we all
gotta take care of our homes.
So whats goin’ on at Tapps
now a days. Mondays is Dart
League, Tuesdays is Poker,
Wednesday is Darts, Pool, and
Karaoke, Thursday is College
Night (Cheap Beer!), Friday
and Saturday nights are shift-
ing to a DJ’s and more dance
music, Saturday Day is College
Football day with all the college
games plying, and wrapping the
week up is NFL Sunday Ticket
of course. Outside of the week-
ly schedule, Tapps hosts their
Dart Tournament once or twice
a year. Six or Eight darts teams
that play for Tapps. Tapps has 2
pool table that need pool teams
if anyone is interested! To watch
all the football and sports, they
have 11 flat screen and one huge
84 inch screen for karaoke,
football or whatever. Golden
Tee is available for the clubbers,
sort of speak. With the bar top
games and jukebox, Tapps has
something that everyone can
enjoy.
Customers can breathe a little
easier now. Tapps has cleaned
up the air in there, meaning
there is no smoking inside. It
was a difficult decision because
they might lose some of their
smoking clientele. They have
taken a hit, but it was either
take away smoking or close up
shop. I think patrons are happy
that they did. Smokers can still
party at Tapps of course. They
just have to smoke outside.
Tapps plans improve their
business daily and gain more
customers. As Rich said some
turns 21 everyday! Thank you to
Rich and Karen Hayes allowing
321 to tell the story behind the
iconic Tapps Pub.
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City: Sebastian
Break: Sebastian Inlet
Swell Direction: N-SE
Crowd: always too Crowded
Sea Bottom: Sand, Rock,
Stray Telephone Poles
Tide: All
Best Wind: West
Locals: Angry, and every
one there has been surfing
there the longest
City: Sebastian
Break: Spanish House
Swell Direction: N-SE
Crowd: When it’s on, its
packed
Sea Bottom: Sand
Tide: Low
Best Wind: West
Locals: A lot of talent in
the water
City: Melbourne Beach
Break: Ocean Ave
Swell Direction: N-SE
Crowd: Getting more
crowded, but you can
always find a peak to
yourself
Sea Bottom: Sand
Tide: Low-Mid
Best Wind: West
Locals: For the most part
everyone is friendly
City: Indialantic
Break: Boardwalk
Swell Direction: N-SE
Crowd: tourists, and skim
boarders
Sea Bottom: Sand
Tide: Low
Best Wind: West
Locals: Everyone thinks
they are Kelly Slater
City: Indian Harbor Beach
Break: Bicentennial Park
Crowd: weekends are packed
Sea Bottom: Rocky
Tide: Low to Mid
Best Wind: West
Locals: Pretty mellow
City: Satellite Beach
Break: Mark Realty
Swell Direction: NE-S
Crowd: Not too bad
Sea Bottom: Rocky
Tide: All
Best Wind: West
Locals: Some egos, but
overall not bad
City: Satellite Beach
Break: Perkins
Swell Direction: NE-S
Crowd: Too crowded but
now being divided up by
High Tower
Sea Bottom: Rocky
Tide: Low
Best Wind: West
Locals: The bums on the
beach are always nice
enough to piss on the
boardwalk to leave it
smelling nice
City: Patrick AFB
Break: Tales
Swell Direction: N-SE
Crowd: Its an obstacle
course through little kids
and tourists
Sea Bottom: Sand
Tide: NE-S
Best Wind: West
Locals: Friendly
City: Cocoa Beach
Break: 16st
Swell Direction: N-SE
Crowd: Older longboarders
Sea Bottom: Sand
Tide: All
Best Wind: West
Locals: Be ready to listen to
stories of how it was 10
years ago
City: Cocoa Beach
Break: Pier
Swell Direction: N-SE
Crowd: Crowded
Sea Bottom: Sand
Tide: All
Best Wind: West
Locals: Respect them and no
problems
Most of us here in Brevard
County enjoy being able
to visit local food establish-
ments and not break the bank
in order to do so. Luckily, in
West Melbourne, the new Char-
lie and Jake’s Bar-B-Que Grill
and Spirits is a wonderful wel-
come. Locally owned and oper-
ated, owners Steve McGann and
Mike Fisher are able to offer a
family friendly environment
that will make you feel like you
have been there for years, even
if it’s your first visit.
Steve chose to open the new
Charlie and Jake’s after years
of success with his Viera Loca-
tion, which we all know as the
Charlie and Jake’s Brewery.
Manager Courtney Lillig, took a
few minutes out of a very busy
Friday night to explain how the
new restaurant came about and
their goals for the future. After
searching for months, Steve
found the right spot. Smack dab
where the options are minimal,
in between Palm Bay Road and
New Haven on Minton Road.
The perfect place! Around this
area you will find great parks,
the West Melbourne Library,
Calvary Chapel, and you have
the golf course. This new Char-
lie and Jake’s is gonna be the
perfect spot no matter if it’s
family night, guy or ladies night
out, or a trip home from work!
On October 5th, Charlie and
Jake’s had their grand opening.
Courtney was so excited to show
the community what they were
capable of. They had live music
and even the mayor attended
the ribbon cutting ceremony.
This won’t be their only event!
If you enjoy live music,
watching your favorite sports
team and other fantastic events,
stop by charlie and Jake’s to see
what they have to offer. Every
Friday night they host a clas-
sic car show and Saturday they
have something for the motor-
cycle lovers. Every day of the
week you will able to enjoy food
specials and extended happy
hour. Charlie and Jake’s of
West Melbourne is open earlier
on Sundays for brunch serving
mumosas and Bloody Marys.
Owning a business is about
making the money and pay-
ing the bills, but for Steve and
Mike it’s much more. They are
planning on organizing events
focused on Leukemia and lym-
phoma awareness. Charlie and
Jake’s BBQ Grill and Spirits
wants to be involved with its
community and as many local
charities as they can. And for
that, 321 salutes you.
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The Plan: While you might think of
wine tastings as things that
take place at restaurants and lo-
cal wine shops, there are many
great reasons to host a tasting in
the comfort of your own home.
With just a little planning and
shopping, a wine tasting can be
fun, easy, and affordable. The
first step in planning a wine
tasting is determining the kind
of event you want to host. The
simplest and easiest option is a
tasting only event, which allows
participants to focus exclusively
on what they are drinking and
not fill up on or get too distract-
ed by food. Another option is to
serve a light dinner, then follow
with a wine tasting. For a larger,
more elaborate tasting you may
want to print formal invitations.
The Supplies:Providing a new glass for
each wine removes the possibil-
ity that flavors from one wine
might taint the flavors of the
next, but it’s not very practical.
Using one glass throughout the
tasting is fine—just be sure that
tasters dump out
any extra wine (and
do a quick swirl-rinse
with water) before moving to
the next sample; keep a bucket
nearby for dumping. And al-
though different wines beg
for different glasses, one basic
wineglass works for most tast-
ings. Use a glass that is perfectly
clear (so you can see the wine),
has a stem (so you don’t warm
the wine with your fingers), and
has a bowl that’s deep enough
that you can swirl a little. Be-
fore the tasting, be sure to thor-
oughly wash and rinse all wine-
glasses, making sure there’s no
soap residue that could affect
the tasting. Here are some other
supplies you will need.
•Waterpitcher•Corkscrews•Whitetableclothorwhitenapkins
•Bucketorlargebowl• Icebucket•Tastinggrids,pluspensandpencils
•Tastingmenu
The Wine:One of the most fun aspects of
planning a wine tasting is decid-
ing what kind of wine to sample.
You might start by deciding if
you want red, white, sparkling,
or dessert wine. You can sample
different wines from one region
(Rioja, New Zealand, the Napa
Valley, etc.), or taste the same
varietal produced in different
parts of the world (Cabernet
Sauvignon grows in many re-
gions). Think about your guests
and how much they know
about wine. If you’re hosting
a group of novice wine drink-
ers, a more basic tasting such
as an introduction to one of the
major red wine grapes works
best. If your group is more ex-
perienced, try experimenting
with lesser-known varietals or
different vintages of the same
wine. I recommend sampling
four wines at a tasting because
it’s just enough to make it inter-
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esting without boring anyone.
Several days before the tasting,
spend time researching your
wine and preparing notes so
you can introduce the bottles to
your guests. If you like, prepare
some trivia or fun facts. This
will make for a more interesting
and educational tasting, as pro-
viding some context often helps
tasters connect to and remem-
ber a wine. Blind tastings can
work for certain types of tast-
ings. More experienced wine
drinkers may relish the oppor-
tunity to test their knowledge,
trying to identify different bot-
tles. And, for a tasting of wines
at different price points, it can
be fun to conceal the wines—ask
everyone to guess which ones
are more expensive and discuss
whether they’re worth the big
bucks.
The Timeline:On the morning of your event
(or even the day before), dou-
ble-check that you have all the
necessary supplies and set up
your tasting area. If you don’t
need to chill your wine, this is
also a good time to arrange your
bottles near the tasting area.
Line up wines in the order in
which they will be tasted. In
general, white wines are served
at 45 to 50°F (10°C) and reds
at 55 to 60°F (15°C). Be sure to
chill whites (in the refrigerator
or in ice) two to three hours in
advance. Opening all your bot-
tles ahead of time can stream-
line the tasting process, espe-
cially if you have a large group.
If you’re new to tastings, here is
the general structure.
1.IntroducetheWine2.Sample#13.Look4.Smell5.Sip6.Swallow7.Evaluate8.Samples#2to#69.FinalDiscussion
Once all the wines have been
sampled, lead the group in a
discussion about all four wines.
(If you held a blind tasting, this
is the time to reveal your bot-
tles.) For fun, have everyone
vote for his or her favorite and
rank the wines in terms of pref-
erence. If you do hold a wine
tasting at your house we at 321
magazine would love for you to
send us photos of the event and
the wines you tasting that eve-
ning. We will post it on our 321
BottleTalk page. Enjoy!
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Real Steel... The real deal? I
think so... Charlie Kenton
(Hugh Jackman), ex-pro boxer is
on the road in the not so far future,
hauling his fighting robot to the
next big fight. Yes, we’ve all seen
the commercials, but it’s more than
just rock’em sock’em robots. It’s
the reunion of a deadbeat and a son
he hasn’t seen for 11 years. This ac-
tion packed metal grinding block-
buster has heart.
With the popularity of real box-
ing declining, fans thirsty for a bat-
tle are now entertained by huge ro-
bots fighting to the... termination!
Charlie, running into every bit of
bad luck, gets his robots destroyed.
Out of money and options., his luck
takes an unexpected turn when
his ex wife passes away leaving be-
hind his son Max (Dakota Goyo).
Charlie, not up to the responsibil-
ity, finds a way to make some ex-
tra cash by keeping Max for a short
period, before returning him to his
aunt. Charlie is always in it for the
money and the hustle, which gets
him in trouble. Low and behold,
they go on a journey that sparks
the father and son relationship that
can make the eyes a little glassy.
Max finds an old robot that turns
out to be the common ground for
them to work together to make it
to the top. When I say top... The
World Championship title match
top. yes robots have the belts too. It
was nice to see 2 strangers bound
by blood and metal take on the big
dogs.
Honestly, I was expecting to be
disappointed. The story and the
special effects had me sold. Great
characters along the way. I couldn’t
stop thinking about my kids and
the fighting gave that excitement.
It’s not transformers! Meaning, it
didn’t lag on... Sorry Optimus. And
it was cool to see these robots fight.
From start to finish Real Steel kept
my attention. I give it a 9 out of 10.
See for yourself 321!
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