Static Live Magazine November 2019

The New Normal: 

Stars vs. Smartphone 

-toting Fans 

It’s All On The Floor 

So Long 

Robert Hunter 

Eulogy for a Great Poet 

England 

The Summer of ‘78 

with Ric Ocasek and The Cars

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“There’s more to light than 

the opposite of dark” 

~ Ric Ocasek 

Oh My Goddess 

A Day in the Life of a Gigging Musician 


Stars vs Smartphone-toting Fans 

Rock for Autism Recipe 

It’s All on the Floor 

COVER STORY – Summer of ’78 with 

Ric Ocasek and The Cars 

Enchanted England 

An Original Music Manifesto 

Static Live Event Calendar 

So Long Robert Hunter: Eulogy for a 

Great Poet 

Artist Feature: Andrew Swan (Brehys) 

Music Appreciation 

Rocktails 

Behind the Mic: Riggs 

Snap It 

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y Adam Floyd 

There are sayings about music and one of the most 

well-known is ‘Practice makes perfect’. The habit and 

discipline of regular musical exercise with an eye towards 

improvement can lead to a lifetime of expanding musical 

possibilities. It’s easy to learn a few tricks to regurgitate 

but that’s the ultimate example of resting on your laurels. 

This month’s article features a few tips and some advice on 

practice and technique. 

We have to experiment to see what works best. Everyone’s 

ideal way of practicing music is different, there is no one 

right way. Daily practice, however, is a good place to start 

for most. Almost anything performed daily with intent will 

improve over time. 

Sing, play or study for only 50 minutes straight, then take 

a walk stretch out or think about something else. You can 

play for many hours if you like, but take a break every hour. 

It will refresh you and empty your cup so you can learn 

more efficiently. 

Practice should include technique, new material, and older 

repertoire. If you have enough repertoire already in the 

bag, begin to rotate so everything stays fresh. Substitute 

theory, history, and attentive listening when you don’t 

feel like technique and scales. Be a kind critic, then hold 

yourself to a high standard. 

The most effective process for practice includes clearly 

defined goals: knowing what you’re attempting to 

accomplish. Serious study of music with an eye toward 

refinement and professionalism should include 

lessons and master classes with top-notch pros. 

Anyone can learn music if they have 25 years to 

burn. If you’d rather do it in two or three years, 

get professional help. 

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A variety of music consumption and study is essential. 

Particularly, music genres and modes that are not part of 

our own culture. It makes us step out of the box and see 

the forest without all the trees obscuring our view. Try a 

variety of countries, religions and historical periods. 

Don’t reinvent the wheel. How should one study and 

learn all the major instruments and voice, as well as 

composing? It’s nothing new, there are well trodden paths, 

with methodologies and even school courses that have 

been proven successful for decades and even centuries. 

Use these and save yourself difficulty, frustration and most 

importantly time, time, time. 

Reinvent the wheel. There’s no reason you can’t go faster 

or be more intense with your study. Don’t be limited by 

what historical models or other people hold to be sacred 

cows. Discover your own path. The sky is the limit and you 

manifest your own destiny. 

Get inspired and find Heroes. I was studying guitar at Cal 

State in Los Angeles in my early twenties. I found out the 

guitarist for The Police went to my school, and also Elliot 

Easton from The Cars! In fact, Elliott came and visited the 

class and it was inspiring, it made me believe I could have 

success too! 

Try journaling and record-keeping. All the dreams in the 

world are merely visions of grandeur without someone 

holding our feet to the fire. Ultimately we must be our own 

taskmasters. Keep charts and tables of your daily practice, 

including tempos and difficult passages. This record 

keeping will allow us to keep track of our progress. Then 

look back and keep in mind that ‘practice makes perfect’.

gleefully embrace an it’s-not-real-ifit’s-not-on-social-media 

credo. 


Stars vs. Smartphone 

-toting Fans 

During my decades as a 

music writer at various 

newspapers, I interviewed a 

number of country musicians who 

talked about performing behind 

a screen of chicken wire at some 

honky-tonk dive. They swore such 

wire fencing saved their ass: A 

boozy patron would get pissed 

because, say, he decided the 

singer was eyeing his gal, and 

so the irate dude would begin 

chunking Bud bottles at the band. 

I heard so many variations on the 

chicken-wire thing that to this day 

I’m too chickenshit to step foot in 

any honky-tonk except those fake 

ones at Disney World. 

So, I had to laugh when I read 

about a recent classical music 

concert in Cincinnati where 

German violinist Anne-Sophie 

Mutter became rattled because a 

front-row audience member was 

using her smartphone to film the 

performance. Mutter stopped in 

the middle of a Beethoven piece 

and, according to a press report, 

said, “Either I will leave, or you 

will put away your phone and 

recording device.” 

A kerfuffle ensued, and the 

patron was escorted out of the 

performance hall. 

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by Rick de Yampert 

A recent New York 

Times article detailed an 

incident at a performance of the 

Off-Broadway musical “The Wrong 

Man.” The play featured onstage 

seating, and when star Joshua 

Henry noticed one of those patrons 

was using his smartphone to 

record the show, Henry snatched 

the phone and tossed it under a 

riser – and did so while still singing 

and staying in character! Sweet! 

Yeah, I know: You can say 

performing Beethoven or Broadway 

requires a bit more concentration 

and skill than playing a piece of 

shit-kicking hillbilly rock like Hank 

Jr.’s “All My Rowdy Friends Are 

Coming Over Tonight.” But these 

days, when guys are recording 

their piss streaming into a public 

toilet because they think it looks 

like some Salvador Dali-meets- 

Marcel Duchamp artwork . . . well, 

digital intrusions in our lives are 

just the new normal. 

And this new normal is infiltrating 

the performing arts. Effete classical 

musicians are just going to have 

to deal with it and get some advice 

from the honky-tonkers about how 

to deal with distractions. 

I’m guessing there’s a generational 

divide about the desirability of 

Instagramming EVERY FUCKING 

MOMENT of one’s life, with most 

Boomers (full disclosure – I’m one) 

believing such practice is only 

slightly less appealing than eating 

Satan’s turds, while Millennials 

As a sitar player who performs 

throughout Central Florida, I am 

always happy to have listeners 

record and then Instagram and 

Facebook me – hey, free publicity! 

The downside, as musician 

friends have commented to me, is 

when a fan happens to capture a 

performance you don’t feel is your 

best, and you the artist have no 

control as it worms its way into the 

digital landscape. 

Just to be clear: If you catch me 

performing on sitar somewhere, 

I will be bummed if you think my 

music is NOT worth recording. 

So, please, Facebook the fuck 

out of me. As a Boomer-aged 

consumer of entertainment, I’m 

not so big on digitally documenting 

the concerts and shows I attend. 

Having reviewed some 1,200 

performances during my 30-year 

journalism career, I’ve had enough 

of having my attention diverted away 

from the star on stage – which in 

my case meant taking notes and 

instantly analyzing the performance 

for the review I’d be writing on a 

40-minute deadline when I got back 

to the newspaper office an hour 

later. For me, it’s a luxury to just sit 

and EXPERIENCE a performance 

without note-taking and without 

smartphoning it. 

Still, I love that performers such as 

Mutter and Henry are fighting back. 

The potential for such performer ire 

introduces an edginess to modern 

live entertainment. Back in my 

reviewing days, I frequently had to 

dodge the vomit spews of drunk 

fans near my seat. Now I have to 

be wary of the star tossing a fan’s 

iPhone into the crowd. 

I look forward to the day when the 

Grammys give an award for Best 

Performance by a Classical Artist 

Shoving a Smartphone Up a Fan’s 

Ass. And the Grammys will surely 

give a companion award for Best 

Fan Video of a Classical Artist 

Shoving a Smartphone Up Another 

Fan’s Ass.

Frankie Banali might be best known for his masterful work as 

drummer for the multi-platinum heavy metal band 

Quiet Riot, but the percussionist knows his way around the 

kitchen as well as he does a kit. When not making music or 

touring with Quiet Riot as the lone original member of the first 

heavy metal band to have a top-charting Billboard album, Chef 

Banali can be found cooking up classics at home and on the road. 

Among his seasonal selections is this fall favorite for Pumpkin 

Ravioli with Gorgonzola Sauce di Francesco. 

Frankie Banali 

Quiet Riot 

PUMPKIN RAVIOLI WITH GORGONZOLA 

SAUCE DI FRANCESCO 

RAVIOLI 

½ cup ricotta cheese 

¼ cup mascarpone cheese 

¼ cup Gorgonzola cheese 

½ cup pumpkin puree 

½ teaspoon roasted garlic gray salt 

¼ teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg 

2 cups ups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 

2 eggs 

½ cup of finely chopped and mashed sun dried 

tomato, discard oil 

1 teaspoon virgin olive oil 

2 teaspoons water 

GORGONZOLA SAUCE 

1 tablespoon butter 

4 cloves garlic, minced 

1 tablespoon flour 

½ cup whole milk 

6 ounces Gorgonzola cheese 

MAKE THE RAVIOLI 

Combine and mix thoroughly cheese, pumpkin, roasted garlic 

gray salt and fresh nutmeg. Cover and set aside. 

Mix flour and salt in a large bowl and form a well in the center. 

Beat sun dried tomato, oil and eggs until completely blended and 

pour into the well in the flour. Stir with a stiff whisk while bringing 

the flour mixture towards the center to form a dough ball (If the 

mixture is too dry and stiff, add the 2 teaspoons of water). 

Knead carefully for 5 minutes on a lightly floured board that is 

covered with cloth. If the dough becomes too sticky, add flour as 

needed until smooth. Cover and let sit for an additional 5 minutes. 

Divide dough into 4 equal parts, roll each part of the dough one 

at a time into 12 x 10 inch rectangles. Make sure the dough is 

covered. 

Place 2 teaspoons of the filling onto half of the rectangle about 

1 ½ inches apart in 2 rows of 4 mounds each. Lightly wet the 

edges of the dough as well as the dough in between the filling 

mounds. Fold the other half of the dough over the pumpkin 

mixture and press fingers firmly around the pumpkin mixture. 

Cut between the rows of filling to make the ravioli. Press the 

edges together with a pastry wheel. Repeat with the remaining 

dough and mixture. 

Cook ravioli in 4 quarts of boiling salted water until tender and 

drain carefully as to not damage the ravioli. 

MAKE THE GORGONZOLA SAUCE 

Heat a pot or skillet over medium low heat and melt the butter 

in the pan. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes or until the 

garlic is translucent but not brown. Add the flour to make a 

roux and cook for 2 additional minutes or until the roux has 

a golden smooth color, making sure the flour is fully cooked. 

Slowly mix in milk while stirring with whisk until the sauce is 

smooth and without lumps. Bring the sauce to a boil and then 

reduce the heat to a simmer. When the sauce has thickened, 

take the pan off the heat and whisk in the gorgonzola until the 

sauce is creamy and smooth. 

TO SERVE 

Place a small amount of the sauce on the bottom of the plate, 

place ravioli on top and drizzle additional sauce on top of the 

ravioli to taste and add crumbled gorgonzola and press Italian 

parsley as garnish. 

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This recipe has been added to the “Rockin Recipes for Autism” cookbook to 

benefit an amazing charitable cause, ‘We Rock for Autism, an officially recognized 

non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. For more information about “Rockin’ Recipes 

for Autism”, or to order the book, visit www.rockinrecipesforautism.com

It’s All On The Floor 

By Randy Pepper 

A few years ago I wrote about how guitar amps are 

becoming smaller and smaller and the days of stacks 

were gone except for a few people using them. 

But today guitar players are getting even smaller; 

floorboards are taking over the stages. Manufacturers 

like Line 6 with their Helix, Kemper with their new 

Floorboard, Fractal with their AX8, Head Rush, Bias 

FX, Mooer’s FX 300, the BOSS GT1000 and many 

others on the way. Guitar players now don’t even 

have to bring a giant pedalboard with effects or any 

kind of amp for a gig; they just pick up their gig bag, 

put their rig in it, get their guitar and cords and they’re 

ready to go. 

So, why are so many players going so small on 

stage? I asked some local players this very question. 

Thomas Watkins from the Orlando based band Speed 

Limit 70 is using a Fractal FX8. “It’s an amp and all 

the pedals I would use in one box. I send the signal 

back through my monitor for my tone.” Brain Bartleson 

from New Smyrna Band Fat City said, “Overall volume 

is directly influenced by stage volume. With more 

and more gigs happening in restaurants/bars and 

outdoor patios the bands that can keep the energy 

up at low volume are those getting the callbacks. Our 

entire band (including electronic drums) goes direct to 

FOH. This way we can be as loud as we want in our 

monitors while maintaining a volume level out front 

that makes the venue happy.” My go-to rig is a Line 

6 HX Stomp. It gives me great amp tones 

and effects, and the user interface makes 

it really easy to tweak my sound on the fly 

if I need to. I dearly love my tube amps but 

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these days they’re just for decoration. Elliott Kayne 

from the Flagler Dance band Soul Fire is using the 

Boss GT-1000 direct into the mains. “It sounds great. I 

can dial in a wide range of tones from natural cleans, 

to soaring dirt, with the touch response of an amp. We 

keep the stage volume low and balanced. We set the 

monitors to hear exactly what the audience is hearing 

in the mix. Plus it reduces the weight of the load in 

and set up is fast and easy. It’s great that my entire 

rig is now a simple 2 hand carry in.” Bill Hamilton of 

the band Psycho Magnets uses a Sans Amp Fly Rig 

direct to the FOH and to his in-ear monitors. Even 

church musicians like Jacksonville’s Bruce Stone 

who also uses a Sans Amp Fly Rig and Flagler’s 

Joe Desouza who said, “It is much easier to bring 

my fractal AX8 and plug direct, we are using in-ears 

anyways so lugging an amp is obsolete and it adds to 

stage volume.” 

It’s not just local bands doing this. Former J Geils 

Band and Yardbirds guitarist Johnny A uses a Fractal 

FX8, Falling In Reverse guitarist Zakk Sandler uses 

the Head Rush on stage and Michael Britt of the 

country band Lonestar just started using the new 

Kemper floorboard. 

So, the next time you go see your favorite band and 

don’t see an amp on stage look on the floor. 

 

Randy Pepper is a freelance guitarist 

or hire and the owner of the 

Guitar Attic in beautiful north Holly Hill. 

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The Summer of ‘78 with Ric Ocasek and The Cars 

The year was 1978. I was a scrawny kid in the 

sixth grade in a small college town tucked 

away in the mountains of southwest Virginia. 

That summer, I decided I would like a little 

extra money for candy and such, so I picked up a 

paper route in my neighborhood. 

To my surprise, over half of my clients were college 

students and being a goofy class clown and an 

extrovert, I quickly made several friends even though 

they were much older than me. One of these friends 

was a girl named Kathrine she was a film major. For 

her senior project, she picked me and another one 

of her friends to make a short film about a young 

boy and a Clown as they goofed off around town. I 

really don’t remember much about her friend Peter 

other than his white boy ‘fro, and that he was a funny 

and really bright music major. There was one day, 

however, that has been stuck in my mind for over 

40 years. I had always listened to the college radio 

station since moving into town but never really took 

much notice of it other than memories of hearing 

bands like ELO, Elton John, Bob Seger, Lynyrd 

Skynyrd, and other classic rock. My new buddy Peter 

was more into newer music and during one of our 

days of hanging out, he turned me on to a brand new 

band called “The Cars” 

I still remember that day distinctly because he turned 

me on to them and another band that had recently 

come out: Cheap Trick. He told me in a bold fashion 

that these two bands were going to be famous for a 

long time. The summer ended and the short film went 

on to earn Kathrine an A+; not only that, but it was 

used to show incoming students how a film by future 

directors should be made. It was an eye-opening 

experience for me and one of the best summers of my 

childhood. As the years passed, The Cars continued 

to pump out hits and easily became one of my favorite 

bands of all-time. 

I remember listening to their first album over and 

over again and memorizing all the words, putting on 

headphones so I wouldn’t drive my parents crazy 

and freaking out every time I heard the song “Moving 

in Stereo” as the sounds shifted from one side to 

the other (I had yet to discover Pink Floyd). I also 

remember the intense excitement when I heard that 

they had a new album coming out the very next year 

called Candy O. I made sure that I cut back my candy 

intake for a month or two just so I could have enough 

money to buy that album and lo and behold I also 

memorized that one from start to finish. Needless to 

say, at that point I was a fan for life. 

To this day, whenever I hear a song by the Cars it 

takes me back to a much simpler time when I had 

dreams and aspirations of being a rock star. While I 

never did quite make it, one thing is for sure - my old 

long lost friend Peter was spot on when predicting the 

future of one of the best bands to ever come out of 

Boston. 

Recently, Ric Ocasek passed away and once again 

we all grieved. Over the past few years, it seems we 

have lost so many great musicians. While The Cars 

weren’t considered one of the best bands ever, they 

certainly hold a special place in my heart and I will 

always remember the summer of ‘78. Here’s a little 

more about this remarkable band and what made 

them special: 

The Cars (singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter 

Ric Ocasek; bassist and singer Benjamin Orr; lead 

guitarist Elliot Easton; keyboardist Greg Hawkes; 

drummer David Robinson) emerged from the new 

wave scene in Boston in 1976. They were at the 

forefront of merging 1970s guitar-oriented rock with 

new synthesizer-oriented pop. The Cars were named 

“Best New Artist” in the Rolling Stones’ Reader Poll 

in 1978 and their video “You Might Think” won “Video 

of the Year” at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 

1984. Their debut album The Cars spent 139 weeks 

on the Billboard Top 200 album chart and sold six 

million copies. 

The band broke up in 1988. Ocasek said a reunion 

would never happen; however, the surviving original 

members reunited in 2010 to record “Move Like 

This”, released in May of 2011. They also performed 

in April of 2018 when they were inducted into the 

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This would be their final 

performance with Ocasek, who died on September 

15, 2019. 

By The Reluctant Genius 

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Enchanted 

England 

By Brie Christian 

Warning: This article must be read out loud with an English accent. 

“You sound like you are from London!” 

London, astonishing and beautiful, is an elaborately decorated 

city with Neo-classic and Georgian architecture such as St Paul’s 

Cathedral, Big Ben, The London Eye, and The Tower Bridge, (not 

to be confused with the London bridge; as people tend to do!) Oh! 

Bollocks! Don’t forget Buckingham Palace where Queen Elizabeth 

II and Prince Philip continue to reside and where the Changing 

the Guard Ceremony takes place. It’s a land where the people 

indulge at high tea and take in ‘the theater, the theater,’ referred to 

as Theatreland or the West End. Traditions live on with so many 

activities in London, tea time began in 1840, with the seventh 

Duchess of Bedford because she was ‘hangry’ and didn’t want to 

wait until tea (dinner), so along came high tea and high tea to stay! 

Quite classy if you ask anyone who’s anyone. Adventures tend to be 

on the pricey side of the pond, you’ll need a little more than pence 

(cents) on this adventure; you must have a pinky out while drinking 

your Beefeaters or your tea. 

Upon arriving in London, our journey to the hotel started off a 

bit balls up as we threw ourselves into the bustle of the city. Not 

knowing how to navigate the enormous city, we gave it our best shot 

and started our Enchanted England excursion. As we arrived at 

The Reuben, (a gorgeous hotel in London City Centre) people were 

waiting on us hand and foot and were very impressed with our not 

expected tipping. Well known travelers know - to experience a city 

in full, you must be full, of course I mean, many courses! For those 

of you living under the London Bridge, I mean EAT! Eat all of the 

foods! The Reuben Hotel has a grill with many wonderful dishes that 

any foodie fool would drool over; the finest filet, lobster linguine, and 

artichoke soup were just a few. Not to mention the royal experience 

you’ll have, with four waiters and with an atmosphere to suit you and 

the Queen herself. A couple of other staple eats for the city entails 

fish and chips, bangers and mash and huge breakfasts, including 

eggs, bacon, blood sausage, baked beans, avocado, toast, and a 

large mushroom! (Served by a fungi... eh em, fun guy!) 

One thing you won’t do in London is go hungry.. Meals there aren’t 

only delicious; they are bursting with tradition with every bite. 

Tea time was another time-honored activity with two drink courses 

and three food courses stacked high, including finger sandwiches, 

scones accompanied by jam and cream, and sweets to finish 

afternoon tea. If you want to feel like royalty, don’t miss out on 

afternoon tea that boasts exquisite china in the most extravagant tea 

rooms. They are filled with velvet couches, white table clothes, and 

beautiful crown molding, as an exceptional pianist plays Abbey Road 

on the piano without 

missing a note. 

On another note 

- more about the 

theater, of course! 

West End is home 

to many of London’s 

more than 240 

theaters, bringing 

in over 618 million 

pounds per year 

(more than the 

cinema). There is 

never a dull moment 

with shows from 

Mamma Mia to Les 

Miserablés, there is 

entertainment for all! 

We decided to see 

‘Waitress,’ a musical 

(music written by 

Sarah Bareillas). The plot introduces a young woman 

and her struggle with her job as a waitress (and a 

baker), her tribulations with her lout of a husband, and 

making some pretty life changing decisions; all while 

keeping her friends close and remembering what is 

truly important to her independence and growth. It 

reminds us that we must make some scary decisions 

in life, but if we stay strong, we find what is right for us. 

Let’s not get sappy here... Let’s get scary! Spooky! 

Creepy! Yes, we visited London in October, the perfect 

time to have a scare. At the London Dungeon, fear 

lurks around the entire year. 

A walk back in time with over 1000 years of heart 

pumping, palm sweating history that will have your 

goosebumps pumping! With 17 interactive shows, this 

haunted house is like no other, especially because the 

events they portray all actually happened. Who knows 

if you’re watching an actor, or if the ghost of Sweeney 

Todd decided to make a guest appearance just for you 

that evening. Sweeney Todd could have been fictional, 

but the bloody barber was known to do minor surgery 

for patrons as well; hence, it was okay if he left a little blood 

behind when torching his victims. Be careful loitering the 

halls alone ladies, the spirit of Jack the Ripper could return 

for his sixth lady victim. He is the most talked-about serial 

killer in London, probably because he was never caught. 

He taunted officials sending them letters and pieces of 

flesh, threatening to strike again. It was over 125 years ago, 

but who knows if his spirit will return with a vengeance. 

London was an exceptional experience! There is such 

life and excitement at every turn. Therefore, you must go 

and see it yourself, make your own memories and create 

your own stories that will last as long as people have been 

having afternoon tea or talking about Jack the Ripper. Just 

remember, in order to have them you have to make them. 

Wander around, take in the culture and even if you get lost, 

you won’t feel that way in London. 

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An Original Music Manifesto 

I’ve helped run stages, festivals, venues, and events for 

over 20 years, and I cannot tell you how many times one 

of the bands on the bill was late. Ok, you blew a tire, the 

trailer’s axle cracked when you hit a pothole, the traffic was 

at a dead stop on I-4. These are all valid excuses, except 

they are not. 

If you want to be in a professional band, well, you have 

to be professional. That plays itself out in all aspects of 

production and execution. First and foremost, don’t be late. 

Plan on being there an hour before load-in, not at load-in. I 

personally try to show up with my merch in tow before the 

event begins, even if my band is not on until hours later. 

The event planners, stage managers, sound techs and 

the like don’t always remember who shows up on time, but 

they certainly remember who shows up late, and they often 

remember who showed up first. 

When it comes to being professional, let’s get the “don’ts” 

out of the way. Here is the shortlist of 

things not to do to remain professional. Do not get drunk. 

Do not smell like weed. Outside of your lyrics, do not 

use foul language. Don’t leave a mess. Do not trash talk 

anyone on the mic. Do not point the mic at the monitor. Do 

not drop the mic. Don’t be late. 

Here is the shortlist of things to definitely do to be 

professional. Answer every email, text, FB message, or 

Instagram DM. Respond to every comment, even if it’s just 

a “like” or a “smiley face.” Talk to every person that comes 

up to your merch table and talk to every person that comes 

up to meet you or say something after your set. Be kind, be 

courteous, and listen to your listeners. 

By C. August Wenger 

delete their comment-block them if necessary - but don’t 

play into their negativity. If the venue owner is a total jerk, 

give them a blank stare and a head nod - they are going 

to pay you at the end of the night. If the talent buyer is a 

stuck-up prick - blank stare and head nod - they could get 

you another gig. If the sound guy is a tool - blank stare, 

head nod - he’s going to be doing your sound and maybe 

your sound guy again someday. If the bartender is a B, it 

doesn’t matter- BYOB. Whomever it is, you can not play 

into their negativity. Just give them a blank stare and a 

head nod and go about the business of rocking out your set 

for your fans and possibly new fans. It’s only about the fans 

and no one else, not even you. 

Though most of these rules of professionalism have 

applied to the live show, we should also remember 

professionalism starts at the inception of the band, and 

the months leading up to that first show. Professionalism 

is having a verbal, or even, written contract with the 

members of the act, being in agreement on the time they 

are putting into the project and what is expected from 

everyone. Professionalism is having some music recorded 

before ever getting on stage, and that music, along with 

at least t-shirts and stickers, available for your first show. 

Professionalism is having a website, business cards, a 

PNG logo, a bio, and a band photo ready to go. 

This may all seem like common sense, but you’ve 

seen these unprofessional bands out there- they are 

everywhere. So this is just a friendly reminder: don’t be 

one of them, because in this day and age, more than 

your music or your look, you could stand out and be 

remembered for your professionalism alone. 

317 FLAGLER AVE. NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 

One of the biggest challenges of being professional is 

staying positive and not giving in to the negativity of 

circumstances beyond your control. We all know negativity 

is everywhere, but you cannot give in to it. If it’s a troll 

online posting a negative comment, don’t respond. Just 

As always, thanks so much for reading. I’ll be back next 

month with my one year anniversary and twelfth 

installment of An Original Music Manifesto 

where I will showcase the sound tech and how 

to make his job easier. 

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Friday, November 1, 2019 

31 Supper Club - High End 7pm 

Beacon - Warren Beck 6pm 

Bounty Bar - Jay Paski 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Mark Moore 4pm 

Grind/Kona - Humans in Disguise 7pm 

NSB Brewing - Dustin Stock 6pm 

Oceanside - Eddy Davis 5:30pm 

Outriggers - Faith Hannon Duo 6pm 

Traders - Etc 6pm 

Traders - The Accuzed 9pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Nate Utley 6pm 

Saturday, November 2, 2019 

31 Supper Club - Mike Sands 7pm 

Bounty Bar - TBA 7pm 

Chase’s - Smyrna Erb 5pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Brent Clowers 12pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Music Matt 5pm 

Flagler Tavern - Music Matt 5pm 

Grind/Kona - Warren Beck 7pm 

NSB Brewing - The Evening Muze 6pm 

Oceanside - Jay Paski 5:30pm 

Outriggers - The Vibe 6pm 

Tayton O’Brians - Bradford Buckley 9pm 

Tortugas - Mike Quick Band 6pm 

Traders - Love Bomb 6pm 

Traders - The Accuzed 9pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - The Transfers 6pm 

Sunday, November 3, 2019 

Bounty Bar - Dustin Stock 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Jay Paski 12pm 

Flagler Tavern - Bradford Buckley 5pm 

Oceanside - Splash 10am 

Tayton O’Brians - Dustin Seymour 8pm 

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 

Grind/Kona - The Transfers 7pm 

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 

Grind/Kona - Are Friends Electric 7pm 

Outriggers - Larree App 6pm 

Traders - Warren Beck 7pm 

Thursday, November 7, 2019 

31 Supper Club - Ricky Silvia 6pm 

Bounty Bar - Brody Mullikin 7pm 

Grind/Kona - The Click 7:30pm 

Outriggers - Rasta Bayers 6pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Dustin Stock 6pm 

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31 Supper Club – Warren Beck 7pm 

Bounty Bar - Jason Longoria 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - The Vibe 4pm 

Grind/Kona - Cory Worsley 7pm 

NSB Brewing - Stephanie Schaffer 6pm 

Oceanside - Rasta Bayers 5:30pm 

Outriggers - Jimmy Z 6pm 

Traders - Stephen Pigman 6pm 

Traders - Kings County 9pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Aaron Ligntnin’ 6pm 


31 Supper Club - Dana Kamide Band 7pm 

Bounty Bar - Laila & Clint 7pm 

Chase’s - Relief 5pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Bradford Buckley 12pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Marty McCarrick 5pm 

Flagler Tavern - Psycoustic 5pm 

Grind/Kona - Bradford Buckley 7pm 

NSB Brewing - Brody Mullikin 6pm 

Oceanside - Warren Beck 5:30pm 

Outriggers - The Transfers 6pm 

Tayton O’Brians - James Ryan 9pm 

Tortugas - Cat 4 Band 6pm 

Traders - Acoustic Inferno 6pm 

Traders - Kings County 9pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Faith Hannon 6pm 


Bounty Bar - Chuck Morel 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - The Evening Muze 12pm 

Oceanside - The Transfers 10am 


Grind/Kona - The Evening Muze 6pm 


Grind/Kona - Chuck Morel 6pm 


Traders - Marty McCarrick 7pm 


31 Supper Club - The Transfers 6pm 

Bounty Bar - Faith Hannon 7pm 

Grind/Kona - Luvu 7:30pm 

Outriggers - Corey Shenk 6pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Claire Vandiver 6pm 


31 Supper Club - Mark Raisch 7pm 

Beacon - Gina Cuchetti 6pm 

Bounty Bar - Warren Beck 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Micah 4pm 

Grind/Kona - The Cyclones 7pm 

NSB Brewing - The Vibe 6pm 

Oceanside - Brett Russell 5:30pm 

Outriggers - Stephanie Schaffer 6pm 

Traders - Aaron Lightnin’ 6pm 

Traders - Midnight Mayhem 9pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Bradford Buckley 6pm 


31 Supper Club - Big Beat 7pm 

Bounty Bar - Dustin Stock 7pm 

Chase’s - Stealing Vanity 5pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - The Cyclones Duo 12pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Music Matt 5pm 

Grind/Kona - Adam Floyd 7pm 

NSB Brewing - Adam Sarwi 6pm 

Oceanside - Stephanie Schaffer 5:30pm 

Outriggers - The Cyclones 

Tayton O’Brians - Jeff Risinger 9pm 

Tortugas - 5 Time Shag 6pm 

Traders - Randy Williams 6pm 

Traders - Midnight Mayhem 9pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Gina Cuchetti 6pm 


Bounty Bar - Jay Paski 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Jessie Abbey 12pm 

Oceanside - Splash 10am 

Tayton O’Brians - Dustin Seymour 8pm 


Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 5pm 

Grind/Kona - The Transfers 7pm 


Grind/Kona - Are Friends Electric 7pm 


Traders - Bradford Buckley 7pm 


31 Supper Club - Comedy Night 6pm 

Bounty Bar - Savanna Leigh 7pm 

Grind/Kona - Layla & Clint 7:30pm 

Outriggers - Chuck Morel 6pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Rasta Bayers 6pm 

31 Supper Club - Project Coast 7pm 

Beacon - Jessie Abbey 6pm 


Bounty Bar - Jason “Gote” Van de Maat 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Adam Floyd 4pm 

Grind/Kona - Mike Quick Band 7pm 

NSB Brewing - Drew Halverson 6pm 

Oceanside - Ian Opalinski 5:30pm 

Outriggers - Jason Longoria 6pm 

Traders - The Transfers 6pm 

Traders - Pop Culture Poets 9pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - The Evening Muze 6pm 



Bounty Bar - Music Matt 7pm 

Chase’s - Danny Dread 5pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Nate Utley 12pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Jay Paski 5pm 

Flagler Tavern - 

Grind/Kona - Eddy Davis 7pm 

NSB Brewing - Chuck Morel 6pm 

Oceanside - Jason Longoria 5:30pm 

November 

2019 

Outriggers - Off the Road 6pm 

Tayton O’Brians - James Ryan 9pm 

Tortugas - Cain 6pm 

Traders - Dustin Stock 6pm 

Traders - Pop Culture Poets 9pm 

Yellow Dog Eats - Down River Duo 6pm 


Bounty Bar - Chuck Morel 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - The Cyclones Duo 12pm 

Flagler Tavern - Jeff Risinger 5pm 

Oceanside - Warren Beck 10am 

Tayton O’Brians - Casey Picou 8pm 


Grind/Kona - The Evening Muze 6pm 


Grind/Kona - Chuck Morel 6pm 


Traders - Eddy Davis 7pm 


Outriggers - Corey Shenk 6pm 


31 Supper Club - Christie Beu 7pm 

Beacon - Warren Beck 6pm 

Bounty Bar - Drew Halverson 7pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - David Dequasie 4pm 

Grind/Kona - Relief 7pm 

NSB Brewing - Eddy Davis 6pm 

Oceanside - Al Canali 5:30pm 

Outriggers - Relief 6pm 

Traders - Jay Paski 6pm 

Traders - TBD 

Yellow Dog Eats - Jimmy Z 6pm 



Bounty Bar - Hannah Wilson 

Chase’s - Dustin Stock 5pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Bradford Buckley 12pm 

Crabby’s Oceanside - Cory Worsley 5pm 

Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 5pm 

Grind/Kona - Bradford Buckley 7pm 

NSB Brewing - Jason Longoria 6pm 

Oceanside - Shaker Jones 5:30pm 

Outriggers - The Evening Muze 6pm 

Tayton O’Brians - Cody & Kyle 9pm 

Tortugas - Humans in Disguise 6pm 

Traders - Etc 2:30pm 

Traders - Warren Beck 6:30pm 

Traders - TBD 

Yellow Dog Eats - Music Matt 6pm 

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So Long 

Robert 

Hunter 

Eulogy for 

a Great Poet 

BY HANK HARRISON 

Robert “Bob” Hunter of the Grateful Dead, died on 

September 24, 2019. I knew him pretty well, hung with him 

as he transitioned through his career and several bands. 

He was never an on-stage band member with the Dead, 

but he was always on stage … if you catch my drift. Some 

of his songs—and more than a few bands he did play 

with—were more obscure than others. This list included 

Jerry and Bob, Mother McCrae’s Up-Town Jug Champions 

in the early 1960s, The Jerry Garcia Band, The Dinosaurs 

with John Cippolina and Barry Melton and Spencer 

Dryden, Road Hog with the Albin Brothers, his own Robert 

Hunter Band, David and the Dorks (with David Crosby and 

Phil Lesh) and various coffee house gigs. 

“Hunter,” as we called him, was always a paradox, full 

of humor and piety and combinations of darkness and 

extreme joy, always manic and disgruntled on and off. He 

was a hermit most of the time but, I managed to eek out 

two formal interviews with him, both very revealing. Turned 

out we had a lot in common. 

At least one of Hunter’s fathers was an alcoholic who used 

to leave him in the car at age eight, in front of the bar, while 

he went in and got plowed. My Dad did the same thing. We 

had a nervous chuckle over that, as kids, we were both 

scared shitless during our plural rides home; neither parent 

thought twice about driving drunk with the man-child in the 

back seat. 

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Hunter’s wife Maureen and immediate family 

announced his passing due to complications 

of spinal surgery in a statement released, 

23 September 2019. I was going to write a 

panegyric right away, but a very abstract vibe grabbed me. 

I mean I have written eulogies for everybody else in my old 

gang, why not Hunter? I knew Bob passingly well, not as 

well as Jerry or Phil, but well enough to hang out and even 

have a few arguments with him. This guy was as strange 

as anybody in the Dead family - or anyone who drifted 

through - but on top his weirdness he wrote great songs, 

got paid and had a say-so in the way things went at the 

picnics and the office. 

But here’s what jerked my chain about the media coverage 

when he died: I was curious as to why his family would 

say he died shortly after surgery and then not tell us more 

about that. But above all I was really pissed off by all the 

whacked out obits that mentioned his LSD MK Ultra trips 

at Stanford, which I didn’t even know about until after he 

died… that blew me away, and I still wonder if it’s true. 

Ever since Owsley, the all meat-eating King of LSD, died 

in a mysterious road-rage accident in Australia, whole 

hosts of writers and researchers have been trying to tie 

the Grateful Dead to MK Ultra, a clandestine research CIA 

or Black Ops program; an old conspiracy theory that was 

supposed to be messing everybody up on acid and making 

frogs out of dogs. 

When he died, The New York Times portrayed Hunter 

as a folk hero, mysterious and pregnant with ideas like 

Bob Dylan or Joan Baez. I knew him as a flawed buddy, 

a pack- a-day suicidal Camel smoker, a real beatnik, the 

son of an alcoholic, an Army reject, a genius tossed into 

the same matrix as me by destiny. I didn’t worship him. But 

I respected him. He didn’t like me much because I was a 

shrink before I came on board. Maybe 

he thought I was one of the MK Ultra 

handlers… but I never knew about that. 

The Times said, “Mr. Hunter’s lyrics, often 

dreamlike variations on the American 

folk tradition, meshed seamlessly 

with the band’s casual musical style, 

helping to define the Grateful Dead as a 

counterculture touchstone.” I knew that 

was true but that’s what we all did, Bobby 

Peterson too, Pig Pen too. None of 

that was casual or even remotely 

laid back. 

The Independent of East Hampton, 

N.Y., in 2014.quoted Hunter as 

saying: “I love the fact that so many 

people write their own lives into my 

songs.” Hunter was being nice, he 

didn’t love it, he deeply wanted the 

fans to GROK his meaning, to love 

him, to understand how lonely a 

foster- child can be. He was, after 

all a real lonely dude, a stand alone 

very solo guy. In psych terms it 

like hoping the fans will parse your 

lyrics every time perfectly, hoping every fan is as 

genius as you are. It’s called ‘Projection’. Hunter told 

me the fans often got it wrong. But he handled it well. 

Robert Hunter was ironically born Robert Burns, 

after the Scottish poet, in Arroyo Grande, California, 

and later adopted his stepfather’s surname. Hunter 

told me: “When I was nine my family split up.” His 

biological father was an itinerant electrician ... “I’ve 

only heard from him once.” But Hunter never wanted 

to talk about how he got into fosterage. He spent 

several years in foster homes before returning to live 

with his mother, who later married Norman Hunter, 

a publishing executive at McGraw-Hill, in Palo Alto 

when Bob was 11. After 

that he dropped the 

Burns name and took 

on the Hunter name. 

Music must have 

turned him on after that 

because Hunter played 

trumpet in a band 

called The Presidents 

in Palo Alto High 

School, a Dixieland 

style ensemble. 

Here is where the 

mystery gets thicker 

and darker and nobody 

wants to talk. After 

a six-month stint in 

Eisenhower’s army 

in 1959, he spent a 

year at the University 

of Connecticut where 

he played in a folk 

trio, then moved back 

to California. Now 

when somebody tells 

you they spent six 

months in the Army, 

it means they were 

discharged under 

General Conditions, 

nothing dishonorable 

but probably something 

went amiss in the psych 

or behavioral area. 

The other part of the 

story links up to Garcia 

at this point, because 

Jerry also got a quick 

boot for not being 

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obedient to his superior officers and I suspect the two may 

have hooked up at the Palo Alto Veteran’s Administration 

Hospital while mustering out. At least that is what Pig Pen 

and Jerry’s brother Clifford told me way back in 1973. No 

harm done; both men were heroes in my book, or in at 

least three of my books. 

The non-military version of the story goes that Robert 

Hunter first met Garcia through a mutual girlfriend, 

(whatever that means) and in 1961 they briefly formed the 

duo, Bob and Jerry as well as playing in several bluegrass 

bands together until the Warlocks started in 1964. One 

notable early gig was sponsored by Rod Albin and his 

Boars Head Coffee House (on stage at the campus of the 

College of San Mateo) with Hunter strumming bass. 

Shortly after those gigs Hunter volunteered to participate 

in a Stanford University program testing psychedelic 

drugs under Dr. Richard Blum (not MK Ultra… the CIA 

sponsorship of the Stanford program has never been 

proven). The LSD, mescaline and psilocybin link has also 

not been fully defined as to dosage or published papers. 

In any case, Hunter considered these experiences to have 

boosted his writing skills and I guess that goes for Ken 

Kesey too. 

A subsequent over-fondness for weed and speed prompted 

him to leave California for New Mexico, where he began 

writing song lyrics, including Saint Stephen. He sent 

these to Garcia, who urged Hunter to come back to San 

Francisco. 

Hunter engaged in several other successful collaborations 

in addition to the Grateful Dead. He formed an on again-off 

again partnership with Bob Dylan when he co-wrote the 

tracks Silvio and The Ugliest Girl in the World on Dylan’s 

1988 album Down in the Groove, and he later shared 

authorship of most of the songs on Together Through Life 

(2009) and collaborated on Duquesne Whistle from the 

album Tempest (2012). 

One wag said, “If Dylan doesn’t want the Nobel Prize give it 

to Hunter.” 

Robert Hunter also worked with Bruce Hornsby (who 

played keyboards with the Dead late in their career). As 

Hornsby put it, “I’ve loved so many of the Garcia/Hunter 

songs. They’re just timeless-sounding to me, could have 

been written hundreds of years ago.” 

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Robert Hunter is survived by his wife, 

Maureen, whom he married in 1982, and his 

children, Kate, Charlotte and Jess. 

Robert Hunter, songwriter and musician, born 

23 June 1941; died 23 September 2019. 

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There are so many different forms of art - drawing, painting, 

collage, photography - the list goes on and on. This 

month’s artist must have patience like no one else has, for 

he creates works of art using single dots. One can only 

imagine how long this takes to create a finished piece, but 

one thing is for sure - when completed it’s a spectacle to 

behold and admire. 

One of the styles of art he creates is known as Pointillism; 

a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of 

color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges 

Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, 

branching from Impressionism. The movement Seurat 

began with this technique is known as Neo-impressionism. 

The Divisionists used a similar technique of patterns to 

form images, though with larger cube-like brushstrokes. 

Here’s a little more about this month’s featured artist: 

Andrew Swan (Breyhs) is a Delray Beach based artist 

originally from Yorkshire England. 

He took up art in 2007 and works in three styles: 

Pointillism, Scribbelism, and Coloured Pencillism. His two 

mediums are fine tipped marker pens and coloured pencils. 

“Pointillism” - Art created with tiny dots using fine tipped 

Sharpie type pens. 

“Scribbelism” - Art created by simply scribbling using fine 

tipped Sharpie type pens 

“Coloured Pencillism” - Art created using coloured pencils. 

Andrew is currently a vendor for the ‘House of Blues”, 

representing HOB at Disney’s “Festival of the Masters“ 

(formerly held in Disney’s Springs and now held in Epcot 

and renamed “International Festival of the Arts”). He also 

commissions from the Hard Rock and certain celebrities. 

In the few years, Andrew has been painting and exhibiting, 

he has won several awards both locally and internationally, 

including third place in the Von Liebig bi-annual 

International art competition, Sunfest 2016, etc ... etc … 

He has a passion for music and a talent for art so he 

combined them and came up with justdotz.com specializing 

in musician themed art (his passion being guitar related 

subjects). 

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3. The song, “Writing on the Wall” by Sam Smith was featured in which 

James Bond film? 

Down 

5. How many members are in the rock band, The Cars ? 

1. What is the title of Taylor Swift most recently released album? 

6. Fill in the lyrics: “No shoes, No Shirt, No ____” 

2. The first name of the only remaining founding member of the band, 

8. What is the title of the The Cars’ hit song released in 1984? 

Panic! at the Disco? 

9. How many members were apart of the popular boy band NSYNC? 

4. The American rock band, The Cars were together for how many 

10. What country were both Justin Bieber and Drake born in? 

years? 

11. What is the first name of the lead singer of the popular pop band 

7. What is the birth name of Lana Del Rey? 

Maroon 5? 

9. What was the title of the late Amy Winehouse’s debut album? 

14. Reba McEntire is associated with what genre of music? 

12. Lil Wayne’s record label, Young Money Entertainment helped 

15. What is Christina Aguilera’s middle name? 

popularize which Canadian rapper? 

17. What is the first name of the lead vocalist for the American rock 

13. What is the title of The Cranberries hit song? 

band, No Doubt? 

16. What is the title of country singer, Blake Shelton’s debut single? 

18. What is the last name of the youngest member of the former boy 

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band, One Direction? 

19. The band Korn pioneered which subgenre of alternative metal? 

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Music appreciation is a stellar way to invite 

the muse into your life and use her gifts 

of inspiration, invigoration or calming 

(depending on your needs) as treatment 

modalities for healing our hectic world. There are 

many studies about how classical music affects the 

brain. Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi and Strauss are 

all known to lower blood pressure as well as heart 

rates. They have also been touted as “study music” 

for assisting in concentration and focus. Listening 

to jazz or ambient musical scores can have similar 

effects on the mind. New Age atmospheric music that 

help us more easily access the intuitive knowledge 

hidden beneath our pain and encourage us to cope a 

bit better with our trials. Bob Dylan has been helping 

me quite a bit lately as I process my mother in law’s 

rapidly progressing dementia. The song “Somewhere 

Over the Rainbow” has been a rare asset to 

accessing parts of her brain that have been off limits 

lately. We’ve sang it countless times together as a 

sing along to initiate a calming response and bring 

her back from the abyss. There are so many ways 

that music can influence our processes and inspire us 

to be more present. I’ve had some good cries lately 

Music 

Appreciation 

By Candice Beu 

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1. Which two former members of The Cars created the band: The New Cars? 

2. The popular pop group ABBA’s name is an acronym for? 

3. American singer and songwriter, Khalid collaborated with which female pop artist on the 

2017 song, “Lovely”? 

4. Which multi-platinum hip hop/rap artist co-produced the Black Panther soundtrack? 

5. Which American rap artist made history by becoming the first artist to win a grammy 

without selling any physical copies of his music? 

6. Which hip hop group had the first rap album to hit number 1 on the charts? 

7. The popular R&B group, TLC is an acronym for? 

8. What are the names of the members of the popular girl group Destiny’s Child? 

9. Fill in the lyrics: “Don’t you know I’m _______ than I ever did. 

10. What is the name of the female pop artist who featured on “Senorita” by Shawn Mendes? 

gets your brain to emit alpha waves or instrumentals 

that are infused with isochronic tones and binaural 

beats are becoming popular ways to use a technique 

called brainwave entrainment to change your internal 

frequencies. YouTube has a slew of these kind of 

videos that you can check out. I find the most success 

with those that claim to remediate anxiety and induce 

sleep. If you want to reduce stress and feel more 

relaxed then you may want to seek out music that 

increases a release of the neurotransmitter dopamine 

in your brain. If you want to feel invigorated and lively, 

seek out music that gets you pumped and raises your 

heart rate. When we listen to music our moods can 

greatly improve and that never fails to make us and 

those around us feel a little bit better. Who doesn’t 

appreciate that? 

We can also welcome the assistance of music to help 

us find a deeper appreciation for our own feelings and 

to connect emotionally with others. Certain songs can 

listening to sad songs that triggered a release, but 

once I felt I was ready to move out of that mode and 

into a new place of acceptance and appreciation, I 

used my own voice and musical capabilities to bring 

me there. You can too. The other night, just the simple 

act of playing my little drum at the beach under the full 

moon while singing a few “om shanti’s” did wonders 

to raise me out of my caretaker’s funk. I immediately 

fell in synch with nature and felt connected to my own 

heartbeat again. Two things I knew to do in order to 

start feeling better sooner. It was a wonderful way 

to release stuck feelings, re-empower myself and 

reset my mind, body and spirit for the next leg of the 

journey. 

This Thanksgiving season do yourself and 

the universe a favor by sharing your gratitude 

and musical appreciation with others. We can 

intend all we want to but to actually become 

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a more thankful person we have to put real action 

behind the intent! We must “show”, rather than “tell” 

or else we might stay in a limbo of endlessly intending 

but never actually doing anything. You can start 

right now by taking some micro movements towards 

becoming a more grateful, gracious, compassionate, 

and easily forgiving human being... and you can use 

the gift of music to get you there. 

Here are 7 easy suggestions for incorporating 

Music Appreciation into your life in new ways: 

1. Listen to music that reminds you of the beautiful 

and the good. Heal yourself with tunes and tones that 

changes brain waves and leave you in an uplifted 

emotional state. 

2. Begin a notebook of positive aspects. I write 

down the best things about my day, the people 

and situations that grace my path, and the funny 

synchronicities that bless my life. Sometimes I just 

write the word “love” or “thank you” over and over 

again. Writing it down is key to retraining the brain 

towards a thankful mindset. Bonus: This book can 

also serve as a seed gathering notebook for future 

song writing ideas! 

3. Create songs inspired by music you appreciate. 

Write little affirmative mantras that you can sing to 

yourself or share with others. Compose heartfelt 

instrumentals from a place of musical gratitude. Your 

songs may just inspire and heal others someday. 

4. Pen letters of thanks to those whose talents 

have touched your life positively or enhanced your 

music career. Write yourself a thank you letter and 

acknowledge how you have touched lives too. You 

don’t have to send these but you could. Believe me, 

it’s always nice to get fan mail but it’s just as nice to 

give it. 

5. Happiness is the art of living in appreciation and 

creating joy in your world. Be that kind of artist, 

the one who makes life better. Turn your attention 

towards sharing universal lyrics and songs with 

connectivity power. We need more music that raises 

our vibrations. Write from a perspective of gratitude 

rather than attitude and you might find there is a fan 

base hungry to receive those very messages. 

6. Be a better audience member. Pay attention and 

respond! Listen, sing along, and dance. If 

you like what an artist is doing up there, tell 

them so. Performers feed off the energy of 

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the people and nothing is worse than a dead crowd 

or a lackluster response. If you are a musician, 

release the need to judge other performers. Just pay 

it forward with applause and don’t forget to tip either! 

What you give comes back to you. There is room for 

all of us on the stage of life. 

7. As a performer you set the mood, so take a quick 

moment before your show to bless the venue, the 

people watching, your fellow bandmates (if applicable) 

and your employer. Really appreciate those who 

brought you here and those giving their time, attention 

and money to share a moment in song with you. It 

may change your show in very meaningful ways. If 

the audience doesn’t give back, don’t get annoyed or 

judge them. You never know what people are actually 

going through or receiving from you. You can never 

assume they aren’t enjoying the show just because 

they seem distracted, talk or eat through your 

performance. 

There is so much to appreciate about our musical 

journeys if we just look for the gems hidden in the 

potholes on the path. Most often it’s the frustrating, 

painful, embarrassing or depressing experiences that 

can teach us our biggest “blessons” in life. I believe 

that darkness always serves the light in some fashion, 

so why not look for the best in the bad and use it as 

a source of inspiration to move yourself and others 

towards the light. Music has been a concrete tool 

that has given me the ability to touch lives while also 

healing myself. It always quickly shifts my vibes and 

brings about a better feeling outlook. Singing publicly 

has helped me relieve social anxiety. Humming and 

toning has helped me rebalanced my nervous system. 

No matter what difficulties we face, let music be our 

guide. May it fill us with a sense of joy, purpose, 

passion (and compassion) for ourselves and our 

fellow companions in the coming season. Cultivate 

an appreciation for all musicians and forms of musical 

expression. Let it be the key to flipping the script 

from a negative to a positive for yourself, and may a 

thankful heart accompany you always. 

*I’d like to thank all of the readers and my 

fellow magazine mates for allowing me this 

platform to share my thoughts on the pages 

of Static Live. It has been an honor and a 

blessing in so many ways to be able to do 

so. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Everyday 

we are alive is truly a gift but we are not 

guaranteed this gift everyday. Love and 

appreciate what you have while you have it 

and make music appreciation a daily priority.

CROSSWORD 

Rocktails 

with 

Chez Rocker 

PUZZLE answers 

This month’s featured musician, Eric Christian is 

a saxophonist, vocalist and flautist residing here 

in Volusia County. Born in Orlando Florida, Eric 

is the youngest of five children and he began his 

musical journey sharing a saxophone with his 

siblings. After laying it down for a while, a friend 

got him back into playing again and he recorded 

for the first time at age 11. 

As he got older, Eric gravitated towards being 

a DJ, starting out at XS spinning breakbeats 

in Orlando. When I asked him how he got into 

playing the flute he said, “I was at a music 

shop, Solillaquists of Sound, and saw a wooden 

Peruvian flute and fell in love with the sound! 

Unfortunately, after smashing it in the door 

of his car he moved on to a metal flute soon 

afterwards. 

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answers 

1. Which two former members of The Cars created the band: The New Cars? 

-Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes 

2. The popular pop group ABBA’s name is an acronym for? 

-The first letter of their first names: Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Benny, and Björn 

3. American singer and songwriter, Khalid collaborated with which female pop artist on the 2017 song, “Lovely”? 

-Billie Eilish 

4. Which multi-platinum hip hop/rap artist co-produced the Black Panther soundtrack? 

-Kendrick Lamar 

5. Which American rap artist made history by becoming the first artist to win a grammy without selling any physical 

copies of his music? 

-Chance the Rapper 

6. Which hip hop group had the first rap album to hit number 1 on the charts? 

-Beastie Boys 

7. The popular R&B group, TLC is an acronym for? 

-Tionne, Lisa, Crystal 

8. What are the names of the members of the popular girl group Destiny’s Child? 

-Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams 

9. Fill in the lyrics: “Don’t you know I’m _______ than I ever did. 

-Still standing better 

10. What is the name of the female pop artist who featured on “Senorita” by Shawn Mendes? 

-Camila Cabello 

Eric first toured with Jeff White and the Burnin’ 

Smyrnans and realized that this was what he 

wanted to pursue. He quit his job and lived the 

life of an aspiring musician in the “Love House” 

with seven people; he was following his dream 

and toured on the Warped Tour with Beebs and 

Her Money Makers. Their super eclectic style 

and Ska grooves made them a favorite to fans all 

over the world. 

When I asked Eric about his favorite part of 

touring he said, lighting up, that it was the crowd, 

with the downside being in a never ending 

slumber party with no privacy. I recently had the 

opportunity to collaborate with Eric and Static 

Live Music, along with my bandmates in 5 Time 

Shag, on our album and we saw firsthand the 

talent and vibe he brings to the table. 

You can see Eric and Davey on Wednesdays 

at Norwood’s Treehouse in New Smyrna Beach 

from 7 to 10 and Thursdays at Beachside Tavern 

at 9 pm. 

Eric will be joining Beebs and Her Money Makers 

at Hulaween at the Spirit of the Suwannee on 

Sunday October 27th at 2 pm on the Patch 

Stage. 

FYI . . . Eric’ s flat out “NO” is 

Jagermeister and his “YES” is giving 

hugs. He drinks old fashioneds, so here is 

my Eric Christian Old Fashioned cocktail 

recipe . . . 

Muddle orange rock candy and cherry in a 

short glass 

Add 2 oz bourbon, 2 shakes of bitters and 

a splash of OJ and fill with soda water 

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Behind the Mic: Riggs 

95.7 the Hog, Daytona Beach 

Hello! 

Time for the annual installment of my 

Thanksgiving Thankfuls. 2019 provided 

another roller coaster of happenings and I 

sorted out the ones I appreciate the most, 

so here goes…. 

- I am thankful for hats for allowing me to 

function in society with the hair that resides 

on my head. It is a frightening day when I 

realize I didn’t grab a hat and have to pop 

headphones on for 4 hours and then function 

in public. Not good for anybody. 

Thankful 

- I’m thankful for It’s Always Sunny In 

Philadelphia for being the one show that 

I can always escape to and laugh ‘til my 

stomach hurts. 

- Thanks to websites that track personal 

likes and remind me to buy things I didn’t 

realize I needed. Also thanks to my checking 

account balance for reminding me that those 

purchases won’t be feasible. The financial 

crisis averted! 

- I am thankful for turkey. Tender, succulent 

turkey breast doused in the aforementioned 

Squeeze Parkay. Try it, it’ll change your life. 

And likely your cholesterol levels. 

- I am thankful for my wife and kids who 

remind me that I am never as cool as I think 

I am and have something called “South Park 

Mode” that I sometimes slip into and curse 

the world. Love those checks and balances! 

- I’m thankful to those same 2 kids for 

allowing me to impart solid life knowledge 

like “Don’t put pizza in the toilet” and “THIS is 

why you should never drink vodka”. 

- I’m thankful for the beach and all its healing 

powers, mind and body. 

- I’m thankful for my gig at 95.7 The HOG / 

The Morning HOG where I get to create fun 

and interest every weekday with Guy and 

Intern Steve. Hope we make ‘ya laugh and 

forget about your morning grind. 

- Thanks to Monster Energy Rehab Tea. It’s 

the closest to coffee I’ll ever get and gives 

the illusion that I’m awake during the show. 

- Thanks to bands like Bullet For My 

Valentine for allowing me to feel enough 

adrenaline to want to punch through a cinder 

block, but coming up just short of doing so. 

It’s the best anger management around. 

- I am thankful for clouds that look like sheep 

or squid. 

- I’m thankful to IKEA for their eclectic and 

sometimes affordable home goods. They 

make me happy and make my wallet sweat. 

- Thanks to green holiday lights for being 

functional for both Halloween and Christmas, 

allowing me to leave them up for the whole 

3-month stretch. Winning! 

- I’m thankful for Uber drivers who share 

stories. In San Francisco last month, the 

driver told me he was a sushi chef by trade 

and then offered me a Volcano Roll fresh 

from his glovebox. I was grateful for his 

expertise and his spicy surprise. I don’t 

recommend it to everyone, though. Perhaps 

stick with wrapped, non-perishable car food 

options. The good news is I DON’T have 

pinworms! 

- I’m thankful for our new broadcast building 

having an elaborate, fully stocked vending 

machine. Or at least I was thankful until I 

was told those items have been in there for at 

least a year. Now I’m thankful for penicillin. 

- Finally, I’m thankful to my friends at 

STATIC LIVE MAGAZINE for allowing me to 

spew these out each month, usually on an 

irrationally extended, deadline-abusing delay. 

They are true patient visionaries and I thank 

them sincerely for this product and YOU for 

reading it! 

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- I am thankful for Squeeze Parkay. I’m not 

sure if it’s butter or margarine or just some 

weird hybrid of yellow fluid and oil but I’ll take 

it muffin or some steak any day. 

- Thanks to football for letting me enjoy all 

of my emotions in a single 3 hour session .. 

anger, frustration, bliss, excitement, 

anticipation, nervous breakdown, 

sweating, and disappointment. That 

pigskin’s got it all. 

- Thanks to pepperoni pizza, my oldest and 

bestest friend. No matter what shape or size 

you come in, you always delight my taste 

buds and give me faith in humanity. 

- I thank SATURDAY NIGHT LOUD, my 

weekly hard rock, and metal show, for 

allowing me to expose you to some new or 

old tunes that you may never hear elsewhere 

and end up enriching your playlist. It’s a true 

passion project. 

- I am thankful for Belgian Waffles which are 

better than pancakes by far. If you disagree, 

you need counseling. 

- I am thankful to Will Ferrel and his Ron 

Burgundy podcast for making me laugh 

so hard on a plane recently that ALL of my 

complimentary Jack & Coke entered then 

sprayed through my nostrils. 

Cheers! 

RIGGS 

Catch RIGGS, GUY, & INTERN STEVE 

The Morning HOG / 95-7 The HOG 

Weekdays 5-10am 

& SATURDAY NIGHT LOUD 9-midnight 

@saturdayloud on Twitter 

The Morning Hog on FaceBook 

riggs@957thehog.com 

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1. Photo Credit Carlos Rivera Anaya - Nova Rex 2. Photo Credit Reluctant Genius - Mark Moore 3. Photo Credit Conner Impara - Bassnectar 

4. Photo Credit Reluctant Genius - Adam Floyd 5. Photo Credit Reluctant Genius - Brad Buckley and Eddy Davis III 

6. Photo Credit Nicoo Starr - Mr. T Sharron, Warrant 7. Photo Credit Carlos Rivera Anaya - Robert Mason 8. Photo Credit Nicoo Starr - YM

BEACHSIDE TAVERN 

NOVEMBER 

1 - SHINE AND THE 

SHAKERS 

9:30 pm 

2 - GUAVATRON/ 

PSYCHEDELIC 

MONKS 

9:30 pm 

1 2 

8 - TRAE PIERCE 

AND 

THE T-STONES 

BAND 

9:30 pm 

9 - SLACKERS 

TRIO 

9:30 pm 

2 8 

9 

15 - COYOTES AND 

TOWNDOGS 

9:30 pm 

16 - EL DUB 

9:30 pm 

22 - BEN PRESTAGE 

9:30 pm 

15 

16 22 

23 - TREES OF LIFE/ 

RELIEF/ 

SMYRNA ERB 

9:30 pm 

23 23 23 

29 - ARE FRIENDS 

ELECTRIC 

9:30 pm 

30 - THE SUPERVILLAINS 

9:30 pm 

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690 E. 3rd St. New Smyrna Beach, Fl www. BeachsideTavern.com

Static Live Magazine November 2019

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