The sun-drenched Floridian city was seeing businessmen, engineers, and secretaries outnumber its beachgoers. Tourists were coming not just to enjoy a quiet day on the hot sand, but also to see the hot fires of rockets as they soared over the coast. Stand anywhere and you could gaze, slack-jawed at a Redstone, Atlas, or Titan rocket shooting skyward into space. Later, you might enjoy a show at the Starlite Palladium or the Samoa ... enjoy fresh seafood at the Satellite Motel... or line up alongside astronauts for the famous "secret recipe" Caesar Salad at Ramon's Rainbow Room atop the "Glass Bank." Cocoa Beach was booming, in more ways than one.
Decades later, in 2014, Ramon's was long gone, the bank was unused and its building was becoming an eyesore. Once officially known as The First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Cocoa, the Space Age design of the bank building gave it its nickname. Now, however, it was a serious hazard, with one lone resident living in the penthouse he'd added. Once he was gone and the Glass Bank slated for demolition, it was fenced off for safety.
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Checklist For What to Look For in Your Club's Next Show Venue
Show Manager To Ring One, Please
Tonkinese
When You're Well and Truly Tonked
AVOIDING The Kitten Fear Period
Young kittens seem fearless.4 As soon as those eyes open and they can get their legs under them, they are off to see the world if their mama and humans let them.
No Milk For You!
Milk Issues and Kittens
Fostering Kittens
When asked if I would be interested in fostering a queen and her eight newborn kittens, I volunteered without question.
Do You present ? Polish! OR DO YOU
IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS!
No Kitten! Cats Are Part of the Military!
Felines have graced the decks of boats and ships back nearly to the beginning of time, roaming freely on passenger ships, war vessels, and merchant schooners, keeping vermin at bay.
Feline Summer Movie Fun!
School is almost OUT! Huzzah! But raindrops are plunking against the window, the amusement and water parks haven’t opened yet, camping is out, and roasted hot dogs and S’mores are another month away.
Kittens Are Special...
...and so are some of the show rules for them:
Genetic Pleiotropy and the Risks in Breeding Recessive Mutations
Nearly everyone loves what’s rare and unique. A slight defect in the minting process of a coin can create a demand and a value well beyond the face value of the coin. The coin is functionally no different than its perfectly minted counterpart, but its scarcity and uniqueness alone make it more desirable than the rest.
