Chicken Soup for the Soul Day: Why America's Favorite Self-Help Cliché Is Just Broth and Borrowed Morals

(00:01) Here's today's B Team Redux. It's just a rock and roll, yeah. ACDC, rock and roll ain't noise pollution. Good morning Emerald Coast, how you doing? Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell. (00:16) The B Team Morning Show is on the air, on a Thursday. Brought to you by our friends at Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas, and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. As we take a look at your forecast for today, relish in the fact that this is the last day with highs in the 70s. (00:36) For the next week at least. Highs in the 60s and maybe even upper 50s for parts of our listening area will start this weekend. We'll get that full forecast coming up here in just a little bit. It sounded like yesterday when Bobby gave us some marine reports that might have some choppier seas out there as well. (00:56) So if you're wanting to go fishing this weekend, it might be a little rough out there, which is part of the reason the sinking of the SS United States was moved up. Today, good morning Bobby. First of all, good morning. It is Thursday, November 12th. (01:12) We've got our live remote broadcast from the downtown Fort Walton Beach Coffee Club here later on this morning. On the National Day calendar this morning, we start out with a little chicken soup for the soul day. That's right, because nothing says emotional growth like rehearsed cliches in broth in a book that hugs you back. (01:30) Oh, the New York Times bestseller. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Chicken soup for the soul day is that annual moment when America pretends a microwave bowl of nostalgia counts as emotional growth. You know, people swap syrupy inspirational stories like they're contraband vitamins instead of insisting this one changed their life while doing absolutely nothing different with it. (01:51) You know, it's a holiday built on the radical idea that your problems can be softened with warm broth and borrowed moral and, well, you know, the courage to not talk about anything real. So don't worry, don't worry. Today's just the pregame because the real sport is watching folks chase enlightenment the way raccoons chase porch lights. (02:10) You know, loud, determined, and slightly doomed. Chicken soup for the soul day. We're not talking about camels. We're talking about the book, I guess. Gotcha. It's the B Team Morning Show on a Thursday. Friday Eve is what we like to call it around here. (02:25) Don Henley now on the Classic Rock Station. This is 100.3 KROCK. Stevie Ray Vaughan. The house is a-rockin', so don't bother a-knockin'. It's the B Team Morning Show on 100.3 KROCK, the Classic Rock Station. I'm Schuyler Black. (02:41) He is Bobby Dewrell. Each morning we bring you the show brought to you by our friends at Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas at Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. Tomorrow night, high school playoff football. Choctaw taking on Moseley. We'll carry that for you. (02:56) Play-by-play on 94.3 FTW. And then on Friday night on 103.7 the Ticket. We'll carry Florida State on the road at Pitt. Saturday on 103.7 the Ticket. Alabama and Nashville take it on Vandy. And then Saturday night around 5.15, kickoff from Lexington between Kentucky and Florida. (03:16) All those games on 103.7 the Ticket, except for tomorrow night's high school playoff football game. Choctaw and Moseley on 94.3 FTW. Alright, well today on the National Day calendar, we salute Fancy Rat and Mouse Day. (03:33) That's right, because nothing says classy holiday like dressing vermin up and calling it culture instead of a pest problem. Isn't that what Ratatouille was, that Disney movie? Yeah. Okay. Is that all there is to it? (03:50) That's all I wanted there to be to it. Hey, Fancy Rat and Mouse Day is that annual reminder that humans will put a top hat on and a rodent before they'll put their phone down at dinner. You dress the little freeloaders up like they got a mortgage and a LinkedIn profile. Snap pictures like you discovered culture and pretend it's wholesome instead of a cry for help with accessories. (04:10) You know, there's rules. Tiny, tiny bow ties, miniature tea parties, whatever. And somehow everybody agrees to follow them, which is the most unrealistic part of the whole thing. Stick around, because once you start treating a mouse like royalty, it's only a matter of time before it starts acting like your landlord. (04:26) Oh, God. A mouse in the house, that is... I hate mice. I hate mice. So, Fancy Rat and Mouse Day. Didn't know that was a thing, but I do now. Hey, the B Team Morning Show rolls on with two more national holidays before we head downtown for the downtown Fort Walton Beach Coffee Club coming up in just a little bit. (04:48) In the meantime, a quick break and more nonstop classic rock is coming up on 100.3 KROCK. Brian Adams in the summer of 69 on the classic rock station 100.3 KROCK. It's the B Team Morning Show. (05:03) A high today of 76 degrees before highs in the 60s return to our area for the first time in quite some time. We've got very much fall-like weather in the forecast starting tomorrow. That full forecast coming up here in just a little bit. (05:19) Don't forget about Milo's birthday bash that's happening down at The Landing on Saturday. The Fort Walton Beach Police Department's wellness canine Milo is turning two and they are inviting you and your pups to help him celebrate a birthday bash this Saturday from 10 to 2. (05:34) Food trucks and vendors, music and a variety of contests for your dogs as well. So don't miss out. I'll be down there, so will Taylor, with our dog Riley. Looking forward to that on Saturday. Now today, on the National Day calendar, it's Happy Hour Day. (05:51) Oh yeah, because nothing says responsible adult like scheduling your coping mechanism between traffic and dinner. That's right. It seems like responsible driving right there. That's right. Happy Hour Day is that annual civil experiment where grown adults pretend to discount a drink as a personality trait and call it celebrating. (06:09) The rules are simple. Show up after work, pay slightly less than usual to forget you have a job, and convince yourself the third round is networking. It's not a holiday so much as a soft launch for bad decisions with better lighting and louder music. And if you think it's about joy, well you're adorable. (06:27) This one's about math, timing, and the ancient human urge to turn Tuesday into a story. It's Happy Hour Day, folks. Yeah, there you go. How about that? Hey, coming up in just a little bit, Bobby and I will be live on location from the downtown Fort Walton Beach Coffee Club at the Florida Place Food Trucks. (06:46) Our live remote will start there shortly after 7 o'clock and we've got some folks to chat with during the 8 o'clock hour that are going to be a part of this morning's program. So stay with us and come on down and join us. It's free and open to the public. The coffee is free thanks to Mr. Tom Tona and the Florida Place Food Trucks as well. (07:05) Tom Petty now on 100.3 KROCK. Mama's got a squeeze box and daddy never sleeps at night. Yeah, there's the who. With one of those songs and the lyrics, they just don't make sense at all. It's the BT Morning Show on 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station. Thursday night football tonight. (07:25) Washington and the Giants from New York. 7-15 kickoff. That game is on Amazon Prime tonight. Alright, we've got a lot of local events coming up over the next several weeks, but this morning we kick things off at the downtown Fort Walton Beach Coffee Club at the Florida Place Food Trucks. (07:46) We're going to start our live remote broadcast down there here in the next half hour. Coffee and Connections, a chance for local business owners, downtown merchants and residents to chat and network a little bit, mix and mingle. And then at 9 o'clock, that is when the main program begins. (08:03) So stop on down, chilly morning, but the coffee is free thanks to Tom Tona and Florida Place Food Trucks. That's where we'll be for the downtown Fort Walton Beach Coffee Club here in just a little bit. But before we get out of there, out of here, Bobby, we've got to tell you about one last national holiday. (08:21) And you've picked this one for Thursday, November 12th. Save the best for last because it's Guinness World Records Day. That's right. It's when grown adults chase meaningless trophies so they can lose at life with laminated proof. That's exactly right. Yeah, there you go. (08:37) Guinness World Records Day is that annual moment when humanity looks in the mirror, shrugs, and decides the best use of opposable thumbs is stacking, balancing, chugging, or speed doing something nobody's grandma paid for. You know, the whole point is to turn why into because it counts and then get an official with a stopwatch to bless the mess like it's a sacrament. (09:00) See, it's part pep rally, part paperwork, and part public dare when normal people audition to become trivial Lancers. And for one day, we all agree, the line between achievement and cry for help is just a laminated certificate away. (09:15) All right. Guinness World Records Day. All right. We're going to pack things up, head on down the road. We'll see you down at the downtown Fort Walton Beach Coffee Club in just a little bit right here on 100.3. Stand by for more rock. 100.3 KROCK. Jason came from Virginia, Sam from Indiana, Stephen from Texas, and Alex, he came all the way from New Mexico. (09:37) What do they know about buying a diamond engagement ring that you should too? They discovered that they could not find a better quality diamond at a lower price than in our bridal design gallery here at McCaskill & Company. Our diamonds come from the mines, to our master diamond cutters, then directly to McCaskill & Company and you. (09:55) There's no one else between you and your diamond. Three to four times the certified diamonds, designer engagement rings, and wedding bands you'll find in average jewelry stores. All at the guaranteed best price on the Emerald Coast, which pretty much means everywhere. And you don't have to drive halfway across the country because McCaskill & Company is just around the corner. And good morning Emerald Coast from the Florida Place Food Trucks in downtown Fort Walton Beach. The B Team Road Show is on the air. (10:29) It's the B Team on the scene. I keep telling you that. See how it got the B Team Road Show on the scene is on the air. No, it's just, it's just the B Team on the scene. The B Team is on the scene. There you go. See, that's, that's how it works. Young one. Hey, good morning everybody. Overcast skies in Fort Walton Beach. A high today in the mid seventies. (10:53) Enjoy it because well, it ain't going to be that way this weekend. The Florida panhandle is a bracing for a cold front and frost for the weekend. That's right. That's right. And that cold front. Now we, we are still going to hit a high of about 65 tomorrow, but today's the last day for a, for, for a week, at least that we're going to see a seven. Well, 70 maybe are on the coast, right? Right. Sixties this weekend on the coast. But if you're a inland Milton Crestview to Funiac, you could see a Sunday morning lows in the upper thirties. (11:33) That's that is true. That is true. And, and I gotta tell you, for, for our fishermen that are out there, I know, I know some of you have already made it out for the day, but man, I'm going to tell you, if you're planning on going out a little later, maybe you want to watch the still sinking. At least it'll be a nice warm weekend for the first divers to go out. That's right. That's right. Yeah. But we do have periods of moderate to strong offshore flows that are developing today throughout the weekend behind this cold front that's moving across the Marine waters and is really going to start later today. So it's going to be strongly easterly flow that becomes established early next week with advisory level conditions expected and low end potential for, for Gus and Gail force. So seas are going to build the greater than seven feet across the near and offshore Gulf waters and response to this strengthening winds that are coming through early next week. So it's going to be rough. It's going to be a little choppy out there. I don't know who Gail is, but she sounds tough. She sounds like she's mad. I think, I think, I think her first name might be crystal. And she said, you're nobody called today. Yeah. Crystal Gail effect. Yeah. See what I did there. Sure. Hey, uh, the BT morning show on the air brought to you by our friends at stripes pub and grill and Navarre, Okaloosa gas and outcast sushi. We are live though, downtown Fort Walton beach. Uh, it's almost like our studio here. We've got, that's right. (13:00) I felt right at home. So right at home with that blower going, if we're trying to get a show, Hey, I'll tell you what folks, if you're out around 98 and a Florida place, you're on your way down. Maybe you're down coming. If you, if you can't make it, here's what I want you to do. Here's where I'm trying to get. Uh, you drive on bias. If you're a regular listener, you hear us in the morning, go ahead and give us a horn honk. We'd appreciate it. Yeah. Get horny with us. That's right. That's, that's what I was trying to say. Let's go with that. I'll tell you what folks, uh, this morning while we're down here, it's the downtown Fort Walton beach coffee club monthly get together, right? That's a, that's a mouthful. (13:41) It can be, um, but, uh, eight 30 this morning, coffee and connections, starting a chance for you to mix and mingle, meet some other downtown residents and merchants and local business owners, uh, and talk about the great things that are happening here, uh, in downtown Fort Walton beach and across the area. So we encourage you to come out this morning, uh, free coffee provided by Mr. Tom Tona and the Florida place food trucks. That's right. The program starts at nine this morning. Whole thing started because one lady wanted to know when her trash was going to get picked up. That's right. Miss Candace Tanner. That's all it comes down to. Hey, we've got plenty of stories to get to during the seven o'clock hour. So stay with us and ask uncle Bobby goes on the road. We've got your daily advice The classic rock station, 100.3 KROCK. Good morning. Emerald coast, uh, 65 degrees. Is that right? That's what it's saying out of the airport. That's what it says. It doesn't feel like it. Uh, we've got mostly cloudy skies here in downtown Fort Walton beach. (14:41) The B team morning show on 100.3 KROCK is on location this morning, the downtown Fort Walton beach coffee club getting underway this morning, coffee and a conversation starting around eight 30. And the program begins at nine o'clock down here at the Florida place food trucks in downtown Fort Walton beach corner of 98 and Florida place. But Bobby, uh, you know what? I don't think we're at a hundred percent, but we're getting closer every day. A hundred percent of what, when it comes to not feeling, not feeling too great. (15:13) Yeah. Personally, a hundred percent. No, I, I would, I would say I'm probably about 75 right now. It was about 45 yesterday. Yes. Yes. And, uh, and, and, and about 12 the day before and about a 0.12% on Monday. Yeah. Yeah. Maybe if, if it was that good. Well, I know we had, uh, I'm going to say, I don't know if there were several hundred boats, but there were probably easily dozens and dozens of boats that went out offshore yesterday to go watch the sinking of the SS United States or the floating of the United States. I don't know how many actually stayed till 10 o'clock to watch it sink. Yeah. I don't, I don't know that. I guess it was sometime after 10. I know they were taking a while. Apparently they were trying to get it to sink and just go straight down. They didn't want it to turn or, or flip or sold it. And if it, and if it, you know, went in a certain way, they were afraid it was going to break. So they were trying to make it just go straight down and have it hit the bottom, still sitting upright. But that didn't happen. Yeah. (16:20) Well, I don't know if anybody's been down there to see how it landed, but yeah. Yeah. It started, uh, it started listing before, before it completely was submerged. So anyway, it is now at the bottom of the Gulf, the, uh, SS United States sinking 180 feet below the surface to become the world's largest artificial reef. County officials plan the project over the course of the last five years to expand diving tourism with a Marine life expected to inhabit the structure within the next week. Well, yeah. Okay. That's coming from the same people that said it was going to take them 45 minutes to sink the ship. Right. So just keep that in mind folks. (17:02) So maybe, maybe we'll have fish and sharks down there in the next six years or so. Maybe. Yeah. Maybe by 2040. Yeah. But anyway, uh, history did happen yesterday and the, uh, historic SS United States is now at the bottom of the Gulf, about 22 miles Southwest of the East past and desolate. (17:25) Yep. So there you have it. We are The B Team morning show scattered black and Bobby Dewrell. Of course, our morning show each day brought to you by our friends at stripes, pub and grill and Navarre, Okaloosa gas and outcast sushi and Miramar beach and a veterans military. Uh, we thank you all for your service. We hope everybody had a great veterans day yesterday. (17:43) Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I hope y'all, I hope y'all enjoyed, uh, some, some rest and time with family and, uh, now get back to work. And yesterday, Bobby and I got a, got a drive through the, uh, Mary Esther veterans day parade. That's true. That was a lot of fun. Thanks for, uh, for all those that came out and said hello and hollered. And we were, we were there in the, uh, in the, uh, uh, you know, KROCK food truck. That's right. We weren't slinging hot dogs, but we were slinging candy. That's right. That's right. So anyway, uh, happy veterans day again. (18:14) Uh, I know it's, it's the day after, but, uh, we do want to always thank our active duty military and our veterans for their service and for their protecting our liberties and freedoms that we have every single day. Absolutely. Absolutely. We're scattered. We're about 15 minutes away from some great uncle Bobby advice. Oh boy. Are you excited? Uh, you know, I'm it's, I rarely get to take this road on the show. Oh, we're doing it today. We're doing it today. There's a first time for everything. You didn't even hear what I said. So it's rare that I get to take this road on the show. Oh, that isn't right. Are you dyslexic? I don't know. Maybe I should listen to it more closely. You heard it. You heard it. You heard it more clearly. Well, would you have a twisted mind? It just makes sense. All right. Hey, a quick break on the way. Uh, some Steve Miller and some CCR right after this on the classic rock station in that order. No. Okay. (19:10) I'm just wondering. I can make it that order if you'd like. No, no, no. I was just curious. I mean, just wondering if you're promising people, Boston and then playing something else. Yeah. Sorry. Look at your forecast is next on 100.3 or coming your way. That's the third one. Actually stay with us on KROCK three KROCK. Good morning. Emerald coast. The B team morning show is on location. There's a little sunshine. That's right. The B team is on the scene. How many times we're going to go through this? Good morning. Emerald coast. The B team is on the scene. There you go. (19:45) See how that works. God almighty. What it takes to please this guy. I man trying to be professional or something. I know. I know. Well, Hey folks, we're at the downtown coffee club right here. Trucks on the corner of Florida Place and Highway 98. (20:04) Boy, Florida Place is not working for me this morning. Florida Place. Florida Place. Say it five times fast. No. Right here on the corner of Florida Place and Highway 98. Well, getting ready for some coffee and conversation. Hmm. What does that mean? Well, we're going to conversate about coffee. (20:21) Conversate is not a word, Bobby. It is now. Converse. We conversate. Miss Candace Tanner's here. That's right. You know, she is the originator of the Downtown Coffee Club. That's right. She started the whole thing because she wanted to know when her trash was going to get picked up. (20:37) That's right. That's what she told me. That's what she told me. And now we have probably, I don't know, about a hundred people here. The community police are going to be out talking about some things. We've got some other people stopping by. I don't know if you got the list yet. I didn't. Yeah, I did. I just didn't want to share it with you. Yeah, that sounds about right. That sounds about right. (20:52) I'm just going to stand here and vamp. But yeah, we're down here. Come down and get some free coffee. Actually, buy some coffee if you want something fancier. Yes. I mean, you could support the local economy here and we'd be OK with that. But come down, catch up with some friends, meet some people. It's a great social and networking opportunity. Another one. (21:09) You know, it's kind of like First Friday coffee, right? It's a little different crowd. It is a little bit different. You'll see some of the same folks, but it's a little bit different. It's kind of a mixture of some downtown residents, local business owners, downtown merchants. We usually get some folks from the Fort Walton Beach Public Library right next door as well. (21:29) There we go. That's one of our listeners right there driving the big old trash truck. Yep, honking away. But no, it's a great local event. We encourage you to come on down if you've never attended before. A chance to mix and mingle and meet some great folks that make a big difference in Fort Walton Beach and the way our community is shaped each and every single day. (21:50) Absolutely, absolutely. And I tell you what, if you're on your way to work or if you're, you know, third shift guy and on your way home, you swing on by. If you don't have time to stop in, hey, just give us a big toot of the horn. Yeah, that's right. That's what we're going to say. Just toot your horn. (22:05) Do we have a horn sound? No, I don't think so. On this rig? Not that kind. This rig doesn't have a, it's, I mean. No, that's what we call a fail. That's what we call a fail. (22:21) No, we got Tom saying that's fantastic. Yeah. So, folks, stop on by. Say hello. Come on down. Get some, get some coffee provided by Tom Tona and the Florida Place Food Trucks right here on, on Flock Place, in case you're wondering. Well said, Bobby. (22:39) Well said. Hey, stick tight. Ask Uncle Bobby coming up here in just a few minutes. Your daily advice you don't want to miss and come on down and join us for the downtown coffee club at the Florida Place Food Trucks in downtown. The Classic Rock Station 100.3 KROCK. (22:55) It's the B Team morning show. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell. The B Team is on the scene. Did I do it right? Yes, finally. All right. Finally. It took a little while. Blinds out. Found the acorn. That's right. There you go. Well, we're at the point in the morning where we have to turn to Uncle Bobby for our daily advice. (23:16) That's right. We do ask Uncle Bobby every weekday morning around 745. Brought to you by Hard Rock Bet. That's right. Where you can bet. On? On stuff. Offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. That's right. Must be 21 and over in the state of Florida to wager. Terms and conditions apply. (23:36) Concerned about your gambling? Well, call or text 1-833-PLAYWISE. Beautiful. Today, Uncle Bobby, your question comes in from the prize counter paycheck. Dear Uncle Bobby, my company hinted all year that if our department hit its goals, we would get a year-end bonus. Now we hit the goals. (24:00) Then leadership announced a recognition program and gave us points for the company swag store instead. Yeah, I can redeem them for branded bags, mugs, some headphones, and a short list of gift cards. I don't want to sound greedy, but I expected money for the work we did. (24:18) How angry am I allowed to be? Let me tell you something, prize. See, what your company did is they turned your year-end bonus into arcade tickets and then stood there grinning like the rubber spider behind the glass case was a pension. (24:35) Look, this is the whole dirty little magic trick, okay? See, cash walks out the door and becomes yours, but tickets, they stay in the building wearing a little hat. Yeah, yeah. See, the company prints them, names them, prices the prizes, changes the prizes, and then congratulates itself because you have a choice. (24:54) Yeah, sure. The same choice a kid has after spending $40 trying to win enough tickets for a plastic whistle and pencil that stays in the fun zone. Look, you're not greedy. See, greedy is promising people a steakhouse dinner and handing them a coupon for a salad bar in your own basement. (25:10) You did the work. You hit the bell. The leadership slid open the glass case and said, pick something with our logo on it, champion. Yeah, that's not recognition. That's branding with a receipt. You know, back when paychecks came in envelopes, at least the insult had the courtesy to be spendable. (25:27) Now, compensation gets shut behind a log in, sprinkled with cheerful language, and suddenly the money stays upstairs where executives keep the real coffee. You know, everybody's supposed to clap because there are headphones. Well, there are always headphones at the prize counter. They cost 8,000 tickets and sound like a manager whispering through a paper towel tube. (25:47) You know, how angry are you allowed to be? Angry enough to stop calling this misunderstanding. No, not angry enough to smash your own paycheck with a mallet because, well, you know, the house wins and you still have to buy groceries. Look, use the points, fast. Strip the shelf like a raccoon got employee access. (26:05) Gift cards first, anything practical next. Don't leave tickets sitting there as a monument to your principals. Principals are beautiful. The power company remains unimpressed, though. All right, then do the impolite adult thing. Not a private little hallway sigh. (26:21) Ask in the next department meeting with your normal voice and everybody's eyeballs trapped in the room. Hey, we hit the stated goals after being led to expect the cash bonus. Are these store points replacing that payout? You know what? Make them say it under fluorescent lights. If they dodge, ask when the payout arrives. (26:38) If they admit the tickets are the prize, say, well, then I'll treat future bonus talk as company store talk, not pay. See, see, don't debate attitude. Attitude is what they accuse you of having when the math enters the room. You just learned the exchange rate at this carnival. (26:55) Next time the barker says bonus, ask whether it buys groceries or only a backpack advertising the tent. All right, prize counter paycheck. There's your advice from Uncle Bobby this morning. Now, if you missed any of the past Ask Uncle Bobby episodes brought to you by Hard Rock Bet, you can find them all online at the bteamshow.com or if you want to check out Bobby's swag store. (27:21) That's right. Go to do bob.com. There are no points. Dewe bob.com. That's right. There you go. That's right. Get all of get all of your do bob merch right there. Just in time for the holidays to I know who doesn't need Bobby's face on a shirt for Christmas morning. (27:36) I can't think of a single soul. There you have it. Stick tight. We're on the scene this morning broadcasting live on location from the downtown coffee club at the Florida Place food trucks downtown Fort Walton Beach. Stop by and see us. The program starts at nine o'clock this morning. (27:52) It's got their black and Bobby Dewrell The B Team on the scene on 100.3 KROCK. Good morning, everybody. The B team is on the scene from the downtown coffee club, Florida Place food trucks, downtown Fort Walton Beach. (28:08) Mr. Dewrell, beautiful morning. Yes. Yeah, it's sure. It certainly is. Certainly is. It's it's a wonderful morning. It's it's in the in the 60s out here. The sun starting to come out a little overcast, but it's okay. The sun starting to beam out. It's just a it's a beautiful morning. It's man. It's not like August when we were here and all the equipment overheated, right? (28:27) Yeah. Yeah. August was hot. Now tomorrow morning is going to be a far different story because we'll wake up to about 42 degrees in the morning. Yeah, it's it's going to be a scotch chili tomorrow is is what they're calling for. That's the official forecast. I guess we're only six weeks out from Santa Claus making his way to the fat. (28:47) The fat man is coming. Fat man is coming. And you know, it's kind of funny after losing all that weight over the last year, you know, 70 pounds down. Nobody's asked me to be Santa this year. That's true. That suit might be a little loose this year, Bobby. Might be just a little bit loose. But joining us on the air right now, Miss Felicity Hall with Fold Yoga in downtown Fort Walton Beach. (29:09) Good morning. Good morning. She seems shy. I know. And nobody brings somebody that's shy out of their shell quite like Mr. Durrell. That's right. So Felicity, talk to us a little bit about Fold Yoga. It's right down here on Highway 98, right? Right in the strip. (29:27) Yeah, number 222. That's right. Right next to the to the t-shirt shop. And when you say t-shirt shop, everybody that's been here for half a minute knows which t-shirt shop it is. The one right on the corner. Yeah. Yeah. So talk to us a little bit. So how long have you been doing doing yoga? (29:43) I'm going to say over 20 years. Wow. Wow. That's longer than Schuyler's been alive. That's right. Yeah. So tell us a little bit about the studio. So I know there used to be hot yoga in there, but that's not you. (29:58) You're not. It's not heated, it's just, it's yoga, right? Right, it's... There's no goats? No goats in there. No, no, no. No puppies? But I have done goat yoga, and will continue to. Yes. But yeah, no, it's based on a classical yoga studio environment. (30:19) So it is unheated, believe in building heat from within rather than grabbing it from outside. We can do that all the time living here in Florida anyway. I want to encourage the classical practice of yoga, everything from meditation practices, we have them on the schedule, to power yoga, strong Ashtanga yoga, which is really that classical system or the movement system that came from India in the first place over here. (30:50) And yeah, it's a practice that has supported me physically, mentally, spiritually for over 20 years. Yeah. No injury and, you know. Right. And we were talking a little bit off air, so to kind of go back through it, you know, yoga has been one of those things I've tried a couple of times at home. (31:11) Like I hear about all the benefits of it, I want to be a part of it, but you know, it's a little nervous being, you know, 53-year-old male and, you know, I can touch my knees, not my toes. Right. So, I mean. Who is he's going to fix that? Yeah. I mean, I just feel awkward going into a yoga studio. (31:29) You know, I imagine it's all these, you know, younger people that, you know, can put their ankles behind their head and all that kind of stuff and. Okay. Yeah. And it's not. And this studio is a really welcoming environment for all levels of practice. In fact, and you talk about touching your knees and not your toes. (31:45) One of the reasons why it's called the fold yoga is because the fold as a physical position has been one of those things that actually, sometimes it eludes me, you know, I've gone through injury and sometimes there's no way I can touch the ground, you know, bending over to pick up a towel would put me on the couch for six weeks. (32:05) So, but all the way through my yoga practice has always been there and I've always shown up physically and mentally. And if I can't touch my toes, that's okay, I'll touch my thighs. And then there are times when I'm touching beyond the toes, you know, so the fold as a position itself is one of those ones that we look at from the outside as being a really simple basic position, but it's not simple and basic. (32:30) And even as a teenager, I actually had to learn how to go into a forward fold. It wasn't, it wasn't like it just came naturally to me, you know, so the fold itself, as far as a physical practice, is that it doesn't matter where you are physically, it's an opportunity to grow further from where you are and to feel comfortable in your own body and in your own practice with beginner classes that support. (32:54) And yeah, so the other reason it's called the fold is because the fold, if you look it up, is the, it means a group of like-minded individuals and like-minded individuals are not just all wearing the same outfits and standing on their heads, that we're all showing up with all of the aspects of ourselves, and we're all included. (33:15) I got a question, so do you all charge by the class or the session, or do you have memberships? How does that all work? I have drop-in prices, I have package prices, and I have memberships. So you can buy a 10 class pass for $120, which makes them like $12 a class. (33:34) There's also memberships, unlimited memberships, so for $108 unlimited, if you wanted to come five days a week, seven days a week, three days, you know, three times a day, and also one class a week memberships as well, which makes it nice and attainable for $45, so that makes them like $11 a class, if you're coming once a week. (33:54) So if somebody's out there and kind of resonated with, you know, hey, it's one of those things I've wanted to try, but I don't really know, when do you recommend? What's the best time or best times for them to come by? Do you have classes for the, not skeptical, but for the shy, the not ready? (34:13) Unsure. Yeah, the unsure. There we go. We have, wherever you see Beginner Friendly on the schedule, so there's one particularly in the evenings, it's actually tonight on Thursday night at 7 o'clock, Beginner Friendly. I'm leading that one tonight. There's also Beginner Friendly on Tuesday mornings at 10 o'clock, and there are men and women in there, and there are all physical abilities in there, and I think when you walk into the space, you'll also notice that we all want to make friends with new people. (34:45) You know, it's a, you will feel welcome, and that's the community that's in there, you know? Yeah. All right. Well, if you're interested in what Felicity and Fold Yoga does, we encourage you to come on down and chat with Felicity at the Downtown Coffee Club this morning. (35:02) That's where we are, the B Team on the scene at the Florida Place Food Trucks, Coffee and Conversations starting here at 8.30, and then 9 o'clock this morning is when the program will begin. So, Miss Felicity, thanks for coming up and chatting with us. Thank you, Felicity. Thank you so much for having me. It's lovely to meet you. (35:17) Absolutely. Nice to meet you as well. All right. Back to some classic rock. We've got another guest coming up here in about 10 minutes right now. We've got a classic from the cars on the Classic Rock Station, 100.3 KROCK. The Classic Rock Station, 100.3 KROCK. Good morning, everybody. The B Team is on the scene, on location this morning from the Florida Place Food Trucks. (35:36) Just so wonderful when you say it, right? Downtown Fort Walton Beach. Just so wonderful when you say it, right? Did I hit it right? Yeah. Yeah, you did. All right, good. You want me to do it again? No, no, no. Okay. All right. Well, hey, we're getting ready for Coffee and Conversations here at 8.30. and the Florida Place Food Trucks providing free coffee for all you folks. (35:53) But we encourage you, go get a fancy coffee, spend some money. That's right. That's right. Support local. That's what I'm saying. That's what we're all about right here. That's what we're all about. Right here on the B Team Morning Show this morning, we are joined by several of the great merchants and restaurants and business owners in downtown Fort Walton Beach. (36:13) This morning, Bobby, we have Al Capone's granddaughter. Yeah, Katie. There you go. How many times have you been told that in your life? I get told that all the time. Katie Capone with Dunk's Bar and Grill, downtown Fort Walton Beach, the old taste location right behind the old Casey's Sandbar. (36:33) That's right. And if you're an old timer like Bobby, then you can probably go back to the fifties and tell us everything that was there. I remember some other things that were there, but yeah, we're good. I said go back to the fifties. Not that old, Schuyler. Hey, Tom, we need you over here. Yeah. Actually, this morning, though, Katie's here to talk about Dunk's Bar and Grill downtown and tell us a little bit about you and your background because you're, well, the new chef of Dunk's. (37:00) So give us a little background on you and your menu. Correct. I am the new chef. With background, I mean, I like to have fun with food. So to me, your food tastes like what you put into it. So if I come in with good energy, that's what I'm going to give you. I'm going to give you good energy food. It's going to make you feel good. (37:16) Wow. I just had that? Okay. I've never had it like that before. It's not your mama's. That's what I'm going to tell you about my food. It's not your mama's. Okay. Okay. So what do you have on the menu that separates you from other restaurants downtown or across the area? (37:32) What is one thing that you think stands out? One thing I think that stands out is that we have an elevated bar menu alongside those comfort like Southern classics as well. So we have fried pork chops. We have fried chicken, in-house made mac and cheese, in-house made baked beans. (37:51) All of our sides, like everything you think about at like a barbecue, we got it. And mixing that with that elevated bar menu, like the plug patty, a patty melt out of this world, I'm telling you. You got to get it. I know you're on the kitchen side, but do you have any signature cocktails that folks should try? (38:12) I am not much of a... What do we got, Kinley? It looks like you're delegating this one, Katie. That's right. That's right. We're going to the bullpen. We've got a really nice Buffalo Trace Kentucky Mule that our bartender, Cody, created the other day. (38:29) We've got a really nice lavender lemon drop martini. We do a lot with passion fruit and elderflower. Those are really good, popular drinks. I really like the peach elderflower that Andrew made. Wow. I know a lot of people that do like elderflower and tonic with their gin. (38:47) Yeah. The one thing I will say about our bartenders there is like most, well, all of them actually, you can go to them and be like, hey, I want this. And they're going to throw you a drink that you're like, okay, wow, I can come back and get this. I will say that. (39:02) Cool. Cool. Well, we encourage you to check out Dunk's Bar and Grill downtown Fort Walton Beach. And what are your hours? What days and hours are you all open? We're open Wednesday to Sunday. On the weekends, we're open until midnight. If we're there, we're there. But on the weekends, we also open at 8 a.m. (39:18) We do breakfast. So we do breakfast all week long from Wednesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. is for our weekdays, and then 8 a.m. is for our weekends. Okay, great. All right. So there you go. And it's American, right? It's soul food. It's Southern. It's what you're going to expect. (39:34) Correct. Gotcha. Absolutely. Well, don't miss out. Dunk's Bar and Grill downtown Fort Walton Beach, open each week starting on Wednesday. Correct. We have karaoke. We have all different types. We have ladies' nights on Thursdays. (39:52) We have different nights. We have DJ Hustle there Thursday, Friday, Saturday night. So it's a fun time there. All right. Well, Katie, thanks so much for coming on. And if you want to have fun with food, check out Dunks Bar and Grill in downtown Fort Walton Beach. Thank you. All right. (40:07) Sounds great. Hey, we're going to take a break, pay a couple of bills. More nonstop. Classic Rock is coming up. Eric Clapton Hart and Sheep Trick do up next set right here on the classic rock station. 100.3 KROCK. The classic rock station. 100.3 KROCK. Good morning, everybody. The B Team on the scene, downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida placed food trucks, Mr. Tom Tona and Miss Candice Tanner putting together the downtown coffee club once again. (40:32) That's right. That's right. Conversations going on right now. That's right. That's right. Oh, what's that? Applause. A little applause for him. Y'all need to stand up and give Miss Candice a round of applause. OK, that was a little overdramatic. (40:52) Actually joining us on the mic right now is Miss Lynn Fair with executive air roles. I do. I like it. That's all right. She took the job. Yeah. That is really interesting. I said, hey, that rhymes. (41:08) So coming up later this month is the farm to flame event with Emerald Coast Food Rescue. And that's what we're chatting about this morning, right? That is correct. So on November 21st, we're going to be having a community meal out north, Okaloosa County and Baker at Tea Farms. (41:27) It's a beautiful farm. And starting at two, there is going to be a fishing contest. And then are they call it a tournament? But it's ponds. So yeah, yeah. Fresh water. (41:42) Fresh water. It's going to be bass and brim. Yes. It's not black fin or cobia. No. That is correct. And then. It doesn't matter how much table salt you pour in that water. That's right. At three o'clock, we're going to have a free community meal. (41:58) Local farms have donated the meat products, the protein and beans. Thank God it's not tofu. That's right. And so we're going to have smoked brisket. (42:13) We're going to have Wagyu beef and we're going to have chili and some potato salad, some dessert. Seafoam roasting will be out there serving up coffee. And then after the dinner, there's going to be music until seven. (42:31) If you want to stay, you can stay the night for a very small fee. You can camp out there in the morning. We're going to provide pastries and coffee. There's going to be a Pilates class, not mandatory. And there's also going to be songwriters that are going to sing around the campfire. (42:50) So if folks are more interested in this event, this farm to flame event for Emerald Coast Food Rescue, what's the best way for them to find out more info? So they're going to go to their website, which will be Emerald Coast Food Rescue, and they're going to just look at it and then they can sign up to go. (43:10) I believe camping is $30 for two and $60 for a whole family, but includes a free meal, Pilates and breakfast. So there you go. Very cool. Well, thanks for coming up and chatting with us for a couple of minutes. (43:27) We still have two more interviews to get to in the next 15 minutes. That's right. So we got to get cranking and we got to play some classic rock. That's what we're going to do right now. All right. Lynn, always good to see you. Bye bye. All right. Here's Eric Clapton on 100.3 KROCK. I don't know who's queuing up this music, but Bobby, you got to do better. (43:49) That was not me. I would not queue up. I shot the sheriff just before inviting a member of our community police department to talk to us. Although, in fairness, you're not the sheriff, so I think you're safe. Yeah. All right. I'll take that as a win. (44:05) That's right. Yeah. I shot the sheriff, but not the deputy. Okay. No worries. Joining us on the air right now here on 100.3 KROCK's BT Morning Show is Fort Walton Beach police officer Brian Swenson joining us. (44:22) You're part of the community policing effort. Yes. Our community policing unit. We have several people in there, but yeah, I'm one of those. I'm one of our newest members and just enjoying having conversations and meeting people. That's like a couple of year assignment, isn't it? Four years. Four years. (44:37) Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's kind of a fun little segue, right? Yeah. It's a great time. A nice little break from normal policing. I actually get to see the good in the community and be a part of the good and be a part of the positive. Yeah. Yeah. It's got to be rough when you're always catching people in their worst moments. (44:55) Right. I mean, yeah. Kind of brings you down a little bit here and there, but yeah, I love my new position. It's a great time. I've really enjoyed it over the last six months or so. That's awesome. So what's some of the things you've got going on? You've got a pretty packed schedule coming up, don't you? Yeah. It's that time of year. (45:10) It's really nice out. So everyone wants to get outside. This coming weekend, Saturday, we have Milo's birthday bash. If everyone's not familiar with Milo, he's our service therapy canine. It's been a year. Two years? Yeah. Well, he's about two. He's two. (45:26) We had his birthday last year also. Right. Yeah. Yeah. So this is his second year with us. Yes. Okay. Hey, you know, look, once you cross 50 years, start bleeding together. Yeah. Yeah. I get that. We have to keep him in the right decade. That's right. But yeah, he's our service therapy canine. (45:43) Everyone loves him. So we always have a birthday bash for him. Yeah. Unfortunately, this year we weren't able to do dog days because of the weather and the hurricane. So we're kind of moving that towards his birthday and having a massive celebration. Everyone's welcome to bring their dogs and everything out to the landing. (45:59) We're going to have a bunch of vendors, all kinds of great fun stuff to do. We have bounce houses for the kids. We've got a band or no DJ and Milo will be there. And Milo will be there. Yeah. He's going to be getting all the pets. There's going to be a bunch of treats and everything else. Taylor and I will be there with Riley. (46:15) Yeah. Yeah. Looking forward to it. That's Tendal two down at the landing on Saturday. And then it's crazy to think about, but folks were exactly two weeks away from Thanksgiving today and then three weeks away from winter wonderland out at the fairgrounds. (46:32) That's right. Yep. So it's 5th and 5th, 5 to 8 PM at the fairgrounds. If you're not familiar with that is right next to the courthouse or across from the golf course. We built pallet houses every year. We do a collection for toys for tots. (46:48) If you bring a unwrapped toy, we'll give you a raffle ticket and there's prizes for that. Yeah. It's a great time every year we get together with hot cocoa and all, all that good stuff out there. It's a great time. It's a big thing that we do every year. So we're really looking forward to it. (47:04) And we've got all the info on both Milo's birthday bash and winter wonderland, plus so many more that the Fort Walton beach police department, community policing is a part of at our website. Just go to The B Team show.com, click on the events tab and you'll find out many more, including the upcoming eighth annual Grinch glow ride. (47:24) That's right. That's right. Yeah. A lot going on. It's, it's always cool to see a officer and thanks for coming out and talking to. I did forget to mention Santa Claus will be at winter wonderland. He's coming out from the North pole, you know, so kids are excited to see him. (47:41) So don't forget, bring kids out, make sure you see Santa Claus. Awesome. Awesome. So that's, that's all coming up. A lot of great things, fun things. If you haven't been to any of the, any of the community events that the, the Fort Walton PD put on you, you're really missing out. They're a lot of fun. (47:57) I think they, I think they really are. So I think we're fine. That's right. It's a fun time to go in and talk to an, an officer when he's, when he's got a smile on his face. Something I don't see that often. I know Schuyler, I don't think has ever seen a smile on an officer's face. (48:12) Usually when they're talking to you, they're, they're, they're talking to you for a reason. No, I'm a good guy. I'm a good guy. Hey, officer Swenson. Thanks for coming up and chatting with us. We'll see you Saturday. All right. It's a BT morning show on 100.3 KROCK. The classic rock station, miss Amber Merrill is going to be joining us from sound side waterfront bar here in the next 10 minutes. (48:32) But a couple more tunes to play in the meantime, cheap trick now on 100.3 KROCK, 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station. Good morning, everybody. Schuyler Black, Bobby Duro. (48:47) We got competing PA systems here. Yeah, that's right. We've got the, the other PA as the event goes on. That's a, that's a live mic check folks right across live radio right here on 100.3 KROCK. You know, it's the BT morning show. What else do you want? All right. (49:03) We're, we're in rare form this morning. Oh, that's, it's always wonderful. And we've, you know what? We've got the beautiful Amber Merrill with a, with a sound side, so much better looking than Ben. Thank you for having me on. So much better looking than Ben. I don't know. He, he outkicked his coverage. I'm just saying. (49:18) We all know that. I agree. I love him. I think he's amazing. He didn't turn around when that was said. I know. Not at all. I don't think Ben heard us. No, Ben, Ben's just, yeah. He's, he's, he's enamored. Yeah. We got his attention. But Ben and Amber Merrill, owners of Soundside Waterfront Bar, downtown Fort Walton beach on Brooks street. (49:37) And definitely one of my favorite places to come down to and y'all are part of our, our new ladies night promotion that that's right. That's coming up. It's coming up next Thursday, next Wednesday, next Wednesday, next Wednesday, like next Thursday, but a little sooner. Like next Wednesday, except the day before. (49:53) Yeah. Yeah. Similar. Very similar. Yeah. We're going to talk about it. Soundside. I know you've got. Yeah. We're going to talk about it. We have a lot of events coming up with Thanksgiving two weeks away. So tell us a little bit about the Thanksgiving Pub Crawl. Yeah, so Thanksgiving week, we have two big events that I wanted to let everyone know about. (50:11) On Wednesday, we are doing our Drinksgiving Pub Crawl, which starts at any of the bars down there and ends at Downtown Music Hall at 6 to 10. So we're trying to get people to come out, community, you guys can buy food, buy drinks, support the local businesses down there, which is amazing. (50:29) And then on Thursday, we have Gone Coastal doing our Catered Thanksgiving Dinner. That's going to be from 1 p.m. till, we're thinking 7 p.m. might go a little later, depending on what we have left, but it's a great opportunity for those in the community that don't have family here to come out and have some friends and family around at Soundside or your neighborhood backyard bar. (50:51) It's a great opportunity for you guys to meet some new people, and it's going to be amazing, amazing food. That's awesome. Very cool, very cool. Looking forward to it. A lot of great events. At least every week, you've got something going on at Soundside, and oftentimes more than that. (51:07) But we're looking forward to Ladies' Night coming up next Wednesday, the 18th. We've got details on the Events tab at TheBTeamShow.com. We've also got, again, the Pub Crawl coming up on the 25th, right before Thanksgiving. That's right. Yeah, a lot going on. (51:23) It's a busy, busy time. Make sure you follow Soundside on Facebook for all the updated events and details. Yes, sir. And you can go check out The B Team Show or AnimalCoastConnected.com, where we try to keep all those local events in one spot. You're just saying. Yeah, how about that? (51:39) All right, Amber, good to see you. Thanks for coming up this morning. Yes, Amber. Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate you guys. All right, it's 855. We are The B Team Morning Show on 100.3 KROCK, getting ready for the Downtown Coffee Club to start here at 9 o'clock. So we are going to send the music back to the studio here. (51:56) That's right. Wrap things up from downtown Fort Walton Beach until, well, next Wednesday for Ladies' Night. That's right. I think that's a wrap. Are you going to wrap us up here? I guess I can. Hey, folks, thanks for listening to The B Team Morning Show, your leading alternative to quality programming right here on the Emerald Coast. (52:12) Now, we know you have a choice in what you listen to each and every day. We appreciate the fact that you settled in on this wild ride that we call a morning show. But it's come that time of day. We got to mosey on out of here, so you keep on rocking, keep on rolling. Never settle for the ordinary. Until the next time, the B Team is out. And that's a wrap on today's B Team Redux.