Mother Whistler Day: When Your Gift Is Silence—But You Still Wrapped It Wrong

(00:00) Here's today's B Team Redux. AC DC. And what do you do for money, honey? (00:15) Is that what he was saying? I don't know, man. I put on these headphones and whoever works in here over the weekend is deaf. Dumb. And? Probably plays mean pen ball. I figured you'd go with blind, but yeah, the old pen ball wizard works as well. (00:32) Good morning. Actually, I think we were both kind of deaf coming in this morning. Huh? Can't hear you. Yeah. What did you say? Being next to those cannons on Friday and Saturday doesn't do your ears any favors. (00:51) Well, I almost felt bad on Saturday. I was there firing off the main cannon on the front boat. And just as I loaded it up and went to hit the trigger to fire it, Tom bit down to pick something up, so his ear was right at the barrel. (01:08) Just as it went off. God, poor Tom. And that was his birthday, too. It's probably his good ear, too. It might be. Did you mess up his hair while you were at it? Yeah, it sure did. Blew it slam off. (01:25) It's 71 outside right now. We'll see a high today of 84. Tonight, Torchlight Parade down Eglin Parkway gets underway around 7 o'clock this evening, which seems like a long ways away from right now. (01:41) Not going to lie. Seems like a long ways away. We are the B Team Morning Show on a Monday. Hope everybody had a great weekend. It was a beautiful weekend, weather-wise. Hope you got to partake in some of the festivities of the Billy Bolegs Festival. (01:57) Really had a ton of fun. It's going to be gorgeous all week, too, and we're starting to tick up with those daytime highs. This week, Bobby, 87 tomorrow, 88 Wednesday and Thursday. This is the week leading into Memorial Day weekend, and the weather is starting to act like it. (02:17) That full forecast is going to be coming up here in just a little bit. What do we usually do during the 6 o'clock hour? Oh, that's right, national holidays. Oh, yeah, those things. Do we have any for today? (02:32) I don't know. I don't remember what I did. Did the gopher do his job? Probably, but is the gopher prepared? No. Tell you what. Give us about eight minutes. (02:47) This is me vamping. Hang on. Are you getting there? I'm trying to. Oh, man. Yeah, today's the what? The 18th? Today would be the 18th. Oh, yeah. Yeah, there were some fun days today. There are. (03:02) Just waiting for you to get there. Yeah, yeah. Which one are we going to talk about? Mother Whistler Day. I'm so glad you said that, because that's the one I was going for. Good. Yeah. You know, it's the one holiday where the gift is silence. (03:17) But somehow you still get scolded for wrapping it wrong. Okay. What does that mean? Your gift was silence, but you wrapped it wrong. Yeah. (03:32) I don't get it. Hey, Mother Whistler Day is an annual civic ritual where grown adults pretend a mysterious maternal figure who communicates exclusively through whistles deserves a full day of reverence, crafts, and questionable casseroles. (03:50) You know, like people pin little tin whistles to their hats, like medals, and speak in hushed tones about the call and act shocked when the dog won't stop howling in the family tribute. (04:05) Listen, the whole thing runs on equal parts nostalgia, peer pressure, and the lingering fear that if you don't participate, someone's going to whistle you into a new zip code. Yeah, it's absurd. Everybody knows it's absurd. And that's exactly why it keeps showing up like a distant relative who just needs a place to crash. (04:25) You know, somehow it finds your couch every year. Every year. So you don't get that. No, no, no. Silence is a gift. Okay. But you wrapped the gift wrong. Oh, so you weren't being silent? (04:40) Why didn't you just say that? Whatever, man. It's 617. I think you've killed too many brain cells this weekend. I'm in a crab island. I'm burning sky now. The B Team Morning Show is on the air on a Monday. (04:57) Schuyler Black and Bobby Durrell brought to you by Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, as well as Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. A look at your forecast is coming up here in just a little bit. Don't forget, coming up this Saturday, Construction Junction out at the fairgrounds on Saturday from 10 till 2. (05:19) Family-friendly event. All the kids will love it. I promise you that. But they get to come out, play on the big rigs and all the trucks and check out the machinery and everything that makes our city keep popping around here. So, don't miss out. It happens out at what they formally call the Rigdon Center these days. (05:37) But, yeah, it's the fairgrounds. Yeah. So, we've got more details on that event on the Events tab. Funny how that works, at thebteamshow.com. Well, today, Mr. Bobby Durrell, on the National Day calendar, we celebrate I Love Races Day. (05:55) That's right, because nothing says holiday like pretending your candy preference is a personality trait. And we all know the dentist is a villain. I was going to say, dentists like this holiday, don't they? I Love Races Day is that little calendar excuse where grown adults pretend they're celebrating joy when they're really just hunting peanut butter cups like raccoons with a 401K. (06:15) Yeah, look, the rules are simple, okay? You say you love them, you eat too many, and you act surprised when your teeth start filing complaints. You know, it's not a federal holiday, but it does unite the nation in a rare moment of bipartisan honesty. (06:30) Chocolate and peanut butter have done more for morale than most elected officials. So, let's be honest about that. But, look, stick around, because once you peel back the orange wrapper, you'll find tradition, impulse control problems, and a suspicious amount of personal truth. (06:48) What about the white wrapper that's like the white chocolate Reese's? Do you like those? That's sacrilege. Oh, it doesn't count? That's just another thing, trying to put brown down. But, you know, he went there, didn't he? (07:07) He went there. Pulled the old race card on it. I can't remember who I was talking to this week, and their response was, I can't believe half the crap you say on air. Yeah. (07:23) I'm pretty sure that's how Captain Rick Quinn felt last week, too, when he came in. Good lord. All right, there you go. I love Reese's Day this morning on the B Team Morning Show. (07:38) Schuyler and Bobby continue to hang out and try to wake up. That's right. Get this week rocking and rolling. We've got beautiful weather in store for the entire week. More on that in just a bit. But first, if you're heading out on the water today in your boat, Santana Black Magic Woman on 100.3 KROCK, the Classic Rock Station. (08:03) It's the B Team Morning Show. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell on a Monday morning. It's been a busy, busy weekend. And tonight is the Torchlight Parade. The final event of the whole Billy Bolegs Festival week starts at 7 o'clock this evening right down Eglin Parkway. (08:25) And I think Bobby's working on getting Chief Robert Beige on the air with us later on in the show. God bless you. Sorry about that. To discuss tonight's road closures through that downtown area and maybe talk a little bit about parking and what to expect. (08:43) Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll get to that later on in the show. But again, Torchlight Parade tonight starts at 7 p.m. Can you get all the sneezes out of your system? I don't know, man. It's ligustrums. That's what's pollinating right now. (09:00) And it is killing me. I can tell. You sound a little stuffy at the moment. I'll get through it. All right. Well, today on the National Day calendar, boy, this is exciting. National Visit Your Relatives Day. Oh, yeah, yeah. Because nothing says self-care like driving three hours to be judged by people who still mispronounce your job. (09:19) What? God. You feel it? Yes, I do. That one hit close? Yep. Facebook, look, it is National Relatives Day or Visit Your Relatives Day. And it's that little square on the calendar that tries to guilt trip you into driving two hours to sit on a couch that smells like potpourri and unresolved opinions. (09:40) I mean, look, the idea is simple. You show up. You confirm everyone's still alive. And you participate in the ancient ritual of pretending you don't know exactly who posted what on Facebook. Look, bring something edible. They hand you a plate like you're 12. (09:55) And somehow the conversation drifts toward politics, cholesterol. That one X everybody just wonders about. Yeah, look, it's not a celebration so much. It is a maintenance check on family bonds, your patience, and the suspension on your car. (10:10) Potpourri. Was that stuff, that was the stuff in the 90s my mom would put in a dish and it had the smells and scents to it and all that. Yep, it was the wood chips and pine cones and it was all dyed and. Yeah. Was that a thing anymore? (10:27) I don't know. It was a dust bucket is what it was. It was. They were filthy within a week. I think everybody's. Sit right next to the hard candies your great aunt would leave out that were covered in dust and cigarette smoke. That had been there for years. He'd try to grab one and it was just a whole glob. (10:44) It was all clump. All right, it's the B Team Morning Show on 100.3 KROCK. Boston, now on KROCK. It's the B Team Morning Show. (10:59) Scattered Black and Bobby Dewrell on a Monday morning brought to you by our friends at Stripes Pub and Grill in Navarre as well as Okaloosa Gas and OutKast Sushi in Miramar Beach. Waking up to a little fog on the water this morning. (11:15) 70 degrees right now and a high of 84 this afternoon with the humidity I did notice. It's a little sticky out there this morning. So that's starting to tick up. That full forecast and a look at local news is coming up here in just a few short moments. (11:33) But we've got one more day on the National Day calendar that we need to talk about. And I'm a fan of this one. Yeah? This is No Dirty Dishes Day. Oh, finally, it's a holiday that celebrates your cooking. (11:49) Oh, are you saying I don't cook? No, I'm just saying you eat straight from the pan, rinse it tomorrow, and call it self-care. I have done that. There's a little truth in that right there. Listen, No Dirty Dishes Day is that annual mirage where grown adults pretend they've transcended the laws of kitchens, physics, and, well, personal responsibility. (12:16) Look, the premise is simple. You either don't cook, you eat like a raccoon out of paper products, or you turn takeout into a spiritual practice and call it self-care. It's not about cleanliness. No, it's about denial. One sweet, slippery day where the sink stays empty and your conscience gets to nap in the junk drawer. (12:35) You know, enjoy it. Because tomorrow the plates come back like consequences and they don't care how tired you are. No Dirty Dishes Day. Mm-hmm. Yep. People that let their house pile up with dirty dishes. Yeah, that's terrible. (12:51) That's just disgusting. That's horrible. Oh, and listen, Gary McCoy ringing in this morning. Gary McCoy? Yeah, that's right. He said he votes for regular Reese's and to have a great day. I think he's just trying to make sure we know he's listening. (13:06) That's all that was. That is all that was. He never would have said anything about Reese's. That's right. Anytime before. Well, I just think it's funny that there's an Aryan that loves Reese's. (13:21) Does that make him a Reese's Aryan? That was a stretch. That was a little bit of a stretch. But you are right that Gary was simply just messaging just to say, hey, I did listen today. (13:41) That's right. That's right. Please don't call me out. That was a box check. That's all that was. Gary, we know your style. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, you can't fool us. Not here, not today. (13:56) National No Dirty Dishes Day, though. All right, let's take a break. It's 6.52. On the way, music from Tom Petty right here on the B Team Morning Show with 100.3 KROCK. Ready for the best drive of your life? On 100.3 KROCK, it is the B Team Morning Show on a Monday, Schuyler Black and Bobby Durrell. (14:19) I think we're starting to function at a little higher level than we were an hour ago. Yeah, yeah, we're getting there. We're getting there, we're getting there. Busy weekend. By the way, if you're listening this morning and you're saying, hey, I didn't hear y'all, but just a handful of times on Friday morning, well, that's because we were out in Destin. (14:39) Oh, yeah, that's true. Fox & Friends Morning Show on Fox News Channel was in town. They're doing kind of a small town series stop every single Friday across the country. And yeah, Steve Doocy was in town. (14:56) Had the chance to chat with him. And of course, we were out there with the crew in all of our pirate costume, which was a lot of fun. It was a good day. But the whole weekend as a whole has been a lot of fun. (15:12) The weather has been beautiful as well. It was not one of those traditional bow legs weekends that just gets hotter than hell and humid as hell. So that's true. Overall, things were quite comfortable. Well, Bobby, according to some news headlines this morning, a woman accused of implying that she was armed while robbing a Fort Walton area Tom Thumb for two packs of cigarettes was arrested after returning to the business to apologize and offer to pay what she took, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. (15:49) Investigators say Tanya Jo Ryman of Tyner Street approached the counter at the Tom Thumb on James Lane on May 9th with a gray sweatshirt wrapped around her hand, leading the clerk to believe she had a firearm. Authorities say she told the employee, you don't want me to hurt you, do you? (16:09) Before she took two packs of cigarettes and leaving without paying. Investigators say Ryman returned to the store today or on the day the story was written, which was Saturday, and apologized and offered to pay the $10.26 for the cigarettes. (16:27) Deputies responded and detained her on a robbery charge. Now, after being advised of her rights, investigators said Ryman admitted that she pretended to have a gun in order to rob the clerk, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Investigators also said she wrote an apology letter saying, I'm sorry for hurting the woman and I'm sorry for hurting all those that Jesus loves. (16:50) Wow, there you go. So Tanya Jo learned her lesson, I guess. Now she's got a heart. Now she's got a heart. It's like a real life Grinch story. It sure is, imagine that. (17:07) 7-Eleven is the time. It's the V Team Morning Show. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell hanging out, fumbling through this Monday morning, but we're doing better than we were an hour ago. So we'll just try to keep on improving. The good news is on a morning where the show is rough, the good news is we have so much room to expand and improve. (17:29) True. When you're the A Team every day. That's right. What are you gonna do? Yeah, you can't get much better. That's why we're the B Team. There's always room for improvement. Steely Dan and Stevie Ray Vaughn coming up in just a bit. (17:44) Right now, autograph and turn up the radio. It's the B Team Morning Show, 100.3 KROCK. How you doing? I'm Schuyler Black, he's Bobby Dewrell. It's the B Team Morning Show. 7-22 is the time. Dealing with some fog out there, especially in low-lying areas and along the water. (18:05) We're at 73 at the moment, a high of 84 today. Tonight is the Billy Boleg's Torchlight Parade to round out this year's festivities for the Billy Boleg's Pirate Festival and all that's included. (18:20) A parade is set to start at 7 p.m. down Eglin Parkway. And Chief Beige is actually gonna be dropping by the studio here in about 40 minutes or so to talk about any traffic issues that may arise tonight due to the parade. (18:38) Well, yeah, just how they're gonna reroute traffic. You know, that it'll be down. I mean, if you've been around here for a little bit, you know how it goes. We parade down the same path every year. It's the same route at the same time. (18:53) But some people are still amazed. Why do they have Eglin shut down right now? How am I supposed to get to Popeye's? Well, I guess you're walking. Guess you're walking. That's right. (19:09) But yeah, we'll have Chief Beige on the air with us here in just a little while to talk about, yeah, any detours that you might have to deal with tonight due to the parade. Now, this was a scary sight yesterday. (19:25) Unfortunately, it sounds like everyone got away without being too hurt. A crash at an Idaho air show forced an air base into lockdown after two Navy fighter jets collided midair. (19:41) Did you hear about this? The accident happened during the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base near Boise. Videos from the crowd show that two 18G Growler jets clipping each other during a performance, then spiraling to the ground in flames. (19:59) Black smoke filled the sky. Now, remarkably, all four crew members aboard the jets managed to eject safely before they crashed to the ground. Witnesses could see the four parachutes floating down as emergency crews rushed to the scene. Officials later said the aviators were alive and being medically evaluated. The base was immediately locked down and the rest of the air show was canceled while first responders handled the wreckage and investigated what went wrong. The Navy has launched an official investigation into the collision. (20:32) But yeah, there's a ton of video out there of it and certainly could have been worse. I'm glad that everybody was ejected safely and nobody got seriously hurt. But man, what a scary, scary sight that would be, not only for the pilots, but for everybody else in the crowd. Yeah, that's rough. That's something. Definitely. All right, well, we're going to keep digging for some more stories as we move through the morning. Of course, coming up in about 20 minutes, we get to ask Uncle Bobby for advice as well. So we'll get you caught up on that here before too long. It's the B Team Morning Show on a beautiful Monday here in Fort Walton Beach with a look at your forecast coming up next. (21:18) 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station. There's the Eagles. Not the ill Eagles. The Eagles when they were young and healthy, Bobby. There you go. The Long Run on a Monday morning. Yeah, that's kind of the start of the work week, a Monday morning. The Long Run. It's going to be a beautiful week though, weather-wise across Northwest Florida with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Of course, this is the slide into Memorial Day weekend, the first big three-day holiday weekend of the summer season, which means if you live on Okaloosa Island, look out. Traffic's going to get real bad real quick. Of course, traffic in Destin has been picking up since spring break as well, but just keep that in mind. Memorial Day weekend starts this weekend. You're going to have a lot of extra company on the roadways, and if you go out and you have fun, do so safely and responsibly. Maybe you need to call an Uber. We don't have the self-driving Waymo vehicles here in Fort Walton like they have up in Atlanta, but dozens of self-driving Waymo vehicles have been circling a cul-de-sac in an Atlanta neighborhood, even though there are no passengers inside. Residents said one morning there were about 50 of the self-driving vehicles that came through between six and seven in the morning. Now, several neighbors put a slow-down sign in the neighborhood to keep them from circling, but it just caused the vehicles to get in a traffic jam. They said the self-driving vehicles couldn't figure out how to turn around and were blaring a noise indicating its way is blocked. Several residents have contacted Waymo about the incident, but they have not heard back yet. I wish somebody had video of that. I'd love to see it. Anyway, like I said, we don't have self-driving Waymos here, but we do have Ubers and Lyft drivers. (23:24) Like I said, if you're going to go out and you're going to have fun this weekend, do so, but do so safely and responsibly, and always have a designated driver. Now, do I sound like a grown-up or what? Sure. I'm just doing it because I know Chief Beige is coming in a little bit, trying to get in his good graces. Stick tight, Ask Uncle Bobby and just a few on the B Team Morning Show. (23:49) ZZ Top, the 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell, the B Team Morning Show is on the air on a Monday. Tonight, Billy Boleg's parade, Torchlight Parade down Eglin Parkway will start at 7, and Chief Robert Beige is going to be us on the show in just a little bit to talk about any change of routing due to street closures for tonight's parade route. Here in just a little bit, he's actually joining Dan Diamond over on 94.3 FTW at this point, but he'll be on with us shortly after 8. The music in the background tells us one thing, that it's time for your daily advice. That's right. Ask Uncle Bobby. We do it every morning right around 745, all stitched together by our friends at Buy Tomcat Custom Apparel. (24:41) That's right. Buy Tomcat Custom Apparel, reminding you no matter what your crew or event has this year, you can always look better with matching shirts and hats from Buy Tomcat Custom Apparel. All right. Today, Uncle Bobby, your question comes in from the Haunted Latte Regular. Dear Uncle Bobby, I keep running into my ex at mutual friends events and even at my usual coffee shop, and I'm tired of feeling like I have to shrink or leave. What's the best way to handle this and get my life back? Well, first of all, you're not running into your ex. You're running what your ex is running a low budget occupation and you're letting them set up a little lawn chair on your peace of mind. So it's time to reclaim the map. You don't avoid your own life because a ghost keeps doing laps in it. No, because this isn't a breakup anymore. This is a territorial dispute and you're about to win it with charm, volume, and a level of confidence that should frankly require a permit. Now, first thing, you're going to stop trading these places like neutral territory. No, no, no, no. The coffee shop is yours now, spiritually and politically. (26:04) You walk in like you own the building, order the most obnoxiously confident drink on the menu, and tip like you're funding the arts. Okay. Mutual friend parties, perfect. Perfect. You don't arrive quietly. You arrive like the headline. No, you bring a plus one energy even if you come alone. Louder laugh, brighter outfit, and a presence that says, yes, I am thriving. (26:33) Thank you for asking, no one. Now, for the real conquest, you build an elaborate social calendar that turns your ex's little sightings into a scheduling problem they cannot win. You got to become predictably everywhere and mysteriously unavailable at the same time. Nothing rattles an invader like realizing the locals have organized. If they enter a room, you don't glare. You don't flee. You become theatrical. You greet everyone else like a mayor on parade. (27:10) You take up space like furniture that came with a lease and you let them feel the humiliation of being irrelevant in public. And if anyone asks if it's awkward, you smile and you say, it's not awkward. It's historical. (27:27) Small town breakups. Yep. Sam Hunt wrote a country song about that about 10 years ago. That's right. Bring it up in a small town. Yep. All right. There you go. Hope that helps. (27:43) Haunted latte regular. All right. That's your advice today. Ask Uncle Bobby. We do it every morning at 745 all stitched together byTomCat custom apparel. That's right. By Tomcat custom apparel, where the custom apparel is made for you on demand. Custom. Customly. (28:04) God, that's awful. And he pays for that. Well, does he? In pride? Yes. He sacrifices his pride. 751 Dan Diamond has news next. 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station, Steve Miller and Jet Air Liner on a Monday morning, a little bit overcast today and some patchy fog around the water this morning. A high today of 84. We're at 76 right now in Fort Walton Beach. We'll check your forecast in just a little bit. It's The B Team morning show. (28:43) Scattered black and Bobby Dewrell and chief Robert beige. That's right. Beach PD. Yeah. You know, I've, I've hit that point in my life that it's, it's, it's good to see a police officer. You no longer fear. At least if, if a police officer comes to you, the worst thing that happens is you get arrested, but at least you get a couple hot meals. Yeah, that is true. And a warm place to sleep. Three, three hots and a cot. You can't beat that. Yeah. Yeah. How you doing chief? I'm doing good. And I know why. Now, when I walked in and I heard Schuyler say, no, no, he's here. He's here to come on the radio. I was going to say your suspects in here. (29:22) Actually, it's, it's a funny. So, uh, you know, there's a big criminal justice program up at Troy and, uh, my fraternity, when I was up there, most, uh, you know, probably about a third of our guys were CJ majors. So, uh, it's about five or six years later, I ran into one of my old fraternity brothers and we're sitting around talking and you know, like, Hey, what's, what's up with Blair and where's Smitty and where's this guy. And we're going through, and I started noticing the people around us were looking at weird and I'm like, oh, maybe, maybe we should be clarified that they're all criminal justice majors because it's going, oh, he's over at the state pen. Oh, he's at this jail. He's in that jail. (30:00) It's perspective. It's all perspective. Everybody around was thinking, who in the hell did you go to school with? That's right. Everybody's looking at us like, uh, maybe we don't need to be here. Well, Chief, this morning you're dropping by to talk about street closures tonight and what detours could look like getting around town with the parade coming down Eglin Parkway. (30:26) So, as we talked a little bit about, there's no surprise. The parade is always the Monday after the pirates sack the city. Well, somehow somebody's going to be surprised, though. That's true. And I heard there's a question... Boy, this used to be in June. Seven years ago. (30:43) And I heard there's a question on how to get to Popeye's, so I'll cover that in a second. But we'll start, you'll see officers out there probably about five o'clock starting to set up some barricades. The first part that gets blocked off is the southern portion. So, First Street, Harbison, Shell. (30:59) The Eglin kind of curves. A lot of people don't realize that it curves and meets 98 where you've got to make that ridiculous 180 degree right turn to get back to 98. Yeah, a lot of people don't realize that if you go straight, that's not Eglin. That's Florida Place. (31:15) So, that part of Eglin will be blocked off probably right around 530. So, that southern part of Eglin, First Street, Harbison, Shell, the stuff by the churches, that's where the staging takes place for the parade. So, that part will be blocked off first. (31:32) They'll start setting up some cones and stuff. By about 530, that's all going to be blocked off. Then the second phase will be Eglin Parkway. You'll see them start setting stuff up around 6 o'clock. By 630, everything on Eglin Parkway will be completely blocked off. (31:48) So, it's going to be a roll of the dice after 6 o'clock whether you can probably get all the way down Eglin Parkway, but you may not get off some of the side streets. So, the best thing to do is anytime after 6, use Beale if you can. And if you're going anywhere, use Beale Parkway. (32:05) You take 98 to Beale Parkway. And I would suggest if you're going to anywhere north of here, if the airport, Niceville, Crestview, you can take Beale all the way up and it magically turns into Lewis-Turner. Right. And then it connects you to 85 and you'll probably avoid all the traffic. (32:22) Yacht Club is the detour route, so you can take Beale up to Yacht Club. Yacht Club will be congested at Yacht Club and Eglin. And if you live anywhere east of Eglin, Yacht Club is the only way you can get east of Eglin. So, if you want to get to Popeyes, like I know you were concerned about Popeyes. (32:38) I was. I was. So, if you come down Eglin Parkway, you're going to have to turn on Yacht Club and make your way through the neighborhood. Somehow get over to Ferry and come down to Yacht Club from the backside of Popeyes and out through the front side. And the same thing, if you want to go to Uptown Station, if you're going anywhere east of Eglin Parkway, the only way to get there because of bridge construction, you used to be able to go under the bridge. (33:01) Yeah. But right now that only runs southbound. Right. So, the only way to get to Ferry Park neighborhood, Elliott Point neighborhood, Bay and Brooks, anywhere back in there, is down Yacht Club. It's going to be down Yacht Club. And that'll be at, what, about 6, 6.30? (33:16) 6 o'clock. About 6 o'clock, 6.30. Yeah. It all just depends on how fast they set up the barricades, how the traffic closure goes. But by 6.30, everything will be blocked off. And it's probably your best interest after 6, just trying to use either Beale Parkway or Yacht Club and not even messing with the work being done on Eglin Parkway. (33:35) Parade's scheduled to start at 8 o'clock tonight, so. It's 7 o'clock. 7 o'clock. 7 o'clock, I'm sorry. It's climbout time. It's been a long, long week. So, both of us being in the crew and always being the last float, so we always get confused on when it actually starts. (33:52) Because when it starts and when we move… Yeah, you guys will start at 8 o'clock. But the actual parade starts at 7 o'clock. You'll start moving around 8 o'clock, probably. Yeah. Have you heard, do you know how many floats are in this year? Have you heard from the Chamber or anybody? No, I've seen entries, not floats. Okay. So, I think there's 50-plus entries. (34:08) There's probably knocking on about 60 entries or so. Mm-hmm. And an entry could be a… Hey, Siri, text Rochelle Graves. Yeah. A vehicle. It could be a person. Right. It could be the entries. Now, there are some additional floats this year. (34:23) There are the pirate ships like we have every year. I believe the America 250 also has a float this year. Right. And the militia did a great job defense on Friday. The America 250 militia was out there defending the city on Friday. They didn't do so good Saturday. I didn't like it. Yeah, Saturday. (34:38) Yeah, because you got ran out of town on Friday is why. Yeah. Yeah. You know, we expected to lose on Friday, but that buccaneer pirate ship that we used this time, the one from Destin, it would have been the most humiliating Friday night defeat if that thing ran aground and we had to swim to shore. (34:57) You probably just would have raised the right flag on the pirate ship and called it a night. You're right. Yeah. You're right. So, theoretically, the lore from days ago is Friday you're not actually coming in to fight. (35:13) You're supposed to be coming in to parlay. But you know what? I think we lost that somewhere. Negotiations. That's right. That's right. I tell you, though, after we had to walk from the park back down to our staging area, I was kind of thinking, I wish I could have been arrested and ride the paddy wagon. (35:32) You got to ride in the AC. And then the mayor did a good job. I think the mayor really calling out the pirates. I didn't realize you guys didn't shower for a month and everything else. He wasn't very complimentary, that's for sure. (35:48) I thought we looked great. But it was a great event at the new landing. The landing has been renovated, the way it's laid out, the events that go on at the landing now. If you have not come down to the new Fort Walton Beach landing, I would definitely come there for the next event because they've done a lot of work at the landing to really improve the quality. (36:08) They really have. It was really nice. Could have taken out a few more trees. I felt like I could have gotten farther with the t-shirt cannon. He just needs a bigger cannon. I mean, that's one of those balancing acts that is very controversial any time the city cuts down a tree. Oh, I know. (36:23) And they want to leave as many trees as possible, provide some shade for the events to look a little bit with the canopy. But I think overall, there's a final phase coming to the landing of phase four, which will do a few more renovations. But for where the landing was to what it is now, I think it's completely turned the corner for the new landing. (36:42) Oh, yeah. It looks great. Yeah, it is. And there's plenty of extra parking down there. Although, I feel like we made one too many golf cart spaces. Maybe another full space. You don't think we're going to have like 35, 40 golf carts if we're going to come down to an event? Probably. But I mean, those guys can park anywhere. (36:57) They can. They can park in a regular spot. A lot of times they pull up in the grass. And it's some of the things that we can look at and adjust with the golf cart parking, with the regular parking and everything else. And anytime there's a special event, that's where parking is truly a premium. (37:12) On a regular day at the landing, you can generally find a parking spot. Right. Right. Yeah, it was nice to see all that. I mean, because it was some added additional parking. And it was nice to see that down there. I don't think on any given day there's necessarily a parking problem. (37:29) But like you said, when there's events or things like that, there is limited parking downtown. There's not a lot of places. We tell people to get there early. We tell people that they can park on the north side. There's some city lots over there by the library, by the Temple Mound Museum. So, there are some additional lots. (37:44) You just may have to walk a little bit to get there. But there is sometimes parking is just a little further stretch. Walking never hurt any, Bobby. That is true. That is true. Hey, if you see me walking, pick me up. My car broke down somewhere. And when the bridge finishes, there will be some parking put back where the bridge construction is right now. (38:02) So, that will open up a few more parking spots. Well, I always think it's funny, you know, the amount of people that talk like, oh, I just don't understand why they don't put in a parking deck. And I mean, it's not current numbers. But I remember I was on the – when I was at school up in Troy, I was on the University Traffic and Safety Committee. (38:18) And parking was a thing at Troy at the time. And everybody was like, oh, parking deck. We should just put in parking decks. You know, the price difference like at the time for us to put in a new parking lot was like $4,000 a space, right, just for a lot. (38:33) If you wanted to put in a parking deck, it was like $50,000 a space. I mean, it's just an astronomical increase. That's an incredibly amount. A ton of concrete. Yeah, the difference is 10, sometimes 20 times the amount. Now, you also build up the economy of the land you're using and everything else. (38:50) And there's places that have entered into public-private partnerships. And if you go to other parts of the state, you'll see where a lot of times they'll put commercial on the bottom and then public parking on level two, three, four, five going up to really optimize the space. So maybe one day, I mean, with the new bridge, around the mound, we're turning the corner on a bunch of stuff, you may see the need for multi-story parking at some point in the future. (39:12) Well, Chief, we talked about the parade tonight. Obviously, 6 o'clock is when you're going to see a lot of things on Eglin start to slow down and Eglin being completely shut down. 6.30. 6.30 after that. 7 o'clock is when the parade starts. (39:27) But speaking past tonight, any tips, ideas, reminders as folks get ready for Memorial Day weekend? You're going to see some extra traffic in town. I would just tell them that, yes, to expect the traffic. Plan accordingly. Patience pays. (39:42) You know that if you're a local person and you want to go to Destin or the Beach, you better leave early or you better leave late. Yeah, 10.30 on Saturday is not the time. Yes, 10.30 on Saturday. Or take your boat. Yes, or go buy water. And the same thing in reverse. When you're coming back in the afternoon, either leave early. (39:59) But if you come back at four o'clock, you're going to see that same traffic again. Probably the same person next to you. So it's just one of those things that happens to us every single year. We just need to be prepared for it. Also, if you're going to drink, there is no reason to get a DUI in 2026 with the availability of ride sharing and everything else. (40:21) Uber, Lyft, find a ride with somebody, go out there, have a good time, but do everything safely and responsibly. And make a plan ahead of time. I'm just playing these things out, so know what time you're going to go, know how you're going to get back, have a plan B in place. (40:36) So if something occurs, you now have a backup way of getting back or something else to go with. Well, there you go. Chief Page, thank you. I will always add for tonight, if you're out watching the parade, you know, one step back. We can throw beads. (40:52) One step back makes everybody way safer. We ask everybody to stay on the curb. Once you get out on the road, it really complicates it for the officers. They have to try and push back the crowd. It makes it unsafe for the floats going down the street. So yes, if you can try and stay on the curbing, that would be great. (41:09) Well, we haven't tested our new Blackhawk III out today as part of the crew of Bullegg's. So we haven't tested that one. Not in Fort Walton. But I can tell you that the Blackhawk II, the one that will be rolling just before it, is presently 3-0 with every encounter it has had with someone that did not step back. (41:30) Pretty good percentage there. Absolutely undefeated. Well, Chief, thanks for the time this morning. Well, thanks for being part of the honorary Triple B team. There you go. And I appreciate it. And like I said, just try to get out as early as you can for the parade. (41:46) 6-30, Eglin Parkway will be completely blocked off by about 6. You're going to see them start modifying lanes and everything else. Take Beale and Yacht Club as alternatives. And as always, if they get up there and it's blocked, yelling at the officer will help. It does. It helps a lot. (42:02) But if you do have a question, I would just ask nicely. And you probably will get a nicer response. A much better response, yes. Well said. All right. Stay with us. We're going to play a couple more tunes, check your forecast in about 10 minutes as well. (42:19) Right now, CCR Suzy Q. Chief Beige, always good to see you. Thank you. Thanks, Chief. It's 100.3 KROCK. Good morning. Hey, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with I Need to Know. And, well, we figured you need to know. That's why we got a new friend joining us from town, Mayor Mark from over in Chalamar. (42:37) Mark, how are you doing this morning? I'm good, man. How are you? Doing good. Doing good. Hey, we appreciate you calling in. Listen, I know Schuyler and I have talked about it a few days on the air. And I know we've heard a lot of people around town asking, what's going on with 85? (42:53) And I know I saw in Chalamar, so, you know, full disclosure, I live up around Chalamar area. Mayor Mark is a big hero of ours up that way, north end of the county. Or it's north end of the lower part of the county. (43:09) I don't count Crestview. But I noticed after the rain that, I mean, 85 even got worse, especially in Chalamar. Yeah, it's a bit of a mess. So, yeah, I have been making a lot of calls trying to find out what's going on. (43:24) And, honestly, it was an ordeal. I wasn't getting callbacks, so I just kept going at it. But I finally did get somebody who did look into it, basically told me that the work has been delayed because the company that is doing the work has got about 10 to 12 projects in the pipeline, and they had to remove those workers to go finish up one or two of the other projects, and then they're going to be back. (43:51) But having said that, I explained to FDOT that, hey, this situation is getting bad. And I will tell you that our county commissioners, from what I've been told, every one of them has reached out to them and told them, hey, we really need this expedited. (44:06) And so I believe that they said they're going to get to it. So I've been up in Georgia for a conference, so I don't know. Maybe you can tell me if anything. You know, I just got back. So hopefully they're—I know they've been filling some potholes, but we need more than that. (44:22) Yeah, yeah, other than seeing a few potholes filled and things like that. I mean, that's what I was confused by. As I saw them come in, they started, and they worked maybe like two or three nights, and then they were gone by the time about the fifth or sixth week came around. (44:39) I'm like, well, I didn't think this is what this was going to be. Yeah, well, you saw a little bit of work here and there, as everybody's seen. But, yeah, my thinking was, hey, they're going to come in. They're going to really get in this and get it done. You know, they do have until the end of 2027 to get this done. (44:58) But I tried to explain, hey, I understand that, but come take a drive down the road and see what we're dealing with because, I mean, I ride a Harley-Davidson, man. The guy, my friend that rides a Harley, they're like, you've got to get something done. (45:14) Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know, cars get torn up. So it's a real problem. I understand that. Our town commissioners understand, and the county, but it is a state road. So all we can do is keep pressing the issue to get this done as quick as possible. (45:30) Right, right. It is a state road, and that's where the funding comes from, and that's where everything. So it's not that you all are just ignoring it. I mean, you've got to spend your money where the state doesn't spend money for you guys, right? Right. And, you know, we drive on those roads every day, too. (45:47) So we completely understand, and believe me. And the thing is, when I talk, I'm like, what I don't understand, you should have never even got to this point. I've said that online. I've said that to them on the phone. I said, why did it get to this point? But the bottom line is there's too many projects going on at one time, and they don't have enough manpower. (46:07) So it's just when can they get back down here? And once they start, can we get this done, or is this going to be a, yeah, we'll be here for a couple days, see you in three months? Yeah, like they did the last time, kind of get it started and then roll off because they're going to go finish something else. (46:22) So, yeah, that does stink. Now, the project itself, I mean, it's more than just this patchwork, right? I mean, it's going to be a complete, is it a complete resurfacing and drainage? That's my understanding, yes. (46:37) So, you know, based on what I've been told, that it is a complete deal. And I know a lot of people, my understanding, also the bridge, the two bridges are going to be, because it goes from Richburg, yeah, from Richburg here in Chalamar all the way to Highway 98. (46:53) And I know a lot of people can't stand on the bridges. They're just, they need to be fixed. So it's supposed to be a complete overhaul, and I hope it is. Awesome, awesome. And, again, we know it's a long-running project, but local leaders are on it. We're trying to get the state back up here and the contractor here. (47:10) So, hey, Mark, I appreciate you calling in and giving us the information. Anything else going on? What's happening in the town of Chalamar we should know about? Well, you probably heard about the park. We're working on trying to get this park. What we're trying to do is get a waterfront park on each side of the bridge. (47:26) So a lot of people ask about the future park where Eglin Federal is, right, the credit union, that side, the south side. That's kind of been put on hold to see what transpired with the park on the north side. Gotcha. (47:41) So, so far, so good. We've got an interlocal agreement signed. Now we're needing some state appropriations. And, as you know, we haven't got a budget complete yet at the state level. So that's in the works. So hoping we can get that done. (47:56) But the piece is coming together, and I'm extremely excited. That's going to be a very unique opportunity for our community if we can have a park on both sides of the bridge. Yeah, and that's going to be awesome. I mean, that home that was there and covered up for a number of years, I mean, it'll be nice to get that opened up, a few of the trees limbed up and open, and the view that it's going to provide, and it's going to be a beautiful space. (48:20) Right. I mean, I don't think people realize, I've walked both those properties, and the view on the south side is spectacular. The north side is a bigger piece of property. But I'm telling you, once it's cleaned up and people see the potential of it, it's going to blow people away. (48:35) And every time you go over, like when you're going to go north over that bridge and see that, it's something to be proud of, I think. So I'm excited about what that's going to look like, and hopefully we'll get that done. We also have an Italian restaurant coming in, the Old Burger King. (48:50) Yeah, yeah, that's going to be done before the road maybe, right? I don't want to say, but I can tell you, every time I drive by there, and I would say, yes, yes. Actually, I can say yes to that. (49:07) Because they look like they're getting real close. So they're going to have a grand opening when it's done. But it looks like it's looking good over there. So I'm excited. I already said I'm going to have my – my birthday's not until December, but I'm going to have my birthday dinner at the new Italian restaurant in town. (49:24) Let's hope they're open for a while. I'm looking forward to it. I'm looking to have a new place in Chalamar. Yeah, it'll be fun. Yeah. Well, Mayor Mark Franks, we appreciate the time this morning. Bobby and I have to run because, well, we're just about out of time ourselves. (49:40) Yeah, yeah, that's right. Hey, I appreciate you getting me up at the last minute. Sorry, I was a little bit late to the game. Hey, no worries. We'll have to get you to call in more and keep us up on what's going on. We appreciate it. Absolutely. (49:55) All right, guys. Thanks, Mark. Thank you. All right, Mayor Mark Franks, Mayor of the Town of Chalamar. On the air with us this morning. Alright, one last tune. Then Bobby and I say... Toodles. Toodles. I knew noodles wasn't right. Here's Whitesnake. (50:12) There's Whitesnake. Here I go again. Yeah, down the only broken road I know. 85. It is rough. Literally and figuratively, it's rough. That's right, that's right. Hey, we appreciate Mayor Mark Franks calling in and letting us know kind of what's going on. (50:28) And listen, if you've got something going on around town, reach out to us. Bobby at omnibroadcastingllc.com or Schuyler at omnibroadcastingllc.com. Bobby's easier to spell. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'd love to talk to you about what's happening in your world and what information we can get out there for you. (50:47) You know, it's kind of the nice thing about having local DJs. That's right. That's right. And we've got a studio line again. That's right. Not somebody canned out of Atlanta or New York or wherever they may be. Yeah. You've got to get those headsets fixed. (51:02) I can't keep looking at you, man. This is my signature. This headset that Bobby bought for me a few years ago, somehow it's malfunctioning. Are you holding out until I buy you another one? Is that what it is? No, I just don't have it in the budget right now. (51:20) Tay, take care of this boy, please. He's embarrassing me. Hey, by the way, that KROCK studio line, 850-89-KROCK. That's 850-895-7625. So we'll start plugging that a lot more, too. (51:36) Yeah, yeah. And hey, don't forget, you can always find out what's going on all around town when you hit thebteamshow.com. That's thebteamshow.com, spelled just like it sounds. Thebteamshow.com. You can go find all of our show notes, all the stories we talked about, events that are coming up. (51:53) Plus, you always got the B Team Rewind, which is the full three hours of our show, six to nine. It's all right there, recorded, posted by about 9.05 a.m. daily, so that you can go back and listen to any of the great songs, any of the stuff we talked about. And then when the interns finally get around to it, we'll get the B Team Redux up. (52:09) That usually follows about a day or two, about a business day. But that's where we pull out all the music and we just get down to the bare tacks of the great wisdom that Schuyler and I have to pass out to you guys. That's right. That's right. That's right. (52:24) And speaking of wisdom, you can always go check out DewBob.com. That's where all your Ask Uncle Bobbies are. That's over 400 curated pieces and nuggets of wisdom. You know, talking about the B Team Morning Show and wisdom, Bobby brings the whiz, Schuyler brings the dumb. (52:41) Exactly. All right. We're out of time. We'll see you all tomorrow. I want to thank Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach for being the sponsor of our show each and every day. And we look forward to chatting with you again tomorrow morning. (52:58) I'm Schuyler Black. Bobby Dewrell. Get us on out. Hey, folks. Thanks for joining the B Team Morning Show, your leading alternative to quality programming right here on the Emerald Coast. 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've got to mosey on out of here. 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