National Rotisserie Chicken Day & the Crab Island Chaos: Why Florida's Party Playground Has Become a Law Enforcement Nightmare

(00:01) Here's today's B Team Redux. There's the stones and sympathy for the Dewrells. Or devil. That's right. Uh-huh. Sympathy for the Dewrell. Good morning, everybody. How you doing? It's Tuesday, Bobby. Nice to meet you. (00:16) Post-Monday. What's my name? What's your name, little Dewrell? Good morning. It's going to be a high of 91 across our area today. We'll check that full forecast in just a little bit. The B Team Morning Show is on the air. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell. (00:34) You know, one thing we kind of neglected to do was talk about some of the local events that are coming up here across the area when we were on the air yesterday. So we need to dig into that a little bit more. But you should do better. I know. Fire me. (00:49) No. That's not how it works around here. Damn it. You screw up like that, we're going to promote you. Oh. Now you're the Chief Event Announcing Officer. Chief? C-E-O? (01:05) C-E-A-O. Oh, Announcing Officer. Yeah. C-E-A-O. Okay. Thanks. I appreciate the title. The important part of that is A-O. Announcing Officer. No. A-O. (01:20) Let's go. A-O. Let's go. Yeah. I follow you, Dan. Okay. Oh, man. I was trying to even make a comment just right in line with the, whatever. This is a really good start to the show, folks. Yeah. (01:35) We are the B Team. Nothing like being flat at 6 in the morning. Brought to you by Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, as well as Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. Three companies right now wondering why. Why do we do this? Two guys in the studio wondering why. (01:51) Why do we do this, too? Well, they pay the bills, and God love them. Well, today on the National Day Calendar, we've got to talk about it. It's National Rotisserie Chicken Day. Oh, that's great. Yeah, it's the holiday where the guest of honor spends six hours doing laps and then gets eaten by strangers. (02:08) Oh, poor little chicken. National Rotisserie Chicken Day is that sacred moment on the calendar when we collectively pretend a spinning, heat-lamped bird is a cultural achievement instead of a grocery store coping mechanism. Yeah, you know, it's the holiday for people who want the comfort of a home-cooked meal without the part where you own spices, patience, or self-respect. (02:30) So, look, you grab the warm plastic dome like it's a trophy. You ride home smelling like victory and regret and tell yourself that this is taking care of dinner. Stick around because society's going to canonize convenience. I'm going to preach the gospel and take donations and napkins. (02:48) It's National Rotisserie Chicken Day. Where's ours? Point three, KROCK. Well, the boys signing the Declaration of Independence. Coming back around for the 250th time here in just over a month. (03:03) And to celebrate America's 250 years of independence, next Friday, June 12th, don't miss out on the Patriotic Drone Show happening out at the Rigdon Center, formerly known as the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds. Right here in Fort Walton. That'll be next Friday, June 12th, showtime set for 8.45 p.m. in the field behind the Fairgrounds buildings. (03:24) Now, that field will be open for parking and tailgating starting at 7 o'clock. And, hey, remember this. There was a bar tab of a 1787 farewell party for George Washington, which is still intact. Oh, it's never been paid. (03:39) Well, no, it's just still together. You can find it. And the founding fathers on that day at this farewell party, you want to know what they did? What'd they do? Well, they drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of Claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of Porter, 8 bottles of hard cider, 12 of beer, and 7 bowls, 7 bowls, bowls of alcoholic punch. (04:11) They were thirsty. There were 55 in attendance. Man, they were really thirsty. A lot of sugar in that booze, Bobby. That's a lot of booze for 55 people. That is a lot of booze for 55 people. (04:27) But, yeah, there's a lot of sugar in booze, and I guess that's today why we're talking about I Love My Dentist Day. Ah, yeah, because nothing says romance like paying a stranger to scold you while they waterboard your mouth with minty regret. Yeah, hey, look, I Love My Dentist Day is that special little holiday where we pretend the person who drills into your skull for fun is basically a saint with a day planner. (04:50) You know, look, you show up, you smile through clenched teeth, and you say thank you like they didn't just invoice you for the privilege of being judged after under fluorescent lighting. Look, it's a celebration of modern dentistry, okay? Emotional resilience and the ancient human tradition of calling pain self-care when it costs enough. (05:10) But go ahead. Send a card. Leave a review. Floss like you mean it. This isn't the punchline. It's the loading screen. It's I Love My Dentist Day. Now, that's fun right there. There you go. (05:25) Yeah. We're going to take a break, take a look at your marine report, figure out what conditions are like on the water here in Okaloosa County. So stick tight. We'll be back with more nonstop classic rock right after this on the B Team Morning Show with 100.3-KROCK. Stand by for more rock. (05:41) 100.3-KROCK. Santana, evil ways on 100.3-KROCK, the classic rock station. Good morning, everybody. Hope you're doing well. Scatterblack and Bobby Dewrell on a Tuesday. A high of 91 across our listening area this afternoon. (05:59) And chances of a few scattered showers and thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. By the way, next Friday, June 12th, from noon to 3, Mid-South Bank is going to be doing their summer fair. It'll be a family-friendly free event from noon to 3 on Friday. (06:15) There's a lot of family there. Family-friendly free event. There's a lot there. Family-friendly free event. Friday, June 12th, noon to 3. Who is here? (06:32) Did you hear that? Yeah, I did. Do we have another bum out there again? Oh, man, I don't know. It's your turn to go check. Don't miss out on this event at Mid-South Bank that Friday afternoon, including carnival games for the kids, prizes, food, ice cream, and other fun summer activities. (06:50) Maybe that day you can leave the office early as well. Because not only next Friday will you need to leave early, but today it's National Leave the Office Early Day. Oh, yeah, because nothing says team player like sprinting to your car before HR remembers you exist. (07:05) I've done that once or twice. Hey, National Leave the Office Early Day is that sacred little loophole on the calendar where everyone pretends productivity is a myth and the urgent stuff can survive without your fingertips on a keyboard. Yeah, look, the rules are simple. (07:21) You announce you've got a thing, you glide out like a hero in a low-budget action movie, and you spend the rest of the afternoon rediscovering what sunlight looks like. You know, look, managers will call it morale, employees will call it survival, and, well, the parking lot will call it a stampede. (07:40) You know, it's absurd, sure. But so is sitting under fluorescent lights until dark to prove you deserve a paycheck and a lower back problem. So just get up and go. Mm-hmm. National Leave the Office Early Day. Is it too early for us? (07:55) Maybe not, but no, let's go. See you all tomorrow. A-O. Ted Nugent, free for all. There's the Scorpions, no one like you, on 123K Rock, the classic rock station. Remember, you can find us online at thebteamshow.com. (08:12) Everything we talk about every single day is on the website. Yeah. You almost said air. I almost did, but it's on the website. It's on the air, too. It is. When we say it. Thanks, Bobby. (08:27) Just, yeah. It's Tuesday. You weren't wrong. It's a Tuesday. But you can listen to the show on demand. I was calling it Second Monday. It's Second Monday. Anyway, visit us at thebteamshow.com. Everything we talk about on the air can be found online. National holidays, daily Ask Uncle Bobby feature, local events, local news, wacky news, so much more. (08:47) And the show on demand, all at thebteamshow.com. Minutes away from 7 o'clock, which means that we've got one last national holiday to tell you about. Yeah. I like this one. It's National Bubba Day. Finally. (09:02) Oh, man. It's a holiday for that cousin who calls it research when he duct-tapes something to a lawn chair and hits record. Did he say, hold my beer, too? It was in there. National Bubba Day is that proud little speed bump on the calendar where we stop pretending we're refined and, well, we just honor the guy who can fix your truck with a pocket knife, a zip tie, and pure spite. (09:25) You know what? It's not about bloodlines. It's about the spirit of saying, I got it, while actively making the situation worse in a way that somehow works out by dinner. You know, look. You celebrate by telling the legendary Bubbas in your life you appreciate them, then immediately ignoring their advice like a responsible adult with self-preservation. (09:44) Now, listen. You've got to consider this a public service announcement disguised as a holiday, because respect the Bubba, but keep a fire extinguisher nearby. Respect the Bubba. I like that. Hey, the B Team Morning Show is going to be live on location Friday morning from... (10:00) The Fort Walton Chamber's first Friday coffee. That's right. We might even be there on time. Maybe. Maybe. There's a chance. Probably won't. Probably not. We're going to talk more about that here later on in the show this morning. But that is planned this Friday with the B Team on location from 7 until 9. Talking with local public servants and businessmen, business owners. We'll be talking to the local bubba's. I'm struggling. Let's take a break. Oh man, how was that bus trip? It was a trip. It's the B Team Morning Show, minutes away from 7 o'clock on a Tuesday on 100.3 KROCK. There's more here than meets the ear. 100.3 KROCK. 72 degrees this morning at 707. How you doing Emerald Coast? I'm Schuyler Black. This is the B Team Morning Show brought to you by Stripes Pub and Grill at Navarre as well as Okaloosa Gas at Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. Yes, Frank the Bank, you are right. Yes, first Friday coffee sponsored by Loan Depot, the Bennett Team. Frank and Karen Bennett, your mortgage experts right here on the Emerald Coast will be out there on location from first Friday coffee talking with local civic leaders, business and more on the air Friday morning. Going to see a high today of 91 but showers are possible in the forecast tonight before we start to dry out for the second half of the workweek but a little bit cooler temps in the forecast for the latter half of the workweek and into the weekend. More on that full forecast coming up in just a little bit plus Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden going to be joining us in the 8 o'clock hour to talk about the chaos and the mischief that happened this past weekend out on Crab Island and as the sheriff wants to warn about any nefarious activity that's planned here in just a couple of weeks. Promoters, you'll be held criminally and financially responsible. So more on that here in just a little while. Right now Triumph and Magic Power on the Classic Rock Station. We are 100.3 KROCK. A chance of riding some storms out later on this afternoon and potentially some showers possible this evening. We'll check that full forecast in just a little while. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell on a Tuesday morning. The B Team Morning Show of course brought to you by our friends at Stripes Pub and Grill in Navarre as well as Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. How you doing over there? Man I'm making it. You're making it. (12:38) I've made it this far. We're going with the theory of micro-winds today. Did you hear all the boom booms out over the water yesterday? No. Well Eglint Air Force Base is conducting munitions testing in the Gulf of America all week long with operations running through Saturday from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. (13:00) So just a heads up if you're hearing boom booms out there that's exactly where that is coming from. Wild story right out of here on in the Sunshine State. A Florida principal said she was wrongly punished after a Fetty Wap lyric appeared next to her photo in a middle school yearbook. Principal Katie O'Connell was placed on leave and told her contract may not be renewed after the quote, everybody hatin we just call them fans though, was published under her name. Now she insists that she never submitted or approved it and believes it may have been added after the yearbook was reviewed. The school district is investigating while O'Connell's attorney argues she is being made a scapegoat. Now O'Connell says the controversy has brought harassment and threats but she hopes to continue her career as a principal elsewhere. So yeah she's basically being accused of plagiarism there. So anyway that's strange. That's one direction for that story to go. (14:07) Don't forget coming up on Friday Bobby and I will be on location during the B Team Morning Show. That's true. First Friday Coffee brought to you by Lone Depot. Should be out there from 7 till 9 chatting with the local civic leaders and of course business owners. Maybe we'll talk with Ted. I don't know if I have that much energy that early in the morning. (14:33) Well we got to squeeze him in between 7 and 7 30 because the program starts at 7 30. So you got to be ready for it Bobby. I mean I think it's cute that you think that we'll be there with two microphones and Ted won't walk up. True we won't even have to chase after him. (14:51) Yeah if there's a microphone there's a Ted Corcoran nearby. I'm pretty sure if you flipped on a camera and started streaming Ted just materialized. Isn't that what you told Matt Gaetz one night? No we were at a party and the lights came on the outdoor security lights came on and when they did it was just as he was standing up and I went no no sit down Matt it's not TV cameras. And voila now he's doing a primetime TV show. Yeah didn't he was not very happy with me. He left the party. (15:25) Everybody has a story they can share about being irritated with Bobby. Everybody does. Hey coming up in about 20 minutes. Look you know what I didn't ask for the superpower. It was just granted to me. Well you've got a power Bobby. You've got a power. Super good or super bad depending on who you are. But coming up in about 20 minutes that superpower will be put to use with your daily advice from Ask Uncle Bobby. So stay with us we'll get to that here in just a little bit. (15:56) Plus some other stories to get to like the Destin City Council changing their mind deciding yeah we do want fireworks for the 4th of July instead of a drone show. Well we'll do the drone show if we can come up with extra money. Yeah well maybe the drone show is a little expensive. Maybe maybe. (16:16) Hey don't forget there is that patriotic drone show out at the fairgrounds next Friday night June 12th. That's going to be a free and open to the public event. The field behind the fairgrounds will open at 7 p.m. for parking and tailgating and the show will start around 8 45. So grab those lawn chairs you know bring some grub bring a cooler and pitch a tent set up campground. I don't know do whatever you want to do but it's all about the summer of 250 and America's big birth milestone birthday. So yeah 7 28 is the time a quick break music on the way from Kansas Fleetwood Mac and David Lee Roth are next right here on 100.3 KROCK. David Lee Roth in Just Like Paradise on a Tuesday morning. Beautiful sunshine right now it's 73 degrees outside at a high of 91 this afternoon. We'll see a few isolated pop-up sales later on after the lunch hour today. This is the B Team Morning Show brought to you by Stripes Pub and Grill in Novar as well as Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell coming up on time for your daily advice. Yeah ask Uncle Bobby just around the corner so stick tight for that. Well political differences are increasingly straining relationships here in the U.S. with 37 percent of Americans reporting that they've lost a friendship a family tie a co-worker connection or romantic relationship over politics. Now friends are the most commonly affected followed by family members co-workers and partners and the trend has worsened since two years ago in the 2024 election. (18:06) This study found that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to end relationships over political disagreements. I'm just shocked. Nearly half of Democrats say they have lost a relationship this way compared to about 29 percent of Republicans. Now researchers warn that these political breakups may deepen national polarization as those who cut ties over politics tend to view the opposing side more negatively and exaggerate their differences. (18:40) Yeah it's kind of funny every time they do one of these studies how it always leans one way. Are you noticing a trend here? I sure am. Yeah disagree with a Democrat well you're not their friend. All of a sudden it goes from but you're the fascist right yeah exactly exactly but if you ask them what is a fascist then they almost start crying because they can't define it right which it has a very very well defined distinct meaning. Yeah I think everybody's just you know and all that stuff has just become white noise I mean after a decade of being called racist fascist sexist homophobic xenophobic white nationalist Nazi all this crap it just I'm sorry it's like the boy who cried wolf you just you just become tone deaf to it it just is what it is yeah just a stupid demagogue that that you crazy liberals say because you can't actually argue your political opinion so you know when you can't make a point get loud exactly exactly it doesn't matter if you make sense or not just just make noise as you like to call the uh the loud minority That's right, that's it's the silent majority is is what is often underestimated in this In this group. Mm-hmm, you know it just it goes back to old-school tribal warfare I'm just gonna sit here and bang on my drum and get everybody to gather around me because I'm banging on my drum louder Right, and then I'm gonna take my drum that I'm banging on and take these people and we're gonna go fight the other guy That's banging on his drum trying to get everybody there Yeah Just a bunch of crap Two minutes away from Uncle Bobby after we talk about the who and mama's squeeze box What does that mean? They don't even know It's the B Team Morning Show on KROCK Mama's got a squeeze box daddy never sleeps at night Yes, don't still they don't even know what that what that means. They just put words together and called it music Well, it was kind of funny. They actually said that they were trying to they wanted to make it some kind of Innuendo like they were yeah, I'm trying to make it sound dirty and it just never just sounded she's never landed Can you imagine that man, I like your squeeze box All right, it's The B Team morning show on a Tuesday morning scatter black and Bobby Dewrell time now For that music to play and for the the wisdom to come out, that's right Yeah, it's ask uncle Bobby your daily advice weekday mornings right here on The B Team morning show stitched together byTomCat custom apparel That's right By Tomcat custom apparel reminding you that summer on the Emerald Coast is when tourists arrive and locals suddenly remember 17 different back roads You know with summer crowds here if your business wants to stand out byTomCat custom apparel can help customers find you Before they melt Hmm. Yeah, don't let him melt All right, uncle Bobby today you hear from the spreadsheet whisper Network Dear uncle Bobby. I feel like I'm always the last to know what is happening at work because I am NOT part of the office gossip But joining in helped my career and if so, how do I do it without causing problems? (22:20) Well, first of all, you're not being left out of gossip, okay, what's your being left out of his power? See office gossip is the it's unofficial company newsletter Except it's written by petty demigods and delivered straight to the people who get promoted. Okay? (22:36) Look skills are cute. Sure. Sure, but Rumors are faster than competence and and they do not require you to stay late learn anything or produce results Okay, you do not need to be the best worker You need to be the person who knows why Chad from what whatever is not a department anymore Suddenly has a doctor appointment every Thursday See, here's a philosophy. You don't chase gossip like a desperate intern chasing Wi-Fi. You've got to become a gossip tollbooth See you got to ask calm questions act mildly concerned and collect everyone's little secrets like there They're filing receipts for taxes. You will never pay Okay Then you weaponize it with finesse See and and you don't say anything directly you release tiny Polite hints like like perfume in an elevator and you let other people panic for you And if you really want to move the class the chess pieces You got to plant two conflicting stories and watch the office waste a week Arguing while you scroll through like the only adult in daycare Now look, please please spare me the worry about causing problems. Okay? (23:56) Problems are your ladder You are not Starting drama. You are curating narrative like a museum director Mmm except here that the exhibits are well, they're everyone's insecurities in the in the gift shop sells promotions, though All right There's your response. Mr. Spreadsheet Whisper Network. Why do I always assume that it's a male? (24:24) Yeah, I'm thinking that it's probably not male domain here. But you know, that's What I knew I wouldn't want to be sexist. I know I shouldn't assume their pronouns by Shame on me terrible person. I know I mean after all it is June All right, hey that's your advice this morning from Uncle Bobby we do this every morning around 745 ask uncle Bobby stitch together by our friends it byTomCat custom Apparel. Hey byTomCat custom apparel where the custom apparel is made for you by custom That's awful news is next Eddie money on 100.3k rock the classic rock station. Take me home tonight with Ronnie Spector just after 8 o'clock on a Tuesday morning. How you doing? Emerald Coast scatter black and Bobby do around don't forget the B Team show. That is that's who we are Mm-hmm. That's us. We're gonna be on location from first Friday coffee brought to you by Lone Depot Coming up on Friday morning with the greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce. Yeah talking with all the folks the civic leaders and business owners that attend that of course Michael Michael night will be here in in the studio being our Producer of the broadcast. Oh, is that what we're calling it? That's not what you're saying off-air You were talking that you're using that word from that Roman stone song Bitch He's our broadcast bitch, that's right broadcast intern technical Channel, yeah, that's it. That's a woke name. It's a it. No, it's a it's an acronym, bitch Okay, right, yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right exactly. Mm-hmm. Yep, and that's what I cast interopter role technical channel host Yeah, that is the most Woke acronym I've ever heard in my life Congratulations Bobby you got your degree in political correctness. No, it's called rhetorical theory. Is that what that is? Yep All right. Well, you know, the Emerald Coast is home to thousands of weddings every summer No, and yeah the average cost of a wedding now in 2026 according to Zola is 36 $1,000 A popular wedding planning website Zola says that Cost variation depends on several factors like location and guest count a team Analyzed the average cost of a hundred and guess 150 guest wedding across 60 US cities and found the most expensive place to wed was California the Big Apple actually, well Ninety nine thousand dollars now. I don't think these figures are anywhere close to real because they say Las Vegas was in the top ten and it cost $62,000 to granted. We only had like 25 people at our wedding in Vegas, right? Cuz it was a destination. Mm-hmm wedding, but Our package was like two grand. Yeah, so I don't understand. We're $62,000 and that was Eight eight years ago. I don't think we've had that much in Years, probably they're probably for the cost of the wedding. They're calculating in hotel rooms and all of that Because you did a destination wedding says although you didn't pay out-of-pocket everybody else contributed So yeah, I guess that's that's probably true and then of course you have your your little reception and your your cake and the All the other crap that goes with it and the dress and the tux. Yeah Hmm It's expensive. It's expensive. No wonder. It's just easier to you know elope Well, you could elope or or you could just you know, have multiple kids jack up and if it don't work pack up That's right. Multiple kids different baby daddies. Hell I need a raise. I Think that is the theory of a few out there. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, no comment 74 degrees right now a high of 91 this afternoon We'll check your full forecast here in the next. I don't know 12 15 minutes something like that On the way Steve Miller and Jimmy right now rush and limelight some B Team morning show Schuyler black and Bobby Dewrell brought to you by stripes Pub and Grill and Navarre as well as Okaloosa gas at outcast sushi Miramar Beach 100.3 KROCK That's perfect song to play as the sheriff shows up in it. Well, not the current sheriff that was the other one Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aiden joining us on the air this morning here on 100.3 KROCK. Oh, how you doing? I'm great Great glad to see Bobby Yeah, I don't know why I brought the extra jewelry in and said that we need to spend some time together this afternoon Tomato tomato Tell you what, this is a little shinier though. That's the rest the deputies You you say you say handcuffs. I say bracelets Double bracelets interlocking. You're not allergic to silver are you? (29:59) Well, Sheriff Aden, joining us this morning to talk about a little mischief that happened this last weekend. To say little seems to be underselling it, but you know, hey, well, it was definitely fun. (30:17) Yeah, you know, Crab Island is that lovely little stepchild that you try to control and can't, you know, but it's a mess, you know, and it's that way every weekend. And I'll tell you something that I didn't say on the news yesterday when I was interviewed, and that was that, you know, for my Marine people to say, my Marine staff to say, it was basically just any other weekend at Crab Island is a testament to how bad it's gotten out there. (30:47) Yeah, really. And there are some people that'll say, oh, it's a lot better than it was when there was chicken fighting and all the stripper poles and stuff out there. But it's not. I mean, it's just a different bad. You know, it's debauchery. I mean, you know, those of us locals, we were just talking about the crews and stuff, and one of your crew members, I won't say who, called me this weekend and said, I hear there's a takeover. (31:10) Yeah. Well, you know, I mean, there was an advertised event by two different organizers for the same event, one out of Montgomery and one out of Mobile. And there were a lot of people that were there for that, but we actually have done a really good job of getting in front of these events when people try to have them, because once we explain to them the financial implications, the criminal implications is one thing, the fine is one thing, but when you start talking about the dollars that they are potentially on the hook for, it usually gets them to quash that and try and do something different. (31:45) And you know, you can call them pop-ups, you can call them takeovers, but when you sit there and say takeover, I mean, what does that imply? I mean, what do you think that's going to imply to the vendors, to the businesses, to the locals that are there trying to enjoy something that everyone should enjoy, visitors and locals alike? (32:02) And when you say, I'm going to come over and take over, it's like, you know, imagine the bully on the playground coming to take over your swing set. I mean, you know, it's the same premise, or at least that's what they want to portray. And it's not even about that. It's about, you know, what is the havoc and debauchery that you're going to, or what is the criminal element of what you're going to bring in? (32:23) You know, are you going to come here and start fights and chaos? I will tell you that there were a large number of disturbances. Not everyone was related to the event, but we did tie back directly, indirectly, we tied back 16 of the 25 disturbances that we went to. (32:42) I mean, I myself, I was at a, at a longtime steakhouse that had been here that reopened on the harbor. And I went down there and I'm trying to have a nice meal with my neighbors and try this new restaurant, this old restaurant out, but the Pandora's and lovely environment, having a great time. (32:58) And this man that I know that's out in the back eating with the chef's wife comes running in going, Sheriff, I need you out here. There's a fight. So I rush out there. About that time, there's another fight in the front of the harbor walk between two females. (33:13) But I will tell you that the, the only- No alcohol involved, right? Never. Well, that's true on any given day down there. And, but I, but I will tell you that out of the 25 disturbances, 16 were, were directly or indirectly related to the, to the event. (33:29) But only one of which we made an arrest. We made a battery arrest because you get there a lot of times and nobody wants to press charges. Or there was just a verbal, you know, people say, oh, there was all these disturbances, you know, and I'll tell you something else that I made the comment that, you know, a lot of the videos we saw were from years past. (33:45) In fact, none of the videos I've seen were from recent other than the video of the two girls fighting on the pontoon boat. And my staff didn't even get called to that. They happened to be right there. And that's why it was resolved as quickly as it was. They were literally right there. I mean, you could see from the video, they were right there. (34:02) Other than that, none of the video, now I'm not going to dispute that there were other craziness, debauchery, disturbances going on in the waters. I mean, I'm not here to argue that. I mean, I saw one comment say, well, you know, I know somebody that was actually part of the takeover and he videoed, okay. (34:20) I haven't seen that, you know, what I, what I was saw, my staff has confirmed are older videos, but again, it goes back to, if they're telling me it's pretty much in any given weekend out there, it'll tell you how bad it's really gotten. It's just as far as, um, I mean, you guys are locals, you know, I mean, I don't go to Crab Isle. (34:40) Not anymore. And we tried, we've, and I can get into the whole layers of, uh, I had someone call me and say, well, what can someone do that wants to come here and have an organized event? I said, great question. And we try to get that out there. There are like five different layers of enforcement. (34:55) You have U.S. Coast Guard that has a mission of search and rescue, but they have a component of authority out there. You have FWC that is out there for what you would imagine, you know, fish and wildlife conservation, enforcement, but they too can do BUIs and all that. My staff is out there for mainly trying to keep the peace and enforcing state statute, but mainly, um, you know, is, is, is life safety. (35:17) I mean, we had drownings last week, multiple ones. We had, um, we had a boat crash Saturday night, right. You know, few hours after I left the restaurant, we had a boat crash. It ended in a terrible tragedy. Very good. Very good friend of mine. Right. (35:32) Yeah. Yeah. I know you had called the person that called me, you know, um, and, uh, but at the end of the day, uh, it's, it's already a scary thing, uh, to, you know, as far as the currents and the waterways and all that, but then you throw in the component of public safety and trying to, trying to actually, uh, secure an area that's that big. (35:52) And the fact is most people don't know that's a national park. Most people do not know that. So you have the parks and services that if you're going to have any kind of event out there, you have to go through them. In fact, they were on our boats this weekend and they were on our boats quite often because they will cite and they have pretty extensive fines. (36:09) Um, but the biggest thing is that people don't realize is when they try to have an event like that, even if it's not, they don't have anything, um, you know, any kind of malice. They don't have anything, um, you know, any kind of malice or any kind of, uh, intent to have any, anything but a nice get together. (36:26) But then you can't control who comes in there. And if you had an event that was sanctioned or not, and, and then you are permitted or licensed and you have people come and there's a disturbance and it gets to out of hand, you can be on the hook for any and all resources, not just law enforcement, not just EMS fire, you know, any other resources that are out there, um, that you can, and that was put into play a few years ago under governor DeSantis, uh, as the anti riot acts, you know, and so it was part of that keeping the peace. (36:59) And a lot of times these promoters and stuff won't have such, you know, things on the water per se, but they had these after parties at a location and, and the same is true as there is that if there's some something that's related to where law enforcement had to use resources, they can be charged. (37:14) Yeah. Yeah. That's, I mean, I know. So most of my experience with this is coming up and advising with, uh, with fraternities in Greek life up in colleges because we have this in a lot of those. And that's, that's why all of those, we've gone to entry control points, you know, Hey, yeah, you're going to have it at your house and there's not up. (37:32) We actually will put up temporary fencing and have one, you have to come in through this area. We usually have, you know, officers at that area to make sure these people are coming in. We know they're coming in. That's who's with us. If it's on this side of the trench, this is us. Yeah, I know. Yeah. (37:47) But that's, and that's my point. You can't, I've had a couple of people say, Oh man, we want to get a band and put a band out at crab Island. And I'm like, I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole. You do that, you get the permit for it. And then it just like you were saying, now you're responsible for everybody out at crab Island. Well, you know, and I saw some comments yesterday, you know, the sheriff ought to just shut it down. (38:08) I mean, we don't have the authority to shut down a national park, frankly, you know, we're, we're doing good just to try and, and, you know, have a law enforcement presence out there and keep a Band-Aid on a gushing wound, you know? But it's a, uh, you know, it's an area that has caused us a lot of problems. (38:25) I mean, we are the number one and I'm not proud to say we're number one in the state almost year after year after year. And we're certainly not the most crowded. I mean, you look at us compared to Miami and I'm not talking about per capita, number one BUIs. And if we had five times the deputies, we'd have five times the BUIs and it's just a matter of numbers, you know, um, but you know, really it's about life safety out there trying to make sure everybody's responsibly and enjoying God's greatest, uh, part of our area and our waterways is, is, is Crab Island. (38:55) I mean, y'all remember it. I mean, I was remembered as a little kid being able to enjoy going over there and crabbing and all that. And, um, it's, it's just, it's not the same. Yeah. I actually remember when it was an island. Yeah. Yeah. It was actually, actually broke the water. We saw that for about a week this last winter. (39:10) Yeah, you can on the north wind in the winter, you can, but I mean, it was what Bobby's saying is true. Yeah. It was crazy. And there were grass beds out there before the hurricanes. And my dad would throw us over and say, come back with all these crabs. And we'd catch them after coming fishing in the Gulf. And, uh, it was, it was a wonderful resource, I should say. (39:27) And it's okay that people have, have come here and enjoyed it, you know, and it's okay that many of us locals want to kind of get away from that. You know, um, there's a lot of money to be made out there. There's a lot of vendors that are doing very well out there and I'm real proud of them for being able to capitalize on the tourism market and even the locals that utilize their resources and their, their assets. (39:47) Um, but it, it, it does not come without some, some costs, you know? And I do appreciate you bringing up, cause I, I've, I've had those arguments with a few people over the years about the whole cross jurisdictional. What that whole place is. And I brought up, because I know I was working with another friend on a different issue, and we uncovered six or seven years ago that it was actually National Park. It's all part of the National Seashore. (40:12) And we were like, oh wait. Because actually the thing we were working on, we were like, oh, well then why don't we just call National Parks and they'll shut that down. Well, they've got to get a boat first. And you know what's funny is there's 36 miles, I believe is what it is, of beachfront. There's that bubble of Crab Island and then there's a buffer on not only the south but the north side of the Santa Rosa Barrier Island, which most people don't know what that is. (40:37) We all do, but it's basically the land that separates the Bay from the Gulf, stretching from Destin all the way to Pensacola. Almost Pensacola. And anyway, that stretch is all a National Seashore. And 36 miles, I believe, is what they said of it. But at the end of the day, they don't have the ability to. And I think that will change when they do the renovations of the National Seashore and all that. I think they'll put some resources. They'll have to. (41:03) Yeah, they've got to do something. But right now, it's us. And I will tell you, I'm going to go back to my predecessor. And he was huge on the example I gave about, hey, nobody wants to say this is my playground and you can't come here. (41:19) So he was big on working with the county and the National Parks and Services about getting rid of all those huge blow-up things. And I get it. I understood his position. I understood those that were against that. But this kind of goes back to that. It's just a different takeover. It's just, hey, I'm going to come over there. But this one's about lawlessness, usually. (41:41) I mean, they want to create havoc, and they bring back the vessels that they're renting in terrible shape a lot of times. There's been so much damage by the vendors, and they're in an uproar about it to the point where they don't want to rent on those weekends. (41:56) What would you advise with the next one planned here in a couple weeks? Well, what we do is we go out. We've been very successful. I mean, I know you've seen the videos, and there's some of that on non-takeover weekends. But we get in front of it. We try to explain what the ramifications are. It's the best we can do from a law enforcement standpoint. (42:17) And then we take proactive measures if they don't listen or they don't abide by the rules. They don't get their permits. They don't get their licenses. Things get out of hand. We take it to that level. We will, and we can charge them, and we will. But what I would say to the vendors is, hey, you're a for-profit business. You're a private business. (42:36) And if you feel you have risk at stake, then you have to make that decision for yourself and for your business. And no one would blame you for trying to protect your resources, because some of these people have been really – not only – it's not just about the equipment that's brought back damage, but it's also about – a lot of times they're using stolen credit cards, and some of these vendors never get paid. (43:05) And then they take $10,000 in damage on a vessel as well. Well, to some of that degree, though, I don't know. I'm playing a little bit of devil's advocate, because to get on my high horse about the one thing, I've got a son that's a certified Level 1 sailing instructor. He has done close operation of a small vessel inside of – because he's working with kids sailing, so he has to prove that he can get up close to them, everything like that. (43:33) But if he wants to get behind the wheel of my boat, behind the stick, oh, he doesn't have his Florida boating license. I mean, I'm like, he's met every qualification there is. Nope, nope, he hasn't taken the Florida boating test. Yeah, there wasn't a thing when I was a kid. (43:49) Right, but now you're going to make my kid go sit for eight hours that grew up on a boat and has passed this Level 1 national certification. However, these people come down from wherever, Georgia, Tennessee, never been behind a boat, don't know anything about boating. (44:05) We give them a 10-minute course and say, good luck, and send them out on the water. Well, I mean, hey, Bobby, to your point, we're going over the Destiny Bridge, and I'm with some neighbors, and they see a boat, a guy on a WaveRunner. And my wife, she's a little bit of a road rager, and she's that way on the water, too. (44:23) And yet she's never at the wheel, it's me. But we're driving over the bridge, and we see this guy, and I told him just that. I said, she goes, he doesn't even understand that that's a no-wake zone. I said, baby, she goes, don't they give them a tutorial? I said, they do, but you're here, you're checking out, you're ready to get on the pond. (44:41) You're not listening to the 10-minute tutorial, to your point. And then you get out there, I said, envision us down in the Bahamas or in the Keys or wherever, Miami. We don't know what's what. Once we get out there, we're having a good time. But then it's our job to inform them, educate them, or cite them if they're doing it maliciously and intentionally. (45:01) Well, Sheriff, I hate to cut you off, but we are out of time, because Bobby and I have to wrap things up here. Is that what stop means right there? But we appreciate you coming in this morning and breaking everything down from this last weekend for us. (45:16) Thank you, sir. We appreciate it, sir. Anytime. As long as you bring breakfast. That's right. This is the one time you can tell a sheriff what to do. Hey, you know what? My rule is, if they come in wearing a gun, they don't have to bring breakfast. Oh, okay. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Gayden joining us on the V-Team Morning Show this morning. (45:37) We'll take a quick break. A look at your forecast is next on 100.3 KROCK. Boston and peace of mind. 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station. I want to thank Sheriff Eric Gayden for stopping in and chatting with us again this morning. Yeah, it was nice being able to chat with him and actually spending a little bit of extra time and getting some good information. (45:57) We're going to do it all over again tomorrow. V-Team Encore Hour coming up here at 9 o'clock, so stick around. We're not really leaving, but the official ending of the official morning show is winding down now. (46:12) That's right. I want to thank our sponsors, including... Including who, Bobby? Everyone that sponsored us. Yes, that's right. Including Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas, and OutKast Sushi in Miramar Beach. (46:28) Good job, Bobby. I've never heard that before. I can tell. I can tell. All right. We'll holler at you tomorrow morning. Remember, you can find everything we talked about today online at thevteamshow.com. It should be warm today, a high of 91, but still, at this point, 74 degrees, so not too shabby out there at this point in the morning. (46:50) All right. I'm Schuyler Black. Bobby Dewrell. Get us on out. Hey, folks. Thanks for joining the B Team Morning Show, your leading alternative quality programming right here on the Emerald Coast. Now, we know you have a choice in what you listen to each and every day, and we appreciate the fact that you settled in on this wild ride that we call the morning show. But it's come that time of day, we've got to mosey on out of here. (47:07) 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.