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of the chill. He bought the drone only about two months ago, he explained. His brother had told Schineller about him, Perrone said. "I'm more than happy [to help]. Rich is a good guy." "Richard is a genius," Sulimirski added. "'No' is never an answer" when someone asks Schineller for help, Fulton pointed out. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER In an email to supporters early this week, Schineller lauded his team. "[C]ast and crew were top-notch — the imagery driven by Director of Photography Jimmy Scott is going to be eye-catching and Maria jammed like the star she is, braving cold water and ongoing repetitions to make sure we got the best." "Wonderful, wonderful people," Schineller told the News Leader on March 4. Schineller expects to have the video ready for its premiere in about two weeks. The Best Western Plus-Siesta Key has been a big sup- porter, he noted. The hotel's co-owner, Maria Bankemper, was chairwoman of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce in January when its board backed a resolution calling for no dredging in the pass. Other backers have chosen to remain out of the spotlight, the News Leader has learned. Schineller's own passion for the project was as clear as water in the pass as he talked this week about his determination to see Big Pass remain untouched. He pointed to the link between Siesta Public Beach's No. 1 ranking by Dr. Stephen Leatherman (Dr. Beach) and the natural north-to-south downdrift of sand on Florida's west coast, which has resulted in accretion of the shoal and the beach. "Why risk ruining something that's already working well?" The prospect of repeated dredging of Big Pass — the plan the Army Corps of Engineers has touted to keep Lido Beach in good shape after the initial renourishment — alarms him even more. Schineller likens that to offshore oil drilling situations in which the rigs never disappear, leaving the water forever muddied. "Lido Beach definitely needs sand," he pointed out. "The issue is mankind's insanity in think- ing we can control the ocean." For more information about Maria Lane, visit marialanemusic.com. % The slate laying out the production details rests on a seat in Gary McDermott's boat. Sarasota News Leader March 7, 2014 Page 16