In 1987, the same year the first Beach Bum parade was held on Tybee Island, a 19-year-old Savannah State University student named Kenneth Flowe applied for the first permit for Orange Crush. The ...
Orange Crush, started in 1988, became Tybee Island's largest unpermitted event after Savannah State University cut ties in 1991 following safety incidents. Organizers obtained a permit for Orange ...