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Rednecks in the news . . .
Bubba, 22 pound
redneck
lobster dies
after reprieve
Bubba, the giant 22-pound lobster caught in the Atlantic
off the Massachusetts' coast, died
 before he could be
transferred to his new permanent home at an aquarium at
a Ripley's Believe or Not museum. It was not known
immediately as to what killed Bubba, believed by some
experts to be between 50 and 100 years old. The average
size for lobsters is four to five pounds, though records
show them as large as 25 pounds.
Bubba had previously been transferred to a Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
fish market. After having Bubba on display for about
week and receiving correspondence from animal's
rights advocacy groups, the fish market owner then gave
him to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.
Redneck Riviera
landmark to close
The
Ocean Opry, a famous landmark in the Redneck Riviera
in Panama City Beach, Florida; will close it doors for
good at the end of the 2005 tourist season. The Gulf of
Mexico beach area is going through a dramatic
transformation from a era of "mom and pop" motels to
high rise condominiums with over 40 major construction
projects currently underway.
A developer from Atlanta, Ga. has purchased the 10-acre
site for a antebellum style development. The popular
attraction has been owned by Wayne Rader and his family
for over 25 years.
Another popular attraction, Miracle Strip Amusement
Park, closed after last summer's tourist season to make
way for yet another high rise development named
Miracle Strip Resort.
Sale of state whiskey
banned in Alabama
 The Alcoholic Beverage Control of Alabama
has
banned sales of the official state whiskey, Conecuh
Ridge, alleging liquor law violations by the founder of
the distillery.
The company, based in Troy, Alabama, has been quickly
distancing itself from founder Kenny May after he was
charged in early February of selling a case of whiskey
to an 18-year-old girl in dry Geneva County and to an
ABC agent in Houston County.
The Alabama legislature voted last year to make Conecuh
Ridge the "official state spirit". The company is
currently looking for investors. The product is based on
a recipe by the founder's father, Clyde May, a famous
Alabama bootlegger.
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