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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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