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Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe in Universal Studios CityWalk Orlando tempts fate and depletes cactus juice supplies by stockpiling over 1300 gallons of Margaritaville Tequila in its quest for entry into the Guiness Book of World Records.

On Friday, May 18 the last bottle of tequila was poured into a 7500-gallon FDA approved polyethylene tank affectionately called "Big Rita," thus shattering the World's Largest Margarita record and the Largest Cocktail record as well.

Listed below are a few fun facts:

~ Big Rita is 13 feet high and 12 feet wide.
~ Big Rita weighs 2000 pounds when empty.
~ Big Rita weighs 50,000 pounds when full.
~ 4500 gallons of Margaritaville margarita mix is required for this drinkable recipe.
~ 1125 gallons of Margaritaville Tequila is an integral part of the recipe.
~ 38,400 20-ounce Margaritas can be served.
~ It took 2 days to make the World's Largest Margarita.

Big Rita's 15 minutes were soon up and her fate was undecided until.... Hoisted on a truck, strapped to a barge and eventually rolled up the narrow driveway at the Margaritaville in Negril Jamaica, Big Rita is now a Rum Runner. When in Rome Big Rita..

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville officially entered into an agreement with the Jamaica based Margaritaville to combine forces in bringing the proper state of mind to four more Caribbean destinations. We were not privy to the negotiations, and lack the legal enlightenment to comment on the pact, however, it looks like what could commonly be called a win-win situation.

Margaritaville can be found in Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios and Air Margaritaville in Jamaica's Sangster International Airport.

Far Side of the World: "My Grandfather ran away from home at age 13, jumping from the second story window of a clapboard house on a pleasant looking neighborhood street above the harbour at Sydney, Nova Scotia. He did not return home until he was 84 years old. Talking to him after his return home, he simply said that things hadn't changed much since he had left. Before Alzheimer's disease erased his memory, I took my father up to Nova Scotia to visit our Canadian cousins and we stood in the window of that house looking down at the same view my Grandfather saw when he made his decision to see the world. Later that night over a lobster dinner, I asked my Dad what he was thinking when we stood there together at that window. He smiled and said, 'I'm glad as hell the old man jumped.' So am I, I replied."

Nashville, TN - Following Alan Jackson's two recent Academy of Country Music Awards wins and the RIAA's Quadruple Platinum (4,000,000 units) certification of his Drive album, the reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year delivers his new single, "It's Five O'clock Somewhere.” Recorded with friend Jimmy Buffett at Shrimp Boat Sound Studio in Key West last month, Jackson's sure-to-be summer anthem is one of two new tracks included on his latest CD, Alan Jackson’s Greatest Hits Vol. II.

"Somebody pitched me that song,” Alan Jackson claims, “and I said 'Man! This sounds like Buffett!' Sure enough - it already had his name in there, and it sounded like him, so it just felt natural to go ahead and do the thing. And he was kind enough to sing on it."

Meet Me In Margaritaville: Jimmy's notes and observations are collected here, capturing past to present to Parrot Head. The 38 track, 2-CD Meet Me In Margaritaville set includes six new recordings of Jimmy's personal favorites, 4 new live recordings and 2 new songs; Everybody's Talkin' and Sail On Sailor.

Everybody's Talkin' is Jimmy's tribute to a fellow troubadour. "Fred Neil was one of the most compelling folk-rockers to emerge from Greenwich Village in the mid-60's." Bob Dylan, John Sebastian, David Crosby and many others too numerous to mention claim Fred as an influence. Jimmy knew Fred from his folk-singing days in Coconut Grove, and maintained a strong friendship until his death 2 years ago. For a great historical look at an early Buffett influence see www.fredneil.com

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