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Escape from Margaritaville

2004-09-14

"Alphaville: Silence - Logic -Safety - Prudence."

If Outland agent Lemmy Caution from Alphaville had investigated Fenway Park in Boston last weekend, he'd have found himself no longer in the land of black and white. Among thousands of Parrot Heads in Hawaiian shirts and shark-outfitted white limos, Caution would have arrived in the technicolor state of euphoria called Margaritaville.

"Wasted away again in Margaritaville"
A large circling blimp advertising "lo carbs" marked the arrival of Margaritaville in Boston. For those of you who have never travelled there, Margaritaville is an imaginary Caribbean theme and mardi gras atmosphere where mostly middle-aged inhabitants wear grass skirts, funny hats and flower leis. Inflatable birds and plastic palm trees abound.
Margaritaville, you see, is the music, travelling party and lucrative entertainment business of Jimmy Buffet . While the usual tailgate parties of Buffet fans in RVs (recreational vehicles) were not permitted in Boston, the bars were full before and after the concerts. For rum and tequila distillers, visitors to this fantasy island boost sales.
No one seemed to know the exact origin of a margarita.

These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes; Nothing remains quite the same. Through all of the islands and all of the highlands, If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.