Jimmy Buffett plans to open a Margaritaville hotel in Pensacola Beach later this week as the oil spill reaches Florida’s beaches. Buffett took a walk Saturday along the beach with Florida Governor Charlie Crist and said he wants people in the area to know that he’s there for them. He says if he’s good for anything, it’s “helping people forget their troubles for a couple of hours.” Buffett led a pro-beach rally, urging Floridians to “not get a ‘sky is falling’ attitude” over the oil slick. He said he has survived hurricanes, getting shot at in Jamaica and a plane crash, and insisted he’s ready to ride out the oil-spill disaster. “This is an environmental disaster nobody asked for, but Floridians are a tough people,” Buffet said to the crowd of 1,000 beachgoers. Tar balls swept along by strong winds hit more of the Panhandle coast Saturday. A dozen tar mats – slabs of thickened crude as long as 30 feet – were found near Navarre Beach. “Just batten down the hatches,” Buffett said.
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