Tag, we're it! New license plate is 'beachy keen'

Have you seen the new license plate from the state of Alabama? It's a touch ironic that I used the phrase "Sweet Home Alabama" in my last post, because that's what's going to be on our vehicle tags for the next several years. But that's not even the best part. The new tags also feature a beach scene!
Here's some material from the Associated Press article about the tags:

Gov. Bob Riley assigned the state tourism department to design the new license plate and chose a beach scene to reflect the Gulf Coast’s importance to Alabama’s tourism industry. Together, Baldwin and Mobile counties generate more than 30 percent of the state’s $9.8 billion tourism revenue.

“A lot of people outside of Alabama don’t even know that we have beaches,” Riley said. “When we put more than three million tags showing sea oats and a beautiful sunset over water into circulation, that will change.”

Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell said the design is a major boost to the hospitality industry.
“Having the ‘sweet home’ phrase included is a real plus,” he said. “‘Sweet Home Alabama’ is the third most played song identifying a destination, behind ‘New York, New York’ and ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco.’”

I can't wait to get my new tag. See you at the DMV!