Any relation to Chris "Pancake" Meyers?
Posted on 03/19/2009 6:02:38 AM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Famed Appalachian moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, whose incorrigible bootlegging ways were as out of step with modern times as his hillbilly beard and overalls, took his own life rather than go to prison for making white lightning, his widow says.
“He couldn’t go to prison. His mind would just not accept it. … So I credit the federal government for my husband being dead, I really do,” Pam Sutton told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday from the couple’s home in the Parrottsville community, about 50 miles east of Knoxville.
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I doubt this guy could do a worse job as President than that Kenyan fellow
Actually Popcorn lived in both N.C. and Cocke County Tennessee, the border of the two states. He was buried in Parrotsville TN., close to where I live, and where he was reared.
There was a local news report on TV just now. A small private service was held Wednesday, and a public service is planned later.
Cool, thanks. My apologies Diana.
You catchin any? I’m about to head out the door right now to hit a pond with a wooly hawgtail.
Well in North Carolina, way back in the hills
Me and my old pappy had a hand in a still
We brewed white lightnin’ ‘til the sun went down
Then he’d fill him a jug and he’d pass it around
Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy’s corn squeezin’
Whshhhoooh . . . white lightnin’
Chorus:
Well the “G” men, “T” men, revenuers, too
Searchin’ for the place where he made his brew
They were looking, tryin to book him,
But my pappy kept a-cookin’
Whshhhoooh . . . white lightnin’
Well I asked my old pappy why he called his brew
White lightnin’ ‘stead of mountain dew
I took a little sip and right away I knew
As my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue
Lightnin’ started flashin’ and thunder started crashin’
Shhhoooh . . . white lightnin’
Chorus:
Well the “G” men, “T” men, revenuers, too
Searchin’ for the place where he made his brew
They were looking, tryin to book him,
but my pappy kept a-cookin’
Whshhhoooh . . . white lightnin’
Well a city slicker came and he said “I’m tough”
I think I wanna taste that powerful stuff
He took one g-g-glug and drank it right down
And I heard him a moaning as he hit the ground
Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy’s corn squeezin’
Whshhhoooh . . . white lightnin’
Chorus:
Well the “G” men, “T” men, revenuers, too
Searchin’ for the place where he made his brew
They were looking, tryin to book him,
but my pappy kept a-cookin’
Whshhhoooh . . . white lightnin’...
Any relation to Chris "Pancake" Meyers?
Big Government stomps on another little person.
He was a convicted felon and the law stipulates that possession and ownership of a gun by convicted felons is illegal.
Really? I did not know that! Interesting indeed...
I met a few old-timers in my months in Tennessee while my mom was sick. Some of the best people you could ever hope to meet in your life.
He definitely lived on his own terms, and died by them. RIP “Popcorn”!
RIP Mr. Sutton. Condolences to his family, friends and customers.
Never mind that THAT law is totally flawed, and Unconstitutional, but it seems you don’t see his actions as having anything to do with Civil Disobedience.
I would not choose to do anything as risky in my own life perhaps, but I have to give this man props for refusing to go along with some of these laws.
As for the alleged attempted murder you mentioned - was he convicted of that?
Did you happen to know this man personally? It seems as if you have a decidedly negative view of the man, and it makes me wonder whether you and he were ever at odds personally.
Just finished a batch of cranberry wine that a friend gave me the recipe for in Jan.
5 cans jellied cramberries
5 lbs. sugar
2 packs of yeast
Heat jellied cranberries and add sugar, stir until dissolved. Pour in to 5 gallon container(carboy) and add cool water to within 6" of top. Add yeast and install airlock.
P.S. I wrap my jugs in a heating pad set on low. Fermentation is usually complete in 2 1/2 to 3 weeks.
Rack until desired clarity is obtained.
That's not true. Most countries have similar laws to the US, requiring taxes to be paid. Wikipedia has an overview of the laws of other countries
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Terrific! I gotta get my carboy back from my BIL...then I’ll be all set. Thanks! :)
“You catchin any?”
Nope, but plan to go this weekend to a small lake nearby. Taking my canoe and going to try to catch a few bass. It’s predicted to be in the high 60s/low 70s.
Ping
In retrospect, one has to wonder if Washington paid his Federal whiskey production taxes or if he should be added to the growing list of do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do politicians, eh?
“I had some ‘white lightning’ in Knoxville, once. Tastes like a toxic defoliant. Horrible stuff.”
I’ve had it a few times. Most of it smelled like year old silage except for a peach flavored variety which was dang tasty!
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