Earlier this week this blog reported the arrest of Popcorn Sutton: perhaps the very last of the original Appalachian moonshiners and an American living legend. As of this writing Popcorn is still in jail in east Tennessee after a raid that caught him with almost a thousand gallons of still-brewed booze and many hundreds of pounds of unfinished mash.
Since his arrest, Popcorn Sutton is gradually gaining support for his cause. I've heard that a legal defense fund has been established, and I'm trying to find out more details about that. Someone is even selling "Free Popcorn" shirts on CafePress. And now a couple of musicians have done a short song in honor of Popcorn. Enjoy!
2 comments:
chris
said...
Popcorn Sutton passed away last nigt in jail...im his nease and just wanted to let yall know...he is my uncle...my e-mail is natereed43@yahoo.com
2 comments:
Popcorn Sutton passed away last nigt in jail...im his nease and just wanted to let yall know...he is my uncle...my e-mail is natereed43@yahoo.com
i mean,im his nephew,sorry
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