Me and my likker by popcorn sutton, september 9, 1999, shockwave edition, spiralbound me and my likker september 9, 1999 edition open library. Sutton, 61, of parrottsville, was given two concurrent 18month terms and will have to spend three years on supervised release once he finishes up his time behind bars, assistant u. Me and my likker september 9, 1999 edition open library. Sutton published me and my likker, an anecdote of his life and moonshining practices. Marvin popcorn sutton, a famed moonshiner, was hounded to his death by agents of the federal government.
In 2008, marvin sutton completed a revised edition of me and my likker with many additional photos and stories, pamela sutton wrote in an affidavit. A true appalachian legend who embodied the spirit of the fiercely independent southern mountain moonshiner, defiant to the end. Set of 5 moonshine posters, moonshiner, popcorn sutton, big haley, johnse hatfield, bootleg stills, wanted you get all five posters pictured here. Me and my likker, by popcorn sutton mitchells publications. Get the best deals on popcorn sutton when you shop the largest online selection at. He was wellknown especially in the south, his books and video are hard to find. The film had the same title as his selfpenned book, me and my likker, and was rereleased by sutton in 2009 as popcorn sutton making likker a long time ago. One of a limited number of copies signed by the author before his death. On the whole, and it first glance, it appeared to be a pretty basic southeastern recipe so i thought id give it a whirl and see whats what. The book was called me and my likker and in it, he gave recipes for how to make his brews. I would like to say popcorn you have helped keep these mountains alive and you are a hero to me. The new york times called it a rambling, obscene and often hilarious account of his life in the trade. A film from the emmy award winning producer of the pbs special the last one and the cult classic the last run this is the last dam run of likker ill ever make. Marvin popcorn sutton was among the last of his kind.
Wed like to say we understand why popcorn took his own life but our hearts still hurt. It has been read many times, and is in very nice condition. New adult long sleeve marvin popcorn sutton tshirt. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. This is the revised edition of the original 1999 publication me and my likker, the true story of a mountain moonshiner. Daddy moonshine the story of marvin popcorn sutton daddy moonshine the story of marvin popcorn sutton. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Popcorn sutton books list of books by author popcorn sutton. First published in 1999 me and my likker open library. Me and my likker by popcorn sutton revised edition pdf.
For the music video, they played live at a roadhouse bar called the still, and singerguitarist ali randolph shot on location at popcorn s property and the site of his. In 1999 prior to his life being featured in the show, mr. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american appalachian. Sutton s recipe calls for the following ingredients. The better to understand the kind of man were talking about, and the kind of product. Regardless of my own terrible experiences with moonshine, its production is fascinating, and its history largely misunderstood. The title of the book which sutton sold from his ramshackle shop in maggie valley, north carolina, was me and my likker. Popcorn sutton bonus footage from feature film a hell of. He lived life the way he wanted to and went out the way he chose to with no apologies.
A collectible tribute done into type and printed letterpress. Popcorn says goodbye i am the only person allowed to sell this image. Well, he didnt drive a swell car and he didnt belong to some fancy country club, and he didnt hobnob with the rich and mighty. Mar 18, 2009 famed appalachian moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton, whose incorrigible bootlegging ways were out of step with modern times, took his own life rather than go to prison, his widow says.
And me and my likker, which can be purchased at a lower price at. This is the last dam run of likker ill ever make, later recut and renamed the last one, captures the twilight of moonshine culture. He was a very interesting man, and earned the respect of many folks in the area. I was makeing likker when i was 4 years old i think its the good life everybody should have grew up like i have. He was proud of his moonshine and wasnt afraid to talk about his way of life. He had boobytraps everywhere on his property so you had to know exactly what roads to drive on. Popcorn sutton me and my likker book a true story ebay. Stories and extensive photography documenting suttons life among his friends of western north carolina and east tennessee, making likker and generally. Cafepress brings your passions to life with the perfect item for every occasion. I want to extend my most humble gratitude to all the people who reached out to me and my family with sympathies and kindness. This is the last dam run of likker ill ever make full movie. Marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger. We can probably get this title but the price is subject to change. The only reason i bought the book was because the description said it was sighned by the man himself before he died.
This is a great book, that tells it the way it was in popcorns words. Aug 25, 2015 popcorn sutton moved from nashville to newport, and i honestly thought they were going out of business. Mar 17, 2009 sutton was 61 and set to serve an 18 month sentence for illegally brewing beverages along with other charges. Me and my likker 9780970162809 by sutton, popcorn and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Set of 5 wanted posters, moonshiner, popcorn sutton, big. He was ordered to report to federal prison friday to serve an 18month sentence.
Marvin popcorn sutton was one of the last real moonshine runners in the us. Original collectible distillery advertising for sale ebay. A special thanks to my good friend pam sutton love ya pam. Mountain spirits and more mountain spirits, by joseph earl dabney. Marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american appalachian moonshiner originally from maggie valley, north carolina. Revised edition published by bent corner books 2009. This is the last dam run of likker im ever gonna make. When i was in highschool, we used to drive up to his homestead it was literally up on top of a mountain and go buy moonshine from him.
The footage was reworked into the awardwinning pbs release the last one released in 2008 however, the legend of the original film, last run, was growing even as. Popcorn made likker like it was supposed to be made,he made likker that was safe to drink and it was about the likker being made the right way. Marvin committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning on march 16, 2009 before having to report to federal prison. Popcorn sutton me and my likker online book download 35. This is the last dam run of likker ill ever make 2002. My grandfather has a mason jar of his moonshine made from one of the last batches he made before committing suicide.
As if this was not daredevil enough, popcorn sutton still went ahead to produce a home movie version of the book and with the same title. How i use stamps in my junk journal jlb creator box bloom duration. If youre a popcorn sutton fan you will like this book. The man wrote the book literally, and he selfpublished it on how to make moonshine. Popcorn took his life on march 16, 2009 at his home in parrottsville, tn before having to report to prison later that week. Prior to suttons death on march 16, 2009, he completed a revised edition. Sutton, who authored a book about his life, me and my likker, pleaded guilty in april to illegally producing distilled spirits and being a felon in possession of a handgun. It gives you a look at an art that will soon be gone forever. Sutton published me and my likker in 1999, a biography set to become a multipart series. An undercover operation by the tennessee alcoholic beverage commission busted him last year. For publications on the history of moonshining, see. Popcorn suttons corn mash recipe from his book home. Mar 16, 2009 popcorn sutton held on charges without bond, the mountaineer, 31908 longtime moonshiner popcorn sutton, 61, faces charges again, the greeneville sun, 31908 if the moonshine dont get ya, the law will, mountain xpress news, 31708. He published the book at his junk shop in maggie valley.
Notorious moonshiner popcorn sutton gets prison term after. Local folk legend popcorn sutton, a native of our mountains, included the recipe for a cold remedy in his book me and my likker, and medically, the remedy is valid. Popcorn is an authentic moonshine distiller and builder of the still on which to run the brew. Just before his death, the legendary popcorn sutton allowed a film crew to shoot his last run of moonshine so that people can see what a moonshiner has to go through to continue business. Jul 24, 2012 its been one year since marvin popcorn sutton turned on the ignition and took a really long trip. He had built the nations leading reputation as a maker of southern white lighting, appeared in tv shows, and wrote the book me and my likker.
Me and my likker by popcorn sutton revised edition digital 256 pages with photos and illustrations popcorn sutton is quite a living legend in the mountains of east tennessee and western north carolina because of his centuriesold trade. After working with neal hutcheson on the documentary film mountain talk released in 2002, the two teamed up to produce a new film with popcorn making moonshine. He owned a building at the base of the mountain my grandparents live on in maggie valley, nc. Jan 26, 2009 nationally renowned moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for illegally brewing spirits and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to the u. But daughter regina chennault, who lives in alaska, contends pamela sutton is a gold digger with no legal rights to the book. In 1999, marvin popcorn sutton published me and my likker, an autobiography and guide to moonshine production. I publish books, pamphlets and broadsides and do commissioned book typesetting and. May 11, 2015 popcorn sutton popcorn sutton me and my likker book revised edition legendary.
This book has a plastic ring binding and is printed on thick paper. Daughter says independence likely led to moonshiners suicide. He wrote a selfpublished autobiographical guide to moonshining production, selfproduced a home video. After popcorn sutton s death, however, his widow began peddling an updated version. If the moonshine dont get ya, the law will mountain xpress.
By marvin popcorn sutton, ernestine upchurch contributor. Stories and extensive photography documenting sutton s life among his friends of western north carolina and east tennessee, making likker and generally enjoying life until his demise in 2007 with the destruction of his still. In popcorn suttons book, me and my likker he makes reference several times to a basic moonshine recipe with a few different variations that he used when he was puttin up a barrel of beer. Ill never play the game, so to speak, just for success. I peeked in the book which has some holes of info but is still a great book and found an anglela born about 1957 and one born in 1960. Born in maggie valley, north carolina, he grew up, lived, and died in the rural areas around maggie valley and nearby cocke county, tennessee. Moonshine making 101 beginner moonshine and fuel making off grid living duration. Popcorn sutton moonshine book me and my likker rev ed. Popcorn suttons recipe for a cold remedy proves valid. So fast, so maybe ill get baked on the daily put my feet up, let my mind go hazy little did i know shit would get this gnarly this quickly, i hardly had time to think uhuh, no time to think if you like what you have and you got what you need if your apartment is the place to be if you eat sweet crepes or savory wanna get in touch so youre. Popcorn sutton me and my likker book a true story of a mountain moonshiner. Popcorn wrote a book that he sold for a while, but i think the revenuers made him stop selling it. Then, they hired john lunn, and suddenly, popcorns 50,000squarefoot facility rises to the top of my mustsee list.
Come check out our giant selection of tshirts, mugs, tote bags, stickers and more. He was larger than life and answered only to himself. Nov 18, 20 sutton was signing limited edition bottles of her moonshine and posters for customers, as well as handing out recipe cards to let customers know, if they must, how to mix a popcorn sutton styled. His book, me and my likker, is still on sale at our local waffle house. I have a small collection of moonshinerelated books, and me and my likker is my favorite. In sutton s book me and my likker published in 1999 he describes his moonshine recipe. Me and my likker the true story of mountain moonshiner popcorn sutton, volume 1 awesome book. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Me and my likker the true story of a mountain moonshiner popcorn sutton, volume 1 9781450733380 by popcorn marvin sutton and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The widow contends upchurch is not mentioned in either the original or. Jul 16, 2017 another fun layout in my lil travelers notebook. Click on any time to book your discovery call with me. This is an auction for the east tennessee legend moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton s revised edition me and my likker 2 signed by himself. Me and my likker 9780970162809 by sutton, popcorn and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at.
So many people have sent me messages about blood lines that i keep my big book o sutton right next to my desk. Popcorn sutton hires another key player away from george dickel. In his book, a couple of times he mentioned a basic moonshine recipe, with a few different variations that he used when he was putting up a barrel of beer. In 1999, he launched his selfpublished autobiography, me and my likker, which also chronicled the incredible journey of moonshine production. Popcorn suttons recipe for a cold remedy proves valid as it was give to me duay oneil. Sutton then wrote a selfpublished autobiography and guide to moonshine production called me and my likker, and began selling copies of it in 1999 out of his junk shop in maggie valley. Popcorn sutton biography facts, childhood, family life. Popcorn suttons whiskey this is the last dam run of. Starring the infamous marvin popcorn sutton, the documentary follows sutton. He wrote a selfpublished autobiographical guide to moonshine production, and selfproduced a home video depicting his moonshining activities, and he was later the subject of a documentary that won a. The film has the same title as his selfpenned book, me and my likker, and was rereleased by sutton in 2009 as popcorn sutton making likker a long time ago.
Lunn tells me popcorn sutton will release an aged whiskey later this year. Popcorn sutton this is the last dam run of likker ill ever. In me and my likker, renowned moonshinemaker and manufacturer of whiskey stills popcorn sutton of maggie valley, north carolina, tells his lifes story and describes his profession and personal philosophy. Marvin popcorn sutton booklet by mike coughlin on september 10, 2015 in random thoughts about the world, self publishing the letterpress way a story about an old mountain moonshiner hounded to death by tax collectors.
Each poster measures 812 x 11 or 11 x 14 inches your choice and is handaged after printing for an authentic look and feel. In the 1960s or 70s, sutton was given the nickname of popcorn sutton after damaging a bars faulty popcorn vending machine with a pool cue. Jul 18, 2016 popcorn sutton distilling llc, the ohiobased whiskey maker that operates a large distillery in newport, has poached another master distiller away from tennessee competitor george dickel. The original edition of me and my likker like popcorn suttons other products has been much soughtafter, but only sporadically available. If youve never seen a picture of sutton, stop and click this link. Mar 17, 2008 he had a spiralbound book, me and my likker thats out of print.
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